BNI - The Referral Machine Chapter

10/10/2025

07/13/2025

We had a fantastic open house last week with featured speakers Brook Terhune from Corcoran Icon Properties and Eric Norris from Bulldog Electric. Congratulations to Brook on her 21st year in the real estate industry! 🥳. And a special thanks to all of the guests who joined our meeting.

07/12/2025

Kristen Preuss and Chris Fernandez kicked off their day by volunteering with the Parks Department of Santa Rosa, making a tangible difference in their community through park clean-up. Their selfless act is a powerful reminder that individual actions can collectively create a ripple effect of positive change, inspiring others to follow suit.

07/06/2025

07/06/2025

How awesome was this event?! Our own Chris Fernandez is an MMA fighter and his training gym, Resurrection Training Club, had a fantastic open house today. Nelle Churchill was there with bodywork demos and Mary Orellana brought her Lovey Coffee Co. trailer to keep everyone caffeinated and happy. It’s a great feeling when we show up for each other both professionally and personally. Thank you to Kevin, Lisa, Brandon, Kristen, Nelle, Mary, and Chris (and any camera shy people we may have missed) for supporting one another and our chapter’s events. Can’t wait to see you all at our next event!

05/02/2025

Yesterday’s presentations took us on a relaxing and beautiful journey. First we heard from Milla Veretilnyk of Samadarshana Clarty Breathwork. She talked us through a breathing exercise that brought everyone into a clear and relaxing space. Dan Quinones of Pine Photo and Video followed and shared his fine art photography with the room and we were all in awe at the beautiful moments he captures. Thank you both Milla and Dan for the wonderful presentations. Keep them in mind this week as you move through your spheres and find folks who may benefit from their services.

04/27/2025

Part of what makes The Referral Machine special is the support our members show one another outside of our weekly networking meetings. This weekend a few of us attended a performance by The Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble to watch our own Kevin Jones, owner of Fastsigns of Santa Rosa. Their music was enchanting and we look forward to catching their holiday show this winter.

04/25/2025

Today we heard presentations from Kristen Preuss of Styling Life Staging and Ray Giampaoli of Union Home Mortgage. As we move into our new week please keep their businesses front of mind when considering referrals.

04/17/2025

Thank you for your great presentations this morning! Jason Gradney from Gradney’s Custom Upholstery and Michelle LaBlue from Living Well by Michelle gave us great insights into their businesses today. We appreciate the time and effort that went into these presentations and we will keep you front of mind for referrals this week.

04/15/2025

A big welcome to Vanessa Michaels from Paramedical Artistry! Vanessa was sworn in last week as the newest member of our chapter. Vanessa provides both hairstylist and barber services. We are happy to have you and look forward to working together.

04/14/2025

Union Home Mortgage has just reduced qualifying credit scores for FHA & VA down to 500! Contact me to learn more about how this is going to expand opportunities for homebuyers and homeowners across the country!

04/14/2025

With George Petersen Insurance Agency – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉