• Joel Green and Nick Schopp from Aegis Law presented “10 Myths About Lawyers”. They shared some powerful examples of how consulting with your attorney before major decisions can save a lot of money and frustration. It can be a lot cheaper to ask first vs. trying to unwind the wrong decisions later.
• Keith Kowalczyk, from Ekon Benefits recapped the macro economic trends of 2018 and shared his predictions for 2019. Keith is a board member of Board 501 and is also an Actuary, so he was tasked with calculating the annual “Formidable Forecast” winners for 2018. Keith presented the grand prize to—himself!
• Tom Shipley from Cole-Dalton Marketing Services gave the group an update on the emerging issue of ADA accessibility compliance for company websites. He shared some of the possible consequences of ADA non-compliance and gave some suggestions on ADA website accessibility best practices and helpful tools like UserWay.org.

10 Year Service Award

• Keith Kowalczyk, Board 501 – Ekon Benefits

5 Year Service Awards

• Mike Jerome, Board 501 – Bi-State Utilities Co.
• Gus Brecht, Board 501 – Brecht’s Database Solutions, Inc.
• Joe Koenig, Board 501 – Brecht’s Database Solutions, Inc.
• Richard Greene, Jr., Board 501 – The Richard Greene Co.
• Terry Ohlms, Board 501 – T.A. Ohlms, LLC
• Steve Stancic, Board 404 – Specialty Mailing
• John Cusumano, Board 404 – Lazarus Realty Co./Fresh Warehousing

Thanks to all of our Board Members and Business Coaching Clients for another year of successfully helping each other achieve our visions. We look forward to an even better 2019!

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