Strictly Business back at Cameo Nightclub - 11-18-09

The first person I saw when I arrived at this week's Strictly Business networking event at Cameo Nightclub in Wilmington, NC was Jon Hicks of Ethos Design Studios. Strictly Business is hosted each week by Curtis Wright of The Big Talker FM. Curtis is a shy type, that's his car below.

Each week a non-profit organization is featured and this week it was the Cape Fear River Watch. Carrie Frohling works with CFRW and just got back from her honeymoon (oh-oh, maybe she has a different last name now, someone help me out?). Talking with Carrie was Ian Hunting, proprietor of The Pepperoni Grill in Boiling Springs.

Joe Abate, Program Director for Cape Fear River Watch and Brian Crounse, an event planner for the film industry who recently moved to Wilmington.

Robert Lewis of Lewis Dental Labs.

Jon Hicks chatting with Paul Whitehouse of Lopermedia.

The Big Talker Curtis Wright himself and Melinda Haynes of PrePaid Legal.

Pat Herrmann and Vincent Prisco.

Mark Evans of Green Cleaning Technicians and Paige Freeman of Sea-Comm Media.

Elaine Huston of PrePaid Legal and Rich Huston of UFirst.

Curtis, Scott Ball of Coastal Document Systems, and Russ Hauptman of Sea-Comm Media (last week I mistakenly wrote Russ's name was Doug, but he was a good sport about it).

Stephanie Williams of Edward Jones with photographer and landscaper Robert Freeman.

Elaine Huston with Jennifer Altman of SendOutCards.


Another fine turn out that was Strictly Business!

Strictly Business - Cameo Nightclub - Oct 21 09

It was a beautiful day in Wilmington, followed by a fine evening of business networking events. The first was The Big Talker FM's Strictly Business at Cameo Nightclub in Lumina Station at 1900 Eastwood Drive. The Tiki lamps were lit and the party was on!


The first person I saw was TownPlanner's Mary Bennies. She held a pivotal spot at the event (which means she sat at the end of the bar) and greeted everyone as they came in.


Steve West of N2 Publishing never misses a Strictly Business event.

Doug Jackson of the Leland office of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty and Big Talker FM morning guy Curtis Wright. Curtis is the host of the Strictly Business networking events.


Brian Parke, the owner of Cameo Nightclub. Brian puts out a great spread for these events and is a very pleasant host. Pretty cool of him to do that when he also owns one of the hottest nightclubs on this side of town.


Steve Haughey of Worldwide Express.


Elaine Huston of PrePaid Legal and Scott Ball, President of Coastal Document Systems.


Keller Williams' Denise Dakoulis.



Wordwright Web's Michael Byrd and Bruce Henderson of Hanover Center shopping mall.


Sales guy Derek Sellers from Sea-Comm Media (they own The Big Talker FM).


Stephanie Williams, a Financial Advisor from Edward Jones.
Curtis announcing the first round of drawings.


On the far right Mike Moore of Atlantic Car Care and Stephanie Williams.



Curtis and RVSP Cape Fear's Terry Hall.


Yet another well-attended Strictly Business event. Next week it's at MidTown Seafood on Oleander Drive. You can always check the schedule at The Big Talker Event Page or the Wilmington Networking Events calendar.