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Make plans to join us for the Membership Luncheon on June 17th. Executive Leadership Consultant, Jeff Willie, will be presenting "How Anyone, anywhere, can change the world." After 25.5 years in the United States Air Force serving in key leadership positions, since May 2003, Jeff is an Associate Professor for University Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth campus teaching undergraduate leadership courses. While teaching at the university level, Jeff also transformed the lives of high school students teaching value-based, character-based, communication courses and leadership courses, “Air Force Junior ROTC for 15 years”. Currently, Jeff is the Chief Encouraging Officer of Jeff Willie Leadership, an Executive Director of the John Maxwell Team, Executive Leadership Consultant/Coach, Diversity and Inclusion Trainer & Consultant, DISC Behavior Analysis Consultant & Trainer, Conflict Resolution Trainer, Keynote/Motivational Speaker and an Educational Consultant. Because of Jeff’s ‘WHY Leadership’, his passion is leading people to discover their WHY and maximize their strengths as well as those of fellow colleagues, while offering advanced strategies to go from Success to Significance. Because of his passion, Jeff has conducted leadership seminars throughout the United States, Tokyo Japan, Cameroon West Africa, and he has leadership coaching clients in Ghana, Cameroon, Tokyo, Philippines, Nigeria, Kenya, Qatar and throughout the United States. Jeff is also a contributing writer for Good Life Family Magazine and co-author of ‘In Her Boots, Sexual Assault Prevention and Recovery Strategies". As always, the cost is $25 with a reservation by 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, or $40 after that date. Reservations can be made by contacting the Grapevine Chamber at (817) 481-1522, emailing info@grapevinechamber.org or visiting the Chamber website Events Page. @GrapevineChamber
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Applications for the 2021-2022 Class are now open. Scan to submit your application or email Robyn at robyn@grapevinechamber.org.
ROY BROWN
Texas Oncology Grapevine
KEN HENRY Sewell BMW
ADRIAN NIETO NewCrestImage
DAVE CUSTABLE
S3 Global Events
KIM DOBECKA Ebby Halliday
GCISD
BRANDI HODGE
Classic Chevrolet Class Valedictorian
ALAYNA PALMER
First Mid Bank & Trust
ROBERT SANCHEZ
DAVID DENNING
TriVAN Roofing
AMBER SEBASTIAN
KIM LACKEY
KIM ERICKSON
Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center
RAYMOND JENKINS
House of Shine
ABBA Staffing
JOSH LEAL
JODI PAYNE
DAN PHIFER
ZAREENA SAMIDON
FarSideDev. Inc.
Baylor Scott & White Grapevine
DIANA SEIFFERT USHealth Advisors
Grapevine Escape
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Southwest Construction Services
Vitality Wellness Clinic
DANA SUNDELL
KYLE WILSON
Boeing
Baylor Scott & White Grapevine
Bank of the West Classic Chevrolet GCISD Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan Grapevine Mills Grapevine Realty Legoland/ SeaLife Courtyard/ TownePlace Suites Texas Gun Experience Grapevine Chamber Board of Directors
Mark your calendars for GrapeFest September 16-19, 2021
The “Must Be Present to Win” Drawing continues its climb. With Wendy Askew with Judy Pie not in attendance for the April luncheon, the prize is now up to $1,150 for June. Each month at the Chamber’s Membership Luncheon, the drawing grows by $50 as long as the person whose name is called is not in attendance. To win, all you have to do is show up and hear your name be called! How easy is that? All Chamber members are eligible to win.
Thank you to our sponsor:
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GRAPEVINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE BOARD
It’s June, 2021. Can you believe it? We are 15 months past the initial “shut down” of our businesses and community due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So much has happened in that relatively short period of time that it is frankly hard to believe where we are now. On March 13, 2020 we heard that everything was to be shut down in the State of Texas if not “essential”. I do not know that I will ever hear or think of that word in the same way. Used to be I thought of essential as the air we breathe and the need for water to survive. For me, essential was my family, my faith, my employees, and my friends. But since that Friday in March, essential has become a word that means survival for businesses and survival for families who depend on paychecks from those businesses. Essential is the need for communication to be open between elected officials and our community. Essential is the Grapevine Chamber and all of the businesses who make up our Chamber. So much had changed in the last year, that your Board realized that we were do so much more than “promoting business that adds value to our community”. They recognized that your chamber was essential during one of the most challenging events in world history and came up with our new Mission Statement which is “to collaborate, communicate, connect, and advocate for business to add value to our community”. The last 15 months have proven that we need each of you, that we need our business community to be strong and our faith to be even stronger. As Duff O’Dell said in her invocation at the Chamber luncheon, we began to really appreciate all that we have such as family, the ability to meet together and how important it will be for us to remember that as we move forward, rebuild and become renewed. We are excited to look forward as we continue to work with each other to move beyond the pandemic, to create a stronger community and work together! Our Board and staff look forward to serving our community with essential businesses like you!
RaDonna YOUR Grapevine Chamber CEO
CHAIR Phil Cunningham What a Shine! Enterprises CHAIR - ELECT Trudy Cresswell Grapevine Mills, A Simon Company IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR LeAnn Brown Silver Oak Commercial Realty TREASURER Klint Guerry Sewell BMW of Grapevine VICE CHAIR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Kosse Maykus Maykus Homes & Neighborhoods RaDonna Hessel Grapevine Chamber CEO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Darla Denton Devin Designs Florist Vicki Dale NerdsToGo Thomas Egan Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Ana Erwin Community Impact Newspaper Dana Gibson Holiday Inn Express Kelly Schwartz Legoland / Sea Life Rick Stacy Stacy Furniture & Design Joseph Stanyer Texas Gun Experience Mike Ward Classic Chevrolet Sue Wykes Coldwell Banker Residential
EX-OFFICIO Amanda Calongne State Representative Giovanni Capriglione Chief of Staff Paul W. McCallum Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Sharon McCloskey DFW International Airport, VP Customer Experience Bruno Rumbelow City of Grapevine City Manager Dr. Robin Ryan GCISD Superintendent
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Chris York Baylor Scott & White Medical Center President
Summer is Here! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make the 2021 Main Street Days Festival a success! What a hard-working group of people working through all kinds of challenges to put on this event for the community. Can’t wait to see the next events (and Grapefest in the fall)! As we approach summer here in the Women’s Division, we are getting ready for back to school in GCISD. The Women’s Division firmly believes that every child is entitled to start the new school year equipped with sufficient supplies to be prepared to learn. We are readying school supplies for the Back-to-School Fair which will be held on Saturday, August 7th. This project is one of the top priorities of our philanthropic efforts, and we are grateful to be able to make a difference for every one of these students. Dates have been set for our two main fundraisers this year. The Great Taste of Grapevine will be held at the Hilton DFW Lakes on Thursday, October 14th. The Elves on the Run 5K and Fun Run will be held on Saturday, December 4th, at Oak Grove Park. Please put these both on your calendar and join us for these fun events. If you or your business would like to get involved with either of these events as a sponsor, please contact me at sssmith33@me.com or Janice Kane at msjkane1@gmail.com . Our next Women’s Division luncheon will be at the new Vineyard Ballroom of the Courtyard DFW Airport North, on Tuesday, June 8th, at 11:45 a.m.. Our sponsor for the month of June is Clydene Johnson, on behalf of the Kathee Livengood Scholarship. Our attendee Honey Pot drawing is up to $150 this month—you can’t win if you’re not there! Visitors are always welcome, and signup for the luncheon is on the Chamber website. I hope we see some new faces there!
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Sharon Smith 2021 WOMEN'S DIVISION CHAIR
Rose Palacios
1702 Minters Chapel Rd. Suite 104 Grapevine, TX 76051 (214) 476-2720
Luke Hollingsworth
8501 Wade Blvd. Suite 310 Frisco, TX 75034 (817) 601-5202
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BOB MOORE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Ed McGuire (817) 640-1200 3611 William D. Tate Ave Grapevine, TX 76051
DFW URBAN REALTY, LLC
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KLM ROOFING
Taylor Sellers (469) 451-6859 3701 Grapevine Mills Pkwy Apt 638 Grapevine, TX 76051
Rose Palacios (214) 476-2720 1702 Minters Chapel Road, Ste 104 Grapevine, TX 76051
EXPENSE REDUCTION ANALYSTS INC.
MAGNOLIA REALTY APRIL GADOCI
Tonya Garces (817) 929-0177 2451 W Grapevine Mills Cir #400 Grapevine, TX 76051
Marshall Chapman (817) 330-9655 5114 Heatherdale Dr. Grapevine, TX 76051
EDWARD JONES / WILL RIGBY
KELLY HART & HALLMAN LLP
Will Rigby (817) 503-2374 1710 Rufe Snow Dr. Ste 110 Keller, TX 76248
April Gadoci (817) 707-0633 128 E. Texas Street Grapevine, TX 76051
Mary Schlegel (817) 332-2500 201 Main Street Ste 2500 Fort Worth, TX 76102
OPPORTUNITIES
Business Over Coffee 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month VARIOUS LOCATIONS
This morning networking group has a time for spotlight speakers, as well as one-on-one networking
The Network
2nd Monday of Each Month BOB'S STEAK & CHOPHOUSE Learn the best practices of how to network while networking.
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Business Builders
Economic Development
4th Wednesday of Each Month CITY HALL In partnership with the City, This lunch networking group promotes the area for new has a time for spotlight business, business expansion speakers, as well as one-onand retention, as well as one networking. addresses concerns of local businesses. At each meeting a different guest speaker shares about an upcoming project or a topic of community interest.
4th Wednesday of Each Month ESPARZA'S
89.7 WAY-FM Tim Dukes (214) 353-9293
Ferrari's Italian Villa & Chop House Jane Secchi (817) 251-2525
Accurate Foundation Repair First Mid Bank & Denise Coble Trust (817) 561-9339 Victoria Claunch (817) 329-5500 Ambassador Installations LLC Frontier Colin O'Brien Communications (682) 202-2943 Lorie Edgell (469) 899-4197 B12 Consulting Dr. Neena Biswas GCISD Council of (972) 361-8434 PTA's Coley Canter Bingham Family (214) 354-9443 Vineyards Betty Bingham Glacier Commercial (806) 585-6616 Realty, LP Steve Shrum BNT of Texas (214) 819-4502 (Boston National Title) GM Transportation Mandi Williams Services, LLC (817) 680-1996 Getty Mekonnen (817) 467-1111 BOTTLECAP ALLEY Icehouse Grand Hyatt DFW Grill Corinna Wenks Apple Navarre (972) 973-1500 (817) 305-0025 Grapevine Drug RX Capital Asset Shelly Moss Resources (817) 481-5780 Brandy Headington (817) 416-8347 Grapevine Medical Lodge Christie Deaton - Doug Taggart Christie's Int'l (817) 421-1313 Real Estate | ULTERRE Grapevine Christie Deaton Powersports (817) 522-2104 Aaron McWhorter (817) 481-2500 Corky's Gaming Bistro Grapevine Rotary Charla Brown Club (817) 532-5000 Janice Kane (817) 360-0684
Green Roofing & Construction Maggie May Robertson (214) 883-8888 Highland Landscaping LLC Patrick Cooper (817) 488-2718
Thank You Renewing Members Molly Maid of the Lake Grapevine Area Kevin Keith (972) 899-9270
Island Bound Adventures Brian (Buck) Latas (817) 705-7996 Jefferson Silverlake Lauren Penny (512) 755-2615 Jonte Freed, Inc. Darlene Freed (817) 480-6434
OIG/Office Interiors Group Andy Gabehart (972) 388-7848 Perimeter International Peter Wanken (469) 586-4374
Journey Learning Center Mary Villarreal (817) 416-9797 Katopody CPA, LLC Tom Katopody (214) 624-9890 Lawyers Title/Traci Hutton, Attorney Traci D. Hutton (817) 442-9352 Lenny's Grill & Subs Letrina Ueal (901) 335-7707
RTS Physical Therapy Matthew Taylor (817) 203-8555 Spring Creek Barbeque Kevin Guyton (817) 416-6250 Stacy Furniture & Design Dorian Sims (817) 424-8800 Texas General Store Jessica Cruz (214) 395-2525
Lifetime Benefits Insurance Bob Mundlin (817) 481-7133 Maykus Homes and Neighborhoods Kosse Maykus (817) 329-3111
The Vine South Brittni Lee (817) 540-7800 Trinity Commercial Construction Richard Gartner 817-508-0531 United Real Estate DFW Properties Brenda Cole (817) 360-8499 Vitality Wellness Clinic Zareena Samidon (817) 527-6077 Ware Painting Contractors Vic Ware (817) 421-3481 Whitlock Building Services Bruce Whitlock (817) 889-1719 Wine Fusion Winery Nicholas Kaufman (817) 442-8466
The Grapevine Escape Russell Sebastian (817) 601-5663
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Grapevine Sponsor
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DIAMOND SPONSORS Bank of the West City of Grapevine Classic Chevrolet/ The Thompson Group Kubota Paycom Southland Holdings
PLATINUM SPONSORS Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Grapevine Frost Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Sewell Cadillac and Sewell BMW of Grapevine
GOLD SPONSORS Boeing Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages CornerStone Staffing Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center Oncor Electric Delivery Phelps Dunbar LLP Prosperity Bank
SILVER SPONSORS Courtyard/TownePlace Suites by Marriott First Financial Bank, NA Independent Financial Republic Services Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Texas Oncology
BRONZE SPONSORS
DR. J'S WHOLISTIC FARMACY 211 W. Franklin St. Grapevine, TX 76051 (817) 251-9828
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121 Community Church Atmos Energy Blagg Tire & Service Brightview Landscaping First Bank of Texas Five Star Subaru of Grapevine Foust & Son Funeral Home Grapevine Mills Grubbs Infiniti Lucas Family Funeral Homes Marinas of Lake Grapevine OIG/ Office Interiors Group REXEL, USA Stacy Furniture & Design Trinity Metro Wright Development Co., Inc.
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