Booths 100-222	Booths 300-419	Booths 500 - 622	Booths 700-721
100 - Brunswick Community College SBC 101 - Cape Fear Community College SBC 102 - NCMBC 103 - AARP 104 - New Hanover Printing & Publishing  105 - River Landing 106 - Cape Fear Community College 107 - Cape Fear Community College 108 - LeafFilter 109 - Office for Research and Empowerment 110 - Brytons Home Improvement 112 - Howard RV 113 - Howard RV 114 - Howard RV 115 - PODS Moving & Storage 116 - W.B. Brawley 117 - SCORE Cape Fear Region 118 - SBA 119 - UNCW - CIE 120 - UNCW - CIE 121 - UNCW - CIE 200 - New Hanover Regional Medical Center 201 - Copier's Plus 202 - U.S. Cellular 203 - Rotary International 204 - Aquesta Bank 205 - Waccamaw Telecommunications Systems, Inc 206 - Cape Fear Literacy Council 207- USA Copiers 208 - On Target Staffing 209 - Fluid IT  210 - Bank of America 211 - SunRise Broadcasting 212 - Computer Warriors 213 - egroup 214 - New Hanover County 215 - Dody Jordahl, Certified Health Coach 216 - Tribute Properties 217 - RSVP Cape Fear 218 - Pinnacle Family Chiropractic 219 - Seaside Silk Screening	300 - Seaside Silk Screening 301 - Mark Johnson Custom Homes 302 - Proforma Print and Promotional Items 303 - Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest 304 - O'Brien Service Company 305 - Just Perfect! & Nest 306 - Summerfield Custom Wellness 307 - Piedmont Advantage Credit Union 308 -  ECU College of Business Graduate Programs 309 - Cucalorus 310 - Greystar 311 - Coastal Cove of Wilmington 312 - Disaster One 313 - Ideal Image 314 - Express Employment Services 315 - Action Coach 316 - Wordwright Web 317 - Champions for Education/Wells Fargo 318 - Accessible Design Build 319 - Greater Wilmington Business Journal 400 - Greater Wilmington Business Journal 401 - Offices at Mayfaire 402 - Markraft Cabinets 403 - Markraft Cabinets 404 - Action Coach 405 - AlphaGraphics 406 - Just for Buyers Realty 407 - High Tide Creative 408 - Airmax Heating and Cooling 409 - Wilmington Convention Center 410 - Pattie Rydlun, LLC 411 - Baker Roofing 412 - Mayfaire 413 - Proforma Executive Business Services 414 - Corning Credit Union 415 - Signs By Tomorrow 416 - Cape Fear Solar Systems 417 - Coldwell Banker Commercial Suncoast 418 - Delta Dental 419 - Delta Dental	500 - Delta Dental 501 - Delta Dental 502 - Big Sky Design 503 - Alzheimer's Association  504 - Act lll 505 - JHS Document Solutions 506 - Highland Construction 507- Moore's HVAC 508 - W. M. Jordan Company 509 - Pattie Rydlun, LLC 510 - Healthy Green Solutions 511 - GE Hitachi 512 - GE Hitachi 513 - South State Bank 514 - Dignity Memorial 515 -  Battle House 516 - UNCW - Cameron School  of Business 517 - UNCW - Cameron School  of Business 518 - CloudWyze 519 - CloudWyze 600 - CloudWyze 601 - CloudWyze 602 - Costco 603 - SolarTyme 604 - Greene Resources 605 - Utility Management Services, Inc 606 - Spectrum Reach 607 - Spectrum Business 608 - Scottie's Building Services 609 - Healthy Green Solutions 610 - Greater Wilmington Tennis Association 611 - Greater Wilmington Tennis Association 612 - D.R. Horton 613 - Sito Chiropractic 614 - PNC Bank 615 - Wilmington Yacht Charters 616 - Pender County Tourism & North Carolina Blueberry Festival 617 - Atlantic Shore Environmental 618 - Coastal Bespoke 619 - Forte' Institute	700 - Alliance Credit Union 701 - Comfort Systems USA 702 - TeamLogic IT 703 - EXPOGO Displays & Graphics 704 - Cricket Wireless 705 - All Star Flags 706 - Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 707 - Kids Making it 708 - Phoenix Hometown Hires 709 - City Club 710 - Elite Shuttle Services 711 - Elite Shuttle Services 712 - Elite Shuttle Services 713 - Elite Shuttle Services 714 - Black's Tire Service 715 - Cumulus Media 716 - United Way of the Cape Fear Area 717 - Cintas 718 - Delaney Radiologists 719 - Spirit Communication 720 - Catherine Lee at Aflac 721 - Accounting Solutions, Inc.

Extra Services/Equipment
You need to fill out a form if you would like any of the following:
o Electricity/Internet (Do this by March 18th If you sign up the DAY OF there will be an additional charge)
o Additional furniture (Do this by March 18th If you sign up the DAY OF there will be an additional charge)
o To serve food/beverage samples (Form must be submitted to Convention Center by March 18th)

Download and fill out the relevant forms. Return the forms to the Wilmington Convention Center or Party Suppliers.

FORMS:

Electric and Utilities Service Order Form

Authorization Request Form for Samples

Trade Show Items from Party Suppliers

Congratulations to our 2017 winners.

Click here to read more about each winner and be sure to stop by to meet them in person in the Expo hall.
About the competition:

MADE: Great Goods from Greater Wilmington 

Produced by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, MADE seeks to honor makers, artisans, small business owners and manufacturers in the tri-county area.
 

With roots in an economy originally built on tobacco, textiles and furniture, North Carolina is no stranger to the making of things. While its industries may have broadened over the years, the focus on locally made goods continues to hold strong. MADE was created to spotlight some of the innovations occurring in design and manufacturing originating in the tri-county area. Meet the winners at our annual WilmingtonBiz Expo on March 30!

 

                     

John Gizdic, CEO of New Hanover Regional Medical Center

John Gizdic became CEO of New Hanover Regional Medical Center on January 1, 2017. NHRMC is the region's largest employer with more than 6,500 employees. 

Gizdic has played a vital role in supporting the improvement of patient care and growth of NHRMC. During his tenure, he has led or directed several key initiatives, including creating the physician network that became NHRMC Physicians Group; leading Physician Quality Partners, the organization's Accountable Care Organization; facilitating numerous joint ventures in partnership with physicians, and spearheading an organization-wide effort to improve efficiencies - leading to an $160 million operational improvement in five years.

John came to NHRMC in 2005 as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development. He assumed the title of Chief Operating Officer in 2013. Before joining NHRMC, he worked 14 years in various roles within Carolinas HealthCare System, the last of which was Vice President of Operations at Carolinas HealthCare System - Blue Ridge in Morganton, N.C.

Throughout his time at NHRMC, John has been active in the community in various roles, to include Second Vice President on the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Board, member of the Cape Fear Future Board, Chairman of the N.C. Center for Affordable Health Care, member of the N.C. Hospital Association's Board of Directors, and Honorary Chairman for the past Relay for Life and JDRF fundraisers, as well as for the upcoming AHA Heart Walk.

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Seminars

Presenter	Seminar
Thursday, Mar 30, 2017 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Laura Gail Lunsford, PhD, Director, UNCW Swain Center	How to Create Extraordinary Mentoring Networks Extraordinary mentoring can transform people and organizations. There are many benefits from mentoring, including increased job satisfaction and less turnover. Learn three characteristics of high quality mentoring and tips for getting relationships off to a great start. You will walk away with ideas on how to enhance your personal mentoring network and to contribute to a culture of mentoring in your organization.
Reggie Shropshire, Owner, ActionCOACH	How to Tap into Your Most Powerful & Underutilized Resource in Your Business…YOUR TEAM In this session you will learn a powerful formula to activate employees and teams to become fully engaged and more profitable, while allowing them to love what they do. This engagement strategy has been used successfully in 13 countries to turn stagnated, de-energized businesses into rocking success stories. You will learn a methodology, that you have never seen before, that will transform attitudes in the workplace from ‘just showing up’ to being ‘creatively excited’. This seminar is designed for business owners, managers, and HR professionals who want dramatic change and growth in their business and want to take the pressure off of them to make it happen.
Marc Mereyde, TiktoPlus Founder	Adwords Tips   "Pay-per-click advertising on the Google platform can significantly boost exposure and revenue for companies and organizations looking to build an online presence, but there’s a caveat attached to that success. Without a proper understanding of how Adwords works, it’s also possible to lose money and achieve little to no results. While online advertising does not offer any guarantee, you can dramatically increase your chances of success by learning some fundamental concepts. We want to help people avoid critical mistakes and gain the knowledge they need to execute effective Adwords campaigns."
Pattie Rydlun , Speaker, Author, Coach	4 Non-negotiable Traits You Need to Lead: Develop these traits and achieve outrageous success! Leadership is essential to your success. Learn the non-negotiable traits that help you inspire and motivate others to do the things you want and need done. And they want to get it done as strongly as you do. Pattie will help you connect with others in such a way that they will be devoted to you and inspired to always go the extra mile—do the best work all the time. Whether you are a seasoned leader or a newbie gain the knowledge to identify and develop the traits to provide clarity, confidence, and compassion to your team.
Thursday, Mar 30, 2017 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM
Elizabeth White Baker, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cameron School of Business, UNCW	Exponential Sales with Salesforce CRM platform Grow sales faster! With Salesforce Cloud, the world's #1 CRM cloud-based platform, you can grow your accounts faster, find new customers faster, and close deals faster - from anywhere and any device. Connect your sales force to customers in just one click with personalized sales campaigns designed by marketing. Learn about Salesforce.com CRM features and capabilities from Southeast North Carolina's only Salesforce Academic Alliance partner. You walk away with info on how to drive your sales to new heights!
Reggie Shropshire, Owner, ActionCOACH	9 Essential and Indispensable Business Growth Nuggets…Plus a Few Bonus Flakes Coach Reggie will provide you with the 9 most essential nuggets that will lead to rapid and sustainable growth. Learn the formula that many local business owners are using to increase your revenue by 30…40…50…percent, year after year!  Get tips on how to build great teams of employees and take market share from their competitors. He will also share how to develop the mindset and energy that it takes to grow a booming business.  As a bonus you will learn Coach Reggie’s top 15 “Massive Growth Hacks” that are simple yet highly effective and instantly implementable.
UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Revitalization of Wilmywood It is no secret that the Wilmington Film Industry took a big hit when North Carolina cut filmmaking incentives, but we are still here. Wilmington still has the talent, equipment, resources, and capital to be a leading production destination. Please join the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in an open discussion of the Wilmington film industry to address the main question: How can we transform Wilmington into a distinct destination for filmmaking in a shifting production landscape? From incentives to re-launching the Governor's Film Council, leaders will discuss what positive steps are possible to regaining our position in the market.
Pattie Rydlun , Speaker, Author, Coach	4 Non-negotiable Traits You Need to Lead: Develop these traits and achieve outrageous success! Leadership is essential to your success. Learn the non-negotiable traits that help you inspire and motivate others to do the things you want and need done. And they want to get it done as strongly as you do. Pattie will help you connect with others in such a way that they will be devoted to you and inspired to always go the extra mile—do the best work all the time. Whether you are a seasoned leader or a newbie gain the knowledge to identify and develop the traits to provide clarity, confidence, and compassion to your team.
Thursday, Mar 30, 2017 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
Wade Yeaman, CEO, Fluid IT	Top 6 Mistakes Businesses Make in Security Fluid IT will talk about some very common, and not so common, mistakes that businesses make with their IT security. Some topics that will be discussed are consumer grade products vs enterprise grade, creating standard user policies with employees and guarding your data from attacks.  Small and medium size businesses are at risk just as much, if not more, than large, national businesses for security breaches and IT threats. We hope to provide local business owners with tools that can be implemented within an organization as well as answer questions about your specific business needs.
Rick Olsen, Ph.D. & Chair of the Dept. of Communication Studies at UNCW	People are not Cookies: Adapting Your Leadership Communication to Fit Those You Lead Leadership and communication are fundamentally connected. Successful communicators adapt to the situation and to the people involved. This session will help participants understand their own communication preferences and the variety of communication preferences of others and the need to find healthy, sustainable and effective adapting strategies so all parties can feel valued as they collaborate. This seminar is brought to you by The Forte' Institute.
UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Building the Coastal Economy The global marine environment is in crisis – and a growing group of North Carolina ventures are making it their business to find sustainable and profitable solutions. From sustainable fisheries and oyster restoration projects, to biotoxins for pharmaceuticals, algae-based water purification and equipment to monitor the health of reefs – it’s all happening in and around Wilmington. Jump on board and hear more about these new ventures and emerging technologies. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, environmentalist, economic developer, educator, or social impact investor, you’ll learn how you can contribute to and benefit from advancing the coastal economy.
Kathleen Fairall, Owner, Act lll Consulting	Leadership, Personal and Organizational Values – What happens when they intersect, merge and collide Organizational values help guide an organization’s actions and aide its leaders in making decisions. The belief is that when an organization’s members subscribe to a common set of values, the organization is united in dealing with issues and, thus, better prepared to meet its goals. But organizations are made of up individuals who bring their own set of personal values with them to work every day. This seminar will discuss the importance of corporate values, leadership values and the individual personal values of its members (including employees, managers, and other constituents) and what happens when they are all aligned or diverge.