Chris Hardie

Welcome

Hi! Welcome to my personal website. I'm an entrepreneur, small business owner, blogger, technology consultant and community builder living in Richmond, Indiana. Learn more about me or get in touch.

Projects

Some projects and activities of note:

I'm the Principal at Summersault website development
I'm blogging about entrepreneurship, politics, customer service, Midwestern life and more

Speaking

I speak about a variety of technical and cultural topics to audiences of all sizes. My talks have been called "instructive" and "thought-provoking," my presentation style "human" and "accessible."

Learn more about having me speak to your group, class, company or organization.

From My Blog

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Take the money and run for office

Apr 09, 2012 - If there's any part of you that remains hopeful about what national political systems or government can do for the average resident of this country, I invite you to have your soul crushed by this excellent and compelling hour of reporting from This American Life about the incredible role money plays... [ Continue Reading ]
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RP&L, Steve Saum and employee performance reviews

Mar 25, 2012 - 2012 has been a challenging year so far for the leadership of Richmond Power & Light, Richmond's municipally owned power company. Most of the strife centers around the firing of RP&L General Manager Steve Saum; the short version is that the Board of Directors unexpectedly removed Saum from... [ Continue Reading ]
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Sunshine Week: disclosure's benefits justify potential sting

Mar 12, 2012 - As a pat of my role on the Palladium-Item editorial board, I have a viewpoints piece in today's paper about Sunshine Week 2012, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits,... [ Continue Reading ]

Recent Tweets

RT @vlvictorlee: A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.
For conversations that matter, make sure you're talking to the decision-makers, not the gate-keepers.
@melissajohill Maybe you need a coffee faucet? http://t.co/M0tusNaI