CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE: Connecting Members 2021

January - March 2021

THE BOCA CHAMBER'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE

Connecting Members SERVING BOCA RATON TO BOYNTON BEACH

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CONNECTION MAGAZINE Publisher: Troy M. McLellan, CCE, FCCP Editor: Sarah Pearson BOCA CHAMBER OFFICERS Michael Daszkal, Daszkal Bolton LLP Chair Jackie Reeves, Bell Rock Capital, LLC Chair-Elect Todd Hale, Office Depot, Inc. Vice-Chair Sal Saldana, Town Center at Boca Raton Treasurer Troy M. McLellan, Boca Chamber Secretary Susan J. Saturday, Bluegreen Vacations Corporation Immediate Past Chair

TABLE OF CONTENTS From Your President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Boynton Beach Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Our Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Community Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Advocacy and Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/13 Member Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Golden Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 YEA! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

DIRECTORS Paul Adkins, Florida Peninsula Michael Antonello, Lynn University Jason Aube, Truist Bank Clara Bennett, Boca Raton Airport Authority Edward Boylan, Boynton Beach Mall Daniel Cane, Modernizing Medicine Ian Cotner, AT&T Steven Deutsch, Frank, Weinberg & Black P.L. Andrew Duffell, Research Park at FAU Sophia Eccleston, Florida Power & Light Kevin Fernander, Palm Beach State College Robert Finizio, TherapeuticsMD Will Fleming, MotionPoint Corporation Scott Gunnell, JM& A Group Jennifer Jolly, Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club Larry Katz, Wells Fargo John W. Kelly, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University Ahnich Khalid, Maggiano's Little Italy Ken Lebersfeld, Capitol Lighting Matthew Linderman, Boca West Country Club Michael Marshall, Gunster Lincoln Mendez, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Mark Mileusnic, NCCI Patty Nobles, Comerica Bank George Rizzuto, West Boca Medical Center Ethan Shapiro, Saint Andrew’s School Jordan Sherwood, ESPN West Palm Beach John Tolbert, BRE Hotels & Resorts Bob Tucker, ADT Corporation Frank White, Kaufman Lynn Construction Ron Wichowski, Boca Raton Marriott PROFESSIONAL TEAM Troy M. McLellan CCE, FCCP - President & CEO Sarah E. Pearson IOM - Executive Vice President Firdaus Dotiwala - VP, Finance & Administration Chasity J. Navarro - Events Manager Alison Miuccio - Membership Development Manager Jenifer Marquart - Membership Development Associate Sherese James-Grow - Foundation Manager, Golden Bell & YEA! Jonathan Porges - Boynton Beach Market Manager

New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20/21 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Our Mission To promote and sustain economic prosperity in Boca Raton and South Palm Beach County

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FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

Continuing to Connect As we begin 2021, we are ready to start the New Year with a renewed sense of energy and vigor to make the largest impacts for our Members by delivering on our four core pillars: Connecting Members, Advancing Commerce, Protecting Business and Enhancing the Community.

Each November, the Chamber transitions into a new fiscal year and welcomes new leadership to the Chamber’s Board of Directors. This past year we all experienced unprecedented times. In the Chamber’s 69-year history, no other Board of Directors has been faced with a national pandemic lasting almost an entire year. We have been very fortunate to have had the steady leadership of Chairman Michael Daszkal and a wealth of professional experience from our entire Board of Directors. I am thrilled to report that Chairman Daszkal has agreed to serve a second term as our Board leader. We are also fortunate to have additional leaders join our Board. Turn to page 6 to see our newest Board members.

This month we will celebrate our second-year anniversary of

President & CEO Troy M. McLellan

"We are ready to start the New Year with a renewed sense of energy and vigor".

the merger between the Boca Raton and Boynton Beach Chambers of Commerce. The merger has helped us expand our mission of Promoting and Sustaining Economic Prosperity in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and all of South Palm Beach County. Connecting our two communities has proven to be extremely successful. Turn to page 4 to hear directly from four local Boynton Beach business owners on how the Chamber has helped them connect.

This past year the Chamber went beyond its traditional means of connecting members while still proudly delivering the many opportunities to connect that our members have come to expect from the Boca Chamber. Utilizing technology, we held hundreds of hours of virtual programs and experiences, as well as our committees, vertical groups and leads groups meetings. However, we also continued to use or traditional tools of connecting members through our quarterly and annual publications, ribbon cuttings and unlimited marketing opportunities.

Our ability to successfully connect members to one another has been a lifeboat to so many of our businesses and has helped strengthen the local economies in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and South Palm Beach County. These strategic connections help foster a community of prosperity which is what makes this region the best place to live, work, learn and play.

Moving Business Forward,

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CONNECTING Michelle Jackson, Get Dry Being the Chair for the Ambassadors in the Boynton Beach area has given me so many opportunities to connect with wonderful Chamber Members. I think the best part to me is not necessarily finding a connection for myself or my business, but when I can connect other members who need each other. Being an Ambassador, and especially the Chair, puts me front and center in meetings and events, with special mentions that promote my business. I love to be the first smile a new Member or visitor gets and to welcome them.

I was brought up in a town in Indiana where being a Chamber Member was held with most prestige. That drove me to Chamber Membership very early in my business career. It has proved to be very beneficial and I continue my hometown feeling of pride.

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IN BOYNTON BEACH AND BEYOND

Robert A. Manela, CPA, Consulting CPA, PLLC I joined the Connector Leads Group of the Chamber after "restarting" my accounting and tax practice in January. The Chamber and Leads group has allowed me to keep in touch with what's happening in business and the community of Boynton Beach, Boca Raton and all of South County especially in this difficult year of Covid. The Group and Chamber adapted to using Zoom for meetings which actually made it convenient to attend meetings with my busy schedule.

The group has introduced me to other members of the business community who have similar goals of building my practice, and business network of other like-minded business owners and professionals.

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Jessica McLemore, Allstate

As Co-Chair of the Women’s Business Council, I have the opportunity to bring together a group of wonderful professional women. Knowing the nature of each member business, I encourage 1:1 connections and those who would be good strategic partners. Being Co-Chair also allows me the ability to mention Women’s Business Council at other Chamber events, which I believe adds more recognition and credibility to my own business. Therefore, it’s a win-win for everyone!

As Chair of the PowerNetworking Leads Group, my responsibility is to make connections the benefit for each individual member of my group. The most important first step is to have everyone have a one on one. It's equally important to know someone personally as well as professionally. This has allowed me to know more about the business and whether or not a specific referral is a good fit. It also helps drive group cohesiveness which in turn allows referrals to flow more freely.

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OUR LEADERSHIP The steadfast leadership, guidance and governance of our Executive Committee and Board of Directors under the Chairmanship of Michael Daszkal has been extraordinary.

Our Organization has had the privilege of being led by strong and steady leadership during one of our most trying times in the history of our organization. We look forward to another year of their leadership.

We are honored to introduce the following business leaders and community stakeholders who joined the Board this fiscal year – which began on November 1st, 2020.

Edward Boylan – General Manager, Boynton Beach Mall

Daniel Cane – Co-Founder, CEO, Modernizing Medicine

Jennifer Jolly – General Manager, Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club

Ethan Shapiro – Head of Schools Saint Andrew's School

Robert Finizio – CEO, TherapeuticsMD

Jordan Sherwood – Senior Marketing Consultant, ESPN West Palm Beach

Scott Gunnell – Group Vice President JM & A Group

Ron Wichowski – Area General Manager, Boca Raton Marriott

We are also thrilled to have Sal Saldana, with the Town Center Mall at Boca Raton take the role as Treasurer on the Chambers Executive Committee Sal Saldaña, Town Center Mall at Boca Raton, Treasurer

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

DELRAY BEACH OPEN BY VITACOST.COM TO OPEN 2021 TENNIS SEASON The Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com will be a season-opening event on the ATP Tour following a date change moving the tournament to January 4-13.

“The City of Delray Beach along with our tournament staff worked very quickly to take advantage of this chance to play host to a season-opening event,” said Tournament Director Mark Baron. “The players are eager to get back to playing in tournaments and we are happy to provide that opportunity. We look forward to welcoming them as well as our fans to a healthy and safely produced event in a few short weeks.”

Originally scheduled for February, the 2021 Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com will feature the ATP Champions Tour legends event Jan. 4-6, which will run concurrently with the ATP 250 qualifying matches on Jan. 5-6. The main draw for the ATP 250 tournament, which will feature 28 players in singles and 16 teams in doubles, will begin Thursday, Jan. 7 with two sessions each day until the finals are contested during a single session on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

“These are unprecedented times, and I would like to thank the tournament organizers for their willingness to adapt by moving into week one of the ATP Tour calendar at such short notice,” said ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi. “Providing playing opportunities for our players and ensuring our sport is delivered to fans worldwide in a safe and secure environment is our number one priority. It’s only with an entrepreneurial mindset that we can achieve our goals, and full credit goes to Mark Baron and his team for taking on this opportunity to launch the 2021 ATP Tour season. We wish them all the best for a successful week.”

All tickets for the “Physically Distanced, Forever Social” event at the historic downtown tennis center are on sale now at www.yellowtennisball.com or by phone at +1 561-3306000. In order to accommodate spacious conditions in the stadium and throughout the venue, attendance for each session at the 2021 tournament will be capped at 2,000 people, just under 25 percent of the outdoor stadium’s total capacity.

Sessions for the 2021 tournament are scheduled as follows: Session 1: Mon., Jan. 4, 6 pm – ATP Champions Tour Session 2: Tues., Jan. 5, 11 am – ATP Champions Tour and ATP 250 Qualifying Session 3: Tues., Jan. 5, 6 pm – ATP Champions Tour Session 4: Wed., Jan. 6, 11 am – ATP Champions Tour / ATP 250 Qualifying Session 5: Thur., Jan. 7, 11 am – ATP 250 Singles / Doubles First Round Session 6: Thurs., Jan. 7, 6 pm – ATP 250 Singles First Round Session 7: Fri., Jan. 8, 11 am – ATP 250 Singles / Doubles First Round Session 8: Fri., Jan. 8, 6 pm – ATP 250 Singles / Doubles First Round

Session 9: Sat., Jan. 9, 11 am – ATP 250 Singles Second Round / Doubles First Round Session 10: Sat., Jan. 9, 6 pm – ATP 250 Singles Second Round Session 11: Sun., Jan. 10, 11 am – ATP 250 Singles Second Round / Doubles Quarterfinals Session 12: Sun., Jan. 10, 6 pm – ATP 250 Singles Second Round Session 13: Mon., Jan. 11, 11 am – ATP 250 Singles / Doubles Quarterfinals Session 14: Mon., Jan. 11, 6 pm – ATP 250 Singles Quarterfinals Session 15: Tues., Jan. 12, 12:30 pm – ATP 250 Singles / Doubles Semifinals Session 16: Tues., Jan. 12, 6 pm – ATP 250 Singles / Doubles Semifinals Session 17: Wed., Jan. 13 – 12:30 pm ATP 250 Doubles Final; 3 pm ATP 250 Singles Final

Last year, Delray Beach resident Reilly Opelka served a tournament record 99 aces during the week in which he won his second career ATP Tour title. In doubles Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan captured their sixth Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com title and their 119th as a team. It was the final tournament for the twin brothers who announced their retirement in August. In the opening weekend’s ATP Champions Tour matches, Team Europe, led by Tommy Haas and David Ferrer, earned a 5-2 win over the James Blake-led Team World. This marked the third straight defeat for the home nation in ATP Champions Tour competition at Delray Beach. Following the season-opening Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com, players will travel to Australia for the rescheduled Australian Open.

While these dates mark the earliest that the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com has been held, it will not be first time the tournament has seen action in January.

On three occasions, 2005-07, the tournament began in January before concluding in February. The tournament was held in May from 1993 through 1999, in March from 2000-2003, in September 2004 and has been contested in February since 2005.

In an ever-changing world the tournament will maintain the highest level of health and safety standards for fans, players and staff alike.

FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS BOCA RETURNS MARCH 6-14, 2021

Sunday, March 8, 2020. We are sitting together with thousands of spectators at Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, enjoying what felt like a big party, presented by the band Postmodern Jukebox. The event capped Festival of the Arts Boca’s incredibly successful 14th season, bringing the best performing artists and authors/ lecturers to South Florida.

We were all packed like sardines, without masks, on that balmy March evening. We had a vague feeling that something was going on, but we never imagined that it would be the last public event any of us would attend for a very long time. Sure enough, within a few days, the entire country was on lockdown.

And then in September our beloved co-founder Charlie Siemon passed away. It was a very low point in an already low year. Yet Charlie would be proud that, despite COVID, his life’s mission of bringing the arts to everyone lives on: Festival Boca will return for a hybrid live/virtual festival from March 6-14, 2021. And, paradoxically, this will allow us to reach a larger worldwide audience than ever before, with a parade of stars. From Met Opera sensation and Boca native NADINE SIERRA to Grammy winners violinist JAMES EHNES and jazz flutist NESTOR TORRES, to authors SONIA SHAH and JAMES STAVRIDIS and the Festival’s all-stars under Music Director CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS, the Festival's events will be streamed for free from iconic locations showcasing the beauty and magic of South Florida. We hope that you will be able to join us virtually, until we can meet again.

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The South Palm Beach County Legislative Agenda sets priority issues and regional advocacy in motion for our City Council, County Commission, State Legislators and U.S. Congressional leaders during the 2021 sessions.

The Boca Chamber, South Palm Beach County’s voice for business, has created its annual Legislative Agenda. It was developed based on input from a dozen entities including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Palm Beach County Business Development Board and The Boca Chamber membership.

agenda as a guideline to endorse pro-business candidates for city, county and state elections.

The agenda is a blueprint to chart the course for a strong and sustainable regional business community, and is focused on creating a positive business climate and lowering the cost of doing business.

Ensuring a pro-business environment where your company has the opportunity to succeed and thrive is a priority for The Chamber. In order to provide that environment, it is critical that our elected officials understand the needs and demands on what it takes to operate a successful business.

As you know, The Chamber uses the items outlined in the legislative

This is done through The Chamber’s political action committee Business Leaders United Political Action Committee (BLU-PAC).

BELOW ARE SOME KEY ISSUES THE CHAMBER WILL BE FOCUSING ON THIS YEAR: • Support efforts to create standard operating procedures (such as we have for hurricanes) for The City of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County and State of Florida for health and safety threats with prescribed actions aligned with data benchmarks.

• Advocate that business taxes and fees remain unchanged.

• Ensure tourism revenue generating cities receive equitable allocation of tourism investment.

• Support efforts to increase opportunities for Palm Beach State College and

Palm Beach County School District to collaborate on career, certificate, vocational and apprenticeship programs to ensure that students are college and/or work ready.

• Support legislation with a retroactive effective date of January 1, 2020, that provides blanket immunity for employers from liability lawsuits related to any aspect of COVID 19.

• Support legislation that enables Florida to collect online sales tax from companies without a physical presence in Florida.

To read the full agenda visit bocachamber.com

2021 EndorsedCandidates These candidates are the RIGHT LEADERS for our Boca Raton. They have the experience and knowledge to Move Business Forward in Boca Raton. Constance Scott and Brian Stenberg have the ability and skill set to lead the community to ensure all businesses, citizens, and visitors enjoy our unmatched quality of life, job growth, and economic prosperity.

Our City's success is dependent on infrastructure development, quality education, a healthy business environment, and regional ooperation. These elected leaders will play a determining role in the future direction and success of Boca Raton.

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Connecting MEMBERS The power of connections is one of the most important aspects of belonging to a Chamber of Commerce!

Strategic connections are the ones you have made, and the ones you wish to make. Meeting the right people leads to opportunities you might never have had.

The Boca Chamber connects people to possibilities! We connect our members to knowledge, potential customers, strategic alliances, the community, discounts, government, economic development, 300+ informational and educational events each year and so much more.

By connecting with the business community through the Boca Chamber, you develop partnerships and support other businesses. If your business is ever in need, you’ll have a community of business owners to turn to.

Together, we connect.

Connecting to Knowledge: • Business Workshop • Prime Professionals Group Roundtable • International Business Alliance Round Table • From How to Wow! • Boynton Beach Lunch & Learn • Successful Women in Business

Connecting to New Clients/Customers • Boynton Beach Coffee Plus • Live After 5 Networking Hour • PULSE • Trustee Events • Membership Breakfast

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Connecting to Strategic Alliances • Smart Talk for Women • Leads Groups • Ambassador Meetings • Women’s Business Council • South Healthcare Advocacy Network (S.H.A.N) • Tourism Committee

Connecting to Your Community: • Boynton Beach First Responders Luncheon • DIAMOND Awards Luncheon • Business Awards Celebration • Community Cookout • Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) • Golden Bell Education Foundation

Connecting to the Government and Policy Issues: • Boynton Beach Government Affairs Council • Boca Government Affairs • Boca Economic Development • BLU-PAC Advocacy

Connecting through Marketing • Social Media • Website Listing • Referrals • Press Release/Blogs

• Community Calendar • CONNECTION Quarterly Magazine • Boca Chamber's Annual Magazine • Boca Chamber App

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

CELEBRATE Our Member Anniversaries

Congratulations

Thank You For Your Commitment!

24 Years As A Member 39 Years As A Member Evert Tennis Academy Inn at Boynton Beach Oasis Outsourcing, Inc. Osborne & Osborne, P.A. Precision Auto Body Works 38 Years As A Member 23 Years As A Member Bethesda Health Simon & Sigalos, LLP 35 Years As A Member SLK Realty, Inc. American Equipment Company 22 Years As A Member AT&T Anthony J. Reitano, CPA AT&T Yellow Pages Vi at Lakeside Village Boca Raton Police Department 21 Years As A Member Carman Law Firm, P.A. Jewels In Time NCCI Ro Rabozzi/State Farm Insurance Agency Redgrave & Rosenthal LLP 20 Years As A Member Boynton Beach Mall Boca Raton Children’s Museum Florida Power & Light Boynton Beach Community High School 34 Years As A Member 19 Years As A Member Morgan Stanley/Michael Higgins International Association of Firefighters SunTrust Bank Stratford Court 33 Years As A Member 18 Years As A Member Becker & Poliakoff, PA Bazua Enterprises LLC, dba Global AlliCourtyard by Marriott Boynton Beach ance Envirogreen Delray Medical Center CareerSource Palm Beach County George Snow Scholarship Fund, Inc. Elizabeth A. Dunn, CPA, PA Hilton Suites Boca Raton Residence Inn Mutual of America Ruth & Norman Rales One Park Place Sklar Furnishings Penn-Florida Companies 17 Years As A Member Residence Inn By Marriott The Boca Raton Observer The Sena Group CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services 32 Years As A Member Cendyn Town Center at Boca Raton 16 Years As A Member Wells Fargo 5-Spice Asian Street Market West Boca Medical Center Boynton Beach Marble & Granite, Inc. YMCA of South Palm Beach County Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club 31 Years As A Member Schwartz Law Group Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute The Ostroff Group, Inc. 30 Years As A Member 15 Years As A Member Florence Fuller Child Dvlp Centers Grand Floridian Estate Realty 29 Years As a Member M. J. "Mike" Arts Bill T. Smith, Jr. PA Prime Catch Delray Beach Marriott Unity School Delray Sands Resort 14 Years As A Member Wyndham Hotel - Boca Raton Boca Raton Championship 28 Years As A Member Boston's on the Beach & 50 Ocean Boynton Beach City Library Heritage Investment Group 26 Years As A Member N Spa Equitable PayDay PayRoll Services Holiday Inn Express West Boca 14| Connection Magazine

Rapoport's Restaurant Group Raymond Lee Jewelers 13 Years As A Member Lexington International, LLC 12 Years As A Member Evershore Financial Group Northwestern Mutual Rick Schuster PA / Lang Realty Vander Ploeg & Associates, Inc. 11 Years As A Member Anthology Cutting Edge Recruiting Solutions Family Rentals and Guest Services Junior Achievement of South Florida, Inc Oceans 234 Rocco's Tacos 10 Years As A Member Amicus Medical Center Barbara Beznos RD, LD/ Barrington Terrace BocaFertility Boynton Beach (CRA) Deck 84 EG Communications Group Flagship Solutions Group Florida Blue Glick Family Funeral Home SK Quality Roofing, Inc. Sun Broadcast Group Temple Beth El of Boca Raton Ulysse Nardin, Inc. Whelchel Partners Real Estate Services, The Wine Cellar at Boynton Beach 5 Years As A Member Boca Raton Innovation Campus Boca Raton Police Foundation Boca Rio Golf Club Elmridge Protection Products, LLC Hawk-Eye Management, Inc. Hyatt Place Boca Raton/Downtown Legacy Bank of Florida Nan Geist Faber, P.C. New York Grilled Cheese Co. Nowak Law Group, P.A. Palm Beach County Medical Society Rothman Health Solutions School of Rock Boca Raton

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GOLDEN BELL EDUCATION FOUNDATION Celebrate with us as we celebrate 30 years of giving to Boca Raton public schools!

The Boca Chamber’s Golden Bell Education Foundation is now in its 30th year of operation. As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, it exists for the sole purpose of supporting the Boca Raton Public School System and administrating educational programs that promote business skills and workforce readiness.

since its inception, and has impacted over 800,000 students in grades K-12. Each year we invite all Boca Raton public schools to submit applications for a Golden Bell grant during the grant cycle beginning February 1st until April 9th.

We are grateful to our Golden Bell Board Members whose insight and financial support keep this program running! Thank you to all of our Board Members for the 2020-2021 program year:

Established in 1991, Golden Bell has granted over $1.7 million

Michelle Adams, CenterState Bank Julia Amadio, TherapeuticsMD Elke Bojes, Wells Fargo Jesse Coomber, ADT Michael Daszkal, Daszkal Bolton, LLP Seth Ellis, Ellis Law Group Damian England, NCCI Kelly Fleming, MotionPoint Corporation Bob Frare, Business Growth Consulting Services, LLC

Diane Heard, Bluegreen Vacations Jennifer Jager, Plum Productions Zoe Maloney, Office Depot, Inc. Troy M. McLellan, Boca Chamber Lise Orr, Minuteman Press Boca Raton Jackie Reeves, Bell Rock Capital, LLC Susan Saturday, Bluegreen Vacations Timothy Snow, George Snow Scholarship Fund, Inc. Chuck Stout, CBIZ, Golden Bell Chairman

Our giving to the public schools of Boca Raton would not be possible without our generous supporters! Partners, sponsors, and individual donors have helped us continue to make all Boca Raton Public Schools A-rated!

To learn more about how you can support the mission of Golden Bell, contact: Sherese James-Grow at (561) 395-4433 ext. 232 or sjamesgrow@bocachamber.com 16| Connection Magazine

YEA! The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is an exciting program that transforms local middle and high school students into entrepreneurs. YEA!’s direct mission is to help students embrace their passion, energy, creativity, and talents to launch a venture as they view entrepreneurship synonymous with success and freedom. Through the nine-month long curriculum, students work in close cooperation with local leaders of industry, community members, and educators to develop life skills, generate business ideas, conduct market research, and write business plans to launch their very own companies. The program culminates with a shark tank style event as students pitch their ideas to a panel of investors for funds to support their business venture.

A PROGRAM OF THE BOCA CHAMBER'S GOLDEN BELL EDUCATION FOUNDATION

With societal restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s program is now in full virtual effect! Our great group of students have been Zooming in to learn parts of the business plan, begin working on their Elevator Pitches, and hear from their first Guest Speaker, Linaeya Horn-Muller on “Social Media Marketing Strategy”. We are grateful for our Boca Chamber community members that help make this program a success!

2021 CLASS SPOTLIGHT

Christian Frenette, “The Real World” Board Game

Leah Gonzalez, Blue Baked Bakery

Christian, a seventh grader with Florida Virtual Schools, is a very innovative budding entrepreneur. Due to his love of teaching his peers and younger students, Christian created a second business endeavor after his first company, Teen Chess. He recognized the importance of his peers learning financial basics in a fun way as a break from the computer screen.

Leah, an 8th grader at Wellington Landings Middle, is big on health but also likes sweets.

Her love of baking and sharing with friends and neighbors caused her to create her company.

She was also aware of healthy conscious people who may want sweets but aren’t able to get them. With her team, she will make great tasting vegan baked goods to deliver to those in her community.

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NEW MEMBERS Concierge Primary Care LLC (954) 501-3861 Boca Raton, FL 33433 Tiffany Williamson www.conciergeprimarycare.com

TRUSTEE MEMBERS Boca Raton Center for Arts & Innovation (561) 859-2117 Boca Raton, FL 33486 Andrea Virgin www.bocaratonartscenter.org Greenfield Group (561) 392-6662 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Brian Stenberg www.greenfieldgrp.com Right Management (954) 334-2600 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Maureen Shea www.rightflorida.com

GENERAL MEMBERS Acadia Healthcare (561) 302-6895 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Marina Oksengorn www.treatmentplacementspecialists.com Aloha Food Shack (561) 245-7526 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Howard Mosshin www.alohafoodshack.com Amazing Lash Studio (561) 703-8512 Boca Raton, FL 33434 Debbie Smith www.amazinglashstudio.com/studios/fl/ boca-raton/west-boca-raton Astracare LLC (844) 811-4401 Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 Jon Knestrick www.astracare.com Beverly Hills Rejuvanation Center (561) 264-8564 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Jill Catinella www.bhrcenter.com Boudi Hair Artist LLC (561) 961-0707 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Adele Bianco www.boudisalon.com Brad Singer Law, P.A. (561) 571-7140 Boca Raton, FL 33488 Bradley Singer www.bradsingerlaw.com Champion Public Adjusters (844) 937-1500 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Sabina O'Keefe www.championpublicadjusters.com

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Consuladvisors LLC (786) 753-7496 Aventura, FL 33160 Juan Teran www.consuladvisors.com Crissien Online (973) 767-6280 Boynton Beach, FL 33426 Steven Crissien www.crissienonline.com

Cyber Armada Insurance (888) 727-6232 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Christina Tierney www.cyber-armada.com Decoste Consulting & Associates LLC Delray Beach, FL 33445 Tennille Decoste decosteassociates.com Diamonds Direct (561) 414-2091 Boca Raton, FL 33433 Jessie Gardner www.diamondsdirect.com Dr. Lindsay Fierman-Chiropracter (239) 404-0030 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Lindsay Fierman Eat Better Live Better (678) 428-3370 Delray Beach, FL 33444 Deborah Tendrich www.EBLB.org Florida Virtual Notary (561) 516-8155 Boca Raton, FL 33433 Genna Rubolino www.flvirtualnotary.com Foot Solutions (954) 773-4850 Boca Raton, FL 33426 Robert Feldman www.footsolutions.com Homewatch Caregivers of Boca Raton (561) 961-4954 Boca Raton, FL 33434 Tatiana Xavier www.hwcg.com/boca-raton Info Express (561) 289-9484 Boca Raton, FL 33433 Sharon Daniel www.infoexpressvbc.com Keyes Commercial Real Estate (302) 743-7702 Delray Beach, FL 33445 Karen Jackson Miller karenmiller.keyescommercial.com

Liquid Capital Funding (954) 980-7585 Benjy Wolf www.bwolf.liquidcapitalcorp.com Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County (561) 279-9103 Boynton Beach, FL 33426 Kristen Calder www.literacypbc.org Marine Education Initiative (561) 405-5576 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Nick Metropulos www.marineinitiative.org Med Shield Group (561) 809-2171 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Sebastian Fuentes www.medshieldgroup.com Media Diagnostic-Personalized Makeovers and Branding Expert (561) 574-9670 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Antoinette Wilks http://www.mediadiagnostic.com Mobile Green Markets (561) 886-8668 Boca Raton, FL 33496 Adria Thomson mobilegreenmarkets.com/ Mobility City Holdings, Inc. (561) 300-4100 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Diane Baratta www.mobilitycity.comMVP Enviromental Solutions Inc. (561) 729-9749 Deerfield Beach, FL 33073 Luisana Castillo www.mvpmold.com One Price Green Dry Cleaners (561) 931-2630 Boca Raton, FL 33496 Michael Hudak www.onepricegreendrycleaners.com OOMA (561) 612-4100 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Melissa Webster www.ooma.com Osteo Strong -Boca Raton (561) 210-3210 Boca Raton, FL 33433 Oxana Veinarenich www.osteostrongsouthfl.com Palermo’s PayJunction LLC (732) 908-9595 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Christine Palermo palermospayjunction.com/ Pivotal Planning Group (631) 333-6565 Melville, NY 11747 John Marchisotta www.pivotalplanning.com

NEW MEMBERS Primary Residential Mortgage/Boynton Beach (561) 703-0906 Boynton Beach, FL 33432 Shane Grathwohl www.primaryflorida.com

Sport Clips at Uptown Boca (561) 409-9400 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Tina Brodersen www.sportclips.com/FL345

Retirement Solution Group (954) 940-0128 Marina Glavota www.retirementsolutiongroup.com

Tayne Law Group, P.C. (631) 470-8204 Mellville, NY 11747 Leslie Tayne www.taynelaw.com

Robin Lucey / HomeGenius (561) 699-6111 Delray Beach, FL 33445 Robin Lucey Round Table Wealth Management (561) 569-8241 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Marianne Rodriguez www.roundtablewealth.com Scott Brenner / CBRE (561) 393-1610 Boca Raton, FL 33486 Scott Brenner www.cbre.com Senior Justice Law Firm (561) 717-0817 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Michael Brevda www.seniorjustice.com Shapenet Software (212) 826-9502 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Larry King www.shapenetsoftware.com SIA - Specialty Infusion Apothecary & Wellness Spa (561) 955-7079 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Emily Phillips www.sia-boca.com

The Newland Smith Team at Douglas Elliman (561) 350-0348 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Kirsten Smith www.newlandsmithteam.com The Residences Uptown Boca (561) 375-5351 Boca Raton, FL 33428 Michelle Trinh www.liveuptownboca.com The Ross Art Group (561) 562-4100 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Mickey Ross www.postergroup.com Tines Hallways (954) 205-9559 Boca Raton, FL 33432 MarTine Pierre Transworld Business Brokers (954) 772-1122 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Andrew Cagnetta www.tworld.com Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Boynton Beach (561) 733-0059 Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Dave Chapman www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com

Sigma Solve (954) 397-0800 Sunrise, FL 33323 Biren Zaverchand http://www.sigmasolve.net

Upwork (650) 439-0839 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Jessie Fadayel www.upwork.com/

Sign Greeters (954) 459-1859 Coral Springs, FL 33067 Ivonne Simon www.signgreeters.com

Waves Management (561) 843-0481 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Eric Dernick www.wavesmanagement.com

Sign Partners Inc (561) 270-6919 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Marcus De-Matos www.sign-partners.com

Wealth Watch Advisors (855) 822-3708 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Richard Weiner www.WealthWatchAdvisor.com

Sonata Senior Living - Boca Raton (561) 270-4885 Boca Raton, FL 33434 Stephanie Graham sonataseniorliving.com Sonitrol Security Solutions (561) 410-9410 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33432 Anthony Fiscaletti www.sonitrol.com/home

The Boca Chamber has openings for an array of business categories in 7 different Leads Groups; 5 Groups in Boca Raton and 2 in Boynton Beach.

These groups are for Chamber Members interested in enhancing their business development and personal growth.

Each group consists of non-competitive businesses and provides the opportunity and setting for leads exchange and business advice for participants to strengthen their own business and expand their individual networks.

The members in each of these groups provide engagement in a positive environment where they share resources and build connections! They are currently available on Zoom or in person.

LEADS GROUPS: Leads Group 1 - Boca Chamber 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 8:00-9:00am Leads Group 2 - Boca Chamber 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 8:00-9:00am Leads Group 3 - Boca Chamber 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 12:00-1:00pm Leads Group 4 - Boca Chamber 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 8:00-9:00am Leads Group 5 - Boca Chamber 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 8:00-9:00am Leads Group 6 (Boynton Business Professionals) 1st and 3rd Friday of each month from 8:00-9:00am Leads Group 7 (Boynton Beach Power Leads) 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 8:15-9:15am The investment to join a Leads Group is $150 per fiscal year and includes 2 one -hour meetings per month.

For more information contact: Alison Miuccio, Membership Development Manager at 561-395-4433 ext 236 or email her at amiuccio@bocachamber.com

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HONORING

2021 DIAMOND AWARD RECIPIENT Sophia E. Eccleston Sr. External Affairs Manager Florida Power & Light

2021 PEARL AWARD RECIPIENT Kasandra Diaz Founder, Quickdropped 2020 YEA! Alumni

FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | 11:30 AM BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB

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JANUARY 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

01 – Chamber Closed 05 – International Business Alliance (IBA) 06 – Boynton Beach Ambassadors 08 – Prime Professionals Network 08 – Boca Chamber Ambassadors 12 – New Member Orientation 13 – Boynton Beach Lunch & Learn 14 – Membership Breakfast 14 – Government Affairs Committee 19 – Free Business Workshop 19 – PULSE – Professionals Under 40 19 – Economic Development Committee Meeting 20 – South Healthcare Advocacy Network (SHAN) 21 – Boynton Beach Coffee Plus 21 – Successful Women in Business (SWIB) 22 – Boynton Beach Women’s Business Council 26 – Smart Talk for Women 26 – Live After Five Networking 28 – Boynton Beach Government Affairs Council

02 – International Business Alliance (IBA) 03 – Boynton Beach Ambassadors 05 – Prime Professionals Network 05 – Boca Chamber Ambassadors 09 – New Member Orientation 10 – Boynton Beach Lunch & Learn 11 – Membership Breakfast 11 – Government Affairs Committee 16 – Free Business Workshop 16 – PULSE – Professionals Under 40 16 – Economic Development Committee Meeting 17 – South Healthcare Advocacy Network (SHAN) 18 – Boynton Beach Coffee Plus 18 – Successful Women in Business (SWIB) 19 – DIAMOND Awards Luncheon 23 – Smart Talk for Women 23 – Live After Five Networking 25 – Boynton Beach Government Affairs Council 26 – Boynton Beach Government Affairs Council

MARCH 2021 02 – International Business Alliance (IBA) 03 – Boynton Beach Ambassadors 05 – Prime Professionals Network 05 – Boca Chamber Ambassadors 06 – Community Cookout 09 – New Member Orientation 10 – Boynton Beach Lunch & Learn 11 – Membership Breakfast 11 – Government Affairs Committee 16 – Free Business Workshop 16 – PULSE – Professionals Under 40 16 – Economic Development Committee Meeting 17 – South Healthcare Advocacy Network (SHAN) 18 – Boynton Beach Coffee Plus 18 – Successful Women in Business (SWIB) 23 – Smart Talk for Women 23 – Live After Five Networking 25 – Boynton Beach Government Affairs Council 26 – Boynton Beach Government Affairs Council

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