Join us in PGCEDC’s Innovation Station (ISBI) on Monday, April 20th, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm for a CEO Popcorn Mastermind with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses coach Rod Bourn.
Come willing to help other CEO’s solve a burning issue and learn from your peers. In a safe and friendly environment, join with CEO’s from ISBI and the larger Prince George’s Business Community to take advantage of a collective knowledge base. These sessions move quickly and systematically, helping business owners support others in overcoming challenges and rethinking and overcoming a business obstacle.
The power of a mastermind group is here for you, and PGCEDC is pleased to present this opportunity to you in partnership with a skilled leadership and business coach. Free for members of ISBI. $25.00 for non-members.
Open to Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business graduates and those looking to apply to the program. Seats are limited to 20 participants.
First-come, first-served. RSVP here.
Join us in PGCEDC’s Innovation Station (ISBI) on Monday, April 20th, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm for a CEO Popcorn Mastermind with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses coach Rod Bourn.
Come willing to help other CEO’s solve a burning issue and learn from your peers. In a safe and friendly environment, join with CEO’s from ISBI and the larger Prince George’s Business Community to take advantage of a collective knowledge base. These sessions move quickly and systematically, helping business owners support others in overcoming challenges and rethinking and overcoming a business obstacle.
The power of a mastermind group is here for you, and PGCEDC is pleased to present this opportunity to you in partnership with a skilled leadership and business coach. Free for members of ISBI.
$25.00 for non-members
Open to Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business graduates and those looking to apply to the program. Seats are limited to 20 participants.
First-come, first-served. RSVP here.
ABOUT ROD BOURN
Rod Bourn is the facilitator of this event
With a passion for improving people and organizations, Rod has held organizational development and leadership programming positions across manufacturing, services, and higher education.
Rod is the founder and Lead Ninja of Down Set Lead, a boutique strategic consulting group that helps organizations grow their business through leadership retreats to places such as Gettysburg and the Underground Railroad, succession planning, and mentoring programs. For individuals, he offers one-on-one coaching and 3-day retreats for both men and couples in Deep Creek Lake. He is also the Project Director for Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program in Baltimore.
Rod’s career started in HR and included progressive positions at London Fog, USF&G Insurance, Renaissance Hotels, and Rite Aid. He then spent 10+ years as the Coordinator of Organizational and Professional Development at Harford Community College, where he designed, coordinated, and delivered professional training; planned and facilitated professional conferences; and ran two professional associations: the Susquehanna Professional Association of Nonprofits (SPAN) and the Susquehanna Human Resource Association (SHRA).
In the community, Rod serves as a mentor and coach; he is the former President and a current board member of the Ma & Pa Rail Trail Foundation, and in 2008, founded Anna’s Guys, a collection of men who work with abused and sheltered children. He also founded the annual Catch a Pig 5k, having raised over $100,000 for the local Boys & Girls Clubs.
He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Towson University, and a Master’s of Organizational Development from Johns Hopkins University.
Rod is a native Marylander and enjoys various outdoor activities, traveling, and gastronomic pursuits. He now lives in Baltimore and tries to keep pace with his wife, Kim, a psychotherapist, and their two kids.