Boca Raton Executive Club - September 7, 2011: Meeting Resumes!

Building off the incredible success and momentum generated through the past year, The Boca Raton Executive Club is quickly and eagerly approaching the start of its 2011-12 schedule of events.
Now is the time to join us or to renew your membership into the community's premier professional networking forum. You do not want to miss out on the exclusive privileges membership provides.

Renew your membership before the 1st meeting on September 7th for only $200.00 per person. After the 1st meeting, the cost of membership will increase to $250.00 per person.

Meetings are held in the ballroom at Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton and begin at 12:00 noon and run until 1:30 pm. A buffet luncheon will be served during the meeting for the cost of $20.00 for members and $35.00 for nonmembers.

Additional information may be located by visiting the Boca Raton Executive Club's website at http://www.bocaratonexecutiveclub.com./

Along with access to the top executives from the greater Boca Raton area, members and guests were inspired, educated, and motivated throughout the past year by our series of speakers. Some of our community's most accomplished business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs shared their personal stories, accomplishments, and keys to success.

Highlights of the past year include the following speakers from the world of Business and Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sales, Coaching, and the Arts:
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Marc Bell Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Innovator

*CEO for FriendFinder Networks - the world's largest social networking company
*Managing Director of Marc Bell Capital Partners - a private equity firm based in Boca Raton which invests in entertainment ventures, publishing, internet, and real estate related assets
*former Chairman and CEO of Globix Corporation, a web-hosting company which owned 20,000 miles of fiber and over 1 million square feet of internet data center space globally
*producer of several successful Broadway musicals ("Tony Award" for Jersey Boys, The Wedding Singer, August: Osage County, A Catered Affair)

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  John Ferber Entrepreneur, Innovator 
*Co-Founder of Advertising.Com, which was acquired by Time Warner and AOL for approximately $500 million
*Co-Developed the world's first interactive multiple player video game and developed "ClickTracker," which laid the foundation to tracking and measuring sales on the internet
*Created MicroGiving.com, which allows individuals to donate funds online to an individual, a family, or a charity
*Co-founder of Domainholdings.com which seeks to enhance it's client's digital footprint by offering a wide variety of internet marketing strategies, including domain management, hosting, content creation, design, keyword optimization, SEO, lead management & conversion, PPC, analytics
* "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young LLP, Washington Techway "Top Executive Under the age of 30" and IT Recruiter Magazine's "Top Techies to Watch."

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 Warren Struhl Entrepreneur, Innovator, Author

*Former VP of JMB Realty, one of the biggest commercial real estate firms in the United States
*Founded his first business, PaperDirect at the young age of 25 in 1988. After building this company up to $100 million dollars in sales, PaperDirect was sold to a Fortune 500 company in 1993
*Launched, investing in, and advised a large portfolio of companies including: Successories, Genesis Direct, Register.com, White Cloud Consumer Products, Poster.com and American Registry
*Reinvented the stale, ready-to-eat popcorn market by founding Dale & Thomas Popcorn. Popcorn, Indiana soon became Dale & Thomas's major brand by becoming the first national, premium kettle-cooked popcorn which can now be found in over 150,000 locations nationwide
*Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in New Jersey; Entrepreneur of the Week by Yahoo Finance in 2008. *Warren's first book, "Starting Them Up - An Inside Look at the Life of a Start-Up" was published late in 2010

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  Mike "Zappy" Zapolin Entrepreneur, Innovator, Author

*Visionary behind such Internet brands as Music.com, Beer.com, Computer.com, Creditcards.com, Debt.com, Diamond.com, PrescriptionDrugs.com, Silver.com, and HomeMortgage.com
*Author of "Internet Warrior"
*Featured multiple times on NBC's "Today Show," on TV networks ABC, CBS, CNBC, and CNN, and in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Business Week, and Success Magazine
*Creator of the Harvard Business School elective "eBusiness," and was recently a featured speaker at The Economist Magazine's "Global Branding" conference" in Shanghai
*Began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert, later becoming one of the youngest Vice Presidents in the 100-year history of investment bank Bear Stearns
*Created infomercial campaigns for clients, including Time Warner, Diana Ross, and VH1 Networks.
*Along with Deepak Chopra, he co-authored "Ask the Kabala," a beginners guide to spirituality and kabala

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 Jay Berkowitz Internet Marketing Guru, Author, Educator, and International Keynote Presenter
*Founder and CEO of TenGoldenRules.com
*Presented on the topic, "Making Social Media Make Money - 10 Ethical Strategies to Build Your Business and Personal Brand through Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts and beyond."

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Omar Periu Renowned Motivational Speaker and Coach
*Strategies have inspired corporations and individuals throughout the world in sales, negotiations, and wealth building for more than 20 years
*Self-made multi-millionaire before the age of 31, owning some of the most profitable health clubs and sports medicine facilities in the United States
*Featured speaker at events with superstars Zig Ziglar, General Colin Powell, President Ford, Larry Bird, Harvey Mackay, Jim Rohn, Terry Bradshaw, Paul Harvey and Lou Holtz, among others
*Articles ublished in Success Magazine, Sales and Management Magazine, Selling Power Magazine
*Author of today's #1 book in sales, "Investigative Selling ."
*Presented with the Business Man of the Year award for the State of Florida, by the Florida Businesss Advisory Council

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Stu Siegel Partner of the Florida Panthers, Chairman of the Florida Panthers Foundation, NHL Alternate Governor, dedicated philanthropist, entrepreneur
*Founded eNeighborhoods, which provides homeowners and Realtors with in-depth neighborhood information
*Founded iPlace (currently marketed under the name FreeCreditReport.com), which provides information on financing, insurance, credit inquiry and credit reporting services; along with Getko Group (currently marketed under the name Welcome Wagon), which offers a premier welcoming service for homeowners while providing merchants with the opportunity to send special offers in the form of a welcome package.

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Howard Schnellenberger Entering Final Season as Collegiate Football Coach at Florida Atlantic University
*53 Years of Experience in NCAA and NFL
*Member of 4 National Collegiate championships, including the first for the University of Miami (National Coach of the Year in 1983)
*Orchestrated Development of FAU's football program and its new on-campus stadium

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  Mike Jarvis Head Coach of the Florida Atlantic University's Men's Basketball Program
*Previously led three different programs into the NCAA Tournament during stops at Boston University, George Washington University, and St. John's University
*Entrepreneur, a television analyst for ESPN and Yahoo, and a highly sought after motivational speaker
*Celebrated author, recently co-authoring a book titled: "Skills for Life" which is a coaching manual to help anyone succeed to be the best they can in life, relationships and business.

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 Alan Hawkshaw Distinguished 40-plus year career in the entertainment industry

*Written the music for more than 35 films and countless television programs.
*Toured with The Rolling Stones, Joined The Shadows and enjoyed working as Olivia Newton-John's Musical Director and arranger/pianist for which he was awarded Best Arrangement by The American Academy of Arts and Sciences for I Honestly Love You'.
*Instrumental in a host of hits and worked with such artists including: Barbra Streisand, Dusty Springfield, The Tremeloes, Cliff Richard, Serge Gainsbourg, Tom Jones, Lulu, David Bowie, Marty Webb, The Marmalade, Maynard Ferguson, Ella Fitzgerald, Albert Finney, Alec Constandinos, Cerrone, Ray Davies (of Button Down Brass fame), Isabel Adjani, Jane Birkin, Englebert Humperdink, Geoff Wayne, Sacha Distel, Donovan, Catherine Deneuve, Cilla Black and Shirley Bassey plus many, many more...
*Set up The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation at Leeds College of Music (LCM) - the area he hails from - which is a scholarship program providing financial support to gifted young musicians enrolled on the College's Music and Jazz degree courses.
 
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  The next year is promising to be even more rewarding, with several more of the area's brightest and most accomplished professionals scheduled to join us.
 
The sooner you renew your membership...the sooner you will be able to take advantage of networking with the successful professionals from the greater Boca Raton area.

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Boca Raton Executive Club Hosts Musical Legend Alan Hawkshaw at Woodfield Country Club

"I was asked if I could come up with a few words about Alan Hawkshaw. Well let's start with musician. composer, arranger…then add imagination…flair, boundless enthusiasm and you will have only a thinly sketched outline of The Hawk"
-Des O'Connor

From Britain to Boca…The Executive Club is proud to welcome its April 6th Featured Speaker, an industry legend, Alan Hawkshaw.

Alan will share his experiences and accomplishments created through his decorated and distinguished 40-plus year career in the entertainment industry.

From his early childhood beginnings growing up in a modest working-class family, Alan became one of Europe’s most successful and loved musicians. If you haven’t heard of Alan Hawkshaw, there’s a good chance you will know him through his music. As a composer, Alan Hawkshaw has written the music for more than 35 films and countless television programs. Alan Hawkshaw has always been at the top of his profession as one of the most in-demand studio musicians.

In the 1960’s, Alan was in a rock’n’roll group and toured with The Rolling Stones while socializing with The Beatles. In the 1970's, he joined The Shadows and enjoyed working as Olivia Newton-John's Musical Director and arranger/pianist for which he was awarded Best Arrangement by The American Academy of Arts and Sciences for I Honestly Love You'.



It then followed that Alan was instrumental in a host of hits and worked with such artists including: Barbra Streisand, Dusty Springfield, The Tremeloes, Cliff Richard, Serge Gainsbourg, Tom Jones, Lulu, David Bowie, Marty Webb, The Marmalade, Maynard Ferguson, Ella Fitzgerald, Albert Finney, Alec Constandinos, Cerrone, Ray Davies (of Button Down Brass fame), Isabel Adjani, Jane Birkin, Englebert Humperdink, Geoff Wayne, Sacha Distel, Donovan, Catherine Deneuve, Cilla Black and Shirley Bassey plus many, many more…

During the golden era of the British session musician - Alan's keyboard artistry featured on a staggering amount of recordings.

As a composer, Alan Hawkshaw has written the music for more than 35 films and countless television programmes including The Outsider, The Silent Witness (for which he was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Score), Dreams Lost Dreams Found, Magic Moments and the classic television themes for Countdown, Grange Hill, The New Statesman, Channel 4 News, Channel 4 Racing, Love Hurts (for which he earned a BAFTA nomination), Tucker's Luck, Bellamy at Large, The Dave Allen Show and The Kenny Everett Video Show.

Artists Worldwide are discovering and sampling Alan's music and recent hits and writer collaborations include: Pray by Jay-Z from the American Gangster Album and his track Chainsaw features in the movie The Ugly Truth (starring Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl)…with the track Move, Move, Move' in Nacho Libre (starring Jack Black) to name but a very few…



Aside from all this Alan is currently delighted to be working with renowned Theatre and Film Screenwriter David Soames, on their exciting collaboration of the Musical Berlin.

Aside from investing his time and finance in the music industry, for the past 25 years, he has also donated 10% of his income towards the welfare of people less well off, specifically those victim of the effects of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

In addition, Alan is the MD of Petal Music and Alan Hawkshaw Music. Petal receiving two prestigious awards from BMI for over 3 million sales on two of its titles Let Me Be There and If You Love Me Let Me Know.

His Board duties have included 5 years serving on the APC (Association of Professional Composers) now under the BASCA organization.

And finally, when Alan isn't performing with talent he's investing in it! In 2004, in association with the Performing Rights Society (PRS), he setup The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation at Leeds College of Music (LCM) - the area he hails from - which is a scholarship programme providing financial support to gifted young musicians enrolled on the College's Music and Jazz degree courses.

The Foundation specifically helps students studying full time at the LCM and is Alan's way of giving something back to the music industry by helping to ensure financial difficulties don't prevent Britain's brightest musical talent from gaining access to expert tuition and from kick-starting professional careers in music.

To find out more about this legend, go to http://www.alanhawkshaw.com/

About the Boca Raton Executive Club:
The Boca Raton Executive Club was founded in 2001 by Elliot Koolik of Koolik Group Realty BDH. The concept behind the Club is to network with successful professionals, business executives and entrepreneurs from Woodfield Country Club and the greater Boca Raton area. To hear more about our guest speaker and to network with local professionals in the greater Boca Raton area, please contact Jason Solodkin for more info at (954) 873-1001 or Michelle Clubb at 561-393-9177.