Amsterdam, The Netherlands (August 5, 2013) – TW Steel is delighted to honor brand ambassador and multiple IndyCar Series Champion, Dario Franchitti, with a brand new limited edition timepiece – the CEO Canteen Automatic Dario Franchitti (CE1200 – 50mm), the first model from the brand new CEO Canteen Automatic collection. Continue reading
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Hear that huge shattering sound of multiple stories of glass crashing down to the ground? That is the shattering of decades’ worth of commercial real estate concepts that don’t Continue reading
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Tagged AIA, Bank, BICSI, BOMA, Broker, CABA, Carlini, CRE, curriculum, Financier, high-tech real estate, IBC, IFMA, IIP, intelligent amenity, intelligent buildings, Intelligent Business Campuses, intelligent infrastructure, IREC, IWCS, James Carlini, marketing, multi-disciplinary, property management, property manager, smart buildings, Smartphones, tenant
Do you hear that? It’s a crumbling sound reverberating across the country.
It’s the great wall of over-bloated government pensions starting to crumble in Detroit. The unions think they will stop the crumbling? I don’t think so. Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, alderman, bailout, bloat, budget, Chicago, cities, citizens, clout, cloutocracy, corruption, corruptocracy, cutbacks, deficit, democrat, Detroit, dog, ERISA, funding, GOP, government, governor, grants, Illinois, infrastructure, James Carlini, journalism, journalist, liberal, libraries, Mayor, merit, Michigan, New York, pension, pensions, politicians, programs, schools, senior citizen, state, subsidy, tsunami, union, urban, urban decay, urbanism, waste, Yves Marchand
Views from a Condo Board President :
As more baby boomers retire and decide to go into condos or townhomes that have homeowner associations, they better realize that condo/ townhouse living is different than living in a single family home. Living within a set of rules after living on your own for several decades takes Continue reading
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Tagged amenities, association fees, by-laws, common areas, condo, condo association, Condo board, condominium, Condos, declarations, HOA, homeowners association, housing, James Carlini, landlord, monthly assessments, office manager, real estate, single family houses, special assessments, tenants, unit owner
Copper cabling is still used in both electrical and telecommunications applications. Both the power company as well as the telephone companies, still use a lot of it for distributing power as well as distributing communication signals for voice, data, and video. Because of its value, many are thinking it is an Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, AIA, alternating current, ASCE, AT&T, BICSI, BOMA, cable vault, cabling, cabling infrastructure, Carlini, CAT 5, CAT 5e, CAT 6, circuits, coaxial cable, Com Ed, connectivity, connectors, copper, copper-clad, electricity, electrocution, EMI, fiber optics, horizontal risers, IBC, IBEW, infrastructure, inside plant, intelligent buildings, Intelligent Business Campuses, James Carlini, kill, lineman, live wires, manhole cover, network, outside plant, phone company, power, power grid, power lines, RBOC, RFI, right-of-way, robbery, scrap metal, shielded cable, sub-station, telecommunications, telephone cabling, telephone pole, thieves, tower, transformer, unshielded cable, utilities, Verizon, vertical risers, wire, wireless, wiring
EXCERPT from James Carlini’s upcoming book, Location, Location, Connectivity :
How receptive is your building to all the new connectivity technology exploding onto the market? Have your Smartphone with you? Does it work well in your building? What about your applications running on your enterprise network? Are you getting the speeds you need to compete in the 21st century? Or, are you stuck with 20th century connectivity because no one knows how to upgrade the building’s network infrastructure? Continue reading
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Tagged AIA, appraisal, ASCE, AT&T, BICSI, BOMA, broadband, building, building owner, CABA, cable, cabling, campus, CAT 5, CAT6, cellular, central office, commercial leasing, commercial real estate, connectivity, copper, CRE, DAS, fiber optic, firestop, gigabit, IBC, IFMA, infrastructure, intelligent amenity, intelligent buildings, Intelligent Business Campuses, intelligent infrastructure, James Carlini, lease, life/safety, mission critical, network, network carrier, property management, PSTN, servers, Smartphone, SONET, tenant, ULI, Verizon, WiFi, wire, wiring, workplace
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I have been looking forward to using this product ever since I heard that Apriori Beauty was developing it. I have not been disappointed. The shampoo is highly concentrated so you do not need a lot to get great suds without using SLS.
My hair type is oily but after washing, it was clean without being stripped of essential oils.
The conditioner is very thick and rich and works great. I have also used it to shave and it moisturizes my beard well. I also tried as a leave in conditioner and though it may not be suited for that it did not cause flacking when it dried as have other products I have tried.
Without using the oil treatment, my hair was very soft and manageable, but with a small bit of the oil treatment run through my hair and I cannot stop touching my hair!! This stuff is wonderful. – JW
Apriori BeautyApriori Beauty is a company created for women, by women* with a mission to help as many people as possible look and feel beautiful with the purest, most-natural and most- innovative products and opportunity.
*(Ok as a man I can say that I believe men can use these products too and can also capitalize on the opportunity.)
When you look beautiful, you feel good. When you feel beautiful, you look good. And, when you can share this beauty with others, you can feel good inside and out.
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If you are looking for an opportunity to make some additional money in your spare time sharing exceptional, innovative products and you would like to work with me then get in touch. I am looking to build a team successful team of men and women that want to do more while offering exceptional quality products and challenging themselves to be the best they can be.
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By James Carlini
We have all heard about the municipality in California that has paid some of its administrators with six-figure salaries as well as six-figure pensions, but we think that is a very rare occurrence and that our own municipality would never get that bad.
Look closely at your own municipality and its agencies. Are they gouging you on the price of services? Are you paying double compared to the Continue reading
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Tagged 9-1-1, 9-1-1 calls, accountability, accountable, ambulance, billing, Blue Cross, city, costs, CPR, critical care, doctor, East Dundee, East Dundee Fire Protection District, emergency services, EMS, EMT, fees, fire chief, fire department, firemen, first aid, gouging, government, hospital, Illinois, insurance, IT services, James Carlini, life support, local government, Medi, Medicaid, medical, medical care, Medicare, municipalities, municipality, oxygen, Paramedic, police, rescue, resident, rip-off, senior citizen, siren, town, township, village
Do you still use a rotary telephone (do you even know what that is?)? Can you buy gas at 20 cents a gallon where you live? Times have changed, companies have changed, and giving a two-week notice went out with nickel beers. Continue reading
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Tagged AFL-CIO, benefits, boss, bridge, career, ceo, company policy, courtesy, customary, director, downsizing, employee, employer, ERISA, executive, force reduction, giving notice, government, hiring, HR, human resources, I quit, James Carlini, job, job loss, jobs, layoff, layoffs, leave, leaving a job, loyalty, manager, money, notice, organization, pay, pension fund, pensions, personnel, personnel administration, professionalism, quit your job, quitting, quitting a job, reform, rightsizing, severance, severance pay, stigma, termination of services, two week notice, worker, workforce, workplace
Any civilization in the last 5,000 years can only be understood and measured by what we can read and discover about them. If they did not keep track of their accomplishments and cultures, chances are, we would know very little about them and their achievements.
These seem to be good questions to ask people who do not have a good grasp of how this country started and developed throughout the last 200 years. As was pointed out by one museum curator, those in the last generation (the Great generation of World War II) seemed to have more Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, art, art galleries, Art Institute, artifacts, auto museums, benefactor, bonds, Cadillac, California, car museum, cbs, Chevy Museum, Chicago, Chrysler, Civil War, collections, Cook County, CPS, curator, deficit, education, firemen, Ford, FOX, funding, fundraising, government, historical, history, Illinois, Illinois Senate, infrastructure, James Carlini, landmark, mansions, money, museum, NEA, New York, pension fund, pensions, policemen, reform, regional economy, regional sustainability, society, taxes, teachers, township, trains, trustees, unions
The latest attempts at putting Illinois back on the right road to fiscal solvency and promote a more enticing image to attract businesses should be accompanied by the song by the Talking Heads’ “We’re On a Road to Nowhere”
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We’re on a road to nowhere….. After a 66% tax increase in state income tax, we are still billions of dollars behind in Continue reading
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Systems design has come a long way. Or has it?
Taking various organizational procedures and applications and automating them has been going on for over four decades. Next-generation systems have been selected and implemented more than once or twice in those four decades. Millions, if not billions, have been spent on computers, data centers, developing and training personnel, and software applications.
Initial attempts were focused on getting a software program in place and getting people to adapt to the automated system. A lot has happened since original systems were developed, yet basic design concepts and comprehensive testing to insure quality still seem to be Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance testing, AITP, applications, AT&T, automation, blogs, computers, data centers, expert witness, IBM, integration testing, IT, IT applications, IT systems, James Carlini, lawsuits, leadership, litigation, mission critical networks, networks, PMP, programming, project management, project review, projects, RFP, six sigma, SLA, software, software analysis, software design, software development, software team, structured analysis, structured design, structured programming, system testing, systems design, team leader, Testing
This post is so well done and beautifully photographed and the recipe sounds exceptional.
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George Lachkar co-owner of Le Petit Bistro Restaurant in Los Angeles talks to us about all the new changes at this Los Angeles landmark.North La Cienega Blvd., used to be restaurant row in West Hollywood, but over the years many of the classic restaurants are now gone. Le Petit Bistro has survived the dips in the economy with a Paris bistro charm and great affordable food. Le Petit Bistro allows you to drop the fad food doldrums and enjoy a wonderfully comfortable, yet upscale, meal experience.
Le Petit Bistro is located at 631 N. La Cienega Blvd in West Hollywood. (310) 289-9797
The first thing I noticed when I walked into Le Petit Bistro is the comfortable, intimate and kinda romantic mood of the restaurant.
It was a great evening and the valet parking in front of the restaurant was a nice touch as I really do not like searching for parking in West Hollywood.
I sat next to the bar and faced the door so I could watch for a friend who was arriving slightly behind me.
As I sat waiting, I got a chance to look around and check out the place. It has a very pleasant and inviting atmosphere and the other patrons were all busy drinking, eating and talking. The noise level was not too high so it makes it a great place to meet and talk while enjoying your meal.
The staff was fun, friendly and very accommodating.
The family at Entourage
I did get one of those wobbly tables, but the waitress had one of the waiters put something under one of the legs which fixed the issue entirely.
I had a hard time choosing what to order, but decided on the Braised Veal Short Ribs. The meal was amazing and everything was cooked to perfection.
After dinner I got the chance to sit down with Georges Lachkar one of the co-owners of the restaurant and after listening to his wonderful stories, had to have him come on and talk about the restaurant and the history of his family who have owned several successful and well known restaurants in Los Angeles.
The interview was real fun. Georges has a thick accent and has all kind of wonderful stories to tell. Take a listen and next time you are in Los Angeles, stop in West Hollywood to check out this amazing place. – JW
Le Petit Bistro
631 N La Cienega Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Cuisine: French
Dress: Casual
Take-out: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Takes Reservations: Yes
Catering: Yes
“If you ever fantasize about sitting in a lively little bistro on the left bank, you will love Le Petit Bistro. The narrow, crowded little space has dark woods, the old French ad posters, the thightly squeezed tables, and lots of people. We appreciate the authentic French bistro food at reasonable prices.”
Henri Fonda and Georges Lachkar
Georges on The Mike Douglas Show
Georges and Julio Eglesias
Georges with US Senator Joe Leberman
Located in the heart of West Hollywood, Le Petit Bistro restaurant offers traditional French cuisine. Guests can enjoy lunch or dinner in the charming indoor setting or on the outdoor patio-garden; sunny during the day and candlelit at night.
Yet the Lachkar family, whose Le Petit Bistro on La Cienega is the last of
the European restaurants on “the row,” have successfully served Los Angeleans for 40 years… 20 of them at Le Petit Bistro.
By popular demand, beginning on April 7, you can enjoy the fabulous traditional French bistro fare of Le Petit Bistro seven nights a week.
Start with a fabulous appetizer… perhaps Eggplant Tart or French onion soup. Enjoy such typical French entrees as roast chicken or steak
with frites. Savor specials such as black mussels poulette or a baked pork shank. Complete your evening with a delicious tart tatin or pot de chocolat.
Georges Lachkar with one of his sculptors
George Takei and Georges Lachkar
Georges father had a restaurant in Casa Blanca and so the family had was familiar with that business early on. Georges worked for Panavision in the daytime and worked as a waiter at night. He worked at many different restaurants including Chasen’s, The Portifino Room and Chianti. Georges decided to quit Panavision and work full time in the restaurant business.
Geoges Lachkar and patrick swayze
Georges brothers also worked at many well known restaurants around town until they all saved enough money to start La Potiniere on Beverly Blvd. in 1973.
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This was certainly inevitable…. I still talk to business people that don’t get the power of Twitter. Maybe this will make a few of them go Hmmmm?
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Last weekend, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile experienced teen-age flash mobs (organized looting) creating disturbances and mayhem among people there who were trying to enjoy the downtown shopping district.This has been going on for several years, but the Chicago media has filtered it out of their stories until Continue reading
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Tagged business, cell tower, cellphone, central office, Chicago, Chicago Police, children, City of Chicago, DAS, data base, DHS, flash mob, FOP, Homeland Security, Huffington Post, James Carlini, John Hancock Center, leadership, LTE, Magnificent Mile, mayhem, mob action, North Michigan Avenue, politically accurate, politically correct, politics, Rahm Emanuel, retail, riots, Smartphones, social media, tourism, twitter, Water Tower Place, WBC, WiFi, wildings, wireless
Thank You Twitter Support@US_Veteran‘s account on Twitter had been suspended for over a week and I am very happy to report that the suspension has been lifted.
This is not the first account I have had shut down in error and I have heard from others about similar plights. Luckily Twitter support has worked at resolving every issue I have heard about including my own so Thanks Twitter Support!
Here is the resolution letter from Twitter:
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gobeee, Apr 03 11:35 am (PDT): Hello, Twitter has automated systems that find and remove multiple automated spam accounts in bulk. Unfortunately, it looks like your account got caught up in one of these spam groups by mistake. I’ve restored your account; sorry for the inconvenience. Please note that it may take an hour or so for your follower and following numbers to return to normal. Thanks, gobeee jwnajarian, Apr 01 11:40 am (PDT): Hello, I have read the rules and understand them and still am not sure why the @us_veteran account was suspended. I would like the suspension repealed, but would also like to know the reason for the suspension, so I can make sure I avoid making any errors in the future. Thank you for your time… Kindest Regards, JW Najarian |
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The housing market has really been slow the last couple of years in the United States, but you wonder if it could have recovered faster if real estate agents would do their jobs.In Illinois, real estate agents range from very good to very poor. Some have no sense-of-urgency in respect to Continue reading
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Tagged Broker, buyers, commissions, contracts, CRE, FHA, for sale, foreclosures, houses, James Carlini, lawyers, listing agent, listings, MLS, mortgages, moving, NRA, professionalism, real estate, sellers, short sales, tours, trulia, Zillow
There are a lot of Emails going around on the internet warning people to watch out for any calls that say to return the call to a number inside of the 809 area code. Some have said this is an exaggerated threat, but if you look closely, it isn’t. This kind of scam happens.
This is a real threat and will cost you money and more importantly, time, if you get caught up in it.
The Email being circulated warns of calls coming in to be Continue reading
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Tagged 800-numbers, 809 area code, AT&T, billing, business, call centers, FCC, internet, James Carlini, marketing, pagers, phone bills, phone company, phones, privacy, scams, Smartphones, snopes, telemarketing, Verizon
It’s been almost a year since I moved up to a Smartphone. I did not jump on the first wave of Apple Smartphones because I wanted to see how the market shook out and what competitors would offer. It is so typical to see technology get refined in a short period of time after the market becomes established.
My final choices at the time were the Apple iPhone i3 and the new-on-the-market “dark horse” at the time, the Continue reading
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“I may not agree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Patrick Henry said this just before he said his more famous line, “Give me liberty or give me death.”
It is sometimes misattributed to Voltaire, but the reason I bring it up is because we are experiencing too many curbs to discourse in both the new media of blogs as well as our traditional TV and print media.
The average American wants to hear Continue reading
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Tagged abc, Benghazi, bias, cbs, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, CNN, CPD, FOX, FOX News, government, James Carlini, journalism, journalists, LA Times, leadership, lies, media, media bias, MSNBC, NBC, NY Times, PC, political accuracy, political correctness, politics, Press, slanted news, TMZ, WGN, WSJ
Winner of ArtQuench Gallery’s Whimsical Expression Art Competition is “Don’t Splash Me! by Susan Ashley.
The image is 12h X 18w. The framed work is 18h X 24w. with a Continue reading
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From an upcoming white paper:
Many organizations that are looking at implementing a new network infrastructure for Cloud Computing, a new building being built, or any other network capability, better look closer at their network designs.
Why? Continue reading
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Tagged antenna, architecture, BICSI, BOMA, buildings, cabling, CAT 5, CAT 6, Cloud computing, connectivity, copper, DAS, fiber optics, high-tech real estate, IBC, IIP, infrastructure, intelligent buildings, IREC, James Carlini, NEC, NECA, networking, networks, telecom, TIA, WiFi, wiring
AQG Represented Artist; Peter Schachter
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Tagged abstract art, abstract images, abstract painters, abstract photography, architecture, art deadlines, art for sale, art news, Art Quench Gallery International art competitions, Art QuenchGallery.com, art surrealism, artist John L. Perdue, artist Peter Schachter, artist Sabine Blodorn, artist showcase, ArtQuench.com, award winning photography, black and white photography, building an artists reseme by submitting to art competitions, buy art, colorful artwork, consumers, contemporary art, creative art magazines, creative solutions, creative spaces, creative thinking, creative works of art, Depicting contemporary life and the urban experience art competition, desert landscapes, digital photography, emerging artists, expressionism, farm landscapes, featured artist in art quench magazine, fine art, gallery representation, great minds of the world, harmony, human environment, illusion, imagination, important figures in the world, impressive photography, incredible photography, influential artists, influential people of the world, inspiration, international juried art competitions, international photographers, jw najarian, landscape photography, magical atmosphere, mixed media, monthly art competitions, mountains, nature photography, new artist, On Purpose Magazine, online art competitions, online contemporary art, online photographers, painters, photo manipulators, photography, photography competitions, realism, representational art, sculpture, sculpture competitions, seasons, skyscape photography, structure, waterscapes, Worlds next great artist
Real estate is going through some critical changes in this century. It has become a more complex product to understand, manage and sell. It has become more sophisticated than just “selling space”. It has gone beyond the inclusion of traditional amenities of energy management (HVAC), life safety, security, elevators and Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, buildings, campuses, commercial real estate, DAS, developers, fiber optics, IBC, IIP, industrial parks, intelligent buildings, Intelligent Business Campuses, IREC, James Carlini, mission critical, network, power grid, property management, redundant power, WiFi
Kevin Nealon & Miss Universe combined for a night of humor, music and fashion for the Inaugural “Date for the Cure” Gala February 16th 2013
Los Angeles (February 19, 2013) – The Inaugural “Date for the Cure” Gala , http://www.dateforthecure.org/) – took place on February 16th at the This elegant night of dinner & entertainment was produced by the Invent Group. The event was a grand success, while raising funds of the gala benefit Susan G. Komen, Los Angeles County.
This engaging evening of entertainment was kicked off by host actor & comedian Kevin Nealon taking the stage with one joke after another and set the evening to be about not only awareness, but laughter and enjoyment. Shortly thereafter Paul McDonald (American Idol) shared his musical talents, followed by a swimwear fashion show by A. Ché, and an exhilarating dance performance by Dancing with the Stars’ Paul Barris and Sharna Burgess. Last but certainly not least Josh Krajcik (X Factor) performed over 30 minutes and the guests couldn’t get enough of his powerful set starting with his famous cover of Etta James’ “At Last” and closed the night with a cover of Rolling Stones’ tune “Wild Horses”.
The Sheraton Grand Ballroom set the scene for 350 people who enjoyed this unique spectacular evening. During the VIP hour, attendees enjoyed signature cocktails courtesy of Chambord Vodka. Celebrities in attendance included Twilight Star Nikki Reed, Actors 
Edwin and Aldis Hodge, Kimberly Caldwell, Chelsea Lately’s Chuy Bravo, Torrance, Coombs, Cheryl Burke from DWTS, and many more. Among the attendees were reigning Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, reigning Miss USA Nana Meriwether, reigning Miss California USA Mabelynn Capeluj, and many other Beauty Queens such as: Reigning Miss California Teen USA Cassidy Wolf, Reigning Miss District of Columbia Allyn Rose, Miss South Carolina USA 2011 Courtney Hope Turner, Miss Teen Hawaii Melissa Paulino, Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella, Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2004 Shandi Fennessey, Miss Teen USA 03 Tami Farrell and Miss Vietnam Deanna Nguyen.
Leading up to the event, titleholders Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, Miss USA Nana Meriwether, Miss California USA Mabelynn Capeluj and more donated their time by auctioning a date to the Date for the Cure Gala. Throughout the evening, guests had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items all for much needed funds going directly to Breast Cancer research and treatment.
Date for the Cure is a nonprofit corporation created by executive producers Rod Luck and 17 year cancer
survivor Jerry Wayne dedicated to creating events that help raise funds for important breast cancer programs. The Inaugural Date for the Cure Gala benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Los Angeles County. Contact info can be found at http://www.dateforthecure.org/
The Los Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all, and energizing science to find the cures. To date, The Affiliate has raised over $9.2 million for community-based grants to local LA County health organizations. Through these grants, Komen LA County provides crucial funding for breast cancer diagnostic services, educational programs, patient navigation, and psychosocial support.
Komen LA County is a local charity serving the communities of Los Angeles County. Seventy-five percent of the Affiliate’s net income funds grants to local hospitals and community health organizations serving the uninsured and underinsured women in Los Angeles County. The remaining 25 percent supports Susan G. Komen’s national grants program which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research and education initiatives around the world. For more information and ways to get involved in the fight to end breast cancer, please visit: (http://www.komenlacounty.org/)
THE INVENT GROUP specializes in celebrity driven charitable events and campaigns. Started by founder Michael Wasserman, The Invent Group is a leader in philanthropic events working with charities and celebrities around the country to create events and campaigns that are unique and exciting. For more information visit (www.theinventgroup.com)
GBK PRGBK PR specializes in entertainment marketing integration. Formed in 2000 by Gavin Keilly, the company’s Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting and GBK Marketing/Public Relations. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that little extra something to events, GBK offers its clients a full range of marketing and PR services. www.gbkproductions.com
1. The parents who made their son’s wheelchair into the best Halloween costume ever
Sometimes you need a reminder that people can do wonderful things.
I found this post and loved it. I know you will too….. JW
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CSLUB in collaboration with Claudia Suzanne, is offering a Unique Program which Prepares Writers for a Lucrative In-Demand Career as a writer.
California State University, Long Beach College of Continuing and Professional Education (CCPE/CSULB) is now offering “Ghostwriting Certificate Program” (GCP), the world’s only ghostwriter training program. Your teacher is Claudia Suzanne who is one of the most successful ghostwriters of our time.
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It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
Copyright 1970, 2005 Charles M. Province
On Purpose Magazine along with US Veteran Group on LinkedIn would like to wish all our veterans, friends and families the best of everything on this day of recognition of the men and women that have so proudly served this country in order to protect and defend liberty and freedom for all. – JW Najarian US Veteran Group Founder and US Navy Veteran.
Please enjoy the many shout outs from celebs for our US Veteran Group on LinkedIn at http://onpurposemagazine.com/welcome/us-veteran/
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How We Can Help Hurricane Sandy VictimsThe needs are huge. Families are displaced and although government and private industry are working around the clock to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy, but many people need help right now and there are some great organizations that need our support to help the victims. Check them out and give what you can.
The American Red Cross The widespread damage by Hurricane Sandy just a few days ago left millions of families in the hard-hit regions without power, and thousands were forced to evacuate from their homes.
On the night Sandy made landfall, the American Red Cross responded immediately, with more than 250 shelters open across sixteen states that provided overnight stays to nearly 11,000 people. Sandy is a big and destructive storm, and the relief efforts for Sandy will be long and difficult. People will continue to need help for weeks, even months, to put their lives back together. Reports from ABC News say that many blood drives were cancelled due to the storm and now there is a need for donor blood in the NY NJ area. The New York Blood Center is urging people to donate blood for those in the New York/New Jersey area. To donate, call 800-933-2566 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org.
The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is currently serving Hurricane Sandy survivors and first responders in seven states with food, water, cleanup kits, emotional and spiritual care, and more. If you would like to support those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, please visit www.SalvationArmyUSA.org.
The Salvation Army continues its feeding and sheltering activities in the most heavily impacted areas including New York and New Jersey where coastal devastation and flooding remain major issues.
West Virginia and Maryland are facing a different kind of disaster with record snowfalls leaving thousands without power.
Feeding AmericaAs the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding America is preparing to provide food, water and other supplies to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Thousands of pounds of supplies are already stationed near the anticipated disaster zone to make sure that those affected by the storm have immediate access to food and water.
Through a network of more than 200 food banks and 61,000 food pantries, emergency shelters and soup kitchens, Feeding America is able to reach into disaster affected communities with basic needs supplies including food, water and cleaning products. It is anticipated that the service areas of 25 to 35 Feeding America food banks could be adversely affected by the storm.
The organization has pre-staged emergency food supplies throughout the nation, including significant quantities of food and water at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside.
These provisions can be to quickly transport to food banks throughout the region as they are needed.
Save the ChildrenSave the Children will deploy emergency response teams today to coastal and northern New Jersey to assess the needs of children in areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey bore the brunt of the storm, which caused widespread destruction along the East Coast, displacing thousands from their homes and leaving millions without power.
“We as a nation have a moral obligation to protect the most vulnerable during disasters, our children. We have to do everything we can to minimize the negative and long-lasting effect these events can have on children and provide the support they need,” said Mark Shriver, senior vice president of Save the Children’s U.S. Programs. “That’s why Save the Children is deploying our emergency response teams to the hardest-hit areas of New Jersey to assess the needs of children and their families and ensure a quick recovery of essential services, such as child care.”
As Sandy approached, the Save the Children distributed advice to families for keeping children safe during the hurricane.
“Hurricane Sandy impacted millions of lives, forcing many families in high-risk areas to flee from their homes and seek safety in shelters. Here at Save the Children, we know from experience that children are always the most vulnerable in any emergency situation,” said Carolyn Miles, Save the Children’s President and CEO. “Through our preparedness, response and recovery programs, we continue to put the unmet needs of children and their caregivers first.” DONATE to Save the Children
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Hurricane Sandy has left a mess that will take some time to dig out of. So many heroic stories have been told and many more will come out of this tragedy.
I had worked with two of these charities in the past with stellar results.
I was asked to help as the Los Angeles Coordinator for Feed333’s campaign to feed, give toys and other essentials to kids all around the nation for Christmas. Feed333 had previously been on record for feeding more people in one day then any other national program.
I worked with the awesome staff at the Salvation Army in South Central Los Angeles and Larry Jones of Feed the Children showed up with 18, 18 wheeler trucks full of food and water.
We did not make them one meal, but gave each family enough food and essentials to last a week.
I can’t recall what the numbers were. I believe we fed around 4500 families so at an average of 4 members per family that should be around 18,000 people for a week? Don’t quote me on those numbers, but we also served similar numbers in Phoenix and San Francisco that day.
I was so thankful for their help and commitment and I know that right now someone who has been devastated is feeling just a bit better for one of these organizations help.
I first reported on Feeding America when I interviewed Samantha Harris formerly of Dancing with the Stars and recently with Stars Earn Strips, about her support of making sure hungry American kids were taken care of in our story Samantha Harris on Feeding Americas Hungry Children. This is another great organization that helps so many.
The American Red Cross. Everyone knows that you can count of the Red Cross to make sure that in times of need, people have food and shelter along with emergency medical treatments and so much more.
Again we salute all the organizations and individuals that are helping and you too for doing your part. – JW
Brecht and I have know each other as acquaintances for over 4 years now. I have always been interested in what Brecht was doing as he started DistressedPro.com around the time I was working on CRE Distressed Assets Assoc. CREDAA.
Brecht has made success out of distressed properties on the web as few others have and I applaud and am jealous of him at the same time.
I want to thank Brecht for his frank, no nonsense opinion and the wealth of info that he brought to this conversation – JW
Brecht PalomboAs an auctioneer I work for lenders, special servicers, attorneys, court appointed trustees, receivers and businesses and provide them with rapid commercial real estate, multifamily, and construction property or note disposition services via online auctions, live auctions, sealed bid, or hybrid bid formats. I act as a single point of contact for real estate auctions nationwide.
Real estate auctioneer and software entrepreneur.
Brecht also designed, developed and currently markets an online web application that real estate, investment and banking professionals use to find bank contacts and evaluate the REO and non performing loan information for 97.3% of US banks via ‘live’ call report data.
* Commercial real estate foreclosure and REO auctions
* Multifamily foreclosure and REO auctions
* Construction REO and foreclosure auctions
* Condo project liquidations and REO auctions
* Subdivision liquidations, foreclosure and REO auctions
* 363 sales (debtor in possession)
* Developer closeout auctions
* Online real estate auctions
* Non performing note sales
* FDIC call report data
* Regional and local bank contacts
* Distressed asset data
Distressed Pro:
Distressedpro.com is home to BankProspector, the fastest easiest way to find banks and bank contacts with non performing loans and REO, GUARANTEED, or your money back.
BankProspector is the only software that lets you see the late and non performing loan portfolio details of any US bank.
With BankProspector you can find banks with distressed residential, multifamily, commercial, and construction loans nation wide. Research banks to find non-performing notes for sale, real estate loans in default, and bank owned real estate.
* Brokers: Find banks with residential, commercial, or multifamily REO
* Investors: Pre-foreclosure opportunities, loans for sale and more
* Developers: Capitalize on broken condo deals, distressed construction
* Attorneys: Research lenders who need your services
* Bankers: Get an instant detailed view of your competitors real estate reporting.
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Tranzon Auctions
At Tranzon Brecht serves as a single point of contact for distressed asset services nationwide.
Lenders’ workout and special assets groups, turnaround professionals, CMBS special servicers, attorneys, court appointed trustees and receivers as well as businesses rely on Brecht to provide rapid commercial real estate disposition and real estate loss mitigation services.
His services include site inspections, foreclosure auctions, bankruptcy auctions, negotiated or accelerated commercial REO sales, and rapid corporate real estate and business asset dispositions.
Tranzon is a nationwide auction company helping owners sell their real estate in the shortest possible time, at the highest possible price. Tranzon’s independent member companies combine the benefits of local market knowledge with the resources of a national organization. With trained and licensed staff who are among the most talented, experienced and longest-tenured in the industry, we provide a single point of contact for all of your local, regional and national asset sale needs.
Our proprietary Market-Making SystemSM is a proven-effective methodology for the quick sale of real estate. The System provides sellers with a sophisticated and effective marketing program, specifically designed for each seller’s individual property, and the benefit of our database of tens of thousands of potential auction buyers. Tranzon uses the most advanced online marketing techniques to achieve the best possible results for sellers.
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Brecht’s Blog – Brechtify.com
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Duke Long Commercial Real Estate Social Media Expert, Speaker, Broker and all around CRE activistI have been following Duke Long and his blog for a few years now. I was Googling Commercial Real Estate sites and found a list of the top 25 social media people in the industry.
I looked up and down the list and searched it for my name. I found my co-partner on my CREPIG site and many of my site members, but not my name.
I was disappointed and made a mental note to make sure that this Duke guy recognized me and put me on the list. Well the list was done so I put myself on it in the comments section.
Duke wrote back saying essentially cool man… No prob. I kept a keen eye on his lists since then and I have rarely made any of them.
Duke and I have spoken several times over the years and we finally got to meet each other and hang out at NAR together. We actually had a great time hanging out and got to talk at length about many subjects.
Duke is going where most other CRE professionals do not dare with social media and blogging and he does have an attitude, which he share via his blog…. Listen in as we take a moment to chat about the industry and new media challenges. – JW
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Duke LongDuke Long is the Broker/Owner of The Duke Long Agency.
Duke is the creator and author of the blogsite www.DukeLong.com
Duke has delivered numerous presentations, panel discussions, and moderated panels on the subjects of online commercial real estate technology, communication, marketing, branding, data, content creation and digital media.
Commercial Real Estate Speaking Topics
Duke has presented in front of audiences of varying sizes all across the country for local, regional, national and international companies and associations.
Although Duke is not a professional speaker but as a business owner, commercial real estate practioner and communicator. The content is practical, actionable and results driven for today’s commercial real estate business.
Contact dukelong@dukelong.com to schedule me for your next event or conference.
If you want to connect:
Twitter:https://twitter.com/dukelong
LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/dukelong
Blog:http://www.dukelong.com/ Uh, your on it.
Google + :www.gplus.to/dukelong
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DukeLongCRE?feature=watch
No adds, no sales pitches, no listings push…… but maybe a little attitude!
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This post courtesy of the Commercial Real Estate Professionals and Investor Group who are dedicated to bringing news, information and resource to the commercial real estate industry. www.CREPIG.com
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Tagged audio, blogger, commercial real estate, duke long, interview, jw najarian, social media, speaker, writer
Liz Strauss Speaks at Extreme Leadership SummitLiz spoke about building your business by building relationships, trust and rapport with others. Liz is one of the 10 most influential women in social media per Forbes and Huffington Post, and she uses age old business techniques to she learned from her dad to totally dominate a market using these new platforms.
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►Right Click and “Save Link As” to Download File◄I was recently granted a phone interview with Liz and I have gotten the pleasure of hanging having a few dinners and great conversations.
Liz makes a great friend and a wonderful mentor. Liz is blunt because I think she gets bored easily and doesn’t care for ignorance, but more because she cares a lot.
I am glad to call Liz friend and so happy that I finally got her on camera. Thanks Liz – JW
Liz StraussLiz Strauss is a master teacher, thought leader, community builder, and international business strategist, who has been called the most influential “real-ebrity” on the web. People visit her blog to learn, discover, and meet each other. She’s a business creator, an über connector, an idea machine. No one questions that what she brings is one-of-a-kind authenticity.
Strategic, intelligent, and nice is a powerful combination.
From her father’s saloon, to her years as a teacher, with her understanding of literacy, brain development and writing, her work as territory sales rep for a menswear corporation, to an outstanding international publishing career, Liz has used every opportunity to find the human attractions and connections behind the P&L.
CEO and founder of SOBCon, author of the popular Successful-Blog.com, speaker.
Liz defines irresistible businesses as those with great relationships who constantly
Liz is also the Creator and CEO of Successful Online Business Convention SOBcon, the high-touch business summit
The theme – “Creating and Leveraging Opportunity”. 2 ½ days of strategies and tactics focused on merging your online and offline worlds into a successful business.
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If you haven’t already noticed, ‘Leadership’ has become just another one of those pseudo-pop-psycho-cultural buzzwords.
Over time, its meaning has been diluted to such a profound degree, that it’s just another one of those labels we use when we really mean ‘The one with the big office.’
True leadership doesn’t come from a snappy vocabulary, the books you have on your shelf, your place on the organization chart, or any other fabrication.
Leadership is intensely personal, intrinsically scary, and it requires us to live up to and beyond the point of fear—every single day. – Steve Farber
Steve and his team have crafted The Extreme Leadership Summit to be something unique, something special, something…well…extreme. And it’s unlike any leadership or personal development “event” you’ve been to before.
The Summit is not a pitch fest (where a bunch of speakers try to sell you stuff), and it’s not a parade of talking heads, to mix a metaphor, where you passively sit, watch the show, take notes, and go home.
This is an experience, a process.
Informed by our brilliant thought-leader-speaker-coaches and with the help of your fellow participants (in small, focused MasterMind Teams), you’ll build a significant, personal Extreme Leadership Action Plan–a plan that you’ll begin applying to your life and business immediately, before The Summit even ends.
And–unlike other events–the vast majority of our speakers will be attending the entire conference. With you. We’re all in this thing together.
Steve FarberA subject-matter expert in business leadership and a frequent guest on news-talk shows around the country, Farber is a senior-level leadership coach and consultant who has worked with and spoken to a wide variety of public and private organizations in virtually every arena, from the tech sector to financial services, manufacturing, health care, hospitality, entertainment, retail, and even the US government.
In 1989, after having run his own financial services company, Farber devoted his professional life to the field of leadership development and has been at it ever since.
Steve was director of service programs at TMI, an international training consultancy, and then worked for 6 years as Vice President and Official Mouthpiece (that’s what it said on his business card) of The Tom Peters Company where he met several of his mentors including author/gurus Tom Peters, Jim Kouzes, and Terry Pearce.
In 2000, Farber established his own company, Extreme Leadership, Inc, where he is president and CEO. He is also the co-founder of The Center for Social Profit Leadership, a non-profit organization formed to serve the leadership development needs of social entrepreneurs, and served as Vice Chairman on the Board of Directors of the world-renown, Up With People, a global leadership program for students from 18 to 29 years old.
“Approach the act of leadership as you’d approach an extreme sport: learn to love the fear and exhilaration that naturally comes with the territory.”
Steve Farber is the president of Extreme Leadership, Incorporated, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders in the business community, non-profits and education.
is an expansion and revitalization of The Radical Leap, which was named as one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time by Covert and Sattersten.
It’s a novel told in Steve Farber’s humorous, poignant, and original voice that takes the reader on a deep exploration of the qualities and practices of real, or Extreme Leadership, and how to apply them in daily life. Part One, The Radical Leap, explores the leadership elements of Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof;
Part Two, The Radical Edge, takes the discussion deeper into innovation, personal clarity and guidelines for changing the world. It sets a new standard for what it means to really lead in today’s business world and beyond.
Too many people assume the timeless principles of true leadership—of helping others achieve their full potential—don’t apply Monday through Friday during work hours or in any circumstance where a paycheck is involved.
In GREATER THAN YOURSELF, Steve Farber proves them wrong: in this powerful and inspiring story, Farber shows that the goal of a genuine leader is to help others—teammates, employees, and colleagues—become more capable, confident, and accomplished than they are themselves. Through the actions of a forward-thinking and extraordinarily successful CEO, Farber reveals the three keys to achieving this: Expand Yourself, Give Yourself, and Replicate Yourself.
Filled with actionable principles and innovative ideas, GREATER THAN YOURSELF is perhaps the most powerful message today’s business leaders can learn.
Liz Strauss is Witty, Funny and Too Friggen SmartI first saw Liz on Empire Avenue. Yes it is an Internet game, but although I do not do Mafia Wars or Farmville I love EAv because it tells you about your reach on social media and reminds you where you need to put more work and how you are doing on many of the different medias. Enough about EAv. Go check it out and remember not to let the tail wag the dog.
►Right Click and “Save Link As” to Download File◄Liz plays Angry Birds and is on EAv and I see here there and everytime I do something on EAv Liz says something nice and one day she sends me a nice personal tweet. It was sweet and very nice and I took a second to Google her and check out who she was. To my amazement she is not just another blogger.
Let me put this in perspective… Liz is a keynote speaker at BlogWorld! So why the personal note? This is what Liz does to build community. It is what I do on my sites. It is all about talking to one person at a time. It is the essence of building community.
I am honored that she choose me and am now a HUGE fan. More that that as you listen to this interview you will see the immense genius of Liz and what she does and what she believes, what she teaches and how she lives her values.
Thank you so much Liz. This interview starts out a bit rough and I apologize, but you were a trooper and did not let my fumbling deter you from making your incredible points.
Many of us struggle with social media and others are building incredible lists of thousand and thousands, but the most important and hardest thing to do on the web, in sales and marketing and social media is to build rapport and community. Some can build huge rapport and community, but have no clue how, why or if they should market them. Liz can do both and very well.
Take the time to listen to this interview more than once. This is one of the more important interviews I have done and you will learn from listening to Liz – JW
Liz StraussLiz Strauss is a master teacher, thought leader, community builder, and international business strategist, who has been called the most influential “real-ebrity” on the web. People visit her blog to learn, discover, and meet each other. She’s a business creator, an über connector, an idea machine. No one questions that what she brings is one-of-a-kind authenticity.
Strategic, intelligent, and nice is a powerful combination.
From her father’s saloon, to her years as a teacher, with her understanding of literacy, brain development and writing, her work as territory sales rep for a menswear corporation, to an outstanding international publishing career, Liz has used every opportunity to find the human attractions and connections behind the P&L.
CEO and founder of SOBCon, author of the popular Successful-Blog.com, speaker.
Liz defines irresistible businesses as those with great relationships who constantly
Liz is also the Creator and CEO of Successful Online Business Convention SOBcon
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Tagged blogger, blogworld, building community, building rapport, jw najarian, liz strauss, sobcon, successful blog
Larry McDonald Former Lehman VP and NY Times Bestselling Author on The Collapse and The Future of the Economy.Lawrence G. McDonald Senior Director at Newedge and NY Times Bestselling Author of “A Colossal Failure of Common Sense – The
Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers; certainly the first and one of the most comprehensive and well written books on the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the economy as a whole, sat down with me to discuss his life, the book, the fall of Lehman and what he believes is going on with the economy both nationally and internationally.
►Right Click and “Save Link As” to Download File◄ Larry is known for successfully reading market trends both during the dot com meltdown of 2000 and was one of a group of people at Lehman’s that actively predicted the fall of the real estate markets in 2008 when everyone else was bullish.
I really enjoyed Larry’s book because it is a great story and Larry lays out the confusion of those tense days of crash in a way everyone can understand and
comprehend.
I want to thank Larry’s staff for their time and patience and Larry for the incredible amount of time he spent with me as his schedule is nuts!. – JW
Larry McDonald has written New York Times Best Seller “A Colossal Failure of Common Sense” about the collapse of Lehman Brothers, with Patrick Robinson, the #1 New York Times best selling author of Lone Survivor.
Global Lecture Tour
Larry is on the lecture tour, recently speaking at Universities, Banks, Investment Firms, Law Firms and Insurance companies.
His speaking engagements have been all over the United States, Europe and Asia. He has been a Keynote Speaker at over 20 venues since his book was published.
“A Colossal Failure of Common Sense – the Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers,” was published by Random House 7/21/09, and hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week. It is now one of the bestselling business books in the world, translated into 12 different languages. Larry is President and Founder of LGM Group, LLC an asset mgmt firm, specializing in Washington, DC policy research and trading, based in New York City.
Larry has been a guest and or contributor on CNBC, MSNBC, the New York Times, Fortune, CNN, CCTV China, France 24, BBC World, BBC America, Barron’s, Channel 4 News London, Bloomberg TV, Fox TV, Fox Radio, CBS, PBS Frontline and NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CBC News Canada, Business Week, The Economist, Die Zeit Germany, Tokyo TV, the Financial Times, Time Magazine, NPR, and the New York Post. Read More…..
The BookOne of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now. What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy? In this news-making, often astonishing book, a former Lehman Brothers Vice President gives us the straight answers—right from the belly of the beast.
In A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, Larry McDonald, a Wall Street insider, reveals the culture and unspoken rules of the game like no book has ever done. The book is couched in the very human story of Larry McDonald’s Horatio Alger-like rise from a Massachusetts “gateway to nowhere” housing project to the New York headquarters of Lehman Brothers, home of one of the world’s toughest trading floors.
We get a close-up view of the participants in the Lehman collapse, especially those who saw it coming with a helpless, angry certainty. We meet the Brahmins at the top, whose reckless, pedal-to-the-floor addiction to growth finally demolished the nation’s oldest investment bank. The Wall Street we encounter here is a ruthless place, where brilliance, arrogance, ambition, greed, capacity for relentless toil, and other human traits combine in a potent mix that sometimes fuels prosperity but occasionally destroys it.
The full significance of the dissolution of Lehman Brothers remains to be measured. But this much is certain: it was a devastating blow to America’s—and the world’s—financial system. And it need not have happened. This is the story of why it did. Read More…..
JW Najarian interviewed by Value Hound Academy
JW Najarian Founder of one of the largest Commercial Investment Groups on the web and co-founder of the CRE Distressed Assets Association talks to ValueHound about the truth about using social media to build leads, find funding, deals and resources.http://www.valuehoundacademy.com/public/339.cfm?affID=Intrvue
We are pleased to pass on an invitation from Value Hound Academy to attend their webcast interview with JW Najarian, Founder of membership website CREDAA- Commercial Real Estate Distressed Assets Asscociation and CREPIG- Commercial Real Estate Professionals and Investors Group.
Leveraging Social Media to Find More Deals and Dollars
Finding great deals and the financing to get your deals funded has become very competitive. If you’re like most, you read about other real estate investors finding and closing great deals, but you are scratching your head wondering how are they finding these deals and dollars? How are they uncovering off market deals and beating others to the best deals? Where are they finding the equity and debt funds to get their deals closed?
To get answers to these questions, we are speaking with JW Najarian, a leading expert on how to leverage social media to build strong personal and business relationships so that you can find more deals and dollars. JW has founded many leading social media sites, including the largest group of almost 11,000 members on LinkedIn called CREPIG, Commercial Real Estate Professionals and Investors Group.
JW, teaches us the ABC’s of using social media to improve our real estate businesses. He will teach us how to effectively use the tools of the new economy to give us a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
In this interview with JW, you will learn:
If you are looking for a competitive advantage to build your real estate business and find off market deals and dollars, then you need to listen to this interview with JW Najarian. This timely interview will help you set-up your social media campaign to build strong relationships. JW reveals to truth about using social media to leverage your business so that you step into the new economy and don’t get left behind.
To sign up to this F.R.E.E webcast, please click on the link below:
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