Last night, January 28th, President Barack Obama delivered his 2014 State of the Union address. Now, we usually stay out of all politics, but this article was too interesting not to share! And, because it relates to businesses and companies of all shapes and sizes, it applies to Southeast Business Consultants, as well.
What do you think of the address? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the economy and business climate of the coming year?
Meet: Holly Ivy (nicknames: Holly Molly, Blondie, Dimples, Poison Ivy)
Hometown: Holly is originally from Jackson, TN and was brought to Nashville by her love of the city life! She also enjoys all the opportunities to grow personally and professionally. It’s an amazing place to be while she’s young!
This lady is single but patient. And clearly very wise for her age 🙂
Holly was recently promoted to team leader within her manager’s organization and is looking forward to becoming a business management trainee shortly. She plans to build up her team and open her own sales consulting firm in the next 14 months.
Her favorite aspect of working with Southeast Business Consultants is the challenge it provides and, of course, her awesome coworkers!
Favorite team night activity: she’s a rockstar, so Holly loves karaoke nights.
Future career/life goals: Holly is currently working on writing a book that, one day, she hopes to turn into a screen play and make a movie out of. She also plans to open her office by the beach so she can catch some waves in the morning and enjoy long walks on the beach by night.
In her free time, Holly can be found being creative and artistic. She enjoys writing, painting and being around her friends, family and other loved ones. She’s also incredibly active and loves walks with her dog and any outdoor event.
Favorite aspect of living and working in Nashville: Holly enjoys the vibrant night life and the fact that she’s constantly forced outside of her comfort zone. She finds a thrill in the unknown and constantly sees it as opportunity for growth!
Holly can get mean with a well-prepared steak from Longhorn and will eat anything Italian.
This girly girl loves pink more than anything!
She does believe in the accuracy of astrological compatibility and, as a Libra, she looks for a likeminded individual to spend her time with. The way Holly sees it, the study of astrology has been around since basically the beginning of time and, if something is studied and refined for so long, how can it not be true?!
Would you ever own a black cat: to Holly, cats are life! She thinks they’re so cute and sweet so…..yes!
Holly is irrationally afraid of chocking to death, especially in her sleep or on round fruits like grapes and cherries. Her friends call her a “choke-aphobic”. She also is terrified of crows or anything with creepy, crawly legs. (We are with you on that, girl! GROSS.)
Meet: Paul Apelles Berard (Nickname: AP, P-Dawg, Pauly B, PAB)
Hometown: he’s originally from East Nashville and returned after finishing his time with the military. Welcome back, Paul!
Relationship status: Paul is single and ready to mingle…ladies, watch out 😉
Role at Southeast Business Consultants: he is an account management marketer with a specialty in creating unique sales campaigns and grassroots marketing, specific to the Nashville demographic. We love having him join our team!
Paul’s favorite aspects of working at Southeast Business Consultants are the atmosphere and all of the endless advancement and growth opportunities. The fact that the business hires all upper management and executive positions completely from within the company structure is very attractive to his drive and goals.
His favorite team night activity is anything that involves sports, especially ones on trampolines or in pools!
Future career and life goals: Paul is looking forward to being an entrepreneur and opening his own sales and marketing consulting firm in the next 1-2 years.
In Paul’s free time, he enjoys going to concerts, especially country music ones. As a very social individual, he also likes frequently going out and meeting new people and making new friends; clearly, Nashville is the perfect place for him!
Favorite aspect of living and working in Nashville: he enjoys the thriving music scene and loves the fact that he can an see endless amount of concerts from a huge variety of genres.
Paul’s favorite food is meat. Any type of burger joint, chicken shack or steakhouse will be frequented by this military veteran. He can get mean with some beef!
His favorite color is silver. No one really knows why but he also only believes in the accuracy of astrological compatibility when it works out. So basically, no.
As a self-proclaimed dog lover, he would never own a black cat because he hates felines. However, he does own a black dog!
Irrational fear: abnormal hair colors, nose hair and crosswalks.
Stay tuned to get to know more of our team!
Last night, our company coworkers all got together to watch music’s biggest night being broadcast across America from Los Angeles. And what a night it was!
While the females marveled at the gorgeous gowns and elegant hairstyles, the males enjoyed the funny red carpet questions and the tasty snacks provided…. by the females 🙂
It was such a fun night to enjoy, and even more fun to see some Nashvillians being recognized and awarded for their hard work. Just another reason why we are so in love with this amazing city!
photo via Google search
Winners in selected categories at the 56th annual Grammy Awards (via Fox News):
— Album of the year: “Random Access Memories,” Daft Punk.
— Record of the year: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
— Song of the year: “Royals,” Lorde.
— New artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
— Pop solo performance: “Royals,” Lorde.
— Pop vocal album: “Unorthodox Jukebox,” Bruno Mars
— Pop/duo group performance: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers.
— Rap/sung collaboration: “Holy Grail,” Jay Z with Justin Timberlake.
— Rock song: “Cut Me Some Slack,” Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear.
— Country album: “Same Trailer Different Park,” Kacey Musgraves.
— Traditional pop vocal album: “To Be Loved,” Michael Buble.
— Rap performance: “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz.
— Rap song: “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz.
— Rap album: “The Heist,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
— R&B performance: “Something,” Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway.
— Traditional R&B performance: “Please Come Home,” Gary Clark Jr.
— R&B song: “Pusher Love Girl,” James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake.
— R&B album: “Girl on Fire,” Alicia Keys.
— Urban contemporary album: “Unapologetic,” Rihanna.
— Rock performance: “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons.
— Rock album: “Celebration Day,” Led Zeppelin.
— Hard rock/metal performance: “God is Dead,” Black Sabbath.
— Alternative music album: “Modern Vampires of the City,” Vampire Weekend.
— Dance recording: “Clarity,” Zedd featuring Foxes.
— Dance/electronica album: “Random Access Memories,” Daft Punk.
— Producer of the year, non-classical: Pharrell Williams.
— Latin pop album: “Vida,” Draco Rosa
— Latin rock, urban or alternative album: “Treinta Dias,” La Santa Cecilia.
— Latin jazz album: “Song for Maura,” Paquito D’Rivera and Trio Corrente.
— Tropical Latin album: “Pacific Mambo Orchestra,” Pacific Mambo Orchestra.
— Country solo performance: “Wagon Wheel,” Darius Rucker.
— Country duo/group performance: “From This Valley,” The Civil Wars.
— Country song: “Merry Go `Round,” Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Josh Osbourne.
— Gospel song: “If He Did It Before … Same God (Live),” Tye Tribbett
— Gospel album: “Greater Than (Live),” Tye Tribbett.
— Blues album: “Get Up!,” Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite.
— Folk album: “My Favorite Picture of You,” Guy Clark.
— Americana album: “Old Yellow Moon,” Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell.
— Bluegrass album: “The Streets of Baltimore,” Del McCoury Band.
— Reggae album: “Ziggy Marley in Concert,” Ziggy Marley.
— World music album: “Live: Singing for Peace Around the World,” Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and “Savor Flamenco,” Gypsy Kings (tie).
— Children’s album: “Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well,” Jennifer Gasoi.
— Spoken word album: “America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t,” Stephen Colbert.
— Comedy album: “Calm Down Gurrl,” Kathy Griffin.
— New age album: “Love’s River,” Laura Sullivan.
— Jazz vocal album: “Liquid Spirit,” Gregory Porter.
— Jazz instrumental album: “Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue,” Terri Lyne Carrington.
— Large jazz ensemble album: “Night in Calisia,” Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic.
— Pop instrumental album: “Steppin’ Out,” Herb Alpert.
— Compilation soundtrack album: “Sound City: Real to Reel,” Dave Grohl and various artists, Butch Vig.
— Score soundtrack album: “Skyfall,” Thomas Newman, composer.
— Song written for visual media: “Skyfall,” Adele and Paul Epworth.
— Musical theater album: “Kinky Boots,” Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Sammy James Jr., Stephen Oremus and William Wittman.
— Producer of the year, classical: David Frost.
— Instrumental composition: “Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orechestra,” Clare Fischer.
— Orchestral performance: “Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4,” Osmo Vanska, conductor.
— Opera recording: “Ades: The Tempest,” Thomas Ades, Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke, Jay David Saks.
— Choral performance: “Part: Adam’s Lament,” Tonu Kaljuste, conductor.
— Short-form music video: “Suit & Tie,” Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z, David Fincher, Timory King.
— Long-form music video: “Live Kisses,” Paul McCartney, Jonas Akerlund, Violaine Etienne, Aron Levin and Scott Rodger.
— Historical album: “The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums” of Bill Withers, Leo Sacks, Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, and “Charlie is My Darling,” Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham, Steve Rosenthal and Bob Ludwig.
List procured via:
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/26/grammys-2014-winners-from-56th-annual-grammy-awards/
It’s not a secret that our office enjoys a good social outing or professional sporting event among coworkers and friends. So, when the management team was thinking up some new bonus incentives for the new year, Super Bowl tickets were an obvious choice!
These two tickets will go to two lucky account management marketers or business management trainees in our company for their hard work and successes these past few weeks. And, if you notice, they are AMAZING seats with an AWESOME view and lots of FUN perks.
We will be announcing the winners of our Super Bowl ticket giveaway next week. Stay tuned!!
We are taking a little time out of our day to say a big, ol’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our coworker, Randall!
Randall is a top marketing representative in our company, working toward management and opening his own business development office as an organizational consultant in the next 5 years. His goals are to promote individuals within our company, obtain outsides clientele deals and to attend the national conferences through our overhead company, like Keys to Success and R&R.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RANDALL! WE LOVE YOU!!
ATTENTION ALL NASHVILLIANS: it’s that time of year again! Yes, you guessed it…..the beloved Nashville “Restaurant Week” is finally upon us!!
For those who’ve lived in Nashville for an extended period of time, it is a week that is recognized as a foodie’s dream (us). With some of the best restaurants in the city joining forces to provide amazing cuisine for very affordable prices, Nashville locales have long enjoyed this week dedicated to loving and eating food.
And, if this is your first ever “Restaurant Week” experience….get ready to loosen your belt and tighten your pocketbook, because you’re about to nosh on some seriously delicious chow, while saving buckets of moo-lah.
Stay tuned for our company reviews of various restaurants we explore this week. WE ARE EXCITED!!
This past weekend, the management team at our company flew to San Antonio, TX for our overhead company’s yearly “Keys to Success” Conference. The weekend was filled with promotions, success stories, motivational speakers and a whole lot of pumped-up managers.
The weekend began with an amazing group breakfast and an awards presentation to new business managers and assistant management promotions across the country. The high volume of individuals recognized reaffirmed the purpose and success of our company…it’s no wonder why we are the #1 outsourced marketing and business development company in the world!
Attendees continued with marketing strategy and business breakout sessions and focused specifically on improving the administrative side of our business. Recruitment and retention with new clients and primary customers was touched on, and our Nashville office was specifically congratulated and touted for improving our SMO/SEO by tenfold. It’s a nice feeling to be acknowledged for our hard work and improvements since last years’ Keys to Success.
Keys to Success concluded with the most exciting part of the trip: the employee bonuses and giveaways! We are so proud to announce that our company presented its’ consultants, managers, assistant managers, sales representatives and top admins with over 5 MILLION DOLLARS in bonuses. W-O-W! How awesome it is to be a part of an organization that cares so much about the employees and people working within our company 🙂
What an awesome time to network and improve coworker relations! We love our new friends across America!!
All in all, it was a fabulous weekend that ended with all of our management team pumped-up for a high-achieving 2014, filled with new office openings, business acquisition and tons of promotions within our organization. It’s a GREAT day to be a Southeast Business Consultant!!
Check out these awesome business casual tips from fashion connoisseur, Lauren Conrad! We love her ideas and her innovation mixing business clothes with a fun flair! Check out the link below for her tips and tricks to looking professional in the office:
http://laurenconrad.com/blog/post/dress-coding-business-casual
This past weekend, some of the Southeast Business Consultants decided to concert-surf around some of the best venues in Nashville. From 3rd & Lindsley to The Stage and Tootsies downtown, the coworkers had fun spending time together listening to some of the best live music in America. And, one show stood above the rest. On Saturday night, they went to the beloved Exit/In in midtown to listen to a Talking Heads cover band and tribute, Same As It Ever Was. And, what a rockin’ time it was!
Same As It Ever Was (photo credit: http://www.exitin.com/calendar/)
Bringing everyone back to the best of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, the band featured awesome guitar solos, humorous business suit attire, lots of tattoos and a lead singer with blue hair. The band mates in Same As It Ever Was put on a fabulous show, jamming to their favorite throwbacks and encouraging the audience to sing along and have fun. The venue was the perfect location for such an act, as well. With a large central dance floor, it wasn’t difficult to find a spot to enjoy the music in our large group. Exit/In also has this awesome balcony with high-top tables for those listeners who want to more ‘chill’ experience. And, two bars with ample bartenders allow for everyone to access the drinks they choose.
All the components came together for a wonderful musical experience for the coworkers. We couldn’t be happier to live in a place that provides so many entertainment options – Nashville is definitely a special place and we will absolutely be returning to Exit/In for another memorable experience.
Pre-show party at admin Teresa’s apartment downtown!
Last night, a few lucky top marketing representatives and business management trainees were bonused by management for their hard work with phenomenal tickets to go see comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham at Bridgestone Arena for his globally famous show. And what a riot it was!
Dunham came on around 8pm and immediately had the crowd clutching their guts in fits of laughter. Along with a slideshow of hilarious pictures from his past and his family history, he got the crowd going with cheesy little anecdotes and stories. He not only made celebrity rehab funny, but even brought a touch of flare and comedy to American politics and international events.
After their funny bones were warmed up in the arena, the Southeast Business Consultants in attendance were itching with anticipation for the show with Dunham’s “dolls” (puppets). He first brought out the dead terrorist, Achmed, and made jokes about being skinless and Obamacare (which definitely got the crowd going!), while maintaining taste and a respect for different viewpoints. Dunham continued with a few other characters and ended his show with his most famous puppet, Walter, a crusty old man with a perpetual frown and a distaste for anything enjoyable. Walter was the perfect way to wrap up the show, with his marriage jokes and fun poked at Miley Cyrus and twerking. The entire audience was dying with laughter!
Our coworkers in attendance brought back reviews of amazement at the unique talent Jeff Dunham possesses. He will regularly play up to four characters at once, with different voices and personalities, and never once get confused. And, when Dunham is talking as the puppet, his mouth moves only the most miniscule amount. It was so fun to see a man who worked so hard for his dream achieve it so completely! Wow!
We definitely had a fabulous time at the show and were quite impressed. The Jeff Dunham Comedy Show absolutely has our highest recommendation!
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