Interior & Exterior House Painting with John Thomas of Thomas & Associates Painting Services

John Thomas: You know I just want you guys to think of Thomas painting as someone that’s totally reliable, can do quality work. I put together some show and tell here of some different things that you might not think of us as doing. It’s just like I want it to be something that comes out…

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How We Protect Your Mails with Jim Duncan of AIM Mail Center

Jim: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. I really enjoy this industry. And the best part about it, in fact, the oil industry was great, very lucrative. But you deal with the oil well. When you deal with people it’s so much more enjoyable. So much more enjoyable. Now the reason I got this business was I…

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The Ballard & Ballard History and The Future Of Jewelry Design

Guy: Guy Ballard over at Ballard & Ballard Jewelers; your fourth- generation family jeweler. Going to start off by, in a couple months in February, we will be celebrating our 97th year in business. I go back to 1917. Our great-grandfather started a company in downtown LA, Ballard & Ballard of California, which was a…

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Branding with Graphic Designer Ed. Hansbury, The Office at Socona

Ed: I’ll start out a little bit about branding because right now it seems like that’s a big thing that everybody is interested in. They want to be branded. They want to have a brand. But it’s one of those catch phrases that people don’t really understand and things get confused. So to help you…

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General Contractor Bruce Beinlich, C.R. BEINLICH & SONS presents his specific management in the construction business.

Bruce Beinlich: Beyond that, when I first started in the business many, many, many years ago, when I was going to college and going to high school and shortly thereafter. What I did most of all was finish carpentry. Which would be hanging doors, installing crown molding, baseboard molding, shelving, things of that nature, and I…

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A Passion for Photography with Shelley Kincaid, ShelleyKincaidPhotography.com

Shelley: I started out working with different photographers in the area, and I went on to do about 30 Japanese weddings a month. And so I would work at Wayfarers Chapel, so for all of my Japanese speaking friends. I also worked on a bridal magazine for about three years, and I love doing family portraits and weddings. I…

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Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day in Orange County with Dr. Mary Snyder, Integrated Acupuncture Service

Dr. Snyder: Now, the reason I went to two high schools, just so you know, is that they built Fountain Valley High School and they didn’t have enough kids to go there. So they changed the school boundaries when I became, when I was about 14 years. So, I had to go to Fountain Valley…

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Healthy Living and Nutrition in Orange County with Sally Chiappone, Juice Plus +

Sally: Firstly, thank you very much for allowing me to speak. Secondly, I had a great time in Orlando. Did a little bit of vacationing and went to our conference. The other thing is that some of you may have received, in fact, maybe all of you have received my newsletter on health and nutrition.…

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Carpet For Rental Property in Orange County with Ken Radzai of B C Flooring, Inc.

Ken: Okay, today I would like to talk about something that isn’t really the most exciting part of our business; in fact it’s a little bit on the boring side. But, with that being said, it’s carpet for rental property. You know, no owner really wants it or is excited about it. The only thing…

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Hollywood Confidential Reminder – Holiday Party needs to be paid on October 31, 2013

Holiday Party needs to be paid on October 31, 2013 for spouse or guest for $50. “Hollywood Confidential” Holiday Social Thur. Nov. 21st from 6:30 – 10:00 PM A fully customized event for Le Tip of West Orange County around a 1950s Hollywood mystery theme including an appearance by Alfred Welles, the famous movie director, and…

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Operation Christmas Child Program – National Collection Week 11/18-25

National Collection Week is 11/18-25.  That is after our Growth Group is completed.  We can start collecting boxes (empty or complete) now and ask people to get them to us before our last Growth Group meeting on 11/12.  The reality is that we will get boxes all the way up until Christmas.  In the past…

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Networking Makes You Smarter! But You Knew That…

News Flash! I just ran across this very interesting blog post on the Scientific American site. Its titled “You can increase your intelligence: 5 ways to maximize your cognitive potential”. These five primary principles are: 1. Seek Novelty 2. Challenge Yourself 3. Think Creatively 4. Do Things The Hard Way 5. Network Here’s the initial…

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Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Fact Sheet with Mary Snyder

Oriental medicine is a comprehensive health care system encompassing a variety of traditional health care system that have been used for more than 3,000 years to diagnose and treat illness, prevent disease and improve well-being. Acupuncture is one of the essential elements of Oriental medicine. Other elements include Chinese herbology, bodywork (e.g., acupressure, shiatsu), diet and…

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Panasonic Phone Systems Orange County with Dennis Jenkins of DennisJenkinsco.com

Dennis: So, I’ve been running around at the last minute here, doing my little creative thing, because… the word came up this morning early on and said something like, “techno babble.” Well, it’s just like talking about T1’s and all this stuff. And there’s like two other people in the room that really understand what…

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Hollywood Confidential – Holiday Social Thur. Nov. 21st from 6:30 – 10:00 PM

Holiday Social – “Hollywood Confidential” A fully customized event for Le Tip of West Orange County around a 1950s Hollywood mystery theme including an appearance by Alfred Welles, the famous movie director, and his ex-wife, the grand dame film actress, Dorothy Carrington. You may even figure out who killed Dorothy’s latest husband on the film…

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Fountain Valley Small Business Fair and Resource Expo

Helping Small Businesses Succeed Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park Brought to you by Michelle Steel (Vice Chair, California State Board of Equalization) and the city of Fountain Valley Sunridge Room 16400 Brookhurst Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Tuesday October 8th, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (check-in 8:30 a.m) FREE PARKING Topics: Basic Sales…

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Auto Repair Huntington Beach with Val Schepens, Mike’s Auto Repair

Val: I am so relieved to be speaking to you; it’s like talking to my family today. I just got . . . completed, as you know, the Goldman Sachs program. It was a very intense 4 or 5 month program. You talk about getting ready for a presentation, 3 minutes exactly, on spot, counting…

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Landscape Designer Orange County by Jesus Arizaga, Arizaga Landscape Design

Jesus: We do everything that is landscape and hardscape. Crystal wants to visit us when we doing a . . . I told her, “That’s not a . . . probably it’s not a very nice day to come to see my work because it’s very dirty.” We’re fixing a koi pond with a leak.…

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Property and Casualty Insurance in Orange County with Eric P. Evans, Chrysalis Insurance Company

Eric: Well, good morning, everybody. My lovely assistant Chris is handing out some envelopes because we’re going to do something a little exciting today, sort of a little put you on the spot. Bring you in. Who has envelope number one? Mark: Is this a one? Eric: That is a one. It’s a Roman numeral…

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Health Insurance Orange County with Crystal Budd, HealthPlans4Less.com

Crystal: Good morning everybody. It is my honor to be up here to speak to you today about healthcare reform, better known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. As you know, it became law on March 23, 2010, and we’re embarking on the most significant, sweeping changes we’ve ever seen in healthcare that are coming.…

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