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Who are the leaders that are moving American business forward?
It’s Business Drive Time®, and we are looking for some of the greatest business drivers regionally and nationally to feature in the Alpha® Board Fresh Octane Tour.
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It’s time. It’s Business Drive Time® in Kansas City. The region has been experiencing a growing reputation for many years. Lately, we’ve become an ever-expanding national story, and for great reasons. Kansas City has much to be proud of.
We are working with a group of local leaders and innovators on a business growth tour of the Kansas City region. One tour objective is for executives to share views on why Kansas City is doing so well as a growing city. We also want to discuss the opportunities for future growth, and understand the who and what are the key drivers of progress. As a part of the tour, we are featuring prominent industries, local companies and example leaders who are engaged in growth and progress in the Kansas City area.
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It’s time. It’s Business Drive Time® in Kansas City.
We are working with a group of local leaders and innovators on a technology tour of Kansas City and beyond.
It’s no secret that tech is not just for California anymore.
Technology is a major driver of productivity in every city and nearly every company. Without it, we’d slide backwards.
What is the outlook for tech growth in Kansas City and its peer cities? How do up and coming tech cities compare, and what are the strengths and challenges with tech innovation.
We’re reaching out to respected influencers who have a pulse on tech innovation, not only in the Kansas City area but across a number of key non-coastal U.S. cities.
We are particularly interested tech innovations and innovators that are flourishing outside the traditional coastal development hubs.
We are looking for a select group of local tech executives and standout companies to feature in the initial the tour discussions.
If you are a leader in technology, we’d like to speak with you about your role and predictions for what is NEXT in Tech.
For more information on the www.alphaboardtour.com, reach out to Dave Anderson at 913 685-4850 or via cell/text at 612-810-4000.
Who are the leaders that are moving American business forward?
It’s Business Drive Time®, and we are looking for some of the greatest business drivers regionally and nationally to feature in our 2024-2025 Alpha Board Business Leadership and Innovation Tour.
Who are the innovators? Who are the leaders? What (and where) are the opportunities? Which companies, technologies, products, people will be propelling growth over the next few years?
The National Alpha Board Tour includes a market study, leader profile interviews, business news coverage and series of leadership exchanges among standout business leaders across the country and throughout the most promising industries.
We have already begun to engage business leaders and leading businesses in multiple cities, as well as rural America. We’re working with those that will be most responsible for the leadership, innovation, products, companies and programs that will be driving business forward. If that includes you, we’d love for your organization to participate.
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To learn more about the Alpha Board Tour and to share with us who you believe are the best business drivers, give us a call. You may call Dave Anderson at (cell/text) 612 810-4000, (office) at 913 685-4850 or by email at dave@neuvision.com.
Kansas City is jumping. We’ve been through alot over the past few years, but things are getting back to normal. Companies are expanding. New organizations are finding their beginnings in the city. Employers hiring. They are looking for great people, and they are finding them in Kansas City! With all the changes in the market, and turmoil on the coasts, people and companies are looking from better markets. Better places to live. Better places to locate companies and employees. And, there are opportunities, especially in tech, for remote positions. As a result of this, and Kansas City’s overall reputation, KC is developing a notable spot on the national map.
A recent study by the Brookings Institute ranked Johnson County, Kan., the key suburban county of the Kansas City metro, as one of the most vibrant counties in the nation. https://bit.ly/2EmCBmq Kansas City City is feeding off that energy, and the city’s future is as bright. Kansas City based events like the 2023 NFL Draft, a recent Super Bowl Win and the awarding as a host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026 are all nods from national influencers that Kansas City is on the map.
What is Kansas City’s secret sauce? What makes Kansas City a great place to live and work? Why is it an attractive metro to own and run a company? Kansas City has become a hotbed for innovative new companies, new technologies and new business growth. We will discuss why!
Alpha Board Leaders: We are addressing these topics and more in the Kansas City segment of our Alpha Board National Business Leadership Tour. We are featuring a select group of area professionals as a part of the national tour. Join us as we showcase Kansas City leaders and newfound Kansas City growth! www.AlphaBoardTour.com
The national Alpha Board Tour is featuring some of the hottest markets across the nation. We’re reviewing the cities where business leaders, families and companies truly want to live. Fresh Octane® cities like, Kansas City, Denver, Minneapolis, Phoenix-Scottsdale, Nashville, Dallas, Austin and Raleigh-Durham all have a number of things in common. They are vibrant and growing. They are great places to locate businesses. Technology companies are thriving, plentiful and welcome in each city. And their livability indices far exceed the livability and affordability ratings of their coastal peer cities.
Alpha® Driven Growth: As a part of our tour, we’re looking for the finest drivers to help us tell the best business stories! If you are distinguished business owner, CEO advisor, a noted business development professional or a recognized leader in the Kansas City region (or another Fresh Octane City,) we’d love to include your story in our national tour! To learn more, call Dave Anderson at 612 810-4000; email Dave@AlphaBoard.com.
About Alpha® Board
Alpha Board is CEO power hub and National Business Leadership Exchange™ for leaders of high growth companies.
Alpha Board is designed to enhance the reputation, learning and market reach of CEO’s, Alpha Grade™ executives and the companies they lead. The Alpha Board Tour includes a series of regional industry visits throughout the U.S. This will involve news interviews, company visits and a market study on the topics of leadership, tech development, business growth and new product innovation. Other Alpha Board programs feature national speakers, executive exchanges, corporate profiles, leader roundtable discussions and open-house events at leading companies. Alpha Board works in collaboration with NeuVision Group, a 20-year-old new business development firm, as well as local,regional and national participants throughout the U.S.Past efforts have benefited owners across the U.S., 
and gained the attention of noted business media outlets throughout two continents. More information about Alpha® Board, NeuVision® Group and the Fresh Octane® Tour can be found at www.AlphaBoard.com.
Alpha® Board 2023-2024 Fresh Octane® Tour
National Business Leadership Exchange™
Executive Overview
Join the conversation! Are you a great business driver? We’ve working with some of the finest Alpha® Grade leaders in American business, and we’re looking for additional standout leaders to be involved. Which business leaders in your market do you believe are creating the greatest regional, national and global market impacts? What industries, companies, people and products are moving business forward? Got Drive? Let’s talk!
Alpha® Board Fresh Octane® National Business Leadership Tour:
Alpha Board Fresh Octane Executive Programs
For more information, you can reach us via telephone or email. In Denver, call Dan Vasey at 303 809-9058 or via email at dan@neuvision.com. In the Twin Cities or Kansas City, call Dave Anderson at 612 810-4000/913 685-4850, or by email at dave@neuvision.com.
Alpha® Board’s 2023 Fresh Octane® Tour
Alpha Driven Winners
Who are the best business drivers in America? Which of these business leaders are making national and global impacts? What industries, companies, people and products are moving business forward? We are seeking some of the finest drivers of business success, to include in the Alpha® Board Fresh Octane® National Business Leadership Tour. Read articles about What’s Holding Back the New Ford Transit Custom Lease Industry? to have a better strategy idea or your business.
The Fresh Octane® tour is a national effort to showcase Alpha® Driven companies and Alpha® Grade leaders across the United States and ultimately beyond. We’re starting the tour in three U.S. cities, all known for their ingenuity, new technologies, and a business climate that embraces innovation and fosters business growth.
We are working with innovative businesses and business leaders in these three regions as we assemble a targeted group of organizations and professionals that we would like to recognize during the first leg of the tour. We would like you to consider being involved. Why, you ask? It’s about creating excitement, gaining visibility and growing the reach and reputation of the regions’ finest leaders. It’s quite literally a chance to place the great business drivers’ stories on the national stage.
A great business, just like a high-performance racing team, is a well-oiled machine. Both are designed and built by professionals, with the finest components, proper assembly, an experienced maintenance and repair crew, a talented crew chief, and a great race driver. Even with everything designed and prepared perfectly, you still have to face the competition and race. Track conditions, other drivers, when to pit, wrecks to avoid, and when to really push to pass. There is a huge amount that goes into a winning the race. Not just on the track of motorsports, but also on the track of business.
And, just like great sports teams, businesses, business leaders, and business teams must be recognized, respected and learned from. We are involved in a major program to do exactly that. Alpha® Board is working with NeuVision® Group (Kansas City, Minneapolis, Denver), Jeff Andretti Motorsports, and Mesa Research Group (Los Angeles, Paris, Shanghai) to identify and provide recognition to some of the greatest business leaders throughout the Midwest and across America. We’ve devised a formal program to accomplish the task. We are identifying targeted leaders and participants throughout the U.S.
The Alpha Board Fresh Octane® Tour has been field tested and it works. CEOs, business owners and senior executives that have participated in past effort have been excited about the visibility and camaraderie associated with the programs. We have and will continue to develop new features and fine tune the program based on ongoing market feedback. Finally, we’ve shown that through this effort, we can efficiently gain much needed market attention among key opinion leaders, the business press, and also among participants’ major targeted customers.
We are working with leaders across the region to gather people, products and companies that we should include in our tour. We would love to have you participate, and we also welcome ideas and suggestions regarding companies and leaders that we might feature in our National Business Leadership Tour.
About Alpha® Board and the Fresh Octane® Team
Alpha® Board
Alpha Board is a National Business Leadership Exchange™, designed to provide added market reach and further the cause of great business leaders and the companies they represent. The 2023 flagship program is a national leadership press tour and market study on leadership and innovation. Other Alpha Board programs include keynote speakers, executive interviews, corporate profiles, leader roundtable discussions, news stories, and live open-house events for businesses. Alpha Board provides the opportunity for enhanced market reach and visibility for the companies involved in the program, locally, regionally, and nationally. More information on Alpha Board and the Fresh Octane® Tour can be found on the web at www.AlphaBoard.com.
NeuVision® Group
NeuVision Group helps leaders, companies and new product teams manage the risk and maximize the opportunities associated with new products, new companies, and major new growth initiatives. NeuVision Group is the initial founder of Alpha Board and is working with other partnering organizations throughout the U.S. to join the effort. Clients have ranged from the most innovative new ventures to many of the world’s most respected companies and brands. NeuVision Group, its president and founder Dave E. Anderson, and NeuVision Group’s sister company, Alpha Scouts®, have worked across North America and beyond with organizations like Pfizer, 3M, IBM, Dell, Microsoft, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Seagate, Iomega, Caterpillar, Monsanto, Deere, DuPont, CNH, MarketWatch, USDA and many more. Our previous Business Drive Time® efforts, which served as a market test for Alpha Board and Fresh Octane, received national and 
international attention, and were recognized by major media outlets such as BusinessWeek, Forbes, CNBC, MSNBC, Reuters, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, EuroInvestor and more. For more information on NeuVision® Group visit us on the web at www.NeuVision.com.
Who are the innovators? Who are the leaders? What are the opportunities? Which companies, people and products will be driving growth over the next few years?
We’re shining the spotlight on business leaders and leading businesses. We’re looking for a few great ones!
Are you a leader in your marketplace? A person or company who is moving business forward in innovative new ways? If so, let’s talk.
We are one of the hosts of Alpha® Board’s 2021-2022 Fresh Octane® Business Leadership Tour, and we’re looking for stand out businesses in your area that will benefit from this distinctive national program.
Alpha Board and NeuVision Group are launching the Fresh Octane National Leadership Press Tour and Market Study designed to recognize some of the most distinctive leaders in American business; locally, regionally and nationally. We are in search of winners in the marketplace, and will develop news features about the leaders who will be driving new business growth over the next few years.
Our last tour of this kind was picked up by the likes of BusinessWeek, Forbes, CNBC, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, Reuters and dozens more.
If you believe that you, or someone you know should be featured, or you would like more information on the Fresh Octane Tour, let’s talk.
For more information, call Dave Anderson at 612 810-4000/913 685-4850; email is dave@neuvision.com.
Executive Summary
We’re working on a National Business Leadership Tour and Executive Exchange and we’d love to have you involved. National Leadership Tour!
Who will benefit? Winners
Why are we doing this? Energy to Grow
Please contact us with questions or for more information. You may call Dave Anderson at (cell/text) 612 810-4000, (office) at 913 685-4850 or by email at dave@neuvision.com.
Who are the finest drivers in American business?
It’s Business Drive Time®. And we’re looking for some of the greatest drivers in business to feature in our Fresh Octane National Leadership and Innovation Tour.
Who are the innovators? Who are the leaders? What (and where) are the opportunities? Which companies, products, people will be driving growth over the next few years?
We’re involved in a national press tour and market study that are aimed at answering some of those questions, as well as providing some fun, publicity and buzz along the way for the people and companies involved. We’re seeking the business leaders and leading businesses that will be responsible for the leadership, innovation and ideas that will be driving business forward.
We are NeuVision® Group. We’re in the growth and innovation business. We’ve worked with and for companies around the world who have been leading the marketplace and driving new business growth for more than 25 years. We are now working in conjunction withAlpha® Board, the National Business Leadership Exchange™ on the 2017 Fresh Octane Tour. Alpha Board and our program are designed for the benefit of highest performance companies and the leaders. Our first three initiatives: a board of premier business builders and business advisors, a national market study on business growth opportunities, and press and publicity tour featuring the business in class companies and leaders – Alpha Board’s – Fresh Octane® Cities of Innovation Tour™.
We’re looking for the drivers. The best business drivers. If you have been contacted, or you are reading this for the first time, that is why.
If you believe that you or someone you know fits this description, or you would like more information on our project, we’d love to speak with you.
Alpha Board is a National Business Leadership Exchange™, designed to provide added market reach and further the cause of great business leaders and the companies they represent. The current flagship program is a national leadership press tour and market study on leadership and innovation. Other Alpha Board programs include keynote speakers, executive interviews, corporate profiles, leader roundtable discussions, news stories, and live open-house events for businesses. Alpha® Board is a collaborative venture between NeuVision® Group, Mesa Research Group, and local, regional and national participants throughout business. Alpha Board provides the opportunity for enhanced market reach and visibility for the companies involved in the program, locally, regionally, and nationally. More information on Alpha Board and the Fresh Octane® Tour can be found on the web at www.AlphaBoard.com.
NeuVision Group helps leaders, companies and new product teams manage the risk and maximize the opportunities associated with new products, new companies, and major new growth initiatives. NeuVision Group is the initial founder of Alpha Board and is working with other partnering organizations throughout the U.S. to join the effort. Clients have ranged from the most innovative new ventures to many of the world’s most respected companies and brands. NeuVision Group, its president and founder Dave E. Anderson, and NeuVision Group’s sister company, Alpha Scouts®, have worked across North America and beyond with organizations like Pfizer, 3M, IBM, Dell, Microsoft, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Seagate, Iomega, Caterpillar, Monsanto, Deere, DuPont, CNH, MarketWatch, 
USDA and many more. Our previous Business Drive Time® efforts, which served as a market test for Alpha Board and Fresh Octane, received national and international attention, and were recognized by major media outlets such as BusinessWeek, Forbes, CNBC, MSNBC, Reuters, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, EuroInvestor and more. For more information on NeuVision® Group visit us on the web at www.NeuVision.com.
MESA Research Group is a privately held global consulting and leadership development company created through the collaboration of Cam Danielson, Bill Davidson, and Francois Dupuy. Through their partnership, MESA maintains offices in Los Angeles, Paris, and Shanghai. MESA operates with a global and diverse team of world-class thought leaders, practitioners, and academics. They work with CEOs and rising star executives around the world on leadership, innovation, business development and executive coaching. Partner clients have included companies such as 3M, Aditya Birla Group, Alcatel-Lucent, Anthem (Wellpoint), AT&T, BAE, BP, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Duke Energy, Credit Agricole, Dow Chemical, EDS, Eli Lilly & Co., ExxonMobil, FedEx, GDF Suez, Indus Towers, Ingersoll-Rand, Mahindra & Mahindra, Manitowoc, Monsanto, NASA, Philips Electronics, Polaris Software, Prudential (London), Rolls-Royce, Shell International (London), Sara Lee, Schneider Electric Industries, UTI, Whirlpool, Xerox and more. Learn about Mesa at www.mesaresearchgroup.com
With Alpha Board, we want to have fun. And we want you to have fun. And fun drives excitement and buzz. That requires blending some unique, distinctive, Alpha® Grade activities with the tour. In December we began working with JAM Marketing Partners and Jeff Andretti Motorsports to become marketing and promotional partners with NeuVision Group and Alpha Board. We’re providing access to marketing and promotional programs for clients and companies that would like more sizzle in their marketing efforts. Jeff Andretti Motorsports and JAM Marketing Partners are providing us with access to cool venues that would only be available through celebrity connections. While some of the promotional activities are directly related to racing, they also include access to specialty luxury cars for filming and fun, resorts locations for meetings, executive lifestyle promotions and celebrity related endorsements. This not only drives 
pleasure for Alpha Board members, but also visibility. Our joint efforts will help attendance for Alpha Board member events, and will provide access to other CEOs and business celebrities across the country. In addition, our work with Jeff Andretti Motorsports, JAM Marketing Partners, their clients and our joint marketing efforts will provide exponential boosts in web presence for participating Alpha Board clients. The extent of our working relationship will be client, company and circumstance dependent, but in the name of leadership, family business, sports and branding dynasties, there are few names out there as timeless and recognizable as the Andretti racing family. In addition, the relationship is expected to kick open a few doors for all interested parties. We believe this is an example of the caliber of reach and market access we can provide for Alpha Board participating companies and executives.
More information on Alpha® Board and the 2021-2022 Fresh Octane® Tour is available by calling Dave E. Anderson at (cell/text) 612 810-4000, (office) 913 685-4850, or by email at dave@neuvision.com.
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It’s Business Drive Time®, and we are looking for some of the greatest business drivers regionally and nationally to feature in our 2021 Alpha® Board Fresh Octane Tour.
Who are the innovators? Who are the leaders? What (and where) are the opportunities? Which companies, technologies, products, people will be propelling growth over the next few years?
The National Alpha Board Tour includes a market study, leader profile interviews, business news coverage and series of leadership exchanges among standout business leaders across the country and throughout the most promising industries.
We have already begun to engage business leaders and leading businesses in multiple cities. We’re working with those that will be most responsible for the leadership, innovation, products, companies and programs that will be driving business forward. If that includes you, we’d love for your organization to participate.
Discussion topics:
To learn more about the Alpha Board Tour and to share with us who you believe are the best business drivers, give us a call. You may call Dave Anderson at 612 810-4000 or by email at dave@neuvision.com.
4:53 a.m. August 18, 2009Have You Ever Been Struck By Lightning? Have you ever experienced that “Mojo Moment” in your business? Can you name the time and place? Can you name the result, how it was handled, and whether you actually achieved anything based on that instant?
Most people describe this as the “aha,” but it’s much bigger than that. It is a level of inspiration that is of biblical proportions, although others might describe it in more easily referenced sexual terms. The “o” in mojo is a great description because once you’ve achieved it, you know it and there is no question. And, there are those who can fake it, often fairly convincingly. Unfortunately, I don’t think very many business leaders or even very many businesses have ever experienced that moment or the feeling and opportunity it can create.
I will tell you too, it’s like a lightning strike. It is typically unexpected. You often can’t plan for it. Most people spend their lives trying to avoid it. You don’t know when or where it will strike. And, it’s over even before you know it. However, the “mojo” instant of power can provide a positive jolt with cosmic effects, if you are able to harness the energy. The most fun and funny part is that some people have the knack, and the “mojo moment” exponentially more often than others. In addition, you can easily see the smile and the confidence it creates.
Can you survive as a business without one? Sure. Most do. Can you thrive? Likely not nearly as well as you would if you had that spark of creativity, the spark of vision, the one lightning strike where everything comes together in a magical way.
I recently read an SBA report on the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. There were a number of key takeaways. One of the most important is the entrepreneurial culture of the cities containing the most “fast” growing businesses. The report was NOT about culture, yet if you know some of the higher ranking cities, you’ll see that a cultural open-mindedness is a key element in growth. It’s also a requirement in achieving the spark that could change the life of your business.
The other interesting element is that there is no particular industry where high growth companies alone reside. This means that everyone can achieve the “Mojo Moment” if they only would.
Clearly, having the spark and harnessing the energy created are two very different things. Research would also bear out the fact that in many cases, there is little practical correlation between the skills required to achieve both. That should not discourage you.
Stay tuned over the next few weeks and months as we highlight the companies, the leaders, and the business results of those who really have the juice. They are not only taking delight in its energy, but also taking it to the bank. This is about honoring those who are doing well, giving those who are trying visibility and a “chance,” and also sharing the journey with others so everyone can learn. It’s a moment that should be celebrated, shared, and repeated early and often.
For more about great business, great vision, great leadership, profits, and the “Mojo Moment,” stay tuned, and let us know if you or someone you know has a story to tell.