Strictly Business at Cape Fear National Golf Course

The crowd started strong and grew fast at the Strictly Business networking event organized by The Big Talker FM, sponsored by CopyPlus, and held at the club house of Brunswick Forest's Cape Fear National Golf Course in Leland, North Carolina, for the financial benefit of the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce and the business and personal benefit of all who attended. (How's THAT for an opening sentence?)



NBCC Ambassador Gina Schiess and Executive Director Dana Fisher

Sea-Comm Media's Russ Hauptmann and entrepreneur Kyle Myers.



Sea-Comm Media personality Paige Freeman.



Nolan Formalarie of Plantation Properties (back to camera) talks with Brunswick Forest Realty's Marketing Director Brandy Marshall.



NBCC Board Member Ken Schiess, Julie Czyl (back to the camera), with Mike Czyl on the right. Looking for help of the name of the guy with the white shirt. Julie and Mike own Wilmington's Old Chicago Pizza.



Julie Czyl with Lindsey Ostby of Edward Jones.



John and Ruth Mulligan of CitruSolution of Wilmington.



Artist Bill Smith holding a caricature he'd drawn of Marge and I from our web site header. (Thanks, Bill)
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So here's a larger version of the caricature. And here's the link to the website:
 QuantumResultsCoaching.com. What do you think? Do you see the resemblance?


Sea-Comm Media's Joe Catennaci is the man with the microphone at these events.



Cape Fear National General Manager Jim Hahn with Marketing Director Brad Walker.



Elaine Huston (seated on the left). Anyone know the names of  the other two women?



Fred Kumpel of Strickland's Window Coverings and his wife Melissa.



Coldwell Banker Sea Coast real estate broker Doug Jackson with N2Publishing's Steve West.



Sea-Comm Media account exec Derek Sellers.



In the middle, Bratton Parker and Nicole Wilkinson of NC Fresh Direct with Ezell and Ann Willard of All Kinds of Stuff (blue shirts, backs to the camera).



Photographers Bob Baer, Mike Leggett, and Justin Williams.



I had to leave for a meeting but fortunately Nancy Hall Publication's Jeff Harvell arrived to carry the weight after was gone.

Strictly Business at Beau Rivage

It was another hot business networking event on a warm Wednesday evening at Beau Rivage Golf Course & Resort in Wilmington, North Carolina. The weekly Strictly Business event sponsored by Sea-Comm Media's Big Talker FM was, as usual, very well attended and Beau Rivage, also as usual, put out a great spread.

The first person I met on entering the event was Phil Mancuso, who I've known on Facebook but never seen before in person. Great to meet you, Phil.

Anna Schraff of Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina and James Arnold with his newly re-named company, Greenlight Cleaning Solutions.



Annie Anthony, Director of the Cape Fear Volunteer Center and Marge Brown with SendOutCards and Quantum Results Coaching.



Sea-Comm Media's Michael Snyder and Aimee Robbins.



Rick Huston if InSphere Insurance Solutions, Big Talker FM news guy Joe Catennaci, and Elaine Huston of  Pre-Paid Legal.




Bratton Parker and Nicole Wilkinson have a nifty service. Their company is called NC Fresh Direct and they deliver fresh North Carolina grown produce locally.




Social media consultant Lauren Formalarie and Ben Bagby.



Pat Toohey of Pre-Paid Legal.



The buffet-style selection of heavy appetizers was served on the deck.



Brill Branding's Tim Brill and magazine editor Yulia Zarubina.



Steve West from N2 Publishing and Bruce Brown from Quantum Results Coaching.



We met Patrick Kinsella of Roofing Tools & Equipment.



Even in the warm of the day the ever-dapper Derek Sellers looked sharp.



Microbrewers Melissa and Paige Snow of Good Vibes Brewery with Bratton Parker and Nicole Wilkinson.



Another successful Strictly Business. Check http://www.thebigtalkerfm.com for next week's location.

Strictly Business at Grand Union Pub

Sea-Comm Media's Strictly Business, Wilmington, NC's weekly business networking event (every Wednesday from 5-7PM) met for the first time at  Grand Union Pub yesterday.

As Marge and I  walked to the restaurant the first person we saw was Russ "Call me Doug" Hauptmann, Sea-Comm sales guy. Russ was planted in that spot with his mug of root beer and cell phone talking and smiling.



We paused for a moment at the door, before entering.



Inside  it was a bit dark, but inviting and full of happy networking folk. From left to right below are Patricia Pietropaolo of Permanent Makeup, John Pietropaolo from the Metropolitan methadon center, Ezell and Anne Willard of All Kinds of Stuf promotional products, and Sea-Comm news guy Joe Catenacci.



At this table were Sea-Comm producer Paige Freeman, Scott Estrich owner of Complete Car Care, Sea-Comm account exec Amy "Just call me Jackie" Besterfeldt, photographer Robert Paige, and, with her back to the camera, PrePaid Legal's Trista Goforth.




The Cape Fear Rotary club was the beneficiary of this week's raffle ticket sales for sponsor supplied  prizes.



Designer Kelly Cain Smith and new UNCW MPA grad Shamair Raison.



From N2 Publishing, Steve West and Robert Ridgeway.



Cape Fear National Golf Course Marketing Director Brad Walker and East Carolina Bank's Susan Cruse.



That's Marge Brown of SendOutCards, Vince Prisco who is starting a new venture and a new networking group, Lauren Formalarie of Carolina Coastal Concepts, and Barbara Nelson of Northwestern Mutual.



John and Patricia are not only photogenic, they're also always happy to stop and smile.



Marge and Stephanie Williams from Edward Jones.

The Huston's: Rick of InSphere Insurance Solutions and Elaine of Pre-Paid Legal. She also has a company that sells great bed sheets and Rick is passionate about cooking.

Two good guys, Michael Byrd of WordWrightWeb and (sorry, Fred) with his back to the camera, Fred Kumpel  of Strickland's Window Coverings. I spent a lot of time talking about passions and business at this networking event and it turns out that Michael, besides being a runner, has great interest in dance. He takes weekly classes in Carolina Shag and Argentine Tango! What a great combination - I think Marge and I will go to the classes he attends to at least check them out.



Grand Union Pub has this great pool table, but notice that no one was playing. That's because the rooms were packed with busy networkers.  Once again, it was fun, it was busy, and it was Strictly Business.



When we left after an hour or so, Russ was still outside. He put his phone down for a few seconds so I could grab this shot.



Next week Strictly Business will be at Beau Rivage Golf & Resort of Carolina Beach Road. Wednesday, 5-7. See you there.