blxnetworking.com http://blxnetworking.com/blog For business owners, independent professional and sales people to cultivate relationships and expand their business base. Thu, 17 May 2012 20:50:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Pittsburgh Business Leads Exchange Networking LunchMonroeville May 16, 2012 http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/05/pittsburgh-business-leads-exchange-networking-lunchmonroeville-may-16-2012/ http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/05/pittsburgh-business-leads-exchange-networking-lunchmonroeville-may-16-2012/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:50:59 +0000 Jim http://blxnetworking.com/blog/?p=1011 Attendees:
Hope Abel – Atria’s Restaurant & Tavern
Melissa Bartolomeo – First Commonwealth Bank
Joan Ciesielski – Family Financial Physicians
Brenda DeCroo – Brenda DeCroo Coaching
Dick Herzog – R W Herzog Consultants
John A. Hinkley – Stream Energy
Rob Magee – Family Financial Physicians
Jim Merante – Padgett Business Services
Kevin O’Leary – Warhola Video Productions Inc.
Ashley Riebel – California University of Pa

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  • Tim Sullivan – WPXI
  • Chris Gonzalez – Western & Southern Life

Hope Abel – Atria’s
Lori Altrudo – Patriot Lending Services
Michael Bauman – NuVu Management
Chris Gonzalez – Western & Southern Lise
John Hinkley – Ignite
Lynne Horensky – Brentwood Bank
Alex Kuhn – Kuhn Solutions Group
Denise Marasco – Howard Hanna
Tom Menditto – ADHD Master Coach
Tina Nobers –CMN Nutrition Group
Kevin O’Leary – Warhola Video Productions
Steve Persang – Western & Southern Life
Rosemary Pipitone – Send Out Cards
Barry Prior – Priority Financial Services
Chuck Reese – Dollar Bank
Daniel Riley – Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
Heather Shields – Rodan and Fields
Tim Sullivan – WPXI

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  • Cryss Conroy, Minuteman Press

Jennifer Albertini, Mary Kay
Michael Bauman, NuVu Management, LLC
Carol Briney, Work from Home
Kim Celento, Perfection Services, Inc
Cryss Conroy, Minuteman Press
Jim Cuffaro, Baierl Toyota
Mary Margaret Fisher, North Hills Monthly Magazine
Don J Gattuso, Security Solutions Consultant
Stacey Markle, Keller Williams
John McCool, The Identity Man
Tom Menditto, ADHD Master Coach
Rachel Pagone, Babb Insurance
George Payne, Federated Mortgage
Rosemary Pipitone, Send Out Cards
Byron Pryor, First Niagara
Ashley Reibel, Cal U of PA, Convention Services
Dan Szwedko, Szwedko Graphics
Barry Wernikoff, Company Recruiter/Career Coach
Michelle Zmijanac, Best Practices Delivered

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  • George Payne – Federated Mortgage Company

Hope Abel – Atria’s

Susan Barclay – Gayaux, Mandler and Mah Financial Group

Melissa Bartolomeo – First Commonwealth Bank

Carol Briney – CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com

Dora Butko – Cheswick Floral and Oakmont Floral

McKenzie Criswell – First Commonwealth Bank

Michael Dell – CPA Complete Business Services

Carl Dolan – FunFest

Greg Eisenhart – Liberty Mutual Insurance

Chris Field – Wed Communication Group

Lex Fogle – Financial Advisor – Schenley Park

Bruce Golden – Keystone Environmental Services

Leanne Harkins – PayChex Sales Consultant

Beth Hastings – Northwest Savings Bank

John Hinkley – Ignite

Alex Kuhn – Peak Performance Coach

Jim Lillicotch – Lillicotch Web Design

Rob Magee – Family Financial Physicians

John McCool – Legal Shield

Tom Menditto – ADHD Master Coach

Quay Morris – Elevation Loft

George Payne – Federated Mortgage Corporation

Tom Pollard – Popular Pittsburgh.com

Dana Rattenbury – Financial Planner

Randi Rubin – Golden Years Management

Chris Saxton – Energy Swing Windows

Robert Stevens – Total Cost Containment Consulting

Jim Stitt – Vector Security

Tim Sullivan – WPXI

Summer Tissue – Oakmont Chamber of Commerce / Military Connections

Janis Walsh – North Hills Monthly

Michelle Zmijanac – Best Practices Delivered

]]> http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/04/984/feed/ 0 BLX Networking Group’s Military Connections Fund Raiser http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/04/blx-networking-groups-military-connections-fund-raiser/ http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/04/blx-networking-groups-military-connections-fund-raiser/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:28 +0000 Carol http://blxnetworking.com/blog/?p=975 Business Leads Exchange Networking Group Presents

www.BLXNetworking.com

A Networking For A Cause Event

ALL Proceeds will go to The Military Connections

Christmas Stocking Drive.

Military Connections sends Christmas Stockings full of goodies to our deployed men & Women at no charge to the family or soldier.

MilitaryConnections.org

 

There are vendor/ exhibitor opportunities open.  Tables are only $50.00 Please contact Carol Briney 412-781-8773 or Carol@CarolbrineyWorkFromHome.com for more information.

Date: Thursday – September 20, 2012

Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Place: Comfort Inn – RIDC Park Fox Chapel

Price: $15.00 before Sept.18th

$20.00 after or at the door, space permitting

Price includes: hors d’oeuvres, a door prize ticket, and exceptional networking.

Who can attend?  Any adult interested in making new contacts

Tickets can be purchased on line with a credit card or through the mail with a check (your ticket will held at the door) Send your check made out to BLX Networking to Carol Briney 134 West 8th Street Aspinwall, Pa. 15215. With cash from  Carol Briney at BLX Networking Lunch Events or From Summer Tissue at the Oakmont Chamber Office, or Dora Butko – Cheswick Floral, Beth Hastings, North West Savings Bank. (Tickets will go on sale May 10,2012)

 

Attendees are encouraged to bring any of the following items to be used in the Christmas stockings. For each item you donate you will receive an extra door prize ticket.

Canned Chef Boyardee with Pop-Top Lids -Chewing Gum -Individual Packs of Crackers -Granola Bars -Power Bars –Chapstick –Pretzels -White Athletic Socks (ankle or calf) -Powdered Drink Mix -Pouches of Tuna

Sponsors

North West Savings Bank , Popular Pittsburgh.com , 3 Rivers Staffing Solutions, Federated Mortgage, Cheswick Floral , The Willow Tree at Comfort Inn – RIDC Park , CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com 

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A complimentary 3-part teleclass series for solo professionals

who want to attract more clients through public speaking

 

Presented by Sam Wieder, MBA of Commanding Confidence

www.CommandingConfidence.com

 

Join us for one or more of these complimentary 30-minute, business-building teleclasses:

 

Session #1 (11:30 a.m. – 12 noon, Tuesday, May 1, 2012)

 

Public Speaking Slip-ups that Cost You Clients:

 

The 3 Biggest Mistakes that Prevent Professionals from Attracting Clients

through Public Speaking–and What You Can Do Instead

 

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Session #2 (11:30 a.m.- 12 noon, Thursday, May 3, 2012)

 

Powerhouse Preparation for a Client-Winning Speech:

 

What You Need to Clarify to Make Your Public Speaking Profitable

 

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Session #3 (11:30 a.m. – 12 noon, Tuesday, May 8, 2012)

 

Tantalizing Speech Topics to Boost Your Business:

 

What to Talk About to Make Your Ideal Potential Clients Want to Talk to You

 

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Discover how you can become a client-winning speaker.

 

To receive call-in information for the this complimentary business-building

teleclass series, go to: http://forms.aweber.com/form/30/553142130.htm.

 

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Sam Wieder, Marketing Breakthrough Coach

Coaching Solo Professionals to Speak with Impact and Win Clients Now
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Commanding Confidence * 235 Hawksworth Road * Greensburg, PA 15601
Ph: 724-832-7459 * www.CommandingConfidence.com

To learn about a dozen Pittsburgh-area networking events each month,
subscribe to Networking Events Hotline at www.CommandingConfidence.com.

 

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  • Christine Reynolds, Clear Brand
  • George Payne, Federated Mortgage

Hope Abel, Atria’s Restaurant
Lori Altrudo, Patriot Lending Services, Inc.
Carol Briney, Work From Home
Jim Cuffaro, Baierl Toyota
Don Darragh, Energy Swing Windows
Michael Delahunty, Western and Southern Life
Don Gattuso, Vector Security
Cindy Geary, Center Pointe Sleep Associates
Mark Hayward, Juggler, Yoyoer, Cool Guy
John McCool, The Identity Man
Kiersten McCort, Ameriprise Financial
George Payne, Federated Mortgage
Tom Pollard, Popular Pittsburgh
Byron Pryor, First Niagara Risk Management
Christine Reynolds, Clear Brand
Will Stunkel, Stunkel Tax
Michelle Zmijanac, Best Practices Delivered

]]> http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/04/pittsburgh-business-leads-exchange-networking-lunchwexford-april-4-2012/feed/ 0 I’m in the Walk MS Sun 4-22, 2012 http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/03/im-in-the-walk-ms-sun-4-22-2012/ http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/03/im-in-the-walk-ms-sun-4-22-2012/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:58:40 +0000 Jim http://blxnetworking.com/blog/?p=959 To help raise awareness of MS & it can’t hurt to raise some money.
Walk MS is a simple but incredibly powerful way to join the movement. It’s a place to be together with others in the community that cares about MS. It’s a way to support research and help people with MS move their lives forward.

If you would like to help a great cause and can spare a couple of bucks please help.
nationalmssociety.org

]]> http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/03/im-in-the-walk-ms-sun-4-22-2012/feed/ 0 Pittsburgh Business Leads Exchange Networking LunchWexford March 7, 2012 http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/03/pittsburgh-business-leads-exchange-networking-lunchwexford-march-7-2012/ http://blxnetworking.com/blog/2012/03/pittsburgh-business-leads-exchange-networking-lunchwexford-march-7-2012/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:07:37 +0000 Jim http://blxnetworking.com/blog/?p=957 Speakers:

  • Tina Nober, CMN Nutrition
  • John McCool, The Identity Man

Hope Abel, Atria’s Restaurant
Baya Beaudry, Inner Voice Coaching
Gail Bayer, Innovative Bookkeeping
Kim Celento, Perfection Services, Inc
Jim Cuffaro, Baierl Toyota
Jacqueline Bitting, USANA Health Services
Patty Bittle, Insight Marketing Solutions
Carol Briney, Work From Home
Greg Eisenhart, Prudentail/Mutual Liberty Insurance
Chris Field, Web Communications Group Did Not attend
Ed Filipowski, Energy Swing Windows
Justin Gasbarre, Medix Staffing Did mot attend
Laurie Hess, Group 2 Designs
Joyce Kane, Cybertary
Byron Pryor, First Niagara Risk Management
Jim Lillicotch, Lillicotch Website Designs
John McCool, The Identity Man
Bob Neal, Acquired Brain Injury Network
Tina Nobers, CMN Nutrition
George Payne, Federated Mortgage
Jeff Peluso, Intertech Security
Rosemary Pipetone, Send Out Cards
Tom Pollard, Popular Pittsburgh
Lori Rezza, Silpada
Christine Reynolds, Clear Brands
Leah Russano, Huntington Bank, Wexford
Mark Sullivan, Sullivan Services
Fran Treloar, Wild West Online Productions
William Stunkel, CPA, Stunkel Tax and Accounting
Michelle Zmijanac, Best Practices Delivered

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