Tim has been in business for almost a decade. He started his company,
West Park Direct, after 14 years with Sun News Papers. Executive recruiters wanted to place him around the country but he wanted to stay in Cleveland and raise a family. The logical answer was to start a company, be the boss and build his future.
He opened on Tuesday September 11th, 2001 and made his first sales call that morning. That was not the most successful day in the history of the business. Nothing quite like starting a business on the first day of a war. The markets turned down and prospective clients pulled back from spending money. However he still grew the company into a multimillion dollar business and his overcoming the current economic state and is positioned for more growth. Come hear how Tim has taken on two of the worst economic periods of the last 50 years and is still loving everyday of it.
Join us in July for Good Food, Good Cheer and Good Business.
Tuesday July 13th
6:00 PM
Touch Supper Club
See you at the June Meeting.
Registration is open for the July Meeting and The Beach Bash in August.
Tuesday July 13th
6:00 PM
Touch Supper Club
See you at the July Meeting.
Registration is on line.
Hot Seat
businesses with a high failure rate. That’s why these entrepreneurs are taking their restaurant experience and creating non-traditional foodservice businesses. Join us for a panel discussion on this month’s hot seat, including
We’ll discover how Mary is taking personal catering to a new level with her focus on corporate female executives and dinner parties she calls “Sexy Fork;” how Matt is meeting a niche of designer clothes for chefs by chefs; and how Jeremy and his partner Chris have taken their restaurant to the streets….literally!
We have a solid double line up in May. The Guest Drinker is Lou LaGuardia Sr. His is different path to entrepreneurship. After a long career at Xerox he retired from the world of big business. Although some friends and family thought he was crazy, business ownership was to be the next stop. He acquired Repros from one of his former customers 12 years ago and has not had to look back since. The company is a specialty printer located downtown. It is not the place to come get 50 copies for a presentation. If however you have very unusual needs for oversized projects, it is the right place to visit.
On the Hot Seat is Michael Battaglia. Mike has been around the block with a couple of different businesses. His latest venture is natural gas powered cars. He has a vision of pulling into your garage at home and filling the vehicle. With the price of oil climbing every day, this is an idea whos day may have finally arrived.
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Well it finally feels like the last vestiage of Winter is behind us. The sun is out, the snow is gone and our thoughts are turning to the development of business. In the Guest Drinkers chair is Russ Hill from Ultimate Lead Systems. In business for nearly 30 years, Russ has a great list of clients including Sherwin Williams, Caterpillar and Mitsubishi. He has seen some of the ups and downs to more than one business cycle, and is very bullish on the future.
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