47.6 F
Naperville
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Two tech companies host ‘Refuel’ to inspire, benefit Loaves & Fishes

-

Above / Launch Digital Marketing and Dealer Inspire, sister companies helping businesses succeed by building their digital presence, hosted “Refuel” on Dec. 7, an all-day event featuring keynote speaker Master Sergeant Cedric King, at Yellow Box in Naperville.

UPDATE, Dec. 1, 2021 / REFUEL returns to the Yellow Box on Dec. 15, 2021.

UPDATE, Dec. 12, 2017 / By the numbers, last week’s REFUEL event hosted by Launch Digital Marketing attracted 450 attendees who helped raise $7,500 for Loaves & Fishes Community Services to benefit hunger relief throughout the community. The event aimed to “Refocus, Restart, and Re-inspire” before the holidays on Dec. 7, 2017, at Yellow Box.

“REFUEL was a wonderful experience”, said Dealer Inspire Support Specialist James Goodwin. “I walked away realizing we should celebrate when life calls for us to make adjustments. These challenges, and the adjustments we make to overcome them, have a way of building us into a person beyond what we could have imagined. I’m glad to have been apart of the day, and all of us no matter where we are in our careers need a constant reminder to adjust, reflect, and celebrate.”


UPDATE, Dec. 7, 2017 / On stage and on two giant screens inside the Yellow Box in Naperville, keynote speaker Master Sergeant Cedric King followed four other speakers to entertain and inspire an audience during REFUEL, a first-time event held by Launch Digital Marketing and Dealer Inspire, two sister companies also located in Naperville.

Cedric King

During King’s second deployment in Afghanistan in 2012, the elite Army Ranger lost both of his legs from an improvised explosive device while his platoon was conducting reconnaissance of a possible explosives distributor in an Afghan village. 

With wit and wisdom that he attributed to his parents and grandparents, King displayed a “sharpened” attitude of gratitude for every day; noting that the one thing that must remain the constant is attitude, even through the pain and challenges that could result in a bad day.  He credits the love and support of his wife and two daughters with his recovery. And in his world, he considers every day to be a gift.

King’s engaging stories about competing and completing IronMan triathlons and marathons reflect relentless determination and optimism, aimed to motivate others to see the possibilities in their own lives. Indeed!

PHOTO GALLERY / Click any photo to enlarge. (PN Photos)

[shareprints gallery_id=”80805″ gallery_type=”squares” gallery_position=”pos_center” gallery_width=”width_100″ image_size=”small” image_padding=”0″ theme=”dark” image_hover=”false” lightbox_type=”slide” titles=”true” captions=”true” descriptions=”true” comments=”true” sharing=”true”]


Original Post, Nov. 30, 2017 / Launch Digital Marketing and Dealer Inspire, two of Illinois’ fastest growing companies, will host “Refuel,” a one day motivational event from 9AM to3PM on Thurs., Dec. 7, 2017, at Yellow Box located at 1635 Emerson Lane in Naperville.      

The event features five motivational speakers, including Master Sergeant Cedric King, a Double-Amputee Iron Man Athlete, who will give the keynote address. The selected speakers span across all industries from health and wellness to the military and technology.

“We had initially conceived this event just for our team, but as the speaker roster developed we knew we should share the experience with the public,” said Joe Chura, CEO of both Launch Digital Marketing and Dealer Inspire. “We have five tenets that guide our business: Communicate, Innovate, Be Transparent, Learn, and Give Back. REFUEL gives us an opportunity to demonstrate these principles while supporting a cause that provides much-needed assistance to our community at a critical time of the year.”

Tickets are $25 each. Organizers note that all proceeds will benefit Loaves & Fishes Community Services, a local anti-poverty and hunger relief agency in Naperville.

Refocus, restart, re-inspire for 2018

The event will help attendees “refocus, restart, and re-inspire” for 2018 with a full day of presentations and classes, including self-care training, yoga classes, meditation, and motivational speeches.

“We’re very excited to be a part of Refuel, especially at this time of year,” said Mike Havala, CEO of Loaves & Fishes Community Services. “Dealer Inspire and Launch Digital Marketing have been such generous benefactors to us and are truly the model for corporate stewardship in the community. This is going to be a very inspirational event for everyone.”

Havala also noted that attendees do not have to commit to the entire day. Times of the presentations are posted below under “REFUEL 2017 Schedule.”

REFUEL 2017 Featured Speakers

Alison Canavan – the award-winning author of the wellness book Minding Mum, a health and wellness coach, NLP Practitioner, and motivational speaker.

Jeremiah “J.P.” Dinnell – a decorated former Navy SEAL, training instructor, and now a leadership speaker helping others to build their own high-performance, winning teams.

John Ellis – an expert in big data and how dramatically it will change industries, business models, and our lives in the near future.

Molly Burke – an internationally recognized motivational speaker, drawing on her adversity with blindness to bring hope and guidance to others.

Master Sergeant Cedric King – an elite Army Ranger in 2012, who lost both of his legs from an improvised explosive device. By 2014, he was completing IronMan triathlons and marathons. Cedric’s story of determination and optimism motivate others to see the possibilities in their own lives.

For more information, visit www.launchdigitalmarketing.com and www.dealerinspire.com.

Stay Connected!

Get the latest local headlines delivered to your inbox each morning.
SUBSCRIBE
- Advertisement -
PN Editor
PN Editor
An editor is someone who prepares content for publishing. It entered English, the American Language, via French. Its modern sense for newspapers has been around since about 1800.

LATEST NEWS

DON’T MISS OUT!
GET THE DAILY
SQUARE-SCOOP
The latest local headlines delivered
to your inbox each morning.
SUBSCRIBE
Give it a try, you can unsubscribe anytime.
close-link

Stay Connected!

Get the latest local headlines delivered to your inbox each morning.
SUBSCRIBE
close-link