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We heard three member firms give their Classification Talks at yesterday's luncheon.

Jeff Brown and Tom Ritter of Axia Home Loans updated us on the current mortgage lending market. Dean Altaras and Billy Poll of NAI Puget Sound Properties spoke about commercial real estate. Lastly, J DeBruler squeezed in 43 power point slides about the services that Accutint Bellevue offers.

Thank you, gentlemen for an informative afternoon.

Ralph Burksos of Training Consultants Company was the host of this month's Associates meeting that took place at the WAC on Tuesday, February 4.

Ralph spoke on the topic of success from his book "Turning Change into a Payday". While speaking about the importance of setting goals, Ralph shared with the group a poster that he made many years ago. As Ralph states in his book - "You increase the odds of reaching your goals when you write them down". That green handmade poster listing his goals kept him on track and he still visits it to this day.

Thank you Ralph for hosting and all your insight.

Congratulations to Kris McKelvey of WCI . He finished his Fast Track and received his membership plaque at our November 20 luncheon. His mentor was George Vestal of McDonald Employment Services and he was sponsored by Kelly Cudworth of NuLeaf Office Solutions.

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Seattle Executives Association Board of Directors Election was held on November 20. The new Officer's term will begin January 1, 2014.

President
Bruce Johnson of Rowland Studio

1st Vice President
Tracy Johnson of Brown & Brown of WA

2nd Vice President
Kevin Mashek of KING TV/ KONG TV/ NWCN/ BELO

Treasurer
Janet Pluntze of Payroll Solutions

Board of Directors
Jeannette Adams Gorman of Socius Law Group
Roberta Odell Frederick of Roberta Odell Design
Dr. Kristopher Royal of Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness Center

Long time Exec David Eames of Pittman Automotive kept it short and to the point when speaking recently about his auto repair business. During his talk, David drove home the importance of always getting a second opinion for auto repairs. Several Execs offered testimonials about his expert advice and great service.

Dr. Catherine Darley of The Institute for Naturopathic Sleep Medicine recently spoke about her practice that provides natural remedies for a wide spectrum of sleep problems. Lack of sleep can lead to myriad of problems at home and at work. Sleep deprived employees can severely impact productivity, healthcare costs, and especially worker safety. If you would like to host a Lunch and Learn about Sleep and Productivity for your employees please contact Dr. Darley.

Janet Pluntze of Payroll Solutions spoke about her nationwide payroll processing company. Payroll Solutions serves clients that have 1 - 1,000+ employees and quickly can answer your payroll questions in just minutes.

Keith Anderson of Classic Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning gave his Classification Talk on 9/11. Luckily, he spared the Execs lunch crowd from 33 years worth of photos of dirty water in toilet bowls :) Instead he spoke passionately about the importance of customer trust and referrals in his work.

Big thanks again to Jill Hashimoto of the Seattle Mariners for hosting yesterday's lunch at Safeco Field. We had almost 150 in attendance! Both members and guests were thrilled by the experience of being right down on the infield and truly enjoyed the tasty food.

We also will remember the stirring rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" sung by Don Roberts of http://www.donrobertsassociates.com/">Don Roberts Associates.

Host your next special event, meeting or celebration at Safeco Field. The home of the Seattle Mariners can accommodate groups ranging in size from 2 to 47,000. Experience gourmet catering, state-of-the-art meeting spaces, unique banquet facilities and private tours by putting Safeco Field in your line-up

Execs Members Tom Hill of Rainier Specialty Services and Dr. Daniel Frank recently gave their Classification Talks.

Dr. Frank spoke about his concierge style primary care internal medicine practice that offers state-of-the-art, scientifically-based medical care in a setting which offers superior personal service and attention.

Tom spoke about his hard surface power washing company. Rainier Specialty Services can clean any hard surface: natural stone; travertine; brick; concrete and stucco. They also can apply a protective anti-bacterial treatment to heavily trafficked surfaces so you won't have to see Dr. Frank as often.