iBi - October 2013 | PeoriaMagazines.com

At the Sunbeam

Where Art Meets Business

by Jonathan Wright

Photography by David Vernon with additional research and input from Reema Abi-Akar

The Sunbeam Building is a showcase for how business and the arts can work together to breathe life into a neighborhood… and a community.

Jan Wright, Publisher, iBi

What’s the most important leadership quality for success in business? According to a 2010 IBM study of more than 1,500 chief executive officers from around the world, it’s creativity.

ArtsPartners

Collaborator, Connector, Convener, Consultant…

by Suzette Boulais

ArtsPartners of Central Illinois

The central hub for the local arts community, ArtsPartners, brings together a diverse range of partners… and the entire region benefits.

The Peoria-based singer/songwriter/storyteller/multi-instrumentalist has spent the past 14 years traveling the world, making music, building a successful arts career, and loving life while doing it all.

Ear in the Envelope

An Entrepreneurial Tale

by Gabrielle Balzell

A head-turning name, eye-catching designs, and the birth of a business…

Management as Performing Art

by Dr. Aaron Buchko

Bradley University

We must expand our understanding by seeing management as a daily performance—with a script that is constantly changing.

Art Works!

by Sharon Amdall

Art works to improve education, drive creativity in the workplace, bolster the economy, and enrich communities.

Developing Creativity in Today’s Workforce

by Beth Reusch

Peoria Art Guild

Fostering entrepreneurialism and innovation with hands-on internships for local students…

Copyright and the Artist

by Jonathan LA Phillips

Shay Kepple Phillips, Ltd.

The rights of artists are enshrined directly in the Constitution itself.

Twice Awakened

by Doug and Eileen Leunig

By leveraging the arts, we can stimulate creativity in our children and better prepare them with 21st-century job skills.

STEAMIE: Start Something Today

by Amy Lambert

Startup Peoria

An emerging spin on STEM learning arms students with the skills to apply their knowledge more creatively in today’s entrepreneurial world.

Citywide Celebration of Women Artists

A Sneak Preview

by Channy Lyons

A collaborative event to recognize women artists and their persevering entrepreneurial spirit...

STEAM

Integrating the Arts

Congressman Aaron Schock

Study after study has shown that the arts are more than just an add-on benefit in education.

The Arts and Business

by Duffy Armstrong

Arts Alliance Illinois

Both nationally and statewide, there is a growing recognition that arts education is essential to society.

Region

Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness
Mayor Jim Ardis - City of Peoria

Finance

Charitable Giving
Mapping Out a Lasting Legacy
by Cathy S. Butler Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Claiming Social Security Benefits
Daryl Dagit - Savant Capital Management

Workplace

Managing Stress in the Workplace
by Bill Blundell The Antioch Group
Five Ways Your Business Can Improve by Admitting to Mistakes
by Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey
Six Personality Types That Can Sabotage Your Company’s Best Thinking
by Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer
Is That Dream Job Worth It?
Mary Pille, Junior Achievement of Central Illinois

Healthcare

You and Your Doctor
A Relationship of Primary Importance
By Debbie Simon And Gary Knepp, Do Unitypoint Health - Methodist
Mind and Body
The Arts and Healing Program
by Stephanie Franks OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

More...

Art Matters. Architecture Matters.
By Edward J. Barry Jr. Farnsworth Group
Checked Your Phone Bill Lately?
Jessica Tharp, Better Business Bureau of Central Illinois

Balance

Every Tombstone Tells a Tale

by Lori Beckham

The Historic Springdale Cemetery Tour is approaching… a walking excursion into Peoria’s notable place of rest, where the dead rise once a year to tell tales to the living.

iBi - October 2013

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the Arts