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… to love your neighbor. To support your neighbor is a choice. In my line of work I am lucky to have a very interesting perspective. It’s a bird’s eye view. Small town USA is truly small town USA. All of us have similar struggles, but it’s how we choose to react to those problems that make our cities feel so different. I’ve seen some interesting community cultures develop here

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little hanging sign that says, “BE CAREFUL - none of us like each other,” is a reasonable request. Focusing on your competition -- their prices, their customers, their business -- will put you out of business. You have two jobs. One be original; two investigate. If you’re not in tune with what your community wants, you’ll eventually find yourself up a very muddy creek. The market changes fast and hard and without warning or notice. You don’t have to watch as business slowly declines through the years. If you see this happening, the first step to breathing life back into your baby is start asking questions. And get ready to be offended because you’re gonna get your feelings hurt. When someone tells you you’re doing something wrong, it’s normal to feel defensive. They don’t know your situation. It might take a few months before you soften to what they had to say. I know, because it’s happened to me. Except I wasn’t necessarily seeking out this advice; it was just offered up to me -- and that happens too. It was delivered by Fulton’s finest community truth teller. You know ... there’s one in every town. They ever so gently tell you exactly what you’re doing wrong. You might not like it, but they’re doing a whole lot more for you than the people who won’t tell you the truth when the truth needs to be told. It went like this: Ring. Hello. Betsy, I saw the picture of you on Facebook last night at the Grow mid Mo event standing behind the podium. Darling, you are now the publisher of professional daym magazine. You need to start dressing the part and fixing your hair. There is a way to wear a ponytail and a way not to wear a ponytail. She explained the difference and gave me the number for her hair stylist. It can be shocking to hear the truth. So many of us don’t tell it. I did feel that brushing my hair was optional. I thought no one noticed. It took a while, but I warmed up to her advice. I

made some changes and found that she was right. You’ll be taken more seriously if you take care of yourself and try to look nice. I’m very grateful to my dear friend for telling me the truth. Let’s circle back around with a quote: “The grass is always greener on the other side UNLESS you take the time to water your own grass. In that case, yours will be just as green.” Don’t focus on what they have, focus on what you have. It’s a choice to love and support one another. Isn’t that the kind of community you want to live and work in? So get out there and create it. You can have that. And if you think a bridge can never be rebuilt with another business, try checking out a few times at their register and see what happens. You’ll get farther faster working together, than working all by your lonesome selves. So take down those warning signs and let’s play nice.

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BUSINESS REPORT A regional perspective on business news. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASH L A N D The Southern Boone YMCA Founders Campaign reached its first $100,000 benchmark last month with a $15,000 pledge from Commerce Bank. This following an August 5 meeting of the Ashland Board of Aldermen in which the board unanimously agreed that city administrator Josh Hawkins would work within city budget to provide funding for the community recreation center.

C O LUM B I A Americare, which operates senior residence communities in five states, including five in Columbia, is planning a new location between Sinclair Road and Southampton Drive. Construction is scheduled to begin in late September toward a fall 2015 opening. The project will cost approximately $10 million.

M EXI C O A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Aug. 28 for the new Help Center complex on Fairground Street. The facility was renamed as the Laura

Miller George Help Center, following a donation from Dudley and Sheryl Miller. Additionally, Alan and Susan Atkins of Mexico and Wes and Anne Williams of Columbia were recognized for donating six-plus acres for the new structure. The new 15,00-square-foot building will contain 10,000 feet of food distribution and warehousing, and 5,000 feet for a thrift store, office space and multipurpose training areas with a meeting room available for charitable activities.

MOB E R LY Mid-Am Building Supply recently announced expansion of its manufacturing operations in Moberly. The project includes construction of an additional 30,000 square feet of distribution space to make room for a state-of-the-art interior door finishing facility. The expansion will create 20 new jobs and will require a total investment of approximately $3 million.

R OL L A A private dedication ceremony was held on Aug. 26 for the cancer institute on the Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) campus. The estimated cost for the center is $32 million with additional expenses for equipment to

come. A capital campaign has raised $6.45 million with a goal of $7 by the end of 2014. The 37,000 square-foot cancer center will adjoin the PCRMC Medical Office Building. Work to expand parking lots at PCRMC is underway. Walmart has temporarily withdrawn the request to rezone the R-1 land to C-3 at the roundabout near Forum Drive and 18th Street based on public concerns. The rezoning would have allowed the corporation to build a Neighborhood Market. The letter to the council from Walmart engineer Rick Rohlfing stated they would ask for C-2 rezoning rather than C-3 along with conditional-use permits that would allow the construction of a drive-thru pharmacy, gasoline pumps and liquor sales.

BRIEFS A R R O W R O CK The Friends of Arrow Rock fundraiser will return on Sept. 20. The event, titled Sip & Stroll, includes a tour of new and historic homes, a picnic and an auction.

BO O NE V IL L E Cooper County Memorial Hospital and Clinics (CCMH) recently signed a management

* Information listed in the business report is sourced from local newspapers, press releases, public records, social media, area experts and reader tips.

agreement with Rural Community Hospitals of America (RCHA). The CCMH board is continuing local governance with three years of management support from the Kansas City-based company.

CO L UMBIA Joe Moseley retired last month from his position as vice president of public affairs at Shelter Insurance Company. The retirement was mandatory, as Moseley recently turned 65. Moseley spent 21 years at the company. His responsibilities will be handled by current staff, including Brian Waller as the director of government relations, Teresa Magruder as the secretary for the Shelter Insurance Foundation and Jay MacLellan on public relations. Scott and Bobbie Wilson of Wilson Home Inspectors, LLC have been accepted as certified inspectors with the American Society of Home Inspectors. Wilson Home Inspectors opened in 2012 after the team received certification from the American Home Inspectors Training Institute. Emily Clapp and Melody Bezenek successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign last month on

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Central Methodist Kickstarter. The team raised $5,250 in 30 days from 82 backers, exceeding their goal by $250, to launch Belle Bash, LLC. Most of their support came from friends and family members across the country. Funds raised will help cover production costs of a wineclub starter kit named the Wine Belle Uncorked Kit. Mike Brooks, President of Columbia Region Economic Devlopment Incorporated was awarded the Governor’s Career Service in Economic Development Award at the 2014 Governor’s Conference on Economic Development at the Lake of the Ozarks. Since 2009, Brooks as led the effort to improve Columbia and Boone County’s economic development efforts throught businesss attraction, business retention and local new small business development.

JEFF ER SO N C I T Y Renovations and cleanup at the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) have been completed on schedule. The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, the State of Missouri and City of Jefferson announced the successful completion of the six-month project in August. Missouri Builder Services and Asbestos Removal Services, Inc. performed the renovation under contract with the Missouri Office of Administration. All MSP tours have been back on schedule since July 1.

Central Methodist University is reporting record enrollment numbers for the current fall semester. The freshman class size has increased by 13.7 percent since fall 2013. Transfer students have increased by 14.7 percent since last year as well. Enrollment numbers will be finalized in October.

derman halted initial engineering plans to expand Peanick Park on Highway 42 to install a new parking lot. The initial discussion has evolved into a greater plan to redevelop the site into a multi-function facility. The board decided to have staff develop cost estimates for a multi-sport complex that could be added to next year’s budget.

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A new law protecting Missouri’s public retirees from predatory lending practices known as pension advances has been in effect since the end of last month. With the law, House Bill 1217, in effect, Attorney General Chris Koster is authorized to investigate and prosecute companies that push such offers on Missourians.

Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) approved a resolution last month in support of Fort Leonard Wood’s continued operations without payroll cuts. The U.S. Army announced in July that Fort Leonard Wood could lose up to 5,400 civilian and military positions by 2020, in addition to 1,200 positions that will be eliminated by 2015. The PCRMC Board of Trustees pointed to the potential negative impact of the cuts on local and state economies, as the Army spends $1,095,840,000 every year on Fort Leonard Wood payroll.

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LA K E OZ A R K At their Aug. 26 meeting the Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen implemented a six-month moratorium on the approval to place, build or edit wireless telecommunications facilities inside city limits. The ordinance allows six months for the municipality to consider approval of applications for these facilities in their jurisdiction. It includes plans, maintenance or construction of any structure intended to function as an antenna, support an antenna or transmit data. The Osage Beach Board of Al-

GRANTS MIS S O UR I Online registration for the Missouri Art Council’s annual series of free Grant Information Workshops is now underway. Workshops will take place in nine cities from October to December, including Oct. 30 in Rolla and Nov. 4 in Columbia.

ROLLA The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of south central Missouri has received a grant to implement a peer coordinator model in its services for foster children. The grant was awarded by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation. There will be a CASA awareness event on Sept. 20 at the Lonestar Plaza in Houston, Mo.

AWARDS CO L UMBIA WardsAuto, an international auto industry news source, recently honored the Joe Machens automotive group, and four Joe Machens dealerships. The group was ranked no. 58 in total group revenue in the WardsAuto 2014 Megadealer 100 Award category. Among the top five hundred U.S. dealerships based on total revenue, Joe Machens Ford Lincoln was ranked no. 33, Joe Machens Toyota Scion was ranked no. 249, Joe Machens Capital City Ford Lincoln was ranked no. 366, and Joe Machens Nissan was ranked no. 405. Boone Hospital Center (BHC) has attained “Magnet” recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program for a

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IN DEPTH L A K E R E G I O N AL’S PAT T I M UX L OW NA M E D T O M ALC O L M B A L D R IG E BOA R D O F EXAM I N E R S Lake Regional Health System’s Patti Muxlow, director of nursing, was recently named to the Board of Examiners for the 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence. Appointed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology director, examiners are responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted for the Baldrige Award, as well as other assessment-related tasks. The examiner board is composed of more than 400 leading experts competitively selected from industry, professional, trade, education, health care and nonprofit organizations nationwide. Those selected meet the highest standards of qualifi-

cation and peer recognition, demonstrating competencies related to customer focus, communication, ethics, team building and analytical skills. All members of the board must take part in a nationally ranked leadership development course based on Baldrige criteria for performance excellence and the scoring/ evaluation processes for the Baldrige Award. “This designation reflects Patti’s commitment to quality and innovation,” said Lake Regional Chief Executive Officer Michael E. Henze. “She continues to increase her knowledge of performance excellence standards, which benefits our health system and ultimately our patients.” Muxlow joined Lake Regional as a patient care technician in 1988. She then became a registered nurse in the emergency department and later served as trauma nurse coordinator before being named director of nursing in 1999. She has served as a Missouri Quality Award examiner since 2012. The MQA program trains examiners using the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence established by the U.S. Depart-

ment of Commerce. Lake Regional Health System provides comprehensive health care services to the residents and visitors of the lake area. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a three-time

recipient of the Missouri Quality Award. Lake Regional also operates primary care, urgent care, specialty and rehab therapy clinics, retail pharmacies and home health services throughout the lake area.

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tchins Telecom LLC was selected as contractor for the third consecutive time. The recognition focuses on the advancement of three goals: promoting quality of care, identifying excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients and disseminating nursing care best practices. To achieve “Magnet” recognition, organizations must pass a rigorous and lengthy process, requiring widespread participation from hospital leadership and staff. This distinction places BHC in a select group of less than 1 percent of hospitals internationally to have achieved the recognition three times. Magnet recognition is the highest honor a health care organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Boone Hospital Center was initially designated a Magnet hospital in 2005 and received the credential again in 2009. Hospitals must reapply for recognition every four years.

M O B E R LY The Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet is scheduled for Sept. 23 at the Moberly Municipal Auditorium. The event includes an awards ceremony to recognize accomplishments and leaders in the business community.

M O N T G O M ERY C I TY Matthew Speight, AIP, AIC was recently named “Young Agent of the Year” by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents. The annual award

recognizes an independent insurance agent under the age of 40 who has demonstrated dedication through involvement in state or local association activities. Speight is affiliated with Scott Agency in Montgomery City.

J E F F E RS ON C I TY Downtown Jefferson City recently announced their annual award winners, including Downtown Volunteer of the Year to Chuck Walker and Downtown Business of the Year award to River City Florist and owner, Mike Moscato. The Downtown Association presented the Sam B. Cook award, which honors outstanding individuals and businesses outside of the Association, to Steve Duncan of WAVCO Construction.

BIDS A U XVA S S E Hutchins Telecom LLC was selected as contractor for the Auxvasse water improvement project last month. The Auxvasse Board of Aldermen reviewed five bids with Stephen Lin of Allstate Consultants before selecting the Belle, Mo. company. All five bids projected costs higher than the city’s $1.99 million project budget. At $219,000 over that budget, Hutchins was the lowest bidder. The water improvement plan includes replacing water mains throughout Auxvasse, namely in the downtown area.

L A K E O ZA R K B&H Cleaning Services, LLC has been hired to clean Lake Ozark City Hall. The company submitted the lowest responsible bid for the job.

ROLLA Phelps County is accepting proposals from vendors for security improvements at the county courthouse. The project calls for the installation of an access control system at eight doors, capable of expanding to 16 doors without an upgrade of a software license. This new system would make several courthouse entrances accessible to employees only. Bids will open on Sept. 18 at 10 a.m.

OPENINGS CO L UMBIA The City of Columbia held a dedication and grant opening event on August 27 for its new compressed natural gas (CNG) station. Clean Energy, which ran the station’s construction, co-hosted the event with city officials. Public and private fleets, as well as the general public, will be able to utilize the station.

F ULT O N The City of Fulton’s first splash pad opened to the public on August 28. The Memorial Park attraction has 26 in-ground

and 11 above-ground water features.

ME X ICO The Audrain Ambulance District held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new base at 440 Kelley Parkway on Aug. 28. The event included an open house for viewing the 15,000-square-foot development that includes a highwind area regularly used for training, individual sleeping quarters and easy access for incoming and outgoing traffic.

MO BE R LY Second Image, a consignment clothing store, recently opened at 513 W. Reed St. Owned by Michelle and Walter Cockerham, the clothing store offers all sizes for men, women and children. Furniture retailer FFO Home has opened its new store in Moberly at 1720 Crete St. The 30,000-square-foot store is the 34th location for the Oklahoma-based chain and the 12th in Missouri.

NE W BL O O M FIELD Heart of Nashville, a southern restaurant, recently opened on State Road J in the former location of Tonanzio’s. Owners Christina Dallas Jones and her husband Jym Howe recently relocated from Nashville, Tenn. Barton Bailey of Jefferson City is executive chef.

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Osage Beach brainstorms on improving local economy, traffic flow A city committee is working to make sure customers find their way into local businesses

By Brian McNeill

Business owners and citizens of Osage Beach are putting on their collective thinking caps to bring boom times back to the commercial area west of the Grand Glaize Bridge. Improvements to U.S. 54 have created some confusion for tourists and even local patrons to shops and stores on both sides of the bridge, but route changes have businesses on the west side of the bridge feeling left out. After being dormant for two years, the city of Osage Beach’s Citizen Advisory Committee was reactivated this summer and energized with the task of improving business awareness and navigation for travelers of all types. “The biggest concern has been traffic flow — how to drive around in the area and find what you’re looking for as easily as possible,” said committee chairwoman Geniece Tyler, owner of the Golden Door Motel. “MoDot [Missouri Department of Transportation] did a lot of really nice things, such as giving us a lot of exits. Drivers can get around a lot faster, and there isn’t any gridlock. “Now we need to find ways to bring more awareness to all of the businesses on both sides of the bridge, and to guide visitors and as conveniently as possible to those businesses. It isn’t something that’s going to happen overnight, but we have to start sometime.” After collecting nearly 50 ideas at a public forum in July, the committee is sorting them into two categories: short-term, one-time events like festivals and promotions and such long-term initiatives as advertising campaigns and producing videos for social media that spotlight what Osage Beach has to offer commercially. One of the short-term idea, “Passport to the Parkway,” gives business patrons an opportunity to have special passports stamped for discounts and drawings. A long-term idea is to add some type of indicators at exits and along the highway that will give more specific directions for groups of businesses. The committee will present its findings to the city in August, and Tyler said she hopes the city, business groups or the chamber of commerce will pick up on those ideas and “get the ball rolling.” “We want to do whatever we can to help businesses thrive here,” Tyler said. “The committee’s and the city’s goal isn’t to show preferences toward any particular businesses or commercial areas. We want everyone to benefit.”

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Rediscovering a heroine of Chicago architecture

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Tina Roth Eisenberg: Don’t Complain, Create

“‘She did the drawings people think of when they think of Frank Lloyd Wright.’”

“I see talented people ... holding back because they think they ‘don’t know enough’ about their topic.”

“I have a rule: If I keep complaining about something, I either do something about it or let it go.”

“‘Bottom line is, she knows the game. It doesn’t matter the gender.’” — Ann Meyers Drysdale, WNBA

Last month the San Antonio Spurs named Becky Hammon as their new assistant coach. The hire makes the WNBA all-star the first female, fulltime assistant coach in major US professional sports. It looks like we’ll be hearing a lot about Hammons this year — not that the team has played into any hype thus far. The Post points out that the Spurs’ press release never referred to Hammon as a woman, only as a coach. Available ONLINE at www. washingtonpost.com. Search “Hammon NBA.”

— Debora Wood, Northwestern University

— Tara Sophia Mohr

Architect Marion Mahony Griffin designed much of what is considered to be the best architectural work of all time. But most of it has Frank Lloyd Wright’s name on it. Mahony was Wright’s first employee as he rose to fame in a culture that glorified the bold designs of male minds of the time. A century later, the Art Institute of Chicago has made her memoir available to the public. Available ONLINE at www. nytimes.com. Search “Marion Mahony.”

Just because you don’t know everything doesn’t mean you don’t have something valuable to say. Leadership coach Tara Sophia Mohr suggests there are many different ways to be an expert, and breaks them down to four basic categories — only one of which involves having the formal training we usually associate with “expertise.” Here she outlines ways we can make the most of the knowledge we have now. Available ONLINE at www.99u.com. Search “creative expertise.”

Tina Roth Eisenberg calls enthusiasm her superpower. In this infectiously inspiring presentation, she shares how her passions become side projects, and her side projects ... become hugely successful companies. Before her entrepreneurial streak, Eisenberg was a graphic designer. Once pregnancy caused her to reexamine her life, she realized she had plenty of dreams that weren’t going come true unless she stopped waiting for them and took action. Eisengberg’s example is the model of a professional and personal life lived with balance and fun. Available ONLINE at www.99u.com. Search “don’t complain.”

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KNOW Economic developers are turning to workforce consultants to assess the skills available in their area. Getting these numbers on paper can be a critical first step in attracting major companies looking for new sites to set up shop.

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Labor reporting gives small communities a better shot at big business

By Susannah Sodergren When you’re looking for a job, the initial steps are simple: Create a resume that shows you’ve got the skills for what you want to do, then get your name out there. After all, no employer is going to come knocking on your door. For communities looking to bring in new jobs, the same steps apply. You’ve got to take stock of the skills your residents have, then let the industry know you have them. Site selectors are busy people, helping corporations make highstakes decisions to move or expand their business. They certainly won’t come knocking either, unless you give them good reason. Site selectors are looking for communities that are ready, willing and able. Emphasis on the able. In their annual survey of corporate executives, Area Development magazine found this year that companies considering new locations are now concerned with the availability of skilled labor above all other factors — beating out the historical top concerns of highway accessibility and labor costs. “Every consultant we talk to is frustrated that communities aren’t prepared,” says Corey Mehaffy, owner of Growth Services Group (GSG). The Moberly-based consulting firm helps communities gather data on their workforce, and acts as a liaison between companies and site selection consultants — consultants like Jim Renzas of The RSH Group in Orange County, Ca.

In a recent GSG video interview, Renzas stressed that even when communities are sought out by interested site selectors, if the community isn’t ready to show their stuff on the spot with a thorough, independent labor report, then they don’t have a shot: “If you can’t respond within a week ... you don’t know who your industries are and what your labor market is .... They’re looking for communities who know their markets inside and out.” To help communities better understand their markets, companies like GSG gather primary data on their workforce, including the skills available among well-employed and under-employed people, what kinds of education they’ve had, how they’re compensated, how far they travel to work, etc. In the end, GSG’s proprietary research processes generate reports that sum up a community’s current labor situation and leave them site selector-ready. These reports don’t just prepare communities for showcasing their skills, they help them advertise that they’re ready to talk, as communities can share their reports to generate interest. “The site consultants see that as a welcome mat. [It says,] ‘We’re open for business,’” Mehaffy says. To fund labor reports, economic development groups can often find a willing local partner. After all, the idea is to bring in business to help the whole community. Utility companies, for

example, may be willing to help offset some of the costs because it will eventually bring them new customers as well. However, once it’s funded and finished, a labor report doesn’t always deliver what communities are looking for. Some smaller towns don’t have any existing major employers, so they just lack the workforce numbers. While some economic development groups are inclined to keep a lid on any information that doesn’t show their community in a positive light, Mehaffy points out that the data reflects realities, not secrets: “What I try to get economic developers to understand is site-selection consultants and companies are going to know that information. Whether they hire us to do it or they hire another firm to do it or they already have access to that information themselves.” But low numbers do not determine opportunity, as long as economic developers are straightforward and proactive. As Mehaffy puts it, “Even if you get information through the surveys we do that isn’t necessarily positive for your community, I think it’s an advantage for you to have that information so that you know what your weaknesses are so that you can begin to correct those.” GSG encourages communities to take their skill gaps to educators — K-12, community colleges and universities. By implementing new curricula, a skilled labor force can make great strides in just a few years. It takes time, but it’s the kind of effort and commitment that makes site selectors take note. In fact, to companies looking to grow, investment in people can speak louder than financial perks. “People talk a lot about economic development incentives,” says Mehaffy, “Every site consultant I’ve ever talked to will tell you incentives will never make a bad site a good site. What will is workforce. If you’ve got a skilled, qualified workforce — an abundant workforce — then companies know that they can go out and have no problem hiring the types of people that they need.”

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BY SUSANNAH SODERGREN

Some of the best business ideas come from simply looking around and asking, What if?

INNOVATE

Where we break business ideas down to the basics.

Idea:

Personal assistant service

Self-storage business

Transcription service

You’d need:

< $10,000

< $50,000

< $5,000

Expense to consider:

Insurance

Consulting an engineer

Software

You’d earn:

< $42,000

Between $1.12 and $1.42 and per square foot. You do the math.

$34k-50k

The best part would be:

Working anywhere, from home

The best part would be: Daily variety

The worst part would be: Irregular hours

No one has time to get it all done every day, but more and more, people are willing to pay for help keeping their tasks on track — from corporate chores to help around the house. The market isn’t limited to wealthy CEO’s, but rather anyone who is busy. Spread the word among your contacts to feel out interest and attend networking events to find more. Make sure your business card and marketing materials do some of the talking to outline your services; so your broad job title doesn’t confuse potential clients. Charging for this sort of work varies. Collecting monthly fees from clients could emphasize flexibility, or a simple hourly fee could make for a quick start.

The best part would be:

Dependable demand

The worst part would be:

Less dependable clientele

Deadlines in other time zones

Almost everyone needs some extra storage at some point, so you can bet on steady demand in this industry. In fact, it just keeps growing as we buy more replaceable things and relocate more often for jobs. Doing your homework to consider opening your own facility is easy since there’s so much competition in plain sight. Visit local storage businesses to compare locations, structures, plans and rates. There are plenty of ways to offer extras if you’re seeking an edge, like climate-controlled facilities or packing materials. Before you build, consult the experts to make sure your plans, property and policies will hold up for the long haul.

Speedy, detailed typists are still in demand in all kinds of industries. Of course, recording technology has advanced, but many companies still seek a human touch to ensure their communication, meetings and speaking events are documented accurately and intelligently. And technology helps today’s typist with specialized software and equipment — like a foot pedal that controls the playback while your fingers keep flying on the keyboard. You could start by surveying the need at local companies, or head straight for contract work with one of many online services. If you’ve got knowledge of a specific field, offer your services there first, where your familiarity with the lingo could go a long way.

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BY NICHOLE L. BALLARD

What Joan Rivers would have said we can only imagine. But we’re pretty sure it would’ve been funny.

Ever hear of the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch? You may recall last year’s release of the newest craze: wearable technology. It was a flop. Frankly, it was ugly. Most business insiders chalk up last year’s failure to a rush to be the first to market. This year, wearable technology is ramping up, with press releases abounding from major companies in September. Forbes reports big tech companies are gearing their wearable smart-whatevers toward business applications.

Wear them on your fingers Wear them on your wrist Smartwatches seem to rule the roost with Apple Watch getting ready to roll out later this year. Motorola has designed the Moto 360. The Moto 360 with your Android phone and phone offers voice-based access to information. Fossil and Intel announced this month they are focusing on developing wearable technology. Sony announced its new SmartWatch 3 comes with Bluetooth, a micro USB, 512 MB of RAM, GPS and NFC to name a few of the features. The device is completely voice activated.

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Wearing Innovation

A new take on wearable is the MOTA SmartRing, which acts as a notification hub. The small tech piece vibrates and updates you when you have a new text message, calendar event, email or incoming phone call. The MOTA works with Android and iOS devices. Logbar Rings recognize finger gestures to control devices. Several alternative types of wearable tech were unveiled at the IFA+ Summit in Belgium and the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year. Check out Mashable. com for reviews of the conferences and innovative wearables.

Wear them on your head Dominating the smart glasses market is the illustrious Google Glass. Most insiders see this innovating not just the everyday consumer’s life with immediate information on location, but in business. Especially in cases where specific industry knowledge is needed, such as diagrams and manuals in the engineering and construction trades or in recording educational videos. smartglassesnews.org

Wearable apps and applications Salesforce.com announced in June the launch of Salesforce Wear and a developer pack, including Skylight Platform from APX-Labs, which focuses on enabling field workers, such as telecom service technicians or utility workers, to log cases in the Salesforce Service Cloud, while continuing to work. Brivo Labs’ identity access management application, NthID, works with Nymi’s persistent identity authentication using a person’s cardiac rhythm as a security measure to access laptops and physical spaces; spaces. ShiftExpertfrom ClickSoftware enables employees to complete tasks such as clocking in and out, and automatically incorporates the information into timesheets. GPS integration in tech wearables can help in the manufacturing process by automatic logging of hours by location and sending remote assignments to large workforces. This type of technology can even update production line activities in real time. www.salesforce.com

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A Name:

April Custard

Age:

After nearly a decade at The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, April Custard shares a glimpse of her professional and personal life, and her inspiring take on girl power.

it out the door to collecting payment and all points in between.

How many different publications have been printed in the past year?

City: Fulton

Occupation:

Lead Estimator at The Ovid Bell Press, Inc., Magazine and Publication Printer

Years on the job: 9

How would you describe yourself in three words? Amiable, compassionate, creative.

Tell us about your work at Ovid bell.

At OBP, our team works to print over 400 titles for more than 300 publishers, from selling the job to shipping

Q & A: April Custard

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We print over 400 titles for more than 300 publishers.

What size publication run does Ovid Bell specialize in printing?

Short to medium run (5,000 – 200,000).

What do you love about your company? I was brand new to the print world when I was hired by The Ovid Bell Press. Every person in every department that I encountered was willing and excited to explain their job to me. Our employees are proud of their

positions and the excellent work we do. The OBP has a favorable reputation in this community. I’m proud to work with John Bell every day of the week.

to fear becoming of short supply.

How do you do what you do like no one else does?

I fell out of my desk chair in front of the owner during my first week on the job. That pretty much set the tone for my OBP work-life. Thankfully, John Bell appreciates my ridiculousness.

I am able to easily adapt to all personality types.

What’s the best part of your work day?

What’s something that’s made you laugh at work?

What do you do when you’re not working?

What would you like people to better understand about your industry?

Home with my husband, Mark, and our labrador, Judd, suits me just fine. I also enjoy my friends tremendously. I’m lucky in that friends I made in elementary school and high school are still a part of my life. We’re still growing up together, supporting each other and laughing at each other.

That paper is 100% sustainable and not something

Where did you grow

10:30-11:30, the magic hour. Everyone is entrenched in their workday and the magazine machine (all parts of printing work) is cranking.

up and what was it like? Auxvasse. It was safe, happy and low key.

What’s your fondest memory? Being at the airport and welcoming home one of my favorite families. They were returning from China with their newly adopted daughter. I still get goosebumps thinking about it. It was the true meaning of awesome.

Tell us something few people know about you. I love haunted houses. Bring on the chainsaws. The scarier the better!

What accomplishment are you most proud of? My relationship with my husband. Marriage is a loving safety net. Mark has let me steal his covers and take a bite out of his hamburger for 10 years. He is the best of the best.

What’s the hardest card you’ve been dealt? Accepting I wouldn’t be a mother. I always assumed that when I was an adult I would also be a parent. Now that I have stopped trying to fit into that mold, I realize I’m still me.

Name a person you admire. Why? The late Ms. Beverly Lepley.

I was fortunate to work with her for eight years. She was the biggest and loudest cheerleader for The Ovid Bell Press. Her positive attitude, young-at-heart spirit, infectious smile and care of her work family will always stay with me.

Madeleine Albright has said, “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” How and why do you think women shoed help each other? I would like to proudly say I’ve never watched “Real Housewives,” but I understand the premise. Let’s all remember that we speak louder than the television volume. As grown women, we should care less about what others think and simply do “the right thing.” We all know what the right thing is. Our grandmothers called it common sense. Our grandmothers had strength, grit, spirit, backbone; whatever you want to call it, these ladies were tough –– and smart! What they didn’t have in their generation was a voice. Looking ahead, our voices are getting louder, but we must match it with common sense and strength. That would be true girl power.

Heels or flats? Flats; I’m very low-maintenance. However mascara is one of my soul mates.

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by Nicole L. Ballard

“The focus of this course is to

EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE THINKING,

opportunity recognition, and idea generation as it pertains to the creation of new businesses.”

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Columbia College entrepreneur classes debut

Winner of pitch competition credits new focus of business classes at Columbia College Although not enrolled in the entrepreneurship major at Columbia College, which premiers in the college’s fall schedule, international student Meg Goddard is benefiting from the newly integrated entrepreneurialfocused curriculum. She enrolled in Small Business Management last fall. As an assignment, students were asked to come up with a business idea and develop it throughout the semester. Goddard’s idea, Fresh Start, a portal for international students attending college in the United States, won the second annual ‘Trep Takeover student pitch competition in March. Goddard took the followup class, Small Business Development, and continued to work towards building her business. “Quite often [a typical business class] contains learning definitions, applying concepts and maybe making marketing plans, and understanding where the numbers fit in in accounting,” Goddard said. “I think a lot of credit needs to be given to the professor.” The new entrepreneur classes are hands-on and involve the community,

Goddard said. The courses are more focused on developing a business idea and concept. For example, Goddard appreciates an assignment interviewing a local businessperson, she said. The interview helped Goddard, who is from England, learn to navigate unfamiliar territory and gain valuable insight into launching her own business, Fresh Start. Freshstartus.org provides resources for international students and an option to purchase basic living essentials to be delivered to a residence before arriving in the states. Items that are difficult to travel with, such as shampoo and conditioner, or difficult to pack, like bedding, can be ordered as a package, Goddard said. Her winning idea was awarded $5,000 and Goddard will sit on the Fishman Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Board next year. The prize money was used towards developing her website, which is now live. The event staged the announcement of the entrepreneurship major and minor being offered for the first time this fall. The entrepreneurship

major is represented in the Business Administration programs and can be chosen as a minor according to the 2014-2015 Columbia College Undergraduate Catalog. Required courses for the major include Small Business Finance, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, and New Venture Creation. Elective courses listed incorporate advertising, sales, e-marketing, social media and other marketing and development classes. The entrepreneurship minor requires 24 semester hours. The class names may have changed since Goddard took them, but the focus remains. “The focus of this course is to explore the development of innovative thinking, opportunity recognition, and idea generation as it pertains to the creation of new businesses,” is how the new class catalog describes one of the required classes, Introduction to Entrepreneurship. “The two classes I’ve taken have the credit for the business idea I’ve come up with,” Goddard said. She plans to market Fresh Start to international directors next year after her December graduation.

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LEARNING TO LET GO by matt cowell illustration by kim watson The goal of management is to create value through your employees’ unique abilities while working together for a common cause. One myth you always hear as a manager: If you are feeling overwhelmed you just need to delegate more. As I have developed and matured as a leader, I have had many struggles in the area of delegation. If I wanted others to help me, I gave them a task and expected it to be done correctly. I found that nobody I was working with could complete the job like I expected.

Five steps to effective delegation

I was discouraged. In the time it took me to explain the task I could have had it done. I started completing tasks and not delegating them anymore. Again, I became overwhelmed. The cycle continued until one day during church it felt like someone was stabbing a knife in my heart. Oh my gosh, I thought to myself, I am having a heart attack! I left church, went and sat in the car till my wife and kids got out. We went to the ER, they admitted me immediately. I spent the next two days

sitting in the hospital being poked, prodded and stuck with needles. It was there that I realized I had to eliminate some of the stress and find a process to delegate that worked for me. I started researching the principals of delegation. The programs I found said just do it, delegate the things that need to get done. I had tried that it didn’t work! I decided to throw the old school concepts out the window and design my own.

By remembering these steps, I have been able to successfully delegate many tasks as well as teach others how to unload stress and make work more enjoyable. I’m happy to report I am feeling great these days. Matt Cowell is the vice president of human resource at OCCI, Inc. He works to develop leaders, recruit talent and create a culture of success.

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LEARN TO LEAD: 5 Basics Steps BY TONY RICHARDS

Leadership is a very energetic process. It takes full and willing commitment on the part of the leader to create ways to generate the results needed for their team, their company and for themselves. Quite simply, getting leadership results is work. Here are five steps every leader must take to generate positive results. Constant Self-Discovery

“How can you lead if you don’t know W H E R E

YOU ARE HEADED?”

Uncovering and becoming aware of your behaviors and what fuels your passion forward is so important. It produces an owner’s manual to yourself to propel you through your journey to success. Concentrating on your strengths, while finding ways to leverage others to compensate for your weaknesses is the fastest and surest way to better performance and results. You need to uncover and be aware of the gifts you have so you can hone them and develop them to a mastery level. In this process, you can develop a healthy, positive self-concept and plenty of self-confidence. Leadership conception occurs when your mental photograph of the future that shows you living out the fullness of your purpose and your potential. Once that mental picture is firmly solidified, you have a roadmap to fuel your leadership forward. Without vision, leadership is is not necessary.

Capture Your Vision How can you lead if you don’t know where you are headed? Your vision or a vision validates and authenticates your leadership. Leaders must envision and grab on to a vision of the future that reflects use of their gifts and fulfillment of their purpose.

Share Your Inspiration

Tony Richards is a leader in the area of leadership, business consulting and strategic advisement. He is senior partner of Clear Vision Development Group, a leadership coaching & training firm. follow Tony on Twitter @ tonyrichards4.

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You wouldn’t believe the amount of people who do not talk about their business to others. You should tell everyone about your business. Everyone! Hey, sometimes if you don’t blow your own horn, there isn’t any music. A leader in business who doesn’t talk about her business is like a baseball player at bat who only swings on but a few days. That player will miss a lot of good pitches that could be hits or home runs. The passive business leader serves no one but their competition by being quiet about her inspiration and their business. Telling everyone about your business can make a significant difference.

Connect To Your Principles Leadership can sometimes require a willingness to sacrifice pleasure for the protection of purpose. Only when a leader is connected to their principles will they not give them up and use them to protect their purpose. Principles are concepts she will apply over and over again in similar circumstances. For instance, most unsuccessful leaders will allow pain to stand in the way of progress, but most successful leaders have learned to manage pain to produce progress. Every game has principles successful players master to achieve winning results. Discovering, establishing and connecting to those specific principles will keep a leader on the straight and narrow pathway to successful growth and results. Principles that are most valuable to us come from our own encounters with situations of reality and our own reflections on those encounters. Your principles in your 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are not necessarily the same as in your 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Manage Your Priorities Successful planning is the sequential establishment of priorities. Priorities are stated goals necessary for progression. Leadership is a decision of focus. What to attend to and what to let go. Successful business leaders have a narrow agenda that is proactive attached to a concentrated to-do list with approximately 5 major items per day. If a leader does 25 major things per week to move their business forward, they have had a super, successful week of forward momentum. Remember, these 5 things per day must have major impact on the business. They are not things you can accomplish in a few quick minutes. Leadership does not get bogged down in minutiae, but should always allow the priorities of the vision to set the daily agenda. Narrow your priorities to a few, not many.

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From the Triple Crown to Columbia construction Taking a moment to learn from women who lead BY Lili Vianello

She could be

TOUGH AND ASSERTIVE.

But she knew how to do it with K I N D -

NESS AND FINESSE.

Lili Vianello is a community volunteer, radio show co-host and the President of Visionworks Marketing Group. She spends her spare time with her husband and their four-legged children.

My husband, John, and I re-watched a favorite movie this weekend, Secretariat. It’s the 2010 Disney film traces the path to glory of the 1973 Triple Crown-winning horse. Of course, the story of the horse is a backdrop for the real star, owner and breeder Penny Chenery, ably portrayed by Diane Lane. Lane shows Chenery to be a strong, smart and confident woman willing to boldly venture into a world dominated by men. It’s likely a nod to the scriptwriters, but Chenery/Lane takes snide comments about housewives and naming her horse “secretary” in stride, putting arrogant and rude doubters in their places while maintaining the demeanor of a lady. Raising a champion racehorse might be a challenge, but keeping one’s cool in a roomful of detractors is a real accomplishment! Fast-forward 40 years and, in many ways, we’re still fighting the same battles. Women are no long relegated to the role of housewife, but many women still struggle to break into “the club.” Some roles are still seen as men’s roles. For example, a very good female friend once

told me, “I want to buy from a man. I want to know there is a capable woman behind him doing the work, but I want to buy the services from a man.” Aargh! It’s so frustrating. Still, some women do an expert job of navigating the minefield of male-dominated trades. Susan Hart, vice president of Huebert Builders is one of them. She joined the Columbia-based team in 1990. And she’s not just a pretty face. Susan works in sales, public relations, client relations, community outreach, overall project management and more. It’s not unheard of, but it certainly isn’t the norm, to have a woman in top leadership at a construction firm. “It’s so common for me to be the only woman in a room, I don’t even think about it,” she said. “I used to notice it, but now I don’t.” Susan is not only capable, she’s charismatic. That’s one of the many reasons she was recently honored at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce annual meeting with the Debin Benish Outstanding Businesswoman Award. Named in honor of Debin Benish, who passed away in

2005, the award recognizes women who excel in leadership, volunteering, mentoring and as agents of change. Benish was a leader in many ways. She started Delta Systems Group at a time when women were not encouraged to venture out on their own professionally, especially not in the technology arena. She also had influence. People (male and female) listened to her and respected what she had to say. Watching her from afar, it was always amazing to see how effectively she got things done without losing her cool or her femininity. She could be tough and assertive. But she knew how to do it with kindness and finesse. Like Benish, Hart has excelled and has commanded respect along the way. “From the start, I’ve tried to be respectful and learn from the people around me,” Hart said. “I ask a lot of questions and don’t pretend I know things when I don’t.” One thing she appears to know pretty well: how to be a lady without compromising herself or her standards. Sounds like the equation for a champion.

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By Nicole Flood Photos submitted

B&B brings new life to historic Rocheport building

“Do your research, do your homework and set a goal for when you want to jump. T H E R E I S A T I M E to just make the leap and do it.”

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Nestled along the Katy Trail in Rocheport sits a quaint, sage green cottage. Walking up the 1,000-square-foot patio, surrounded by beautiful landscaping, vegetation and trees, one feels the calming presence of Mount Nebo Cottage. Inside, the shabby-chic cottage décor greets guests and creates a perfect getaway from busy everyday life to relax and replenish the soul. Angela and Darrell Rapp have visited many B&B’s, enjoying the unique lodging experience and ambiance. Angela fondly recalls mentioning to Darrell during one such visit that she would like to run a B&B of her own someday. In 2011, Darrell purchased Mount Nebo Cottage for her as a 10-year anniversary gift. The cottage was originally a church with records dating back to the mid1800s. Mount Nebo Baptist Church was founded by pre-Civil War slaves. While the building that stands today is not the first church, throughout the years the site has been a place of worship for many. The current structure was built around 1900-1910 and accommodated worshippers until its last service in 1967. The building sat empty from 1967 to 1992 when John Ott renovated the church into a commercial property while retaining the integrity of the original structure. When the Rapps purchased the building in 2011, the open sanctuary, high ceilings and alter space created the backdrop for Angela’s B&B. With a background in theology and administration, Rapp knew she wanted to preserve the spiritual history of the space while transforming the venue into a cottage. “Spiritual direction and retreats are passions of mine,” said Rapp. “It’s a very peaceful piece of property. You can feel tranquility here and the presence of God is tangible.” With little business knowledge and experience, Rapp was able to open the cottage for business in September 2011,

just three and a half months after they purchased the building. “Working for over 15 years in administration helped me prepare to run a business in terms of organization, working with people, coordinating projects and meeting deadlines,” said Rapp. To meet the goal of a September opening, Rapp created a timeline to meet smaller goals one at a time. She immersed herself in literature on opening a new business and visited other B&B’s to see how they functioned. Rapp also gave herself a crash course in interior design and poured over magazines and books at the library to create a cottage that would be like a sanctuary — a sanctuary for the soul. Once she had a vision in mind, Rapp went to auctions, estate sales and antique shops to find pieces to create the shabby-chic cottage look. Whites, dark woods, patina doors and differing antiques pull the look together. She distressed newer pieces and gave older pieces a face lift to fit the aesthetic. Among Rapp’s favorite pieces in the cottage are a 12-foot walnut harvest table with white and dark-wood mismatched chairs and a huge, antique canvas map of the United States dated 1904 and encased in an unfinished, barn-wood frame. Rapp’s daughter, Rachel Clark helped with much of the communication and marketing plans for the cottage. Clark said she thinks her mother did a great job creating the space. “It’s the atmosphere. People note the little details, the uniqueness,” said Clark. “This place is a marriage of nature, spirituality and hospitality.” With this combination Mount Nebo Cottage discovered its niche market of providing a private getaway focused on rest and replenishment. It’s a unique experience in that Rapp provides un-hosted lodging for couples or groups of up to five guests to enjoy the entire cottage to themselves. To keep with the cottage theme,

“NOT UNTIL I found the right product, and met the right partner, DID I BELIEVE

I could run a business,”

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Rapp provides a nutritional continental breakfast of farm-fresh eggs, locally roasted coffees, teas, milk, yogurt, granola and biscotti so that guests can enjoy breakfast at their leisure. Soaps and other items in the cottage are purchased locally as well, and guests are greeted with a bottle of Les Bourgeois wine. Mount Nebo Cottage can accommodate those wishing to enjoy a quiet weekend in Rocheport, special boutique events, spiritual retreats, couples getaways and wedding events. Rapp has known since high school that she wanted to be involved in business, but never thought she would one day own her own. “Not until I found the right product, and met the right partner, did I believe I could run a business,” said Rapp of opening the bed and breakfast. “You’ll feel it on the inside when it’s right.” Rapp noted that she could not have started the business alone and that the couple’s blended family worked as a team to make her dream business a reality. It’s important to remain flexible as you develop a business, Rapp advises. Mount Nebo had to temporarily close just 14 months after opening to allow for new construction, then reopened in the fall of 2013. She recommends business owners listen to customers while staying true to their values to grow and thrive. Rapp also underlines the importance of identifying an opportunity when it arises and knowing when to take a chance. “Do your research, do your homework and set a goal for when you want to jump. There is a time to just make the leap and do it. It all worked out — and on schedule — in the end,” said Rapp.

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NCY VES

For this marketing pro, silliness is the secret to success.

Some people happen to be naturally funny. With other people, funny seems to happen naturally to them. With Betsy Fine-Dudenhoeffer, both happen, well, naturally. Like the time she dressed to the nines for the Jefferson City Chamber Gala, stepping out in sparkly heels and an up-do, and ended up showing off quite a bit more than sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d intended that night.

Her coat, of all things, was the culprit. The completely classy, floorlength, wool coat that had belonged to her grandmother. In line for the coat check, among the refined crowd, Betsy pulled off the coat and swept it over her arm. “That’s when I felt it ...,” she says. “The breeze. Yes ... static electricity is a wicked, wicked thing.” Now, surely Betsy is not the only woman ever to have unintentionally shone a full moon on a fancy event. But she might be the only woman to willingly share the story broadly, including 2,230 friends on Facebook. “I have to laugh at myself, because sometimes I don’t make the smartest choices,” says Betsy, who, nonetheless, has had a successful sales and marketing career in mid-Missouri. She currently holds two jobs — one as marketing director for Central Dairy and a second as — here she pauses, takes a deep breath and adds — “regional coordinator of southern counties for the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri.” She is the Food Bank’s liaison with partner agencies, including church and community food pantries, to distribute food to low-income families, and she helps raise support for the Food Bank through fundraising events and individual donors. The first mobile food distribution she worked in Jefferson City, she says, was “a real eye-opening experience for me. While I was there, three people in the line were people I graduated high school with. Two in the line go to my church. It definitely changed the face of hunger for me.” Most weeks find her on the road to Rolla, Tipton and towns around the Lake of the Ozarks. Her sense of humor is always along for the ride. One day she started to feel frustrated after meeting with a particularly rude

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person. “For a brief moment, I started to take it personally. Then I thought, I’m not going to let this person steal my joy, and I started thinking about all the funny things. His pants didn’t even match his shirt!” She uses humor to lighten up meetings, knock the stuffiness out of a workplace and forge new relationships. Although she admits to occasionally stepping over the line, she believes humor helps build relationships. “Anyone you can make laugh will certainly be your friend,” she says. Betsy learned about relationship building from her grandfather, Charlie Czarlinsky, who owned a clothing store in downtown Jefferson City where she worked after school. “He taught me how to be a cashier, welcome clients, make eye contact and build relationships. For my grandfather, relationship was key. People buy from people they like, he said.” Betsy’s way of finding amusement in everyday activities grew out of sibling competition with her brother, Cal. He was a Jim Carrey style comic who elicited “gut-wrenching laughter,” she says, and she wanted to make people laugh, too. So, in a family of big personalities, including a professional Gospel-singing aunt, it was often Open Mic Night at home. Every Friday for the past 10 years, Betsy has had a 10-minute gig on KWOS Radio reviewing movies. Because she laughs through much of it — a distinctive laugh that is sometimes recognized in restaurants — her movie ratings are based on a scale of 1-5 giggles. “She’s a hoot,” says Warren Krech, host of the morning show that airs “Betsy at the Movies.” “It always seems like every week she’s got some new adventure. Things do happen to Betsy, but she’s got a way of talking about them, and that’s how she processes them.” Betsy turned 40 earlier this year, a number she’s not shy about sharing. “We’re fun people no matter what our age is. You live life like it’s the last day.” While she makes fun of herself mostly, some stories stem from the Sunday school class of 4-year-olds she

“Anyone you can make laugh will

CERTAINLY BE YOUR FRIEND.” — Betsy Dudenhoeffer

teaches, experiences with Hottie Hubby (her name for her husband, Mark) and raising three sons, now all teenagers. “Dear Mom and Dad, You can call off karma now. I get it ... parenting is hard. Love, Me,” she posted on Facebook. The past five years have seen family trials and tragedies that could knock the wit out of many people. Betsy’s brother died, her step-father’s chronic illness worsened, and Betsy was diagnosed with epilepsy and melanoma. But it’s during those times that the ability to find humor is most valuable, she points out. “You can dwell on all the negatives, or choose to find the positives and the nuggets of hope,” says Betsy, who also has a strong faith in God. “It’s easier for me to laugh than to just sit and sulk.” Krech describes Betsy’s humor as healing. “If you’re ever having a bad time of it, Betsy is the go-to person to make you feel better, and I think it’s because she’s faced a lot of challenges in her life with grace and humor.” It’s the grace that carried her through radiation therapy to a successful end. The humor that had her laughing back at the Chamber Gala in the middle of a mortifying situation. Any friend, colleague, or one of her two-thousand-something followers will tell you, she’s a girl who knows the value of a good laugh.

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Gumbo Bottoms:

A Big Mudd

By Sara Jeffrey Photos by Kim Watson

dy Musical

M E R E D I T H L U D W I G K N O W S the Missouri River has a lot of stories to tell. She spent much of 2005 collecting oral histories of river life for the Missouri River Communities Network (MRCN), a Columbia-based nonprofit. The people, the events, the life all fascinated her. Beyond recording the stories for posterity, Meredith knew that the essence of this life should be shared — and put to music. Ludwig had fallen in love with musical theater as a young girl. It took just a few years, a variety of working experiences from photographer to tobacco stripper, before she encountered the story she felt she had to tell. Within months Ludwig found her composer and co-author after hearing celebrated local folk musician Cathy Barton at the Missouri Theater. As the two worked through chaotic schedules to get the musical written, they enlisted the help of Lesley Oswald to bring the musical to life. Not only did Oswald work through much of the direction and choreography, her connections with the Turner Hall River Rats of Boonville found a home stage for “Gumbo Bottoms: A Big Muddy Musical.” The story follows a well-to-do Easterner, Vivian Marks, in 1928 as she finds herself widowed and broke. All that she has been left by her squandering husband is a piece of “misery”… also known as Missouri river-bottom land. The melodrama treats audiences to the joys of simplicity that could be found in river life, along with themes of survival and racism that were pervasive at the time. The juxtaposition of wealthy city life to rural river life comes alive with the stringed instrument compositions intertwined through the tale.

Balance and commitment The collaboration of three women to write, produce and direct is an unusual one in the theatrical world but it is something the women are proud of, as well as a key to their success. Oswald said of the group, “There is not a hierarchy of any kind, egos are pretty non-existent, very cooperative, very supportive.” Still, the process is long. Ludwig recalls a friend telling her, “‘Musicals take a LONG time.’ And that was good to know. You know, people spend years on a book before it takes off. That is what we are looking at!” Though their backgrounds included business and theater, the team was very much starting from scratch. “Every play is its own business. A new play is a new business,” Oswald shared. Undeterred, they dug in for the long haul. The first readings were held in 2006 in a private home. After many rewrites and revisions, along with fundraising to

“A new play is a new B U S I N E S S . ” — Lesley Oswald

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“ART AND CREATIVITY

do not pour forth from the balance sheet.” — Lesley Oswald

support the endeavor, “Gumbo Bottoms: A Big Muddy Musical” officially premiered in November of 2008. Since then, the group has taken the show on the road to Columbia, Jefferson City, Hermann and Washington, Mo., in addition to several performances in Boonville. The project got off the ground thanks to private donations and grants. But the group contends that one of the biggest challenges they continue to face is a lack of funding for the arts. “Art and creativity do not pour forth from the balance sheet,” Oswald reminded. Their passion for the project drives these women to work constantly to get it in front of more people: regional theaters, community theaters, colleges, even high schools.

The muddy road ahead While all productions have their share of difficulties, the tight-knit collaboration has spread its passion for the project on to cast and crew, with many original members still on board. Lesley shared that one of the biggest challenges when traveling with the show is the logistics of it all. In addition to coordinating cast and crew, there are the multiple sets, costumes and props that have to be in place and set up. However the challenges never overcome their passion to share the story. As the production grows they continue to seek alternate revenue streams that will also increase recognition of the work. They recently released a CD featuring 13 of the musical’s original musical pieces. Additionally, they plan to sell rights for the musical to be produced by other groups or as a reader’s theater piece. To increase exposure, Meredith has set a goal of getting the work in front of at least one new person per week, whether sending the CD to introduce the musical, or contacting local or regional theaters to present the production. Ludwig, Barton and Oswald have shared a common goal, a vision for the musical from the beginning: “We want it to have a life of its own,” Ludwig explained. A busy summer schedule has kept the outlook promising. “Gumbo Bottoms” returned to Turner Hall, its home theater in Boonville, for performances in July, as well as a special performance onboard the Queen of the Mississippi riverboat in St. Louis. How far their story will travel is yet to be determined, but, to borrow a line from the production, they “make room for the possibles,” and will undoubtedly navigate the big muddy river of success as a passionate team.

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DAYM-APPROVED MAN

Â KNOW THY CUSTOMER

By Nicole Flood

How the owner of Moberly-based Notionfront learned to appreciate the value we all bring to the table.

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“When we see people on the other side of a screen looking at us and emoting and feeling, that has a R A D I C A L

EFFECT ON US MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.” – Randal Weidenaar

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I N B U S I N E S S , T H I N G S often seem cut-and-dried. Many times, focus is given to creating the perfect business model at all costs. To be successful in business, and in life, Randal Weidenaar found following these models was not getting him the results he wanted. Today, he connects products with markets through creative intuition by focusing on one thing: people. Weidenaar has a varied and in-depth background of more than 15 years in web development, video production, programming, business convergence, Internet marketing strategy, and product development. He has also spent 10 years in missional and altruistic work. Following his education in Europe, he worked there for a decade. Throughout his early career, Weidenaar went between working in creative agencies and doing mission work abroad. He founded marketing businesses in Philadelphia and Chicago. Most recently, he spent seven years in Athens, Greece before coming back to the United States and starting a joint venture with three good friends. This combination of work put Weidenaar on a path to finding significance, winding through his work, his faith and his life. “There was no difference between the greedy people I had met in business and the greedy missionary who is looking for significance in building their own organization,” said Weidenaar. “I realized that I couldn’t find it there –– I really couldn’t find that in my work, no matter how noble the work was, which has led me to drastically readdress how I do things.” This led Weidenaar to conclude that ultimately everyone has to find that significance in God or a higher power. “We have to realize that we all are worthy and bring that worthiness to our work,” said Weidenaar. “When we bring that worthiness to our work, our worth thrives.” Another aspect of Weidenaar’s life that has changed how he views the world is reading. Five years ago he discovered Audible. com and started devouring books. Through his thirst for knowledge and love of nonfic-

tion reading, he began to see patterns in the success stories of people throughout history. “One pattern that kept emerging was that one has to bring significance to their work rather than trying to gain significance from it,” said Weidenaar. “The cure for a lot of our disconnection and lack of significance is empathy.” Through introspection, Weidenaar realized in his career and missional work he had seen people as tools rather than people — he lacked empathy in his work. “I didn’t consciously do this, but in the end while trying to recruit people to my cause, I didn’t always see people –– I didn’t look at them and really see into their soul,” said Weidenaar. His solution? To make an effort to understand everyone’s unique significance. To exercise the empathy that creates connections, which lead to accomplishments and growth. Notionfront is the product of this latest venture. The mission of Notionfront is to make businesses grow through big ideas and marketing. Its focus is video production, web design, graphics, animation and photography. Weidenaar runs the national company from his new office space in downtown Moberly. After working from his home office in rural Huntsville, Mo. for several years, Weidenaar decided it was time to develop a creative space for his business. He renovated a 100-year-old building on Reed Street that features exposed brick and water art. The space gives him that artistic and unique space for his work. “It’s a place to be creative and artistic so when you are there you can feel the vibe –– not just working in cubicles,” said Weidenaar. The headquarters also house his own video studio, which allows more options for video and photography, in addition to shooting on location. “I love my work because I get to be creative all day long –– designing websites and videos,” said Weidenaar. At Notionfront Weidenaar’s specializes in videography and marketing videos. In his search for significance, he found using video as a marketing medium led to a more direct path to empathy and connection. “When we see people on the other side of a screen

looking at us and emoting and feeling, that has a radical effect on us mentally and physically,” said Weidenaar. “We almost physically cannot not be changed by an empathic story.” Weidenaar says he focuses on how he can connect people to the heart of their client’s message. Most recently, he has started working in local medical markets, helping to market medical services in the Moberly and Kirksville areas. Weidenaar works with David Vermeesch of Charlevoix, Mich. and Jay McDonald of Van Alstyne, Tex. to make Notionfront a reality. The team collaborates on projects worldwide. They all have individual studios and work locally with the goal of contributing to their communities through their creative touch.

“It’s a neat full-circle to see that this is how we are fundamentally wired as people, and to peer in to each other’s souls and to be significant,” said Weidenaar. “When we do that in business and in marketing –– and in life –– it works.” Weidenaar added that when we just try to chew people up, even if our cause is righteous, that in the end it doesn’t work. “When we try to sell our products, people can tell when you’re just reading a script. You can look into someone’s eyes and tell, ‘yeah, that person just spoke from their soul.’” Weidenaar gives this advice to those interested in starting their own business: From a philosophical standpoint, make sure you’re bringing significance to your work.Test your product and get feedback before you launch. Use marketing as a tool.

It takes a lot of hard work and determination to start a business. Practice good meditation and keep a good perspective of what you’re doing. Read –– seek constant learning. See the big picture –– see the full cycle, including the natural ups and downs that come with business. The ups and downs in business strengthen your soul. Be OK with the ebb and flow. Know that certain times of year you have to work on your tools and other times it’s harvest season. Weidenaar and his family live on a small, organic, family farm outside of Huntsville. They appreciate the quieter pace after big-city life, and enjoy sustainable farming and growing deeper in their faith.

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GIRLS WITH GRIT

Girls with Grit Opportunity looks a lot like hard work.

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Erin Thompson

Casey Petty

HOSTESS WITH THE MOST

MAJOR MULTITASKER

Virginia McCoskrie

Katie Humphreys

Barbara Lauberth

CELEBRATING 12 YEARS

GOING STRONG

Inspired by her friend’s mother’s Kansas City shop where Virginia sold her hand-smocked baby clothes, Virginia opened Smockingbird’s Unique Gifts & Accessories 12 years ago in downtown Fulton. Since the opening of the shop Virginia has stayed active in the community, including with The Brick District, where she serves as chairman of web marketing.

Always active in 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) growing up, managing editor of Farm Journal Media fits Katie well. Katie has been serving the agricultural audience for more than 13 years. A Fulton resident, Katie works in Mexico, and stays busy with home, community and church activities. She is a project leader for Rising Sun 4-H, and serves on the Fulton FFA Advisory Committee.

Erin Thompson has been the proud owner of E. Marie’s in Mountain Grove since 2007. From her shop, Thompson offers gifts and antiques, a coffee shop and a pottery studio. At Your Art’s Desire Pottery Studio, owned by Nancy Tuel, guests paint pottery and create glass-fused pieces. Many customers at E. Marie’s stop in and stay for an entire afternoon.

Casey went from stay-at-home mom, to cabinet-business owner, to successful beauty-and-retail owner with Studio K Studio & Fashion Boutique in Saint James. After an apprenticeship with a local business owner, Casey grew her business to include eight stylists, two tanning beds, spray tanning, manicure/pedicures, skin care and massage. Casey serves on the board of education in her school district, is the president of the youth wrestling club and enjoys participating in her two boys’ active sports schedule.

EXCITING EXPANSION

Barb’s New & Gently Used Clothing & More opened in Westphalia in 2005 and has blossomed into a thriving business. Since expanding by building her new location in 2013, Barb had already beat last year’s numbers by July of this year. Barb enjoys working with her “girly girls,” and supporting her community by giving back to local fundraisers, organizations, schools and being a sponsor for the Junior Miss and Queen Pageant, of Osage County Fair.

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Help support a mission of hope

HONDURAS SERVE 2015 January 10–17, 2015

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Compass EFC and Alive in Christ churches of Columbia, MO are partnering with WGO of Honduras in a mission trip to send workers and health care professionals to provide medical services, dental services, optical services, concrete floors in homes, evangelism, and bring eye glasses, pharmaceuticals and supplies to the desperately poor in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on January 10–17, 2015.

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Your donations will help send workers and purchase supplies. To give donations for this important cause, please make checks out to Compass EFC, with “Honduras” in the memo line, and send to Compass EFC, 600 Silvey St., Columbia, MO 65203.

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Callaway Bank Advertising Coordinator Do you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials? Does your pulse jump when you see a fresh creative idea? Does the term “wordsmith” inspire you? If so we want you to join our team. The Callaway Bank is looking for an Advertising Coordinator to write copy for advertising, website, and social media channels; coordinate digital and traditional ad placement, assist with marketing projects, including research, and contribute to a company that aspires to make a difference with its customers. This person must have strong writing and organizational skills, experience with web and social media marketing, and be a creative thinker. Bachelor’s degree or 3-4 years of related business experience required. This position is located at our Main Bank Facility in Fulton. The Callaway Bank, Human Resources Dept., P.O. Box 10, Fulton, MO 65251 Or email your resume to: humanresources@ callawaybank.com To pick up an employment application stop by our Chapel Hill Branch at 1600 Chapel Hill in Columbia or our Main Bank Facility at 5 E. 5th Street in Fulton.

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Bell Bros Cargo If you are looking for a trucking company that will appreciate your skill and talent as a professional truck driver, give us a call. Founded in 1985, Bell Bros Cargo is an established family owned OTR Refrigerated carrier. We not only stand by our commitment to our drivers but treat them like family, which is

why we are considered one of the most professional trucking companies in the industry. On average, our drivers earn $40K-$50K annually, based on per computer mile practical route and are paid weekly. We also offer a full benefits package, including: Vacation Pay Bonuses for clean inspections Health insurance No electronic logs Home weekly For more information, call us at 573-386-2201

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Visionworks Marketing Group Job Description: Oversee projects from inception to completion on time and on budget and work closely with clients to achieve results. The successful candidate will deliver exceptional client service; think strategically to meet clients’ marketing goals; contribute to creative concepts; write compelling copy for print and social platforms, and be attentive to details and deadlines. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication, Marketing or related field preferred; minimum two years comparable experience. Salary: Negotiable To apply: send a resume, cover letter, salary requirements and references to info@ visionworksgroup.com.

PR SPECIALIST

Lake Regional Health System Job Description: Supports internal and external communications objectives, including promotion of Lake Regional Health System services, physicians and educational activities. Performs

general writing and editing, including, news releases and copywriting for web, social media, magazine and feature articles. Qualifications: Strong writing and editing skills required. Website management skills and experience using social media preferred. Photography and design skills preferred. Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications or related fields required. Applicants must be proficient with various software programs, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat. Familiarity with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop preferred.

PRN REGISTERED NURSE Concannon Plastic Surgery Duties will include support for the physician in assisting in Columbia and Jefferson City Clinics. Will assist with all needs for OR cases including monitoring and recovery in conscious sedation cases. Ability to multi-task, work independently and be a team player is a must. If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Kathy@ concannonplasticsurgery.com

MEDICAL BILLER

Capital Region Medical Center Seeking a Biller with the following qualifications: Prefer 3 months to 1 year insurance billing experience, CPT coding, computer skills, 10 key calculator, oral and written communication experience. This position requires detailed follow up via web portals and telephone as well as patient education on how their insurance has processed. FullTime, 80 hours per pay period. Monday - Friday daytime hours. Requisition number for

reference:1850 For more information contact: Capital Region Medical Center 1125 Madison Street P.O. Box 1128 Jefferson City, MO 65101 For other current listings, visit http://www.crmc.org/hr/ careerops/

PR/COPYWRITING INTERN

Visionworks Marketing Group Salary: $7.50/hour Job Description: Public Relations and Copywriting Intern Qualifications: Eligible candidates will be strong writers with an interest in public relations. Must be organized, attentive to detail and a good communicator. Applicants should be available to work 15-25 hours per week during the school year. To Apply: send a resume, cover letter and writing samples to valerie@visionworksgroup.com.

SALES AND MARKETING

Baumgartners Furniture is hiring for a Full or Part-time Salesperson in our Columbia location. Commission based with great earning potential. Send resume to baumgartnersfurniture@gmail. com. Professional Daym magazine is seeking energetic, careerminded individuals with a passion for helping small businesses achieve their goals through advertising. Must be a self-starter with the ability to build long-lasting relationships with our current and future customers. This is a base salary plus commission based position with huge earning potential for the right person. Send your resume to betsy@ professionaldaym.com

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William Woods University Currently accepting applications for a full-time, exempt Admissions Representative. The Admissions Representative is responsible for marketing William Woods University undergraduate programs and services to prospective students to increase university enrollment and visibility. Position Requirements: • A bachelor’s degree is required. • Experience in sales, marketing or public relations is preferred. • Must be able to communicate and interact effectively with people. • Must perform as a team player. • Must meet tight deadlines while working with frequent interruptions. • Must be enthusiastic, selfmotivated and self-disciplined. • Must be organized, flexible, and creative; maintain attention to detail. • Must be computer literate; knowledge of Jenzaber and PowerFaids is preferred. William Woods University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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AFTER FIVE

A strong community begins with a solid foundation By Deborah Wolfe

Community Foundation of the Lake connects charitable givers with the causes that need them.

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When you just want to help Two years ago, after a post-retirement quest to contribute to the needs of their local community became a surprisingly difficult endeavor, Marvin and Lucille Silliman issued a challenge to fellow Lake-area philanthropists. While researching local charities, the Sillimans were shocked by the farreaching and pressing financial burdens of many nonprofit organizations, “right in our own backyard.” They knew they wanted to help, but determining where and how to distribute their monetary donations was a complicated decision that tore at their heartstrings. The most pressing question being how to do it and where to begin. Acting on the advice of a friend in the banking business, the Sillimans turned to the Community Foundation of the Lake (CFL) for guidance. Dedicated to building “the educational, cultural, health and economic development of our community,” the nonprofit group manages a variety of funds established by families, individuals and corporations with the long-term goal of “building permanent, named funds for the broadbased public benefit of the residents in their community.” The CFL accomplishes this by building on a foundation of permanent endowment funds and using a portion of

the annual income to support a variety of local nonprofit organizations through grants and special projects. Donors may specify which groups benefit from their contributions or rely on the foundation board members to distribute the funds where they are most needed. Through the CFL affiliation with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO), local operating costs are practically non-existent, assuring that nearly all of the money raised from local contributors is used to enhance the life of Lake area residents.

Stepping it up For Marvin Silliman, a former financial adviser, the strategy was the winning formula that convinced him to climb on board. Impressed with Silliman’s business acumen, years of experience working with not-for-profit organizations and endless energy, the CFL foundation invited him to join the board in February 2012. Not long after, they asked him to take the helm. “I was shocked that fall when they asked me to become president,” Silliman says. “I then opened the Silliman Family Foundation account through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, of which the CFL is an affiliate.” Not one to rest on his laurels,

Silliman soon issued a challenge grant through the CFL that matched dollar-fordollar (up to $5,000) any donations made to Share the Harvest Food Pantry. On December 5, 2012 the group announced that the challenge had been met and the Marvin & Lucile Silliman Family Foundation and Share the Harvest had turned $5,000 into $10,000 in less than three months. “Share the Harvest Food Pantry is very well-managed and no dollars are wasted,” Silliman said at the time. “Judy and Norman Wimmer have done an excellent job in managing the facility and were instrumental in making this challenge grant a success.”

Strength in numbers While savvy investment strategy plays a vital role in perpetuating the foundation’s charitable pursuits. CFL members readily agree, that the heart of the organization is the members who contribute their time, passion and money. “What most impressed me about the CFL is that a dedicated group of volunteers cares enough to meet monthly, raise a lot of money and decide how to benefit the lake area,” Silliman says.

“Each year, our mission becomes more difficult, as we find so many more 501(c) (3) nonprofits needing our help. We went from eight applicants giving out eight grants in 2012, to 15 applications in 2013 receiving 11 grants, to over 20 applicants receiving 17 grants in 2014.” Though Silliman and his fellow board members express concern over the growing need for assistance, they are pleased to note that awareness and participation in the CFL continues to grow at an impressive pace since its formation in 2008.

Reflections and projections Much of that growth is due to the efforts of a small group of early founders. “When I retired to the Lake I wanted to volunteer and could not find a central place to gather information on needs and opportunities for volunteering,” co-founder Janice Gentile explains. “There was no coordinated giving or accountability for donations. Just lots of fundraisers for lots of nonprofits.” Believing that many retirees shared her desire to improve the Lake community through donations and volunteering, Gentile reached out to friends and fellow

philanthropists, Lynn and Peg Griswold. With the help of Representative Wayne Cooper and his assistant at the time, Kim Spangler, the altruistic allies convened in a public meeting. “About 40 community leaders attended the meeting with board members from the Eldon Community Foundation and representatives from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks,” Gentile recalled. “Attendees were asked to sign up if they were interested in serving on committees and a board.” Interest grew and the positive response from a second public meeting enabled the group to officially establish the Community Foundation of the Lake. Fellow founding board member, George Robertson, provided major financial support to the CFL as well as major guidance. Six years later, Gentile optimistically looks toward the future. “I continue to be excited about the amazing reception and contributions from this community,” Gentile says. “The opportunity this ‘new way of giving’ offers for everyone, whether it be an individual, business, major corporation, civic group or a family wanting to do designated giving, all of that is possible

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through the CFL and all the money given in the Lake area — stays in the Lake area.”

Reflections and projections Co-founder, Lynn Griswold, gives Gentile high praise along with Garrett for their commitment to the success of CFL, while applauding the continued efforts of current president Marvin Silliman and the present board members. Noting that the Lake region has over 350 active charities, Griswold stresses that there is still a tremendous workload ahead. “At first we were the new kid on the block so we had to gain acceptance. We were able to assist several charities in their efforts to raise funds as well as to make grants to various charities,” Griswold says. “We were successful in attracting excellent board members that have a good philanthropic spirit and are willing to work diligently in order to

make the Community Foundation of the Lake a vital part of the community.” Six years later, it’s evident those early efforts reaped great rewards for local charities. Since it’s inception, the CFL has dispersed more than $100,000 in grants and matching grants to Lake area nonprofits. An impressive feat that not only enhances the life of those who receive the proceeds, but one that impacts the lives of the givers, as well. Public relations chair Melissa Carroll finds inspiration in the many stories of renewal among grant recipients. “The Lake of the Ozarks is blessed with a plethora of ‘givers’ — both of time and money,” Carroll says. “Hearing the stories from our grant recipients, explaining in detail just how our grants and matching grants have helped their clients get through extremely tough times is more than inspiring.” Garrett looks back on her role as a co-founder in what proved to be an

ambitious undertaking with a sense of gratitude for the growing support. “I was lucky enough to be involved with the Community Foundation of the Lake from the beginning. I was so excited to have the chance to be involved with an effort to create something that could benefit the Lake community for years to come,” Gerrett says. “In the short few years since the CFL started, I’ve seen some amazing things happen. Several challenge grants have been successful in raising thousands of dollars for various causes.” Their mission may be accomplished, but it will likely never be complete. Fortunately for the Lake community, as the need grows greater, the resolve of CFL members grows stronger. “I encourage everyone to learn more,” Garrett says. “There are so many ways to utilize the CFL for the betterment of our community ... and we’ve only just scratched the surface!”

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Forget Me Not Ball

A 501(c)(3) organization, the pantry currently serves more than 1,000 families equalling 3,000 individuals each month. In the past eight years the group distributed 2,880,000 pounds of food. “Our community is a better place to live because of the Community Foundation of the Lake’s concern for the needs of all citizens. Challenge Grants allow individual community members and organizations a chance to work together in charitable giving.” — Judy and Norman Wimmer, Share the Harvest board members

Wonderland Camp provides campers with lifetime memories. “When a camper arrives who is considered disabled, overlooked, marginalized, at Wonderland Camp they become a camper, a dancer, a fisherman, paddleboat driver, an artist. It is what we do. “[CFL is] an excellent platform for showing credible and effective nonprofits in the local Lake community.” — Jason Hyson, Wonderland Camp executive director

Founded in 2007, the Forget Me Not Ball is a glamorous evening featuring fine dining, lively entertainment that includes student and professional dancers, and most importantly, a call for assistance. The black-tie event has raised tens of thousands of dollars on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association. “Creating the partnership with the Community Foundation of the Lake assures me that the money raised at our event is used locally to help families who are suffering from Alzheimer’s.” — Amy Hernandez, Forget Me Not Ball event founder/organizer

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