1. Welcome! Take a LVMT Meetup® business card Leave one of your own Find the Sign-In Sheet and sign in! Leave your email & get a thank you from us! Pick up an Agenda – make notes for later Sit back and Enjoy!

2. Reaching Into the Toolbox January 13 th, 2009 Laura Stendel, LMT Casinossage David Otto, LMT Hands In Motion Organizers

3. Welcome! Thank you for the opportunity to introduce you to a network of local, Las Vegas Valley professional massage therapists. Thank you to Lynne Darden for inviting us and always being supportive, anticipating, and accommodating for the LVMT Meetup® group and her students & graduates! Thank you also to member Kasey Pruett for introducing our group to the NSMT campus!

4. Who is…. Membership: Professional Massage Therapists Student Massage Therapists Allied Professionals Conjunctive Business Massage Therapy Educators

5. Who is…. Purpose: Share and organize members' experiences, attitudes, and goals in the Massage Therapy industry in the Las Vegas Valley. Meet with professionals practicing Massage Therapy and interested in methods of rehabilitation, relaxation, and healing.

6. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities

7. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Professional Proactive Promotional

8. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Need for Local Networking Group January 28 th, 2006 75 members by May, 2008 228 members today

9. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Inform Perform Multiform

10. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Inform Perform Multiform 1.Local massage law 2.Relevant MT industry happenings 3.MT conference info 4.Hands-on CEU locations 5.Work Opportunities

11. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Inform Perform Multiform 1.Volunteer Opportunities 2.Business Opportunities

12. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Inform Perform Multiform 1.Open your mind 2.Experience other professionals 3.Offer your expertise 4.Explore new opportunities

13. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Past Planned 1.Individual business owner appearance 2.Word-of-Mouth promotion of members services & LVMT group thru referral list 3.Unique presenters 4.Networking events 5.Employee MT promotion

14. Need to Know…. Premise Origin Purpose Activities Past Planned All previous, and… 1.LV Philharmonic 2.Co-operative marketing ventures 3.WAKA 4.Media Kits/Branding LVMT 5.Networking with leading industry CE & healthcare providers

15. Want to Know…. Questions? Answers.

16. Want to Know…. Suggestions?

17. Whats Next: February 19 th LVMT group Meetup: Boris Prilutsky Patric Medeiros Samantha Manrique Certified, Registered, Licensed…or what?

18. Join Now! Its FREE. Why? No need for funds (at this time!) when it is passion for massage therapy that we are promoting. How? Member involvement – the more proactive, the more results! www.meetup.com/LVMTgroup

19. Join Now! Its FREE. Thank you for your attention! See you at the next meeting!