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BNI Education

Leadership Team


President
Maria Octavio

Vice President
Joseph Benincasa

Secretary/Treasurer
Danielle Gizzo

Education Coordinator
Steve Polyakov

Events Coordinator
Susan May-Mclean

Mentor Coordinator
Susan May-Mclean

Membership Committee
Steven Golodny
Steven Seltzer

Growth Coordinator
Steven Seltzer

Visitor Host
Roman Grumman
Susan May-McLean

BNI Education

Can Greed Be Good? You Bet…

by John Stossel Greed May Well Be the Most Powerful Win-Win Exchange We Have The wailing about "corporate greed" goes on endlessly. Protesters sneer at the "selfishness" of capitalism. From the press, we learn there are two worlds: the nonprofit one, where everything warm, caring, and devoted to...

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The One-to-One – More than just a good time!

by Marc Silverman A One-to-One often times is misconceived by one of the parties. They view the One-to-One as merely a get-together to share food or drink and involve themselves in "Small Talk." Often it's viewed as a waste of time, not that they might be doing something else much more important...

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Learn How to Ask For Referrals to Grow Your Business

by Joanna L. Krotz Marketing through referrals isn't just simple, it's cheap. The idea is to find new customers just by asking peers, associates and existing customers to recommend likely prospects for you to target. So what's the hitch? Few business owners actually ask for referrals. Fewer still...

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Managing Your Business Cards

by Ivan Misner Try these organizing tips for all of those business cards. Q: Can you give me some suggestions on managing the multitude of business cards I collect from people I meet at networking events? A: You've been diligent in attending networking functions - making connections, getting your...

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BNI Chapter Members


Adam Katzman
Financial Advisor

Ariel Dybner
Real Estate Law

Danielle Gizzo
Credit Card/Merchant Services

Gil Ledany
Residential Mortgages

Joseph Benincasa
Insurance Broker

Marci Goldfarb
Wills/Trusts

Maria Octavio
Real Estate Investments

Michael Todd Mueller
Family Law

Omar Calderon
Insurance Broker

Roman Grutman
Real Estate Law

Steve Polyakov
Business Law

Steven Golodny
Certified Public Accountant

Steven Seltzer
Employment/Labor Law

Susan May-McLean
Title Services

Leadership Team


President
Maria Octavio

Vice President
Joseph Benincasa

Secretary/Treasurer
Danielle Gizzo

Education Coordinator
Steve Polyakov

Events Coordinator
Susan May-Mclean

Mentor Coordinator
Susan May-Mclean

Membership Committee
Steven Golodny
Steven Seltzer

Growth Coordinator
Steven Seltzer

Visitor Host
Roman Grumman
Susan May-McLean