March 2015 West Shore Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
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March 2015 West Shore Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
www.WestShoreChamber.org OFFICERS President Susan Uranker Past President Robert Kess Vice President William Young Secretary Jim Chillemi Treasurer Mark Getsay Executive Director John Sobolewski March 2015 • Volume XXXVII • Issue 3 You’re Invited! State of the City Address March 10, 2015 11:30am-1:00pm LaCentre 25777 Detroit Rd. Westlake, OH 44145 Featuring Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough TRUSTEES Nan Baker Greg Belko Ray Frank Mike Mandato Marie Marrali Sean O’Reilly Tina Roberts Chris Stahurski OFFICE Cost is $20 per person at the door with cash, check or Visa/MC. Executive Assistant Sharon Matthews An RSVP is required. Please email [email protected] or call 440-835-8787. Power of More Marketing Manager Tammy Bertrand Lunch Sponsored by: First Federal of Lakewood March 2015 Page 2 PRESIDENT’S LETTER To Our Members: When the first signs of spring come, I’m empowered to clean out closets, wash windows and sweep up dustbunnies. It also inSusan Uranker, President spires me to look for ways to spring clean and renew my business life as well. Whether it's cleaning up your inbox, office, old files or sales leads, it's essential to cut clutter to spring your business life into the new season. In the spirit of spring cleaning, I searched the internet and found some organizational tips to help your business move forward. Pamela Springer, CEO of Manta offers these 2 tips: “Give your email inbox a good scrub. It’s no surprise that you feel bombarded by quirky spam, given that an estimated 247 million emails are sent every day, according to Email Marketing Report. If it’s difficult to decide what’s trash and what’s treasure, it’s time for a deep-clean of your inbox. This doesn’t mean sacrificing your weekend to delete junk mail; instead, take 15 to 20 minutes at the end of each day to sort emails into appropriate folders. Most email providers offer support for automating clean-up, through use of tools including searches, labels and filters. Spring forward. To get your entire team engaged and excited about the remainder of the year, schedule a meeting to highlight key company accomplishments and top initiatives from the first quarter, as well as review priorities for the months ahead. Take time to recognize your high performing team members, so that the collective group is ready to spring forward for the rest of the year.“ An article from Entrepreneur.com, shares these useful tips: “Dust off your mission statement. Evaluate whether your mission and vision still match your company's strategic goals given how much the markets have changed. Sharpen your tools. Lots of folks invade the garage in the spring to inspect the tools they use outdoors, and they usually find that the tools need sharpening. Spring may also be a good time for employees to review and sharpen their skills or learn new ones to improve work efficiency to last the rest of the year.” I look forward to spring and to seeing you at upcoming chamber events. Look inside our newsletter for details and networking opportunities. “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ~ Leo Tolstoy With kind regards, Susan Uranker, (Westlake Village) West Shore Chamber President March 2015 Page 3 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! UPCOMING EVENT! Catholic Cemeteries Association Ginny Pippin 10000 Miles Ave. Cleveland, OH 44105 216-870-3333 www.clecem.org Power of More Business After Hours Sky Zone Aimee Reveglia 31500 Viking Parkway Westlake, OH 44145 440-414-0444 www.skyzone.com/westlake March 31, 2015 5:00pm - 7:00pm GK’s Custom Polishing 1215 Lear Industrial Parkway Avon, OH 44011 No cost to attend! WOIO/WUAB Jenna Spackman 1717 E. 12th St. Cleveland, OH 44114 216-367-7131 www.19actionnews.com No RSVP is required. Network with members of six area chambers. March 2015 Page 4 NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT A Friend with a philosophy: Bloom where you are planted. Once you bloom, make your surrounding nice and pleasant for others. Putrri Padbatan is a Client Advisor with BMW of Westlake. With more than 17 years of Media Sales and Marketing experience in different countries and in various industries, Putrri promises to extend excellent customer service and hopes to exceed your expectations. She takes pride in what she does and is committed to making your ownership experience as rewarding as possible. The Company: BMW of Westlake About Putrri Putrri left Malaysia from a troubled domestic situation in 2001. She sought temporary shelter at a friend’s in Toronto. She came to New York City on August 29, for legal consultation to live and work in USA. She arrived with a non-digital SLR Canon camera, 3 inch heels, nice business suit and a same day return flight ticket. Her destination was 225 Broadway. She took a shuttle bus from Newark airport to Downtown Manhattan, the bus stopped right in front of Millennium Hilton, Church St. She looked up and saw the World Trade Towers. Putrri Padbatan That was the first and last time she saw them. An official BMW franchise since 1986, BMW of Westlake, formerly Ganley BMW, has been serving Westlake, Avon, Rocky River, Bay Village, and Avon Lake since 1999. Since opening our doors, BMW of Westlake has maintained a solid commitment to you, our customers, offering the widest selection of BMW vehicles and ease of purchase. Once you have chosen to buy or lease your BMW through us, the fun has just begun. In addition to the exhilaration you will enjoy behind the wheels, we promise to do everything we can to try to keep you satisfied. She made New York her home since that day. Her first job in NYC was giving out flyers on the streets of New York for a Mediterranean Restaurant – Casablanca. Three reasons she will always remember her days with Casablanca: A breakfast truck played Frank Sinatra’s songs every morning, she may have listened to ‘New York, New York’ a million times prior to that day, BUT it was like the first time. In tears she affirmed, she was going to beat those trying times. At Casablanca, she split $2.00 tips with her other colleague and that was the first and last tip she ever made in her life. Year 2001, mildest winter in NYC, first snow on December 5, less than an inch on the ground but that was the coldest winter for her. BMW of Westlake BMW of Westlake has been voted the SEE PAGE 5 FOR NOMINATING FORM Putrri Padbatan Ohio BMW Dealer of the Year for the third 24690 Sperry Dr. year in a row by DealerRater.com and by Westlake, OH 44145 216-303-6974 our clients! www.bmwofwestlake.com March 2015 Page 5 March 2015 Page 6 SEE PAGE 7 FOR NOMINATING FORM March 2015 Page 7 March 2015 Power of More Sponsors Page 8 March 2015 Page 9 March 2015 Page 10 March 2015 Page 11