Please join us for our next 2011 Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program event:

"Rebellion As Creative Genius"

Hear how Ivan Brown built a company that has grown to $15 million in sales and 125 products from a base of $240,000 and 2 products.

Learn more about:

• Entrepreneurial Character
• Product Innovation and Organizational Culture
• Principles of Innovation

About Our Speaker:

Ivan E. Brown, Ph.D. is is President and CEO of Brown Medical Industries, a manufacturer of 125 orthopedic and wound care medical devices with worldwide distribution, headquartered in Spirit Lake, Iowa with a sales, marketing, and business development office in Kansas City and a sales office in San Diego. Shortly after joining the company in 1992, Ivan initiated a product innovation process, resulting in sales growth from $240,000 annually to nearly $15 million in 2011, and growth from just two products to the current 125 products.

Ivan has launched nine businesses, including his first while in high school. Four of the companies are in the healthcare industry. He has received 5 patents from the USPTO on his medical device inventions and has three patent applications pending. In 2003 Ivan was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and he has earned numerous awards for exporting sales, including recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest growing companies.

Prior to joining Brown Medical, Dr. Brown taught management and entrepreneurship at Wichita State University and Friends University. He is currently a member of the Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club, and an officer in the Kansas City Chapter of the Boston College Alumni Association.

Date | Time of Event:

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.*

* Doors open at 5:00 p.m. | Speaker begins promptly at 5:30 p.m.

All programs held at the Law Offices of

Polsinelli Shughart PC

700 W. 47th Street, Suite 700 | Kansas City, MO 64112

Directions

Registration:

Individual Ticket - $25 ($30 at the door) To help us adequately plan and to ensure your reservation, advance registration is requested. Click on the "Register Now" button. For questions regarding this event, contact Abigail Wadsworth at 816.235.6063 or via e-mail at umkcsbtdc@umkc.edu.

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Program begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Garage parking is available to paying attendees at no charge with validation. Students with a valid university or college ID are welcome to attend at no charge; however, reservations are still requested.

About This Series:

The Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program Series is presented by The Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center and KCnext and is intended to help entrepreneurial companies in their growing needs in every stage of their lifecycle, from start-up and later-stage technology. This program could not be provided to you without the generous support of our sponsors: Polsinelli Shughart PC, Citizens Bank & Trust, Arsalon Technologies, Sprint and University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Mark Your Calendar:

Our next Tech ESP event will be Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Our guest speaker will be John Darbyshire of the Archer Foundation.

We hope you'll join us.