The Colony Times · Friday, October 16, 2026
Tomorrow: paddles up at The Dink House. Plus two new members, the new site, and the board. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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Friday, October 16, 2026  ·  Tournament Eve Indianapolis
HIVE members together at an event

01  ·  Top of Mind

Tomorrow. Paddles up at The Dink House.

When

Sat, Oct 17

Time

Doors 9:30 AM
Play 10 AM – 4 PM

Where

201 W Carmel Dr
Carmel

This is the one we have been pointing at since Labor Day. HIVE and The Dink House are putting 100 of Indy's young professionals on eight courts for six hours. You get matched in your skill range — never held a paddle is a skill range — and every dollar raised goes to Pack Away Hunger. Play a bracket, feed people.

Before you show up

01Lock your spot. The event is capped at 100 players. If you have not claimed a ticket, do it tonight.
02Bring a guest. Six hours, a bracket, and no agenda. It is the easiest invite of the year, and guests are welcome.
03Court sponsorships are still open. $500 puts your table courtside and your logo on every piece of marketing. Reply to this email to claim one.
04Doors at 9:30. Check in, find your bracket, meet the people on your court. Three colonies in one building — that does not happen again until Thanksgiving.
 
Grab a spot on Eventbrite →
 

Already have a ticket? Hit RSVP on the Pickleball Tournament card in the portal so your colony knows you are coming.

RSVP in the Portal →
 

02  ·  New Members

Say hello.

Two contracts signed on October 1. Both are in the Directory with contact info, and both will be at The Dink House tomorrow if you want to put a face to the name. If one is in your colony, you owe them a coffee. If one works next to your category, you owe them a referral.

WC

Will Crew

Videographer

Carmel Colony

Carmel's first video seat. If your business has ever said "we should really be doing video," that sentence now has a name attached to it. He has already been in the portal this week — go find him.

ZR

Zach Roberts

HR Services / PEO

HamCo Colony

Payroll, benefits, compliance, the back-office stuff every owner in this network is doing badly at 11 PM. HamCo is now 29 members and this was one of its most-requested open categories.

 

That makes six new members since September 1 — Kooper Glick, Kelsey Lakes, Peyton Sewell and Kevin Parker came in the first week — and most of them walked in because a member vouched for them.

Open the Directory →
 

03  ·  Announcements

Two new front doors.

hivenetworkofficial.com is live — built for the person who asks "so what is it, exactly?" Send the link instead of explaining, then route them to your Colony President.

See the new site →
 

New from the Networked team

Networked is a citywide events app, powered by HIVE — mixers, workshops, panels and referral groups from every organizer in Indy, sorted for you in six quick questions. Free.

Try Networked →
 

04  ·  New Partner

Meet EvergreenAI.

First featured partner on the Perks page. EvergreenAI builds a bespoke website engineered to rank, then keeps the leads coming with local SEO and AI-search optimization — so you show up when people, and assistants like ChatGPT, search for what you do. For a network full of realtors, lenders, advisors and trades, that is the whole game.

Hive Member Pricing · Grow Plan

$1,200/mo

reg. $1,999/mo

Save $799 a month · Cancel anytime · No contracts

—Custom website built to rank
—Local SEO + Google Business Profile
—Show up in AI search results
—24/7 AI receptionist option
 

Your Hive link locks in the pricing automatically — no code, no negotiating. It lives on the Perks page in the portal, web and app.

Claim Hive pricing in Perks →
 

05  ·  The Board

The board, Friday morning.

149

Referrals

86

Closed won

$189.8K

Generated

58%

Conversion

Emerson Nehring leads referrals sent, Savier Caballero leads giving at $91,932, and Evan Coers leads coffees. Carmel leads the room board at $127,622.

See the Full Boards →

Saturday · The Dink House

See you at 9:30.

Grab your ticket, bring a guest, say hello to Will and Zach, and send someone the new site on the drive home. The board can wait until Monday. The courts cannot.

Grab a spot →
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