BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1642@aboveboardchamber.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220811T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220811T130000 DTSTAMP:20220725T193414Z URL:https://www.aboveboardchamber.com/events/fort-myers-the-art-of-negotia tion/ SUMMARY:Fort Myers: The Art of Negotiation DESCRIPTION:The Above Board Chamber of Florida August meeting in Lee County will focus on how "Negotiation" is about building relationships and culti vating a good rapport that leads to win-win solutions for all involved. Ex perts at the upcoming Above Board Chamber of Florida luncheons will share valuable tips on the skills needed to be a top negotiator for your busines s with creativity and Flexibility! Join us at our August meeting and learn from the best how to build a relationship and get the deal done at the sa me time!\n\nThank you to our meeting sponsors:\n\n Carolie Burroughs\, SB C Investment Management Carolie has more than 30 years of financial servic es experience within the insurance and investment professions. She has spe nt most of her career serving institutions and individuals in need of inve stment research and asset management services and advice. Carolie joined S BC Investment Management to help individuals and families build and preser ve wealth in what is now the start of a new 40-year investing cycle. She i s currently creating and developing new investment strategies for clients to succeed in this changing investment landscape. Prior to SBCIM\, Carolie was an advisor with Raymond James after a long career as an equity invest ment manager responsible for managing over $1 billion in a portfolio of re al estate-related stocks and over $800 million in a small cap mutual fund. Carolie has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Connecticut\, an M.B.A. from Duke University\, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). \n Audrey Colbert-Lovel\, Mortgage Loan Originator - MVM Group/ Cardinal Financial Company\, started her first business at the age of 22 in the SW Florida area. Owning several service-based industry businesses\, including a franchise\, she has the entrepreneur spirit that encompasses all endeav ors that she undertakes. In the finance industry\, she has years of experi ence helping others obtain the American Dream! As a lifelong learner\, she went back to college to complete her degree in business at the University of Florida and has several industry licenses - to help clients in a multi tude of facets. A mother of two wonderful young adults\, Audrey enjoys fam ily time as well as travel and spending time outdoors with family and frie nds\n\nMeet our Emcee:\n\n Keith A. Veres\, CPA\, CGMA\, CEPA Principal\, Director of HBK Corporate Finance Financial Advisor | HBKS Wealth Advisor s Certified Exit Planning Advisor\;\nIn extending his role beyond his resp onsibilities as an HBK CPAs &\; Consultants (HBK) accounting Principal\ , Keith Veres exemplifies HBK’s transition from an accounting firm to a holistic financial services provider. As director of HBK’s emerging Corp orate Finance business\, along with his status as an investment banking re presentative of a third-party investment banking broker-dealer\, he helps HBK clients looking to raise capital\, acquire businesses or sell their bu siness through a coordinated succession planning process.\n\nOur Panelists :\n\n Kevin Ruane was elected to the Lee Board of County Commissioners in November 2020 after serving as the Mayor of Sanibel for more than a decad e. After being sworn in as District 1 Commissioner\, he was unanimously vo ted in as Chair. The Chair The Commission Chair changes annually. Kevin is the owner of Castleton Capital Companies specializing in small business l ending for mortgages\, business acquisition\, equipment financing\, and fr anchise lending throughout the United States. His wife\, Doreen\, daughter Shannon\, and son\, Kevin\, all work for the firm. He continues to be a m ember of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. Governor Scot t appointed him to an initial term in 2014\, and in 2019\, he was re-appoi nted by Governor DeSantis.\n Abe Thornburg\, Chief/Office Head for the St ate Attorney Office in Hendry County Abraham R. Thornburg-- Abe Thornburg is the Deputy Chief Assistant State Attorney in charge of Hendry and Glade s Counties for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida. He received his B.A. and B.S. from The University of Florida in 2004 and his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 2007. After spending two years practicing civil litigation in Washington\, D.C.\, he returned to his hom etown of Fort Myers\, Florida in 2009\, where he began his career as a pro secutor with the State Attorney’s Office. He is a member of the Washingt on\, D.C. and Florida Bars as well as the Lee County and Hendry-Glades Cou nty Bar Associations. Throughout his time at the SAO\, he has been assigne d to various misdemeanor and felony dockets\, including dockets specializi ng in firearms\, sex crimes\, and crimes against children\, and has person ally handled thousands of criminal prosecutions. In his current role as De puty Chief Assistant\, he oversees the misdemeanor\, juvenile\, and felony divisions\, as well as handling several of the jurisdiction’s more comp lex cases and homicides as lead prosecutor. Over the years\, he has negoti ated pleas and resolutions in countless criminal and civil cases.\n Carol ie Burroughs\, SBC Investment Management Carolie has more than 30 years of financial services experience within the insurance and investment profess ions. She has spent most of her career serving institutions and individual s in need of investment research and asset management services and advice. Carolie joined SBC Investment Management to help individuals and families build and preserve wealth in what is now the start of a new 40-year inves ting cycle. She is currently creating and developing new investment strate gies for clients to succeed in this changing investment landscape. Prior t o SBCIM\, Carolie was an advisor with Raymond James after a long career as an equity investment manager responsible for managing over $1 billion in a portfolio of real estate-related stocks and over $800 million in a small cap mutual fund. Carolie has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Connecticut\, an M.B.A. from Duke University\, and is a Chartered Financi al Analyst (CFA).\n\n \;\n\nFor information on becoming an Annual Spon sor\, a Meeting Sponsor\, an Angel Lunch Sponsor a Member\, an Ambassor or for more information please call 239-910-7426 and ask for Jeanne Sweeney\ , CEO/ Founder of the Above Board Chamber of FL. Together we can sail into 2022 and make it our best year yet!\n\nThank you to conric pr + marketing for helping with us with our press releases and website to get this impor tant meeting out! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aboveboardchamber.com/wp-content/upl oads/2022/07/ABC_202208FM_20220721_Web_v01.jpg CATEGORIES:Fort Myers Meeting LOCATION:Crowne Plaza at Bell Tower\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers \ , Florida \, 33907\, United States GEO:26.551324;-81.86838 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fo rt Myers \, Florida \, 33907\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cr owne Plaza at Bell Tower:geo:26.551324,-81.86838 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR