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+Shout Outs - Successes Celebrated
In our January, February and March meetings, those in attendance shared the following successes they have realized over the past year and recently:
- Leanne Cannon was featured in The Summit Magazine (Local business magazine).
- Sherre’ DeMao announced the best-selling book she edited, Be Like Mel, received a MarCom International Gold Award. She also shared that her four year strategy to expand nationally officially came true in 2021 with clients based from California to New York, and Ohio to
Florida.
- Dan Black was celebrating being able to put friends to work and help them make extra money, including many ACAC members. Now that's what we are talking about! Building Trust. Building Revenue in Action!
- Tom Bixby successfully launched XPX Charlotte in 2021 and made all preparations for rolling out solutions targeting private equity firms.
- Deborah Bosley started newsletter entitled "In the Clear" and a Clubhouse room called Plain Language Weekly.
Leanne Cannon has a new podcast called "Emerge" and secured a publisher for her new book about resilience and
transformation.
- Sporty King has gained great satisfaction in his military contract helping military personnel transition to civilian life. Pamela Kollman was able to win the incentive trips the company offers Marketing
Executives.
- Rena Lewis successfully helped a nonprofit collective organization gain federal grants through vision and mission work. Steve Melton achieved his goal of 20 new accounts.
- Kathleen Zicari successfully reduced DOL penalties for a number of clients, became a certified SCORE counselor, all while successfully growing her business in the midst of a pandemic!
If you have an event coming up that may be of value to ACAC members or their clients, let us know!
- Congrats to Dianne Chase, who is serving as Chapter President of AIBC (International Association of Business Communicators). The group is hosting a Spring Social on April 6th from 5-7 p.m. CLICK HERE to learn more.
As an ACAC member, you are strongly encouraged to meet with members one-on-one. These one-on-one’s give us all the opportunity to network and learn from
each other while lending support, providing resources and growing our network.
Please share your one-on-ones with Sherre' so they can be documented in the next Shout Out in Q2.
- A special Thank You to Jeff Moder and John Natoli for being a part of the Leadership Support Team of ACAC for the past 18 months.
- Thank You to Stephen Melton and Pamela Kollman for stepping in to support Sherre' in ACAC leadership. Thanks also to Stephen for setting up the Feb 24th Social Event. More being planned!
- Thank You to Denise Cagan for sharing great insight about social media in our February meeting and offering to help set up EventBrite meetings for ACAC! Deeply appreciated
- Thank You from Stephen Melton to Dan Black, Tom Bixby, Deborah Bosley, Sherre' DeMao, Sporty King, and David Vacchi for being guest speakers at his Rotary.
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- Denise Cagan invited everyone to check out her company's podcast, Nurture Small Business, to share with small business owners.
- Michael Roloson shared an insightful article on the most
powerful benefit to employees.
+ 2022 Goals & Resource/Support
In 2019, we started a new value-added engagement aspect to the ACAC organization model, the Goals & Support/Resources document. The purpose of this document is to encourage engagement and trust-building according to our Mission & Values. Those in attendance in January shared their goals and resources needed. To view the document, CLICK HERE.
Now it is YOUR chance! We want to encourage engagement and re-engagement, so share with Sherre' and you will be added to the document. Email her at sherre@bizgrowthinc.com.
Let's help one another build trust, build revenue!
+ March Meeting About Revitalizing
First quarter is nearing its end! How has your business faired? What will it take to revitalize and make 2022 even better than you thought possible? How can ACAC be a part of your support network as it
revitalizes with new leadership AND a renewed commitment to serve.
At our March meeting, some great ideas were shared that are going to be considered throughout this year. Let us know your thoughts!!
Here is what was discussed at the meeting:
- The Thank Yous and What You Missed emails were appreciated, as well as the Shout Outs, as reminders and keeping ACAC top of mind.
- The tracking and sharing of one-on-ones, referrals and connections made was valued.
- Engage more in person through socials to get us face to face more often. Let us know of any favorite places you think would be a great place to gather!
- With options limited for a meet-up style lunch with the amenities desired, it was shared that perhaps having one meeting per quarter may be a good option at either breakfast time or later afternoon to wrap up the day.
- Do you know of a great centrally located spot that we could meet for lunch in a private room at on the cost for our lunches, dutch? Then let Sherre', Stephen or Pamela know!
- Continue with the Zoom meetings for the time being until a viable in-persons option with the necessary support is confirmed.
- Potentially consider starting an IMC Charlotte Chapter to defray some of the cost and leverage IMC's meeting registration, banking, and platforms.
- Consider different formats including breakout discussions in smaller groups, panel discussions, etc. to change it up a bit.
+ Attendance Has Its Privileges
ATTENDANCE HAS ITS PRIVILEGES! All the more reason to participate and attend, so you can share your exciting involvements with the group.
- QUARTERLY MEMBER ALERTS: To have your items considered, send to sherre@bizgrowthinc.com by the deadline stated in the post-meeting Thank You or What You Missed email each month to be considered for the inclusion in the following month.
- Share items that are happening in the future. It can be an event at which you are being featured or a charitable event.
- Thank you's can be for a referral, an opportunity to collaborate, or some other form of engagement with or support from another member.
- BEING A MEETING FACILITATOR: Did you know showing up can give you the opportunity to facilitate a discussion at our monthly meeting? Why do we only allow attendees to be considered? It is yet another form of building trust and engagement within our group. Those who are engaged in the group gain further ways to connect and showcase success and competencies. Now you know!
- ACCESS TO ATTENDEE'S LIST: Each meeting, as a follow-up, we will reinstitute attendees' emails being shared in a follow-up email, with the hopes that one-on-ones and connections will continue to be fostered outside of the monthly meetings. If you have shared an event at the meeting, you are encouraged to use that list to share further info with those attendees in a follow-up
communication.
Always the Second Friday of the Month!
May 13th, 2022
Facilitator: Michael Roloson
COVID's Impact on Recruitment/Retention
& Employee Benefits
June 11th, 2022
TBD
July 8th, 2022
Facilitator: Tom Bixby
Keys to Successful Exit Planning
August 12th, 2022
Facilitators: Paul Rafferty/Rena Lewis
Streamlining Marketing & Sales for Effectiveness
September 9th, 2022
Facilitator: David Norman
Consultant Hints, Tips & Traps
+ Attend IMC Carolinas Regional Event
The next regional event with IMC Carolinas in Greensboro, NC, will take place on May 9th.
To learn more about IMC USA and IMC Carolinas, CLICK HERE.
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