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YEP Hamilton’s June Roundtable Follow-up

YEP Hamilton’s Executive Roundtable on June 20, 2012 was awesome! It was held at the beautiful Best Western Premier C Hotel – Dolce Rooftop Lounge with special guests PJ and Joe Mercanti.  Amazing location and view of the city, lively discussion, delicious food and the most gracious and charismatic guest speakers and group of young professionals could ask for! Here are the top ten talking points from the evening.
1) “Get out of the office to think strategically!” PJ says. Between 9-5, everybody’s day is a zoo with far too many distractions. Seek a creative and quiet space to help your executive team find clarity
2) When it comes to managing staff, Joe says the best way to be a great manager is to make your staff feel confident! Be good to them, work alongside them and help them to feel proud about themselves and what they do. Don’t under-estimate your staff but rather, empower them to think outside their assigned “role” and give them the tools to implement great ideas.
3) Dream Job vs. Dream Life: You could have the best job/career in the world, but if you aren’t surrounded by your friends and family and are able to have your loved ones share in your successes; is there really a point? Will it really make you happy in the long run? Family First!
4) Hamilton is a Gem! We are innovators. Hamilton isn’t “almost there”….it is there! We need to believe in ourselves, each other and work together to build further on our success and the successes on the people that built this city. We have a responsibility to take this great city to the next level.
5) When it comes to running a business…there is no job too little. You do what needs to get done.  Not only will it allow you to know your business from the ground up and make you the best manager possible; but it will also encourage your staff to work harder for you because they see you in the trenches with them sharing in the workload and the success!
6) Get involved with your community! By opening your doors and your hearts to your greater community, it allows you to create many worthy connections and betters the quality of life for the people in your city. Give a little to get a lot!
7) Look for new revenue opportunities! New revenue streams allows your staff to grow within your company, broadens your customer demographics and enables you to stay current and top of your game in a constantly changing economy.
8. When planning/ hosting an event: Communication is Key!  Never move on from an event without conducting a full evaluation.  Sit down with you team and decide what works, what doesn’t work and what need to change next time. You can always get better.
9) Get Creative!  Look at your resources and skill set and experiment with different ways to make it profitable. (For instance, Carmen’s is available to rent 7 days a week.  The team began booking more Friday and Sunday weddings and brought more conferences in mid-week to make all week days profitable.)
10) Enjoy people! Work should be fun.
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Author: YEP! Hamilton Date: June 20, 2012
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Au Revoir to the Phoenix! – Mac10

We’ve all spent a sunny afternoon or two on the fantastic Phoenix patio, and this is our chance to do it one last time before the restaurant moves to its new location in the Refectory building this summer.

Come back to campus on Saturday, June 23 to say “au revoir” to the Phoenix. We’ve booked the whole restaurant and ordered a delicious BBQ spread for everyone, so bring your friends and join us for an afternoon of sunshine, suds and socializin’!

Saturday, June 23, 2012
Phoenix Restaurant
Wentworth House, McMaster University
1280 Main St W, Hamilton
3 to 7 p.m.
$15 per person, includes BBQ (burger, salad and cookies!) and one drink
Register Here


Author: Hamilton Hive Date: June 18, 2012
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Cities for People – Presented by the Renew Hamilton Project

Cities for People
A FREE Urban Design Workshop for Community Builders
June 13 | 9 am to 12 noon | Hamilton City Hall, Small Business Enterprise Centre
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS | LIMITED TO 25 ATTENDEES | RSVP NOW
The Renew Hamilton Project  — a community-based initiative of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce — invites you to a special learning event intended to share global best practices in modern urban design.  The workshop will include interactive presentations (featuring slides of exemplary projects from leading centres around the world) by two renowned experts:
DIETER GRAU is an award winning landscape architect and partner of internationally acclaimed Atelier Dreiseitl, with offices in Germany, Singapore, Beijing and Portland.  He is known for creating innovative city spaces that evoke an association with nature and provide land stewardship.  Atelier Dreiseitl is a multidisciplinary practice focused on integrating art, urban hydrology, environmental engineering and landscape architecture within an urban context.  Mr. Grau, who will be travelling from Germany to our city, is the co-author of Waterscapes: Planning, Building and Designing with Water.
WAYNE MCCUTCHEON is a founding partner of Entro | G+A and past president of the Society of Environmental Graphic Design.  Entro | G+A is one of the world’s foremost branding and environmental graphic design firms with an exceptional list of credits working with architectural, corporate and urban environments.  Locally, the firm has contributed to a number of renewal projects, including the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton City Hall and the MacNab Transit Terminal.  With offices in Toronto, Zurich and Calgary, Entro | G+A brings a unique perspective to revitalization initiatives worldwide.
This informal workshop will cover a number of interrelated topics, including:
 Water as an urban design resource
 New public uses for abandoned industrial properties
 Economic renewal enabled by public transit
 Wayfinding solutions for contemporary cities
 Collaborative funding models for project implementation
Target Audience Planners | Designers | Engineers | Developers | Urbanists | Politicians | Academics, etc.
RSVP Whitney Simmons | 905-522-1151 x 237 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca
WORKSHOP SPONSORS
City of Hamilton | Hamilton Small Business Enterprise Centre
Hamilton Conservation Authority | Hamilton Chamber of Commerce


Author: Hamilton Hive Date: June 6, 2012
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EURO INVITED! CIBPA HH – OGGI Young Professional Networking Event

OGGI INVITES YOU OUR FIRST NETWORKING EVENT!

Come and network with other young professionals and watch the Italy vs Croatia Euro Cup game. 

We will be starting at 11am and lunch will be out for 11:30 in time for the 12pm game.  So along with the world’s most popular sport, some great pizza and antipasto come and network with new young professional on June 14th.

For all that are interested please RSVP to Peter Graceffa @ peter.graceffa@investorsgroup.com or Lori Rotter @ lrotter@djb.com 

So mark your calendars for June 14th at 11am at Valentino’s Restaurant and join us there!

See our flyer!  Euro Invited! OGGI Networking Event


Author: Oggi Date: June 5, 2012

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