Elaine Ingis

MS. ELAINE S. INGIS – Baby Boomer extraordinaire, wife, mom, widow, grandma, entrepreneur, and (some might say) "serial dater" (although she’d prefer to say “collector of interesting people”).

Currently, Ms. Ingis finds herself acting as a Boomer Coach for her many new and old friends. She believes that the true secret of benefiting from life's lessons is in developing an understanding of life's simplicity. Humor and Simplicity – Simplicity and Humor – thaaaaat’s all folks! She is using this philosophy to build an online business and social community of Boomers which focuses on the interests, culture and needs of Baby Boomers who have reached 60 years + in age. For those Boomers who have reached the new “40” and are using the internet . . . you are obviously doing something very right.

After working for over 20 years as Director of Administration for a New York law firm, Ms. Ingis decided that it had become time for her to start building her own professional achievements. This led her to establish The Ingis Group, a consulting firm specializing in the identification of strategic challenges and the implementation of solutions for traditional service businesses, including legal and accounting firms and a variety of internet ventures. She would frequently quote her dad, who had always said, “It is better to own your own peanut stand than to work for someone.” Since she had met many a “nut” during the course of her travels, it seemed appropriate to focus her efforts in that direction.

As a full-time working mother, Ms. Ingis ran a business, and attended school and sporting events...all simultaneously. She credits this multi-tasking ability to networking, community support and being able to keep her feet planted firmly in mid-air (which would seem to be a definite violation of the Fundamental Laws of Physics, but which is apparently not impossible).

With the safety net and loving support of her husband, Bob, she was able to start her own consulting firm and follow her dreams...some more successful than others...but with each attempt contributing to a treasure trove of wonderful life lessons.

She then found herself abruptly confronted with a life-altering situation which forced her to experience, first-hand, traumatic personal transition, feelings of isolation, serious introspection and other, very human challenges...challenges that are part of the journey that is life. As triumph is so often born of tragedy, facing these challenges brought her the gifts of greater compassion, resiliency and the discovery of vast reserves of emotional strength.

SrMeetUp offers specifically tailored advice and strategies, peer interaction, friendship, community service, employment opportunities, not-for-profit special events and much needed fun to reduce stress, build social and professional partnerships and to increase life’s enjoyments.

Ms. Ingis’ aim in creating SrMeetUp is to rekindle thoughts of the jitter bug, wide-winged Chevys, The Righteous Brothers, drive-ins and, most importantly, the excitement of endless possibilities.