From April 29 through May 1, 2026, hundreds of business professionals from across the United States and Canada gathered at the BNI US & Canada National Conference at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando in Florida. The three-day event brought together entrepreneurs, business owners, and networking leaders to exchange ideas, explore innovative strategies, strengthen professional relationships, and discover new opportunities for growth. What a surprise it was to learn that Brian Loebig was the winner of the prestigious BNI Traditions and Innovations Award!
The BNI Traditions and Innovations Award honors BNI members who successfully balance traditional, relationship-based business practices with forward-thinking strategies and innovation. It reflects one of BNI’s core values; the business networking organization promotes respecting tried-and-true methods while encouraging openness to new ideas and new ways of doing things.
“I wasn’t able to make it to the BNI national conference in Florida this year, but received the 2026 award for living the ‘traditions and innovations’ core value of BNI!” Brian responded on social media. “I didn’t even know I was nominated! Our Executive Director for the region, Ann Brennan, received it for me on the stage today.” BNI Central Maryland also shared its excitement about the award. All the Loebig Ink team members feel honored by Brian’s recognition and are grateful to the BNI community for its commitment to helping businesses and entrepreneurs succeed together.
This year’s conference, in keeping with the main goals and principles of BNI, centered on accelerating business growth through connections, education, and collaboration. Brian hopes to attend the 2027 BNI US & Canada National Conference next year, which is planned for May 12–14, 2027 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Congratulations are in order! Brian Loebig, our founder of Loebig Ink, LLC, has been chosen as a Local Business Person of the Year for Wheaton, MD by 
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At the beginning of Episode 65 of the Body Beauty Show, host Austin Evans leads with the questions that so many business owners ask themselves: “How do I market my products? How do I market my services?” He invited Brian Loebig to speak with him on the podcast to help beauty entrepreneurs sort through the “ocean of noise” they encounter in the spirit of advice to find the most important internet marketing actions they can take to increase their rankings in search engines.
Today, Alignable’s network has chosen Brian Loebig of Loebig Ink, LLC as Wheaton’s 2022 Business Person Of The Year! 
“One of the ways our organization gives back to the local business community is through regular personal connections and engagement on platforms like Alignable,” said Loebig. “These platforms can help us be stronger together and can extend and strengthen the community at scale. Our team at Loebig Ink is excited to receive this award and encourage everyone to build each other up online and in person.”
Brian Loebig, founder and owner of Loebig Ink, LLC, is an enthusiastic entrepreneur, teacher, and speaker who enjoys sharing his knowledge with groups large and small. His presentations on 
“I fell in love with the whole process – the diversity in the world and in people and how they can get to that point in their life when they’re going to prison or jail and using drugs as an outlet,” Brian recalls. He outlines his career beginning as a halfway house monitor to the Director of Treatment Programs for all of southeastern Wisconsin and defines the “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach to change” that he learned along the way.