Tricia Muehlbauer, Executive Director
PO Box 7585 Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7585
Telephone: 719-291-5545; Fax: 719-213-2693
Email: director@csea.biz
Website: www.csea.biz
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Current Board of Directors:John Gatto (President); Chris Waldron (Past President); Kevin Holt (Vice President); Carissa Smith (Secretary); Mark Peniston (Treasurer); Diane Ingolia; Michael Garrow; Jesse Carillo and Brooke McKenzie
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September 18, 2024
Amanda Quesada, Colorado Law Group
Amanda has been practicing law in Colorado Springs for over four years and working with Colorado Law Group for a little over two years. Colorado Law Group, PLLC is a Colorado Springs law firm that represents individuals and companies in a wide range of legal arenas. Their attorneys offer a wide range of services and have not only specialized technical and legal backgrounds, but also a breadth of experience and an understanding of the complexities that may be involved in legal matters. Her focus in Execs is Commercial and Corporate Law, helping clients with starting a business, maintaining their corporate veil, legal work around selling or buying businesses, and business succession planning. Come next week to hear from Amanda. It is her debut presentation!
September 11, 2024
Thank you to Eddie Hurt/ERA Shields Real Estate for today’s update on the real estate market in El Paso County!
Eddie is happy to share their stat pack with you and help you better understand the market.
Need more info or want to connect with him?
https://www.coloradospringsrealestate.com/Home
Notes from your executive director:
At today’s board of directors meeting, the board did not have any applications on which to vote.
Watch for a date in mid/late October where we will have this fiscal year’s Annual Members Only meeting. At this meeting, Primary members will vote on a change with ARTICLE IV,
Section 2 regarding membership. Stay tuned for more information.
BUSINESS CHANGE:
Royal Tavern in Manitou Springs has closed. (WAYNE HEILMAN)
BUSINESS INFORMATION (information pertaining to members’ businesses):
Hiring a professional mover saves you time and the stress of physical despair trying to do it yourself. In-home consultations and quotes are free. We service all of Colorado. (MAT LAFLEUR)
We are starting to bring out our annual pumpkin beers and ales. Come in and try some! (JIM LITTLE)
Holiday time is approaching. The ‘Who Did What?!’ Game is a fun gift. Now offering Execs a 10% discount! (BRENDA SPEER)
CALL BOARD:
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COMMUNITY EVENTS:
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DIRECT LEADS (when you yourself do business w/ a member or someone you referred to a member does business with that member…closed business because of your membership in Execs!) AND REFERRALS:
Direct lead to Jenn Kolk. (JONMARC RADSPINNER)
Direct lead to Dan Adam. (TODD MATIA)
Direct lead to Mark at OfficeScapes/OS Offices/OS Schools. (DOUG LESKEE)
Direct lead to Karen at Advanced Impressions. (ANGIE PETERS)
Direct lead to Coaltrain. (ANGIE PETERS)
Direct lead to John at Crestone Development. Thank you for your recent business. (ANGIE PETERS)
Direct lead to Ent Credit Union, longtime member. (WAYNE HEILMAN)
Direct lead to TECC Painting. (DIANE INGOLIA)
Direct lead to Michael Krueger. (CAROLINE FLEMING)
Direct lead to Forbush Legal. (STEVE NYRHINEN)
Direct lead to The Gazette. (STEVE NYRHINEN)
Direct lead to Kolk Insurance. (STEVE NYRHINEN)
Direct lead to Wendy’s. (STEVE NYRHINEN)
Direct lead to Arrow Moving. Thanks Matt! (JOE WILSON)
Direct lead to Best Western Plus Fillmore Inn. Hosting an event and sent all my out-of-town guests there. (MATT HINER)
Direct lead to Pikes Peak Center. I just purchased my Lyle Lovett tickets for his February show. (Mark COPELIN)
Direct lead to Carissa Smith. Thank you for taking care of my clients! (MARK PENISTON)
Direct lead to Steve Havard with C&H Asphalt. Will email you about lifting a sinking patio. (DIANA THATE)
Direct lead to Coaltrain. (STEPHANIE HORTON)
Direct lead to The Gazette (renewal). (BRENDA SPEER)
Direct lead to American Printing. (TARA IRONS)
Direct lead to Coaltrain. Coffee sweetener time! (SPENCER SWANN)
EMPLOYMENT:
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KUDOS:
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MEMBER-TO-MEMBER THANKS:
I want to thank Angie Peters from City Glass for trying to help me recuperate after the burglary of my home last Sunday. (ALICE ROBINSON)
I want to thank all the Execs that took time to come to Spencer’s quesadilla day last Saturday and my dad’s 97th birthday. It was a fabulous success. (ALICE ROBINSON)
Thanks to Mark Peniston for your help. (TERRENCE VANSANT)
Thank you to David for the releasing agent. (STEVE HAVARD)
Thank you Diana Thate for the lead! (SEBASTIAN ERTELT)
Thanks to all who gave me recommendations for my mother-in-law’s house cleaner. (CHRIS PELOSO)
Thank you to Mark Peniston for trusting me to take care of his clients. (CARISSA SMITH)
KC, thank you for looking into our potential water/mold issue. (TODD MATIA)
Thank you to those who have trusted me with your referrals! I do not take that trust lightly. (TODD MATIA)
Thank you Doug with TECC for fast, excellent customer service for our friend. Two painters came to see their house and had horrible or zero followup/call back. They called Doug! They are thrilled! (DIANE INGOLIA)
Big thank you to Michael at Garden of the Gods Club. Had an event there and it was incredible. Beautiful environment, great food and service. (CAROLINE FLEMING)
Thanks Trish for the iPad donation. (STEPHANIE HORTON)
Thank you Jeff Tarbert for your generosity of time and experience and helping me brainstorm ideas for my business! I appreciate you. (BRENDA SPEER)
Thanks Kody at CCM. (SPENCER SWANN)
MESSAGING SERVICE:
Great to see Greg! (TERRENCE VANSANT)
Happy Birthday to Peggy and Terry. (TERRENCE VANSANT)
Brenda-great coffee meet-up! Good luck! (JEFF TARBERT)
Looking forward to connecting, Steven! (SEBASTIAN ERTELT)
Glad to see Greg Swartz visiting today. (DREW LINTS)
Tim Betsch-looking forward to your workshop. (TODD MATIA)
Great to see you up and about, Greg! (TODD MATIA)
Happy Birthday Peggy! (CAROLINE FLEMING)
Vote no on proposition 127! (SPENCER SWANN)
Happy birthday to our friends, Tony Ellis and Phil Winslow on September 10th. A few days late, but then again never too late to celebrate both of you!! Your friends, Paulette and David xo. (PAULETTE GREENBERG)
MISCELLANEOUS:
This Saturday, September 14, Spencers at 1430 S. Tejon is hosting a seven year old from Salida, Colorado (Addie) for St Jude children’s Hospital. Last year instead of getting birthday gifts, she started a cookie stand to raise money for the kids at St Jude. She raised $10,000. This year her goal is 12,000 and she’s about $600 away from it. If anybody’s in the area on Saturday, come visit Addie’s cookie stand for St Jude. (ALICE ROBINSON)
Twenty-three years ago we were in Manhattan on Sept 11th. I was in the wholesale district and saw the smoke coming out of the first tower. I got a cab and while in the cab, the second building was hit and we knew it was terrorists. I picked up my 80 year old Aunt Goldie at the Eye and Ear Hospital in Manhattan. She was the only person to have eye surgery that day. When we got back to the hotel in Manhattan, we sat outside our hotel because we weren’t sure if it was going to be bombed. David went down to the temporary Medical-Surgical Mash Unit with thirty-nine other cardiologists and there was no one there to help. 9/11 is a day we’ll never forget. (PAULETTE GREENBERG)
As many of you know, a year after 9/11, I brought in then Mayor Rudy Giuliani from NY City to speak about 9/11. With the monies I raised, the Reach Your Peak Scholarship Fund at UCCS was started. He cost me $130,000 and we cleared $100,000. Over 720 people attended the event at the Broadmoor, including students. (PAULETTE GREENBERG)
NEW BUSINESS:
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PROGRAM COMMENTS:
Great program Eddie. (TERRENCE VANSANT)
Thanks Eddie for the update! (JEFF TARBERT)
Great program Eddie. (LARRY BLEVINS)
Thanks Eddie. Very interesting! (JIM SMITH)
Thanks for the perspective on the real estate market, Eddie. (SEBASTIAN ERTELT)
Thanks Eddie Hurt. Great presentation. (STEVE NYRHINEN)
Always a lot of great info from Eddie. (JOE WILSON)
Eddie, great program. (MARK COPELIN)