The Nebraska Tourism Commission will host several world class speakers and entrepreneurs at this year’s Nebraska Tourism Conference on October 20-22 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Columbus. Keynote speaker, Shawn Achor, is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. His research on happiness made the cover of Harvard Business Review and his TED Talk is one of the most popular of all time with more than 9 million views. Achor has worked with over a third of Fortune 100 companies, and lectured in more than 50 countries. His Happiness Advantage training is the largest and most successful positive psychology corporate training programs to date. Achor is also the author of The New York Times best-selling books, “The Happiness Advantage and Before Happiness,” as well as “Ripple’s Effect and The Orange Frog.”
Entrepreneurs and branding guru’s The Fabulous Beekman Boys will also be teaching multiple sessions at the event. When Josh Kilmer-Purcell (advertising executive and The New York Times Bestselling author of “I Am Not Myself These Days” and “The Bucolic Plague”) and his partner Brent Ridge (physician and former Vice President of Healthy Living for Martha Stewart Omnimedia) purchased the historic Beekman 1802 Farm in 2007, they had no idea that it would launch one of the “fastest growing lifestyle brands in the country.” (source: Nasdaq) Originally just a weekend getaway from their hectic NYC lives, the farm became their lifeline after both men lost their jobs during the recession of 2008. Faced with possible foreclosure, the pair made a decision – if they were going to save their farm, they would have to make it profitable.
After taking in a neighboring farmer and his herd of beloved dairy goats, Kilmer-Purcell and Ridge began producing soaps and cheese. As other neighbors taught them how to farm, the Beekman Boys shared their city-honed skills – starting a website and mercantile. The men began working with several other local farmers and artisans to market their goods, and the entire village came together to host seasonal festivals, which are now attended by thousands of visitors from around the globe.
Soon the press began noticing this little farm and village that refused to give up and a television network launched a reality show about their effort – “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” (now airing on Cooking Channel) – which spread the Beekman message of hard work, living seasonally and neighborly sharing internationally. Beekman 1802 has proven that a farm can be much bigger than its fences.
Nebraska Tourism Commission Executive Director Kathy McKillip commented, “While the conference is mostly geared toward the tourism industry, this year’s speaker line-up will also be appealing to entrepreneurs, farmers, ranchers and business leaders. So this year we welcome all who care to take advantage of these great presenters discussing everything from personal growth to new business startups and economist projections. There is a speaker for any focus in business.”
This three-day event, themed “The Power of Nice,” attracts hundreds of tourism and hospitality industry leaders from throughout the State of Nebraska to learn the latest techniques in marketing, sales, public relations, social media, and grassroots advocacy, and to hear about the economic outlook for the industry / the country. The Nebraska Tourism Conference is the year’s best opportunity to meet and to share with industry peers during the general sessions, networking breaks, receptions, workshops and annual awards banquet celebrating the achievements of our hard-working industry professionals.
More information about the 2015 Nebraska Tourism Conference can be found at:
http://visitnebraska.com/media/industry/2015-nebraska-tourism-conference.
Links to videos by the featured speakers mentioned above can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fMlwaoJIU&index=9&list=PLUj9_tXzH9wgOGwsRKJbE8aRRrww8e4YY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0
Side Note on The Fabulous Beekman Boys:
In 2012, the duo competed and won the grand prize in CBS’s “The Amazing Race.” Over 10 million viewers watched for 12 weeks as Josh and Brent beat 20 other competitors in a 45,000 mile race around the world through 12 cities in nine different countries
For more information about travel, events and unique destinations in Nebraska, order your free travel guide today at www.VisitNebraska.com. Then stay connected with Nebraska Tourism on our Visit Nebraska Facebook page, on Twitter, on Pinterest and on YouTube.
The mission of the Nebraska Tourism Commission is to expand Nebraska’s dynamic and diverse travel industry making it more viable by creating awareness, attracting increased visitors which results in greater tourism revenue and economic gain throughout the state. To learn more, go to www.VisitNebraska.com.
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>p class=”p1″>>span class=”s2″>The Nebraska Tourism Commission will host several world class speakers and entrepreneurs at this year’s Nebraska Tourism Conference on October 20-22 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Columbus. Keynote speaker, >/span>>span class=”s2″>Shawn Achor, is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. His research on happiness made the cover of >em>Harvard Business Review>/em> and his TED Talk is one of the most popular of all time with more than 9 million views. Achor has worked with over a third of Fortune 100 companies, and lectured in more than 50 countries. His Happiness Advantage training is the largest and most successful positive psychology corporate training programs to date. Achor is also the author of >em>The New York Times>/em> best-selling books, “The Happiness Advantage and >/span>>span class=”s2″>Before Happiness,>em>”>/em> >/span>>span class=”s2″>as well as “Ripple’s Effect and The Orange Frog>em>.”>/em>>/span>>/p>
>p class=”p1″>>span class=”s2″>Entrepreneurs and branding guru’s The Fabulous Beekman Boys will also be teaching multiple sessions at the event. When Josh Kilmer-Purcell (advertising executive and >em>The New York Times>/em> Bestselling author of “I Am Not Myself These Days” and “The Bucolic Plague”) and his partner Brent Ridge (physician and former Vice President of >em>Healthy Living>/em> for Martha Stewart Omnimedia) purchased the historic Beekman 1802 Farm in 2007, they had no idea that it would launch one of the “fastest growing lifestyle brands in the country.” (source: Nasdaq) Originally just a weekend getaway from their hectic NYC lives, the farm became their lifeline after both men lost their jobs during the recession of 2008. Faced with possible foreclosure, the pair made a decision – if they were going to save their farm, they would have to make it profitable.>/span>>/p>
>p class=”p1″>>span class=”s2″>After taking in a neighboring farmer and his herd of beloved dairy goats, >/span>>span class=”s2″>Kilmer-Purcell and Ridge began >/span>>span class=”s2″>producing soaps and cheese. As other neighbors taught them how to farm, the Beekman Boys shared their city-honed skills – starting a website and mercantile. The men began working with several other local farmers and artisans to market their goods, and the entire village came together to host seasonal festivals, which are now attended by thousands of visitors from around the globe.>/span> >/p>
>p class=”p1″>>span class=”s2″>Soon the press began noticing this little farm and village that refused to give up and a television network launched a reality show about their effort – “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” (now airing on Cooking Channel) – which spread the Beekman message of hard work, living seasonally and neighborly sharing internationally. Beekman 1802 has proven that a farm can be much bigger than its fences.>/span> >/p>
>p class=”p2″>>span class=”s2″>Nebraska >/span>>span class=”s2″>Tourism Commission Executive >/span>>span class=”s2″>Director Kathy McKillip commented, “>/span>>span class=”s2″>While the conference is mostly geared toward the tourism industry, this year’s speaker line-up will also be appealing to entrepreneurs, farmers, ranchers and business leaders. So this year we welcome all who care to take advantage of these great presenters discussing everything from personal growth to new business startups and economist projections. There is a speaker for any focus in business.”>/span> >/p>
>p class=”p2″>>span class=”s2″>This three-day event, themed “The Power of Nice,” attracts hundreds of tourism and hospitality industry leaders from throughout the State of Nebraska to learn the latest techniques in marketing, sales, public relations, social media, and grassroots advocacy, and to hear about the economic outlook for the industry / the country. The Nebraska Tourism Conference is the year’s best opportunity to meet and to share with industry peers during the general sessions, networking breaks, receptions, workshops and annual awards banquet celebrating the achievements of our hard-working industry professionals.>/span>>/p>
>p class=”p2″>>span class=”s2″>More information about the 2015 Nebraska Tourism Conference can be found at:>br />>/span>>span class=”s2″>>a href=”http://visitnebraska.com/media/industry/2015-nebraska-tourism-conference”>http://visitnebraska.com/media/industry/2015-nebraska-tourism-conference>/a>>/span>>span class=”s2″>.>/span>>/p>
>p class=”p4″>>span class=”s2″>Links to videos by the featured speakers mentioned above can be found at:>br />>/span>>a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fMlwaoJIU&index=9&list=PLUj9_tXzH9wgOGwsRKJbE8aRRrww8e4YY”>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fMlwaoJIU&index=9&list=PLUj9_tXzH9wgOGwsRKJbE8aRRrww8e4YY>/a>>/p>
>p class=”p3″>>span class=”s2″>>a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0″>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0>/a>>/span>>/p>
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>p class=”p2″>>span class=”s2″>>strong>Side Note on The Fabulous Beekman Boys:>br />>/strong>>/span>>span class=”s2″>In 2012, the duo competed and won the grand prize in CBS’s “The Amazing Race.” Over 10 million viewers watched for 12 weeks as Josh and Brent beat 20 other competitors in a 45,000 mile race around the world through 12 cities in nine different countries>/span> >/p>
>p class=”p5″>>span class=”s2″>>em>For more information about travel, events and unique destinations in Nebraska, order your free travel guide today at >/em>>a href=”http://www.visitnebraska.com/”>>span class=”s2″>>em>www.VisitNebraska.com>/em>>/span>>/a>>em>. Then stay connected with Nebraska Tourism on our >/em>>a href=”http://www.facebook.com/visitnebraska”>>span class=”s2″>>em>Visit Nebraska Facebook page>/em>>/span>>/a>>em>, on >/em>>a href=”https://twitter.com/nebraskatourism”>>span class=”s2″>>em>Twitter>/em>>/span>>/a>>em>, on >/em>>a href=”http://pinterest.com/visitnebraska/”>>span class=”s2″>>em>Pinterest>/em>>/span>>/a>>em> and on >/em>>a href=”http://www.youtube.com/nebraskatourism”>>span class=”s2″>>em>YouTube>/em>>/span>>/a>>em>.>/em>>/span>>/p>
>p class=”p5″>>span class=”s2″>>em>The mission of the Nebraska Tourism Commission is to expand Nebraska’s dynamic and diverse travel industry making it more viable by creating awareness, attracting increased visitors which results in greater tourism revenue and economic gain throughout the state. To learn more, go to >/em>>a href=”http://www.visitnebraska.com/”>>span class=”s2″>>em>www.VisitNebraska.com>/em>>/span>>/a>>em>.>/em>>/span>>/p>