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My Pinnacle Network honors networking achievements of six Massachusetts B2B professionals


Clockwise, l-r – Deb Honor, Chris Shea, Brian MacFee, Carolyn Ross, Barry Braunstein and Maureen Ciaccio.

My Pinnacle Network, a business-to-business networking group with monthly meetings in Mansfield, Marshfield, Newton and Westborough, MA, recently named six Massachusetts B2B professionals as recipients of its annual Networking Ninja Awards. The 2023 Networking Ninja honorees include the following:

Maureen Ciaccio of Marlborough, MA-based MHC Designs won the Best Connector Networking Ninja Award. She is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Westborough.

Barry Braunstein of Barry Braunstein Photography of Wellesley, MA received The Most Ubiquitous Award. He is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Newton and My Pinnacle Network-Westborough.

Chris Shea, a financial planner with BPS Financial Services, won the Most Altruistic Networking Ninja Award. He is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Marshfield. He is a Marshfield resident.

Deb Honor of Franklin, MA took home the Brightest Beacon Award. She is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Westborough.

Carolyn Ross of Ross Insight Solutions won The Rookie of the Year award. She is a resident of Walpole and a member of My Pinnacle Network-Mansfield.

Additionally, Brian MacFee of System Support Corporation of Marshfield, MA was named as this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. MacFee had been a member of My Pinnacle Network-Marshfield.

“This year’s winners share one key component of networking—energy!” noted Steven V. Dubin, one of the founders of My Pinnacle Network. “Each brings not only a passion for their occupation but a genuine desire to connect and deliver introductions to their fellow group members. And quality introductions really are the key to successful networking.”

Winners will receive their trophy at a networking event hosted by the Heart of Massachusetts on Wednesday, January 24, 5:30-7:30 pm at La Cantina Winery, 357 Union Street, Franklin, MA. The price of admission is $10. You can RSVP at https://t.ly/Ttswr.

The event is being sponsored by My Pinnacle Network and Middlesex Insurance Agency of Concord, MA.

“Networking, sharing information and opportunity, is what makes the world go around,” noted Dubin. “Both whimsical and pragmatic, the Networking Ninja Awards provide recognition for many who typically do great deeds and humbly hang is the shadows.”

For information about the Networking Ninja Awards, please visit www.MyPinnacleNetwork.com, or contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061.

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My Pinnacle Network announces October 2023 schedule of B2B networking meetings.


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My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of business-to-business networking meetings for October 2023. My Pinnacle Network meetings are as follows:

My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, October 3, from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network-Mansfield – Wednesday, October 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network – Marshfield,  Thursday, October 5 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network – Newton, Thursday, October 12, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Zoom only:

If you would like to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting, please contact us at admin@mypinnaclenetwork.com. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

For information on My Pinnacle Network, visit www.mypinnaclenetwork.com.

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Coffee with the Coaches. The free webinar series offered by My Pinnacle Network launches September 27, 9 a.m. 

Coffee with Coaches, a quarterly, free webinar sponsored by My Pinnacle Network will launch September 27, 9 a.m.

The first webinar topic is “The Value in Knowing Your Ideal Client”. The business coach series will be led by Lisa Levesque, of FocalPoint Business Coaching based in Foxboro, Massachusetts and Ed Grant of The Alternative Board® (TAB) in the Nashoba Valley, Massachusetts.

The one-hour interactive webinar will include actionable advice and participatory breakout sessions. The session will focus on how to identify your ideal client and how to tailor messaging to attract new clients of the same profile. To attend the webinar, please formally RSVP here or by contacting Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061.

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June My Pinnacle Network meetings

My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of business-to-business networking meetings for June 2023. My Pinnacle Network meetings are as follows:

My Pinnacle Network – Marshfield, Thursday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Zoom only.
My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, June 6, from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Zoom only.
My Pinnacle Network-Mansfield – Wednesday, June 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
My Pinnacle Network – Newton, Thursday, June 8, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Zoom only

If you would like to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting, please contact us at admin@mypinnaclenetwork.com. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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My Pinnacle Network announces February 2023 schedule of in-person B2B networking meetings.

My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of IN-PERSON, business-to-business networking meetings for February 2023. My Pinnacle Network meetings are as follows:

My Pinnacle Network-Mansfield – Wednesday, February 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network – Marshfield,  Thursday, February 2 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, February 7, from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network – Newton, Thursday, February 9, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Zoom only:

If you would like to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting, please contact us at admin@mypinnaclenetwork.com. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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My Pinnacle Network announces January 2023 schedule of in-person B2B networking meetings.

BRAINTREE, NEWTON, MANSFIELD, MARSHFIELD AND WESTBOROUGH …

My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of ONLINE ONLY, business-to-business networking meetings for January 2023. My Pinnacle Network meetings are as follows:

My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, January 3, from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network-Mansfield – Wednesday, January 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network – Marshfield,  Thursday, January 5 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Zoom only.

My Pinnacle Network – Newton, Thursday, January 12, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Zoom only:

My Pinnacle Network – Braintree Third Thursday, Thursday, January 19, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Zoom only.

If you would like to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting, please contact us at admin@mypinnaclenetwork.com. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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My Pinnacle Network announces November 2020 schedule of virtual B2B networking meetings.

photo of zoom call for professional networking group

BRAINTREE, MANSFIELD, NEEDHAM, PEMBROKE, WESTBOROUGH, MA …My Pinnacle Network recently announced a full slate of business-to-business networking meetings for November. Currently, all those meetings will be held online via Zoom and you can get the meeting Zoom info by calling 781-582-1061 or sending an e-mail to admin@mypinnaclenetwork.com.

My Pinnacle Network November meetings are as follows:

  • My Pinnacle Network – Westborough, Tuesday, November 3 from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m
  • My Pinnacle Network – Mansfield, Wednesday, November 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
  • My Pinnacle Network – Pembroke, Thursday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  • My Pinnacle Network – Needham, Thursday, November 15, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
  • My Pinnacle Network – Braintree Third Thursday, Thursday, November 22, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Only one B2B professional will be selected for each category. Those categories can be found at bottom of http://www.mypinnaclenetwork.com. Prospective members are encouraged to attend a My Pinnacle Network meeting before committing to join. If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact Steven V. Dubin at  SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061 to RSVP. There is no charge to visit a My Pinnacle Network meeting.

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Dress for Success a success

One part of a My Pinnacle Network meeting is our Two-Minute Drill. A recent one—Dress for Success—sparked a lot of different stories and views on how your attire plays a role in your own personal success and success in winning over current clients and prospects. This included a story about a somebody wearing an AC/DC t-shirt to a client meeting and one member’s experience of birthing a baby shark! Let’s call that a topic for another day.

One prevailing thought on the topic of dressing for success was how it has evolved over the years. Conventional thought was that men wore a suit, shirt and tie, or a sport coat at the very least and women similarly were attired in business dress suit or slacks, with proper sweater or blouse. Yet many of the stories shared spoke to a new theme of dressing for the occasion or the person.

Several people shared stories where clients told them “not to wear a tie the next time.” Or when the member didn’t wear a time for a client visit and were told, “I’m glad you didn’t wear a tie.”

The more you hear these stories, the more you realize how what you wear impacts you and the person you are visiting. Some clients or prospects want to keep things casual. Others may appreciate the importance you place on a meeting by dressing more traditionally. You really do have to know your audience and dress accordingly.

Yet perhaps the most important audience you need to dress for is yourself.

A sub for one of our members in Westborough illustrated that point by sharing a story about playing competitive hockey in high school. Shirt-and-tie was mandatory dress for games. In college, he played club hockey. Come-as-you-are was the code. When the team didn’t get off to a great start in his first season, they internally adopted a dress code. No more sweats or jeans. Button-down shirts and nice pants were required. Almost on cue, the team began playing at a much higher level.

Interesting.

As you can see, dressing for success can play out in many ways and is very subjective. For example, one rule of thumb yours truly learned a long time ago: it’s much easier to take off a coat, undo a tie and a button then it is to convert a t-shirt and jeans into a suit or even business casual attire. Like I said, everyone’s experience in this arena can be very different.

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Think, act and grow rich. Mansfield, MA-based seminar shares entrepreneur hacks.

What is your New Year’s business resolution? Are you thinking about and doing the right things to make your business the most successful it can be?

A complimentary workshop entitled “Think, act and grow rich. Entrepreneur hacks” is set for Thursday, January 16, 2020 from 6:00-7:30PM at the Mansfield Bio Incubator, 241 Francis Avenue, Mansfield, MA.

The workshop will explore four strategies for thinking critically about your business to help it to grow and thrive.

• What is your next best move? Where is your business on the business life cycle and what are the implications for its future success?
• Are you focused? How do you keep your focus on your vision, goals, projects and actions?
• Are your employees your biggest asset? Do your employees embrace change? If not, what is causing their reluctance and how can you change it?
• What makes your business different? Knowing what makes you different and finding ways to exploit the differences can dramatically improve performance.

The workshop will be led by Dominic Grew and Lisa Levesque who are certified business coaches and trainers with FocalPoint International Coaching & training.

Grew has more than 25 years of proven business development experience, building, growing and leading change, primarily in financial service companies. Dominic earned a Masters in Management from Cambridge College. Dominic is originally from Belfast , Northern Ireland, but today calls Sharon, MA home, where he lives with his wife and three children.

Levesque is a leader in business productivity and has helped Fortune 500 companies reduce costs while increasing revenue and gaining market share. Lisa is a graduate of Boston College, with a degree in Accounting and earned an MBA from Babson College. She resides in Foxboro, MA with her husband, two daughters and two dogs.

Please RSVP for the event at EventBrite at https://bit.ly/33RRacF. For more info, contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061.

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Thank you, 2016

We will not soon forget the year 2016 for some very obvious reasons. The less obvious will be the iconic figures who left us this year.

It started early this year with the passing of David Bowie, Prince, Garry Marshall, Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Arnold Palmer, Leonard Cohen and finally Fidel Castro. Yet the most difficult to absorb might be the loss of Florence Henderson, AKA Mrs. Brady.

What’s happened with the passing of these iconic figures is we remember their contributions and express appreciation for their talents and what it meant to us (with the definite exception of the notorious Castro).

Celebrity deaths make us feel sad and remind us of our own mortality. It also makes you wish you had one opportunity to say thank you.

“Thank you” to Prince for, among other things, Purple Rain.

“Thank you” to Mohamed Ali just for being “The Greatest”.

Hallelujah for Leonard Cohen.

Happy Days to Garry Marshall.

And bless you, Florence Henderson, for being Mrs. Brady.

Every day presents opportunities for gratitude for the people in our lives, both at work and during our personal time. This year has taught us quite a lot, but thanking the people in your life is one lesson worth taking into 2017.

Thank you for listening.