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January offers a terrific lineup of speakers and forums for the Monday noon Chamber meetings, held at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, at 555 Otto St. just outside of Port Townsend. Don’t miss them!
January 4 Jeff Randall
It’s time to reinvest, it’s elementary: Learn about the Port Townsend School District’s proposed $41 million bond to build a new pre-K-5th grade elementary school on the Grant Street campus and fix ADA issues at the high school with bond vote scheduled for Feb. 9.
January 11 Rick Thompson
Your One Stop ‘Tips & Tools’ Business Resource Center My husband and I had just moved to Jefferson County. We wanted to connect with the community and local business right away, so we chose the Chamber of Commerce. We signed up for membership, and our “New Member Spotlight” was published in the PT Leader on Wednesday. By Friday, I had received 6 phone calls and 2 emails and already completed my first job in the area. Joining the Chamber Works! Holly Gosset, Unity Works
The Chimacum School District Superintendent will give an update on Chimacum School District, including the 2016 facilities bond. Sponsored by JeffCo Aquatic Coalition
January 18 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no meeting.
Your Chamber Advocates for Business ~ Lobby day in Olympia with our many partners in tourism.
January 25 – Camron Meikle
Camron Meikle of Hear for Life Audiology will talk about the impact of Cognition and Understanding When Hearing Loss Exists. Sponsored by The Business Guides
Supplement to the December 30, 2015 Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
Your Chamber Connects Community ~ Port Townsend superintendent, Dr. David Engle, presents one of three murals painted by Boston artist, Alex Cook. Mr. Cook connected with the schools through Chamber Director, Teresa Verraes.
Of Football and Business: Process, Process, Process By Richard Betchel
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With the football season in full swing, I thought I would wax philosophic (no chuckles, please ...) on one parallel I see between football and business. It might sound silly, but there are some pearls of wisdom. Let’s begin with a few basic statistics. In a football game, there are, on average: 65 plays at 7 seconds per play, resulting in 8 total minutes of actual execution. That’s just 8 minutes devoted to actually running plays, in a threehour game. The rest is huddling, strategizing, moving markers, changing from offense to defense, timeouts, halftime, etc. Behind that is all the training,
to a related strategy will likely spin off in an inefficient or unprofitable direction. Define the process accurately and completely. A process that is not well defined leaves too much open to individual speculation, which cuts into efficiency and can even derail the process. Assign clear ownership and accountability. Ownership means command and guidance. Without it, the process can easily spin out of control or wither. Make certain the process is well understood. A well-defined process, communicated poorly, produces the same ill effects. People will fill in a lack of understanding with their own interpretations, or will simply bog down. Keep things simple and
streamlined. Complexity may be impressive to look at, but functionality may collapse under the weight. Complex processes are cumbersome processes. Monitor to assure the process is followed. This hearkens back to ownership, to some degree. If no one is minding the store, people will stray, resulting in confusion, inefficiency and, ultimately, poor results. Ground the process in an accurate understanding of the customer. If you accept the premise that the success of any process is ultimately reflected at the customer level, then it makes sense to begin there. Be sure you understand and enlist key suppliers. Many processes depend on support or input from one or more suppliers. Be sure
to fold them into the process accurately. Don’t clutter the process with superfluous tasks. Tasks that do not add value waste time and obscure clarity. Measure performance. Things not measured don’t get done - or at least don’t get done well and on time. Paying attention to these simple rules can help improve process functioning and boost the likelihood of success.
coaching, conditioning, practice, personnel planning, playbook preparation, and so forth. Weeks, even months, of preparation. All geared to those critical eight minutes. Football fans are patient, to say the least. But is it so different in the business world? Whether your vantage point is marketing and sales, customer service, operations or fulfillment, the same 80/20 - more like 90/10 rule is in effect. Ultimately, your success really comes down to a favorable decision by a customer. That decision may take just moments, but it is the culmination of a great deal of time and effort on the company’s part. There are a number of conclusions that can be drawn from this, but chief among them, in my opinion,
is the critical role of process and preparation. That is your groundwork. If they aren’t handled correctly, it’s too late to fix things when the crucial decision point is at hand. Companies often think they are being prudent by tightening up these processes, and no question, there is value in making sure internal processes are efficient and cost-effective. But such tightening needs to be undertaken with an understanding of where the lines are that one ought not to cross. There are some fairly common patterns that explain the success or failure of a process. Here are ten suggestions to optimize your process success: Be sure to align the process with an overarching strategy. A process not tied
who show up once in a great while to help on a single event. How can we do a better job valuing and keeping our key volunteers? In order to prevent burnout, create a healthy volunteer culture by using the following burnout busters:
to join a team than take on the sure you have just enough volunteers, but not so many sole responsibility for a role. that people stand around with Create holidays: Students and teachers nothing to do.
they can call their own and understand and provide the resources to deal with these stock it with snacks. kinds of emotionally draining Debrief emotionally roles.
In my former life as a corporate trainer I was always telling managers to connect purpose to pay. It’s no different for non-paid staff as they need to feel that what they are doing is essential to the cause. This is especially true when volunteers are doing administrative work. The volunteer will wonder at times, “What difference am I making by getting this newsletter out?” Provide a volunteer break room: A volunteer break room with food is a place for volunteers to retreat, relax and share together. Create a special place for your volunteers that
Every volunteer is unique. Some are able to handle large amounts of work while others cannot carry such a heavy load. Be very aware of the tolerance levels of your volunteers and divide up the work assignments accordingly.
Burnout Busters — 8 tips to prevent volunteer burnout By Thomas W. McKee
The 90/10 percent principle of volunteer involvement: 10 percent of the membership are burning themselves out to keep the organization on mission, while 90 percent enjoy the benefits and do next to nothing. When I think of that 90/10 percent principle, I picture a professional football game where 22 players on the field are in desperate need of rest while 100,000 spectators in the stands need some exercise. Let’s face it, many of us have a tendency to burnout volunteers, especially our committed volunteers who serve weekly at hospitals, food banks, firehouses, or church Sunday School classes. It’s these key volunteers who grow weary… not the volunteers
Recruit teams rather than individuals:
Sharing the volunteer load with a team lightens the load. But wait, that means recruiting twice as many people. And since we have a hard time getting individuals, how are we going to recruit a whole team? Your team members are your best recruiters. Encourage them to recruit members to join them on the team to share the load. The very busy, professional, high capacity volunteer is much more likely
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get holiday breaks. Workers get paid vacation. Why not volunteers? They need breaks from their role to get refreshed. One way to do this is to organize different shifts or time periods of commitment. Look at how you are organized. Many years ago— too many to count—I led a volunteer choir for my church. We often took a January break after a heavy Christmas season and a summer break.
Organize tactically:
Tactics are short term tasks. Not having enough volunteers for an event can lead to burnout when you ask too much from too few. Tactical planning is essential to make
Reconnect to purpose — think strategically:
draining roles:
One of the leaders I met last month while working with volunteers in Cape Town, South Africa, was a volunteer on a very elite mountain climbing rescue team. He told me about a rescue attempt where the person their team was trying to rescue died on the mountain. To deal with this kind of stress, volunteer teams have debriefing sessions with trained professionals to help them deal with what they just witnessed. In the past month I have met many volunteers who are spending their free time with abused children, battered women, the homeless, refugee immigrants, and patients who are dying. Make sure you
Recognize stamina diversity:
Resist the OBTW’s:
“Oh, By the Ways” are one of the “seven deadly sins of recruiting” we talk about in our book, The New Breed. Too many times we are so desperate for volunteers that we don’t tell the whole story until after the person says “yes.” Then we add a whole list of “Oh, by the ways.” Often See BURNOUT, page 6
The Business Guides expands, buys Uptown building Charley Kanieski, a longtime Port Townsend CPA and his wife, Liz Hoenig Kanieski, have purchased the 1005 Lawrence Street Building in Uptown Port Townsend. The building was purchased from Land’s End, LLC, and financed through First Sound Bank. The building currently houses The Business Guides, a small business accounting and financial consulting firm, founded in 1991 by Mr. Kanieski. Located on the corner of Lawrence and Taylor Streets, immediately adjacent to the
Saturday Farmer’s Market, the building has changed hands and transformed several times over the years. It was modernized in the 1990s with corrugated steel by Paul Boyer, and remodeled again in the early 2000s by Bob Little of G. Little Inc., for Land’s End LLC (BadD Habit T-Shirts). Mr. Kanieski expanded the firm and relocated to the 1005 Lawrence Street building in 2012. “It’s a vibrant and colorful office Charley and Liz Hoenig Kanieski have purchased the longtime space,” notes Kanieski, “We business location of The Business Guides at 1005 Lawrence St. have an upstairs training Photo by Deja View Photography
room for business seminars, display local art throughout the office, and are in a convenient and central location.” “Liz and I are excited to be contributing to the local economy through this purchase,” says Charley. “I’m following my own best advice to business clients, owning the building I operate my business out of. First Sound Bank gave us great financing terms, and now our monthly investments go back into building the business.”
Ben Crowl and Jon Shelton, with First Sound Bank, stewarded the process from start to finish. “We were thrilled to be able to put together the financing for Charley and Liz. They have helped many in Port Townsend, and it was a pleasure to support them to reach their goals,” Crowl and Shelton noted. For more information, call Liz Hoenig Kanieski at The Business Guides, at 360-385-6961, or email liz@ thebusinessguides.com.
Daily Bird Pottery is hard at work creating a new piece By Lorna Mann
Residents of Jefferson County are most likely familiar with the work of Daily Bird Pottery. They are a staple at the farmers markets throughout the county, and their wares can be found scattered throughout various local eating and drinking establishments. Volunteers from the Port Townsend Visitor Information Center made a stop at Daily Bird’s new location, at 2009 4th Street,
to find out how they are spreading their wings. Darby (who throws), Phoebe (who sculpts), and Pippin (who wags his short tail), greeted the volunteers with a taste test -- coffee or tea first drunk out of a glass, and then drunk out of one of their clay cups, to illustrate the effect that unglazed pottery can have on how things taste and smell. Using Red art clay, dug out of the ground in Ohio and minimally processed by Seattle Pottery, the Daily Bird Team fire finished pieces at a whopping 2050 degrees to ensure that the Darby, of Daily Bird Pottery, is hard at work creating a new piece as VIC volunteers look on. All photos by Steve Mullensky
VIC volunteer Suzanne tries out the Daily Bird Pottery taste test.
clay is fully sealed, and safe, for food and beverages. When asked why they do not glaze their pottery, Phoebe answers “We love having the earth in our hands.” This sentiment was reflected by the number of Sculptor Phoebe demonstrates times various volunteers how she makes her daily bird would pick up an object for VIC volunteers
as they strolled around the retail section of the new location. Mugs with a wellplaced, small bird on the handle, acting as thumb rest, were especially nice to hold. The new location gives the Daily Bird Team much more space in which to work and create their
wares, whilst also allowing them more space for classes. Currently, they run about four public classes each year, and many more private classes for groups, organizations and parties. The emphasis of the classes is more on creativity than technique. A wide range of items
in different states of completion can be found in their new home: sinks nestle against a hedgehog sculpture, African violet planters can be found alongside knitting bowls, mobiles, hanging ornaments and much more. In fact, if you can think of it they can probably make it out of clay. 30 percent of what they make are custom orders, so you never know what might be being created when you stop by! Daily Bird Pottery is located at 2009 4th Street, Port Townsend (behind Habitat for Humanity) and is open 10- 5:30 p.m., six days a week (closed on Tuesdays). Contact them at 360-301-5646. Visit their website www. dailybirdpottery.com to find out more and to check for upcoming classes. Daily Bird pottery is also available for sale at Getables, located at 810 Water St., Port Townsend, and the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
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Jefferson County Library Executive Director, Meredith Wagner cuts the ribbon in front of their new Mobile Library. She is joined by the Mobile Library team, County Commissioner Kathleen Kler and Chamber Ambassadors (Karen Anderson, Gale Investments, Betty Oakes, Soropotimists and Julie Hatch, Sound Community Bank).
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It’s all about trust By Suzanne Michaels Does your community trust your agency or company? What are you doing to build trust and establish an ongoing relationship with the residents of the community? When clients come to me with a crisis, we can work together to launch a public relations campaign to make inroads, explain what went wrong, how damage is being mitigated, and what’s being done to ensure it does not happen again. But every agency and every business (big or small) will have “issues” at some point. So instead
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of waiting for a crisis, why not have an established education and outreach program in place, growing a positive relationship with your community through a regular and consistent
pathway? Telling the story of what your business does, what services are provided to the community, and painting the picture of the employment and economic impact of your company are all critical components of building the perception of who you are and what you do. It’s all about trust. Connecting clients to the communities they serve and local media is the job of Suzanne Michaels Communications, a public relations firm with a 15year history providing public relations services to public agencies and private businesses delivering
recycling, solid waste, wasteto-energy, gas, water, and wastewater services. PR services include News Releases, Press Conferences, Media Relations, Community and educational outreach. Print articles published weekly or monthly in local and regional newspapers Suzanne Michaels Communications was established in 2001 and is launching PR services through a second office in Port Townsend. Learn more about Suzanne Michaels Communications at www. SuzanneMichaels.com or contact Suzanne Michaels at (915) 588-0082.
Admiralty Distillers opens tasting room, product line Admiralty Distillers was born from the creative, and sometimes hasty, mind of Jake Soule. Admiralty is the first craft distillery on the Olympic Peninsula. Jake moved to Port Townsend to attend the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding almost 20 years ago. Many people in town have known him as a boat builder from when he had a boat shop at Point Hudson, or as a fisherman from his summers on a tender which travelled from Port Townsend to Alaska. He’s also been a contractor for Soule Woodworking and Construction. No matter how you know
Jake, you know about his love of the sauce. But one cannot only have a deep love for whiskey to make a go at distilling. It is a science which, with time and care, becomes an art form. So what better project to lead Jake toward retirement, and beyond, than to open his own distillery. The remarkable thing
about Admiralty Distillers as an extension of Jake is the thoughtfulness and care that went into, and continues to go into creating this business. While still a dream, Jake knew that he wanted Admiralty Distillers to work with local farms and restaurants to produce and distribute his product. He wanted to create jobs and pay a living wage. And he wanted to give back to the community that has supported his businesses all these years. So far, Admiralty Distillers is regularly working with many Jefferson and Clallam County businesses. The commitment to that initial spark of a dream
is strong. Admiralty Distillers joined the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce to help Jake figure out how to open a new business that does something none of his other businesses have done: Bring in those tourism dollars. Teresa Verraes and Laura Brackenridge of the Chamber have been instrumental in assisting with timelines, suggesting businesses to partner with, and helping to finalize creative ideas, said Jake. Admiralty Distillers hopes you enjoy their fine products and that you will continue to shop locally. Check our website for tasting room hours.
Jillian Rifkind, L.Ac, has been practicing acupuncture and Chinese medicine for over two years on the Olympic Peninsula. She has cultivated a unique style, utilizing osteopathic listening methods to find areas of imbalance, and providing gentle but effective treatments. She graduated from Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine in Seattle in 2013. She was drawn to Chinese Medicine after her involvement with the mental health system, and hoped to bring people closer to health without the use of pharmaceuticals. Jillian chose the name Joy Point Acupuncture, because good medicine should put people at ease and on a path towards well being by bringing them in touch with their source. Every breath, every movement and every point should bring us closer to our joy and bliss, she said. She specializes in pain relief through Master Tung and Dr. Tan meridian balancing styles, which is very effective at treating the root cause of pain. Ear acupuncture can work wonders for PTSD, addiction, and stress, providing a boost of energy and endorphins, and even treat depression as the “joy
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point” does, she said. The focus is on strengthening the body’s life force and removing obstacles. When we improve our own inherent healing abilities, we are more likely to thrive naturally, she said. Joy Point Acupuncture strives to become a hub of community and sharing of information for personal and professional growth. Jillian joined the Chamber to meet like-minded members, and so that she can learn how her business may better serve the community. To learn more about Joy Point Acupuncture, call 661-478-8250, or visit joypointclinic.com. Office hours are Monday from 8 a.m. -12 p.m., and Wednesday from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Biz buzz GOAL SETTING SESSIONS AT THE PORT TOWNSEND CO LAB (237 Taylor St., Port Townsend) 5:30 p.m., Every Monday.
EDC/TEAM JEFFERSON CLASSES (2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend) • FocusPLAN: Business Planning class, 6 – 9 p.m., Thursdays, March 17 - May 12, $150 ($100 refundable with submitted Business Plan). Call to register: 3794693 Jamie Deering of Healing Elements celebrates her new expanded space with Chamber Ambassa• LEAN Class: Improving dors Julie Hatch, Sound Community Bank and Debra Rogers, Port Ludlow Associates, and friends. Enterprise Productivity with The healing center is located at 181 N. Bay Lane, Unit 2, Port Ludlow. Photo by Matthew Deering Lean Thinking, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays, March 8 - April 19. Call to register: 379-46936
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JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY (620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock) • Tuesday Tech Discussion: 3 - 4 p.m. • Tuesday Drop-in Assistance: 4 - 6 p.m. • Each Tuesday the library offers a two-part technology training session, beginning with a one hour discussion on a specific technology subject from 3 – 4 p.m. The class is followed by drop-in individual assistance from 4 - 6 p.m., where you can At Port Townsend get help on any technology High School, Superintendent Dr. David Engle joins Chamber Ambassadors to celebrate the topic. Bring your device or dedication of a mural created by artist Alex Cook and Port Townsend High School students. practice on laptops provided Student Dani Diaz is cutting the ribbon. Photo by Steve Mullensky by the library. • January 19 – How to Download Library eBooks Discover various titles Continued from page 2 involved in many organizations even more. We need to take of eBooks and eAudio the volunteer is excited to in addition to ours, so that these steps to make sure that we books available through start, but before long all the means they could be on don’t lose the best volunteers. your library. Learn how Tom McKee, a leading “OBTWs” overwhelm them volunteer overload and heading to prepare your computer straight towards the burnout volunteer management and they burnout in a matter of or device to enable wall. trainer and consultant, speaker, months. The main thing is to keep is recognized as one of today’s downloading the titles you And a final note: your volunteers feeling great foremost international authorities wish to read or listen to, and Remember that volunteers about what they are doing. how to check-out and return have other jobs, and they have a Volunteering on a regular basis on volunteer management. For more information visit the books you borrow. life outside of your organization. will take everything volunteers • January 26 – Computer Our best volunteers are often are willing to give, and often www.volunteerpower.com
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Basics 101 Not sure what folks are talking about when they talk about Computer RAM, a Terabyte, a pixel or a mouse scroll wheel? Unsure when to single click,
double click or even right click on something? This class will introduce you to many of the basic concepts of using a computer as well as providing numerous definitions of basic terms.
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The following Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce events are scheduled in the month ahead: Tuesday, January 5 - 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Ambassador Meeting at Valley Tavern (21 Chimacum Rd., Port Hadlock) Tuesday, January 12 - 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m . - After Hours Mixer at Port Townsend Film Festival (211 Taylor St., Ste. 401A, Port Townsend) Tuesday, January 19 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Board of Directors Meeting at the Business Resource Center (2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend)
Volunteer at the VIC 360-385-2722 or jeffcountychamber.org
Need Networking Help? Call the business technology experts! COMPTIA A+ Certified Service Center Flash Drives • Speakers • Webcams • Anti-Virus/Spyware Printers • Ink • Photo & Print Paper • Blank CD/DVDs PCs • Macs • Cellphone Accessories and Prepaid Minutes
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Volunteerscelebrated at PT Aeros Museum The Visitor Center Volunteerswere cele-brated at their annual appreciation party on December 9th at the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Volunteers and their partners enjoyed scrumptious soups, sandwiches and a hot chocolate station complete with home made marshmallows, all provided by The Courtyard Café. In 2015 the VIC Volunteers put in an amazing 4,425 hours at the Visitor Center as well as assisting with open houses and other events. Thank you to Jerry and Peggy at the Port Townsend Aero museum for hosting us. Thank you to The Courtyard Café, Jane
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Dough and Safeway for feeding us. Thank you to Liz of The Jefferson County Home Builder Association, Kevin of the SBDC and Brian of Craft3 for providing sweet treats for the volunteers to
take home Most of all thank you Volunteers for the time and energy you have dedicated to telling visitors and residents about Jefferson County. You are amazing!
Visit the Aero Museum! It is located at 105 Airport Road and is open 9am4pm, Wednesday- Sunday. For more information and to find out about their Youth program go to www. PTAeroMuseum.org
Experience the best of the Northwest . . . from farms to beaches to world-class dining, Jefferson County offers experiences like no other!
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Chamber contacts CHAMBER STAFF
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Executive Director Teresa Verraes director@jeffcountychamber.org
Katherine Baril Small Business Consultant Kris Nelson Sirens, Alchemy Jennefer Wood Maestrale Le Hornbeck AA Tax Service Shelli Cates Edward Jones Rob Story Chimacum Corner Farmstand Rob Birman Centrum
Event Coordinator Laura Brackenridge admin@jeffcountychamber.org 385-7869 VIC Manager Lorna Mann info@jeffcountychamber.org (360) 385-2722
ADVERTISING Rebecca Benjamin North Olympic Salmon Coalition Adam Burns Ferino’s Pizzeria Casey Gribble The Local 101 Karen Ridings Gold Star Marine David Faber Faber Feinson, PLLC Karen Best Coldwell Banker Best Homes
Amanda Funaro Hope Roofing, Bookkeeping Jordan Eades Hope Roofing Dominic Svornich Kitssap Bank Austin Henry Atlas Technology
Catherine Brewer cbrewer@ptleader.com Jen Clark jclark@ptleader.com Jeff Noedel jnoedel@ptleader.com The Leader 360-385-2900 The content of this publication is prepared by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce for its members. We welcome submissions. Send articles and photos to director@jeffcountychamber.org or mail to 2409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
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Bar menu, made with Bainbridge Organic Distillery’s whiskey, gin or vodka, and non-alcoholic beverages . . . and of course popcorn, fresh from the Rose
Members free, non-members $5.
• Port Townsend Paper Co. • Food Co-op
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