Smarter Business Podcast - Business Advice with a Video Bent

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Eric Worral, of LoCo Ventures, is the interviewee in the latest episode of the Smarter Business Podcast. In this episode, Eric walks us through his journey through YouTube, how to gain more traction and organic views, as well as making the most of the current situation and spending money to make your business smarter. 

Here are some of Eric's Youtube Channels - https://www.youtube.com/user/MrFailureOptional - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfHUNZ3AIFJTL2M4EpH0lQ

Here is our new vidwheel Creator Network product that also comes up - https://vidwheel.com/creator-network/

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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Sesha Yalamanchili, President of On The Mark Consulting, is the interviewee in the latest episode of the Smarter Business Podcast. In this podcast, Sesha talks about how she does not teach others, but rather imparts knowledge to others on the internet. Sesha also talks about how Covid has impacted her business and how the use of video has helped her instill connections to one another and overcoming that battle. 

Here is On The Mark Consulting's website - https://www.onthemarkconsult.com

Here is our new vidwheel Creator Network product that also comes up - https://vidwheel.com/creator-network/

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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Sean Lewis, owner of SLC Advisory Group is the interviewee in the latest episode of the Smarter Business Podcast. Sean talks about loving your business and starting a podcast.

Here is SLC Advisory Group's website - https://www.slcadvisorygroup.com/

Here is our new vidwheel Creator Network product that also comes up - https://vidwheel.com/creator-network/

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 
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Are you looking to generate more leads? Or maybe better leads?

Could your sales team use some modern help demonstrating your product, developing relationships, and closing deals?

Would you like to efficiently recruit and train top talent?

Or perhaps you’d like to show the world who you really are, reinforce your culture, and expand your brand?

Video can do that. And we can help.

vidwheel LLC is an agile video agency that fully partners with our clients to plan, execute, and effectively implement high-quality video to help elevate multiple aspects of their businesses.

Some companies help with strategy and planning. Some companies produce video. Some companies help distribute video for outreach purposes. We do all three, we do it well, and we do it at a price point that makes sense.

https://vidwheel.com/

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- Hey, welcome to this episode of the Smarter Business Podcast, business advice with a video bent. Today we talk to Sean Lewis from SLC advisory group. He talks a little bit about loving your business, and also a new podcast that he's launching. If you like what you hear in this episode, please subscribe and share this with your friends. Welcome to the latest episode of the Smarter Business Podcast. Today, we have Sean Lewis of the SLC advisory group and we're gonna talk a little bit about loving your business. So, Sean, let's start with a hello, how do you do?

- Good, how are you doing?

- Great, your camera setup looks awesome too.

- Thanks, you know I had a lot of help from an expert.

- So, Sean, I'm gonna let you introduce yourself and your company. Whenever you're ready, go for it.

- All right. So I'm Sean and I started SLC advisory group about close to a year now. And really with the belief that we share experiences and provide supports to help business owners change their businesses from something that owns them to a format that they own and love, right? Business owners are typically buried by their businesses, are unhappy, don't wanna show up for their own business, so we provide a support structure and a set of experiences to help them change that.

In this podcast, John Osberg chats with John Gavigan of Endeavor Western New York, an organization that is set out to create support systems for high impact entrepreneurs. Gavigan talks about the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the importance of health, and knowing when to say, "you don't know." 

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Be sure to subscribe to receive future episodes - https://vidwheel.com/smarter-business-podcast/

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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Neil Carroll [00:00:05] Hi, in this episode of the Smarter Business Podcast, John Osberg chats with John Gavigan of Endeavor Western New York, an organization that is set out to create support systems for high impact entrepreneurs.  The two talk about the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the importance of health, and knowing when to say, "you don't know." If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you're taking in this podcast, and please share or leave a comment. We're always looking for feedback, and your interaction can help people find this show. 

John Osberg [00:00:41] Hi, everyone. This is another episode of the Smarter Business Podcast. 

John Osberg [00:00:45] I'm John Osberg, a local entrepreneurial business professional, and I am so excited to have my number one mentor and great friend, John Gavigan of Endeavor Western York joining us today. John, welcome. 

John Gavigan [00:00:57] Thanks, buddy. It's good to have you here. 

John Osberg [00:00:59] I'm excited to have you man. 

John Gavigan [00:01:00] Look at me and you. 

John Osberg [00:01:01] Here we are. Here we are. 

John Gavigan [00:01:02] We're gonna go. 

John Osberg [00:01:03] JGOZ. J G and O Z. 

John Gavigan [00:01:07] Like it. 

John Osberg [00:01:08] So. So, John, you know, love the energy first of all, I'm hoping there's enough bandwidth in this place to, you know, put up with the energy output that's about to happen here. But Johnny, walk us through what you're up to right now. 

[00:01:22] You know, tell us actually a little bit first, you know, where you've been, what you've done and where your going. 

[00:01:26] Yeah, well, right now, I'm proud to say I took a new role back in September with a great global organization called Endeavor Global. We're supporting regional companies with global resources. 

[00:01:40] And it's a perfect time for this type of organization to be in our community supporting entrepreneurs. The reason why you and I met was because we're both entrepreneurs and we love the business community. And, you know, I was, of course, running 43 North for a bunch of years and it started off as an entrepreneur for many years. And this is just, you know, Endeavor is just like another step in my journey, supporting, loving and being a part of the entrepreneurial community. And I'm really happy that it's here. I'm really happy that I'm doing it.

We took the plunge and recorded a Zoom-based podcast this past week. Partly because one of our close partners had a big announcement, partly because Paul Greiner had a big announcement and partly because we had a big announcement.

So, it is announcements all around on this episode of the Smarter Business Podcast, and of course, at least one thing that made Dan's business smarter.

Here is the Renoun website that we discuss - https://renouncreative.com/

Paul mentions Winfield's Pub - http://www.winfieldspub.com/

Here is our new vidwheel Creator Network product - https://vidwheel.com/creator-network/

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Be sure to subscribe to receive future episodes - https://vidwheel.com/smarter-business-podcast/

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 
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Neil K Carroll - Hey, welcome to this, the first Smarter Business Podcast that we're recording via Zoom because we're all still stuck at home. And on this episode of the Smarter Business Podcast, we actually have two guests. We have Paul Greiner, who, anybody who's watched probably already knows. Paul's got a bit of an announcement today, and then we have Dan Wangelin from Renoun Creative. Renoun Creative is a great partner to Vidwheel, we do a lot of work with them, and they have some really exciting news about a big launch that they're doing. So, Dan, I will give you a moment to just go ahead and introduce yourself and you can tell us a little bit about what Renoun does.

Dan Wangelin - So, I'm the owner and founder or Renoun Creative, I founded the company in 2006. Back then, it was I was had a full-time position, so I like to say that I had a nine to five and then Renoun Creative was my five to nine. But really, it was more like, seven to 2:30 in the morning. But long story short, we've grown the company now to be an agency of six people with a really solid roster of clients. We have clients all over the US. And recently, we've relaunched ourselves as the customer success agency. And what that means basically, is we identified a long time ago that, we have certain deliverables that people think of us for branding, websites, print design, graphic design, which is great, but ultimately, people need that work to work for them, they need a return on that. So it was a natural progression to go from design, to marketing, and then marketing creates leads and then what we're doing is we're gonna start helping people manage those leads, so they can actually convert to sales and then after that, and they're a customer, helping those customers actually become a referral source. So it really we talked about the Flywheel and HubSpot of it, it's really kind of that idea where not only are we creating the initial deliverables and creating marketing plans, get some marketing execution, but then ultimately, really creating something that reduces churn, increases revenue, helps people be more profitable because we make them more efficient with the resources that they have and really helping them deliver true value in terms of their sales and marketing.

Neil K Carroll - Why don't you tell I guess, the listeners and watchers why we brought Paul in on this kind of Renoun Creative Podcast.

This episode of the Smarter Business Podcast features Jack Greco, the executive director of the Techstars chapter in Buffalo and Clark Dever, the program director at Techstars in Buffalo The two sit down to talk with vidwheel's Paul Greiner.

The conversation ranges from agile planning for businesses, fostering a startup community in Buffalo as well as at Techstars itself.
http://communities.techstars.com/usa/buffalo

https://www.meetup.com/Buffalo-Open-Coffee-Club/

https://www.openofficetime.com/

http://wnystartupcommunity.com/

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

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Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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Neil K Carroll - Welcome to the latest episode of the "Smarter Business" podcast. This episode is one of the last ones that we were able to record before the onset of the COVID pandemic. So enjoy this one, in studio, with Paul Greiner of vidwheel, Jack Greco and Clark Dever of Techstars, Buffalo. The three talk about agile planning, fostering a strong startup community in Buffalo, and Techstars itself. The conversation is great, especially if you're in the startup community. And if you like what you hear, share this with your friends.

Paul Greiner - Well, thanks for coming out, guys. It's great to have you here. And let's actually--

Clark Dever - Thanks for having us. 

Paul - Greiner - Let's just start by you introducing yourself, your organization and a little bit about how you came to end up where you are.

Jack Greco - Cool, you wanna go first?

Clark Dever - Sure. My name's Clark Dever. I'm the program director at Techstars in Buffalo, longtime community organizer in Buffalo and startup community. Been at it around 10 years as a volunteer. Founded companies, been the first employee in at a couple companies. Done some entrepreneurship. So just kind of the wide background that I had between organizing events and people, and then my experience building things from zero to one, is kind of what brought me on board.

Jack Greco - Cool, I'm Jack Greco. I am the executive director and tag-team partner of Clark for Techstars. I moved to Buffalo about five years ago. I was a co-founder at a local company called ACV Auctions. Prior to that, and even during that, I really worked with and supported founders in genesis activities. So starting the company, getting the company up and running. I wore a lot of different hats and played a lot of different roles. Involved in the community in a different way, probably much more one-on-one, where Clark was more of an instigator and collaborator of large groups. I'm really excited with some of the stuff we're doing at Techstars.

Paul Greiner - Cool.

Jack Greco - And we're both dads.

Paul Greiner - Oh. That's important, too.

Jack Greco - Yeah.

Paul Greiner - Yeah, that's a part of your life, right?

Jack Greco - Yes. Small part.

In this podcast, Paul Greiner sits down with Mike Davern, partner, and CEO of Incept, a digital marketing firm. Mike and Paul talk about what is new in digital marketing, the role that video plays in marketing, as well as going over the process with clients. 

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Be sure to subscribe to receive future episodes - https://vidwheel.com/smarter-business-podcast/

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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Nickel City Graphics LLC is now vidwheel LLC. 

We wanted a new name, a new identity, a clear identity, and a new, clear voice, to go with a new focus and position. vidwheel LLC is an end-to-end video agency, which means we work closely with our clients to plan, execute, AND effectively implement high-quality video to help improve multiple aspects of their businesses. 

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Are you looking to generate more leads? Or maybe better leads?

Could your sales team use some modern help demonstrating your product, developing relationships, and closing deals?

Would you like to efficiently recruit and train top talent?

Or perhaps you’d like to show the world who you really are, reinforce your culture, and expand your brand?

Video can do that. And we can help.

vidwheel LLC is an agile video agency that fully partners with our clients to plan, execute, and effectively implement high-quality video to help elevate multiple aspects of their businesses.

Some companies help with strategy and planning. Some companies produce video. Some companies help distribute video for outreach purposes. We do all three, we do it well, and we do it at a price point that makes sense.

https://vidwheel.com/
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- In this episode of the "Smarter Business Podcast", Paul Greiner chats with Mike Davern, partner, and CEO at Incept, a digital marketing firm. Paul and Mike talk about where to start, and what's new in digital marketing, the role of video in that mix, and their process with clients. If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you're taking in this podcast, share and leave a comment. We're always looking for your feedback, and your interaction can help people find this show.

- Mike, thanks for coming out. I appreciate you being here.

- Thank you, Paul.

- So, just as a quick intro for our viewers, you are partner and CEO at Incept. Can you tell me a little bit about what Incept is and what you do?

- We are a full-service digital marketing agency, so we provide services to clients from local businesses, mainstream USA, to clients that are Fortune 100 companies.

- Okay, nice. And, of course, we're also neighbors, cause we live in the same hallway. And by live, I mean work. But we spent a disproportionate amount of time there, I feel like.

- We do.

- Yeah, it's insane.

- It's life.

- And then you go home, and then you work some more.

- Correct. It's what we do.

John Osberg sits down with Del Reid of Bills Mafia and 26 shirts, Dan Gigante, also of 26 shirts and 19 ideas and Matt Carlucci, who heads up the Buffalo Beat Team Buffalo Soup Fest and also works for ESC. 

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Be sure to subscribe to receive future episodes - https://vidwheel.com/smarter-business-podcast/

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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Nickel City Graphics LLC is now vidwheel LLC. 

We wanted a new name, a new identity, a clear identity, and a new, clear voice, to go with a new focus and position. vidwheel LLC is an end-to-end video agency, which means we work closely with our clients to plan, execute, AND effectively implement high-quality video to help improve multiple aspects of their businesses. 

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Are you looking to generate more leads? Or maybe better leads?

Could your sales team use some modern help demonstrating your product, developing relationships, and closing deals?

Would you like to efficiently recruit and train top talent?

Or perhaps you’d like to show the world who you really are, reinforce your culture, and expand your brand?

Video can do that. And we can help.

vidwheel LLC is an agile video agency that fully partners with our clients to plan, execute, and effectively implement high-quality video to help elevate multiple aspects of their businesses.

Some companies help with strategy and planning. Some companies produce video. Some companies help distribute video for outreach purposes. We do all three, we do it well, and we do it at a price point that makes sense.

https://vidwheel.com/

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Neil Carroll [00:00:06] We're back in the home studio again to introduce the next episode of the Smarter Business podcast. This episode, again, has John Osberg as the interviewer and this time, he comes in with a gaggle of community organizers. We have Del Reid of Bills Mafia and 26 shirts. Dan Gigante, also of 26 shirts and 19 ideas and Matt Carlucci, who heads up the Buffalo Beat Team Buffalo Soup Fest and also works for ESC. The conversation in this episode ranges from founders stories, to how to utilize influencers, social impact,  and the power of connection. If you like what you hear, please share this podcast and subscribe. Feel free to comment or reach out to us as well. We would love to know what you think. 

John Osberg [00:00:56] Alright well thank you, gentlemen, for being a part of the Smarter Business podcast. Really, it's an honor to have all three of you here and that we were able to coordinate our busy schedules, so welcome. Why don't we just start with intros, obviously I'm John Osberg and why dont we start here. 

Del Reid [00:01:11] I'm Del Reid, co-founder of Bill's Mafia, co-founder of 26 Shirts. 

Dan Gigante [00:01:18] Dan Gigante, partner at 19 ideas and thanks for saying co-founder at 26 Shirts. 

Matt Carlucci [00:01:26] My name is Matt Carlucci. General man about town and founder of the Buffalo Soup Fest, among other things. 

Francine Brooks, owner, and president of FB Displays and Designs talks about hiring the right people for your business, how the business landscape has changed in Buffalo over the last 25 years, the importance of maintaining solid relationships with clients.

https://displaysanddesigns.com/

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Be sure to subscribe to receive future episodes - https://vidwheel.com/smarter-business-podcast/

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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Are you looking to generate more leads? Or maybe better leads?

Could your sales team use some modern help demonstrating your product, developing relationships, and closing deals?

Would you like to efficiently recruit and train top talent?

Or perhaps you’d like to show the world who you really are, reinforce your culture, and expand your brand?

Video can do that. And we can help.

vidwheel LLC is an agile video agency that fully partners with our clients to plan, execute, and effectively implement high-quality video to help elevate multiple aspects of their businesses.

Some companies help with strategy and planning. Some companies produce video. Some companies help distribute video for outreach purposes. We do all three, we do it well, and we do it at a price point that makes sense.

https://vidwheel.com/

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Neil Carroll [00:00:06] Thank you for joining us again with another episode of the Smarter Business Podcast. I'm Neil Carroll, owner of vidweel. Now, you might notice that this looks a lot different than past episodes. If you're watching this on video. That's because this is the first one of these stand-ups that we're recording since the arrival of the coronavirus. It's been a huge adjustment for everybody. Stay healthy and stay strong. In this episode of the Smarter Business Podcast, we have Paul Greiner doing the interviewing, and he's speaking to Francine Brooks of FB Displays and Designs. Paul talks to Francine about a number of things, including being a woman entrepreneur and hiring the right people for your business. Please check out the episode. Comment, share, subscribe, we really appreciate your support. 

Paul Greiner [00:01:01] Well, thanks for coming in, Francine. 

Francine Brooks [00:01:03] My pleasure, it's a pleasure to be here. 

Paul Greiner [00:01:05] It's great to have you, and if you would go ahead and kind of introduce yourself to the folks who are watching, who you are, your business, what you do. 

Francine Brooks [00:01:13] All right, thanks. My name is Francine Brooks. I'm the owner of FB Displays and Designs located here in the Buffalo area. We've been in business for 25 years. Actually, last year it's been 25 years, and it's been a rollercoaster ride most of the time because that's what business is all about. What we do is we design and build exhibits for companies that attend trade shows or any type of face to face marketing event. It could be a sponsorship event. It could be a conference. But as long as it's an event where you need to brand your business, make people aware of who you are, and what you do, we design a display that does that for you. Yes, so, but we do focus on displays that are more modular in nature as opposed to custom. We don't have a shop. We do have a little shop, but not a big one.

This episode of the Smarter Business Podcast features John Osberg, Director of Business Development at Hoffman Hanafin & Associates LLC, providing risk management solutions, commercial/personal insurance, surety & bonding, safety & loss control, and other value-added service solutions.

We talk about the importance of connections, and how LinkedIn can help you build your network.

http://hoffmanhanafin.com

If you like what you hear, please subscribe wherever you are taking in this podcast, and please leave a comment - we are always looking for feedback and it can help people find the show.

Be sure to subscribe to receive future episodes - https://vidwheel.com/smarter-business-podcast/

Our goal with this podcast to deliver high-quality, actionable tips and advice from business leaders. Advice that will help you succeed. Oh yeah and that video bent - we are going beyond the typical business tips, we are going to explore the use of video with these business leaders too, from marketing to sales, to internal communications - how they use it and how it impacts their businesses. Thanks for tuning in. 

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This episode of the Smarter Business Podcast features John Osberg. You may recognize John, as upon recording this episode, we decided to partner with him, on the Smarter Business Podcast. He now does the interviewing on a number of our episodes. John is the Director of Business Development at Hoffman Hannifin and Associates, LLC. And in this episode, we talk a lot about the importance of connections and how LinkedIn can help you build your network. On with the episode. And if you like what you hear, please subscribe, wherever you're taking in this podcast and please leave a comment. We're always looking for feedback and it can also help people find the show. On this episode of the Smarter Business Podcast, we have John Osberg, hey John, how are you doing?

Hi there Neal. Good to be here.

Yeah, excellent, thank you for being on. Now, John, do you wanna give a little intro? Like kinda what you like to do?

I'll do my best and if I rant please just tell me I've run over time, but yeah. John Osberg, Buffalo born and raised, diehard Buffalo sports fan. Someone that loves to give back to the community and help, be involved in all sorts of civic related endeavors, but avid golfer. I'm proud of my streak right now, I've got eight years running of not missing a Bills home game. So, glad to be here with you. I represent Hoffman Hannifin and Associates. We're a risk management firm. Recently joined the firm as a business development director and excited to really add value to the firm and help grow the continued clients that they bring in with their value added services.

All right, John, so why don't you tell us, a little bit about your firm?

Yeah, so Hoffman Hanifin and Associates been around for about six years now. We're a risk management firm. So when we say risk management, we cover a lot of different areas. And forgive me, I'm fairly new still in the industry. I come from technology, as we've talked about previously, but I've been invigorated truly, in having kind of a change of pace. And being in a place in a market, I should say that it really is... The services and products are so coveted. So, commercial insurance, personal insurance, the really the big focus is working with businesses. So we're able to come in and we can understand your needs, your direction, we're very proactive. We're a service-driven model firm.