Press Release: Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Presents MarketingWeek NYC June 8-12th
MCC Thanks May's Renewing Members
Contact Name | Company Name | Website |
Monty Berhane | Capitol Petroleum Group | www.capitolpetro.com |
Benjamin Hatooka | Rug Wash Inc | www.rugwash.com |
Vanessa J. Herman | Pace University | www.pace.edu |
Thomas McMahon | TLM Associates | www.tlmnyc.com |
Terrence Martell | Baruch College/CUNY, Weissman Center for Int'l Bus | Zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu |
Ronald Law | MetroPlus Health Plan | |
Sara Ghazaii | New York Genome Center | www.nygenome.org |
Kathryn Wylde | Partnership for New York City | www.pfnyc.org |
Jindan Lu | USA 3D Valve Group CO. | www.usa3dvalve.com |
Timothy Hall | Hall Partnership Architects, LLP | www.hallarchitect.com |
Rich Murray | Wolf Disaster Services | www.wolfdisasterservices.com |
Louise Shohet | BSC Travel, Inc. | www.bsctravelinc.com |
Hlynur Guojonsson | Consulate of Iceland | |
Matthew Bauer | Madison Avenue BID | |
Hakan Ozcilingir | NEX Worldwide Express | www.shipnex.com |
Roy Gerard | Roy F. Gerard, Attorney at Law | www.roygerard.com |
Nur Ercan | The Marmara Manhattan | www.marmara-manhattan.com |
MCC Welcomes our New Members from May 2015
Company Name | Contact Name | Website |
Advanced Data Streams Inc. | Safina Hasan | |
TG Paragon Associates, LLC | Tarnisha Garvin | |
Edwards Law Firm, P.C. | Gerald Edwards | |
Your Massage Concierge | Lisa Hendrie | www.yourmassageconcierge.com |
Hecht, Kleeger & Damashek, P.C. | Jonathan Damashek | www.lawyer1.com |
Co-Communications | Sarah Aires | |
Scenterprises Inc | Sue Phillips | www.scenterprises.com |
Macklowe Gallery | Ben Macklowe | |
JUVA SKIN AND LASER CENTER | Alyssa Franzo | www.juvaskin.com |
Law Office of Abel Pierre PC | Abel Pierre | www.ozarkconsulting.com |
MetLife Premier Client Group | Daniel Rodgers | www.hudsonwealthadvisors.com |
LJM Developments LLC | Shaheryar Mian | www.ljmdevelopments.com |
Next Street | Amir Kirkwood | www.nextstreet.com |
Prime Manhattan Realty | Jonathan Anapol | www.primemanhattan.com |
SKNY Real Estate | Debra Flics | www.skny.nyc |
ESIRT New York and California | Margaret Morton | |
National Recruiting Group | Patrick Rozmus | www.nationalrecruitinggroup.com |
David Thiergartner Interiors | David Thiergartner | www.davidthiergartnerinteriors.com |
Katherine Loanzon, Esq. | Katherine Loanzon | www.katherineloanzon.com |
Project Pay It Forward | Amy Mintz | www.PayItForwardNYC.org |
The Corcoran Group | Karen Kelley | |
Joie de vivre online | Wafaa Dan | |
Oscar Wilde Tours | Andrew Lear | |
LANE REFRIGERATION CO., INC. | Joe Marro | www.laneassociatesinc.com |
Israel Discount Bank of New York | Michelle Tan | www.idbny.com |
Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C. | Anna Slyusareva | www.grr.com |
Green Building Center | Jason Kliwinski | www.greenbuildingcenter.com |
MCC Thanks April's Renewing Members
Contact Name | Company Name | Website |
Yasushi Sasaki | Two Rivers Associates, LLC | www.tworiversassociates.us |
Shari Shabab | Galerie Shabab | www.galerieshabab.com |
Heather DeCato | Ventura Associates International LLC | www.sweepspros.com |
William Montanaro | Greater New York Council, Boy Scouts of America | www.bsa-.gnyc.org |
Jeffrey B. Carstens | Bank Leumi USA | www.Leumiusa.com |
Colleen Molter | QED National | www.qednational.com |
Rafael Abreu | Statue Cruises | www.statuecruises.com |
Prajesh Patel | Sempion, INC. | www.sempion.com |
Stuart Holland | Sygma Technology Services LLC | www.sygmatechnology.com |
Ashraf Hamdy | Consulate of Egypt | |
Joseph Carfagno | Fusion Employer Services LLC | www.fusionemployerservices. |
Glen Friedman | Gotham Insider | www.gothaminsider.com |
Peter Semetis | Sale & Pepe Caterers | www.salepepefinecatering.com |
Gregory Morris | Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. | www.isaacscenter.org |
Jay Nosenchuk | Windstream | www.windstreambusiness.com |
Sabina Klimek | Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in NY | www.newyork.trade.gov.pl/en/ |
MCC Welcomes our New Members from April 2015
Company Name | Contact Name | Website |
The Junkluggers | Lon Epstein | |
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP | Dan Hyman | |
Winning Resumes | Reisa Williams | www.winningresumes1.com |
Insignia-BNY National Title Agency | Jason DiFrietus | www.insigniabnt.com |
Ogilvy Public Relations | Jennifer Risi | |
Pamela Snyder | Pamela Snyder | |
Bhatta Law & Associates | Licelle Cobrador | www.bhattalaw.com |
TEMPO Strategic | Angela Cason | www.tempostrategic.com |
Viridian Energy | Susan Mazonson | |
All Generations Entertainment | Philip Herman | www.AllGenerationsdj.com |
TAITRA | Alanka Yang | |
Olympus Center | Christopher Trahan | www.olympus-center.com |
Vaz Medical & Industrial safety Inc | Emilio Vazquez | www.vazmedical.com |
Schwartz Heslin Group | Raimundo Archibold | |
Word Charmers | Mary Cucci | www.wordcharmers.com |
CPA | Nigyar Mamedova | |
Law Office of Kelly Weiner PLLC | Kelly Weiner | www.kellyweinerlaw.com |
Demsker Realty | Thomas Demsker | www.demsker.nyc |
No Brokers Please | Thomas Demsker | www.nobrokersplease.com |
Alpha and Omega Theater Co. Inc. | Domenic Guastaferro | www.alphaandomegatheater.vpweb.com |
EcoTech Visions | Pandwe Gibson | www.ecotechvisions.org |
Hungarian US Trade LLC | Alex Benko | |
Avocado Digital Media | Ekaterina Lyapustina | |
Goldman Sachs | Srujan Linga | |
New York Life | Tracy Brown | http://newyorklife.com/ |
Comfort Keepers | Lisa McNee | www.ComfortKeepersNYC949.com |
The New York Jazz Choregraphy Project At The Lenox Hill Neighborood House
The performance was enthusiastically received by the audience members, many of whom are on fixed incomes or are low-wage earners. Thanks to a generous grant from the MCC Community Benefit Festival Grant Project and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, JCE was able to pay its choreographers for their wonderful work, which was enjoyed by many who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend a live performance. JCE was grateful to MCC for the opportunity to keep jazz thriving in the New York community!
This program was made possible in part by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. All of JCE’s programs are made possible in part by its corporate sponsor, Salon Ishi.
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June Family Fun Guide
Rising Security Threats—to All Businesses
GREAT Tech Awards 2015
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MCC Welcomes our New Members from June 2015
Contact Name | Company Name | Website |
Matthew Roth | Matthew Aron Roth Photography | www.matthewaronroth.com |
Trung Truong | Borough Construction LLC | www.boroughconstruction.com |
Jessica Robinson | PurePoint International | www.the-purepoint.com |
Steven Buchwald | Buchwald & Associates | www.buchwaldlaw.com |
Shoko Sekiguchi | Ampleen LLC | www.ampleen.com |
Rise Hourani | HVAC Mechanical Supplies & Solutions | www.hvacmss.com |
Brittany Grando | Grando Energy | www.grandoenergy.com |
Janet Falk | Falk Communications and Research | www.janetlfalk.com |
Patricia Warmack | PitaP's Productions, Inc. | www.pitaps.com |
Michael Cano | Gateway VIP Services | www.gatewaymeetandgreet.com |
Renee Leibler | NotifyNeighbor | www.notifyneighbor.com |
Michael Heiligenstein | Fit Small Business | www.fitsmallbusiness.com |
Irina Gubenko | Fragrant Wellness | www.fragrantwellness.com |
JoAnna Riggins | JB Riggins Consulting, Inc. | www.jbriggins.com |
Kishan Alexander | A.Logan Insurance | |
Iren Gurarye | ArtsInteractive | |
Liyah Eliyahu | New York Life | |
Stephanie Rios | Pop Squid Mkg | www.popsquidmkg.com |
Anthony Constantinople | Constantinople and Vallone Consulting | |
Angelique Kirton | The Concept NYC | www.theconceptnyc.com |
Michael Grove | Nimzo Capital | www.nimzocapital.com |
Abraham Wilner | Abesmailorder.com | |
Alison Josephs | Josephs Design, Inc. | |
Nora Campbell | Execu|Search | |
Josh Fox | Bottom Line Concepts | www.bottomlinesavings.com |
MCC Thanks June's Renewing Members
Contact Name | Company Name | Website |
Caroline van Scheltinga | Blocadi Capital LLC | |
AUGUSTINE JOHN | JOHN, JACOB & VAYALUMKAL, LLP | |
Joanna Anastasiadis | Marathon Energy Corporation | |
Kishan Alexander | A.Logan Insurance Brokerage | |
Melanie Gass | CenterPoint Solution, LLC | |
Torkan Maham | Torkan USA Inc. | |
John Craven | John F Craven CPA LLC | |
Kamu Kilinc | SKALA International Holding Inc. | |
R. Ashton Wall | Colloquium Depot, LTD. | |
Lewis Gross | Holistic-Dentists.com | |
Alexa Adams | Ohne Titel | |
Jeff Gorman | SunEdison | |
Warren Davis | Warren Davis - Human Resources Consulting | |
Chris Jones | Promethean IT | |
Anthony Carro | Point Vantage Employee Benefits | |
Nominations Are Now Open For The 2016 NYC Venture Fellows
"We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the class of 2016! The NYC Venture Fellows is a world class year long fellowship program, designed to help potential entrepreneurs scale their ventures in New York City through mentorship, CEO Conversations, executive training seminars, and peer engagement.
As member of the NYC business community, you can play a pivotal role in helping us to identify founders of NYC startups that should be considered for our next cohort. If you know someone who should be considered as a Fellow, or if you yourself are a founder of a NYC startup, visit our website and learn how to submit a nominations today!
Have questions about the program? Please keep reading to get caught up on what the Fellows are up to and to see who's in our network of Mentors & Advisors.
Thank you for your support the City and the 92nd Street Y. Please contact us at NYCVentureFellows@92Y.org with questions."
Team NYCVF
The State of Development in Manhattan, East Side Rezoning
Garodnick’s remarks were followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Ken Biberaj, Chairman of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
The panelist featured experts in development, real estate, infrastructure and brokerage, including:
- Chris Sameth, Head of Acquisitions, Kuafu Properties
- Dirk Hrobsky, Executive Vice President, DTZ United States
- Jeffrey Holmes, Director, Woods Bagot
To view the video, please click here: http://nyls.mediasite.com/…/929f4fadeaaf42d4814b23cd510b792…


Panel Discusses Higher Standards
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce last week hosted a panel discussion on higher education standards, the value of assessments and business engagement in education at the Microsoft Technology Center in New York City. The event—sponsored by the Public Policy Institute of New York State (PPI) and the Committee for Economic Development—featured a panel of local stakeholders: Cass Conrad, executive director of School Support and Development at CUNY; Tenicka Boyd, director of organizing at StudentsFirstNY; Neal Gorka a teacher at Democracy Prep Charter Middle School; and Robert Patterson, business development manager at Progressive Computing Inc.
MCC Testimonial from Eric Hrubant, President of CIRE Travel, A Division of Tzell
Eric Hrubant and CIRE Travel are featured in the VISA® Small Business Spotlight campaign. Visit the CIRE Travel blog to view the commercial!
MCC often helps its members by alerting them of press opportunities. When MCC sent out a press opportunity in April, it led to a member being featured in a national campaign! Eric writes about his experience below.
Hi Laura,
Working with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce has helped me land this great opportunity to be featured in this VISA Small Business campaign. The email that was sent out, led to me working with the a booking agency for an audition and subsequent invitation to shoot the commercial
While my team and I prefer working behind the scenes to make travel far easier for our clients, Visa provided us an excellent opportunity to briefly encapsulate my story and discuss how I make it even easier for my team to deliver for our clients. I’m particularly pleased that Visa chose to showcase the vibrancy of travel agencies, which are not just thriving, but booming.
The power of networking is extremely important as evidenced by my experience with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce – you just never know where an opportunity to build your business can come from. It’s fundamentally important to spend and invest in your business as I continually do. The dividends it pays are worth every penny.
Thank you again!
Best,
Eric
Eric Hrubant, President
CIRE Travel, A Division of Tzell
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MCC’s Press Opportunity Sent to Members on April 14, 2015:
Dear MCC Members:
A Casting Director from Vitamin Enriched, Maryann Driscoll, is looking for business owners in the NY Tri-State area for a Visa ad campaign and would like to reach the MCC members.
Vitamin Enriched is casting for Small Business Owners in the New York Tri-State area who will share their stories of how their businesses came to be. It's a paid project and would offer some great exposure for the businesses that are booked.
More details about the project can be found here!
- Auditions via Skype April 20 & 21, 2015
- Callback - in-person in NYC on April 27th, 2015
- Shoot day: May 01, 2015
- Payment: This is a union (SAG) commercial. The shoot day pays over $600, plus additional compensation.
If you or one of your clients would be interested in applying, please contact Maryann directly.
Maryann Driscoll
Vitamin Enriched
347-454-9597
casting@vitaminenrichedfilms.com
Words of Wisdom for Startup Funding
- Get the meeting: Identify who wants what you have: sector/stage/geography/you. Never go in cold. Get introductions from law firms, accounting firms – build and use your network.
- Get the story out of your mouth: Articulate and package the business model. Provide use cases. Use the “eyebrow” test – try to raise the eyebrows, get them intrigued.
- Tell me about the business of the business: Include the go to market plan, how you will build the business. Lay out the functional skills you will need to hire – as soon as you get funded. Stress your unique advantages.
- Know your Financials (cold): Gross margin, capital needs of the business, estimated valuation, be a careful curator of other people’s money. Get the smartest outsourced financial person possible to show you the way, bring them to the meeting.
- Follow up – and negotiate – appropriately: Business wins, key hires, fund raising, if they hear some other investors are coming in they will follow.
MCC Thanks July's Renewing Members
Contact Name | Company Name | Website |
Dr. Ankur Prakash | Well Balanced Chiropractic, P.C. | www.wellbalancedchiropractic.com |
Ava Seavey | Avalanche Creative Services, Inc. | www.avalanchecreative.tv |
Claudette Duff | Integrity Senior Services | www.integrityseniorservices.com |
Rita Ewing | Massage Envy Spa-Midtown West | www.massageenvy.com/midtownwest |
Beth Bronfman | VIEW | www.viewtheagency.com/VIEW-home |
Frank Apollo | JP Morgan Chase - Frank Apollo | www.jpmorganchase.com |
Jihan Mitchell | RCN of New York | |
Ona Burns | Consulair, Inc. | |
Colette Malouf | Colette Malouf Inc. | www.colettemalouf.com |
Barry Korn | Barrett Capital Corporation | www.barrettcapital.com |
Eric Hrubant | CIRE Travel, A Division of Tzell | www.ciretravel.com |
Hedi White | Haug Realty Corp. | |
Harriet Lehrer | Imagine a New Image | www.imagineanewimage.com |
Kathleen Murray | McMorran Strategists LLC | www.FARO.com |
Peter Aubrey-Smith | Stellar Re Intermediaries, Inc. | www.stellar-re.com |
Susan Katz | A Guide Named Sue | www.aguidenamedsue.com |
Donna David | Donna David & Co. Ltd. | www.donnadavidco.com |
Kathrine Gregory | Mi Kitchen Es Su Kitchen®(Innovative Program Asso) | www.miKitchenEsSuKitchen.com |
James Duignam | Renaissance To Well-Being | www.jamesduignam.com |
Sharon Mahin | Savoca Enterprises Inc. | www.savocaenterprises.com |
Brock Barrett | State Farm Insurance | www.brockbarrett.biz |
Barbara Walters | The HR Advantage | www.thehradv.com |
Manuel Rodrigues | The Display Shop Inc. | www.bytds.com |
Brigitte Goergen | Luxembourg-American Chamber of Commerce | www.laccny.com |
NYC-EA CGNY | Consulate General of the Netherlands | www.cgny.org |
Grace Chavez | Investment and Trade Office, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York | www.taiwanembassy.org |
Josh Landress | J. Landress Brass, LLC. |
2 Year Membership Deal
- Young Professional $125.00 per annum
- Individual/ Sole Proprietor $125.00 per annum
- Veterans $125.00 per annum
- Micro Office Partnership (1-10) Employees $125.00 per annum
- Non Profit (1-10 Employees) $125.00 per annum
- Trade Commissioner $150.00 per annum
- Small Business (2-25 Employees) $250.00 per annum
- Medium Business (26-50 Employees) $500.00 per annum
- Corporate Business (50+ Employees) $1,250.00 per annum
- Individual/ Sole Proprietor $225.00 per annum
- Small Business (2-25 Employees) $450.00 per annum
- Medium Business (26-50 Employees) $925.00 per annum
- Small Business Monthly (2-25 Employees) $26.00 Initial payment per annum ($21.00 a month after first month)