The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome one of our own members as program speaker at the next meeting, Thursday, Feb. 12. Longtime Rotarian Thom Winninger will speak about "What Are You Up Too?" and will read excerpts from his upcoming book, "Landing Up or Stepping Down! Where Are You Going From Here?"
 
The Club meets every Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the Edina Country Club. All are welcome. Cost for lunch and the program is $18.
 
Fellow Rotarian Thom Winninger will be the program speaker at the Feb. 12 Rotary meeting. Founder of WINNINGER Resource Group, a Minneapolis based Think Tank, he is author of the best-selling books "MarketQuake;" "Price Wars, Full Price and Sell Easy;" and his just published book "BULLSEYE! What Market Leaders Are Doing to Consistently HIT the BULLSEYE!" Thom is one of the most in-demand business speakers in the North America today.

His companies include: Ascendancy Research, Cook Research, It’s Time Publications, TeamTrac Training, and Winninger Works Productions. His market strategies have been featured on CNBC, First Business, Boardroom Reports, Venture and Success Magazine and he is published in over 300 other trade journals, publications, and newspapers. He is frequently referred to as "America's Leading Market Strategist." Thom is a pricing strategy expert and he is the man who is reinventing the way companies create differentiation.

He and his company have received many awards and commendations:

• The Blue Chip Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Nominee for America's Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• The Cavett Award, the highest award given by the 4000 members of the National Speakers Association.
• In 1987 he was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame.
 
The Rotary Club of Edina meets every Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the Edina Country Club. All are welcome. Cost for lunch and the program is $18.