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Leonard Knight
  • 43, Male
  • Knoxville
  • United States
  • Launched New Business
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Need some drawings updated

Started Sep 2, 2011 0 Replies

Golf Tournament Scoring App??

Started this discussion. Last reply by Marty Lawson Aug 2, 2011. 10 Replies

Little Help Please!

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Crowd-sourced website

At our last EOK meeting, I asked everyone to help build a quick website for our friend, Ron Carlson.  The response was pretty amazing.  Imagine, if we did a little work like this for every member...I'm sure if we wanted to go further, we could build a nice twitter page, facebook page, and more.Crowd-sourcing…See More
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Crowd-sourced website

At our last EOK meeting, I asked everyone to help build a quick website for our friend, Ron Carlson.  The response was pretty amazing.  Imagine, if we did a little work like this for every member...I'm sure if we wanted to go further, we could build a nice twitter page, facebook page, and more.Crowd-sourcing…See More
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Member Spotlight: Karen Sprinkle

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Leonard Knight liked Kerri Karel's event Member Spotlight: Karen Sprinkle
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Leonard Knight is attending Kerri Karel's event
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Member Spotlight: Karen Sprinkle at "Cherokee Mills"

May 16, 2012 from 9am to 10am
This week's spotlight is on Karen Sprinkle.  Karen owns Organize It Data Time & Space. Karen has been helping clients in the Knoxville area get organized since January 2000.She is a member of the National Association Of Professional Organizers and has previously service on the Board of Directors for EOK. Places you can find Karen:…See More
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Lisa Gifford Mueller is attending Leonard Knight's event
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Crowdsourcing - Google Hangouts at "Cherokee Mills"

May 23, 2012 from 10am to 11am
Kathi Browne will crowdsource Google Hangouts. She wants to utilize crowd-sourcing to investigate ways this could be used for EOK and for other social-media specific ventures.See More
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Leonard Knight left a comment for Linda Anderson
"Welcome to EOK! Let me know if you have any questions! ~Leo"
May 10
Marty Lawson liked Leonard Knight's blog post EoK Episode 172 (Two Roads Company)
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for W. Douglas Minter
"Welcome to EOK, Doug!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Amy Taylor
"Happy Birthday, Amy!  I hope you have a great one! ~Leo"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Ellen Kern
"Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great one! ~Leo"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Josh Gibson
"Welcome to EOK, Josh!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Marjorie Foster
"Welcome to EOK, Marjorie!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Trishul Tunga Reddy
"Welcome to EOK, Trishul!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Mark Armstrong
"Welcome to EOK, Mark!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for A.T. Ashby
"Welcome to EOK, A.T.!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Chris Famularo
"Welcome to EOK, Chris!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for BRANDY WILLIAMS
"Welcome to EOK, Brandy!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
Leonard Knight left a comment for Peter L. Brewer
"Welcome to EOK, Peter!  We're very glad you're here! Please check the FAQ section for some getting started tips.  Also, look into some of the upcoming events...it's a great way to meet some new people!…"
May 7
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Crowdsourcing - Google Hangouts at "Cherokee Mills"

May 23, 2012 from 10am to 11am
Kathi Browne will crowdsource Google Hangouts. She wants to utilize crowd-sourcing to investigate ways this could be used for EOK and for other social-media specific ventures.See More
May 5
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E.O.K. Founder

Profile Information

How did you find EOK?
Created it!
Who are you? What do you do? Tell us a little about you...
Born in Wurzberg, Germany April 6th, 1969. I have one younger brother. Grew up in Southeast US. I attended Central HS in Knoxville, TN and finished at Greeneville HS in Greeneville, TN. I met Debbie at Greeneville HS; we dated through college, her at Clemson and me at UTK. We married December 28th, 1991 in Greeneville, TN. We have four healthy sons. God has truly blessed me with a wonderful life!

I do a little bit of this, little bit of that; i'm an electrical engineer by trade (UTK 1991) and my day job is my engineering business (DBR Systems) where I provide automation solutions for manufacturing facilities. I also do some real-estate investing where I try to buy a new property once or twice a year; I run this business as RK Properties, LLC I also have a software company with a buddy in Seattle Bright Software, LLC Oh yeah...Founder of E.O.K. with partners Jay Albright and Chris Austin! I'm always looking for something else...
Where can we find you on the web?
I'm all over the web! Here is a good place ;)

Also, check my vanity site Leo's Space

You may want to check my facebook page too Leo's Facebook
How should other members contact you?
Direct Message on EOK
Email leo@eokhq.com
voice: 865-484-6481

My status
Linkedin Profile URL
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lrknight
Twitter URL
http://twitter.com/lrknight
What role have you played in a startup?
Entrepreneur, Technician, Investor
How do you plan to participate?
Online only, Attend meetings, Social events, Social media
Key Search Terms - Use this section to list specific key phrases describing your business. The more specific the better. This will help someone find you better using the search function.
Industrial Automation, Process Control, Real-Estate, Software Development, Technical Support, Investing
What do you want from EOK? What are the top 3 items you need help with now?
  1. Business Planning/Forecasting
  2. Smart people to help me shape up my ideas
  3. Social time with smart people (downside of working on your own)
How has EOK helped you?
Launched New Business

Leo's Web Places

Twitter
Tumblr
Plaxo
 Flickr
YouTube
Linkedin
 E.O.K. Profile
Email Leo
Facebook

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At 6:03pm on March 30, 2012, Todd Schuchart said…

Leo thanx!

At 10:00am on March 26, 2012, Grace Miller said…

Many thanks, I look forward to participating.

At 4:09pm on March 1, 2012, Roger Kiger said…

Thanks Leo, I just realized you were also born in Wurzburg. What are the chances of that? I'll try to stop by tonight. I'm always up for a beer (or three).

At 9:18am on February 28, 2012, Jason Roberts said…

Leo, Travis Redmon @ PK mentioned to me the other day that he would like to have EOK back for pint night, maybe April?!?

At 10:52pm on February 22, 2012, will.bledsoe said…

Sure will, thanks for this resource. It is most helpful.

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Leonard Knight's Blog

Crowd-sourced website

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:41pm 0 Comments

EoK Episode 172 (Two Roads Company)

Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:11am 0 Comments

Have you launched a new Business?

Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:05pm 11 Comments

Documentary of NeXT Computer

Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:40am 0 Comments

Episcopal School of Knoxville Rotary Interact Club

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EOK Videos

EoK Episode 173 (Meet and Greet)

At the first meeting of this month, like always, EoK will hold a meet and greet where members can each tell the group a little about themselves. At this meet and greet in particular, members will present their websites to the group fro critiquing.

Cast: Entrepreneurs of Knoxville

Tags: meet, greet, eok, entrepreneur, knoxville, podcast and 173

EoK Episode 172 (Adam Slack and Chad Ridner)

EoK interviews the founders of Two Roads about their rise to success.

Cast: Entrepreneurs of Knoxville

Tags: two, roads, chad, ridner, adam, slack, eok, entrepreneur, knoxville, interview, 172 and podcast

EoK Episode 170 (Meet and Greet)

This week, like the first week of every month, EoK will hold a meet and greet. Members will give short presentations to the group about who they are and what they do.

Cast: Entrepreneurs of Knoxville

Tags: meet, greet, eok, entrepreneur, knoxville and podcast

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