Seattle Business Networking Blog

Congratulations Alden Graebner, Marketing and Admin Manager with Accutint Bellevue. He finished his "Fast Track" and received his membership plaque at our January 14 luncheon. His mentor was Steve Greenbaum of Greenbaum Home Furnishings.

Accutint Bellevue is Seattle Execs' resource for Automotive: Protective Film and Detailing

At our January 7 luncheon, we officially welcomed a new member, Mark Creek of Crown Moving Company to Seattle Execs by presenting him with a yellow badge.

Mark is the Vice President of Sales at Crown Moving. He is the Association's new contact for Moving & Storage.

Valerie Young of Warner Telecom Group addressed Seattle Execs yesterday for the first time as President of the Association.

“Connecting People” is Valerie's motto for her term.

Here are some excerpts from her speech about "Connecting People" -

"I’m challenging all of us to get out there and develop relationship with your fellow execs. This will benefit us all. What better way to keep up with turning in leads than by getting to know your fellow execs better and what they and their business has to offer?"

"We have several new members this last year. Make it a point to introduce yourself before lunch, give them a call and learn about their business so that they can in turn learn about yours. This makes us all successful."

"If you want to make Seattle Executives work for you, don’t just show up at 12pm and leave at 1pm. Come early to lunch and mingle. Sit with different people each week; get involved with a committee or more than one committee. This will get you started on creating your own connections."

"The connections I’ve made have proven to be successful for me not only for my business, but on a personal level. You have nothing to lose by doing the same."

The new Seattle Execs website is up and running. It has a new look and new functions. Thanks to Mayumi Nakamura and Ken Uchikura of Pacific Software Publishing for a fantastic job.

Last night, Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. was named the William D. Bradford Minority Business of the Year by the University of Washington Foster School of Business Consulting and Business Development Center.

PSPINC Founder Ken Uchikura represented PSPINC in President Mayumi Nakamura 's stead, as she was on a business trip to Japan.

In honor of this achievement, PSPINC will donate 100% of the proceeds from DreamersI Small Business Package hosting plans for the month of December to the Consulting and Business Development Center to contribute to their mission to promote and develop minority owned business.