www.WestShoreChamber.org March 2015 • Volume XXXVII • Issue 3

President

Susan Uranker

Past President

Robert Kess

Vice President

William Young

Secretary

Jim Chillemi

Treasurer

Mark Getsay

Executive Director

John Sobolewski

OFFICERS

Nan Baker

Greg Belko

Ray Frank

Mike Mandato

Marie Marrali

Sean O’Reilly

Tina Roberts

Chris Stahurski

Executive Assistant

Sharon Matthews

Power of More

Marketing Manager

Tammy Bertrand

TRUSTEES

You’re Invited!

State of the City Address

March 10, 2015 11:30am-1:00pm

LaCentre 25777 Detroit Rd.

Westlake, OH 44145

Featuring Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough

Cost is $20 per person at the door with cash, check or Visa/MC.

An RSVP is required. Please email sharon@westshorechamber.org

or call 440-835-8787.

Lunch Sponsored by:

First Federal of Lakewood

OFFICE

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

remainder of the year, schedule a meeting to highlight key company accomplishments and top initiatives from the first quarter, as well as review priorities for the months ahead. Take time to recognize your high performing team members, so that the collective group is ready to spring forward for the rest of the year.“

An article from Entrepreneur.com, shares these useful tips:

“Dust off your mission statement. Evaluate whether your mission and vision still match your company's stra-tegic goals given how much the mar-kets have changed. Sharpen your tools. Lots of folks invade the garage in the spring to inspect the tools they use outdoors, and they usually find that the tools need sharpening. Spring may also be a good time for employees to review and sharpen their skills or learn new ones to improve work efficiency to last the rest of the year.”

I look forward to spring and to seeing you at upcoming chamber events. Look inside our newsletter for details and net-working opportunities. “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ~ Leo Tolstoy

With kind regards, Susan Uranker, (Westlake Village)

West Shore Chamber President

To Our Members:

When the first signs of spring come, I’m em-powered to clean out closets, wash windows and sweep up dust-bunnies. It also in- spires me to look for

ways to spring clean and renew my busi-ness life as well. Whether it's cleaning up your inbox, office, old files or sales leads, it's essential to cut clutter to spring your business life into the new season. In the spirit of spring cleaning, I searched the internet and found some organizational tips to help your business move forward. Pamela Springer, CEO of Manta offers these 2 tips:

“Give your email inbox a good scrub. It’s no surprise that you feel bom-barded by quirky spam, given that an estimated 247 million emails are sent every day, according to Email Market-ing Report. If it’s difficult to decide what’s trash and what’s treasure, it’s time for a deep-clean of your inbox. This doesn’t mean sacrificing your weekend to delete junk mail; instead, take 15 to 20 minutes at the end of each day to sort emails into appropri-ate folders. Most email providers offer support for automating clean-up, through use of tools including searches, labels and filters. Spring forward. To get your entire team engaged and excited about the

Susan Uranker, President

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

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March 31, 2015

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UPCOMING EVENT!

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NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

A Friend with a philosophy: Bloom where you are planted. Once you bloom, make your surrounding nice and pleasant for others. Putrri Padbatan is a Client Advisor with BMW of Westlake. With more than 17 years of Media Sales and Marketing experience in different countries and in various industries, Putrri promises to extend excellent customer service and hopes to exceed your expectations. She takes pride in what she does and is committed to making your own-ership experience as rewarding as possible. The Company: BMW of Westlake An official BMW franchise since 1986, BMW of Westlake, formerly Ganley BMW, has been serving Westlake, Avon, Rocky River, Bay Village, and Avon Lake since 1999. Since opening our doors, BMW of Westlake has maintained a solid commit-ment to you, our customers, offering the widest selection of BMW vehicles and ease of purchase. Once you have chosen to buy or lease your BMW through us, the fun has just begun. In addition to the exhilaration you will enjoy behind the wheels, we promise to do everything we can to try to keep you satisfied. BMW of Westlake has been voted the Ohio BMW Dealer of the Year for the third year in a row by DealerRater.com and by our clients!

About Putrri Putrri left Malaysia from a trou-bled domestic situation in 2001. She sought temporary shelter at a friend’s in Toronto. She came to New York City on August 29, for legal consultation to live and work in USA. She arrived with a non-digital SLR Canon camera, 3 inch heels, nice business suit and a same day return flight ticket. Her destination was 225 Broad-way. She took a shuttle bus from Newark airport to Downtown Manhattan, the bus stopped right in front of Millennium Hilton, Church St. She looked up and

saw the World Trade Towers. That was the first and last time

she saw them. She made New York her home since that day. Her first job in NYC was giving out flyers on the streets of New York for a Mediterranean Restaurant – Casablanca. Three reasons she will always remember her days with Casablanca: A breakfast truck played Frank Sinatra’s songs every morning, she may have listened to ‘New York, New York’ a million times prior to that day, BUT it was like the first time. In tears she affirmed, she was going to beat those trying times. At Casa-blanca, she split $2.00 tips with her other colleague and that was the first and last tip she ever made in her life. Year 2001, mildest win-ter in NYC, first snow on December 5, less than an inch on the ground but that was the coldest winter for her.

BMW of Westlake Putrri Padbatan 24690 Sperry Dr.

Westlake, OH 44145 216-303-6974

www.bmwofwestlake.com

Putrri Padbatan

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