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Michael D. Lewis

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Charles MacLachlan

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BNI Chapter 22 - Midtown

About Our Chapter

Welcome to Manhattan BNI - Midtown! Located in the heart of the city that never sleeps, we invite you to visit our weekly networking meeting and find out how word-of-mouth marketing can help your business.

Speaker Schedule

February 9:
Marc Silverman, BNI Assistant Director

February 16:
Christine Abbott, Financial Advisor with UBS

February 23:
Jeff Kaplan, Property/Casualty Insurance with The Signature Group

March 2:
Edward Perez, Law Offices of Edward Perez



Speakers bring a door prize on the day of their presentations valued between $10 and $15. Download the Member Bio Sheet here.

Weekly Meetings

We meet every Tuesday morning from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM at Opia Restaurant, on the second floor at 130 East 57 Street, at the corner of Lexington Avenue.

Visitors are welcome and should bring at least 25 business cards to pass out to members and other visitors.

For more information, contact Christine Abbott, President, at (212) 626-8844 or Christine.Abbott@UBS.com


Desired Member Categories

We have referrals right now for the following professions:

Acupuncture
Attorney - Business
Attorney - Estate Planning
Attorney – Family/Matrimonial
Event Planning
Florist
General Contractor
Marketing Services
Public Relations

If you provide one of these services, we have an exclusive spot in our chapter for YOU! Please contact anyone on the Leadership Team and plan to come to a meeting as a Visitor!


Why Join?

BNI is a business and professional networking organization which allows one representative from each profession to join. The sole purpose of the group is to give its members more business. It’s based on the concept that what goes around comes around. If you give business to me, I’ll give business to you

There is a network beyond members of each chapter. Each member knows dozens of people who in turn know dozens of other people. Through this “extended network” come most of the business referrals that are given each week. The average chapter of BNI gives over 60 referrals per month to its members!


One-to-Ones

Also known as Dance Cards, One-to-Ones are meetings between chapter members outside of the regular weekly networking meetings. One-to-Ones are an opportunity to build relationships with other members and better understand the services their businesses offer. This accelerates the pace of building trust that leads to the generation of referrals.

Chapter 22
13 Members

Alex Bederak
Alla Akimova
Charles MacLachlan
Christine Abbott
Edward Perez
Jeffrey Kaplan
Jerry Gemignani
Jim Burnham
Jim Kroll
Lisa Josephsen
Michael D. Lewis
Rocco Sica
Victoria Olson


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