GRAPEVINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWSLETTER
May 2019
BUSINESS MATTERS
04-05 02-03 Building For Our Future Women's Division
New Member Intros Netowrking Dates
Mission: The mission of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce is to promote business that adds value to our community.
Vision: The vision of the Grapevine Chamber is a progressive business organization that brings relevant and essential
06-07 May Luncheon
Ribbon Cuttings
08-09 New Members
10-11 NTEHPC
Renewing Members Calendar
Building For Our Future Now is a super exciting time to be a member of the Grapevine Chamber. At the April luncheon, your Chamber’s Board of Directors unveiled the results of their three years of review and planning for the expansion of the Grapevine Chamber’s facilities. After much thought and several evaluations, the Board feels that now is the time to expand our footprint to include another building on our current land which will house a community meeting space. The goal is to have room for our own committee meetings, as well as opportunities for our member businesses. We will also be remodelling our current facility to better serve our staff and membership. What are the possibilities with this expansion? Whatever you decide. The opportunities are endless and continue to grow as your chamber grows.
opportunities for our investors You already have several options to access our services from the website to actively being engaged and community to grow and with several committees and activities. You may be looking for education. You might be seeking netprosper.
Values: Excellence, Innovation, Integrity & Community
working opportunities. Perhaps you need some leverage with local or state government. You might be thinking about starting a business, working to accelerate your business growth, developing your professional acumen, focusing on long-term strategic issues or contemplating a succession plan. Whatever you need, you can find it at the Chamber. The Chamber has professional, experienced resources that are rooted in Texas culture and connected to the pulse of the North Texas region. And now - what’s it worth to have a place to cultivate a thriving business community not only for your
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business, but also for those other organizations who benefit our community. You have an unlimited potential for return on your Chamber investment, and now that will include a facility for business meetings and chamber meetings. Your return on investment (ROI) will be enhanced by the possibilities as we grow. Your Board has created committees to help with this process, including a fund-raising committee. You will receive communication from volunteers as well as staff on ways to give to the building effort. Recognition will be given to any donations from $500 up to $300,000 with a three-month campaign to invest in your chamber’s facilities. I encourage you to consider not only how you can give and be a part of this exciting adventure, but how you can use the new space to expand and grow your own business and network. It is a great time to be a part of your Grapevine Chamber.
Steve Brown, 2019 Chairman of the Board
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GRAPEVINE CHAMBER SPONSORS 2019 DIAMOND SPONSORS
City of Grapevine Classic Chevrolet / The Thompson Group
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Frost Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center
GOLD SPONSORS
Aviall, Inc. Bank of the West LegacyTexas LSG Sky Chefs Oncor Electric Delivery Sewell Cadillac and BMW of Grapevine
SILVER SPONSORS
BB&T Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages CornerStone Staffing The Courtyard/TownePlace Suites by Marriott First Financial Bank, N.A. Independent Bank Republic Services Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Wells Fargo Bank – Grapevine Main
BRONZE SPONSORS 121 Community Church | Atmos Energy Blagg Tire & Service | First Bank Texas Five Star Subaru of Grapevine Foust & Son Funeral Home | Grapevine Mills Grubbs Infiniti | Lucas Family Funeral Homes Marinas of Lake Grapevine l Office Interiors Group Spectra Bank l Stacy Furniture & Design Paycom I Trinity Metro I Trinity Union Wright Construction Co., Inc.
Thank you to those that sponsored, supported, and attended the 24th annual Great Taste of Grapevine! We owe our great success to our wonderful Sponsors!! THANK YOU to the Thompson Group Classic Chevrolet. Your continued support as our Presenting Sponsor is so appreciated! Thank you to Stephens Painting, Inc., Corky’s Gaming Bistro, Frost, PHD Ranches, Bank of the West, Grapevine Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Wright Construction, Republic Services, Box Insurance Agency, Blagg Tire & Service, Helen Jean Lucas Reed, Brenda’s Adventure Travel, Duff & Patrick O’Dell, Grapevine Colleyville Education Foundation, Panda Embroidery, Whitlock Services, Grapevine Realty, Silver Oaks Commercial Realty, Legacy Texas, Community Impact Newspaper and Impact Signs & Graphics for
their support. We look forward to seeing you at our May 14th luncheon – May’s lunch will be held at MESA Restaurant! Our speaker for May is Kathy Anderson from Blooming Colors Nursery & Landscaping, Ltd. in Grapevine. The lunch sponsor for May is Cathy Lindsey with The Carlyle at Stonebridge Park. We hope to see you there!
Casey Maxfield
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2019 Board of Directors
April New Member Introductions
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Steve Brown Esparza’s Restaurante Mexicano Chairman LeAnn Brown Silver Oak Commercial Realty Chair-Elect Theresa Mason MIG Real Estate Immediate Past Chair John Hood JLL Treasurer
LSG Sky Chef's Kaitlyn Dodds
Dynamic Life Chiropractic Alex & Caitlin Beatty
Edgar Dibble Fastest Labs
Raymond Jenkins FarsideDev, Inc.
David Sutton, Kubota Vice Chair - Business Partnerships RaDonna Hessel Grapevine Chamber CEO
DIRECTORS Jonathan Chance, Foust Funeral Home Trudy Cresswell, Grapevine Mills Phillip Cunningham, Great Wolf Lodge Bently Durant, Classic Chevrolet Tom Egan, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Ana Erwin, Community Impact News Christopher Hamm, Law Office of Christopher P. Hamm Kosse Maykus Maykus Custom Homes Kevin McNamara Wise Guys Pizzeria Travis Parker First Financial Bank, N.A.
Jennifer Mohler Liberty Healthcare
Jennifer DePerez & Shayna Moreland WFG National Title
Bruce Whitlock Whitlock Cleaning Services
EX-OFFICIO Amanda Calongne State Representative Giovanni Capriglione Paul W. McCallum Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Sharon McCloskey DFW International Airport Bruno Rumbelow City of Grapevine Dr. Robin Ryan Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Chris York Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
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Kalee Wulfers Grapevine Food Tour
Must Be Present to Win! Sponsored by First Financial Bank, NA.
Networking Opportunities The Network
May 13th, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 2nd Monday of each month Bob’s Steak & Chop House 255 S. Main Street, Grapevine
Business Over Coffee
Morning Networking Group May 7th & May 21st, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month The Original Pancake House 1505 William D. Tate, Grapevine
Business After Hours Mixers May 9th, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AJ's on Main 651 S Main St., Grapevine
May 21st, 5:30 - 7:00 p. The Courtyard/ Townplace Suites by Marriott 2200 Bass Pro Ct., Grapevine
Business Builders
May 22nd, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 4th Wednesday of each month Mesa Mexican Cuisine 1000 Texan Trail, Ste. 130, Grapevine
Congratulations, to our Winner, Carmen Drew! Those present at the April Membership Luncheon saw the excitement of our winner, Carmen Drew, Herbalife, take home the $100 prize! The prize is now $100 for our May 16th Luncheon. Each month through the sponsorship of First Financial Bank, an additional $50 is added to the prize at the Chamber’s Membership Luncheon, so the dollar amount grows as long as the person whose name is called is not in attendance. To win, all you have to do is attend the luncheon and hear your name be called! Every representative’s name is included for each chamber member, so everyone has an opportunity - you only have to have your name drawn to be Present to Win!.
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May 16th Luncheon
Make plans to attend our May Luncheon at the Grapevine Convention Center, located at 1209 S. Main St. (at the corner of Vine St. & Municipal Way). We will Graduate the 27th Leadership Grapevine Class, hear from the Valedictorian, and view a video of their experiences. Sponsored by Bank of the West and catered by Wise Guys Pizzeria. Please make your reservations by visiting the Chamber website Events Page and registering online. The online Leadership Grapevine 2019-2020 Application will be available soon on our website! Thank you for your support! Ambassador of the Month - April 2019 Linda Broom, with Transworld Business Advisors and helps people Buy and Sell their Business. Their focus is on Main Street Business. Any Business you would find on Main Street USA and beyond. Restaurants, Medical offices, Salons, Dry cleaning, lighting, etc. She likes to work with businesses looking to sell in the next 1-3 years so they can give them a Complimentary valuation for their business and provide an exit strategy to get them the very best price for their business and explore tax consequences etc. Consider selling when business is good, as buyers want to buy businesses trending upwards. Why use a Broker? So that you may continue to run the daily operations of your business and allow us to vet the buyers for you. "Qualified Buyers" vs. “Tire Kickers”. We also help business owners who are thinking about Franchising their business. If the business is Duplicatable, Scalable, Sustainable and Profitable. We teach you how to be a Franchisor from A-Z for about ½ the cost of what an attorney’s charge is. We will be doing some Lunch and Learns on preparing Business Owners to sell their business. 6 l M A Y , 2019 l www.grapevinechamber.org
We Do Good Deals for Good People, Linda.Broom@ tworld.com 469-525-0681
Ribbon Cuttings
Mane on Main Salon, April 2, 2019
Kilwins, April 16, 2019
Willow Bend Mortgage, April 4, 2019
Maykus Costume Homes, April 25, 2019
Liberty Health Care, April 11, 2019
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APRIL NEW MEMBERS
THANK YOU!!!
Aflac Regional Office Gustavo Arriaga II (682) 760-1350 5237 N Riverside Dr. Ste 207 Fort Worth, TX 76137
Multicon Services, LLC Shannon Allen (817) 329-0823 4811 Merlot Avenue Ste 150 Grapevine, TX 76051
Big Tex Insurance Phil Wilson (817) 662-7266 4609 Colleyville Blvd, Ste 202 Colleyville, TX 76034
Pathfinder Home Health Felicia Pearson (817) 294-8105 1575 Heritage Dr., Suite 301 McKinney, TX 75069
Camp Bow Wow - Grapevine Linda M Grady CPA, CMA (817) 329-7667 1200 Texan Trail, Ste 300 Grapevine, TX 76051
Paycom AJ Griffin (800) 580-4505 3489 State Highway 121 Grapevine, TX 76051
Center for Women in Business Shannon Mantaro (940) 898-2895 1202 Old Main Circle, OMB Room 113 Denton, TX 76204
Trusted ER Thomas Caldwell (469) 763-3136 720 N. Denton Tap Rd. Coppell, TX 75019
FarsideDev, Inc. Raymond Jenkins (817) 402-4151 2317 Plaza Parkway, Ste 300 Bedford, TX 76021
Vantage Bank Texas Brenda Stuckert (214) 675-0299 455 CR 1953 Yantis, TX 75497
LSG Sky Chefs Kaitlyn Dodds (972) 615-6162 2120 W. 33rd Street Dallas, TX 75261-9103
Chamber Member Benefits to Promote Your Business:
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- Network at an upcoming Chamber Event - Advertise in Chamber Directory and Newsletter - Post a job opening to attract employees - Add a community event to Chamber calendar - Create and share your Hot Deal
#1 Simply Clean Angela McHugh (817) 477-7424 Advanced Bodywork & Massage T.C. Cameron (817) 416-2500 Bank of the West Cynthia Blankenship (817) 310-3555 Boi Na Braza Brazilian Steak House Rafaela Sozim (817) 329-5514 Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy John Martinez (817) 329-2105 Brio Tuscan Grille Franco Korur (817) 310-3136 British Swim School Jason Reichard (469) 648-0187 Cable Sales LLC Nancy Cable (817) 228-0632 California Pizza Kitchen Mark Goedde (817) 481-4255 Camp Gladiator Dawn Critchfield 817-291-1749 Charles Martin & Son Roofing Dana Martin (817) 614-5407 Chicago Title Reid PLLC Rusty Reid (972) 462-1800 Complete Mailing Partners, Inc. Bill Weir (817) 421-9164
APRIL RENEWING MEMBERS
THANK YOU!!!
Concordia International Forwarding Corp Tiffany Szedeli (817) 481-4560 Core Events Executive Coaching Carlos Merla (682) 551-4020
Grapevine AMBUCS David Hallberg (877) 268-7953 Grapevine Station Apartments & Cottages Robert Garza (817) 601-0409
Lionheart Children's Academy Kim Brown (682) 503-1000 Lovein & Ribman Robert Lovein (817) 442-5106
Texas Health Family Care #447 Chad A. Hogan (817) 310-0898
Grapevine's Market on Main David Wood (817) 488-7656 Grimaldi's Pizzeria Bruce Pelligra (817) 488-4547 GSB Mortgage, Inc. Wes Pakebusch (817) 310-1980
McDonald's / CSF Foods, LLC Michaeline Perez-Guzman (817) 290-2144 Ming Wang Eric Wang (817) 251-7802 New Era Partners Dan Rogers (469) 283-1911
The Vineyards Campground & Cabins Randy Sell (817) 329-8993
Olive Garden Grapevine Corey Spinks (817) 251-0222 P.F. Chang's China Bistro VC Vongchanh (817) 421-6658 Phelps Dunbar LLP C. Matthew Terrell (817) 488-3134
Trinity Commercial Construction Richard Gartner 817-508-0531
Photos by Walt Walt Mills (817) 271-0353
Wells Fargo Bank Grapevine Main Evelyn De Jesus (817) 481-2531
Cornerstone Wealth Strategies / Judy Sherman (817) 865-5030 Design & Construction Solutions, LLC Matthew Blaxton 817-722-6253 Drifting Sands Travel, LLC Marianne Rayermann (817) 488-6505 eatZi's Market & Bakery Patrick Cash (817) 527-4007 Expeditors International Lorri Singleton (817) 305-4000 Eye Consultants of Texas, PA Elisa Gant (817) 410-2030 First American Title Company Andrea Kulikauskas (817) 481-7710 Fox Rental Dana Fox-Bernard (817) 481-7581 Glade Corners Retirement Community LaBrett Homuth (817) 329-3527
Heard It Through The Grapevine Audiology, PC Tara Wheeler (817) 488-1637 InstiCo Logistics Alesa Hernandez (469) 293-9549 Jackson Walker, LLP Bill Dahlstrom (214) 953-6000 Justin Mason Entertainment, LLC Justin Mason (817) 719-0280 Keller Williams Realty/ Trini Kern 817-527-1486 Kelly-Moore Paints Kyle Jones (817) 329-4459 Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra De Anderson (972) 252-4800
Ryerson Roofing, Inc. James Ryerson (817) 756-7686 Sherwin-Williams Brad Snearley (817) 481-5494 Spine Team Texas Andrea Becicka (817) 442-9300
The TShirt Guys Ben Maddox (817) 481-1968
Titan Services Doug Krawczynski (817) 552-8000 Tolbert's Restaurant & Chili Parlor Kathleen Tolbert Ryan (817) 421-4888
Triple R Locksmith Ted West (817) 481-5345 Valley Hope of Grapevine Julie Willingham (817) 424-1305
Whitsell and Company, P.C. Daniel Whitsell (817) 461-0041 Whole Health Kinetix Wellness Clinic TJ Mundheim (469) 547-1700
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UnitedHealthcare Association Health Plans
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce Association Health Plan overview. The Grapevine Chamber of Commerce launched the North Texas Employer Health Plan Cooperative (NTEHPC) health plan to allow their small business members to purchase insurance like a larger business.
How it works. The NTEHPC health plan is administered by UnitedHealthcare and accesses UnitedHealthcare’s Choice Plus, Choice, Navigate or Charter nationwide networks. With 34 plans to choose from, this association health plan provides Grapevine Chamber of Commerce members with a large group status, allowing for rating flexibility, and helps small businesses not be limited to an adjusted community rating (ACR). Some employers have been negatively impacted by ACR and could benefit by moving their insurance to NTEHPC through the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce. Requirements that firms must meet to be eligible for coverage: • Must be a member of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce. • Must have between 2–50 average total number of employees (includes full-time and part-time employees). • Must meet the participation requirement of covering 50% of the eligible employees — less valid waivers.
Obtaining coverage. Learn the cost of obtaining coverage from the NTEHPC by contacting your current local benefits broker. Your local broker should reach out to their local UnitedHealthcare Account Executive, who will walk them through the steps necessary to obtain the cost of coverage through the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce.
Insurance coverage provided by or through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or its affiliates. Administrative services provided by United HealthCare Services, Inc. or their affiliates. Health Plan coverage provided by or through a UnitedHealthcare company. Facebook.com/UnitedHealthcare
Twitter.com/UHC
Instagram.com/UnitedHealthcare
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