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  <title>Speaker Lunch - business in Corvallis, Oregon</title>
  <description>Speed Mentoring for the Entrepreneur</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:47:54 PST</pubDate>
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 <title>Ryan Buchanan, CEO of eROI in&#160;Portland - Thursday November 20, 2008, Noon to 1 at Iovino's Ristorante on the Riverfront</title>
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   	<p><img src="http://www.speakerlunch.com/images/17.jpg" width="250" height="167" alt="Ryan Buchanan" class="right" />Ryan Buchanan, founder and <span class="caps">CEO</span> of <a href="http://eroi.com/">eROI</a>, started the company in November 2002. He has eight years of <a href="http://eroi.com/eroi-does-online-marketing/services/">email marketing</a>, <a href="http://eroi.com/eroi-does-online-marketing/services/web-custom-development/">web</a> and <a href="http://eroi.com/eroi-does-online-marketing/e-commerce-software-tool-ecomroi/">e-commerce experience</a> and frequently speaks about <a href="http://eroi.com/eroi-does-online-marketing/email-marketing-software-emailroi/">email marketing</a>, <a href="http://eroi.com/eroi-does-online-marketing/services/blog-design-and-integration/">social networking</a>, and <a href="http://eroi.com/eroi-does-online-marketing/services/online-strategy-viral-marketing/">web marketing-related issues</a>.</p>

	<p>He has also been featured in notable industry publications such as the <a href="http://www.wsj.com">Wall Street Journal</a>, <a href="http://www.thestreet.com">TheStreet.com</a>, <a href="http://www.imediaconnection.com/index.asp">iMedia Connection</a>, <a href="http://www.dmnews.com/">DM News</a>, and <a href="http://www.emarketer.com/">eMarketer</a>. </p>

	<p>He has led the growth of eROI from a couple employees at inception to a full team of e-marketing experts, creatives, technical, account, and sales teams. Buchanan has driven 720% growth from 2003 &#8211; 2006, earning eROI a spot as an <a href="http://www.inc.com/inc5000">Inc. 500 company</a>. Through his leadership, eROI was the only small, young company to be recognized as one of the Most Admired Companies in Oregon by a Portland Business Journal survey of 2,000 Oregon <span class="caps">CEO</span>s in 2007. He served for two years as the President of the Board of the <a href="http://www.portlandadfed.com/">Portland Advertising Federation</a>  and also serves on the <a href="http://www.friendsofthechildren.org/">Boards of Friends of the Children</a>, <a href="http://www.sao.org/">Software Association of Oregon</a>, <a href="http://www.oen.org/">Oregon Entrepreneurs Network</a>, <a href="http://www.starveups.com/starveups/">Starve Ups</a> and <a href="http://www.greenlightgreaterportland.com">Greenlight Greater Portland</a>. Buchanan was named to the <a href="http://portland.bizjournals.com/">Portland Business Journal&#8217;s</a> &#8217;40 Under 40,&#8217; an award that recognizes city leaders under 40 years old. He was also named by <a href="http://www.oregonbusiness.com">Oregon Business Magazine</a> as one of &#8220;the 50 Great Leaders for Oregon &#8211; 50 who fix it, move it, build it, change it and get it done right.&#8221; Buchanan is most proud of the team at eROI and positive culture the company has created, which has resulted in a deeper connection to the community and each other.</p>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:30:47 PST</pubDate>
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   	<p>Mark Rose founded <a href="http://new.tunnelradio.com/">Tunnel Radio of America</a>, a company that provides underground communication and personnel tracking products for miners and railroad tunnels.</p>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:00:27 PST</pubDate>
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 <title>Paul Anthony, Founder and CEO of&#160;Rumblefish - Thursday January 15, 2009, Noon to 1 at Iovino's Ristorante on the Riverfront</title>
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   	<p>Paul Anthony started <a href="http://www.rumblefish.com/index.php">Rumblefish</a>, in his dorm room at the University of Oregon in 1996. The company is aimed at bringing a creative, financial and legal perspective to any music licensing project.</p>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:08:19 PST</pubDate>
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