BNI Back Bay Feb 5th 2012

Back Bay BNI Meeting February 5th 2013

Michael Mahoney
Remax Realtor
http://www.HomesinBostonMass.com

617-980-9025

Today, we had an unbelievable BNI meeting at the Back Bay BNI which meets Sonsie on Newbury Street in Boston.

Guest Visitors

We had several guests visiting the chapter today. The guest were Alyssa and Ben from McElroy Films out of Burlington, Mass. Mcelroy Films is a Boston area videography company. 

BNI Educational Moment

Carmine Camerato  from Alphagraphics in Boston did the educational moment which was on how to get people to like you and not in the Facebook sense of the word.

Carmine talked about how to get someone like you in the three main stages. The idea is to move from one stage to the next, thus creating more trust in the networking relationship.

The three stages were:

1. Get to know me stage
2. The Like me stage
3. The third was getting to trust me stage

Carmine talked about listening and eye contact and how important these two things are when having a conversation with someone.

When involved with someone networking situation you don't have to spend a lot of time you don't have to consciously create an impression. You can simply being present and give 100% of your attention to the other person and often this is more than enough.

60 Second Presentations

The couple of the 60 second presentations that stood out for me today were:

 

Mike St. Pierre of O’Lyn Roofing indicating home important it is to take care of the few shingles that may have been removed by a windstorm. He also talked about how he has work with homeowners and their insurance companies to help file claims and get the clients the maximum value towards getting the roof fixed.

 

Attorney Marc Canner discussed how important it is to review the details of the condominium that you're purchasing particularly the budget and the reserves. Lending by banks and mortgage companies has become stringent with regard to analyzing the reserves that condo associations have in the bank. He mentioned that most institutional financing companies such as banks and mortgage companies will not make a loan if there is not enough reserve in the bank.

Bill Daskowski from Will Charles Salon talked about how they have the 20% off coupon for anyone looking to have work done at the salon for the first time. In addition to this, there is a coupon for Boston students in the collegiate coupon book.

Gail Nickse from Waddel and Reed talked about how it's tax season right now and one of the preparations you may want to make is a contribution to your IRA whether it's a SEP IRA or a traditional IRA to reduce the amount of tax you have to pay out. She recommended that you work with tax accountant/attorney Natalie Hoppel.

Matt Honan of the Honan Sign Company in Winthrop asked of us to think of clubs and organizations that have awards and plaques. The Honan Sign Company can make all kinds of awards and plaques for clubs and organizations.

John Greeley  of Blue Hills Bank talked about how their bank is currently offering financing for dental practices. Specifically, if dentist is looking to upgrade their equipment they can get them ten-year loans for upgrading their office dental equipment.

Darryl Laforest of Liberty Mutual talked about how if you have teenage motor vehicle operators you need to make sure that you're covered from a motor vehicle insurance standpoint.

The best 60 second presentation was one by John Greeley of Blue Hills Bank

 

10 Minute Presentations

Gail Nickse / Waddell and Reed

The first guest speaker for the week was Gail Nickse of of Waddell & Reed. Gail is a Certified Financial Planner.

Gail said that one of the things that motivates her in life is “to be the spark that ignites action in other people.

Gail talked about why people choose to work with certain planners. Gail described in detail some of the background that brought her to where she is today as a financial planner.

Another part of Gail’s presentation that really stuck with me was her analogy about not having to be a little twig floating downstream and letting the stream take you to where it wants to take you, but rather that you can get oars and create your own destination.

 

Susan Symonds / Infinity Portrait Design

The second guest speaker was Susan Symonds of Infinity Portrait Design in Beacon Hill.

What struck me about Susan’s presentation was her love of creating photography that mattered to her clients.

Susan described in detail how she likes to create timeless imagery that will live in your home through infinity.

The other part that really stuck with me was her circular life philosophy which basically is that you give first and then you get to take.

She mentioned how she donates some of her photography and time to photographing civic events and nonprofit events throughout the Boston area.

 

Michael Mahoney
Remax Homes in Boston Mass 

617.980.9025

www.MMahoney.com

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