Instead of having a speaker for our August 5th meeting, we will be discussing membership recruiting this time. We would love to see you there. 

Dien T. Le is driven by success. Even when the COVID pandemic started affecting businesses everywhere, he managed to help his team stay afloat and they ended up being one of the businesses that did not have to close down. They grew by adding 10 attorneys and more staff. They were able to “sustain three months working from home and then decided to come back into the office at their own comfort level". The Alvarez Firm is also expanding locations.

One issue that most businesses struggle with is how to stand out from their competitors. It is important to first be aware of who you are competing directly with. By understanding your competition, it makes it easier to come up with solutions as to how you will stand out. Our next presentation will be by Harriet Cohen from Training Solutions. She will teach you the simple techniques for being able to maneuver through the competition and be sustainable. This will be helpful for anyone who has a business and who wants to learn how to compete with the “big guys”.

Eileen Gould was the first woman contractor in LA and has been written about in business journals and the LA Times. As a consultant for a firm in NY, she helps those wanting to get into the lighting and construction business. She also has teaching credentials in design and construction and taught at Conejo Adult School. She received her Master’s Degree in Business from Goldman Sachs, and is certified in solar panels. Eileen’s powerful story shows how one can be strong, courageous, and successful. 

How important is your personal information to you? Data breaches and identity theft are a common occurrence these days. To protect yourself against becoming a victim of data loss or identity theft, it takes the right tools and knowledge from experts. Unfortunately, a username and password are no longer sufficient to protect your accounts and information anymore. Our next presentation will be with Frank Bettag from Business Comp Associates. He will go over what steps you can take to better protect your information against data loss and identity theft. 

James Nagy has been an expert entrepreneur since 2007 when he decided to leave the corporate world behind. He started his own company from his ability to network, connect with other like-minded individuals, and produce outstanding work in website design. His story begins when James met Don and Kate Gingold at a Chamber SOHO, Small Office Home Office event. Since his business was similar to Don and Kate’s, they started pursuing joint volunteer work together for the same clients. After they all had been helping a particular client, the client asked, “who do I make the check out to?” To avoid any complications, they then decided that they should officially start a business profiting together instead of competing with each other’s website design businesses. James saw this as a smarter and a more strategic way to join forces together in order to create the most excellent work and gain better profits. In Chicago 2010, Sprocket Websites was born. 

Esther has a caring heart and has been implementing that into her entire career. She has been solving people’s problems, as well as their business problems, for over 40 years as a psychotherapist, conflict coach, professor and an executive. Esther is “passionate about helping people have a quality of life and to know themselves.” After Esther earned a Masters degree in Conflict Resolutions, she was given incredible insight into her own life. This has given her a much better understanding of all that she learned. Later on she started using this knowledge to help other people and, shortly after, more and more people started asking for her help. 

Our next presentation will feature speakers Teresa Paczowski from Elena Trevino Design and Kurt French from Thousand Oaks Plumbing. What do they have in common? Exceptional marketing and management experience. Together, they will be speaking about why marketing and advertising matters in your business and what exactly goes into it. They will also go over what is the right channel, approach, method for your business, and more!

Teresa has over 20 years of experience with art and creative design. She has been featured in many art exhibits and shows because of her ability to create bold, colorful, and captivating art through paintbrush and watercolors. She graduated from the prestigious Arts Center in Pasadena with a Bachelor's degree in Arts and Illustration. She then started working with Elena as a graphic designer for Elena Trevino Design in 1998. She eventually became a partner with Elena Trevino Design in 2019 and has been successfully creating captivating art ever since.

Debbie Soden spent 35 years doing radio and television advertising. But when she was finally able to retire, that’s when the work began. “This is my retirement career,” says Debbie of her 14 years as a Coldwell Banker Residential Broker. Along with her team, comprised of Debbie’s daughter Kymm Soden Thornton and their longtime friend Denice Rice, Debbie helps seniors and their adult children downsize all over Ventura and LA counties. To join the 10am meeting on May 20, click here.