How to Be Your Best Business in 2018 T he Scotts Valley Chamber is always finding ways to bring new events and info with interesting, useful topics to its membership and business community. Board Member Janet Janssen spearheaded the “Let’s Get Acquainted” brown bagger series last March. These lunchtime gatherings provided a platform for businesses to meet other local businesses. Soon thereafter the Membership Committee was born. Our newest Board member, Phil Newman, joined the committee and invited fellow Chamber Member, Tina Ebrahimian to the team. Executive Director, Danny Reber, encouraged the committee to join forces with the SLV Chamber. Mary Anderson, the President of the SLV Chamber jumped at the opportunity to be included. Together they have created a new 2018 business educational program, which is another valueadded benefit of belonging to the Chamber of Commerce.
••• Meet the 2018 Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee: Janet Janssen is a business coach, trainer, public speaker. Her work as a goal achievement strategist is, “To help people stand in their own personal power, play more and to live their very best lives with purpose. Her workshops, Power Play Purpose, Janet Janssen are designed for personal, professional and team development. She a SV Chamber Board member, Ambassador and active with San Jose Women’s Association of Addiction Treatment and Women’s Networking Alliance, Saratoga. Phil Neuman is the CEO of PDNC Incorporated, a locally owned Information Technology
consulting and services firm operating from its headquarters in Scotts Valley, California since 2001. A f t e r Phil Neuman getting his Computer Science degree at Cal Poly SLO, Phil learned how to be a friendly and trustworthy “IT guy” while working for The Santa Cruz Operation. While at SCO, Phil took part in developing the first on-line pizza ordering app for Pizza Hut. Phil created PDNC Incorporated offering process driven technology architecture to small and medium businesses around the Bay Area. Phil was also a volunteer firefighter with Bonny Doon Fire and Rescue. Tina Ebrahimian is the office manager at Ebrahimian Integrative Dentistry in Scotts Valley. Her husband Dr. Max & their daughter
Dr. Ariana, use an integrated approach to dental health, with leading edge technology, five star patient care in a warm family Tina Ebrahimian environment. Services range from general cleanings & fillings to more advanced dental procedures including smile makeovers, jaw pain & sleep apnea solutions, & orthodontics for children & adults. Gladly accepting new patients, Doctors Ebrahimian have served families of all ages throughout the bay area for almost 40 years. ••• How to be Your Best Business in 2018 will kick-off with the first speaker event on February 1 —and it’s FREE! “Best Business” page 13
Scotts Valley Community Awards Gala
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cotts Valley Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary! The Scotts Valley Historical Society will be providing rarely seen Scotts Valley artifacts, photos and memorabilia to take us down memory lane. A complete dinner will be served by Mickey’s Deli & Catering. Beer,
Deadline for Tickets is Wednesday, Jan 17
margaritas and wine will be provided by Kissed by Angel Wines. There will also be live music performed by the Sparkeltones, a raffle and a brief live auction. Join us as we honor the following leaders in our community that make Scotts Valley such a special place.
••• The event will take place at Green Hills Event Center, 1500 Green Hills Road, from 5:30 - 11p.m. Tickets are $85 and may be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets, scottsvalleychamber.com, or calling the office at 831.438.1010
Have a Happy 2018!
Calendar of Upcoming Events Thursday January 11 • 20th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Celebration 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Caleb Lawrence, Registered Investment Advisor Inc. 5321 Scotts Valley Drive
Saturday January 20 • Community Awards Gala 6 - 11 p.m.
Green Hills Event Center 1500 Green Hills Road
Thursday February 8 • Grand Re-opening Ribbon Cutting 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Building Kidz School 106 Vine Hill School Road
Thursday February 22
• Joint Scotts Valley / Santa Cruz Chamber Business Networking Mixer 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Jesse Gabriel Photography Kings Village Shopping Center 230-F Mt. Hermon Road
Friday March 2
• Chamber Night at the Santa Cruz Warriors 7 p.m.
Kaiser Permanente Arena 140 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Thursday April 19
• All Chambers Mega Mixer, Santa Cruz & Santa Clara Counties 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton
Call the Chamber Today or Visit www.scottsvalleychamber.com
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13th Annual Fallen Officer Foundation Ball Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk • February 10, 5:30 to 11 p.m.
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he 13th Annual Fallen Officer Foundation Ball to be held at the Cocoanut Grove at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Saturday, February 10, 2018, 5:30 to 11 p.m. Come join us for an evening of great food, wine, live music and dancing! Most importantly, please join local firefighters and police officers to celebrate their work! Come and show your support by giving a little back to the men and women in uniform who serve us so valiantly. From recent fires and flooding, to the tragic murder of police officers nationwide, those who wear a badge today face real challenges, both physical and emotional. Firefighters are at a far greater risk of cancer due to the chemicals and toxin exposure of their work. The murder of police officers nationwide doubled in the past year. The Fallen Officer Foundation stands ready to render aid to local first responders and their families and with your help we can continue that mission. Here’s how you can help us continue this worthwhile cause of supporting those who are always there when we need them:
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• Purchase tickets to the Ball ($125 each). Tickets can be purchased online at fallenofficerfoundation.com • Donate an auction item for the silent or live auction
• Be a sponsor: $10k Diamond – 30 tickets, $7500 Platinum – 20 tickets, $2500 Gold – 10 tickets, $1250 Silver – 5 tickets, $650 Bronze – 2 tickets •••
The Fallen Officer Foundation is 501c (3) non-profit organization with an allvolunteer Board of Directors (Tax ID# is 13-4282250). For more information go to fallenofficerfoundation.com
New Member Spotlight: The Hot Pink Box
he Hot Pink Box is a Dessert Catering company founded by a mother/daughter duo that specializes in making all of your special events sweet. Brand-di and Sharon have been making and creating dessert delights for over 10 years in Santa Brand-di Palmer Clara County and are excited to share what they do with their new neighbors in Scotts Valley and all of Santa Cruz County. Hot Pink Box is redefining the idea of event desserts with their made-to-order small bite desserts in large quantities and small. From corporate events to weddings and
Birthdays, THPB is your Dessert Specialist. Their list of Corporate clients includes Google, VM Ware, Nutanix, Groupware Technology and many other local businesses. Their most popular menu items include their Full-Service Dessert Buffet designed to your specifications, Cakepops, Mini Pies, Custom Logo Cookies, Mini Tarts, Mini Shot Glass Desserts, Pie Pops, Layer Cakes Cupcakes and more! Not To mention, they have recently added a selection of Gluten Free Desserts to their menu! Their goal is to give you a one of a kind dessert experience by creating innovative, comforting sweets and turning them into sweet, new cravings. Contact them today to order your new THPB favorites!
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New Member Spotlight!
Rob and Alisa Davies,
Alphagraphics Scotts Valley
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ob and Alisa moved to Scotts Valley from San Jose in 1989, just in time for the Loma Prieta earthquake. Thankfully there was no significant damage, and soon after Rob began working at Plantronics for a 13-year product development whirlwind, serving in various Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, and Product Development leadership roles. During this period, they raised their 4 children through the Scotts Valley school system, and in 2003 Alisa left her full-time homemaker role to join Rob in opening Alphagraphics in Santa Cruz on Laurel Street. They took the store from 0 to hundreds of customers in 3 years, and in 2016 the opportunity to move to Whispering Pines in Scotts Valley arose. Our daughter Jenny has worked with us since she was 16 and is now Manager of Design and Production. She was key to providing an accurate floor plan for our
new space, making the move and subsequent operations quite efficient. Alphagraphics services: A one-stop shop for all business communication needs, from business cards to poster art and mailings. Apart from quality printed brochures, fliers, and marketing collateral, what sets us apart is our design and layout service. Jenny graduated from San Francisco Academy of Art (AA in Graphics Design) and has developed a great reputation for design layout, working with many local companies – big and small - to provide professional attractive designs from business cards to product sheets. Our ability to provide this helps keep costs and turnaround times down for our customers. We also offer excellent large format printing, including Giclée standard art prints, and indoor and outdoor banners and graphics. Our customers love our commitment to make them look good, our quality, and attention to detail.
Alphagraphics Team (from left): Rob Davies, Alisa Davies, Rosa Atilano, Erick Atilano, and Jenny Davies.
Empowering Hands Massage Presents: Essential Oils for Beginners
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eginning in 2018, Empowering Hands Owner and Wellness Educator, Emily Bigelow, will be offering free monthly classes on Essential Oils. Learn what essential oils are, how to use them, and get to know the top 10 most useful oils and their uses. Classes scheduled include: • Jan. 11: New Year New You & Top 10 Oils • Feb. 8: Aroma Touch Massage & Top 10 Oils • March 8: Green Cleaning & Top 10 Oils
“Best Business” from page 11 Boost your health and optimism, while becoming better leaders and business partners. Your Happiness Quotient Powerful Positive Thinking Speaker: Claire Laughlin, Creator, AnAmazingTrainer™ ur thoughts create our words and our actions, and can shape our business relationships, outcomes, and our lives for the better or the worse. In order to communicate skillfully, and create the workplace that we want, we must not only examine our “self-talk” but also Claire Laughlin sculpt it so that it helps us create success. Come to this dynamic and engaging session to… • Explore the connections between our thoughts, words and health • Break through perceptual biases • Learn and practice “yes language” and
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Classes will be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Sky Park Recreation Room located at 361 Kings Village Road in Scotts Valley. To RSVP, call Emily Bigelow at (831) Emily Bigelow 888-7614 or email her at emilybigelow@empoweringhands.com.
other powerful skills that will help you get the most out of every day. Join us on February 1 • 11:30 sign-in, Noon to 1:30 Speaker, RSVP to info@ scottsvalleychamber.com Claire Laughlin, MA, is a dynamic and engaging trainer and consultant who uses experiential and innovative methods to help teams and organizations achieve results. With every client, she seeks to build individual leadership potential, teach positive communication habits, and enhance trust among and between team members. As an independent consultant and trainer with over 20 years of diverse experience, Claire brings a background in management, a relentless dedication to transformation, and a passion for improving relationships to all of her work. Claire specializes in leadership development, communication essentials, and training trainers, and she works with public, private and non-profit organizations to help them cultivate practices aimed at making their organizations healthy and highly productive. Creator: AnAmazingTrainer™ Claire Laughlin: claire@clairelaughlin.com Mobile: 831.239.8483
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Three Local Togo’s Under New Leadership
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Scotts Valley • Watsonville • Capitola
hamber members, Greg Wimp, David Diepersloot and Ken Cornyn are the new owners of Togo’s Capitola, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. Greg has lived in Santa Cruz County for over 20 years with a background in business and technology. He was most recently the COO for Evans Data Corp but now is managing Togo’s full time. Greg is married and has two teenage kids at Scotts Valley High School. Dave is a Mechanical Engineer who has lived in Scotts Valley for over 30 years. He is married with two teenage kids and is very involved at Twin Lakes Church. Ken is a manufacturing engineer and had worked at Seagate for many years in Scotts Valley. Ken is also married and has two teenagers. “We have been going to Togo’s in Scotts Valley for 30 years and are very excited to be ambassadors for Togo’s,” says Greg. Greg says they look forward to using their Togo’s locations to get more involved with the community. “We were already very involved in the community but now we are supporting local schools, churches,
Welcome New Members Austen Paul Productions
Austen Schumacher Videographer, Film Producer 831-359-1075 www.austenpaul.com
Girl Scouts of America
The Coast Redwoods: serving 39 troops To Join, send Email to: SU155manager@gmail.com www.coastalredwoods.weebly.com
Jill Davis at Keller Williams 1440 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-588-6206 www.jilldavis@kwrealty.com
Kristin Brown, Physical Therapy
269 Mt. Hermon Road Ste. 205 Scotts Valley, CA 95066 831-600-7381 www.kbownept.com
New Togo’s Owners (from left): Greg Wimp, David Diepersloot, and Ken Coryn youth athletic programs, theater, music and clubs through fundraising nights.” Greg invites you to contact them for your next event for catering or “just drop in for a great sandwich!”
KION TV of Monterey-Salinas Josef Kachman 1550 Moffett Street Salinas, CA 93905 831-784-6464 www.kion46.com
Scotts Valley Shell Stations M.J. Castelo 1 Hacienda Drive and 90 Mt. Hermon Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 650-595-0864 www.Andretti1.com
RockIt Events
Phaedra Sterbenc and Heather Hite 14 Camp Evers Lane Scotts Valley, CA 95066 831-216-7831 www.rockitevents.net
The Hot Pink Box
Brand-di and Sharon Palmer 1860 Lochhart Gulch Scotts Valley, CA 95066 408-660-0879 www.thehotpinkbox.com
Togo’s
Greg Wimp — New Owner! 831-438-0742 Three Locations! Scotts Valley 266 Mt. Hermon Rd. Ste. N Capitola 1955 41st Avenue Watsonville 1985 Main Street www.togos.com
WiseBites
Rachelle Kenny 16 Camp Evers Lane Scotts Valley 831-515-7126 www.wisebites.org
Thank You Renewing Members Accurate Finance Group Ambrosia India Bistro Assist International Classic Jays Art & Signs Dignity Health Duncan Auto Tech
Golden Sight Productions Heartfelt Homecare Infrastructure Technology Kaiser Permanente KISS Catering Kissed By An Angel Wines KSBW Central Coast
KSCO/KOMY AM Radio Music Now Round Table Pizza Santa Cruz Warriors Soaring Eagle Eyes SV Property Management & Sales
Happy New Year As the calendar turns the page, we wish you the very best in the year ahead.
Join us for a public event about local water resources and watershed protection with water leaders in Santa Cruz County. Topics will include groundwater management, sustainability planning and watershed management.
Thursday, February 1, 2018 6:30 to 9 pm New Brighton Middle School 250 Washburn Ave., Capitola
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