Execs Newsletter September 25, 2024

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

The information herein is privileged and is furnished by and for the members of the Colorado Springs Executives
Association. Any claim of damage resulting from others having access hereto is the sole responsibility of the
members or firm permitting such and is not the responsibility of the Association. Information in the newsletter has
been obtained and listed with care from sources deemed reliable, but its correctness is not guaranteed.

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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October 2, 2024

We are in need of a presenter!  Who would like to grab the opportunity?!  

September 25, 2024

Thank you to Kody Miller, Cross Country Mortgage, for today’s presentation.  Founded in 2003, their CEO, Ronald Leonhardt, Jr., had a vision to become a nationwide full-service lender that could provide customers with a clear, fast and transparent mortgage experience. Through superior customer service and a full range of loan products and programs, they’ve been able to achieve that vision and build upon it by helping more people each year buy the homes of their dreams.

Today, with more than 7,000 employees and more than 600 branches, they are one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing retail mortgage lenders. They are licensed in all 50 states and are a direct lender and approved seller and servicer by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae.

Kody is ready to help you or those you know!  

Notes from your executive director:

Execs will have this fiscal year’s annual meeting (members only) on October 23.  We will be voting on removing part of the verbiage in Article IV, Section two of our bylaws.  The board will explain why they are asking for a vote on this.  The meeting will be somewhat of a town hall format before votes are cast. 

 

We are in need of a presenter for next week!  Please let me know if you would like to take the opportunity to share/teach to your fellow Execs.

 

BUSINESS CHANGE:

1. None

BUSINESS INFORMATION (information pertaining to members’ businesses):

1. Colorado Springs Cleaning Supply has formed and opened Pueblo Cleaning Supply. We have a full-time Pueblo sales rep and inventory. (DAVID HORWITZ)

2. It’s time to change your furnace filter for winter. (MIKE EDDE)

CALL BOARD:

1. None

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

1. Upcoming event on October 18th:  Cheyenne Village, serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is having their annual golf tournament.  Let me know if you would like information! (AMANDA QUESADA)

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:

1. Direct lead to American Printing (Steelhead Electric). (SPENCER SWANN)

2. Direct lead to Ent Credit Union. Recently got a CD. (WAYNE HEILMAN)

3. Direct lead to Mike with Windshields Express. (MIKE EDDE) 

4. Direct lead to Ent Credit Union. (MIKE EDDE)

5. Direct lead to Kody Miller. Do you do gap or LAD loans? (CANDY VANDENBERG)

6. Direct lead to Coaltrain. (BERNARD SANDOVAL)

7. Direct lead to Ent. (BERNARD SANDOVAL)

8. Direct lead to WestCo. (BERNARD SANDOVAL)

9. Direct lead to Mat LaFleur. You da man! (EDDIE HURT)

10. Direct lead to Ash and Brightway. (TODD MATIA)

11. Direct lead to Wendy’s. (MIKE ESCHLER)

12. Direct lead to Karen Heun. (CARISSA SMITH)

13. Direct lead to Ent, ongoing. (TARA IRONS)

14. Direct lead to American Printing. (TARA IRONS)

15. Direct lead to ADD STAFF. (DIANE DOYLE)

16. Direct lead to Wendy’s. Love those frostys. (KAREN HEUN)

17. Direct lead to Paul Kloster, real estate attorney (Brett Casden). (AMANDA QUESADA)

18. Direct lead to Coaltrain. (MIKE GARROW)

19. Direct lead to Windshields Express. (JP WEST)

20. Direct lead to Sasquatch Cookies. It was a hit for my sales call last week! (JP WEST)

21. Matt with Arrow Moving, I have a lead to store office furniture for a client. We will demo and have you store it. I’ll call you. (MARK COPELIN)

EMPLOYMENT:

1. Colorado Springs Cleaning Supply is looking for a part-time driver. Call David directly at 719-502-6075. (DAVID HORWITZ)

KUDOS:

1. Amazed by the Sheriff’s actions this morning with feeding the young lady sleeping outside. Really amazing Joe. (CAROLINE FLEMING)          

2. I want to recognize Sheriff Roybal for his kindness to the homeless person who was sleeping outside the door at the El Paso Club this morning! What a class act. We’re lucky to have you. (CANDY VANDENBERG)   

MEMBER-TO-MEMBER THANKS:

1. Thanks for the business, Joe Wilson! (MAT LAFLEUR)

2. Thank you City Glass. (CAROLINE FLEMING)

3. Thanks for joining me for lunch, Sebastian. It was great to learn more about you. (CANDY VANDENBERG)

4. Thank you for the awesome job, Karen and Advanced Impressions. (DOUG LESKEE)

5. Thank you for the great event at Cathedral Ridge, Todd Matia and wife Michelle, Mesa Living. (DOUG LESKEE)

6. Thank you for the meeting, Mark Peniston! (DOUG LESKEE)

7. Thank you Mike Lloyd. (MIKE ESCHLER)

8. Thank you to Amanda Quesada for the referral. (CARISSA SMITH)

9. Thank you so much Kevin for the halibut! Love it. (DIANE DOYLE)

10. Thank you Diane Doyle, Carissa Smith and Doug Leskee for your orders. (KAREN HEUN)

11. Thank you for the referral, Larry Blevins. (JP WEST)

MESSAGING SERVICE:

1. Kody at CCM, your interior wall signs are ready to go! (SPENCER SWANN)

2. It was great Connecting at the event hosted last week by Sally and Diana! (SEBASTIAN ERTELT)

3. Happy Birthday Mark P! (SPENCER SWANN)

4. Steve and Lewis, I have your new logos designed and ready to produce. Stop by or give me a call. Thanks! (SPENCER SWANN)

5. Great getting to know you and what you do at Ent, Candy! (SEBASTIAN ERTELT)

6. Welcome back, John and Micheal! (SEBASTIAN ERTELT)

7. Caroline, I’m glad you liked the lobster from Boston. (KEVIN HOLT)

8. Diane, the halibut from Boston was so good. I hope you enjoy yours. (KEVIN HOLT)

9. Wayne, nice article in the Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest on Medical Device Manufacturing!  (SEBASTIAN ERTELT)

10. Mike Eddie, great to see you and I hope all goes well with my brother-in-law’s furnace. (KEVIN HOLT)

11. I will miss all of you! Hope to see you again soon! All the best, Dana. (DANA ROCHA)

12. Dana, we will miss you! Hope you can rejoin soon. (BRENDA SPEER)

13. Jesse, let’s meet to discuss content creation :). (DOUG LESKEE)

14. Welcome back, Michael Krueger! Glad to have you back from your hiatus. (TODD MATIA)

15. Brooke, saw Toodles Tea Room. Looks great! (TODD MATIA)

16. Contact me if your company wants to sell to the 80906 area. The next B to C campaign starts in November. 719-200-3634. (BERNARD SANDOVAL)

17. Golf outing, Wed 10/9 at 4pm. $50. Email me to register by Friday 10/4. (MIKE GARROW)

MISCELLANEOUS:

1. Please look at the message about the next program for the Greenberg
   Center for Learning and Tolerance, Bridging The Political Divide on
   October 10th at the Ent Center. We are bringing in David Siders from
   Sacramento who is the political correspondent for Politico. Colorado
   has the largest number of independent voters in the USA. David even
   interviewed our Mayor Yemi.  The event is free and open to the public
   but you need to register www.thegreenbergcenter.org.  See flyer at the end of the newsletter. (PAULETTE GREENBERG)

2. This is a great week to see the changing aspens on the way to Cripple Creek. As beautiful as I have ever seen! (SPENCER SWANN)

3. Look for the Vote No on 127 tailgates. (SPENCER SWANN)

4. Appreciate the Sheriff’s office enforcing auto registration. (RICK OGILVIE)

5. Visit the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum to see seven of my Olympic paintings on display throughout the museum. (BERNARD SANDOVAL)

6. The Jewish New Year starts Wednesday night, Oct 2nd  We ask that God inscribe us in the Book of Life for another year.  I am going to ask God to inscribe all of you in the Book of Life for another year.  This will definitely make my New Year Happy !!  (PAULETTE GREENBERG)

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Night Ramen opened last week at 324 E. Pikes Peak Ave. (WAYNE HEILMAN)

2. Norwood Development and Sage Hospitality Group plan a 181-room hotel in southwest downtown called the Catbird. (WAYNE HEILMAN)

3. Perry Sanders has demolished the former Denny’s west of downtown and plans a 7-8 story building with condos and restaurants. (WAYNE HEILMAN)

PROGRAM COMMENTS:

1. Thanks for the info Kody! (SPENCER SWANN)

2. Kody Miller, great presentation. You’re a natural. (KEVIN HOLT)

3. Thank you Kody for an informative presentation. (BRENDA SPEER)

4. Very interesting program. (JIM SMITH)

5. Thanks Kody. Good information. But I take exception to the term “banker’s hours”. (CANDY VANDENBERG)

6. Great presentation, Kody! (EDDIE HURT)

7. Great presentation Kody! (DIANE DOYLE)