On May 23rd,
Ridglea Country Club
hosted the
Chamber
Engagement Insight, during which 75 new and tenured members networked and learned how to get engaged in committees, councils, and upcoming Chamber events. Speaker Jarred Howard, Fort Worth Chamber's SVP of Small Business and Entrepreneur Support, spoke on the Chamber's initiatives for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Pictured (L to R): Pam Stoker,
Stoker Creative
; Cheri McDuff,
UMB Bank
; Bradford Hutchins,
UMB Bank
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PRESS YOUR LUCK
Click on the links below to enter for prizes
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You and your besties:
Fort Worth Magazine’s
Best Of party
is among the city’s top three, right up there with
Locavore’s
Cortney Gumbleton celebration of her 1,500
th
home-hatched egg and Mr. B’s granddaughter Bam
B
ino’s 6
th
birthday party. This year’s bonanza Best Of party to honor readers’ favorites is June 14 at
River Ranch
in the
Fort Worth Stockyards
and is described as “
the city’s best food, beverages and bands (on two stages) for a night of drinking, dancing and doggone fun.”
Best Of party girl Natasha Freimark has a pair of general admission tickets for two readers.
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Bowled over:
Lisa
Hasbach is Business Development manager at
Pinstripes
at
Clearfork
, so she needs to be a creative seller. She challenged Mr. B to a game of bocce and winner would get to gloat in this blurb. Well, Lisa Pinned-striped Mr. B, the donkey. Fire away, Lisa: “
We are an ‘eat’- ertainment concept like no other, boasting a scratch kitchen complete with Italian imported ingredients. Our Italian/American cuisine and wine, combined with our bowling lanes, bocce courts, ballroom, private bowling suite and outdoor patio and fire pit, make our venue the perfect place for great food and great fun!” Lisa also is
offering you a choice
of a Friendly hour of bowling or bocce and the first round of house beer or wine for 15…or an assortment of platters from the catering menu to your location for up to 10 people.
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Daffodils for dad?
The Smothers Brothers made the line “Mom always liked you best” popular. According to the numbers, you like mom best, too. Approximately $25 billion was spent this year for Mother’s Day. Last year, an estimated $15.3 billion was spent for Father’s Day. That’s 67 percent more on moms. Forget the numbers and the self-pity guys, because Erica Ashinhurst and
Gordon Boswell Flowers
are equal opportunity givers. $150 bouquet of flowers for Mother’s Day and $150 of … ahh … umm. May Mr. B suggest
some orchids in a 1967 Chevy Camaro vase
or maybe some classic Ghirardelli chocolate. Check out Gordon Boswell Flowers online and win this if you’re a dad or win it for your favorite dad.
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Wright way to do business:
One of the negatives about being self-employed is
you never get to be much of a leader within the company. On the bright side, you don't ever have to be a follower. John Wright of
Simple Leadership Strategies
is probably not THE man for solopreneurs. But for every other company, John is DA MAN!
He is the doctor of transformations,
turning managers into leaders, employees into partners, work groups into teams and customers into advocates. Gather your folks and have John come visit your workplace. Listen for one hour as he showcases his micro workshop --
Creating Meaningful & Lasting Change
. Your strategies will change. Quite simple.
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Congratulations to the May 22nd
Prize Winners:
- Theo Halbardier, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
- Jason Smalls, American National Bank of Texas
- Alyssa Born, Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors
- Genia Sanchez, Kelly @ Samuels Ave.
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A WORD FROM OUR GOLD SPONSORS
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HE SAID, SHE SAID, THEY SAID
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More for free: The Fort Worth Opera
this Friday sneak peeks its 2020 premiere of
The Last Dream of Frida and Diego
, composed by Latin Grammy winner Gabriela Lena Frank and written by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz. Opera Artistic Director Joe Illick will maestro and the
Fort Worth Symphony
will orchestrate. Again, it’s free, at
TCU’s
Ed Landreth Auditorium from 7:30 – 9 p.m.
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Laff riot:
Four Thirds Creative
mentors students. Partner Michael Ryan passed along a student’s joke: “Why do people eat snails? … Because they don’t like fast food.”
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Show your I.D.:
Brent Russell,
DPC Healthcare
: “We were married three years and had a 2-year-old and a newborn before we were old enough to walk into a bar.” He and wife Lori have been married 18 years.
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Boot-scooting town:
Doug Thompson,
Construction Advisory Specialists,
is from Nocona, which could be the unofficial leather capital of Texas. There, Enid Justin started Nocona Boot; her brother, John, moved to Fort Worth and started
Justin Boot.
Doug says Enid had a pink house with a boot as a weathervane. Nocona also is home to Nokona custom baseball gloves. As a young’un, Doug worked lacing up custom leather baseball gloves.
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Education outside a classroom:
During a recent higher education discussion hosted by
Tarleton State
and the
Fort Worth Business Press
,
Tarrant County College
Chancellor Eugene Giovannini, who oversees more than 55,000 students, made two interesting points:
- Describing what makes a student ready, he said, "We are meeting students, the community and businesses at their point of need."
- "Key to us is communication and collaboration, and being flexible, versatile and reliable in an integrated environment."
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“The espresso machine is so complicated only a couple people know how to use it. But you can tell when they do; espresso turns introverts into hyper extroverts!”
--Cyndy Tonniges
TriQuest Technologies
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It’s Goin to be big
: Brooklyn Goin opens the second of the two
WeWork
co-working spaces she manages in downtown Fort Worth June 3, this one at 4
th
and Main. There will be food, drinks and swag and the common space will be open for the day to come and work without having to reserve/book space. June 6 is an Open House for those looking for space.
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Very perky news:
“Coffee will not harm you.” So wrote Susan Siemsen PA-C from
Baylor Scott & White
to Mr. B, confirming his 12 faux-Yeti cups a day was fine. “A recent article in our blog called
Scrubbing
(said) coffee is even OK with a history of heart disease or high blood pressure. Coffee will not harm you (in pure form, either regular coffee or decaf)! Good stuff! But not when it is added to energy drinks or powders. Not the same. You get the antioxidant benefit only from the real coffee.”
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Pit stop:
As a promotion for the truck and auto races at the Speedway next weekend, Team Penske and Chip Ganassi Racing will be revving, racing and generally hanging out Thursday June 6 along 2
nd
Street behind the
Fort Worth Public Library.
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The retiring sort:
Goodbye and bestest wishes to Lynda Fox, a loyal
B2B Insider
reader who is retiring from
Interconnect Wiring
today.
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Flag this!
The
Chamber
is partnering with The Fallen Officers/ Robert L Zore Foundation and Presenting Sponsor
Higginbotham
in support of the June 15 Garrett Hull Blue Bowl Flag Football (Co-Ed) Tournament at Farrington Field. Proceeds go to the Garrett Hull Family and to the Zore Foundation for a
Fort Worth
scholarship program. Corporal Hull succumbed to a gunshot wound Sept. 14, 2018. He was 40 years old and a 17-year officer. Teams up to 16 members can register. The game is eight players on the field per team and at least one female must play at all times. You can register
here
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Click icons below for details and to register
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Garrett Hull Flag Football Tournament
June 22 - 8:00 a.m.
Farrington Field
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YP Wake UP
June 7 - 8:00 a.m.
Frost Tower
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Employment Law Update
May 30 - 8:00 a.m.
Ridglea Country Club
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Economic Development Update
June 19 - 8:00 a.m.
Ridglea Country Club
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Impact Your Business Luncheon
June 4 - 11:30 a.m.
Joe T. Garcia's
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Ribbon Cutting
(see events)
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FORT WORTH AND METRO AREA MAP!
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This four-color street map covers Tarrant County and includes a special Metro inset indicating the location of the DFW International Airport in proximity to Fort Worth and Dallas. Grab your FREE copy of the 2019 version
here
, or email us to order multiple copies.
*Single copies are free, or bulk orders can be made in our
online store
!
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For sponsorship inquiries in
B2B Insider
, contact
Jennifer Vuduris
or call (817) 338-3335
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