RPCN: Rochester Professional Consultants Network

10/01/2026

💻 Is Your Technology Helping Your Business Grow—or Slowing It Down?

You know the signs...
👉 Entering the same information in multiple places
👉 Software that doesn't communicate with other software
👉 Too many subscriptions
👉 Manual workarounds that were supposed to be temporary
👉 Tools your business has outgrown

Join RPCN for:
💻 Is Your Tech Working for You? How to Evaluate, Simplify, and Improve Your Digital Systems
Facilitated by Kyan Lynch, MD, PMP, CPHIMS

This practical workshop will help you audit your digital setup and identify:
✅ What's working
⚠️ What's creating unnecessary work
🔗 What should be better connected
💰 Where you may be wasting money
🛠️ What to KEEP, CHANGE, CONNECT, or REPLACE

Kyan Lynch, MD, PMP, CPHIMS, is a Rochester-based consultant and educator who helps small, growing organizations make better use of the technology behind their work.

📅 Friday, October 9, 2026
⏰ 8:00–9:30 AM
📍 In Person or Online via Zoom
Register Today: https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6839873

👇 If you could eliminate ONE technology frustration from your business tomorrow, what would it be?

09/29/2026

RPCN Upcoming Oct. 2026 Events
https://rochesterconsultants.org/rpcn_events_all
Tech Forum and Our Technology Adventures
02-Oct-2026 8:00 AM
In Person or Online via Zoom, Register today: https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6852036
Facilitator: Dave Bassett
Kyan Lynch, MD Presents Is Your Tech Working for You? How to Evaluate, Simplify, and Improve Your Digital Systems
09-Oct-2026 8:00 AM
In Person or Online via Zoom, Register today: https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6839873
Jane Ahrens presents Changes to Medicare - Updates for 2027
16-Oct-2026 8:00 AM
In-Person + Online via Zoom, Register today: https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6853479
Daniel Miller Presents The New Shape of Work for the Modern Professional
23-Oct-2026 8:00 AM
In-Person + Online via Zoom, Register today: https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6792091

09/25/2026

Time for a refresh? Explore the possibilities.

Here is what updated brand photos can do for your business:

Your website finally looks like the business you've built. Your social media has fresh, professional content ready to go. Your Google profile stands out when someone searches for you. Your marketing materials actually represent you the way you deserve to be represented.

The Brand Refresh Mini Session gives you 10 professionally edited photos for $150. We guide you through every shot and tell you exactly what to bring so you show up prepared and walk out with everything you need.

Sessions run 11am to 7pm in Rochester at Serendipity Labs Rochester - Innovation Square.

Find the link in the comments to book your spot!

09/24/2026

💻 STOP struggling with tech alone.

Have a tech problem?
Bring it.

Found a great new tool?
Share it.

RPCN Tech Forum & Our Technology Adventures
📅 Oct. 2
⏰ 8:00–9:30 AM
📍 In Person + Zoom
Register Today!
https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6852036

💻 Solve tech problems
🤖 Talk AI
📱 Discover new apps
💡 Share technology discoveries
🤝 Learn from other professionals
Facilitated by Dave Bassett

🎟 Members FREE
🎟 Nonmembers $10
Come with a question. Leave with solutions.

👇 What's the BEST new technology you've discovered this year?

09/17/2026

Business Forum: Solving Real Entrepreneurial Challenges
📅 September 18, 2026 | 8:00–9:30 AM (ET)
📍 In Person or Online via Zoom
https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6816554
Running a business comes with constant challenges. The best solutions often come from peers who have already faced them.

Join us for an interactive Business Forum where entrepreneurs and professionals collaborate to solve real-world business problems related to starting, scaling, and sustaining a venture.

During this lively session you will:
• Share challenges you're facing in your business
• Learn practical solutions from experienced peers
• Gain new perspectives and actionable insights
• Expand your professional network

This forum will be facilitated by Lurz, veteran startup consultant and long-time supporter of RPCN.

⭐ Meeting Sponsors:
Members – $20 | Nonmembers – $30
(Sponsors receive a 3-minute opportunity to introduce their business.)

Bring a challenge. Leave with ideas, insight, and momentum.

RPCN is a non-profit 501( c ) (3) organization.

09/17/2026

💰 What If You're Sitting on More Business Than You Realize?

Ely Delaney Presents The Follow Up Machine: The System that Turns Quiet Prospects Into Steady Revenue

Think about the people you've talked with over the last year who said:
“Not right now.”
“Let's talk again later.”
“The timing isn't right.”
“Keep in touch.”
What happened next?
For many consultants, the answer is...
Nothing.

That's not necessarily a lead problem.
👉 It may be a FOLLOW-UP problem.

📅 September 25 | 8:00–9:30 AM
📍 In Person or Online via Zoom

Join RPCN and Ely Delaney — “The People Whisperer” — to learn a four-step framework designed to keep prospects warm and relationships alive.

Discover how to:
🔥 Keep warm leads from disappearing
🤝 Follow up without feeling pushy
💡 Stay top-of-mind by providing value
⚙️ Build a repeatable follow-up system
💰 Create opportunities from relationships you already have

Perfect for established consultants, fractional executives, coaches, CPAs, advisors, and other professional service providers.

🎟 Members FREE | Nonmembers $10
Register today ! at https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6792137

⭐ Meeting sponsorships are also available.

Before you spend more time and money finding new leads, take another look at the people who already know and trust you.

👇 How many “maybe later” conversations are sitting in YOUR contact list?

09/09/2026

7-Week Online Program Helps Experienced Professionals Turn Their Expertise into a Profitable Consulting Business

ROCHESTER, NY — The Rochester Professional Consultants Network (RPCN) is now accepting registrations for its 2026 Consulting Business Launchpad, a seven-week, hands-on program designed to help experienced professionals turn their knowledge, skills, and industry experience into a successful independent consulting business.

The program begins September 28, 2026, and runs through November 9, 2026, with live Monday sessions from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. The online format makes the program accessible to aspiring and practicing consultants throughout New York and beyond.

"In this time of major disruption in the workforce, many skilled professionals are craving meaningful work on their own terms with their own consulting businesses. This 7-week program is similar to many business bootcamps, but speaks specifically to the modern-day entrepreneur and consultant. Attendees get instruction from business leaders across the US."

Registration and Early-Bird Savings

2026 Consulting Business Launchpad

September 28–November 9, 2026

Mondays, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom

Early registration saving has been extended, is available through September 13, 2026:

For program details and registration, visit:
Rochester Professional Consultants Network

www.rochesterconsultants.org/launchpad

About Rochester Professional Consultants Network

Founded in 1990, Rochester Professional Consultants Network, Inc. (RPCN) is a New York nonprofit and 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting independent consultants and professionals exploring consulting careers. RPCN provides education, networking, peer support, professional development, community outreach, and opportunities for consultants to learn from one another.

https://rochesterconsultants.org/

09/04/2026

You Spent Years Building Your Experience. What If You Could Use It to Help Build Someone Else’s Future?

Experienced consultants have something incredibly valuable to offer the next generation:
Real-world wisdom.

Join RPCN for:
🎓 Simon Vision Consulting and You: An Amazing Mentoring Opportunity
📅 September 11, 2026
⏰ 8:00–9:30 AM
📍 In Person or Online via Zoom
🎟 EVERYONE IS FREE
Register Today: https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6816488

Simon Vision Consulting gives Simon Business School MBA and graduate students the opportunity to work on real consulting projects.

Now they can also benefit from something a classroom alone cannot provide:
The experience of practicing consultants.

Discover how you can:
🤝 Mentor student consultants
💡 Share real-world lessons and insights
🎯 Help students navigate project challenges
🎓 Support future consulting careers
🏙️ Contribute to Rochester organizations
🌱 Give back while building new professional relationships

Facilitated by Dave Bassett.

⭐ Want additional visibility?
Sponsor the meeting for $20 and receive 3 minutes to talk about your business.

Someone helped you along the way. Maybe it’s your turn to do the same.

👇 What advice would YOU give someone beginning a consulting career today?

08/30/2026

Bring a Tech Problem. Leave With Solutions.

Ever spent an hour searching online for the answer to a technology problem that someone else could have explained in five minutes?

That's why we have the RPCN Tech Forum & Our Technology Adventures.
📅 September 4 | 8:00–9:30 AM
📍 In Person or Online via Zoom
Register today! https://rochesterconsultants.org/event-6816536

Bring your questions about:
💻 Computers
🌐 Internet
📱 Mobile apps
☎️ Phones
🤖 AI
⚙️ Business technology
During the first half, we'll help each other solve real technology problems.

Then we switch to “Our Technology Adventures.”
🚀 What new technology have you discovered?
💡 What's making your work easier?
🤖 What AI tool surprised you?
📱 What app would you recommend?
Share what you've learned—and discover what other professionals are using.

The informal discussion is facilitated by Dave Bassett, a registered Patent Agent who has helped people pursue patents across a wide variety of fields.

⭐ Meeting sponsorships available with a 3-minute business introduction.

Come with a question. Share an experience. Leave smarter—and better connected.

👇 What's your biggest technology question right now?