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Mandy Czinke Female
Plainfield, Indiana
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How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
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What is your greatest strength?
My empathy for people - understanding the true root of what a person wants, needs, thinks or feels...this allows me to be a peacemaker, and something of a "diplomat" in business. Also my creativity and unwavering determination to be positive.
What are you working on?
Being more organized, being a "finisher", marketing and successfully running my business, refining my talents, being a benefit to those around me, being steadfast not just to dream but to to achieve my goals and dreams, being a person who is gracious.
How big is your business?
Self-employed
What is your Job Title
Owner
What is your Company Website?
http://www.pieshapedwedge.com
What is your Personal Website?
http://figg.wordpress.com
What is your alma mater?
IUPUI
Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
When my boyfriend and business partner and I struck out as entrepreneurs, we moved away from our "social circle" because we found that we just didn't have as much in common with them. We have wanted for a long time (but just haven't found ourselves with the time) to begin networking to find others with similar experiences - to share support and inspiration, and to trade ideas, and fun recommendations...we hope to find that Smaller Indiana is a source like this!
Freelance Interests/Experience - I am always looking to find forums where my "talents and interests" would be useful. If there's anything on this list that you have a need for, contact me, I'd be happy to hear about your project and maybe contribute!


Photography - I co-owned a small photography studio for a few years and have experience in event, architectural, portraiture, and travel photography, for both personal and marketing purposes. Additionally I'm comfortable with editing in several different applications. I'd love to grow even more in this field, and I would consider myself capable, and with a good eye, but still hungry to learn all I can.

Writing - Everything from travel, fitness, food review to business planning/HR Documents and web copy. I have done this professionally, and do short stories/essays/personal editorial pieces for fun in my spare time.

Amateur Movie-making - What exactly I do is hard to explain. for an example, please go to www.groundaffectslandscape.com

Marketing/Design - Pretty self explanitory - I would love to do projects for Non-profits at no cost in my spare time. You're welcome to ask for samples of what I've done.

Sweet & Lowdown - My band : ) I should have some music/a myspace band page up soon. *Note - Here are some pictures from the benefit show we did at Whit's Inn on the 26th!


All of this is aside from my primary business (which I'm still in the process of building) Spotlight Arts Academy, which is Children's Musical Theatre in Hendricks Co. The ultimate goal with this project is to have the resources to fund my own non-profit org. that builds homes for orphans around the world!

(Obviously, see my business website above for more detailed info about Spotlight)

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Mandy Czinke

Moved - An iNDYFRINGE Review

I arrive at the American Cabaret Theatre early, here on a Sunday evening to review Moved - The Process of an Artist, an iNDYFRINGE presentation. I open the program, which describes the production so;
"Moved is about sharing an artist's journey. Dancers, musicians, and visual artists have collaborated to exhibit the power we each hold by willingly moving into, around and beyond the talents we possess".
Reading carefully, I try to pre-meditate my experience. From inside t… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Mandy Czinke

The missing link

I have to be honest and say that I can pinpoint the moment I knew I was "in love" with Smaller Indiana. I used to go on a lot of "dates" with networking sites. My response was always tepid; "Good God, the immaturity" (I think we all know what I'm talking about), or ..."What just happened there? That wasn't conversation, that was a sales pitch!", then sometimes "Whoa there, Obi-Wan, I don't speak nano-anything. Please hold while I encyclopedia.com that." ...there's everything out there, from the… Continue

Posted on August 22, 2008 at 2:32pm — 7 Comments

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At 8:16pm on November 23, 2008, Jeremy Roach said…
Our company is seeking individuals interested in some intern work for our entertainment company. Skills should be in the areas of Sales and Distribution(gas stations and grocery centers a plus), Product Branding, Marketing(Entertainment News, Magazine Articles and Advertisements, those interested please send your contact info to: jrgrindtimeent@gmail.com We will be able to update our contacts by you emailing us your contact information.
Below is a flyer for a December 13th Event in Lafayette, Indiana following the Purdue vs. ISU game...sponsored by: Lil Jon's CRUNK Energy Drink, Ozone Magazine, Lil Jon's BME Recordings. Clicking the flyer will give you a better idea of what our company does. We are working with some major sponsors from our industry for this event. Please spread the word if your a fan of the music genre, and don't forget to come check out the event. Tickets available online now.

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At 2:36pm on August 19, 2008, Erin Monahan said…
We need Fringe bloggers to use the passes for the first or second showing.
At 6:56pm on August 18, 2008, Erin Monahan said…
Mandy, I have the Fringe Press Passes... Where can we meet so I can get them to you? I work downtown and live up north. Let me know what will work best. Erin
At 10:05am on August 14, 2008, Rodger D. Johnson said…
Hi Mandy, It was nice meeting you today at IBN. You've got a great thing going with Spotlight -- just looked at the website. Let's keep in touch.
At 5:07pm on August 12, 2008, Erin Monahan said…
Mandy, Thanks for volunteering to see Moved. As soon as I get the press passes, I'll let you know. What's the best way for me to get one to you?
At 7:21pm on August 5, 2008, Scott Sutherland said…
Mandy, I see you connected with Emily today...that's really SPECIAL! Looking forward to all of us getting together soon. I'll let you and Em coordinate. - Scott
At 3:10pm on August 5, 2008, Emily Sutherland said…
OH... I meant your boyfriend. But you know what I meant, right? ;>)
At 2:10pm on August 5, 2008, Emily Sutherland said…
CRAZY!! So you're the artist Scott mentioned to me a couple weeks ago -- he has been hoping we could get together soon! Let's meet up. I want to hear more about what you and your husband are doing. All the stuff you like doing (per your SI page) is all the stuff I love to do, too. And we're PKs! My email address is: esutherland@gaithermusic.com. Let's definitely work on a time to get together.
At 12:00pm on August 5, 2008, Emily Sutherland said…
I can't even tell you how many "recovering PKs" I've heard from this week! It's so wild! My dad was a Wesleyan pastor for more than 30 years... and he is a really good guy who is in "recovery mode" himself. We all sure got our fill of "special" over the years! I noticed you've got a band. I'm jealous (in the friendliest kind of way)! :)
At 7:34pm on August 3, 2008, Marty posch said…
How are things going in your world? How is the progress of the org going?
 
 

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