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1 ■ Boca Chamber CONNECTION ■ August - October 2011 www.bocaratonchamber.com

The Official Publication of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commercewww.bocaratonchamber.com

B o c a c h a m B e r August - October 2011

See Page 4-5.

The Best of Business Large and Small


COnTenTSGREATER BOCA RATON

CHAMBER OF COMMERCEOFFiCERsJohn T. Mulhall III, Rutherford Mulhall, P.A., Chair

Cheryl Budd, NCCI Holdings, Inc., Chair Elect

Keith O'Donnell, Flagler Real Estate Services,Vice Chair

Randy Nobles, Comerica Wealth & Institutional Management,

Vice Chair

Kevin Ross, Ed.D., Lynn University, Treasurer

Forrest Heathcott, JM Family Enterprises, Inc. & JM&A

Group, Immediate Past Chair

Troy M. McLellan, CCE, President & CEO/Secretary

DiRECTORsStephen Ast, Boca Raton Resort & Club

Vic Beninate, AT&T

Joe Cilia, Town Center at Boca Raton/Simon Property Group

Melanie Dickinson, South Florida Business Journal

Jerry Fedele, Boca Raton Regional Hospital

Mitch Feldman, West Boca Medical Center

Peter Gallo, Ph. D., Saint Andrew’s School

Michael Kaufman, Kaufman Lynn Construction

Bonnie Kaye, Kaye Communications Inc.

Rick Konsavage, Ocean Properties Ltd.

Monica Luechtefeld, Office Depot

Joseph Pores, Call 4 Health

Burt Rapoport, Rapoport’s Restaurant Group

Rocki Rockingham, Jarden Consumer Solutions

Tim Snow, George Snow Scholarship Fund, Inc

Chuck Stout, Meridian Insurance Group, LLC

Ethel Isaacs Williams, Florida Power & Light Co.

PROFEssiONAl TEAMTroy M. McLellan, CCE, President & CEO

Beth Johnston, Executive Vice President

Firdaus Dotiwala, V.P., Finance & Administration

Sarah Pearson, V.P., Business Development

Audra Hodges, Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Chasity J. Navarro, Events Coordinator

Steven Bleier, Senior Sales Associate

Sharon Ramsey, Sales Associate

Kathy Sheridan, Member Service & Administrative Associate

Message - Chamber President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Boca Festival Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Ambassador Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Member Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The Boca Chamber "Seen" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Trustee Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Golden Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Ribbon Cuttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Business Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Annual Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Member News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Young Entrepreneurs Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Wine & All That Jazz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

A Moment With a Chamber Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Publisher: Troy McLellanEditor: Audra Hodges

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1800 North Dixie Highway, Boca Raton, Fl 33432p: 561.395.4433 | f: 561.392.3780 | e: [email protected] | w: www.bocaratonchamber.com

A Message from your Chamber PresidentWhen I started in the Chamber business 14 years ago, someone told me that a Chamber membership is like a gym membership. When I remember who that person is, I'm going to call and respectfully disagree. As we know, when you stop going to the gym, you obviously stop getting results. However, with a Chamber membership, if you stop participating - or participate less - you will still continue to get results when it comes to the business

community. Because no matter where you are located, how busy you are, or how many events you attend, your Chamber is working behind the scenes on a continual basis to provide your business with the best opportunity to succeed. Key factors that create and sustain a strong business environment, such as economic development, educational opportunities, and maintaining a pro-business environment and political climate are priorities for the Chamber. Fortunately, we live in an area that continually works to maximize each of these factors. Promoting economic development is crucial to building a sustainable community. The Chamber has a seat at the table whenever discussions are held that affect business at all levels of government and by numerous decision-making entities. We develop pro-business goals and initiatives through our partnerships with organizations, such as the county's Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Workforce Alliance, and Business Development Board. Boca is home to large employers and community partners, such as nCCI Holdings, Inc., Office Depot, Tyco, and the brand new Garda World Security Corp., that contribute to a strong tax base and an excellent quality of life for our residents. Our work with County and City Government helps ensure we continue to enhance the economic development of Boca Raton and position ourselves to attract and retain new business, whether it is a small start-up or a Fortune 500 company. Boca Raton’s school system, throughout the K-12 and college and university-level, shows why companies continue to relocate to our area. For the past 20 years, the Chamber’s Golden Bell education Foundation has provided supplemental funding for unique programs that elevate the curriculum at Boca’s A-rated public schools. We are proud to announce that Golden Bell has officially donated more than $1 million to local public schools. The

programs that are funded through Golden Bell help mold future employees, entrepreneurs and even employers. In addition to a strong business climate, robust local educational opportunities attract employers to open a new business in or relocate an existing business to Boca Raton. A new venture that we will be undertaking during our 60th year of operations is the Young entrepreneurs Academy (YeA!). YeA! is a groundbreaking educational program that takes students age 11 to 18 through the process of starting and running a real business or social movement over the course of a full academic year. Through YeA!, students work in close cooperation with local leaders of industry, community members, educators and entrepreneurs, who use their personal experiences to walk students through the steps of creating their own business or social movement from the ground up. The Boca Chamber is the first Chamber in the state to implement this innovative program and we look forward to years of success with it. For the past 59 years, the Boca Chamber has operated independently of the City government - but with a common goal - namely, to create an unmatched quality of life in Boca Raton.

And, as you read this, we are in process of producing our Annual Sourcebook and Relocation Guide, the pre-eminent Chamber publication in the country, which will be available in print and in a digital format, offering our members national exposure and serving as the official sourcebook for those looking to live, work, learn and play in Boca Raton. This year, the publication will be sent to Fortune 100 CeOs across the country, in specific industry clusters, providing our Members with an incredible opportunity for national recognition. The Chamber serves as the front lines for business. Typically, we are the first call people make when they are looking to do business in Boca. We provide needed information so that visitors and residents alike may utilize the best that Boca Raton has to offer … our Membership. From the incredible cutting-edge production capabilities of Green Advertising, one of our newest Trustee Members, to the increasing buzz about Skin Apeel Day Spa’s luxurious and calming atmosphere, the Chamber is proud to be the best business resource for small and large business.

In addition to our many events and programmatic opportunities, rest assured that your Chamber represents the best interests of the business community and will continue to do so for at least the next 60 years. As always, we thank you for your support!

By Troy M. McLellan, CCEPresident & CEO, GBRCC

The Best of Business - Large and Small


Supporting our local

non-profits!

Boca Raton

Historical Society

Boca Raton

Regional Hospital

Habitat for Humanity

& Zavee

Boca Raton

Regional Hospital & Bogart's Bar &

Grille

Hospice of Palm Beach

County & Dubliner Irish Pub

Spirit of Giving

Network & Juice Plus

Shopping for Soldiers

Needs & Bridge Hotel

American Cancer Society

& Ironstone Bank

FAU Medical

School & Kaye Communications

Best Foot Forward

& Morton's The Steakhouse

Twin Palms Center

& Glick Family Funeral Home

American Association of

Caregiving Youth & TD Bank

City of

Boca RatonHospice

By the Sea &

Max's GrilleJARC

& Blue Martini

Museum of Art &

Wachovia - Wells Fargo

The Artist's Guild & Wyndham Garden Hotel

Boca Helping Hands

Find out more! Visit www.bocaratonchamber.com/Festivalevents

...And Many More!!!!


coming Soon: The 2012 Boca chamber annual Sourcebook & relocation Guide

We are pleased to announce that production of the upcoming year's annual magazine is underway! Between the print version and interactive digital format, Boca Chamber members are recieving even more exposure!

If you would like to add an extra category listing on our online business directory ($25 per addition) on the Chamber website, please contact Firdaus Dotiwala at [email protected].

Boca Festival Days 2011 It's a great time to be involved in Boca Raton

Co-Chair Jon Sahn and Chair Debbi Lawlor

Boca Festival Days is a true example of community partnership!

non-Profit Boca Chamber Members get together with For-Profit Chamber Members to hold a fun-filled event during the month of August!

The Goal? To raise awareness and funds for the non-Profit Member’s philanthropic efforts. All month long, residents of Boca Raton will travel from event to event, participating in everything that is great about this City - from the smaller events to the grand!

This series of fun-filled events are held at different locations in the greater Boca Raton area during the month of August. The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce helps to facilitate these events that are created and run by a pairing of non-profit members with for-profit members to raise funds and awareness for the non-profit organizations during their specific Boca Festival Days event.

no matter if you want to help welcome the inaugural Medical School class at Florida Atlantic University, raise a toast at the Dubliner to help animals at the Tri-County Humane Society, peruse beautiful pieces

of art from the Boca Museum of Art Artist's Guild, watching local celebrities dance the night away to benefit the George Snow Scholarship Fund, you can find fantastic entertainment all month long at various events during Boca Festival Days.

Please visit www.bocaratonchamber.com/Festivalevents for a full list of the fun and exciting partnerships that are providing you with a packed social calendar this August!

Kick-Off SponsorMedia SponsorsThank You Sponsors!

6 ■ Boca Chamber CONNECTION ■ August - October 2011 www.bocaratonchamber.com(continued on page 7)

Welcome New members!*Due to press deadlines, members listed are those that joined from April 16 to July 10, 2011.

NEW TRUSTEE MEMBERSActionCOACH South Florida(561) 988-9361www.actioncoach.com/edgagliardied GagliardiBoca Raton, FL 33496

BankUnited(561) 266-0842www.bankunited.comCostas LiatsosDelray Beach, FL 33483

Cendyn(561) 750-3173www.cendyn.comCharles DeyoBoca Raton, FL 33432

Charge Card Systems, Inc.(561) 338-8880www.chargecardsystems.comJeffrey I. ShavitzBoca Raton, FL 33432

The GEO Group, Inc.(561) 893-0101www.geogroup.comPablo e. PaezBoca Raton, FL 33487

Green Advertising (561) 989-9550 www.greenad.com Phyllis Green Boca Raton, FL 33487

Miami Dolphins(305) 623-6100www.miamidolphins.comBarbara CambiaMiami Gardens, FL 33056

Telcom / Telcare Corp.(800) TeL-CARewww.telcarecorp.comBobra S. BushBoca Raton, FL 33486

Templeton & Company(954) 333-0001www.templetonco.comPatricia McKayFort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Tripp Scott PA(954) 525-7500www.trippscott.comPaul O. LopezFort Lauderdale, FL 33301

GENERAL MEMBERS4 Pets Rewards Charities(954) 560-8000www.4petrewardsTammy WagnerPompano Beach, FL 33062

9 Round(561) 482-9899www.9round.comKelly HanningBoca Raton, FL 33496

Abe & Louie's Steakhouse(561) 447-0024www.abeandlouies.comJohn WynerBoca Raton, FL 33431

Above Par Courier Service(954) 915-8727www.apcourier.comMark AnoffPompano Beach, FL 33069

Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc.(561) 244-7400www.atgshades.comDaniel J. RoulanBoca Raton, FL 33431

Amaya Insurance, Inc.(954) 340-2109eileen@amaya insurance.comeileen A. MaastrichtCoral Springs, FL 33076

American Fine Wine Competition & Gala(561) 558-2345www.AmericanFineWineCompetition.comShari GhermanBoca Raton, FL 33498

American Protection Bureau, Inc.(954) 420-2250www.apbsecurity.orgArthur R. CummingsDeerfield Beach, FL 33441

Biz Telecom Services(561) 866-3810www.biztelecomservices.comJonathan GoldfarbBoca Raton, FL 33434

The Boca Ratonian(561) 961-4778www.thebocaratonian.comRyan S. FeigenblattBoca Raton, FL 33433

Boca Technology Group(561) 922-7739www.bocatechnologygroup.comGeno R. RoefaroBoca Raton, FL 33431

Bouari Clinic(561) 703-6810WWW.ariclinic.comRobyn KestenbergBoca Raton, FL 33433

Budget Rent A Car / Ramos Strategic Group(561) [email protected] RamosBoca Raton, FL 33432

CAM Temps(561) 251-5699www.camtemps.comLynne PoirierDelray Beach, FL 33445

CareMinders Home Care(561) 981-4992www.eminders.comAl DeGaetanoBoca Raton, FL 33431

CBeyond(954) 239-6200www.cbeyond.netAlan ShapiroMiramar, FL 33027

Chez Gourmet(561) 740-9690www.chezgourmet.comSheri JacobsBoca Raton, FL 33432

Comcast Business Services(954) 514-8570www.business.comcast.comSandy SloaneSunrise, FL 33325

Companions Plus Homecare(954) 255-6787www.companionsplushomecare.comAudrey BerkowitzDelray Beach, FL 33446

Congress Point(561) [email protected] OttoBoca Raton, FL 33487

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation / South Florida(954) [email protected] Shaw Johnson Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Deerfield Builders Supply(954) 427-1010www.deerfieldbuildersupply.comPatricia DietrichDeerfield Beach, FL 33441

Destination Events of the Palm Beaches(561) 385-2683www.destinationeventspb.comKaren CarlisleDelray Beach, FL 33445

Devonshire at PGA National, LLC(561) 227-2401www.devonshirepga.comCarole SeigworthPalm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

Dirt Fitness(561) 447-0505www.dirtfitness.comKelli MusaBoca Raton, FL 33433

Diva On A Dollar(561) 213-4865www.divaonadollarboca.comevelyn M. Boccanfuso SwidBoca Raton, FL 33431

Dr. G's Weightloss and Wellness(561) 596-5004www.drgsweightloss.comJoseph FarnolyBoca Raton, FL 33433

Express Dry Cleaners, LLC(561) 988-8544www.ecogreendrycleaners.comevan WhelanBoca Raton, FL 33496

The Facility For Personal Training(561) 997-8348www.thefacilitybocaraton.comCary ReichbachBoca Raton, FL 33487


(New Members - continued from page 6)

Family Promise of South Palm Beach County(561) 265-3370www.FamilyPromiseSPBC.orgLinda PriorDelray Beach, FL 33483

The Floor Cleaning Doctor(561) 370-8038www.floorcleaningdoctor.comRoy SchankeBoca Raton, FL 33433

Gitterman & Associates Wealth Management, LLC/E Squared Financial(561) 826-9341www.gawmllc.comDavid KatzBoca Raton, FL 33432

Green Advertising(561) 989-9550www.greenad.comPhyllis GreenBoca Raton, FL 33487

Harry's Designer Jewels A Division of Megagem II, Inc.(561) 393-9899www.megagemjewelers.comHarry BhagiaBoca Raton, FL 33432

HERLIFE Magazine South Florida(561) 899-0433www.HeRLIFeMagazine.comKaren Allyene MeansWellington, FL 33449

Humphrey's Tax Advisory Group, LLC(561) [email protected] HumphreyBoca Raton, FL 33432

International Association of U.S. Government Contractors(561) 414-9235www.iausgc.orgJames BarrettaFort Lauderdale, FL 33308

ISA Claims Public Adjusters(561) 807-6368www.isaclaims.comDan AlbaBoca Raton, FL 33498

It's Just 4 Kids, Inc.(561) 416-8700www.ItsJust4Kids.orgPaula CiavolinoBoca Raton, FL 33486

MTI Kitchen & Baths(561) [email protected] BierleyBoca Raton, FL 33432

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation(954) 776-6805www.msfocus.orgnathalie SloanFort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Oreck(561) 558-9339www.oreckstore.com/bocaratonKimberly MuszynskiBoca Raton, FL 33434

Perfect Daily Deal(561) 305-2218www.perfectdailydeal.comDavid MunozBoca Raton, FL

Physicians Weight Loss Center Boca West(561) 613-6300www.pwlc.comPamela CallahanBoca Raton, FL 33498

Pilates of Boca(561) 483-4160www.pilatesboca.comDanielle PhillipsBoca Raton, FL 33496

Premier Maintenance Systems, Inc.(954) 825-3272www.premiermaintenancesystems.comRuben ReyesDeerfield Beach, FL 33441

Pressinger & Company(954) 789-7332www.PressingerAndCompany.comGemma PressingerCoral Springs, FL 33071

Prodigy, Inc.(954) 856-9021www.prodigyresults.comRachel BrennerBoca Raton, FL 33428

Prudential Florida Realty / Nubia Rojas(954) 854-0629www.floridabestrealestatedeals.comnubia RojasCoral Springs, FL 33065

RG Cosmetics(954) 531-0831www.rgcosmetics.comRoberta GomesCoconut Creek, FL 33073

Rodan & Fields Dermatologists / DiStefano Team(615) 973-8017www.rollawaymywrinkles.comGari DiStefanoBoca Raton, FL 33432

Schwartz, Gold, Cohen, Zakarin & Kotler, P.A. Attorneys at Law(561) 361-9600www.SGCZKLAW.comDavid KotlerBoca Raton, FL 33432

SEO Mavericks(561) 542-9606www.seomavericks.comMark BattaliniBoca Raton, FL 33496

Slimtastic, Inc.(561) 901-2854www.my.unicity.net/graubertDawn GraubertBoca Raton, FL 33433

Smartmatic Corporation(561) 862-0747www.smartmatic.comBarbara LeonBoca Raton, FL 33487

Steve's Wood Fired Pizza(561) 483-5665www.steveswoodfiredpizza.comSteve GreenbergBoca Raton, FL 33434

Stuart and Shelby Development (561) 637-7902www.stuartandshelby.comChuck HalbergDelray Beach, FL 33444

Suncoast Marketing, Inc.(954) 583-4351www.suncoastmarketing.comRandy eubanksFort Lauderdale, FL 33317

UgoPrint(561) 253-6020www.ugoprint.comQue OstervalLake Worth, FL 33460

Wasp Mobile(561) 995-2852www.waspmobile.comRick CatinellaBoca Raton, FL 33487

John A. Makris, CPA, P.A. (561) [email protected] Raton, FL 33487

Juliet Salon(561) 819-5861www.julietsalon.comJuliet CiambroneDelray Beach, FL 33444

Jusuru Life Blend(561) 628-3411www.jusuru.com/spompisSheree Stoll Pompis

Karger & Associates(561) 300-5550www.kargerlegal.comBill KargerBoca Raton, FL 33432

La Petite Academy(561) 487-6021www.lapetite.comMichelle PogasBoca Raton, FL 33428

Law Offices of Caroline Ganin Olson, P.A.(561) 288-0548www.ganinolson.comCaroline Gannin Olson esq.Boca Raton, FL 33431

Law Works, Inc.(561) 715-0272www.lawworksusa.comIan GardnerBoca Raton, FL 33431

Linda Baratz Associates, LLC / Stress Reduction Specialist(561) 995-6699www.lindabaratz.comLinda BaratzBoca Raton, FL 33496

Marks Moving & Storage, Inc.(508) [email protected] SilvermanWestborough, MA 01581

Mittenthal Weinstein LLP(561) 862-0955www.mwattorneys.comSusan GoldbergBoca Raton, FL 33487

MoreVisibility(561) 620-9682www.morevisibility.comTiffany WeimarBoca Raton, FL 33432


Join The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce Trustee program today! 561.395.4433

www.bocaratonchamber.com/trustee

• LEADERSHIP

• COMMITMENT

• GROWTH

• OPPORTUNITY

• What inspired you to become a Boca Chamber Ambassador? When I joined the chamber I committed to be active. That includes attending fuctions when in town or not with a client, joining Leads #4, joining the legislative committee and becoming an ambassador. I saw being an ambassador as a chance to give and get value.

• How long have you been in business? 16 years • What is the main goal of your business?Consulting in Human Resources, Labor Relations & employee Communication - Helping employers Prevent, Identifty and Resolve Workforce Issues. • Who inspired you to go into business? My wife, Susan, told me I should consult based on my senior corporate experience

• What are the two greatest advantages of doing business in Boca Raton / being a member of the Boca Chamber?In the little over one year that I have been a member, I have met with more people that could have mutual referral value than ever would have been possible on my own or from other resources. even though SuMa Partners has been in business for over 16 years, until a couple of years ago we did not have to do business development. That was not one of my skills. Classes at the chamber and the advice of members has greatly improved my business development skills. • Where should I go to find out more? Please visit www.sumapartners.com or call 800-759-7057

Meet Marc Marc D. Goldberg, J.D., CBM, SPHR

SuMa Partners, Ltd.

Boca Chamber Ambassador

SAVE THE DATEHoliday Auction December 14th


● Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park, Inc. ● Danburg Management Corporation ● Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Council ● Hospice of Palm Beach County ● PNC Bank ● Terry Lite Consulting, Inc.

● Claire Sheres, P.A. Real Estate ● Comcast Spotlight ● Global Corporation, Inc. ● Mattlin & Wyman, PL ● Miami Dolphins ● Morton's The Steakhouse, Boca Raton ● Rutherford Mulhall, PA ● Ten Golden Rules ● Valerie Kolbert ARNP, PA

5 Years as a

chamber member

10 Years as a

chamber member

Thank you to all of our Members for your continued support! GBrcc member anniversaries

15 Years as a

chamber member

● Boca By Design ● Boca Nursing Services, Inc. ● Grandview Preparatory School ● NAI Merin Hunter Codman ● Twin Palms Center for the Disabled

20 Years as a chamber member

● Boca Arbor Club ● Boca Raton Community High School ● Publix Supermarkets

25 Years as a

chamber member

● Bank of America ● Junior League of Boca Raton, Inc. ● Kenwood Financial, LLC ● Landon & Associates, PA ● Leonard A. Geronemus, CPA, PA ● Lynn University ● Palm Beach State College ● Personalized Air Conditioning ● Plastridge Insurance Agency, Inc.

● Pope John Paul II High School ● Proskauer Rose LLP ● Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel ● Ross Realty & Appraisal, Inc. ● Royal Palm Place ● Saint Andrew's School ● Smith & Knibbs, Inc. ● SunTrust Bank ● Wells Fargo


Welcome to the Boca Chamber 'Seen'!

1.

6.5.4.

3.2.1.

6.5.4.

3.2.MEMBERSHIP BREAKFASTS

1. Connie Carlsberg, Peggy Price and Margie Osbourne

2. Tim Snow and Ioana Grigore3. Mike Gora, Cheryl Budd, and

Vic Beninate 4. Linda Gove and Debbi Lawlor5. Tajiana Ancora-Brown, , Richard

Karp and Eric Marbach 6. Jackie Reeves and Judith

Coppola

TRUSTEES1. Randy Pierce and Ed Gagliardi2. Florida State Senator Ellyn

Bogdanoff, District 25 and Gary Lesser

3. John and Dee Sena and Beth Johnston

4. Lisa Elkan, Brad and Laura Mitchell

5. Peter Blacklock, Michael Luciano and Jason Whiteman

6. Stephen Klingel and Tatum Mesorio


1.

PULSE Young Pros

1. Kristin Pease and Danielle Williams

2. Michael Church and Jennifer Susanne Sommers

3. Sam Messinger and Daniel Alberttis

SUCCESSFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS

1. Jayne Scala and Tammy Wagner

2. Kim Scholtes and Tara Ebert3. Barbara Cambia, Sharon

Ramsey and Angela Colicheski

All lasting business is built on friendship. ~Alfred A. Montapert

2. 3.

3.2.1.

AFTER HOURS NETWORKS

1. Priscilla Speicher and Marv Russell

2. Michael Jacobson, Matt Swanson and Gail Eagle

3. Arnie and Amy Zak

BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON

1. Jerry Fedele and Ben Kreiger2. Amy Allen and Joe Porres3. Dr. Peter Gallo and John Ruhl

3.2.

1. 3.2.

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Are you serious about being a leader? A leader in your business? A leader in the greater Boca Raton community? Become part of the inner circle of local business - the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce Trustee program!

The Chamber created this group of senior-level executives to have an exclusive forum in which to network, make contacts, and discuss major issues affecting the business community. The Trustee Program offers a complete range of benefits and services geared to meet the challenges that CeOs, COOs and high-powered executives face today.

As a Trustee, you will have the opportunity to convene with South Florida’s leading executives and decision makers. You will be invited to attend exclusive Trustee events and meetings, receive private direct emails and group newsletters, and have member benefits and exclusive offers. Most importantly, we will be working closely with each other so that all group members prosper and benefit.

Some of the benefits of your Trustee Alliance are acces to networking forums, VIP events, small group Trustee lunches & happy hours, and meetings with locally-elected officials and community leaders.

Your participation as a Trustee allows you to be a part of our concerted effort to strengthen the economic vitality and quality of life for which Boca Raton is so well known. For more information about the Chamber's Trustee program, please email Sarah Pearson at [email protected] or call 561.395.4433 ext 238, or visit www.bocaratonchamber.com/trustees.

Take Your Business to the Next Level!

Well-known local restaurateur Burt Rapoport has influenced the way South Floridians have dined for the past 30 years.

The group includes Bogart's Bar and Grille in Boca Raton, Henry's in Delray Beach, and Deck 84 in Delray Beach.

Accolades from the Boca Raton Magazine Reader's Poll include:

• FAVORITE RESTAURANT - Deck 84 • BEST WATERFRONT RESTAURANT - Deck 84 • BEST DINING/ENTERTAINMENT - Bogart's • BEST AMERICAN FOOD - Henry's • Business Leader Of The Year Award • Community Service Award

Boca Chamber Trustee Member earns accolades for ... well ... good taste.

Burt's Best

Be a Part of History! (...and math and English and science...)

Help Golden Bell reach the $1 Million Dollar Donated to public schools in Boca Raton! www.bocaratonchamber.com/goldenbell

Golden Bell education Foundation

2011

Help us Celebrate 20 Years of Giving!

Burt Rapoport


ribbon cuttings

9 Round 9858 Clint Moore Road,

Suite 103Boca Raton, FL 33496

Physicians Weight Loss Center Boca West

20437 State Road 7, Suite C7 Boca Raton, FL 33498

The Rendon Center for Dermatology & Aesthetic Medicine 880 nW 13 Street

Suite # 3C Boca Raton, FL 33486

SIGNS OF GOOD TIMES!

Whelchel Partners Real Estate Services4722 nW Boca Raton Boulevard,

Suite C102Boca Raton, FL 33431

Bash of Boca 5970 SW 18th Street

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At the north end of the Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton is a group of technology and R&D companies quietly generating billions of dollars of revenue and creating high wage jobs to Florida’s brightest stars.

Created 26 years ago, the recently renamed Research Park at Florida Atlantic University is home to 26 successful technology and support companies with an additional 22 startups hosted in its Technology Business Incubator. Governed by the Florida Atlantic Research and Development Authority and operated by HDG Mansur, the Park’s main campus is at FAU with an additional location on I-95 in Deerfield Beach.

The Research Park and the University have a long-term partnership that has positioned the Park to be one of South Florida’s most dynamic economic catalysts. The University provides high-growth companies in the Park with easy access to interns, academic research staff, facilities, equipment and applications for joint grants. In turn, employers in the Park act as attractors for new students and provide jobs to graduates. Home-grown talent from Boca Raton can look forward to high-wage and sustainable, post-graduation technology jobs, as well as fertile entrepreneurial ground to build their own companies.

FAU is home to the sixth largest business school in the United States and is classified as a “High Research Activity”

university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, making it a valuable research and technology resource.

Boca Raton provides a high concentration of investment capital and business infrastructure to emerging companies. New World Angels, Enterprise Development Corp. of South Florida and Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research are all located within the Park. Within just a short walk, a tenant can gain access to some of the best business and financial minds in the country.

Recently, three new technology companies opened in the Park’s Technology Business Incubator, a testimonial to the advantages of synergistic businesses forming a technology cluster, the competitive leasing rates being offered, and the significant benefits that come with being a tenant of the Park.

The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, a Boca Raton asset, is quickly becoming a highly-desired and renowned center for some of the most successful technology companies in the world.

New Name, Bright Future

Andrew Duffell, President and CEO, The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University / 3701 FAU Boulevard / Suite 210 / Boca Raton, FL 33431 / T: 561-416-6092 / [email protected]

those to make sure you have understood them, have a discussion upfront about the investment it might take to solve the issues they have and if you can present a viable solution, what would happen at that point. Here is where you can present but only present the solutions to the issues they have, not everything that you do. People are “selfish”. I don’t mean that negatively, but they just look inwardly first at how they will be affected with this solution. If there is some wonderful feature that isn’t necessarily wonderful to them, don’t present it. The more you present, the more they have to go back and think about how they might use it. There will begin your long selling cycle scenario. So spend more time in preparing for each call and do the real work at the beginning. Don’t depend on some great “dog and pony show” presentation to do the work for you. Most people know who they will choose before they even see the presentations. Make your best impression from the great questions you ask, not your company boasting.

Here are some very important things to do when selling. First, stop selling! What? Yes that’s right. What I mean by that is the old adage I talked about earlier is typically what we see. Stop that now.

Begin with prospecting through referrals. Cold calling is typically not your best source for good prospects. Networking and referrals are the #1 way to get to the right person and get there quicker.

When you do get someone on the phone begin with the end in mind. Let them know what you do and why you are calling them. Do some research ahead of time so you will be able to develop good questions. Let them know if at the end of your conversation it makes sense to get together then you can set that up, but if it doesn’t that’s okay too and you can end the call there. If you get an appointment, go into the appointment armed with your research on the organization and some thought provoking big-picture questions that you have prepared. A pen and pad is all you will need here. After asking those questions and really learning about their issues, summarize

Greta Schulz is the President of Proactive Training and Consulting, A West Palm Beach based sales training company. For questions or comments; www.proactivetraining.biz.

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member News Feldman Design Studio has won the 2011 SANDI Award for Design Excellence in Institutional/ Government Design for the North Broward Preparatory School, Learning Commons. This award was presented by the International Interior Design Association. Originally a traditional library with dark finishes and furniture, this space was transformed into a new, larger “Learning Commons” suggestive of a contemporary college library with cutting-edge technologies, a variety of study areas, housed within a bright, stimulating and sustainable environment. For more information, visit www.FeldmanDesignStudio.com.

Bristol Properties International is staffed with seasoned real estate professionals, but is always looking for new Realtors to grow our South Florida presence. Call Deborah Bacarella at (561) 347-1303 to learn about the Bristol Opportunity and our incentive of Bristol Agents selling their own unwanted personal property to pay their marketing expenses. Stop by Bristol Properties double store fronts at 253 East Palmetto Park Road, just east of Mizner Boulevard in Boca Raton. Bristol’s team of professionals is ready to provide a free market analysis and answer their customer’s real estate and auction question. For more information, visit www. www.bristolre.com.

Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. is pleased to announce that Kenneth N. Johnson, Board Certified Business Litigation Attorney with Rutherford Mulhall, P.A., was re-elected Treasurer of the Palm Beach Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for 2011-12. John T. Mulhall, III, Shareholder, has been recognized in Family Law and Appellate Practice by Super Lawyers. Stanley D. Klett, Jr., Shareholder, has been recognized in Business Litigation by Super Lawyers. Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. is a 16-lawyer firm providing quality legal services in Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens. For more information, visit www.rmlawyer.com.

Boca Raton based Kaufman Lynn Construction breaks ground on a North Miami Pepper Park Community Center. Kaufman Lynn Construction is a 22 year-old, full-service general contractor and construction manager providing services for a wide variety of public and private sectors throughout Florida, including municipal, schools, universities and colleges, healthcare, county clubs, faith-based, cultural, retail, and commercial. For more information, visit www.kaufmanlynn.com.

Scott Sell of Sell Insurance Services in Lighthouse Point, FL has joined Meridian Insurance Group of Boca Raton in the role as Senior Sales Executive in the Benefits Department. Scott brings over 28 years on insurance experience providing public and private companies with employee benefits programs. Scott has a Registered Health Underwriter (RHU) designation and is currently completing his designation as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU). Scott has served on the Board of the Broward Health Underwriters and is currently an Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach, FL. For more information, visit www.MeridianInsures.com.

FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine welcomes its first class on August 1st. The College has developed an innovative curriculum, which features early and continuous

community-based clinical experiences and problem-based learning with emphasis on small-group and self-directed learning. The world-class faculty in the College will provide a student-centered and patient-focused approach that includes clinical experiences with local physicians, health departments and hospitals, and a state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Simulation Center. A key component of the innovative curriculum is early exposure to patients and the actual practice of medicine. To that end, the College has established relationships with several prominent area hospitals that will serve as sites for clerkships, hospital-based electives and residencies. FAU has also partnered with Scripps Florida to offer a dual M.D./Ph.D. degree, with the medical degree conferred by FAU and the doctorate conferred by The Scripps Research Institute’s Kellogg School of Science and Technology. For more information, visithttp://med.fau.edu.

R2 Unified Technologies was recently named one of South Florida Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies. R2 Unified Technologies delivers converged voice and data networks, virtualization, storage, network security and implements business continuity and disaster recovery solutions as well as IT support services for small and medium businesses. Partnerships with technology giants like Cisco, VMware, EMC and Microsoft help deliver the best of breed technology to enhance customers’ productivity and allow them to compete with larger competitors. For more information, visit www.r2it.com.

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) celebrates 100 years of worker's compensation. NCCI Holdings, based in Boca Raton, is the most experienced provider of employee injury data for the workers compensation industry. NCCI collects and maintains millions of data records on every aspect of workers' comp and its more than 900 employees employ sophisticated tools and services to process and evaluate the market data. For more information, visit www.ncci.com

Transmedia Group’s new Paris office signs ‘Office de Relations D’affaires’ as first client. The company said it will publicize to U.S. businesses the unique capabilities of Marc Fredericksen and his Office de Relations d’Affaires for arranging high-level conferences and networking opportunities with cultural, political and economic leaders of France. For more information, visit www.transmediagroup.com.

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The Boca Chamber is helping to cultivate the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders by being the first Chamber in the state to welcome the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!).

This innovative program helps young adults between the ages of 11 and 18 learn how to start a business and to be able to provide funding for the business. YEA!’s mission is to develop and deliver exciting, experience-based entrepreneurship programs to young people to enable them to transform their ideas into real enterprises that create economic and social value for a better world, develop the character or tomorrow’s leaders, and enable educational institutions to provide successful entrepreneurship and social innovation training programs.

Boca Chamber members will also have the opportunity to get involved as mentors, instructors, or sponsors. Over 100 businesses and social movements have been launched by YEA! students since 2004. More than 50% of the businesses started by YEA! students have continued after graduation. Thirteen percent of students have started a second business or social movement.

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Meet Randy Eubanks

Suncoast Marketing Inc

1. How long have you been in business? I started right out of college in 1979 (man that sounds old doesn’t it?) with Moore Business Forms. I came to Florida with Better Business Forms in 1982 and worked up to VP of Sales there. I left in 1994 when I became a minority partner at Suncoast Marketing Inc. My partner and I bought out the senior partner in 2001

2. What is the main goal of your business?We have always been, and continue to be a “Customer Service Focused Business” - we dedicate specific customer service reps to specific clients based on needs and skills sets. There are always knowledgeable back ups if one CSR is out, so a client will never be improperly serviced. We strive to exceed our Clients expectations, not just meet them. This philosophy has fueled our growth to be the largest of our business model in the state and in the top 45 in the US.

3. Who inspired you to go into business?There were many influences from my “Uncle Jerry” who ran a family pharmacy that I worked in, as well as my parents who always supported my small business enterprises that I established growing up. My work ethic has always pushed me and inspired those that work with me, creating the “can do” attitude that is prevalent at Suncoast. I have always been in sales of some kind since childhood. The basics came naturally with my personality and my positive attitude and that was the catalyst to drive me to business and marketing in college and career.

4. What are the two greatest advantages of doing business in Boca Raton / being a member of the Boca Chamber?The Boca Chamber is the most active and supportive Chamber that I have ever been involved with in Florida or any other state for that matter. The level of support is remarkable and the activity level of the members has been quite impressive. I have had more interaction with Boca Chamber members in three months than I have had in other chambers over years.

5. Where should I go to find out more? Suncoast Marketing Inc

www.suncoastmarketing.com 1-800-393-7273 or 954-583-4351

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