Saturday, July 30, 2016

Book Review: Top 150 Unusual Things To See in Ontario




                                           

   "An amazing book with pictures of places that you may have seen but not know the story about them. You will be flipping the pages and immersed in some awesome insights on treasure place in Ontario" Jim Pagiamtzis

  P.S My brother contributed a picture in this book on page 266 

"The sights stand out for their splendor or quirkiness. Some are natural wonders, others are man-made. They might be tricky to find, or perched so close that you'll wonder how you missed them...."
-- Toronto Star
Thoroughly researched and written in an inviting style, Ron Brown's descriptions offer fascinating stories with background, location and accompanying color photographs. Most places are easy to reach from Ontario's major population centers and bordering American cities and towns.
Just a few of the 25 new unusual places in this edition are:
  • The Huron Fishing Weirs
  • Muskoka's Torrance Barrens
  • The Log Heritage of the Ottawa Valley
  • The Ruins of Fort St. Joseph
  • The Church on the Rock; St. Peter's of Stoney Lake
  • Toronto's Graffiti Alleys
  • The Luminous Veil, Toronto's Unusual Suicide Barrier
  • Ontario's Alligators
  • Trenton's Ad Astra Stones
  • Kingston's Penitentiary Museum
  • The Stoney Creek Pillar
  • The Ghost Ship of Jordan Harbour
  • The Coldwater Mill
  • Ontario's Beastly Bridge, the Parry Sound Wildlife Crossing.
Each of the 150 destinations is updated with detailed maps that pinpoint every location.
                

                 Buy book

Event Review: Liberty Village BIA Event


                                                  
                     It was amazing evening of making new connections and learn more about the Liberty Village BIA. They have in existence for 15 years serving the Liberty Village business interests and they have seen many changes and growth in the area.

                   Next major event is on Aug 24th as they launch there new Liberty Village website stay tuned..

                                         



                                           





Special Spotlight: Marc Gordon

                                                    
Marc Gordon


               
I'm Marc Gordon, owner of Fourword Marketing and a public speaker in the areas of marketing and customer service. I started Fourword in 2003 and have been professionally speaking since 2014. I have a long history of running businesses from offering painting services in high school, wholesale model car parts, my own clothing line, to a successful car accessories distributor.
How does your business generate revenue?

Revenues are generated through Fourword Marketing by offering consulting services, website design, printing services, graphic design, public relations and promotional products. Other sources also include public speaking.
Tell us your worst entrepreneurial moment?

In the later stages of my last company, sales were plummeting as a result of a weak auto industry. I had no idea at the time that just a few years later GM and Chrysler would file for bankruptcy. As demand for cars were at an all time low, that directly affected the demand for our products. During the time, I chose to invest more money in the business by bringing on new products. This resulted in increased overhead and inventory costs. We had hoped to capture a larger part of the market with our investments, however despite our efforts, sales continued to fall. This resulted a great deal of stress on myself and the business. In the end, I decided it was finally time to let go. I sold the business, a bit less than what I would have gotten years prior. If I had a chance to do it over again, I would have done the same thing. I did what I believed was right at the time. Sometimes you just have to take that chance. What saved me was knowing when to pull out; it was the best and worst moment at the same time.

What do you want to share with your fellow entrepreneurs?

I think it's important for every entrepreneur to know that, whatever they're going through, as bad as it might seem, they're not the first or the only ones going through it. Every business owner from every industry hits that wall where they feel that they're not wanted, not appreciated, and unvalued. Feelings like where no one wants to buy from you, getting crushed by competitors... but in reality most of that is probably not happening. The market is constantly flowing - there's going to be days where you are constantly busy and days that you're not. My advice would be to build on the saying "it's not what you know but who you know" - I would say "it's not who you know, but who knows you." It's really about getting out there in person - get out of the office, meet real people, shake hands and network. You can't run a business through tweeting, posting and blogging. By getting out there, that is the most influential and powerful tool in marketing you can do, regardless of industry.

What are you doing right now you want to share?

My speaking is keeping me very busy - I'm speaking for a number of industry groups, associations, companies, helping them understand how to better relate to their clients, how to meet expectations and create great customer experiences. I am also sharing my personal story with youth groups, schools, and business associations. It is my hope that by hearing my story, they will be motivated to better take on their own challenges.

              



Movie Review: Star Trek; Beyond (2016)










                                          

   Movie Reviews:

   "The good: A lot of great action moments
     The Bad: Not too much back story on the aliens that were introduced. Didn't feel like Star Trek
     The Ugly: Not as enjoyable as Star Trek: Into the Darkness" Sujit Reddy

  
   " The Star Trek Franchise has come along way for so many years. Gene Roddenberry's vision has been used to gives us vision into the future. Star Trek; Beyond carries that vision and then it loses it to trying to create a bring in new characters to make it flow with the Star Trek crew.

      The action sequences are great but move to quickly for the human eye to catch. The story takes to long to gather momentum. Even when it is explained it creates a let down to the entire scope of Star Trek.  The saga will continue into the future, hopefully the story will create more character development.

          The bright spot is the  Ambassador Spock departure is handled well and Anton Yelchin gives us his final appearance. He will be missed!"  Jim Pagiamtzis
  


     Movie Synopsis:
"Star Trek Beyond," the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin (“The Fast and the Furious” franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In “Beyond," the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
           


                                           

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Event Review: Power Presentation with Ted McGrath


       It was amazing two days learning The Message 2 Millions Blueprint from Ted McGrath,

       He shared strategies,tips and life lessons on how to craft a powerful story and use it to create massive results in your business.

           Learn more on Ted McGrath click here



Ted McGrath sharing from stage on Friday Night





                   
Attendee capturing essence of event



 
                            

Ted McGrath taking question from audience member


#RedSeatTO


             Big Red chair in Mirvish Theatre on King Street West


                              


Event Review: Canada Job Expo July 21st


      It was amazing day of new exhibitors and awesome speakers sharing.

     Our next event is Sept 21st Learn more

                                       

Sujit Reddy sharing insight on Branding

Summerlicious 2016: Nuit Social


   It was my first time participating in Summerlicious 2016. Various restaurants participate with this event all over the GTA

    I had dinner at Nuit Social (Queen & Dufferin area)

    Very long and narrow restaurant with a patio! 

    I had fantastic July evening having dinner with Natalie Woods as we talked about many similar hobbies we had.

     It was amazing dinner that ended with a awesome chocolate with treats sprinkled on top

   Learn more about Summerlicious click here                                     


21 Connections Final July Edition: Patio Power, Interview with Randy Ramadhin and Webinar Morgana Rae


August 10th
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   Sept 21st  Learn more



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Dear Jim,

 21 Connections will be providing you with awesome events  Learn. Speak & Socialize and grow you business and connections!

Lots of amazing events this week
Tuesday is Star Trek: Beyond with Work Hard Play Harder and Thursday is Patio Power with Powerful Professionals (see details below)

Special Webinar with Morgana Rae (She will be at Summer Networking Bash on August 10th
Wednesday July 27th at 1pm
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Jim Pagiamtzis and Randy Ramadhin sharing insight on Humber River Cycling
Jim Pagiamtzis and Randy Ramadhin sharing insight on Humber River Cycling

          


Special Events:



July 26th
Work Hard Play Harder
Movie Night Star Trek Beyond
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July 28th
Patio Power with Powerful Professionals
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August 10th
Summer Bash The Summers Largest Networking event Learn more

August 12th-13th
Discover Your Personal Brand Learn more
 
     Click on my book cover and Download chapters of my  upcoming book for free!

Visit us I Email
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Monday, July 18, 2016

21 Connections July 2nd Edition: Special Interview LinkedIn expert -Patio Power with Poweful Professionals and Summer events


August 10th
Summer Networking Bash
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In This Issue

Join LinkedIn Community

Join Get Connected 21st Century



CEO Founder Public Speakers Association Tonya Hofmann and Jim Pagiamtzis

          
 
         


   
   July 21st  Learn more



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Dear Jim,

 21 Connections will be providing you with awesome events  Learn. Speak & Socialize and grow you business and connections!

I will be speaking on networking and interview questions at the
Canada Job Expo on July 21st at Metro Hall in Toronto at 10:30am-11:15am
Learn more


Interview of the week:
 The LinkedIn Code Exposed with Melanie Dodaro
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Join us for Patio Power with Professionals on July 28th

Where: Shoeless Joe's
           720 Spadina Avenue
            Toronto,Ont M5S 2T9

 Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm

 Why: Evening of networking connections from my awesome community! 


Special Events:

July 21st
Canada Job Expo
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July 26th
Work Hard Play Harder
Movie Night Star Trek Beyond
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July 28th
Patio Party with Powerful Professionals  in downtown Toronto
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July 30th
Get Hired Bootcamp
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August 10th
Summer Bash The Summers Largest Networking event Learn more

August 12th-13th
Discover Your Personal Brand Learn more
 Stay tuned for amazing events in October and November
     Click on my book cover and Download chapters of my  upcoming book for free!

Visit us I Email
21 Connections, Camaraderie Coworking  2241 Dundas Street West 3rd Floor, Toronto, M6R 1X6 Canada
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