Take the Gangplank Community Survey

Posted on 21 May 2012 by Katie Charland

Susan Baier of Audience Audit, has donated her services to help us learn more about our audience and messaging. Your feedback will help us better understand the Gangplank community.

You do not need to be a regular, or even a fan to participate. We’re looking for feedback from anyone that’s heard of us, so please pass the link along to others throughy our networks. Your responses are completely anonymous.

Here’s the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Gangplank

If you complete the survey by the end of the next Friday (5/25) will be entered in a sweepstakes to win a $100 Amazon.com gift card. The survey will close on June 1st and results will be presented in a blog post, as well as the June 20th Gangplank Chandler brownbag.

The more responses we get, the more statistical significant the data – so take 15 minutes of your time and help us learn more about this fantastic movement.

‘Walk the Plank’ Unconference

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Katie Charland

This year, Gangplank will be hosting our first event focused exclusively on immersing others in the Gangplank philosophy on Friday, June 22nd, 2012. The ‘Walk the Plank’ Unconference is open to individuals interested in learning more about the Gangplank model, as well as discussing the impact of collaboration on various industries. The event will take place in Downtown Chandler, Arizona. Continue reading →

Pardon Our Dust

Posted on 9 May 2012 by Katie Charland

Gangplank’s growth over the past year has created a fantastic network of talent, mentors and Gangplank culture, allowing Gangplank to continue to innovate.

With this growth, we’ve been making changes in order to better serve the local Gangplank communities, as well as give you the opportunity to learn about HQ’s larger vision.

As part of this mission, we have been separating Gangplank HQ updates and notifications from local Gangplank information. The latest improvement has been to our websites. Continue reading →

Weekly Roundup – April 24th – April 30th

Posted on 25 April 2012 by hminkner

This week at Gangplank:

 

Wednesday, April 25th

  • (12:00-1:00pm) Gangplank Brownbag: Gangplank Open Forum
  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours Writing [RSVP]
  • (6:00-11:30pm) Hacknight – Open
  • (6:30-8:00pm) Learn Python the Hard Way Study Group
  • (6:30-9:00pm) Beta Testing Night
  • (7:00-8:30) Gangplank Street Hockey – Open
  • (7:00-8:30) Intro to Video Studio – [RSVP]
  • (7:00-9:00pm) Storytellers AZ – Open
  • (8:00-10:00pm) Software Engineering Reading Group
Thursday, April 26th

Friday, April 27th

  • (4:00-5:00pm) Gangplank Mile

Saturday, April 28th

  • (9:00pm-12:00pm) Welcome to the Real World

 

Event Update for April 11-16

Posted on 11 April 2012 by hminkner

This week at Gangplank:

Wednesday, April 11th

  • (9:30-12:30) Mentor Office Hours Sales, Marketing and Leadership Mentor Office Hours [RSVP]
  • (12:00-1:00pm) GP Brownbag: Exercise at Work
  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours Writing [RSVP]
  • (6:30-8:00pm) Learn Python the Hard Way Study Group
  • (7:00-9:00pm) Mentor Office Hours Stage, Leadership & Team Development [RSVP]
  • (7:00pm) Street Hockey
  • (7:00-9:00pm) Storytellers AZ
  • (8:00-10:00pm) Software Engineering Reading Group

Thursday, April 12th

  • (5:00-6:00pm) Chandler Small Business Association
  • (6:30-8:00pm) WordPress Meetup

Friday, April 13th

  • (1:00-4:00pm) Bookkeeping & Beers Meetup (All welcome!)
  • (4:00-5:00pm) Gangplank Mile
Saturday, April 14th
    (9:00am-Noon) LEGO Madness for kids – Bridges, Towers & Race Cars

Monday, April 16th

Weekly Roundup – April 3rd – April 9th

Posted on 3 April 2012 by hminkner

This week at Gangplank:

Wednesday, April 4th

  • (11:30-12:00) Intro to Gangplank
  • (1:00-2:00pm) Lunch with Gangplank Staff
  • (1:00-2:00pm) Startup BBQ
  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours Writing [RSVP]
  • (4:00-5:00pm) GP Studios Initiative [Open]
  • (5:00-6:00pm) GP Jr Initiative Meeting [Open]
  • (6:00pm) Hacknight [Open]
  • (6:30-8:00pm) Learn Python the Hard Way Study Group
  • (7:00-9:00pm) LEGO Madness for Adults
  • (7:00pm) Street Hockey
  • (8:00-10:00pm) Software Engineering Reading Group

Friday, April 6th

  • (4:00-5:00pm) Gangplank Mile
Saturday, April 7th
    (9:00am-Noon) LEGO Madness for kids – Bridges, Towers & Race Cars

Monday, April 9th

Gangplank Chandler Open Saturdays Starting April 7th

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Katie Charland

open Gangplank Chandler Open Saturdays Starting April 7thWe’ve noticed the past few months more demand for our space on the weekends. So beginning Saturday, April 7th, we’re doing an 8-week trial run of Saturday hours for those with different work schedules.

Drop ins will be welcome from 9:00am-6:00pm. We’ll throw on some music or a movie to keep things in the weekend spirit =)

Thank a Mentor

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Katie Charland

Though many of our mentors make their living as professional consultants, they choose to donate their time to give back to the Gangplank community. Many startups and small companies can refer to the help of one of our fantastic mentors as a game changing moment in their business. We are incredibly grateful for their contribution and want to show them how much their donated time and services means to us.

If you’ve found the advice of our mentors useful in your business, please thank them by:

LinkedIn Recommendation
As we said, many of our mentors do this for a living. Give them a shout out they can add to their public LinkedIn profile. Click the links below for the respective mentor’s profile:

Ward Andrews
James Archer
Melissa Balkon
Mike Benner
Phillip Blackerby
Chris Conrey
David Cosand
Alan Dayley
Kevin Dixon
Michael Gillette
Jim Goulka
Ben Hall
Francine Hardaway
Mike Hawksworth
Michael Kasten
Justin Kroop
Amy Lamp
Brian LaPan
Bimal Merchant
Jeff Nielsen
Ed Nusbaum
Stuart Preston
Chuck Reynolds
Christie Simmons
Randy Spencer
Greg Taylor
Mark Wright

Tweet it to the World!
Use the #thankamentor or #whyGP hashtag when you send a 140 thank you note to the mentor of your choice. All the Twitter handles we could track down are below:

Ward Andrews
James Archer
Melissa Balkon
Mike Benner
Phillip Blackerby
Chris Conrey
David Cosand
Alan Dayley
Kevin Dixon
Ben Hall
Francine Hardaway
Justin Kroop
Amy Lamp
Brian LaPan
Ed Nusbaum
Stuart Preston
Chuck Reynolds
Christie Simmons
Randy Spencer
Greg Taylor

Write a Testimonial
Don’t have a LinkedIn profile? Email us a testimonial for your mentor to include on their website. We’ll make sure to pass it along.

Gangplank Opens Third Arizona Location

Posted on 16 March 2012 by Katie Charland

The City of Avondale and Gangplank Avondale are hosting the grand opening of Gangplank Avondale on Tuesday, March 20 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Gangplank Avondale is located at 525 N Central Avenue in the former City Hall. Continue reading →

Panel of Love – Balancing Life and Work

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Katie Charland

Gangplankers share their struggles and triumphs maintaining their personal relationships while running a business.

Panelists:
James and Katie Archer
Tim Agersea
Francine Hardway