MEETING MINUTES ARCHIVES
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January 2010
01-08-10  (What are YOU willing to put into MABE in order to get 35 back?)
01-15-10  (Joe Burr)
01-22-10  (Panel Discussion on Commercial & Residential Real Estate Investments)
01-29-10  (Being a MABE Board Member)

February 2009
02-05-10  (Retaining Employees)
02-12-10  (Retaining Employees, cont.)
02-19-10  (Round Table Discussions)
02-26-10  (Jeopardy)

March 2009
03-05-10 (How to be Motivated,
Dan Creed from Focal Point Coaching of Arizona)
03-12-10 (Credit Q & A with Shonnie Fische)

03-19-10 (Credit Follow-up, Buddy Lunches, Categories)
03-26-10 (Round Table Discussions)
 

April 2009
04-02-10  (Speed MABE-ing)
04-09-10  (Shipping & Freight, Aaron Peterson of FreightLink)
04-16-10  (Guest Event)
04-23-10  (Tim Green)
04-30-10  (Open Discussion)

May 2009
05-07-10  (Nutrition)
05-14-10  (Spotlights)
05-21-10  (Small Table Topics)

June 2010
06-04-10  (David Hepburn Jr., Mentoring Your Success)
06-11-10  (Membership Contest)
06-18-10  (Minutes not available) 
06-25-10  (MABE Q&A Game)

July 2010
07-09-10  (ThreeDames)
07-16-10  (Sandro Menasci)

2009
January 2009
01-09-09  (Melissa Matthews)
01-16-09  (Mark Howard)
01-23-09  (Ralph Cunningham)
01-30-09  (Jana Greene)

February 2009
02-06-09  (Open Discussion)
02-20-09  (Mini Topics)
02-27-09  (Charles Hultstrand)

March 2009
03-06-09  (Denver Johnson)
03-13-09  (Sandro Menasci)
03-20-09  (Erin La Grassa)
03-27-09  (Open Discussion)

April 2009
04-03-09  (Jana Greene - Group Discussion, P1)
04-10-09  (Jana Greene - Group Discussion, P2)
04-17-09  (Joe Hesch)
04-24-09  (Pool Table Discussions)

May 2009
05-01-09  (Jana Greene - Group Discussion, P3)
05-08-09  (Stacy Hyder, P1)
05-15-09  (Tara DeSouza)
05-22-09  (Open Discussion)
05-29-09  (Nick Mawrenko)

June 2009
06-05-09  (A.K.A. Green)
06-12-09  (Stacy Hyder, P2)
06-19-09  (Steve Stahl, Commander, Mesa Police Department)
06-26-09 (Russ Perry)

July 2009
07-10-09  (Bob Busch)
07-17-09  (Dave Crissman)
07-24-09  (
Sandro Menasci)
07-31-09  (Janice Jaicks)

August 2009
08-07-09  (Keith Miller)
08-14-09  (Guest Speaker Dave Barnhart of Business Blogging Pros)
08-21-09  (Joe Zingale)

08-28-09  (Bill LaLonde)

September 2009
09-04-09  (Open Discussion)
09-11-09  (Guest Matthew Creek, Clear Mind Consulting)
09-18-09  (Russ Perry)
09-25-09  (Mark Menasci)

October 2009
10-02-09  (Mark Menasci & Dave Lathrop)

10-09-09  (Guest Event Day)
10-16-09  (Jake Ulrich)
10-23-09  (Herb Stokes)

10-30-09  (Survey Discussion)

November 2009
11-06-09  (Erin Harshfield, BBB)
11-13-09  (Matt Destombe, Business Consultant)

11-20-09  (MABE Website)

December 2009
12-04-09  (Phyllis Prater)
12-11-09  (Ryan Bohlander)
12-18-09  (Open Discussion)

2008
January 2008
01-04-08  (Open Discussion)
01-11-08  (Guest Rex Griswold)

01-18-08  (Open Discussion)
01-25-08  (Panel Discussion: Business Structures)

February 2008
02-01-08  (Dave Lathrop)
02-01-08  (Open House hosted by Jim Bache and Charles Hultstrand - No minutes recorded)
02-15-08  (Robert Busch)
02-22-08  (Scott Young)
02-29-08  (Andy Jensen)

March 2008
03-07-08  (James Clark)

03-14-08  (Group Discussion:  Strategic Business Planning)
03-28-08  (Jim Bache)

April
 2008
04-04-08  (Open Session)
04-11-08  (Joe Zingale)
04-18-08  (Don Ellis)
04-25-08  (Open Session)

May 2008
05-02-08  (Lin Schmelzer)
05-09-08  (Dan Sleezer)  
05-16-08  (Sandro Menasci)
05-30-08  (Carole Weishaar)

June 2008
06-06-08  (Dave Lathrop)
06-13-08  (Dave Crissman)
06-20-08  (Mark Dreher)
06-27-08  (
Erin La Grassa)

July 2008
07-13-08  (Bill LaLonde)
07-18-08  (Round Table Discussions)
07-25-08  (Chris Curran)

August 2008
08-01-08  (
Guest Danny Creed, Business Coach)
08-08-08  (
Roc Arnett, President & CEO of East Valley Partnership on "What's going on at Gateway?")
08-15-08  (Althea Bussert)
08-22-08  (Open Discussion
- No minutes recorded)

September 2008
09-05-08  (Barbara Kollman
)
09-12-08  (Open Discussion)
09-19-08  (Mingling at Maddy's)

09-26-08  (Picture Day
)

September 2008
10-03-08  (Andy Jensen
)
10-10-08  (Nick Mawrenko)
10-17-08  (Tim Crout)
10-24-08  (Gus Dekavallas)
10-31-08  (Fred Vandervort)

November 2008
11-07-08  (Mike Whalen
)
11-14-08  (Guest Roger Hurni)
11-21-08  (Open Discussion)

December 2008
12-05-08 (Phyllis Prater)
12-12-08 (Greg Stewart)
12-19-08 (James Clark)

2007
January 2007
01-05-07  (Question of the Day)
01-12-07 
(Randy Clark)
01-19-07 
(Mark Dreher)
01-26-07  (Bill LaLonde)

February
 2007

02-02-07  (Nick Mawrenko)
02-09-07  (Dave Crissman)
02-16-07  (Carole Weishaar)
02-23-07  (How well do you know your neighbor in MABE?)

March 2007
03-02-07  (Presidential Address: What to Expect This Term)

03-09-07  (Phil Passante)
03-23-07  (Special Program)
03-30-07  (Sandro Menasci)

April 2007
04-13-07  (The Future Direction of MABE)

04-20-07  (Phyllis Prater)
04-27-07 (Barbara Kollman)


May 2007

05-04-07  (David Lathrop)
05-11-07  (Lisa Wolfe)
05-18-07  (Joe Hesch)

June 2007
06-01-07  (Jana Greene)
06-08-07  (Special Program)
06-15-07  (Special Program)
06-22-07  (Paul Kavanaugh)
06-29-07  (John Passante)

July 2007
07-13-07  (Steve Taylor)
07-20-07  (Dave Spiess)
07-27-07  (Ralph Cunningham)

August 2007
08-03-07  (Charles Hultstrand)
08-10-07  (What was you're greatest business failure?)
08-17-07  (
What was your most successful business decision and what process did you go through to achieve that outcome?)

September
 2007
09-07-07  (Gary Nelson)
09-14-07  (Chris Curran)
09-21-07  (Steve Chilton)
09-28-07  (Special Program)


October 2007
10-12-07  (Roman Okonowski)
10-19-07  (Guy Sawyer)
10-26-07  (Mark Howard)

November 2007
11-02-07  (Gus Dekavallas)
11-09-07  (What direction do you see the economy going?)
11-16-07  (Greg Stewart)
11-30-07  (Guest from Tempe Police Department)

December 2007
12-07-07  (Sheriff Joe Arpaio)
12-14-07  (Denver Johnson)

2006

January 2006
01-06-06  (Randy Clark)
01-13-06 
(Spanky Moskowitz)
01-20-06 
(Dave Crissman)
01-27-06  (Guest Speaker-Identity Theft)

February 2006
02-03-06  (Wayne Unruh)
02-10-06 
(Andrew Jensen)
02-17-06 
(Nick Mawrenko)
02-24-06 
(Round Table - Expectations of MABE)

March 2006
03-03-06  (Denver Johnson)
03-10-06 
(Sandro Menasci)
03-17-06  (Mike Tanner)
03-24-06  (Phyllis Prater)
03-31-06  (Bylaws Review)

April 2006
04-07-06  (Roger Carpenter)
04-21-06  (Joe Hesch)
04-28-06  (John Passante)

May
 2006
05-05-06  (David Lathrop)
05-12-06  (John Gruber)
05-19-06  (Jana Greene)

June 2006
06-02-06  (Roman Okonowski)
06-09-06  (Jim Crosman)
06-16-06  (Joe Zingale)
06-23-06  (Guy Sawyer)
06-30-06  (Ziad Fahmy)

July 2006
07-07-06  (Ralph Cunningham)
07-14-06  (Charles Hultstrand)
07-21-06  (Dave Spiess)
07-28-06  (Dave Lathrop)

August 2006
08-04-06  (Guest Speaker) No minutes
08-11-06  (Sandro Menasci)
08-18-06  (Chris Curran)
08-25-06  (Stuart Schindler)


September
 2006
09-08-06  (Gus Dekavallas)
09-15-06  (Question of the Day)
09-22-06  (Question of the Day)
09-29-06  (Question of the Day)

October 2006
10-06-06  (Problem of the Day)

10-13-06  (James E Bache)
10-20-06  (Guest Speaker-N.A.I.L.E.M.)
10-27-06  (Lisa Wolfe)
11-03-06  (Special Program-Leads, Attendance and Participation)

November 2006
11-03-06  (Group Discussion)
11-10-06  (MABE Celebrates 17 Years!)
11-17-06  (Man on the Street)


December 2006
12-01-06  (B&B Florist)
12
-08-06  (
Amy Ahrensdorf)
12-15-06  (Althea Bussert)


2005
January 2005
01-07-05  (
Dave Lathrop)
01-14-05 
(Andrew
Jensen)
01-21-05 
(MABE Committees)
01-28-05  (Sandro Menasci)

February 2005
02-06-05  (MABE Cooks @ SunWest)
02-11-05  (Jim Crosman)
02-18-05  (Mark Howard)
02-25-05  (Mike Tanner)

March 2005
03-04-05  (Lisa Wolfe)
03-11-05  (Joe Hesch)
03-18-05  (George Booth Roast)

April 2005
04-01-05  (Brian Verbraken)
04-08-05  (Denver Johnson)
04-15-05  (Reg & Jean Batt)
04-22-05  (Pat Cox)
04-29-05  (John Gruber)

May 2005
05-06-05  (Mark Dreher)
05-13-05  (Bob Uber)
05-20-05  (Joe Zingale)

June 2005
06-03-05  (Don Ellis)
06-10-05  (Panel Discussion - Commercial Leases)
06-17-05  (Dave Spiess)
06-24-05  (Steve Chilton)

July 2005
07-08-05  (Jim Bache)
07-15-05  (Dave Lathrop)

07-22-05  (Mark Grant)
07-29-05  (Barbara Kollman)

August 2005
08-05-05  (Ralph Cunningham)
08-12-05  (Phil Passante)

08-19-05  (Gus Dekavallas)
08-26-05  (Paul Kavanaugh)

September 2005
09-09-05  (Nick Mawrenko)
09-16-05  (Panel Discussion - Business Succession)
09-23-05  (Amy Ahrensdorf)
09-30-05  (Open Discussion)

October 2005
10-07-05  (Jana Greene)
10-14-05  (Bob Becker)
10-21-05  (Bill Lalonde)
10-28-05  (Fred Vandervort)

Novem
ber 2005
11-04-05  (Althea Bussert)
11-11-05  (Stuart Schindler)
11-18-05  (Greg Stewart)

December 2005
12-02-05  (Charles Hultstrand)
12-16-05  (Group Discussion - Identity Theft Facts)

2004

January 2004
01-09-04  (MABE Testimonials)
01-16-04  (Sandro Menasci)
01-23-04  (Don Ellis)
01-30-04  (Lisa Schnaidt)

February 2004
02-06-04  (Brian Verbraken)
02-13-04  (David Spiess)
02-20-04  (Campaign Speeches)
02-27-04  (Stephan Chilton)

March 2004
03-05-04  (7-Minute Discussions)
03-12-04  (
Light Rail Presentation)
03-19-04  (Robert Busch)
03-26-04  (Dave Lathrop)

April 2004
04-02-04  (James Bache)
04-09-04  (Phil Passante)
04-16-04  (Open Discussion)
04-23-04  (Ralph Cunningham)
04-30-04  (Paul Kavanaugh)

May 2004
05-07-04  (Dave Crissman)
05-14-04  (Panel Discussion - Positive Solutions for Changing Times)
05-21-04  (Gus Dekavallas)

June 2004
06-04-04  (Fred Vandervort)
06-11-04  (Dave Crissman)
06-18-04  (Panel Discussion - Positive Solutions for Changing Times)

July 2004
07-09-04  (Amy Ahrensdorf)
07-16-04  (Panel Discussion - Franchises)
07-23-04  (David Lathrop)
07-30-04  (Tim Logan)

August 2004
08-06-04  (Gary Nelson)
08-13-04  (Board Elections)
08-20-04  (Mike Whalen)
08-27-04  (Charles Hultstrand)

September 2004
09-10-04  (Ricardo Orranti
09-17-04  (Ralph Cunningham)

09-24-04  (Roger Carpenter)

October 2004
10-01-04  (Wayne Unruh)
10-08-04  (Keith Miller)
10-15-04  (Jana Greene)

10-22-04  (Guy Sawyer)
10-29-04  (Althea Bussert)

November
 2004
11-05-04  (Carole Weishaar)
11-12-04  (Phyllis Prater)
11-19-04  (Gus Dekavallas)

December 2004
12-03-04  (Chris Curran)
12-10-04  (Roman Okonowski)

12-17-04  (Andrew Jensen)

2003

January 2003
01-31-03  (Guest - Arlene M. Binkowski, U.S. Small Business Admin.)
01-17-03  (Dave Crissman)
01-10-03  (Carole Weishaar)
01-03-03  (Making Resolutions - David Lathrop)

February 2003
02-28-03  (Tour of Federal Court Building - No Minutes Taken)
02-21-03  (Mike Whalen)
02-14-03  (Paul Kavanaugh)
02-07-03  (Dave Spiess)

March 2003
03-28-03  (Ralph Cunningham)
03-21-03  (Randy Clark)
03-14-03  (Wayne Unruh)
03-07-03  (Lisa Schnaidt)

April 2003
04-25-03  (Keith Miller)
04-18-03  (Buck Nance)
04-11-03  (Group Discussions - Employee Accountability)
04-04-03  (Althea Bussert)

May 2003
05-30-03  (Bob Dowle)
05-23-03  (Group Discussion - About the MABE Evening Session)
05-16-03  (Patricia Cox)
05-09-03  (Group Mighty Minutes)
05-02-03  (Jana Greene)

June 2003
06-27-03  (Nelson, Gary)
06-20-03  (Denver Johnson)
06-13-03  (Roman Okonowski)
06-06-03  (Gus Dekavallas)

 

July 2003
07-25-03  (John Gruber)
07-17-03  (Andy Jensen)
07-11-03  (Question of the Day)

August 2003
08-22-03  (Christopher Curran)
08-15-03  (Brad Evans)
08-08-03  (Bill LaLonde)
08-01-03  (Reg and Jean Batt)

September 2003
09-05-03  (Dean Synan)
09-05-03  (Dave Lathrop)
09-19-03  (Dave Coyne)
09-26-03  (George Booth)

October 2003
10-03-03  (Mike Tanner)
10-10-03  (Mark Dreher)
10-17-03  (Greg Stewart)
10-24-03  (Joe Zingale)
10-31-03  (Charles Hultstrand)

November
 2003
11-07-03  (Cpt. Gordon Mankins - Iraq)
11-14-03  (Scott Kimball - Facilitec Tour)
11-21-03  (Bob Uber)

December 2003
12-05-03  (Joe Hesch)
12-12-03  (Jana Greene)
12-19-03  (Adam Dekavallas)

2002

January 2002
01-25-02  (Althea Bussert)
01-18-02  (Client Retention Panel Discussion) 
01-11-02  (Mike Whalen) 
01-04-02  (Rich Harter) 

February 2002
02-22-02  (Business Repositioning)
02-15-02  (How has the fast-paced computer industry changed your business?)
02-08-02  (Reg Batt)
02-01-02  (How are you celebrating Super Bowl Sunday?)

March 2002
03-29-02  (Jim Crosman)
03-22-02  (Guest Speaker: Doreen Pollack)
03-15-02  (How do you deal with less than honorable offers/advertisements by others in your industry?)
03-08-02  (Dave Spiess)
03-01-02  (Keith Miller)

April 2002
04-26-02  (Jana Greene)
04-19-02  (Andrew Jensen)
04-12-02  (Dave Coyne)
04-05-02  (Small Group Discussions)

May  2002
05-31-02  (Group Discussion - Trade Shows...Do They Work?)
05-24-02  (Guest - David Hunt, IRS)
05-17-02  (Question of the Day)
05-10-02  (John Hanna)
05-03-02  (Joe Zingale)

June 2002
06-28-02  (Group Discussion - Are you a workaholic?)
06-21-02  (One Long "Leads and Introductions" Session)
06-14-02  (Stuart Schindler)
06-07-02  (John Hanna)

July 2002
07-26-02  (Group Discussion - Dual MABE Membership)
07-19-02  (Bill LaLonde)
07-12-02  (Group Discussion - Are you having a bad day?)

August 2002
08-30-02  (Group Discussions - I Had a Dream)
08-23-02  (Chris Curran)
08-16-02  (John Gruber)
08-08-02  (Group Discussion - What kind of advertising works for you?)
08-02-02  (Car Talk - David Lathrop & Sandro Menasci)

September 2002
09-27-02  (Charles Hultstrand)
09-20-02  (Gary Nelson)
09-13-02  (Gus Dekavallas & Guests)
09-06-02  (Joe Hesch)

October 2002
10-25-02  (Phyllis Prater)
10-18-02  (Question of the Day)
10-11-02  (Roman Okonowski)
10-04-02  (Informal Meeting at Coffee Grounds)

November 2002
11-22-02  (Dean Synan)
11-15-02  (Group Discussions - Estimates-How detailed should they be?)
11-08-02  (Group Discussions - Employee-Customer Conflicts)
11-01-02  (George Booth)

December 2002
12-20-02  (Mark Dreher)
12-13-02  (Brain Verbraken)
12-05-02  (Rich Harter)

 

 

2001

January 2001
01-26-01  (Greg Stewart)
01-19-01  (Althea Bussert)
01-12-01  (Bill LaLonde)
01-05-01  (Tammy Davis)

February 2001
02-23-01  (Dave Spiess)
02-09-01  (Christopher Curran)
02-02-01  (Keith Miller)

March 2001
03-30-01  (Social Redemption)
03-23-01  (Sindi Martinez)
03-16-01  (Joe Hesch)
03-09-01  (Open Session)
03-02-01  (Guest - McCleod USA)

April 2001
04-27-01  (Joe Zingale)
04-20-01  (Don Ellis)
04-13-01  (Gus Dekavallas)
04-06-01  (Tracy Clark, Economist)

May 2001
05-18-01  (Charles Hultstrand)
05-11-01  (Jim Crosman)
05-04-01  (Reg and Jean Batt with Herb Stokes)

June 2001
06-29-01  (David Spiess)
06-22-01  (Dean Synan)
06-15-01  (Randy Clark)
06-08-01  (Dave Coyne)
06-01-01  (Jana Greene)

July 2001
07-26-01  (Robert Busch)
07-20-01  (Gary Nelson)
07-13-01  (Roman Okonowski)
07-06-01  (Open Session)

August 2001
08-31-01  (Open Session)
08-24-01  (Jim Raftery)
08-17-01  (Carole Allen)
08-10-01  (John Hanna)
08-03-01  (John Gruber)

September 2001
09-28-01  (David Lathrop)
09-21-01  (Sandro Menasci)
09-14-01  (The Terrorist Attack)
09-07-01  (MABE Crossfire)

October 2001
10-26-01  (Stuart Schindler) 
10-19-01  (Andrew Jensen) 
10-12-01  (Gary Chiles)
10-05-01  (Customer Service Panel)

November 2001
11-30-01  (George Booth) 
11-16-01  (Greg Stewart) 
11-09-01  (Phyllis Prater) 
11-02-01  (The Boat that Didn't Float) 

December 2001
12-14-01  (Employee Retention Panel Discussion) 
12-07-01  (Dave Crissman) 

2000

September 2000
09-29-00   (Jane Chiles)

October 2000
10-27-00  (James Raftery)
10-20-00  (Diane Reid)
10-13-00  (Dave Crissman)
10-06-00  (Homework)

 

 

November 2000
11-17-00  (Roman Okonowski)
11-10-00  (Jana Greene)
11-03-00  (Rita Dransoff)

December 2000
12-29-00  (Stuart Schindler)
12-22-00  (David Lathrop)
12-15-00  (Bob Dowle)
12-08-00  (Stuart Schindler)
12-01-00  (Dean Synan)