Name: 📚 Author Panel & Book Signing | 4th Wednesday Event
Start: 2026-01-28T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Talon Room

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📚 Author Panel & Book Signing | Hosted by Elite Referral Network 📚
Join Elite Referral Network for a special evening of insight, conversation, and connection at our Author Panel and Book Signing, featuring three ERN members who have turned their professional experience into published works and practical wisdom.
📅 Wednesday, January 28, 2026
🕕 6:00 p.m.
📍 The Talon Room
230 N 12th St, Suite 1, Lincoln
This event brings together local business leaders and authors for a panel discussion followed by a book signing and time to connect.
Featured Authors
Jethro Hopkins
Managing Partner, No Coast Business Advisors
Co-Author of Exit Lever: How Smart Business Owners and Buyers Avoid the 10 Mistakes that Ruin the Sale of Businesses
Jethro Hopkins is one of the founders of Elite Referral Network and a managing partner at No Coast Business Advisors, a business brokerage focused on relationships—not just transactions. Through decades of hands-on experience buying, selling, scaling, and advising businesses, Jethro has seen firsthand how costly mistakes can derail business sales and acquisitions.
In Exit Lever, Jethro and co-author Jeff Dousharm share real-world insights designed to help business owners, buyers, and investors avoid the common missteps that cost time, money, and opportunity—whether selling now or preparing for the future.
Daine Patton
Owner, Bats to Rats: Wildlife Control & Prevention
Featured Author in Stand on the Shoulders of Multi-Million-Dollar-Producing Giants
Daine Patton is the owner of Bats to Rats: Wildlife Control & Prevention and has served Lincoln and surrounding communities for over 15 years. His business specializes in wildlife and pest management for residential and commercial properties, with a strong reputation for thorough inspections, clear communication, and effective long-term solutions.
Daine is a featured author in Stand on the Shoulders of Multi-Million-Dollar-Producing Giants, a hardcover series inspired by the words of Sir Isaac Newton: “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The book brings together insights from modern-day business leaders who share the lessons, perspectives, and experiences that have shaped their success—inviting readers to broaden their thinking, expand their possibilities, and apply proven wisdom to their own journey.
Chef Aaron Young
Owner, ChefauChef Catering
Author of ChefauChef: Feed the Dream – A Caterer’s Guide to Purpose, Profit, and People
Chef Aaron Young is the owner and operator of ChefauChef Catering, one of Lincoln’s most respected catering companies. With a background in culinary arts, national recognition, and over a decade of business ownership, Aaron has built a brand grounded in quality, hospitality, and care for both clients and team members.
In Feed the Dream, Aaron shares the behind-the-scenes story of growing a food business—from early challenges to lasting success—offering insight on leadership, systems, purpose-driven work, and balancing profit with people.
What to Expect:
✔ A moderated author panel discussion
✔ Insights on entrepreneurship, leadership, and business growth
✔ Opportunities to meet the authors
✔ Book signing following the panel
✔ Connection with ERN members and the broader business community
This event is ideal for business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals, and anyone interested in learning from local leaders who have built, grown, and sustained successful businesses.
All are welcome.
Come learn, connect, and support ERN members who are sharing their stories, expertise, and experience through the written word.