PHOENIX, January 30, 2012 – Grand Canyon University (GCU) has become the exclusive meeting facility of the executive level B2B organization, Business Clubs America (BCA). BCA has been successfully building new relationships for its members for six years and ranks among the most prestigious B2B organizations in the country with members in mid-level companies and each exclusive to their business category.

GCU, a BCA member for four years is pleased to become the home of BCA Membership Signature Events for the next two years. Since 1949, Grand Canyon University has been a premier private, Christian university in Arizona, helping students find their purpose and achieve their potential. GCU’s quality academic programs, offered through seven colleges, provide essential knowledge and skills needed to be effective in today’s complex business world by offering both online and campus-based degree programs.

GCU will host four BCA Signature Events per year, featuring internationally recognized speakers, authors, athletes and champions, such as: Rocky Bleier (NFL Hall Of Fame), John Moore (Starbucks), Walter Bond (NBA), Austin Vickers (Author, Movie Producer), Ken Schmidt (Harley Davidson), Sharon Lechter (Author), Ron Jaworski (Monday Night Football/NFL Hall of Fame), among many, many more. BCA creates Signature Events to provide BCA members with powerful relationship-building opportunities and introductions and to feature the highest level of inspiration, education and enlightenment for BCA members to know success.

The purpose of BCA is to promote one another to their respective alliances and unique relationships in the market with the purpose of growing new business opportunities for one another. BCA is structurally designed with a full-time staff to ensure events large and small are facilitated with the utmost in precise detail. “We are honored to have such a prestigious University become the home of BCA for members and guests to be enlightened, entertained and inspired by internationally renown speakers,” said Jim Perrine, BCA President.  GCU now deepens its reach into the business community with this exclusive distinction. Becoming The Home of BCA represents a strong commitment to the business community and punctuates the University’s commitment to higher education.

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Business Clubs America (BCA) is a national business development organization that focuses on building relationships, increasing sales and promoting member businesses within each locally managed market. Hosting multiple events both large and small, providing hot referrals and facilitating face-to-face introductions differentiates BCA from other typical networking associations. For details and to join, please visit http://www.BusinessClubsAmerica.comor call 480-209-9156.  For media inquiries, please contact Ashley Torresala (602) 999-0820 / atorresala@bcaphoenix.com

Here are notes from our March 10th Pipeline Call. Please take a moment to review requests from Members. If you feel you can help, phone numbers are provided for each of the contacts. Remember to keep us in the loop about successes!

Darrin Schenck – 602-200-4484

Target med-large sized companies that transfer employees domestically/internationally Would like introduction to Solar companies, particularly First Solar Going to build new solar station in New Mexico, going to be moving lots of people. Also, looking for introductions to Technology companies.
Dahl Hinckle, On Semiconductor

Joe Newman 602-690-9141 Sprint

Looking for any medical facilities/hospitals, schools , non-profit organizations (k-12) schools are now in budget setting mode, so strong focus on this right now.

Bill Warren, Sprint 480-251-1875

Customers needing mobility applications, chips in laptops, android devices, Arizona headquarter companies, construction, contractors, HVAC, home health care

Rachel Bohl and Ashley Torresala lead a discussion about getting more out of Membership

Among the topics discussed were Customer Relationship Management Tools, Using Seminars to Promote Your Company,  and How to Create Better Referral Relationships.

BCA also collected Member feedback on suggested topics for future seminars.  There was an overwhelming plea to host seminars on social media management, CRM how-to, CRM mobile syncing, and Linked-In tutorials.

Stay tuned for follow up seminars that will help boost your business development plan this year.  Thank you to Grand Canyon University’s Ken Blanchard College of Business for providing the training venue for this workshop.

Our morning began with a networking hour, where Business Clubs America Members introduced their invited guests to other Members in attendance. 

As host of the event, Brad Kuluris, COO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix, shared with the audience about the foundation’s long history and future mission.  Then our emcee for the morning, Patrick Gallagher from Member Clear Channel Radio, introduced Lyn St. James.

Lyn St. James addresses a room of Phoenix business leaders

Lyn St. James signs a book for a BCA Member

Members use the opportunity to entertain their good clients, prospects, and vendors at a powerful business event

What a great event.  Thank you to all who came out during the Thanksgiving holiday week to meet new businesses and make introductions between fellow Members.

Ron Genovese addresses the audience

Business Clubs America Members invited their good clients, vendors, and potential business relationships to be introduced to their contacts in the Phoenix business community, as well as be entertained by a dynamite guest speaker.

Founder of GPE Companies, Ron Genovese, welcomed 170 Phoenix business leaders with an introduction of their companies history.  President David Genovese followed up with GPE’s vision of the company’s future.

Our keynote speaker Ewa Mataya Laurance kept everyone at the edge of their seats with some amazing trick shots weaved into a great story about her journey in both billiards and business.

David Genovese, GPE Companies

Tim Barber joined Horizon Moving Systems as General Manager of the Phoenix, Flagstaff and Yuma operations in 2010. Prior to joining the Horizon team, Tim has held various Executive leadership positions across multiple industries.  His previous 20 years of experience in transportation, operations, logistics, sales and customer service includes; 4 years in various management positions with ORCO Construction Supply, handling 18 retail locations across the three states of California, Nevada and Arizona; 14 years in various management positions with Federal Express, the world’s largest transportation and logistics-services company, handling multiple locations servicing several high volume customers such as Hewlett Packard and Sun Micro-Systems. While at ORCO and Federal Express he gained extensive experience in distribution, sales, marketing, and operations management functions.

Tim is dedicated to Servant Leadership and he has a passion for developing people and providing outstanding customer service.

Tim and his wife are also involved in various community outreach and volunteer programs at their local church, Cornerstone.  Tim and his wife enjoy spending time watching their two sons compete in various sporting activities.  Tim also enjoys fishing, hunting and playing golf with his friends and family.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Commerce/Marketing from Santa Clara University