*** Please RSVP for this meeting before 5pm on Thursday, February 6 ***

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Time: 7:00am-9:00am
Location: Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, CO
Cost: $15 for WRBA Members and their guests, $18 for Non-members

Speaker: Sam Wilson, Broker, Owner and CEO, Wilson Group Real Estate

Topic: Networking for Success

Sam is the ultimate networker! He’ll share a proven action plan for building your network. Follow this plan and you can easily increase your network by 10 times this year and have fun doing it.

You’ll learn how to take action now and immediately start working with people who you like and who like referring you. Networking requires you working it because, otherwise, it’s just an empty “net.”

You will learn:

• How to reduce your marketing and advertising expense
• A practical and efficient approach to networking
• How to ask for and receive more referrals

Meeting Sponsor: TBA
Member Business Spotlight: TBA

Speaker – Sam Wilson, Broker, Owner and CEO, Wilson Group Real Estate

*** Please RSVP for this meeting before 5pm on Thursday, March 5 ***

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Time: 7:00am-9:00am
Location: Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, CO
Cost: $15 for WRBA Members and their guests, $18 for Non-members

Speaker: Liz Wendling, Sales and Business Development Consultant

Topic: Update Your Sales Language to Improve Your Sales Results

How recently have you updated your sales language, process and sales skills to align with today’s consumer? Could your emails or phone calls contain words that don’t build trust and confidence in you? Do you want to improve your closing ratio?

You will learn:

• What todays’ consumers want in order to feel confident in doing business with you.
• What old-school words and phrases to avoid in your sales process.
• How people evaluate and choose professionals. Do you measure up?

Meeting Sponsor: TBA
Member Business Spotlight: TBA

Liz Wendling – Sales and Business Development Consultant

Liz Wendling is a nationally recognized business and sales consultant and the author of 6 books.  She understands the sales challenges that business owners face when selling in today’s crowded and competitive environment. Liz shows professionals how to make a profound difference in the way they sell and communicate—online and offline.

Liz will share why strategies and tactics that made you successful in the past, will not be enough to ensure continued success in the future. You’ll learn key principals for turning today’s rapidly changing business climate into your company’s strategic advantage.

*** Please RSVP for this meeting before 5pm on Thursday, March 5 ***

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Time: 7:00am-9:00am
Location: Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, CO
Cost: $15 for WRBA Members and their guests, $18 for Non-members

Speaker: Patrick Goff, City Manager, City of Wheat Ridge

Topic: “State of the City”

Every year the City of Wheat Ridge is our biggest sponsor. The city shows its support through their direct financial support and through the use of its facilities. Mayor Bud Starker and Economic Development Manager Steve Art sit on the WRBA board of directors. They are both valuable members and we appreciate their participation. One of the big reasons that WRBA has been successful is because of the partnership between the two organizations. Thanks City of Wheat Ridge!

Meeting Sponsor: TBA
Member Business Spotlight: TBA

Patrick Goff, City Manager, City of Wheat Ridge

Patrick Goff has been with the City of Wheat Ridge since 2002, serving as City Manager for ten years.  Before coming to Wheat Ridge, he held public sector positions in Sheridan, Colorado and Westminster, Colorado.

In 2012 Mr. Goff received the Strategic Leadership and Governance Award from the International City/County Management Association recognizing innovative local government programs and processes. In 2014 the Colorado City and County Management Association selected him as the City Manager of the Year recognizing his leadership skills, inspirational hands-on management style, and dedication and commitment to the employees and community he serves.

Patrick received a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. He received Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Nebraska.