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Ignite Burlington 2014 | Speaker Spotlight – Ryan Esbjerg

September 12, 2014

Presentation: What Makes You… Flex Your Face?

Life presents challenges to us all. It was only when Ryan worked through some personal darkness that the birth of Flex Your Face was initiated. When Ryan simplified his life and got back to the root of what makes him happy – mentally, physically and spiritually – his days got better. Ryan lives and breathes positivity. With the unending goal to inspire through simplicity, Ryan is excited to spread the Flex Your Face mission every single day.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/FlexYourFace
Instagram: @flexyourface
Speaking Events: esbjerg.ryan@gmail.com

Reserve your Ignite tickets here.
Ignite Burlington info: www.hergenrotherfoundation.org/events

We’re looking for volunteers for Ignite Burlington 2014!

August 22, 2014

Happy Friday!

Hergenrother Foundation is very excited to be bringing Ignite Burlington to our community for the 3rd year! Each year the event is packed with incredible speakers with interesting and inspiring stories. And this year is no different!

We will be announcing our line-up of speakers the first week of September, when tickets go on sale. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, we are looking for volunteers to help with event management, registration, t-shirt sales, and more on the day of the event – Thursday, October 9th. Volunteering is a great way to give back and network! If you are interested, please email hallie@adamhergenrother.com.

Like us on Facebook to stay up to date on Ignite Burlington 2014: www.facebook.com/igniteburlington

We look forward to seeing you there!

New Ignite Burlington 2013 Speaker Videos | Rick Yarosh & Apoetaswell

July 21, 2014

Our final two Ignite Burlington 2013 speaker videos are now available!

Apoetaswell moved the audience with this message shared through slam poetry and surprise guest Rick Yarosh inspired with his incredible story of overcoming adversity and turning the negative into the positive. It was an honor to have them both speak at Ignite Burlington.

Click below to watch the videos and let us know what you think!

A Poet As Well

Ignite Burlington 2013 | Guest Speaker – Rick

Yarosh

That wraps up all of our speaker videos from 2013. You can watch all of the speaker videos at www.youtube.com/mindsparktv. We hope you enjoyed watching the speakers again as much as we did!

It’s not too late to be a speaker at Ignite Burlington 2014!

If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know as an Ignite Burlington speaker, please email hallie@adamhergenrother.com.

We’re looking forward to having a packed house, inspiring the community, and raising funds for Hergenrother Foundation. Our goal is to hold our first Youth Leadership Camp in the summer of 2015!

Tickets will be available for sale starting in September.

Questions? Need more information? Or want to volunteer?Email info@hergenrotherfoundation.org.

New Ignite Burlington 2013 Speaker Videos Released! | Nathalie Kelly & Adam Hergenrother

July 17, 2014

New Ignite Burlington 2013 speaker videos are now available!

Nathalie Kelly, inspired the audience with her story, “Brainstormed, How I Lost My Mind, and Found My Heart”, while Adam Hergenrother shared his passion for living a life without limits.

Click below to watch the videos and let us know what you think!

Nathalie Kelly | Brainstormed, How I Lost My Mind, and Found My Heart

Adam Hergenrother | Life Without Limits

We’ll be releasing two videos a week for the next couple of weeks as we gear up to announce Ignite Burlington 2014 speakers!

It’s not too late to be a speaker at Ignite Burlington 2014!

If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know as an Ignite Burlington speaker, please email hallie@adamhergenrother.com.

We’re loooking forward to having a packed house, inspiring the community, and raising funds for Hergenrother Foundation. Our goal is to hold our first Youth Leadership Camp in the summer of 2015!

Tickets will be available for sale starting in September.

Questions? Need more information? Or want to volunteer? Email info@hergenrotherfoundation.org.

Mark Your Calendars for Ignite Burlington 2014!

May 12, 2014

Mark your calendars for Ignite Burlington 2014 on Thursday October 9th at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center!

This year’s theme is The Wheel of Life.

We are looking for speakers for the following categories:

– Fun & Recreation
– Business
– Spiritual
– Personal Growth
– Family & Friends
– Romance/Passion
– Health

If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know as an Ignite Burlington speaker, please email hallie@adamhergenrother.com.

We’re looking forward to having a packed house, inspiring the community, and raising funds for Hergenrother Foundation!

Tickets will be available for sale starting in September. And starting next week we will begin releasing last year’s Ignite speaker videos for your viewing pleasure!

Questions? Need more information? Or want to volunteer? Email info@hergenrotherfoundation.org.

Thank you for attending Ignite Burlington 2013!

October 25, 2013

Another incredible Ignite Burlington in the books. Stay tuned – we’ll be releasing video of the speakers over the next few weeks!

Want to speak at Ignite Burlington 2014? Email us at info@hergenrotherfoundation.org!

A huge thank you to our incredible 2013 Ignite Burlington speakers:

Ann Zuccardy, CEO of AZ Communications
Click here for Ann’s speaker spotlight.
Tom Murphy, Co-Founder & Presenter of Sweethearts & Heroes
Click here for Tom’s speaker spotlight.
David Hill, Realtor & Owner of Hill Team Associates at Keller Williams Realty
Aaron Fastman, Owner of 1-800-GOT-JUNK in Vermont
Ela Wojtowicz | www.elayoga.com
Click here for Ela’s speaker spotlight.
Adam Hergenrother, CEO of Hergenrother Industries
Kevin Pearce, Kevin Pearce Holdings, LLC
Click here for Kevin’s speaker spotlight.
Nathalie Kelly, Writer & Inspirational Speaker
Click here for Nathalie’s speaker spotlight.
Hannah Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Vermont America 2013, Recovery Advocate & Inspirational Speaker
Click here for Hannah’s speaker spotlight.
Janet Smith, Transcendental Meditation Teacher
Click here for Janet’s speaker spotlight.

Ignite Burlington 2013 | Speaker Spotlight – Hannah Kirkpatrick

October 7, 2013

Presentation: Recovery ROCKS! Hope & Joy on the Flip Side of Addiction…and How Anyone Can Have It!

Disregarding social expectations to “keep up appearances”, Mrs. Vermont America 2013 Hannah Kirkpatrick is a fearless and vulnerable storyteller, willing to expose her journey through the deepest caverns of depression and addictive substances & behaviors, and her close-call victory over some of the same struggles that haunt millions of Americans.

Through her story of devastating loss and second chances, Hannah paints audiences a vivid picture of the light at the end of the long tunnel of addiction, affirming that immeasurable laughter, meaning, and hope await on the other side. She brings levity and humor to an often heavy subject, easily delighting audiences into recognizing and embracing their weaknesses, challenging them to support others through dark times, and above all, passionately supporting listeners to take the steps of courage required to ask for help in whatever area they may be struggling.

Hannah is an acclaimed speaker and mentor, traversing New England and beyond to inspire students, parents, and general adult populations toward the promises of hope & joy in recovery. As a capstone to her year of service as Mrs. Vermont America 2013, she made history as the first Vermonter to ever place in the Top 15 at the Mrs. America competition! She credits the irony of telling an “ugly story in a beautiful dress” as her ticket to success.

Hannah also coaches women in Africa to economic freedom through entrepreneurism, and offers a personal development & leadership curriculum to individuals and companies looking to incorporate vintage values into their personal lives, families and businesses in a new way. Hannah is incredibly grateful to have her husband, Chris Kirkpatrick, still by her side, and they are delighted to have a “very two” year old daughter named Knightley.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HannahBoucherKirkpatrick
Blog: http://hannahkirkpatrickusa.wordpress.com

Reserve your Ignite tickets here: http://goo.gl/QVJPp2
Ignite Burlington info: www.hergenrotherfoundation.org/events

Ignite Burlington 2013 | Speaker Spotlight – David Hill

October 4, 2013

Presentation: Overcoming Life’s Obstacles | “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”- Albert Einstein

David Hill is a Keller Williams Realtor, CEO of The Hill Team, and Owner of PreferredAgent. David began his career in the Real Estate in 2002. In 2005 he started the Hill Team. The Hill Team has consistently averaged 90 sides per year since 2008, and in 2012 is currently the #1 Team in volume in all offices for Worcester MA.

David has been a member of Gary Keller’s (Chairman of the Board of Keller Williams Realty) private Masterminds since 2010, and was featured on stage with Gary at Mega Camp in 2010. David is one of about 60 Keller Williams Realty approved national trainers, and owns a national prospecting and referral company called PreferredAgent. David is passionate about personal growth, loves teaching, and lives by the philosophy from Zig Ziglar: “Help enough people get what they want and you end up with whatever you want.”

Email: hillteam@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidihill

Reserve your Ignite tickets here: http://goo.gl/QVJPp2
Ignite Burlington info: www.hergenrotherfoundation.org/events

Ignite Burlington 2013 | Speaker Spotlight – Janet Smith

October 3, 2013

Presentation: Transcending – The Key to Higher Consciousness, Fulfillment, Peace

Janet Smith is the Director of Vermont Transcendental Meditation Center. She has been practicing and teaching the TM technique for over 40 years and leading and participating in peace projects since 1979.

Janet learned the Transcendental Meditation technique in 1972. She participated in the first World Peace Assembly in the US, at Amherst, MA, in 1979 and then helped establish a permanent group to create peace and coherence for the USA in Fairfield, Iowa. She has been involved full time with the TM organization since then, including 3 years teaching at the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, helping establish the Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine, and teaching the TM technique throughout the US for over 20 years.

She has an Elementary Teaching Certificate, MA in Science of Creative Intelligence, and an Honorary PhD for her work participating in and leading World Peace Assemblies in the US, Europe, and India.

Janet enjoys Maharishi Ayurveda cooking, exploring nature, and traveling. She and her husband were delighted to move to Vermont in 2011 to be close to family.

Website: www.tm.org/vermont
Email: jsmith@tm.org

Reserve your Ignite tickets here: http://goo.gl/QVJPp2
Ignite Burlington info: https://www.hergenrotherfoundation.org/events/

Ignite Burlington 2013 | Speaker Spotlight – Aaron Fastman

October 2, 2013

Presentation: Cancer, Humor, and Entrepreneurship

Aaron Fastman is a small business entrepreneur in Burlington. He received his under graduate degree from The University of New Mexico in 2002. Aaron owns and operate four businesses in Vermont and New York – 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, The Fastman Group, which invests in real estate, a law funding business in NY, and iLyte iPhone Case Co. Aaron is a single father and stays busy enjoying everything Vermont has to offer, including mountain biking and snowboarding.

Email: vermont@1800gotjunk.com
Call: 802.236.9485

Reserve your Ignite tickets here: http://goo.gl/QVJPp2
Ignite Burlington info: https://www.hergenrotherfoundation.org/events/