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Pauline Bartel, Bartel Communications, Inc. will teach the continuing education course "No Excuses! Writing & Selling Your Book" at Schenectady County Community College on Thursdays, July 16, 23 and 30, 2015 from 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Discover how the book publishing industry works, how to pitch your idea to publishers and agents and how to establish a system to get you writing your book now. Register by phone (518.381.1348) or online
Dr. Tom Denham of Careers In Transition LLC was the keynote speaker at the Biomedical Engineering Society Regional Conference at RPI. His topic was "The Secrets to Success." Dr. Tom also gave a break-out seminar on
"Sharpening Your Career Toolbox." In addition, he spoke at the annual Small Business Development Center Conference on "LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook." He was the guest speaker for the Capital Region Mastery Fortune Business Leaders on "Got Goals?"
Dr. Tom's 2015 Charity Climb this year is Mt. Shuksan in the Northern Cascades. So far he has raised $4,469 toward his goal of $5,000 to benefit the Alport Syndrome Foundation. Alport Syndrome is a rare and sometimes fatal kidney disease that impacts his daughter, Rachel. Dr. Tom would really appreciate your donation at AlportSyndrome.org.
Alan Krieger, Krieger Solutions LLC recently delivered a 5 day Leadership training for Nurse and Office Managers in a local Health Network. Among the goals were to improve mentoring and networking among managers, increase job satisfaction, employee retention, and to give skills and strategies to lead high performing teams. Day 5 saw Clare Monteau, Clare Monteau LLC deliver a full day training on Quality Improvement, focusing on Lean Strategies for Healthcare to allow managers to increase effectiveness and value delivered to patients using the systematic approach to problem solving that Lean provides.
Presented by
The Honorable Kathy M. Sheehan, Mayor
of the City of Albany
June 12, 2015 @ 11:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Mayor Sheehan will discuss the challenges of future economic development in Albany and the steps she is taking to generate a strong business climate in New York's capital city.
On January 1st 2014, Kathy M. Sheehan became the 75th mayor in Albany's history and the first woman elected to the post in the City's history. She brought an impressive resume to the position.
In 2010, after winning a city-wide election, Kathy became Albany's Treasurer and Chief Fiscal Officer, modernizing the City's tax collection system and overhauling its scandal-plagued parking ticket system. She was also a founding member of the Albany Promise, a coalition of community members, educators, service providers and business leaders working to ensure that every child in the City succeeds academically.
Kathy grew up in a large family that valued hard work and community service. She put herself through college and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. After a five-year career in communications, Kathy attended Albany Law School on an academic scholarship and graduated magna cum laude in 1994.
In 1996, she joined Intermagnetics General Corporation, a leading medical device manufacturer based in Latham. As vice president and general counsel, Kathy helped grow the company from 500 employees to more than 1,200 and from $90 million to more than $300 million in sales.
Facilitated by
Breakfast with Mark Eagan, CEO of the Albany
Colonie Chamber
June 26, 2015 @ 7:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Mark will be meeting with Consulting Alliance members at the June breakfast. This will inaugurate a new feature of our member only meetings: "Breakfast with a Regional Leader". We will have 2-3 of these breakfasts each year.
Mark will be talking about the affiliation between the Albany-Colonie and Schenectady Chambers, opportunities for consultants as members of these chambers, and his sense of the business climate and what opportunities there might be for consultants with larger employers in the region. Consulting Alliance members will be able to give Mark a better sense of who we are as an organization.
Due to an anticipated larger turnout at the breakfast and/or on-line, we may limit the dial in connection to a "listen only" mode. It may be difficult to facilitate a mixed media discussion if the group is large.
Mark N. Eagan, CCE, serves as president and CEO of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber, which represents 2,200 member organizations that employ more than 110,000 residents from throughout the Capital Region. Prior to assuming his current position in 2008, he held executive posts with chambers in Mansfield and Brockton MA, followed by a decade of leading the chamber of commerce in South Bend, IN.
Mark holds a Bachelors degree from Stonehill College and a Certificate in Executive Management from the University of Notre Dame. His is also a graduate of the Institute for Organization Management at the University of Delaware and the Center for Creative Leadership. He has earned the professional designation of Certified Chamber Executive. Mark was named Chamber Executive of the Year by the New England Chamber Association in 1996 and by the Indiana Chamber Executives Association in 2006.
Dear Member/friend of the Consulting Alliance,
The first half of the year has been a great time to be close to the Consulting Alliance, with a diverse list of programs from Linked In, listening skills and improving your memory! If you have ever thought of writing a book, it was a good place to be: at our May Members only breakfast meeting, member Pauline Bartel led a session on how to publish your own book, while earlier in the year Karin Rozell led a public meeting suggesting why writing a book is so beneficial for business. In June, we have 2 big names at our meetings; first, Mayor Kathy M. Sheehan at our public lunch meeting and Mark Eagan at our Members Only breakfast. Both promise to be educational and give you insight into ways to grow your business. We hope to see you there.
Clare Monteau,
Pauline Bartel, Bartel Communications, Inc. developed the 100th anniversary strategic plan for Buenau Opticians, located in Delmar, NY. One of the recommended strategies was highlighting within the business community the company's long history of professional achievements and community service. As a result, the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce honored Buenau Opticians with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award, during the chamber's annual awards dinner held in April.
Lynne Bunnell of Travel Health 101 LLC had a successful 3-hour speaking session with Johnson and Johnson Occupational Health Nurses at their summit meeting in NJ on April 14th. They will be training their nurses and NPs with the Travel Health 101 web course as they switch from outsourcing pre-travel care for their employees to providing that care within their health services. And traveling to Lambertville, NJ allowed me to get a taste of spring with forsythia in bloom!
Alan Krieger of Krieger Solutions, LLC will be the featured presenter at the May 19th meeting of the Meeting Planner's International (MPI) NENY chapter. He will be presenting a program on Communication Skills to Enhance Your Professional Connections, based on a communication styles self assessment he developed. Go to http://www.mpineny.org/RecentCommunityEventsDashboard for more information.
Alan is continuing to work with Hudson-Mohawk Area Health Education Center in presenting a 5 day leadership program to the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and Adirondack Healthcare networks. Clare Monteau of Clare Monteau LLC is partnering with Alan on this project to provide Lean training on the 5th day of the program.
Dr. Tom Denham of Careers In Transition LLC spoke to an audience at the First United Methodist Church of Delmar on "Capital Region Outdoor Opportunities." He also presented to the Second Milers Club on "Climbing Half Dome." In addition, he spoke about "Climbing Mt. Baker" at the New York Power Authority Visitor Center. Dr. Tom conducted seminar for the Capital Region Mastery Fortune Business Leaders on "Get LinkedIn or Get Left Behind." He was recently quoted in the Times Union in an article entitled, "Doom Can Offer Opportunity" and appeared on TV-17 Colonie for a show on "The Dynamics of Networking."
Dr. Tom's 2015 Charity Climb this year is Mt. Shuksan in the Northern Cascades. So far he has raised $1,395 toward his goal of $5,000 to benefit the Alport Syndrome Foundation. Alport Syndrome is a rare and sometimes fatal kidney disease that impacts his daughter, Rachel. Dr. Tom would really appreciate your donation at AlportSyndrome.org.
Facilitated by
Pauline Bartel, Bartel Communications, Inc.
May 29, 2015 @ 7:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Consultants publish books to gain credibility as experts, build their brands and turbocharge their businesses through speaking gigs, workshops and webinars. If such a book is burning inside you, join Pauline Bartel as she explores two publishing paths for aspiring consultant-authors: self-publishing and traditional publishing. She'll outline the advantages and disadvantages of each, explain how to offer your book idea to agents and publishers and discuss the steps from pitch to publication.
Pauline Bartel is an award winning writer and author of seven traditionally published books, including her recent work The Complete GONE WITH THE WIND Trivia Book (2nd edition). She has also ghostwritten three books for business experts. Pauline is president and chief creative officer at Bartel Communications, an award-winning corporate communications firm. Visit her website at www.paulinebartel.com
Dear Member/friend of the Consulting Alliance,
'Deliver a Slam, Bam Presentation', delivered by member Peter Coombs, was just one of the sessions in the line up at the NY Small Business Development Council annual event this month. Peter, who many of you know from our public lunches, joined 8 of our members presenting on a wide range of expertize critical to running a small business. The wisdom and experience of the members of the Consulting Alliance is undeniable, and unique in the region. In addition to the advertised speaker, our public lunch events also feature a Consulting Alliance member sharing some of their wisdom of how they help their clients, and certainly give the attendees something to think about. We hope to see you there soon,
Jerry Shaye of Shaye Global writes "I just returned from a conference on The Impact of e-Economy on Middle East/North Africa Development (http://eec2015.com/web/) that was held from
March 14 - 16 in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the United Arab Emirates at which I had the opportunity to make two presentations and to chair a panel discussion.
The conference was well attended and extremely well organized. People from over 25 countries were present and my opinion regarding business potential in the
UAE is very positive.
We should not judge the Middle East based upon the news we read and hear almost daily from that
region. The infrastructure and business acumen as well as a high level of cordiality were most impressive. I am confident that I will return to the UAE on behalf of my clients".
The Stakeholders, Inc. has announced the winners of
the 2015 GOBY Awards (Get on Board Volunteer Awards) designed to recognize companies, organizations and individuals who have provided exemplary volunteer services in New York's Capital Region. The GOBY Awards will be presented in a Hollywood-style ceremony
on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at the GE Theatre at
Proctors in downtown Schenectady, New York. Denise Horan, Principal, Integrated Management & Sales Consulting, will receive the Volunteer of the Year Award.
Dr. Tom Denham of Careers In Transition LLC spoke to an audience at the Albany Public Library in January on "Rescue on Rainier" and again in February on "Ice Climbing in the Adirondacks." He also presented to the monthly meeting of Women In Financial Services on "What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up." Dr. Tom also conducted a training
program for the Walton Realty Group on "Get LinkedIn or Get Left Behind."
Presented by
Kat Koppett, Koppett + Company (Kopco)
April 10, 2015 @ 11:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
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Facilitated by
Ray Patterson, Capital Consulting Group, llc
April 24, 2015 @ 7:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Come to this breakfast session to learn more about your Consulting Alliance member benefits. Ray Patterson will show us some of the internal features of the CA website and will provide a tutorial on how to use the CA's GoToMeeting subscription which is available to all members. Ray will show you how to set up a "Go To Meeting" session, invite people to your session, launch your meeting at the appropriate time, and some points on the "control panel" for conducting your sessions. Ray will also show us where the procedures and instructions are on the CA Member's Only section of our website. Bring your technology, your questions, and your experience to share!
Ray Patterson is a business advisor, consultant, educator, and entrepreneurial catalyst to corporations, companies, organizations and individuals, who want to thrive during change. His areas of expertise include strategic thinking, planning, and decision implementation at the organization/enterprise, as well as the individual level. Ray is an exceptionally proficient facilitator, collaborator, innovator and motivator of individual and organizational accomplishment.
Dear Member/friend of the Consulting Alliance,
Giving people, whether it be customers, colleagues, staff, partners, or our children our undivided attention is one of the biggest challenges we face in our fast paced info rich world. But it offers a surefire way to build deeper relationships, as it is one of our deepest desires to be heard and felt by others. I am excited about this month's public lunch presentation by Kat Koppett on listening skills, as really listening to someone else, is a concrete way of showing we care, and learning from the other what they need from us. We have been doing some listening ourselves at the Alliance; the Blue Skies committee have been gathering comments and suggestions made to us through the 2014 survey, for ways we can make the Alliance better for our members, and attract high quality consultants to add to our numbers. We will be rolling out the very best of these in the coming months, so watch this space.
We'd love to see you soon,
Peter Coombs of FRONTLINE Training & Consulting delivered his "Everybody's in Sales" workshop to the Colonie Chamber of Commerce recently.
In addition, Peter has been delivering a series of sales webinars exclusively for Consulting Alliance members. In January he presented "Time Kills Sales. Next up, on March 10th is "How to Be Confident in a Sales Situation."
Clare Monteau of Clare Monteau LLC will be presenting 2 programs for the Capital Region Theological Center "Resource Lunches for Champions" this month. The first, entitled "Volunteer Recruitment" will give attendees the tools to attract, engage and motivate Christian Education volunteers. Later this month, she will present a program entitled "Making Time Management your Best Friend".
Presented by
Karin Rozell, Author, Speaker and Business Coach for Wellness Pros
March 13, 2015 @ 11:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Facilitated by
Mike Tommaney, Esq., Law Office of Michael J. Tommaney
March 27, 2015 @ 7:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
So many of us work hard to make a living and put money aside, but don't want to think about what happens when you're no longer around or able to work. At this session, Mike Tommaney will talk about things you need to consider, documents you need, what you don't need and what happens when you don't have them. This is especially important for sole proprietors and entrepreneurs. We often put ourselves last, and do a disservice to our family.
With over forty years of legal experience, Mike Tommaney, Esq. concentrates his practice in the areas of estate and gift tax, estate planning, estate probate and administration, general corporate and transactional business law, and commercial and residential real estate law. Mike attended Albany Law School and practiced law for over forty years. Mike is a member of the Albany County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York. Mike has taught estate planning at the Knowledge Network and South Colonie Adult Education Program..
Dear Member/Friend of the Consulting Alliance,
I hope you are enjoying these first signs of the defrost in the Northeast, the blue skies and temperature making its way into the correct (in my opinion) end of the gauge. Blue Skies are on the minds of the Consulting Alliance this year as we created an ad-hoc committee called "Blue Skies" to collect ideas, review the member survey collected last year and gather wisdom from the membership. The goal of the groups is to deliver ideas to the board that will increase the sense of community among members, enhance the experience of members, increase membership, and encourage members to take a more active role. Through a series of meetings, ideas have been collected and prioritized and will now be presented to the board for approval. If you (as a member or friend of the Alliance) have ideas to contribute to this process, we'd love to hear from you. We hope to see you at one of our meetings soon, to experience our evolution, valuable topics and diverse expert community.
Dr. Tom Denham, Careers in Transition LLC, spoke to members of the Medical Group Management Association on the topic, "Get LinkedIn or Get Left Behind." He also spoke at the Excel 2015 Conference in Saratoga on "Rescue on Rainier." Dr. Tom was recently quoted in the Times Union in a story covering the improving job market.
Alan Krieger, Krieger Solutions, LLC is developing a curriculum in Anger Management for a client. If anyone has trouble with your temper, email Alan for some tips. He's come across some very helpful ideas!
Innovative programming: Alan Krieger was asked to provide a two-day leadership training program for supervisors in five companies. They wanted to cover a large amount of material in two days. To accommodate that, Alan suggested they each send several higher level managers to serve as "learning coaches" to support the participants' learning after the training. The coaches will get an overview of the course material and a brief training on how to be an effective "on-the-job" coach. Learning retention is very low after training programs with a lot of content unless participants can put the learning into practice immediately. The coaches will engage trainees before the training to help them set individual learning objectives. They will also work with them immediately after each day of the training to discuss how to apply the learning on the job. Alan will do a follow up to see how effective this approach is. Alan's contract for this is with Schenectady County Community College under the Schenectady Area Employer Resource Network project. It is being partially funded through the SUNY Workforce Development Grant Program.
Denise Horan, Integrated Managment & Sales Consulting,
has been selected to speak with
the new Femfessionals group in
Saratoga on February 10. Denise will be discussing strategies for "Marketing Yourself" and focusing on your personal brand. Denise has also been selected to speak at The Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce's luncheon on February 25. Denise will be conducting a short workshop on "Successful Sales Strategies".
Ray Patterson, Capital Consulting Group, llc has been contracted to provide Board Retreat facilitation services to The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Council of Saratoga County, Inc. The Prevention Council (as it is known) is a nonprofit, community-based organization, with the mission is to provide education, information and referral services on the subjects of alcohol, tobacco, other drug and violence prevention to individuals and local communities, thereby enhancing the quality of life for all citizens by diminishing the adverse effects of substance abuse and violence.
Presented by
Peter Bardunias, President/CEO
The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County
February 13, 2015 @ 11:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Peter Coombs will be featured in our Member Spotlight presentation this month.
Facilitated by
Susanna Opper, Shawenon Communications
February 27, 2015 @ 7:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Whether it's a book you are eager to write or a white paper for a client, large writing projects have difficulties all their own. As with any writing project, you must determine voice, style and tone. Then there are issues of organizing and structuring the material. And there are challenges of project management--how to handle your time and discipline your process.
Susanna Opper, who has published one book and written several white papers and two theses, will offer some suggestions and facilitate the discussion.
(This is the first of a two part series. The second session will be at the May breakfast and Pauline Bartel will present a program on getting your book published.)
Susanna Opper helps consultants, solopreneurs and small businesses craft their messages for email marketing and other online communications. Her monthly newsletter Web Words has been published on time for more than six years.
The Consulting Alliance is delighted to welcome Pete Bardunias as our speaker this month. Under Pete's leadership, the Southern Saratoga Chamber has flourished and was the winner of Business Council of New York State's Chamber of the Year award for 2014. We look forward to hearing how our communities are benefitting from the investments made in our region. At the Consulting Alliance, we are committed to being a resource for the local community, providing expert consultants and speakers to help you achieve your business goals, delivering great public programming to increase your knowledge, and also building a community for consultants to grow their business, collaborate with other experts, and receive insight and support from other consultants. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Clare Monteau,
Dr. Tom Denham, Careers in Transition LLC, spoke to members of the Northeastern New York Employee Assistance Professionals Association on the topic, "Passion and Purpose in Your Personal and Professional Life." Dr. Tom recently taped a show for TV-17 Colonie on "Security versus Self-Actualization."
Joan Heffler, Joan Heffler Photography -- Pictures with Personality! has been engaged by the New York State Association of Realtors to photograph their Presidents' Installation Gala in March. More than 400 realtors statewide will be attending this gala, and this is the ninth year Joan Heffler Photography has been engaged. For more info, contact Joan www.joanhefflerphotography.com.
Presented by
Brad Zupp, Memory Athlete, Speaker and Author
January 9, 2015 @ 11:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Facilitated by
Alan Krieger, Krieger Solutions, LLC
January 23, 2015 @ 7:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
One of the biggest challenges new consultants have is figuring out what to charge for their services. Even seasoned consultants struggle with this with new clients and projects. Laurie Lewis wrote a book entitled, What to Charge? and gave a presentation at a CA luncheon a number of years back. We had a great breakfast discussion about this at the next meeting but ran out of time with all the comments people shared.
Alan Krieger will present a short summary of some of the strategies outlined in the book and will facilitate a discussion about how CA members approach this challenge.
A New Year is when many of us plan change: "this year I'm going to be better at......". In our last member meeting of 2014, attendees were asked to share their best tip, tool or technique that you rely upon to either help your clients or grow your practice? Here are some of my favorite contributions from the group, as I think they are valuable for anyone looking to have a more effective, fruitful, balanced 2015. How can you incorporate these tips/questions into action this year?
•If you were wildly successful-what does it look like?
•How can you make it easy for your clients/customer to refer you?
•Ask yourself regularly-what commitments (to others and myself) did I fulfill, and what is my recovery plan for those I didn't?
•How can I create a work environment where people experience themselves in their highest place?
We are kicking off the year with a powerful public program on improving your memory, while for members "Selling Tips for Consultants" and "What to Charge?" will set us up for a successful 2015. I wish you one too, and hope to see you at an event soon.
Stay Tuned in
January for 2015 New Board of Directors Announcement
Lynne Bunnell, owner of HealthTravel101.com was interviewed for TravelTalkRadio.com by Sandy Dhuyvetter. To learn about how Lynne helps healthcare professionals and individuals stay healthy when traveling, listen to the interview here.
Robert Braathe, Braathe Enterprises recently celebrated hiring its 250th student to participate in the virtual internship program.
Robert Braathe, Braathe Enterprises recently was hired to design and deliver a customized training program for a hospitality team in Schenectady. He put together a 4 night program over an 8 week stretch to work around the schedules of the staff and the needs of the business.
Dr. Tom Denham, Careers in Transition LLC, gave seminars on "Get LinkedIn or Get Left Behind" to the Business Builders Alliance, the CapitalAreaHelpWanted.com Job Fair, the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce and the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he spoke to students at the Glenmont Job Corps Center on "Got Goals?" Dr. Tom recently taped a show for TV-17 Colonie on "Perfecting Your Elevator Speech."
Clare Monteau, Clare Monteau LLC, and Ray Patterson, Capital Consulting Group, llc recently delivered sessions for Capital Region Theological Society Resource Breakfast for Champions Leadership sessions entitled "The Care and Feeding of Volunteers" and "Discovering the Gifts and Motivating the Other 80%".
Alan Krieger, Krieger Solutions LLC recently delivered a 5 day Leadership training for Nurse and Office Managers in a local Health Network. Among the goals were to improve mentoring and networking among managers, increase job satisfaction, employee retention, and to give skills and strategies to lead high performing teams. Day 5 saw Clare Monteau, Clare Monteau LLC deliver a full day training on Quality Improvement, focusing on Lean Strategies for Healthcare to allow managers to increase effectiveness and value delivered to patients using the systematic approach to problem solving that Lean provides.
Presented by
Brad Zupp, Memory Athlete, Speaker and Auhor
As the year draws to a close, we at the Consulting Alliance are readying ourselves for 2015 and goals and dreams for the group for the coming year. The Holiday season is often a time we each reflect on how far we have come since last year, what went well, and what we want to be different next year. No matter what your business, no matter what your desires for the year, we invite you to attend one of our events and be inspired by the people, the topics and the expertise of this community.
The Consulting Alliance wishes all it's members and friends a happy, healthy and abundant Holiday season. We hope to see you for one of our insightful and inspiring programs in early 2015.
Clare Monteau,
The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County was presented the 2014 Chamber of the Year by the Business Council of NYS. Call Pete for additional details: 518.371.7748
The Law Office of Michael J. Tommaney is now located at 11 British American Blvd., Latham, NY. The telephone number is (518) 250-4264. Michael J. Tommaney, Esq., works with individuals needing one-on-one assistance with estate planning and elder law, including drafting wills and trusts and guiding clients through the probate process; real estate law, including handling commercial and individual real estate sales and purchases; and business law, including forming, buying or selling a business and preparing and reviewing contracts.
Robert Braathe, Braathe Enterprises spoke to student clubs at a seminar put together by SEFCU at The University of Buffalo on the topic From Intern to Entrepreneur, highlighting his experiences as an intern with the Walt Disney Company and his work with high school and college students through the Virtual Internship Program.
Dr. Tom Denham, Careers in Transition LLC, gave a seminar the Ten Business Referral Group in Guilderland and the Colonie Chamber of Commerce on the subject, "Get LinkedIn or Get Left Behind." In addition, he spoke at the Small Business Albany Showcase on "The Secrets to Peak Performance." Dr. Tom also presented at the Malta Job Expo on " How NOT to Blow Your Interview" and "Job Security: Pros, Cons, Myths and Realities" He spoke to faculty at Mildrey Elley on the topic, "How to Get the Most Out of Mentoring" Finally, Dr. Tom gave his first Commencement Address at ITT Technical Institute on the subject "The Secrets to Success."
Presented by
Robert Braathe of Braathe Enterprises, Lynne Bunnell of Travel Health 101, and James McGuinness of James McGuinness and Associates
November 14, 2014 @ 11:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
I hope that this newsletter finds you using your passion in the world to create success for yourself and your business. This month the Alliance's public event featured someone doing just that. The creative and talented Pauline Bartel shared with us a presentation titled "Business Lessons from the Making of Gone with the Wind". As a huge fan of the movie, Pauline took her passion and in depth knowledge and distilled it into 12 Lessons, Insights and Activities that each attendee could apply immediately for their own success. The Consulting Alliance exists to help create success for you, and for each other, so we hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming events.
Pauline Bartel-October Luncheon
Clare Monteau,
Presented by
Pauline Bartel
October 10, 2014 @ 11:30 am
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Pauline Bartel will sign her book, The Complete GONE WITH THE WIND Trivia Book (2nd edition) before and after the luncheon.
One of the great attractions to me for being in the Consulting Alliance is having easy access to inspiration, whether it be learning something new at one of our public programs, hearing a member speak about a client they fixed a problem for, or getting advice from one of our expert members on an issue I'm having. I am always looking for ways to up level myself and my business and being in this community offers plenty of opportunities for that. Take this Friday's public program for example, learning tactics used by the makers of a hugely successful movie, and how to apply them to our own challenges so that we create a 'blockbuster success' of our own.
Having the opportunity to see your business through the eyes of peers, and expert ones at that is another huge benefit to being a member of the Consulting Alliance. The evening Members program this month is designed to make you look at your business in new ways by co-creating an idea for a collaboration with another member or guest. Many of our members are already collaborating, combining their expertise to create programs and services that transform organizations. The Blue Sky committee, kicking off this month will be examining data and the recent member survey results to create a vision for the Consulting Alliance for the next few years, answering the question "How do we continue to add value for our members and community?" Their examination and reporting help inform all the activities of the CA in the coming years.
I hope to see you soon.
Clare Monteau,
Bill Polk, Business Advisory has just completed an engagement for a consortium of Farm Credit Banks based in Wichita, Kansas. He recently appeared at Siena College to work with a group of young entrepreneurs and is now looking forward to the September kickoff of the entrepreneur Boot Camp at the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce.
Ellen Lahr, EGLahr PR & Media has been retained by Travaasa Experiential Resorts of Denver, Co., a division of Amstar, to provide strategic communications and outreach related to a hotel/resort project proposed for the historic Elm Court estate in Stockbridge, MA. ellenlahr.com
Jeremy McGowan, Network Experts of New opened its second office in NYC in June, at L40, 17 State Street, New York, 10004 ,Tel : 1.212. 739.0742. NETXNY has also been approved for the Checkpoint Systems and Juniper Networks state contracts. This will allow the company to expand its reach into state government consulting and services. In addition to expanding the company's reach, NETXNY has hired two new employees:
Mr. James Michel, a Network Technician, who is Cisco certified, assists clients with network, security and server applications and support. Mrs. Anne Grignon has been hired as office manager and client liaison. Mrs. Grignon, will assist with the management of accounting and project management, as well as keeping constant contact with NETXNY clients to ensure their satisfaction.
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Presented by
Allie Middleton, Integrative Leadership Practices
September 12, 2014 @ 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Optimal performance is directly tied to reduced stress. Well-being measures such as positive mental state, emotional intelligence and physical acuity help us achieve new levels of professional competence and satisfaction.
Through an interactive group experience, you'll explore research-based practices that reduce stress, increase self-awareness, enhance creativity and expand the capacity to do better work. You'll identify ways to inspire yourself and others, practice these new tools in a safe environment and establish methods for gaining new business and feeling good while doing it.
Allie Middleton is a leadership coach and organization transformation consultant, specializing in integrative embodiment practices for purposeful innovation. With over 35 years of leadership experience, she has an international consulting practice serving leaders and teams from all sectors. She is a frequent workshop facilitator and speaker at creativity and behavioral health conferences globally.
Following careers in law and marketing, she completed her doctoral studies in leadership and organizational change at SUNYA. She is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and yoga and meditation instructor. In addition to her work as a partner in East West Leadership Coaching, Allie is actively involved with the Presencing Institute, the Creative Education Foundation and the Kripalu Consulting Collaborative.
Members: $20; Late Registration: $25
Non-Members: $25; Late Registration: $30
Online payment is preferred.
Presented by
Pauline Bartel, Bartel Communications, Inc.
October 10, 2014 @ 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Wolferts Roost Country Club
During Gone With the Wind's production, endless months of trouble and turmoil nearly doomed the film to failure. Following its 1939 premiere, the movie broke box-office records, swept the Academy Awards and today celebrates its 75th anniversary. Discover the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of the making of a film that went from bust to blockbuster. You'll gain inspiration for overcoming enormous business challenges and learn lessons for achieving great success in your own enterprise.
Pauline Bartel is the author of The Complete GONE WITH THE WIND Trivia Book (2nd edition), newly updated for the film's 75th anniversary. She is also president and chief creative officer of Bartel Communications, Inc. (www.paulinebartel.com), an award-winning corporate communications firm, specializing in marketing, public relations and business anniversary consulting services. She will sign copies of her book both before and after the program.
Members: $20; Late Registration: $25
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I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful transition into fall. Taking advantage of a welcome change of pace in my work, I have been taking regular walks these recent morning before starting my 'real work'. My business coach has recommended this for years, as a way to increase creativity and connect to our own genius, but I have adorably ignored his advice until now. It is so easy to stay in the hamster wheel of doing, keeping busy with our to-do lists, that to take a brain break can seem luxurious or even irresponsible when there is so much to do. I have so many conversations with friends and colleagues on this topic, and it seems we all KNOW that people have their best ideas in the shower, or other occasions when their brain is on 'idle', but we often fight gifting ourselves with that time. I am investigating the idea that my morning walk, or any other mental break I give myself is actually part of my work, is keeping me in a state where I am more likely to bring my best ideas and best self to my clients. This month, we have a topic at our public meeting that is also about bringing your best, most creative self to your work, and I'm looking forward to learning more and seeing many of your faces there.
Clare Monteau,
Seeing Your Business
from the Customer's Perspective By Janet Sanders, Principal, Sanders Copy, LLC
Your marketing message is not about your business; it's about what your business can do for your customers. As eager as you may be to tell visitors to your web site how wonderful your consulting practice is, your readers simply don't care. They only care about what you can do for them.
To make your copy more engaging to your readers:
• Address readers directly with sentences beginning with "you," not "we."
• Answer their burning question, "What's in it for me?"
• Focus on benefits, not features.
• Know your audience; know their problems. Clearly communicate how you can solve those problems for them.
If you are not sure what the benefit is, try this simple exercise: "We help businesses do xyz so they can…" Whatever you add to the end of that sentence is your benefit. Put that up-front in your marketing copy, use features to support that promise, and end with a call to action. You will motivate more prospects to take the next step, and contact you to find out more.
Janet Sanders is a marketing copywriter and sole proprietor of Sanders Copy, LLC. She recently joined the Consulting Alliance.


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Former Solicitor General Elena Kagan, now a part-time Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, has already recused herself from half the cases the Court will decide this term. This means those cases are much more likely to favor the decision handed down by the lower court, since a tie favors the previous victor but doesn't set precedent.
Is Elena Kagan taking a full salary for this half-time work? Tomorrow
Kagan will hear the first case argued before the court, then slip quietly through the burgundy velvet curtains behind the bench. She'll be out of the action in all three cases : Tuesday. Her chair will be empty when the court returns next Tuesday and she'll put in a half-day the next day.
Kagan's old job as solicitor general – the "10th justice" – is initially making it hard to do her new job as the ninth justice.
Kagan, 50, has recused herself from 25 of the 51 cases the court has accepted so far this term, all as a result of her 14-month tenure as solicitor general, the government's chief legal representative in the Supreme Court and the nation's lower appellate courts.
Really, America deserves a full-time justice on the Supreme Court. At the very least, Elena Kagan only deserves a part-time salary, as she's only serving part-time on the Court for her first year — or two. . . .
Kagan is recusing herself from cases in which she had a role in drafting a brief for the Supreme Court, or when she was actively involved in a case in the lower courts. She took herself out of such deliberations when President Obama nominated her last May, so the pace of her recusals should slow as the court over the next few months completes the work of filling the term's docket.
Senator Patrick Leahy has a solution to this divided Court with an absent member, but the GOP is unlikely to go along with it:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) filed legislation last month that would create such a system. As a result of a conversation with Stevens, Leahy proposes allowing a majority of the active justices to vote to designate a retired justice to fill-in for a recused justice.
With the current lineup of retired justices composed of Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor and David H. Souter, it seems unlikely that Leahy's conservative colleagues will jump to support him.
Justice Scalia could rectify that imbalance among retired Justices if he wishes, of course. As could Justice Thomas. Let's create a retired bench of conservative SCOTI, gentlemen — make it easier for Senate GOPs to support Chairman Leahy's proposal, okay?
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Nothing to do with quilting
Monday, 8 June 2015
Here I am again......Still quilting
Here it is in the Home Industries Section of our local Agricultural Show. Excuse the chairs, it was displayed in the school. If you look at the top right you will see a red ticket. Pondhouse won first prize, and this cup.
I have made a few of these
This one went to France with my grandaughter's exchange student.
My little quilt from A Little Quilt Swap went to Marie in USA. It is a paper pieced Backgammon Board.The mini daffodils were out, so I photographed it with them…mini with minis.
I received a most beautiful little quilt from Mary in EnglandJust now I am trying to complete a second Safe Harbor quilt designed by Kaaren Johnston of The Painted Quilt. I love the first one to bits. It was longarm quilted also by Nicola Doherty Roe.
In May my D2 and I were at an event where Jennie Rayment was speaking. She inspired me to consider putting a bit of texture into my quilting. I havent done anything yet, but made this little sample of twisted pleats the next day while I was still pumped up and full of ideas………hope they come to pass.
This is all I I I. Thanks are due to all the gifted and talented quilters who design and inspire me. My part is to enjoy doing the quilty things.
Today is sunny and bright. To finish off I have a pic to leave with you. I did not take it, but it has such awe factor, I thought you would enjoy it. Thank you all who follow and are patient with my ramblings, or lack of them. I will try to do better.
Saturday, 14 February 2015
January ends with some white stuff
I havent done much sewing. I am working on my quilt for GD who chose the fabric herself. It is Guttermann fabric. The block is a disappearing hour glass. I saw it on youtube with the missouri quilt company's Jenny.
I like the block, but it needs very careful stitching and cutting, or things go haywire. I have already two blocks that wont belong, as I cut them wrong.
Ah well, they will be good for a pillow or something.
14th Feb.
I didnt quite finish did I?
I kept going with GD's quilt, and she loves it.
I have a couple of little bags made as gifts. Cant find the pics, so I am off to see what happened to them…….technology gets to me sometimes.Found one.
The weather is once more better for walking in my favourite place, the park. The first day there was still a skim of ice on the lake and the birds were 'walking on thin ice'Next day was much better, and this swan family came looking for food. They had only one grown cygnet.
Finally, on a stitching note. I have been having another go at foundation piecing. I say 'a go' as I am convinced my brain is not wired to understand it. I know what to do, but I end up reverse sewing. However I am getting there. Will reveal in a couple of months……yes, it will take that long.
Bye for now.Happy Valentine's Day.
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Sew North and Safe Harbor
On the Saturday the ladies of The Fennel Shed opened an extra hour especially for us, so we had an opportunity to buy up those necessary fat quarters and metres of the very fabric we were looking for.
I have been beavering away at Safe Harbor, by Kaaren Johnston. I have the final border on, and plan to have it longarm quilted. This is the first time I have had a quilt LAQ. I am really looking forward to the finished article.
I have just found this in my drafts today 1st Jan 2015, so I will post before I do my NYpost.
August to December and a couple of finishes.
I have become really lazy about the blogging. Sorry to those kind people who follow my almost nonexistant blog. I have continued to sew through the past 5 months. I completed a full size quilt and had it long-arm quilted. Safe Harbor is a design by Kaaren Johnston of The Painted Quilt.
I tried something different and entered it in a competition. I didnt win, but my little quilt was 'published' with photos of all the other entries. I was chuffed to bits. I stuck in, this week and finished all the blocks for my Pondhouse by Lynette Anderson, which has been on the go for……..4?years.This is the last log cabin block. Yay! Only two borders to attach and I will be ready for quilting. I would like to attempt hand quilting, but it is sooo big.
I made table decorations for Christmas and two lovely flannel cushions for my favourite Auntie, oh, and a table runner for my cousin in Scotland. Yes, I have been busy. I tried a wool felt workshop, and got hooked enough to make a few Christmas gifts.
I want to wish you all a Happy New Year 2015.
Perhaps I will keep up with my blogging. That sounds like a maybe NY resolution. Bx
Monday, 28 July 2014
Celebrations and Goodbyes
I have just realised it is almost a month since I did a 'weekly' blog. Somehow the summer months are so filled with things that keep me away from the computer and the sewing machine. We've had the annual 'tea and cake' for our eldest, and taken the pic of her and the kids, so we can say 'look how much they've grown.
A couple of days later we helped my friends celebrate their 50th anniversary.
I made this wallhanging of their family peeping out of the leaves of the tree.
Our youngest girl said a sad goodbye to this wee lady who was 14 1/2 yrs old. This was taken some years ago.Molly had been her constant companion since college, when she got sneaked into the room in a pocket.
And hello to this rascal, Phoebe.
She wanted company for this guy who was sad to lose his companion. JR is a friendly little dog who is finding it just a wee bit difficult having a juvenile to cope with.
Grandaughter finished her last summer's project. A woolfelt cushion with her name on it. I think she is going to be a typical needlewoman. A few UFO's always around.
The summer has been glorious. We have been out and about a lot. Unfortunately I didnt take many pics. This was at Bangor, on a day when we took the train and relaxed, with no driving to do.
Friday, 4 July 2014
Happy 4th July
Monday, 23 June 2014
Summer and cross stitch
I Havent much quilty to blog about. The weather has been really good, so outside becons. The pipeband championship was held in the park this week. I really enjoyed it, must be my scottish blood. My niece's girls and hubby are involved, and with all those tartans and hundreds of people around, I managed to find them. Z's pink sunglasses drew my attention.
L has been doing this since she was little. Now at 16 she is very skilled.
I did a few cross stitched pictures for baby cards for the church. I like to have a few in hand in case we have a baby boom.
Bought myself this little treat. Dont know what I will do with it yet, but it is sitting nicely in my stash til then. Luv to all.xxx


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