Join us on the 4th Thursday of every month for lunch and networking with fellow NKCBC members, as well as other North Kansas City business owners and representatives, community leaders, and elected officials. In addition to lunch and networking, you will enjoy a presentation by our featured speaker.
Our speaker this month is Eric Hemphill, Solid Waste Program Manager, Bridging the Gap. Eric runs Bridging the Gap's Business Recycling Program, which helps businesses analyze their waste streams and reduce their landfill waste through consultations, technical assistance, and expert advice. This service is offered free to Missouri businesses through a grant from the Mid-America Regional Council's Solid Waste Management District.

Eric's presentation "Waste Not, Want Not: Reducing Your Impact and Conserving Your Resources" will outline the tremendous impact that unnecessary waste has on our environment and your bottom line and detail how attendees can improve their waste management practices, including local programs and companies on the front lines of the waste management industry.
John Willhoit, Director of Client Development at Synetic Technologies, a local NKC business and NKCBC member, will share the Synetic story and expand on solid waste recycling.

For the past 30 years, John's career has centered around technology, marketing, sales and management. Before joining Synetic, he worked at Ricoh as a senior technology specialist, providing high-level enterprise account management and sales to Fortune 500 companies. John is at home leading medium to large client engagements and thrives at building trust and relationships. His attention to connecting the dots and developing solutions are two skills that make him successful in his current role.
As you know, all technology outlives its useful purpose at some point. And, iPads, laptops, desktops, phones, and servers all have data that is critical to the companies and the individuals that used them. John will discuss the Value of Data and highlight the need to protect it and dispose of it in a secure, responsible manner.