New Management, Facilities, Markets, and Humanitarian Outreach Continue Momentum For 2012

Aribex, Inc., worldwide leader in handheld x-ray technologies and manufacturer of the NOMAD^® Pro handheld x-ray system, today announced 2011 achievements, as well as its plans for continued corporate and market expansion in 2012.

“We feel fortunate that Aribex has been a recession-proof business with double-digit annual revenue growth almost since inception,” said Ken Kaufman, President and Chief Financial Officer of Aribex. “In 2011, revenue grew in excess of 30 percent and the company became debt-free.”

The Aribex Board of Directors appointed Kaufman to his current leadership role as well as a position on the Board in September of 2011. He partners with D. Clark Turner, PhD, Chairman and CEO, to continue the development and growth of Aribex.

Turner, founder of Aribex, was awarded the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology in January of last year. The award recognized Turner’s development of the company’s flagship product, the Aribex NOMAD handheld x-ray system. Last year, the internationally-known Edison Best New Product Awards^™ also honored Aribex with the Silver Award for the company’s NOMAD device.

Even in a challenged economy, Kaufman attributes strong growth to the company’s innovative quality products and the Aribex team that has worked so hard to make it all happen. With an emphasis on improving safety, access to care, and the patient/clinician experience, many regulators have realized that the time for handheld x-ray has arrived. Aribex is leading the charge with superior design, engineering and manufacturing.

“As they should be, radiological devices are subject to significant regulation and concern for safety,” said Kaufman. “Safety is our number one priority, and we’re proud that more than 30 independent studies and evaluations have validated our position by attesting to the safety and efficacy of our products. While these evaluations have made it possible for us to gain additional regulatory approvals worldwide, we call on reluctant regulators to consider the overwhelming evidence that our handheld x-ray is safe.”

Unlike the bulky wall-mount and portable systems in use, the NOMAD x-ray system is lightweight, rechargeable, and can go anywhere. In October of last year, the company shipped its 8,000^th NOMAD device. Aribex looks forward to celebrating its 10,000^th unit in service in 2012 along with the launch of several new initiatives.

“We’ll add new accessories to our current products while we continue to make steady progress on new technologies for future products,” said Kaufman. “We’re in the process of expanding our office space, and we’ve also begun the early planning stages of a new building in Utah County that will integrate technology and functionality to strengthen our systems and operations, enhance our capabilities, and facilitate our growth.”

“Aribex was built on innovation, courage, hard work and humanitarian service,” said Kaufman. “These founding ideals will power our growth in existing markets and expansion into new international markets in 2012.”

About Aribex

Aribex is the worldwide leader in portable and handheld x-ray products. Aribex NOMAD x-ray systems are now in use in clinical, remote and mobile facilities throughout the world, from the finest professional offices to humanitarian missions reaching underserved populations who desperately seek care. The NOMAD significantly decreases costs and provides hundreds of safe, high-quality images for dental and veterinary applications on a single battery charge. For more information, visit www.aribex.com.

Friday, February 3 at the Megaplex Theaters in Sandy
(Jordan Commons – 9400 S. State Street, Sandy, UT).

RSVP and purchase your tickets before they sell out.

Use the link above to get there directly. However, If you start at the megaplextheatres.com Home Page, you need to:

1. Go to http://megaplextheatres.com
2. Under ‘Showtimes & Tickets’ select ‘Sandy at Jordan Commons’
3. Choose date: ‘Friday, February 3′
4. Choose ‘Lean Startup All-Star Networking Lunch’
5. Order your tickets

Here is the flyer on the event:

This is sure to be a big hit. In particular because the crowd will get to provide feedback and eventually vote on a favorite company from the group to receive $500 cash toward their business. UVEF will also conduct a random drawing for an iPad to be given away on the spot to a lucky audience participant.

Members are free, students are $10, and guests are $25. Here are the details:

5 Successful Startups and 15 Lessons Learned

Join UVEF in our New Year as five of our UVEF Top 25 Under 5 award winners share their startup to success stories.

Thursday, January 12 at Novell from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m.

In a never-before-seen crowd-forum format, the following entrepreneurs will introduce their businesses, describe three lessons they’ve learned while starting and growing their ventures, and then take questions, comments, and feedback from the crowd.

To top it off, all attendees will get a chance to vote for the entrepreneur they think imparts the most valuable insights and lessons learned.

UVEF will award the winner a $500 cash prize and 2 extra UVEF membership seats for their company, and give away an iPad2 to a random audience participant*.

Our participants for the January Crowd Forum include:

• CampusBookRentals.com: Alan Martin, CEO
• mediaFORGE: Rhett Frandsen, VP Sales and Network Development
• KT Tape: Reed Quinn, Founder
• The Sweet Tooth Fairy: Megan Brown, CEO
• iApplicants: Ryan Kohler, CEO

Register for this event today, space is limited

 Questions? Contact Michelle@cedo.org or 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to current UVEF members. $25 for visitors.

*Yes, you read that correctly; we are giving away an iPad to some lucky audience member in a random drawing. It could be you, but only if you are there.

For ecommerce retailers and wholesale suppliers, drop shipping relationships can be the key to growth and increased profits. However, until now, drop shipping has also been difficult to manage–requiring either excessive time and IT resources or inordinately expensive 3rd–party solutions.

“For most companies, drop shipping is a huge pain in the you–know–what,” said DropShip.com CEO and Doba Cofounder, Jeremy Hanks. “It’s managed by one–off processes and throwing more IT man hours at it, and that doesn’t scale. We’re going to fix that.”

Today, DropShip.com announced the solution: Software for Drop Shipping™, consisting of two unmatched and complementary software solutions: Supplier Utopia™ and Retailer Nirvana™.

Supplier Utopia gives product manufacturers and wholesale suppliers a private, drop shipping focused, dealer portal. The software integration is fast, painless, and performed almost entirely by the team at DropShip.com with very minimal requirements from the supplier. When it’s done the supplier has a robust, branded, drop shipping management solution that they can offer to all their dealers.

Retailer Nirvana allows ecommerce retailers to offer an “endless aisle” of product selection to their customers by enabling the retailer to connect an unlimited number of product vendors to their inventory system in a way that is both seamless and scalable. As with Supplier Utopia, the integration is quick and easy.

The announcement of DropShip.com’s new products coincides with the completion of its spinoff from Doba, an industry–leading virtual distributor and product sourcing broker. DropShip.com leveraged technology that has been built and refined over the last nine years to develop its drop shipping software platform and is spinning off from Doba to continue the differentiation of technology and products to meet the needs of very different clientele.

The DropShip.com team is comprised of several executives and core team members from Doba and has over 60 years of combined experience in drop shipping processes, relationships, and technology.

“We’re excited to go after this new opportunity and meet the needs of a new type of customer,” said, Blaine Nielsen, President of DropShip.com and former Doba CEO. “Our years of drop shipping experience has put us in a great position to solve a real problem for ecommerce retailers and suppliers without taking anything away from the excellent product we developed at Doba.”

About DropShip.com
DropShip.com is a Utah–based company that builds technology, software, and services to provide ecommerce retailers and wholesale suppliers with private drop shipping software platforms and services that manage product catalogs, inventory feeds, and orders. DropShip.com’s Software for Drop Shipping™ simplifies and streamlines drop shipping connections, helps companies keep up with ecommerce growth and potential, and saves them boatloads of money. The DropShip.com team has been managing drop shipping relationships and logistics since 2002 and has over 60 years of combined experience in drop shipping and ecommerce. For more information visit the company website, www.dropship.com.

Press Contact

Clark Winegar
801-380-5554
clark@dropship.com

When many businesses were languishing in the depths of recession a couple of years ago, Brandt Page, CEO and founder of Launch Leads, rolled up his sleeves and created a company that gets other companies the pipeline they want, with minimal risk.

By listening carefully to their clients, Launch learned that their clients have great confidence in their ability to produce targeted qualified leads and as a result, Launch recently signed several new clients and they continue to see consistent growth.

“We provide our customers with targeted qualified leads that they convert into new paying customers,” Page said. “Now that our clients are focused on closing more and more sales, their conversion rates are through the roof.”

A few of the new clients Launch recently signed include: Lunsford Peck, ListPipe and Integrated Ordering Systems (IOS).

Lunsford Peck is a tax, accounting, and financial advisory firm for medical practitioners who help reduce audit risk and tax liabilities. They decided to use Launch after a personal tour of the facilities where they really loved the feeling and energy in the atmosphere.

“They have a very professional approach to getting in contact with the types of clients I’m looking for,” said John Briggs, Lunsford Peck Partner.

The biggest thing that drew Briggs to use Launch was the ability to contact hard to reach individuals.

“We can create tremendous value for dentists, doctors, surgeons, etc., but those professionals are so hard to get a hold of,” said John Briggs, Partner. “Launch leads can do that for me and all I have to do is focus on creating value not finding leads.”

ListPipe is an online content delivery platform for distributed localization of web-based media including search engine optimized (SEO) content for franchises and distributed sales organizations.

Cary Snowden, CEO of ListPipe, said there were two things that attracted him to Launch. The first was Launch’s leadership, in particular the CEO Brandt Page.

“Brandt instills his charisma, charm and professional aptitude into his team, making them a great extension of our own,” he observed.

The next thing to catch Snowden’s attention were the impressive client testimonials.

“Launch Leads is the kind of business I want to be associated with, and thus I don’t mind them representing my business to our customer base, and I don’t just trust that to anyone,” Snowden said.

Integrated Ordering Systems (IOS) is revolutionizing the way restaurants handle their take-out ordering system. IOS takes a restaurant’s high volume of phone-in orders and gets those orders to the kitchen within seconds while ensuring each call-in customer gets the attention and service they deserve without being placed on hold and without ever hearing a busy signal.

Joshua Stephens, CEO of IOS explained that they decided to use Launch Leads after meeting with the Launch team and seeing how Launch aligns its sales process with theirs.

“We were particularly impressed with the system of how Launch was doing things,” he said. “Systematically they are able to help us filter our leads and ask the right qualifying questions in order to  connect us to the correct person. This way we can be more efficient and not waste our time talking to unqualified leads.”

Stephens explained that Launch does the heavy lifting on the front end of the sales process, so that their sales team can spend 100% of their time closing new business with qualified decision makers.

“In the last six months our company has doubled in size servicing more than 120 concepts nationwide,” he said. “However, we want to take things to the next level and Launch can give us that added push to take us there faster.”

Lunsford Peck, ListPipe and IOS are all doing very well in their respective markets and are seeing exciting growth with what they are currently doing. However, they want to continue to grow and know there is much more they can do, and Launch Leads is the vehicle that will help them do it.

“With Launch Leads on our side we are ready to step on the accelerator and grow into new markets at a much faster rate,” Snowden said.

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Media Contact:
Amie Hansen
PR Manager
(877) 466-0111
amie@launchleads.com

The Eyring Research Institute (ERI) was founded in 1972 by Carlyle Harmon with Dr. Ronald G. Hansen as President. The Institute did consulting work in various areas of contract research in cooperation with Brigham Young University. ERI spawned many high-tech spin-offs, including WordPerfect, Novell, and Dynix, as well as advancements in the military and communication arenas that have benefited the world. These breakthroughs created a whirlwind of innovation and entrepreneurial activity in Utah Valley affecting Utah for decades.

Dr. Ronald G. Hansen and Cleo Larene Harmon will attend tonight’s ceremony to receive the award on behalf of The Eyring Research Institute, with an introduction by Richard McDermott, the former VP of Finance for Eyring.

“Few organizations have done more than the Eyring Research Institute to bolster entrepreneurism and economic growth in the state,” said UVEF chairman Cary Snowden. “Millions of people have benefited, and billions of dollars in commerce are evidence of the Institute’s impact.”

Past UVEF Hall of Fame honorees include WordPerfect, Novell, Dr. Bill Pope, BYU Center for Entrepreneurship, Stephen R. Covey, and Harold R. Wing.

About UVEF

The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) is a volunteer non-profit support group linking entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Celebrating 21 years of new business success, UVEF empowers current and future business leaders to thrive in today’s competitive market. We provide real-world, practical education and valuable resources on how to access needed capital, attract new customers and tap into industry experts. For information on upcoming meetings, speakers and exclusive membership benefits visit www.uvef.net.

Press Contact:

Andon Carling
PilmerPR
801-805-6755
acarling@pilmerpr.com
www.pilmerpr.com

I had the pleasure of hosting the event as the UVEF 2011 Chairman along with our keynote speaker John Pestana, who is the co-founder of Omniture. The house was packed and the event went really well. Here are the winners:

#1
Our #1 UVEF 2011 ‘Top 25 Under 5′ Award goes to a company based in American Fork who offers online marketing with a fizz. Their methods and marketing campaigns will bring you traffic, customers, and a strong return on investment.

—Congratulations to OrangeSoda.

#2
This company was #7 last year. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, they are committed to providing a quality Apple experience for customers in the intermountain west. They have been recognized by Apple as one of their fastest growing sales channel company in the US and have been named a Top 5 distributor of Apple computers in the US.

—Congratulations to Simply Mac.

#3
Our third fastest growing Utah company is based in Provo and provides a unique natural dietary supplement system that helps customers stabilize, vitalize and optimize their health.

—Congratulations to Qivana.

#4
This company was #12 last year. Based in Ogden, they rent textbooks to students nationwide at a 50-80% discount from buying new or used in the college bookstore. Much like Netflix, books are shipped directly to students and returned in prepaid envelopes. Each semester they ship to more than 5,500 college campuses, saving students millions of dollars.

—Congratulations to Campus Book Rentals.com.

#5
This company was #6 last year. Based in Bluffdale, they are a search marketing firm with the knowledge, skills, and a proven process that consistently delivers results. This company is regularly ranked among the Top 10 SEO firms in the country and owns the domain name that all their competitors envy.

—Congratulations to SEO.com.

#6
Our #6 award winner is based in Lindon and is a Crown and Bridge dental lab specializing in high-end aesthetic dental restorations.

—Congratulations to Experience Dental Studio.

#7
Last year, this company was #23 on our list. They are a film production company in American Fork specializing in high-end commercial projects, documentaries, and feature films. The last big feature film was titled “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” starring Alyssa Milano, which was highlighted in the Newport Beach Film Festival.

—Congratulations to Fiftyfilms.

#8
Based in Salt Lake City, our next award winner uses award-winning technology to re-target visitors to bring them back to your website. They are transforming online advertising from interruptive to interactive by developing dynamic content based on consumers previous online browsing and shopping behavior.

—Congratulations to Media Forge.

#9
This company was #21 last year. They offer a revolutionary sports medicine solution for treating and preventing common sports injuries – without sacrificing comfort or freedom of movement. Headquartered in Orem, their product is now sold in over 2,000 retail locations nationwide and in over 40 countries.

—Congratulations to KT Tape.

#10
Based in Salt Lake City, our #10 winner provides a video-powered online learning and communication platform useful to organizations of all sizes. Their platform’s tools for creating, managing, and delivering online video webcasts have helped multinational corporations communicate with far-flung employees as well as local professional organizations to deliver continuing education courses to their members.

—Congratulations to BizVision.

#11
This company was #20 last year. Based in Pleasant Grove, they help entrepreneurs increase cash flow and profitability by providing clear and concise data, which they call their Six Scoreboards Every Business NeedsTM. One client increased its cash flow by over 500 percent in just one year.

—Congratulations to CFOwise.

#12
Our #12 award winner recently sold 36,000 items in 7 minutes on QVC. They are a gourmet bake shop headquartered in American Fork whose founder was promoting their Valentine’s Day gift package, Love at First Bite. With 6 stores in operation and a 7th store coming soon, we hope to see this company move up this list next year!

—Congratulations to Sweet Tooth Fairy.

#13
Based in Eagle Mountain, this company provides HR software to small & mid-sized businesses. Their web-based platform eliminates the old paper application tracking headaches and provides tools to employers that simplify the job posting, application submission, and applicant screening processes.

—Congratulations to iApplicants.

#14
Our next winner is based in Provo and has designed a patented, FDA-approved tongue cleaner to cure bad breath – 90 percent of which is caused by tongue bacteria. Amazingly, they already have over 38 million YouTube Channel views and over 280,000 Facebook fans in 114 countries.

—Congratulations to Orabrush.

#15
Our #15 award winner is a manufacturer and supplier of cables and electronics accessories based in Orem. They provide high-quality cables at a competitive price with a lifetime warranty included.

—Congratulations to Professional Cable.

#16
Based in Salt Lake City, this next company uses its proprietary social networking platform to collect and route business intelligence and market data across the $500 billion automotive industry, making dealerships and manufacturers more profitable. Approximately 1 in every 4 Car Dealerships in the U.S. is a registered member of their community.

—Congratulations to Driving Sales.

#17
Our next company is based in Orem and provides an open service delivery platform uniquely tailored to fit the IT needs of small business and distributed environments. Their solution is simple, secure and affordable.

—Congratulations to Clear Center.

#18
Our #18 award winning company is based in Provo and is a leader in local mobile search. They are at the forefront of the pay-for-performance advertising industry with a keen focus on local search. They have been around since the very beginning of the local mobile search revolution and were the first company to launch a geo-location search application on a smartphone device.

—Congratulations to Avantar.

#19
Our next company is based in Provo and helps real estate professionals take advantage of the latest tools and technologies in social media, online search, tools integrations, mobile platforms and marketing best practices with a fully-integrated set of marketing management tools.

—Congratulations to Omnia Alliance.

#20
Our #20 award winner is also based in Salt Lake City and is a community-drive, small, independent ski, bindings and apparel company whose sole focus is on the skier. They sponsor some outstanding local skiers such as David Wintzer, Parker Cook, Taylore Lyman, and many more.

—Congratulations to Bluehouse Ski Co.

#21
Our next award winner is based in Salt Lake City and was created to help businesses grow faster. They fill their clients’ sales pipelines with qualified leads and scheduled sales appointments. They also take all the risk since the lead doesn’t show up or doesn’t meet your pre-set criteria, you don’t pay.

—Congratulations to Launch Leads.

#22
Our #22 award winner is based in Lehi and helps small and medium size companies take advantage of a highly skilled global workforce in a simple and cost effective way. They help companies access an offshore team of Developers, Programmers, Designers, Internet Marketing Specialists, Copywriters, Live Chat Agents, and Customer Service Representatives for a flat monthly fee.

—Congratulations to Zylun.

#23
This company was #25 last year and is based in American Fork. They have developed over 60 mobile iphone/ipad applications for clients across the United States. The flagship app, MileBug, helps users track the miles they drive for business use so they can receive the tax deduction or reimbursement. The latest app is “Wave at the Bus” which documents the American Fork native, Dale Price, who dressed up differently every morning to wave at his teen son’s school bus.

—Congratulations to Izatt International.

#24
Our next award winner is based in Provo and offers a hosted HR software solution that drastically reduces the time, expense, and complexity of securely managing HR data for small to medium-sized businesses.

—Congratulations to Bamboo HR.

#25
Our first award winner today is an organic soil manufacturer that was established in 2010 by students attending BYU. Now based in Provo, this company recycles food waste into a nutrient-rich soil conditioner that reduces landfill waste and helps us grow healthier plants. In other words, they feed our plants recycled fruits and veggies instead of chemicals.

—Congratulations to Ecoscraps.

Congratulations to all; see you next year!

-UCCU Directors Provide Guidance and Experience in Customer Service, Technology, and Financial Security-

Utah Community Credit Union (UCCU) announces the recent election of three members to the Board of Directors, based on the election that occurred May 9 to May 20, 2011, and was ratified during the Annual Meeting on May 26, 2011.

The nine-person Board of Directors is responsible for establishing the goals, strategy, and approving major financial decisions for the Credit Union, in cooperation with the members of the credit union.

The members that were elected are:

• Steven W. Mann- Steven currently works as a Solution Manager for the LDS church, and is the founder of Boulder Mountain Software.
• John Stevenson- John has served as a UCCU board member since 2000. He works at AT&T and has been highly focused on technology, including how it can best serve UCCU members.
• Paul R. Timm- Paul is passionate about customer service and has authored 43 books on the subject. One of his primary focuses is creating a great customer experience at UCCU, resulting in loyalty and active membership participation.

All three elected members have previously served on the Board of Directors.  The term of each Board member is for a period of three years, and members are divided into sub-committees to focus on subjects such as customer service, technology, member growth, etc.

As a credit union, UCCU members own the financial institution, and are responsible for the control, direction, and profitability of the credit union. Unlike banks, who have a paid Board of Directors and shareholders, the benefits, including lower interest rates, higher returns on savings, and lower transaction fees, are returned to the members.

About UCCU

Utah Community Credit Union is your dependable community partner, pairing unmatched personal support with a broad suite of innovative financial services that are available live or through our online interface anywhere and anytime.  For more information, visit www.uccu.com , follow us on Facebook here, Twitter here, or call 800-453-8188.

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PR Contacts:

Cheryl Conner or Randy Scott

Snapp Conner PR

801 994-9625

Cheryl@snappconner.com or randy@snappconner.com

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Social media is everywhere and is a part of millions of people’s personal and professional lives, making it critical for businesses to understand and equip themselves to manage the risks and the opportunities these new communication vehicles provide.

To that end, Stoel Rives LLP (www.stoel.com), together with Snapp Conner PR (www.snappconner.com), are hosting a seminar entitled ‘Managing the Use of Social Media In and Out of the Workplace’ that will give business owners more insight into social media. The complimentary and online seminar is June 24, 2011 and will cover:

• Employer and employee uses for organization
• Risks to employers
• Company policy considerations and possible implementations of policies
• Monitoring employee social media usage
• Disciplinary actions for inappropriate employee social participation

To register for the seminar CLICK HERE.

“From a legal perspective, it’s vital that employers understand the benefits and risks associated with social media,” said Matt Durham, partner at Stoel Rives and co-presenter for the seminar. “You need to get out ahead of the medium and stay there. This seminar will focus on what you can and, more importantly, what you cannot do when regulating and monitoring your employees’ social media presence and use.”

Presenters:

• Matthew Durham is a partner of Stoel Rives’ Litigation and Employment Law practice groups. He represents clients in state and federal courts and administrative agencies in matters relating to employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, drug testing, leave, benefits and labor/occupational safety issues. He routinely advises clients on developing and implementing personnel policies and complying with state and federal employment laws. Matthew also represents clients in general civil litigation matters. He has also mediated employment disputes.
• Cheryl Snapp Conner, founder and managing partner of Snapp Conner PR, has more than 26 years of experience in public relations for leading technology firms. Snapp Conner has led four successful tech PR agencies since 1989, and has been recognized as one of Utah’s 30 Women to Watch. She is a trustee of the Utah Technology Council (UTC) and has directed its Communications Committee since 2004.

The seminar takes place 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2011 at Stoel Rives’ Salt Lake City offices at 201 S Main Street, Suite 2100. Registration is required for this free first-come first-serve event Register by calling Melanie Williamson  at 801-715-6662 or mwwilliamson@stoel.com or CLICK HERE

by Tuesday, June 21. Stoel Rives will provide attendees with parking validation for the One Utah Center parking garage.

“We work with many businesses whose biggest areas of weakness and vulnerability involve social media,” said Cheryl Snapp Conner, Managing Partner at Snapp Conner PR.  “There are some simple policies and new ideas we’ll provide during the seminar that can protect a business and also help organizations learn to use and actually leverage the power of social media.”

For more information about the seminar, contact Melanie Williamson at (801) 715-6662 or mwwilliamson@stoel.com.

About Snapp Conner PR

Born out of 23 years of specialized experience in the technology industry, Snapp Conner PR provides all aspects of strategic and tactical PR execution for companies in the technology, health and wellness, and life sciences space. Snapp Conner PR assists organizations ranging from start-ups and growth companies to established ventures and public companies in creating and executing PR programs to achieve maximum possible business results. For more information about Snapp Conner PR, please visit the Web site at www.snappconner.com.

About Stoel Rives LLP

Stoel Rives is a business law firm providing corporate and litigation services to a wide range of clients throughout the United States. The firm has nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 11 offices in seven states. Stoel Rives is a leader in corporate, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and construction, litigation, natural resources, project development and real estate law. The firm has offices in Alaska, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.

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PR Contacts:

Jeremy Kartchner

Snapp Conner PR

(801) 994-9625

jeremy@snappconner.com

Nicole Kershaw

Stoel Rives

(801) 715-6657

nkershaw@stoel.com

LDS.biz offers free mentoring from top professionals for people with shared values

Richard Eyre, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Teaching Your Children Values” will present a free online webinar entitled “How to Balance Family Life with a Successful Career – and the Problem of Entitlement,” on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 offered through LDS.biz. Highly sought as a speaker, Eyre has traveled around the world teaching principles of family life, how to teach values to children, and how to find balance between career/family for over 20 years.

Eyre is president of his own management consulting company, with a Harvard MBA and has appeared on many national television programs including Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, Prime Time Live, and Good Morning America.

“With a new book release coming this fall, and his demanding schedule, we are so fortunate to have Richard speak to our LDS.biz community,” said RoMay Allen, Chief Marketing Officer at LDS.biz. “Having Richard’s presentation online makes it available to our members wherever Internet access is available.” Allen continued, “Most of us struggle to maintain balance. It’s a constant challenge to know how to create a successful career, and still focus on the most important aspects of life – our families and relationships.” Eyre will provide tips on how to find the right balance and avoid the problems of entitlement.

“The biggest problem parents have, throughout the world… is the sense of entitlement that their kids feel. Today’s kids think they are entitled to the latest technology, to name-brand clothes, to going anywhere their friends go and having anything their friends have. And they don’t think they should have to work for any of it,” Eyre recently wrote in the Mormon Times. “[Our upcoming book] … focuses on ways of giving kids a sense of ownership (of their spending money, of their toys, of their clothes — and then of their choices, their values and their goals.)”

Stephen Covey attests to the benefits of Eyre’s teachings, “I’ve known Richard and Linda Eyre for thirty years. They [have] magnificent messages. They walk their talk and have such practical, realistic ideas to help us in our families, in our life-balance, and in building values deep inside our own lives.”

LDS.biz was built as an invaluable tool to create meaningful connections throughout the world. Offering weekly webinars for anyone interested in learning from top professionals around the world. The webinars are provided at no charge. LDS.biz is not simply for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alma Ohene-Opare, Chief Technology Officer of LDS.biz explained, “We want to make it clear that people who are not LDS are also welcome. The community is based on shared values rather than Church membership.”

Those unable to attend a live online event can view recordings at LDS.biz, including such presentations as “Tips to Building a Successful Business Network,” “Succeeding Internationally in the New Global Economy,” as well as other topics such as entrepreneurship and learning about social media.

For more information on LDS.biz and regular webinars, go to http://LDS.biz/ or look for the LDS.biz Facebook page and Twitter feed.

About LDS.biz

Founded in 2009 by 2010 Executive of the Year David Bradford, LDS.biz is a free online networking site designed to help community members make connections with mentors, top professionals, and experts around the globe. Bradford, named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the State of Utah, created LDS.biz to help others learn how to network, share expertise, and mentor others.

http://lds.biz

http://lds.biz/webinars

http://www.facebook.com/lds.biz

http://www.twitter.com/ldsbiz

For advertising and partnering opportunities, contact RoMay Allen at rallen@lds.biz