WWAY-TV3 Cape Fear Pride at NBHS January 29, 2010

Friday evening January 29th, North Brunswick High School was the setting for the WWAY-TV3 Cape Fear Pride event. Coordinated with the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, this event was held on the eve of the 6th Annual North Brunswick Business Showcase, also held at North Brunswick High School in Leland, NC.

NBCC Executive Director Terry Grillo with Sea-Comm Media representative Derek Sellers.

Local News Review's Joan Crowder and Photographer Bob Baer.

NBCC's Mary Anne Fagerquist.

Facing the camera Bob Baer, Reliable Payment Solutions' Jamie Shoemaker, and BB&T's Drew Roper.


Jake Manock and Erich Gail of Opterex with Justin Williams of NBM and SBM Magazines in the middle.

Lyn Preston and Jamie Shoemaker.

Lyn Preston.

Navasa Mayor Eulis Willis and WWAY-TV3 reporter Meghan Torjussen.

Lou Gizzi and Dan Teachey of Piggly Wiggly and Dennis Walsh of Charlie MacGrooders catered the event.

SunTrust Bank's Denise Harris, Terry Grillo, and Jimmy Harris of Twin Rivers Supplies.


Eulis Willis, Justin Williams, and Belville Mayor Jack Batson.

Brunswick County Director of Economic Development Jim Bradshaw with Marge Brown from Fat City Cards and Lyn Preston.


Randy Larson of East Coast Staging and Drew Roper.

Linda Thomas of Brunswick Electric Membership Company.

Suntrust's Donna Cameron and Dana Fisher of Neubridge Bank.

Wilmington Councilman Charlie Rivenbark and Connie Reeves of Azalea Plaza.

Carolyn Pirnat of Asset Storage and Frank Doherty.

North Brunswick High School musicians entertained us.

Terry Grillo and NBCC President George Murray present a recognition award to Linda Thomas for 6th Annual Business Showcase Platinum Sponsor BEMC.

Terry Grillo and NBCC President George Murray present a recognition award to Derek Sellers for 6th Annual Business Showcase Platinum Sponsor Sea-Comm Media.

Terry Grillo and NBCC President George Murray present a recognition award to Denise Harris and Donna Cameron for 6th Annual Business Showcase Platinum Sponsor SunTrust Bank.


Donna Cameron with Denise Kinney, Broker in Charge of the Leland office of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty, a Bronze sponsor.

Marge Brown, Leslie Morgan of Sea Coast Realty, and Lyn Preston.

We had a ribbon-cutting for the Showcase that was as much laughter as it was serious ribbon rending. That's Lighthouse Publishing's Jeff Harvell in the blue shirt holding the scissors. Jeff is an NBCC board member and was the Chairman of the 6th Annual Business Showcase.

Meghan waiting for the 6:29 on-air break and getting into the spirit of the occasion.

While Charlie Rivenbark strains to see the tv monitor, Meghan and WWAY-TV3 Chief Meterologist Chris Phillips get ready for the news and weather break.

If you follow this blog and think that business in North Brunswick County looks like a lot of fun . . . you're absolutely right! So why don't you come join us? We'd love to meet you.

Strickland's Window Coverings Product Premier

Wilmington's Stickland's Window Coverings had a Product Premier Friday. Strickland's has been doing business in the same location since 1942 and continues to change and adapt to the times.

The colorful lineup below are rolls of aluminum blind material from the 1950's on display in the back of the showroom.


A blind slat cutting machine.


Wooden blinds from the 1940's.

1950's blinds.

Strickland's Fred Kumpel has been with the company for 27 years and was our knowledgeable host and quick tour guide.

One reason for the event was to introduce Strickland's new added focus on bedding.

Fred Kumpel and Bruce Brown of Quantum Results Coaching and Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty.

Strickland's also has a working relationship with Carolina Closet Company, with a display on-site.


Carolina Closet owner Ginger Thornton and designer Joelle Ando.

Fred with RSVP's Terry Hall.

Wow!
There was great food at the event and we weren't shy. Below are Marge Brown of Fat City Cards, Steve West of N2 Publishing and Bruce Henderson of Hanover Center.


Here's only a small section of Strickland's selection area.


And this is an example of me trying to be creative. Does it work?

Fred Kumpel is a good guy and Strickland's is a fine example of a local company that has endured and will continue to thrive by keeping their focus on their primary business while forming alliances with related businesses and trying new lines.

Networking Event Mastery at 101 Stone Chimney Place

Would you like to be more effective at working live business networking events? Would your business improve if you had a system for meeting and developing relationships with like-minded people, each with the potential of referring 250 people or more? If so, maybe you should read further.

Yesterday we presented a seminar on Networking Event Mastery to approximately 20 people at the Brunswick County Association of Realtors meeting facility, 101 Stone Chimney Place in Supply, NC.



The material in the seminar was based on my new book, 31 Days to Networking Event Mastery, Grow Your Business in Just One Month, a Quantum Results Coaching book published by Desktop Wings, Inc.


This seminar was sponsored by Dennis Spaulding of DeSha Group, a local SendOutCards independent distributorship. That's Dennis in the red sweater in the photo below.


Bruce Brown (that's me), the author of 31 Days to Networking Event Mastery, Grow Your Business in Just One Month, led the seminar, which was based on some of the basic tips from the book and included questions and concerns from the group.





If you missed the seminar but see how the material in the book would be useful in your business marketing, you have several choices.

First, you can buy a copy of the book! How easy is that?



And actually, it is quite easy. You can order the book online from Amazon.com at this link. Or, if you live in Australia, from The Nile bookstore via this link.

In addition, 31 Days to Networking Event Mastery is available locally in the Greater Wilmington, NC area at three neighborhood bookstores:

Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, Two Sisters Bookery in Wilmington, and RBR Books in Leland.

Also, if you'd like to host a Networking Events Mastery seminar, by arrange we can scale the presentation from 30 minutes to three hours, with or without copies of the book included for participants and with interactive exercises and individualized strategic planning. Follow-up coaching is also an option. Please email Bruce@QuantumResultsCoaching.com or call (910) 297-8753 for more information if you'd like to talk about a seminar for your business or organization.

In addition, we're now able to make bulk sales for orders of 25 or more copies. Please call for details.