The Leader - Arizona Business Alliance
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The Leader - Arizona Business Alliance
The Leader ARIZONA BUSINESS ALLIANCE Volume 40, Number 04, January 28, 2015 www.azbizalliance.org Upcoming Events: 02/04/15 Rich Curtis Send Out Cards Open House co-hosted with Julie Wong FD 02/11/15 Chris Chatwin University Lock & Security Open House Julie Wong The Event Concierge 2990 E. Northern Ave. #B104, Phoenix, AZ 85028 O: (602) 569-5333 F: (602) 569-5444 [email protected] www.eventconcierge.com Personal Background: Native of Phoenix, Arizona. I am first generation born on my mother’s side and second on my father’s side. I have a younger sister who is also in the hospitality industry as a chef for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I graduated with a degree in Hospitality from Northern Arizona University in 1995. I also took a summer semester in Switzerland at the Les Roches hospitality school. In 2009, Julie was selected to participate in Rotary’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) Program to Australia for 8 weeks. 02/18/15 Caily Thomas Caily Sells AZ Michael and I have been together since 2002. He is from Western Massachusetts, a small town called Hatfield. He is also in the hospitality industry as the event operations manager of the Heard Museum. When we are not working, we enjoy traveling, going to horse racing events, sporting events and entertaining friends and family. 03/14/15 Wine Country Tour My career started in private country club management, while I was a student at NAU. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work at places such as Forest Highlands Golf Club, Aspen Valley Golf Club, Pebble Beach, Sunriver Resort and Crosswater Golf Club, Tucson Country Club, Desert Mountain and Desert Highlands. My background was focused in food and beverage operations, which included restaurant operations, concessions and special events. I was the food and beverage director for Troon Golf Management, working at Troon North Golf Club and opening up Talking Stick Golf Club. I transitioned into special events and private parties as the Director of Catering at the Arizona Country Club, then at the Wrigley Mansion. 01/12/15 BOARD MEETING Offices of Canyon Telecom 2015 ABA HOLIDAYS Memorial Day – May 27 Independence Day – July 1 Summer Break – August 5 Labor Day – September 9 Thanksgiving – November 25 Christmas/Hanukkah – December 23 New Year – December 30 ABA Board of Directors President: Jeff LaScala 3/16 Vice President: Jason Scheier 9/15 Sec/Treas: Chris Chatwin 9/16 Board Members: Rich Curtis 3/16 Angela Kiesgen 9/16 Kimber Lambeth 3/15 John Mack 9/16 Margie Raskin 3/15 Dennis Rusk 9/15 Dean Trostle 3/15 31-60 DAYS PAST DUE 61-90 DAYS PAST DUE >90 DAYS PAST DUE Company Background: The Event Concierge began operation in 2006, with the goal to provide personalized event planning service with a professional mannerism. The Event Concierge specializes in: On and Off-site functions including: • Event Conception; Catering and Menu Selection, Floral and Décor; Travel and Hotel Arrangements and Entertainment • Meetings; breakfast, lunch and dinner; Sports events – golf outings, baseball games; Team Building; Corporate Training sessions, Announcement kickoffs, Product launches, holiday parties, birthday events and much more • Our clients range from individual consultants looking for Client Appreciation Gift Baskets to large National Corporations requiring extensive meeting coordination, special events and unique meeting environments. Our trademark: We provide valuable intangibles, such as time, experience, dedication to each client and service. We pride ourselves in delivering a response within 24 hours of initial contact. Ideal Customer/Client: Any individual or company who host or coordinate events. We are nationally certification as a Woman Owned Business through WBENC, since 2011. We just received our recertification for 2013-14. In April of 2012, Julie received her Certification as a Meeting Professional from the Convention Industry Council. The CMP designation enhances the knowledge and performance of the meeting professional, promotes the status and credibility, and provides an advance uniform standard of practice. No Open House Page 1 of 4 ABA Information ABA Information Phone Number Correction New Members: Jill Stouffer Dennis Rusk, ABC Glass Co., 15054 N. Southwest Cave CreekAuto Rd., Glass Phoenix, AZ 85032 C: O: (480) (602) 717-1199 971-3440 F: (602) 971-3438 Please do not call the office number [email protected] listed in the brochure. Barry Singer: CoBiz Insurance, 3300 NEW MEMBER N. Central Ave. #2220, Phoenix, AZ Josh 85012Males O: (602) 296-2343 F: (602) 230Mr. Electric LLC [email protected] 5733Sunshine 11325 W. Lincoln St. Avondale, AZ 85323 Jerry Lidster: Desert Design Interiors, www.mrsunshineelectric.com 2920 E Mohawk Lane Suite 102, [email protected] Phoenix, AZ 85050 O: (602) 971-4532 O: (602) 971-6532 376-2206 C: (602) 399-3107 [email protected] F: (602) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ NewThe Address: Raffle this week $25 won by Phil Robbins, Philip -A. Robbins, P.C. Dean Trostle Congrats!! 1221 E. Osborn Rd., Suite 100, Phoenix, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ AZ 85014-5540 O: (602) 648-3215 F: (602)MOHR 648-3208 [email protected] The winner would have been Chris Chatwin if he was in attendance this Joel Sherman, Realty Executives, morning. The pot will roll over to next week. 10607 N. Hayden Rd., #100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 O: (480) 948-9450 F: (480) Next week’s pot will be $150. 991-7161 MOHR: In order to qualify for the weekly Gunther drawing: Bauer, Windstone 1.) Be present at the meeting when their#104, Technology, 5134 N. Central Ave. name is drawn. Phoenix, AZ 85012 O: (602) 248-9092 2.) Give a248-9201 lead at that meeting. F: (602) 3.) Must have attended the last Open House. If the Email person drawn fails to qualify on all 3 New Address items, pot rolls over to the next week and Larry the LaPrairie: $50 is added to the pot. [email protected] 32 ABA members and 2 guests attended New Address for Bert Levin: the breakfast meeting this morning at the th The CleanPhoenix Machine 1828 EClub. 6 Ave., Country Mesa, AZ 85204 O: 480-668-6043 F: 480-668-6044 To access the Member Only Section of the website, type in the following: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ USER NAME: ABAer The Raffle this week $135 won by PASSWORD: kkI9pqaM Randy Prinz - Congrats! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Reminder DISCOVERY TOURS: If youor cannot If you are going to be absent invite make an open house and wish to a guest to next week’s meeting, get please attendance credit, simply visit the call (602-331-7249) or email current week’s speaker between the day ([email protected]), by noon of their classification talk and the next Friday. ABA meeting. Fill out a Discovery DISCOVERY TOURS: If you office cannot at make Tour form or email the ABA an open house and wish to get attendance [email protected] and we will credit, simply visit the current week’s see that you receive attendance credit. speaker between the day of their It’s that simple! classification talk and the next ABA meeting. LEADS From: Chad Ackerley Commercial Properties, Inc. Absent this week. From: Jack Ahern Magnalite Distributing Tim Benner: Thanks for the adjustment. (I) John Blue: Did several orders with you. (I, O) Mike Tanner: Referred my daughter-in-law (Val) to you. (O) From: Jim Batstone Suburban Mortgage Hannelore Porter: I was in for a haircut. (I) Karl Waldron: Your team was in this week. (I) Julie Wong: Referred Leslie Christiansen to you. (O) From: Tim Benner Benner Chiropractic Dean Trostle: Auto need. (I) From: John Blue BlueTek Printing Karl Waldron: Project at shop. (I) From: Chris Bridge CBP of Arizona Inc. Absent this week. From: Christopher Chatwin University Lock & Security Inc. Absent this week. From: Jennifer Coak AAA Insurance Charlie Stevenson: I need to bring incar for new battery and radiator flush. (I) From: Dan & David Coleman Precise Pest Solutions Matt Ross: Cleaned carpets and tile at Dan’s house. (I) Charlie Stevenson: Bug truck needs an oil change. (I) From: Rich Curtis Send Out Cards No lead this week. From: Dana & Kim De Lisa Ignite Payments Barbara Rohwedder: Brooke Stanley (602) 501-0800. (O) From: Enrico &Rob DiVito, DDS Arizona Center for Laser Dentistry No lead this week. From: Claudine Frommholz Aesthetics & Laser by Claudine Absent this week. From: Mark Hanson Circumspect Builders No lead this week. From: Fick Henderson CLU New York Life Insurance Absent this week. From: Don Hensley Forrest Anderson Plumbing & Air Conditioning No lead this week. From: Mike Hosking Canyon Telecom Inc. Hannelore Porter: Thanks for the emergency service. (I) Josh Males: Installed a light for me. (I) Mark Hanson: I need help with TV mount. (I) From: Angela Kiesgen Cox Business Absent this week. From: Kimber Lambeth, Cox Media No lead this week. (I) Inside lead (O) Outside lead Fill27 outABA a Discovery Tour form the members and or 0 email guests ABA office at [email protected] and attended the breakfast meeting we will see that you receive attendance this morning at the Ruth’s Chris credit. It’s that simple! Steakhouse Page 2 of 4 THANK YOUS From: Jim Batstone – Kimber Lambeth and Dennis Rusk for your referrals. From: Rob DiVito – Dan & David Coleman for pest maintenance. Hannelore Porter for Tori’s haircut. Kimber Lambeth for continued business. Chris Bridge for quote for work. From: Gerald Sanchez – Chris Bridge for the quote. From: Betsy Seligman Gometz – Chris Chatwin for finishing our security system transfer. Jason Scheier for your recent business. From: Jill Stouffer – Dan and David Coleman for Awesome Service!! From: Dean Trostle – Dennis Rusk thanks for referring Vince. Jill Stouffer. From: Karl Waldron – Jim Batstone for the service work at your office. John Blue for doing a reconfigure of your existing workstations today. OPPORTUNITY/NEED None this week. GUESTS THIS WEEK Guests of Dean Trostle: Ronald J. Castro, Jr. BNC National Bank 20175 N. 67th Avenue Glendale, AZ 85308 (602) 403-4349 [email protected] Guest of Julie Wong: Tam Valdois The Event Concierge Two-Minute Commercials Mark Hanson, Karl Waldron, Mike Tanner, Tim Benner ABA has put together a Google Calendar on the website. The links are listed below. GOOGLE CALENDAR Links to the ABA Calendar: iPhone platform: https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/g n6upllri8jlmjci3vj6oo2mag%40group.ca lendar.google.com/public/basic.ics LEADS continued From: Jeff LaScala AAA Insurance No lead this week. From: John Mack Arizona Business Systems, Inc. Charlie Stevenson: 2 tires for daughter’s car. (I) Fick Henderson: Health quote needed for my company (John or Josie) (480) 8161222. (I) From: Josh Males Mr. Sunshine Electric LLC No lead this week. From: Dallas McLaughlin FireDrum Internet Marketing Absent this week. From: Hannelore Porter r salon Tim Benner: Hope my neighbor calls you soon. (O) Enrico & Rob DiVito: Gave you name and number to a client. (O) From: Margie Raskin The Jewelers Source Inc. Karl Waldron: Thank you for chairs. (I) Mark Hanson: Quote. (I) From: Phil Robbins Philip A. Robbins, PC No lead this week. From: Barbara Rohwedder Mack & Rohwedder Chris Bridge: Alanna is getting a quote for painting of her home. (O) From: Matt Ross, ATeam Floor Care, LLC Absent this week. From: Dennis Rusk ABC Glass Co. Dean Trostle: Used Car – Malibu – Eva. (O) Mike Hosking: From: Gerald Sanchez The Pool Steward Charlie Stevenson: Pickup maintenance scheduled! (I) Hannelore Porter: Haircut. (I) Tim Benner: Gerald (I) From: Jason Scheier Nothing But Net Charlie Stevenson: Oil change. (I) From: Betsy Seligman Gometz, CFP Morgan Stanley Smith Barney No lead this week. From: Charlie Stevenson Tucker Tire & Auto Dan & David Coleman: I need a termite treatment at Tucker Tire. (I) From: Jill Stouffer Star Glass Company Dan & David Coleman: Me (I) Linda Trujillo: Holly Oden referred her customer (480) 766-3084. (O) From: Mike Tanner Tanner Collision No lead this week. From: Caily Thomas Caily Sells AZ Phil Robbins: Friend looking for help with a corporate attorney. (O) From: Dean Trostle Precision Fleet Services Jack Ahern: Please order black plate frames. (I) Hannelore Porter: Haircut Friday. (I) From: Linda Trujillo LT Detailed Cleaning Service Claudine Frommholz: Have a client for you. Call me for her information. (O) From: Karl Waldron FineWal Office Solutions Chris Chatwin: Had several keys made and rekeys. (I) Barbara Rohwedder: Corporate taxes. (I) Hannelore Porter: We had our hair cut a couple weeks ago. (I) From: Julie Wong The Event Concierge No lead this week. Droid Platform: https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/ gn6upllri8jlmjci3vj6oo2mag%40group.c alendar.google.com/public/basic Page 3 of 4 Attendance Please remember that you must attend 8 breakfast meetings and 6 open houses every rolling 13 week period to be in compliance with the ABA attendance policy. If you are unable to attend an open house, you can complete a discovery tour to fulfill your attendance requirement. Also, remember that an alternate rep may attend in place of the designated rep, provided that the alternate rep shall not exceed four meetings per year. • If you must cancel your open house, please do so at least a week in advance. Holding an open house is the way people get to know you in ABA. Members are encouraged to hold an open house at least once a year. • As a courtesy to our speaker, attendance credit will not be given for anyone arriving at a meeting after the speaker is introduced SALES SUCCESS None this week. Check out the “ABA Blog” on the ABA Website. You do not have to be a blogger to see what has been written. Just choose “ABA Blogs” under Main Menu. Do you want to be an ABA Blogger? Contact the ABA office & an account will be set up for you. Become a “Friend of ABA” on Facebook. Go to the ABA website www.azbizalliance.org and Click on the Facebook button. New members contact Rich Curtis if you are on Facebook and/or have a Linked account. Open Classifications Plants-Indoor Maintenance & Design Podiatry Pool Builder Pool Fence Company Radio Station Real Estate Appraiser Rental Equipment Restaurant Retail Shops (i.e. candles, etc.) Shipping Freight SEARCH OPTION FOR LEADS Some have asked how the Leader could be organized in such a way as to summarize the leads given to each person. You can easily find this information and focus in on your leads using the Adobe Acrobat Reader that opens your Leader. Once The Leader is open, click on Edit, then select Search. In the search dialogue which pops up, enter your first or last name, then click search. It will return all the instances where your name appears in the Leader. Click on each item on the list to be taken to that item within the document. If you have any questions, call Mike or Diana. LATE CHARGE/COLLECTION POLICY EFFECTIVE June 12, 2007 Accounts 30 days past due will be assessed an additional $20.00 late fee and an additional $20.00 late fee for each successive 30 day late bill added to the total. These businesses/members will be published in the leader until the account is brought up to date. Accounts 45 days past due will be sent a letter by the board explaining their overdue payment and requesting a response of their plans to pay their outstanding balance. This letter will also inform the Business/member of the pending suspension of privileges, membership and will not be allowed to be the speaker, have a 2 minute commercial or attend any ABA activities meeting or social until their outstanding balance is paid. Accounts 60 days past due will be contacted by the Treasurer notifying them of their suspension and pending assignment to collections. At this time no additional items will be billed to the suspended member, however to be brought into compliance the Business/member shall pay all past due account balances and any amounts that would accrue from the time of suspension to the present. Notice of suspension will be published in the leader. Accounts 90 days past due will be terminated from membership and sent to collections. Any Business/member 90 days past due will have to apply to the ABA as a new member after their account balance is paid in full. Notice of termination will be published in the leader. Any account past due prior to 90 days past due can be requested by the Business/member for special consideration by the Board of Directors. The board of directors will judge each request on its merit and will not be bound by precedent or rule to the disposition of the request. WEEKLY MEETING REMINDER Meeting starts promptly at 7:00 am. Please arrive and be seated in advance, as not to disrupt the meeting. Page 4 of 4