Wake Up YP! Featuring Bryan Earnest with Amperage Marketing + Fundraising

Kick off your day with Wake-Up YP, a Cedar Valley Young Professionals (CVYP) event designed to energize, inspire, and connect young professionals in the Cedar Valley. This August, join us as we welcome Bryan Earnest the Founder, President & CEO at Amperage Marketing + Fundraising. Enjoy a light breakfast and start your morning on a positive note! This event is free to attend for CVYP Members ONLY. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow! 

If you are not yet a CVYP Member - you can sign up here: https://www.growcedarvalley.com/talent-workforce/young-professionals-2/

Bryan Earnest, President & CEO, Founder
As the president, CEO and founder of Amperage, Bryan works towards achieving the vision for the organization. He focuses on fostering a strong culture, overseeing sales and marketing, operations and risk management, and leading strategy for the organization. Bryan's forte is bringing people together to build and cultivate relationships and seeking out new business opportunities and best practices. With a background in public relations, sales and marketing, Bryan understands the multiple facets of a business and works with clients to help them achieve their business and marketing goals.

Over the past 29 years Bryan has led with an entrepreneurial spirit. Bryan founded Amperage (formerly ME&V) in 1996 and led through the acquisitions of Henry Russell Bruce (Cedar Rapids) in 2014, Creative Communications (Wausau, WI) in 2018, Hansen Henley Yoder Lamb (Minneapolis) in 2022 and Vernon Research Group in 2025.

Professional Career:
Graduated Iowa State University, 1991
Worked as Public Relations Representative at Covenant Medical Center
Worked as an Account Executive at KWWL-TV
Founded Amperage Marketing + Fundraising, 1996

Other Details:
Cedar Valley Hospice Board President (2024-present)
Unity Point Health - Waterloo Board of Directors (2024-present)
Cedar Valley United Way Campaign Chair (2020)
Grow Cedar Valley Board of Directors (served as Board Chair from 2019-2020)
YPO member - Iowa/International Organization
American Cancer Society National Board Member
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Board of Trustees and Foundation
American Advertising Federation Ad Person of the Year (2014)
Junior Achievement Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Iowa/Nebraska Region (2002)
"20 Under 40" Award, Waterloo Courier (2002)
Inc. 500 Award Winner, Inc. 5000 recipient (2001 & 2002)