One of Brunswick County's premier landscaping companies has joined the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce and yesterday we had a ribbon cutting for Carolina Creations.
In the photo below are NBCC Executive Director Dana Fisher, NBCC board member and publisher of both NBM and SBM magazines Justin Williams with Scott Schmidt and Will Hickman, both of Carolina Creations.
Carolyn Pirnat of Asset Storage, AFLAC's Mimi Kronkowski, and Dana Fisher.
It was just a bit rainy so we gathered at the end of the building under cover to do the ribbon cutting (and take photos, as usual there were plenty of cameras on hand).
NBCC board member and Nancy Hall Publications Associate Editor Jeff Harvell with Justin and Carolyn.
Two good guys, Scott Schmidt of Carolina Creations and ADT's Nick Arbia (Nick even came an hour and a half early to get a good seat!).
Monica Clark of Cape Fear Business Services with Will Hickman.
NBCC board member Tony Vlach (he's a commercial insurance broker with Nationwide) and Carolina Creations John Thrift.
NBCC Ambassador Ken Schiess of HdVest with proud new father Dave Seaton of Pestco and Dana Fisher.
Yet again a successful ribbon cutting. No joke, that's pretty tough ribbon (and maybe the giant scissors are a bit dull) but sometimes it takes a long time to cut. Not this time, though, they mowed right through it.
So give 'em a shout for landscaping in Brunswick County, or check them out at www.carolinacreations.biz.
On outgoing North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Terry Grillo's last day on the job, community and chamber members, staff and family gathered for celebration of her work with the chambers.
Leland Police Chief Timothy Jayne.
Chamber members Alice Razzano and Marge Brown.
New Executive Director (and former board member) Dana Fisher, chamber member Jennifer Henthorn of BB&T Bank, and board member Connie Reeves of Azalea Plaza.
"Thanks for great service, Terry, you done awesome!"
The Big Talker FM's Strictly Business networking event was held at Antonio's in Leland on March 24th. A goodly number of community and business folk showed up to talk business and build relationships.
Big Talker's Joe Catenacci was the host. On the right below Discover NC Homes' Nolan Formalarie videos Joe at work. While Coastal Carolina Concepts' Lauren Formalarie and Sea-Comm Media's Derek Sellers look on.
Denise and Jim Merritt, Quickbooks trainers extraordinaire!
My buddy Nick Arbia from ADT. Nick might not like this photo, so if that's the case I'll take it down, but whenever I see him I can't help smiling because he's such a great guy.
A bunch of folks, with Sea-Comm Media photographer/producer Paige Freeman coming through the door.
N2 Publishing's Steve West and Brandon Meyer of Meyer Computer Services.
HdVest's Ken Schiess and Monica Clark of Cape Fear Business Services.
NBCC outgoing Executive Director Terry Grillo, incoming Executive Director Dana Fisher, Ambassador Gina Schiess, and Sea-Comm Media sales manager Max Deutsch.
Nolan Formalarie, Terry Grillo, and Dana Fisher.
Sea-Comm's Max Deutsch and Russ "Call me Doug" Hauptmann.
Hertz Local's David Merrill (he's also the guy who publishes WilmingtonNetworkingEvents.com) with NBCC board member Jeff Harvell.
Joe Catenacci up close and smiling!
Artist and designer Angela Johnson.
David Merrill won a raffle prize!
Paul Whitehouse of Lopermedia was a winner, too!
Another successful Strictly Business. Thanks to all involved.
Sea-Comm Media's Big Talker-FM Strictly Business networking event was back in Leland last night and it was the best attended ever.
This week the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce was the featured nonprofit that received the benefit of the raffle ticket sales for donated goods and services from attending companies and organizations. Below, NBCC's Terri Andress ran the raffle ticket sales table with her usual precision and competence.
Janna Wojtech, Nolan Formalarie of Discover NC Homes, and Kathy and Jack Henderson of Side by Side Duo (highly entertaining entertainers).
Scott Schmidt of Carolina Creations and London Williamson of UCP Easter Seals.
Lauren Formalarie of Coastal Carolina Concepts and musician Ben Bagby of the acoustic guitar duo Too Far Away.
Clark Wilson and Stew Steward of Southern Sign Company.
PGA Pro Matt Gordon and Steve Haughey of Worldwide Express.
Elaine Huston of Pre-Paid Legal and Sheetz!
Casey Sherman of Waterford of the Carolinas and Nolan Formalarie.
Rick Huston of U First Financial on the move.
Casey Sherman and Bruce Brown (with my new stealth name badge).
Brian Moeller of ARC NC taking a business card for a drawing to Curtis Wright, the host of Strictly Business and the Big Talker-FM Morning Beat.
Jamie Shoemaker of Reliable Payment Solutions and Nick Arbia of ADT.
Oh-oh, two guitar players - Ben Bagby and Jack Henderson.
Mercer Johnson of JW Benefits.
Jason Wheeler of Pathfinder Wealth Consulting, George Murray of Murry Art & Frame, with a peek at Justin Williams of NBM and SBM magazines, and the back of Jonathan Peele.
Here's a much better shot of Jonathan Peele.
OK, are you ready for this? The crowd sang happy birthday to Jerry Ellis of eTelecom, the buy in the green shirt sitting opposite Elaine Huston
Here's a video of part of the singing:
Curtis, Scott Ball of Coastal Document Systems and Jerry Ellis.
Paige Freeman of Sea-Comm Media and Terri Andress.
Jamie Shoemaker, Marge Brown of Fat City Cards, Casey Sherman, and the ever-ebullient Russ Hauptmann (with the yellow tie).
Casey and I again. Notice how the lights were out in that part of the room but my name badge lit it up!
Good guy and great photographer Rick Ricozzi and Matt Gordon (he's the golf pro if you're losing track).
Marge with N2 Publishing's Steve West.
Curtis, Paige and Terri during the raffle drawings. Lot's o' good stuff given away each week!
Assorted characters in a lineup during the raffle drawing.
More of the same.
Kyle Myers of DW Project Solutions with Sea-Comm Media's Michael Snyder and Derek Sellers.
Awesome couple Nicole Wilkinson, professor of art at Brunswick Community College and Bratton Parker of Cape Fear Turf Management. Nicole is a young friend we've known for years but we just met Bratton last night. Happy for both of them. It's pretty apparent they are, too.
Matt Gordon and Steve Haughey with Paul Whitehouse of Lopermedia.
Crowd shot.
Another crowd shot.
US Cellular's Donna Rushing and Jonathan Ennis with Attorney Robin Robinson (she's running for District Court Judge).
OK, and not least, but this is the end, Justin Williams in a generous moment sang to Jonathan Peele, George Murray, Jason Wheeler and myself. What a guy!
This weekly event is easily the best business networking event in the area and obviously we have a good time, too! Next week Strictly Business is at Old Chicago Pizza in Wilmington on Market Street.
In the photo below are NBCC Executive Director Dana Fisher, NBCC board member and publisher of both NBM and SBM magazines Justin Williams with Scott Schmidt and Will Hickman, both of Carolina Creations.
So give 'em a shout for landscaping in Brunswick County, or check them out at www.carolinacreations.biz.
