Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion

Doug Keller

Eustis Body Shop

Doug Keller founded the Eustis Body Shop in 1979. With a degree in auto-body technology from Southeast Community College in Milford, Keller purchased a building in Eustis and turned a childhood passion for cars into a thriving business.

In 1988, Keller expanded the business by opening a shop in Lexington. The Eustis Body Shop has since grown to three additional locations, one in Grand Island, one in Kearney and one in Cozad.

Despite having multiple locations and nearly 40 employees, Keller has stayed true to his early interest in cars. By combining the latest technologies in auto-body repair with highly trained employees, Eustis Body Shop is able to perform repairs quicker and return vehicles back to factory specifications better than ever.

The relationships Keller and his employees share with their customers is the primary concern, and their reputation for quality work has been hard earned.

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Dan Shundoff

Intellicom

Dan Shundoff is the President, CEO and Founder of Intellicom. He is a man of honesty, integrity, and commitment, and has a clear sense of how these values relate to the priorities of his company.

Before founding Intellicom, Shundoff was a Senior Proposal Analyst in the New Business Department for Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut. His department was responsible for submitting proposals to the federal government for the Blackhawk helicopter and its derivatives, including the Special Operations Aircraft.

Shundoff received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, in 1987. Dan is active in the community and was appointed to the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2005. Shundoff also is active with the Kearney Little League board, the Chamber of Commerce and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Shundoff has received several business awards including, the 2006 Walter Scott Entrepreneurial Award, presented by the University of Nebraska President, and the 2003 Nebraska Business Innovation Award, presented by the Nebraska Diplomats.

Shundoff resides in Kearney with his wife Karen and their four wonderful children, Brandon, Courtney, Nicole, and Kayla. Shundoff keeps himself busy with family activities, including golf, camping and other outdoor activities.

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Phil Soreide

One Good AdGuy

Phil Soreide is an advertising veteran with more than three decades of marketing communications experience for clients ranging from Epson, Canon and Callaway Golf to a variety of local businesses and organizations. Since moving to rural Nebraska in 2005, Soreide has gained a number of clients with interests in rural development, including the Phelps County Development Corporation, the South Central Economic Development District and the City of Alma , in addition to conducting a successful campaign to help elect District 38 State Senator Tom Carlson in 2006. Soreide is also the editor of two development-oriented Web sites, NebraskaRuralLiving.com and ChickenDanceTrail.com.

A graduate of the University of Colorado , Soreide held executive or partnership positions with a number of marketing communications agencies before striking out as an independent consultant under the name One Good Adguy LLC in 2002. More detailed information and samples of his work can be viewed at his Web site, www.onegoodadguy.com.