MEET YOUR CHAMBER COMMITTEE
This Month Meet the Events & Programs Committee
The Events and Programs Committee serves to enhance the overall value of Chamber membership by creating, promoting, and executing various events and programs within Lake Forest.
Committee Chairs
MARGI MATSIL – Outback Steakhouse of Foothill Ranch
MIKE BRENHAUG – BlueRock Coaching & Consulting Group
There are many ways to get connected with the “New Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce”. The Chamber wants you to join one of our many committees and help us grow our Chamber while helping YOU quickly connect to the Lake Forest business community!
NETWORKING TIPS
If you’ve attended our Business Roundtable networking event then you’ve probably heard me talk about the importance of building relationships and developing the Know, Like & Trust factor. Here are 3 tips to help you get the most from your next networking event and be more successful in building the right relationships that generate the right results.
1. Networking is not selling or a swap meet. People like to do business with people they know, like and trust and when you meet someone at a networking event it’s an opportunity to make a connection, get to know them and determine if it makes sense to carry the business relationship further over coffee or lunch.
2. Don’t spill your product or service on them. Focus the conversation on the other persons needs not yours. You can only do business with someone when your product or service fills a need. If you’re doing most of the talking then you’re not discovering what their needs are and how your product or service can help them.
3. Give it time. Don’t expect to do business with someone you just met or expect them to refer you to their top clients or people in their network. Building quality relationships that generate repeat referral business require time. Consider it to be an investment in building your prospect and referral network that will pay off and benefit you tremendously.
I hope to see you at our next Business Roundtable or mixer.
To your success!
Mike Brenhaug
BLUEROCK COACHING & CONSULTING GROUP
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT WINNERS
Karin Krawiee -Neighborhood Car Care
WE Don’t Sell Anything You Don’t Need GUARANTEED!
We love to provide our neighbors with trusted, honest, modern car care with a special brand of old-fashioned service.
Neighborhood Car Care is the fast, convenient and affordable solution to all of your car repair and routine vehicle maintenance needs. Count on us for complete car care…from top to bottom!
949.707.5991
23761 Via Fabricante Unit A @ Obrero
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Audra C. Aguilar – AXA Advisors, LLC
As a Financial Professional with AXA Advisors, I belong to a network of financial consultants and professionals representing AXA Financial. Your relationship with AXA begins with a consultative assessment of your needs and goals. From there, I can help you design customized financial strategies to help you meet them. I look forward to being of service to you. 949.833.5813
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Retirement Plans Annuities Investments
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UPCOMING EVENTS
“TIS THE SEASON HOLIDAY MIXER”
8 Dec 2010 05:30 PM
Rudy’s Foothill Ranch
26772 Portola Parkway, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Beautiful Holiday Decorations
Delicious Appetizer
“No Host” Bar
Live Music
Awesome Opportunity Drawing Prizes
….SO SHARE THE HOLIDAYS WITH YOUR CHAMBER FRIENDS & FAMILY…..
PLEASE PRE REGISTER ONLINE
Business Roundtable Networking Lunch
Come to the Last Roundtable of the Year!
10 December, 2010 11:30am-1:30pm
LUCILLES’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ in the ARBOR
23760 El Toro Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Join us for the best networking in Orange County! The Lake Forest Chamber’s unique and powerful Business Roundtable helps create relationships that generate results.
What’s unique about Lake Forest’s Business Roundtable? Attendees are assigned a table number based on their business category. This way, you are the only one in your business at your table.
A Member Advertisement
OUTBACK
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Give your FOOTHILL RANCH OUTBACK a call to discuss your gift-giving and event needs.
HOLIDAY RECIPE
Pumpkin Spice Cookies
These slightly spicy, soft, chewy, cake-like cookies are a perfect fall treat.
Ingredients:
COOKIES
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons backing power
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon backing soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extra
1 can (15 ounces) solid pack pumpkin puree
1 cup chopped pecans
ICING
1 cup confectioner’s [powered/icing] sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons half-and-half (10%) cream of milk
½ teaspoon maple flavoring
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat over to 350°F (180°)
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper
Cookies: In a bowl, whisk together flour, backing power, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, backing soda, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
In a lager bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add pumpkin, and stir until well combined. Scrap down sides of bowl. On low speed or using a wooden spoon, gradually add flour mixture, beating just until blended. By hand fold in pecans,
Using a cookie scoop or spoons, drop tablespoonfuls of dough about inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Back on sheet at a time in preheated over for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges start to turn lightly golden.
Immediately slide parchment paper onto a wire cooling track. Cool cookies for 5 minutes, then transfer from parchment paper to cooling track, and cool completely.
Icing: In a small bowl, combine confectioner’s sugar, 1 tablespoon of the cream, and male flavoring. Using a small whisk or a fork, blend until icing is smooth and thin enough to drizzle form a fork. Add more cream as needed to achieve the right consistency, Drizzle icing over cooled cookies.
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