[Fredslist] Another "hopping" joint breakfast meeting featuring Gotham Power Breakfast and Business Breakfast Groups

[Jayne Latz]

Vincent,
What a lovely recap!! I am delighted that I was able to be a part of that
meeting. IT has been too long for me since I last attended a Gotham meeting.
And yes, let this serve as a reminder - to hit reply if you want to grab
your complimentary seat for my presentation on Monday. I PROMISE it will be
worth your time (one hour)!!
Thank you to all the chairs that made the meeting possible!!
*Stay Safe and Healthy!!!*

*Jayne Latz*

*Communication Change Agent, Author, and Professional Speaker*

*President and Founder -Corporate Speech Solutions, LLC*

*Telephone: 917.841.2965*

*Visit our website http://www.corporatespeechsolutions.com/
<http://www.corporatespeechsolutions.com/>*








On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:41 PM Vincent Chirico <vchirico at chiricolaw.com>
wrote:

> The Manhattan Business Breakfast Group and the Gotham Power Breakfast
> group “had breakfast” together virtually this morning.  Group Chair Corey
> Bearak moderated a lively discussion featuring four Gotham group
> coordinators, several group co-chairs, a Gotham Floridian member, and
> multiple guests.
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> Fred Klein started us out, informing of Gotham’s current effort to set up
> a Gotham drive-in movie, and to highlight the beginning of our annual
> Gotham Giving effort to begin next week.  Business Breakfast GC and past
> Networker of the Year recipient Shelley Simpson followed with a description
> of how Gotham successfully blends social, business, and philanthropic
> endeavors.
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> Two members, Jayne Latz and Stephanie Shalofsky, discussed how the
> Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a shift in their respective businesses.
> Jayne described how her business, Corporate Speech Solutions, provides
> training to C-Suite executives in perfecting their virtual presentations,
> and offered a free, one-hour seminar in divulging the secrets of the
> confident speaker (thank you Jayne!)  Stephanie described how the pandemic
> provided an opportunity for her company (The Organizing Zone) works to
> create and organize productive virtual work spaces.  Stephanie also gave a
> “thank you” shout out to Ray Walcott, Senior Business Banker at Capital
> One, for utilizing her services to create a stand-up design model for his
> virtual work space, allowing Ray to provide uninterrupted help in managing
> private banking services for a wealth of clients.
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> Gotham Queens GC Dan Schwartz described how his company (Xerox) is now
> providing printer, laptop, and copier services to virtual office
> professionals, and invited all to ride the circuit to that group’s next
> meeting (third week of each month).  Gotham Real Estate GC and bank of
> America residential mortgage banker Alan Kreit also issued invitations to
> that group’s upcoming meeting next Thursday.  And Gotham Nutmegger GC (also
> a prior Networker of the Year award recipient) Marc Halpert discussed his
> work customizing electronic payment systems.
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> Dominick Bencivegna discussed the growth in outsourced accounting and
> bookkeeping services, offering to assist small businesses and nonprofits in
> managing their day-to-day finances and in consulting on accounting
> reporting via his company’s technology division.
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> David Perry of Brown Harris Stephens advised that real estate brokers are
> now once again able to show properties, provided that certain Covid-related
> protocols are followed.
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> Brad Scherer of Clara Financial Services provided an update regarding how
> well-thought-out financial planning helps small to mid-size businesses save
> money in taxes, provide solid benefits to employees and ensures that
> individuals live their preferred lifestyle through retirement. Brad also
> advised the group that if you withdrew money from your retirement plan, you
> now have until August to redeposit it without any tax repercussions.
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> New Business Breakfast Member Ben De Angelis outlined his firm (the
> Fortress Group at Morgan Stanley) focuses on socially responsible
> investing, including environmentally-friendly or faith-based
> opportunities.  And Ben’s guest, Niseema Dyan Diemer, explained how her
> massage and trauma therapy services helped many of her clients “move back
> into their bodies” after traumatic events as well as Covid-related anxiety.
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> Our participating Floridian (who had the easiest Atlantic coast commute)
> announced that his 30-year old New York-based interior architecture firm
> (office interiors, hospitality space) recently expanded to Florida and
> Puerto Rico.
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> GPB attorneys Carmine Goncalves and yours truly described how
> Covid-related court shutdowns led to positive results in representing
> litigation clients more efficiently by avoiding travel costs and in-person
> court appearances, resulting in cost-savings to clients.  And in the
> transactional sphere, we addressed how the pandemic resulted in out-of-work
> individuals creating new business ventures.
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> Corey closed out the introductions by describing his recent work in
> representing labor unions navigate through the pandemic and the brave new
> world as New York awakens from its “long spring nap.”
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> Special shout out to Nancy Schess for her wonderful Zoom coordination
> efforts!
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> Vincent Chirico, Esq.
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> Chirico Law PLLC
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