Biznet Meeting History
Date	Speaker	Topic	Note
10/8/2002	Ted Lewis	Veterans Group	Sponsored by KC Schwart. Ted is with the Board of Directors of The Veterans Corporation, and will give presentation about how this organization helps veterans in the business world.
10/15/2002	Congressman Tom Tancredo.	Politics	Congressman Tancredo will offer his views on politics, the media, and current events.
10/22/2002	Al Sigman	Real Estate
10/29/2002	Efrain Gonzales	Business Marketing
11/5/2002	Kathleen Conners	Great Searchers Get Great Jobs	Sponsored by ...
11/12/2002	Benko, Brian
11/19/2002	Sumner, William	Leadership, Health, Personal Counselling
11/26/2002	Broadwell, Paula
12/3/2002	Brown, Bob	Internet Research
12/10/2002	Conners, Kathy	The Job Search
12/17/2002	Clark, Jason
12/24/2002	Dawson, Jay	General Discussion
12/31/2002	Fedel, Gary	White Elephant Exchange
1/7/2003	Degen, Dale
1/14/2003	DeGreef, Leo	Digital Photography	Leo led a very informative discussion of digital photography capped off by a group photo.
1/21/2003	*DiTrolio, Mark	Scott Shires, USMA '74 from Octane International	Fuel additive needs testing; Congress ponied up $3.7 million for their non-profit foundation. Biomass fuel from their process can supplement or replace coal without relying on cold fusion.
1/28/2003	Metzger, Tom	Redevelopment of Villa Italia Mall
2/4/2003	*Dudley, Garry	Andrew Merritt Navy grad	He is State Director for Senator Wayne Allard.
2/11/2003	McGurk, Rocko
2/18/2003	Ray, Bill	Clash of Civilizations
2/25/2003	Jeff Bedard (Army '83)	Real Estate Development
3/4/2003	Fretzs, Bob	Treatment of women at the academies
3/11/2003	*Gonzalez, Efrain	Matching diet to genetic makeup	(Ty of Invision Health)
3/18/2003	Towt, Howie	<< Meeting Snowed Out >>	<< Rescheduled for 4/8 >>
3/25/2003	Oke Johnson	Warrior Solutions: US Army Leader's eBook
4/1/2003	Barnard, Tony	Investing: Asset Allocation
4/8/2003	Towt, Howie	Internet Service
4/15/2003	Jason Jumper	Health and Chiropractic
4/22/2003	Chris Paulson - AF '69	H2O in CO
4/29/2003	"Nellie" Netscrubber	Spam and internet security
5/6/2003	Gary Francis	Rocky Flats Update	Gary Francis, a Navy '68 clasmate of JJ's, will provide an update of what's happening in the RFETS Closure
5/13/2003	Alexis Hallett	Prepaid Legal Services
5/20/2003	McCloskey, Sean
5/27/2003	Speaker No-Show	Open Discussion
6/3/2003	Meier, Ron	D-Day Lessons Learned
6/10/2003	Joyce Graham	Healthcare: Data Security and Archiving	Joyce is president of Digital Thoughts, developing solutions to support healthcare providers' complying with the new HIPAA requirements.
6/17/2003	Mike Hill	XAware Software Development Company	Invited by Dave Deist, Mike is President of the XAware. They focus on data exchange leveraging XML.
6/24/2003	Carl Cleveland	Lean Six Sigma
7/1/2003	Collie Norman	The Middle East from the perspective of a mediator
7/8/2003	Jim Shaw	AFA Assoc. of Grads - Update	Jim Shaw - '67 - Pres/CEO
7/15/2003	Donna Wise	Wise Solutions: Software and Music
7/22/2003	Sean McCloskey et. al.	"Front Range Business Consortium"	Joe Helmick and Dennis O'Neill also to discuss a business idea involving Biznet members and local resources.
7/29/2003	Jerry Grasmet	Money	He is owner of Arrow Financial and is is a veteran of some 30 years in various forms of real estate lending, but he is much more than that.
8/5/2003	Maj John Dolan, USA	His assignment to Afghanistan
8/12/2003	*Schlafer, Kurt	New and Used Vehicle Market
8/19/2003	Bob Nathan	Franchises: Costs, Pitfalls, Potentials	Bob is Area Director for both Sport Clips and Mail Boxes Etc. (now UPS)
8/26/2003	Steve Perkins	President of Centennial Leasing, Inc.
9/2/2003	Bill Zemlak (K.C. Swarz)	Importance of Business Models	Bill is CEO of RightLoan Corp and will share his experience in starting a number of companies.
9/9/2003	Kim Morris (Carl Cleveland)	Flexible Office Spacing	Kim is VP at Park Ridge Business Center
9/16/2003	Lynn Marshall	Health Technology	Lynn is owner of Clinical Thermography of Colorado. Lynn will discuss Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI) which is a new diagnostic tool.
9/23/2003	Al Sigman	(Maybe) Vietnam or other Real Estate
9/30/2003	Dave Parvin	Flying, Sculpting and Dreaming	Dave has been a Marine chopper pilot, corporate pilot and sculptor.
10/7/2003	Frank Harritt	Successful business tips	Frank is with 'Strictly Business', a Denver business newspaper and is also a bankruptcy attorney.
10/14/2003	Blackburn, Lindy	Denver real estate trends
10/21/2003	Bullick, Dan	Trials and Tribulations of creating airline	Dan is a past vice-president of the new Frontier (and was a VP of old Frontier). He is one of the 3-4 original founders of the new Frontier. He will discuss the trials and tribulations of creating this airline.
10/28/2003	Bill Sumner	A Coach for You?	"What are the benefits of coaching? Why should you consider a coach? How do you select a coach?
11/4/2003	Daniel Horsey	The value of art	Daniel is with the Arvada Center and leads their Corporate Arts Day program which explores art as a means for stress reduction, team-building, and goalsetting.
11/11/2003	Dan O'Bryant	US Senate 2004	Dan is a Republican candidate for Senator Campbell's seat, a former Air Force officer and his daughter is an AF '03 grad. (Invited by Gary Koldyke)
11/18/2003	<< Open>>		Please contact Ron Boatright to help fill this last minute vacancy.
11/25/2003	Mike Nisky	A Tale of Marriott Success	Mike is GM of "our" Marriott, has over twenty years of success with Marriott and is a very interesting guy. We owe him a lot for being so accommodating with our group.
12/2/2003	Each in attendance	What's Up With Us?
12/9/2003	None	Sports, girls, tradition and business.	Snow made for bad commute.
12/16/2003	Jason Clark	Jason's Business	Jason is a manager at Brooks Steak House and a stock broker. He'll discuss both.
12/23/2003	Rob Sehnert (Navy '91)	Navy Dolphin Program
12/30/2003	Gary Fedel -- MC	White Elephant Gift Exchange	Wrap, bag, or otherwise bring your XMAS "white elephants" to this 5th (?) annual event!!!
1/6/2004	*Dawson, Jay	Update on Crossover	Report on his trip to southern Sudan
1/13/2004	Jay Dawson	Your Value to a Network
1/20/2004	DeGreef, Leo	Adware/Spyware - BAD STUFF
1/27/2004	None	Expanded Introduction from all
2/3/2004	Jeff Meier	Jeff's 2/8 experiences in Iraq
2/10/2004	Ron Meier	Investing 2004
2/17/2004	Dale Degan and Guest	The New and The Historic	Dale will update us on his work. His guest is Rusty Waffensmith who ran a crew stringing power lines across Europe in WWII.
2/24/2004	Don Bruegger	The Power of the Internet
3/2/2004	John and Amy Miller	Health and Wellness
3/9/2004	Capt. Sean Baerman USAF	A Warthog pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan	Sean is Lindy Blackburn's son-in-law and will be visiting the land of the Big BX from his current assignment to Germany.
3/16/2004	Gary Fedel (Impromptu)	Are you an entrepreneur?
3/23/2004	Buck Newsome	Tuskegee Airmen
3/30/2004	Sean McCloskey	American Lighting
4/6/2004	Ken Pethe	Muniz Engineering/Jobs	Ken is helping staff the rapidly growing and highly regarded NASA contractor. Currently an 8A small contractor with several positions to fill in the future.
4/13/2004	Bret Bowser	Booz Allen Hamilton
4/20/2004	Lindy Blackburn	Real Estate Trends
4/27/2004	Bill Loux	Japanese Pilgrimage Hike
5/4/2004	Bill Selby	Growth With Integrity	Bill will discuss ways to be a more effective leader.
5/11/2004	Bill Van Horn	Business Lawyer Gotchas
5/18/2004	George Ball, Navy '78	Investing 101	Optimizing your long-term wealth with diversification and asset allocation. Also, a discussion of some of the investment vehicles and their tax consequensces.
5/25/2004	Vickie Thomas	Small Business Development	Vickie is with the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce
6/1/2004	Paul Stanley	Oursourcing HR Functions	Paul is a former Army Ranger and Gulf War I vet, now with The Personnel Department. He'll talk about outsourcing HR functions, benefits and services.
6/8/2004	Bill Sumner	Power versus Force
6/15/2004	Russ Carparelli	The Courts Martial Process; Colo Judicial Reform
6/22/2004	Ron Meier	D-Day
6/29/2004	Sean McCloskey	Lighting, Movie Making or Teleconferencing
7/6/2004	Robby Robinson, Army '68	Veterans' Affairs in Colorado
7/13/2004	Cathy (Sell) Audino	Job Search	Cathy's title is Engineering Consultant at Express Personnel Services, however she recruits in just about all professions, mostly in support of government agencies.
7/20/2004	Cate Lawrence	PDA software and marketing it to the military	Cate is CEO of Warrior Solutions, a company that develops PDA software primarily for Army personnel.
7/27/2004	John Smith	Service in Iraq	Lindy Blackburn is sponsor. John was an Engineer Batallion Commander in Iraq for sixteen months.
8/3/2004	Jim Burke (Army '73)	Travel in the Americas
8/10/2004	Doug Fry (AF '76)	OPNET, the company and employment opportunities	OPNET products embed expert knowledge about how network devices, network protocols, applications, and servers operate.
8/17/2004	Jerry Kasten (JJ Mackin)	The STAR Group	Jerry will discuss his new company, the STAR Group a marketing communications firm, which provides consulting to small businesses
8/24/2004	Robert Ridge (Carl Cleveland)	English Tealeaves	Mr. Ridge traded the corporate world for his own business, a tea house in Parker.
8/31/2004	Jay Hamburg (Kurt Schlaefer)	Log Home Building	Jay owns Log Home Building Services, LLC in Fairplay
9/7/2004	Kurt Schlaefer (AF '70)	Centennial Leasing and Sales	Cars, Cars, Cars. How to get them and how to get rid of them.
9/14/2004	David Wilkins (Sean McCloskey)	American Lighting
9/21/2004	Rich Pedersen (Dick Bush)	Aspen Leaf Software	Aspen Leaf's Smart Enterprise Suite is a fresh approach to web-based application deployment.
9/28/2004	Kevin Ryan (Army '96)	His Battalion's Iraq Video
10/5/2004	Greg Anderson (AF '72)	Wings Over the Rockies Museum	Greg is the President & CEO of the Museum.
10/12/2004	Ron Meier (Army '66)	Investment Strategy
10/19/2004	Last Minute Cancellation	Round Table Discussion
10/26/2004	Jason Clark (Army '92)	Investing in today's market	Jason is the founder of Quest Capital, he's a financial advisor and will discuss stock trading in a flat market and lessons learned for the little guy in a bear market.
11/2/2004	Sean McCloskey (Navy '78)	Service or Product	Discussion of the features/benefits of a service business compared to a "product" business.
11/9/2004	Darleen Bowman (JJ Mackin)	Next Chapter, Inc.	New business for helping seniors downsize
11/16/2004	Russ Carparelli (AF '70)	Negotiation	As you know, Russ is a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals. He has taught and lectured on the art of negotiating before diverse audiences since 1988.
11/23/2004	Rick Wilkerson (Lindy B.)	Technical Training & Sales	Rick is with Hensmann Technology.
11/30/2004	Bill Shriver (Army '72)	Approach to Investing	Bill is a registered investment advisor and also consults for a small medical company.
12/7/2004	Kurt Schlaefer (AF '70)	Tax Lien Sales/Purchases
12/14/2004	Kurt Schlaefer (AF '70)	Autos	Kurt Schlaefer will discuss current trends in the Denver auto market and a major change to the Auto Donation Tax Code as of 1/1/05
12/21/2004	Rob Sehnert (Navy '91)	Telecommunications	Rob plans to talk about Tollgrade Communications and remote testing of telephone, ADSL, and the business case that supports it. Also, the telecommunications market and current trends.
12/28/2004	Gary Fedel (AF '67)	Great White Elephant Exchange
1/4/2005	Steve Epling (Army '84)	Commercial Real Estate
1/11/2005	Bill Sumner (Army '78)	New Communication Technique	Bill has volunteered to help us learn a new communication technique. To do it justice, we need to start on time and leave Bill at least 45 minutes.
1/18/2005	Mark Cramer (Army '91)	www.RentalTour.com	Mark started his company "on a shoestring" and it is growing rapidly. It's a great service for landlords and prospective tenants.
1/25/2005	Joe Paniccia (Army '84)	Radio Frequency Identification	Joe wrote a grad school paper on RFID--the use of a passive device (chip) to carry information. It's like an X-ray barcode.
2/1/2005	Meridith Lee (Mike Lee A '83)	ExcellentMinds	Meridith is Founder and CEO of ExcellentMinds - a company specializing in drug-free methods for correcting learning disabilities.
2/8/2005	Meridith Lee (Mike Lee A '83)	Excellent Minds	Meridith will recap last session, have Q and A and a demonstration of a Neural Linguistic Conditioning session.
2/15/2005	Sean and Ron	State of The Biznet	Group discussion of how to improve our group.
2/22/2005	Marion Jenkins (Collie Norman)	Hackers, Scammers, and Spam, OH MY!	With viruses, scams, phishing, hackers, Trojans, worms, spy-ware, hoaxes, etc., etc., is it even safe to venture on the internet? This talk examines the major technology risks facing businesses and what can and should be done to address those risks.
3/1/2005	Paul Williamson (Army '78)	Footbal Polls
3/8/2005	All Members Present	Monthly Job Seekers Forum	We'll split the meeting time among members seeking employment. Bring specifics on what you're looking for. Talk up your background and interests. This is a good chance for the non-seekers to help out.
3/15/2005	Paul Vaccarelli (Kurt Schl'r)	PC 911 and/or Arrow Aviation
3/22/2005	Gary Williams (Dick Bush)	Business Valuation	Gary is with Business Acquisitions, Ltd. They specialize in business sales, consulting, mergers and acquisitions.
3/29/2005	Peter Mannetti (Kurt Schl'r)	Venture Capitalism
4/5/2005	Members Present	Job Search
4/12/2005	Sean McCloskey	Things to consider when starting your own business
4/19/2005	Bob Fretzs	Seniors' Issues
4/26/2005	Jim Burke (Army '73)	Business Related Topics
5/3/2005	Ron Boatright	Anatomy of a Preschool Project	Ron plans to discuss how he got involved in developing a new-construction, stand alone preschool for kids 6 weeks to 6 years old via a franchise. He is looking for good ideas especially in the area of business to business marketing and bank selection.
5/10/2005	Russ Burden (Kurt Schlaefer)	Outdoor Photography
5/17/2005	Jason Sisneros (Bill Sumner)	Tony Robbins Seminar Topics
5/24/2005	Ron Green (Kurt Schlaefer)	Executive Suites
5/31/2005	Chris Basham (Grant Garrigan)	Wi-Fi defense and server performance monitoring	Chris is one of the founders of OTO Software which provides network software applications for the home and small business user carried by Best Buy and CompUSA among others.
6/7/2005	Members Present	Biznet How Goes It?	Quarterly discussion of the state of Biznet
6/14/2005	Beverly Scott(JJ Mackin)	Complete Perspectives, LLC	We will be focusing on Sarbanes-Oxley and what the benefits of complying are for small companies that may not be thinking of going public. Sound IT operations policies make good business sense regardless of the size of your company.
6/21/2005	Danny Nourse (Kurt Schlaefer)	One Source Staffing
6/28/2005	Joe Paniccia (Army '84)	Business Lessons from Military History: Midway	Discussion on what happened during the Battle of Midway, the key factors in the U.S. victory, and how those same elements are applicable in business today.
7/5/2005	Members Present	Job Seekers Forum	Members seeking employment come let us all know specifics of what you're looking for and what your background and interests are.
7/12/2005	Rob Arnold (Kurt Schlaefer)	Phone systems for business applications	Rob's company, Straticomm, purchases, sells, installs and maintains used phone systems.
7/19/2005	Chuck Jones (Army '68)	BRAC	How base realignment and closure REALLY works.
7/26/2005	Lindy Blackburn (Army '69)	Internet Marketing
8/2/2005	JJ Mackin (Navy '68)	Porsche Club Activities
8/9/2005	B/G Y R Hladkyj	EUCOM
8/16/2005	Ron Dugan (Kurt Schlaefer)	The Travel Industry
8/23/2005	Members Present	Job Seekers Forum
8/30/2005	Amanda Thompson (K Schlaefer)	Wine and Chase Financial	Amanda is a personal wine consultant and a recruiter for Chase Financial
9/6/2005	Jim Burke (Army '73)	eDimple: Teaching Youth Golf Etiquette
9/13/2005	Frank Ricotta (Dick Bush)	Innerwall a new company in C Springs	Frank is President/AF grad either his second or third company started www.innerwall.com
9/20/2005	Sean McCloskey (Navy '78)	Internet Positioning
9/27/2005	Steve Chapelski (Jim Burke)	eDimples: Teaching Youth Golf Etiquette
10/4/2005	Linda Backus (Kurt Schlaefer)	Website Marketing
10/11/2005	Members Present	Job Seekers Forum
10/18/2005	Paul DeBonis (Kurt Schlaefer)	Oil Service Industry
10/25/2005	Sean McCloskey (Navy '78)	Technology Lighting Industry
11/1/2005	Lindy Blackburn (Army '69)	SCUBA Diving
11/8/2005	Joe Paniccia (Army '84)	The Future of the Telecom Industry	Joe will discuss telecom mergers, major trends and their impact on the industry and on consumers.
11/15/2005	Randy Ferguson (Bob Fretzs)	Mastery Over Overwhelm	Randy is an international corporate trainer.
11/22/2005	Hunter Menton (Dick Bush)	Catuity Inc	Australia based company that provides loyalty technology such as rechargeable gift cards, targeted POS discoount systems, see them at www.catuity.com
11/29/2005	Dorothy Lucas (Jim Burke)	Job hunting	Dorothy is a VP at Global Career Management - a candidate paid firm to assist in job searches - she will talk about her company and give an update on the Denver job market.
12/6/2005	Tim Murphy (AF '75)	Israeli & Palestinian Issues	Tim just retired in July and was the air attache in Tel Aviv
12/13/2005	Joel Ryan (Army '96) and Tracy	Business Plan- Mountain Midwifery Center	Joel and his wife, Tracy, will share their business plan for a wellness and birth center with a midwifery model of practice.
12/20/2005	Members Present	State of The Biznet
12/27/2005	Members Present	Movies and Books
1/3/2006	Gary Fedel + Members Present	Great White Elephant Exchange
1/10/2006	Jim Burke (Army '73)	Jim's new position and selling on the Internet
1/17/2006	Ted Travis (Jim Burke)	Ted's Youth Ministry	Ted has a youth ministry for at risk kids in Denver.
1/24/2006	Jason Clark (Army '92)	How to profit from investment mistakes	Your emotions effect your investments decisions. Sound emotional decision making can be your advantage over Wall Street. We will consider strategies that many investors ignore in today's sideways, unpredictable, and volatile market.
1/31/2006	Kurt Schlaefer (AF '70)	The Auto Industry	Kurt is with Centennial Leasing and Sales and is a font of knowledge for autos, their acquisition and the industry in general.
2/7/2006	Tina Bunney (Ron Boatright)	Charity and Banking	Tina is a VP of Executive Banking at Vectra and is active in the Women & Children's Fund of St. Anthony Health Foundation. She'll tell us more about the charity and highlight some of the recent changes in banking.
2/14/2006	JJ Mackin (Navy '68)	Internet Trends	JJ will bring us up to date on tech advances we may want to take advantage of like Podcasting.
2/21/2006	Ron Boatright (AF '66)	Identity Theft	A timely topic. Let's become "experts" before we have to.
2/28/2006	Members Present	Job Seekers Forum	Members seeking employment come let us all know specifics of what you're looking for and what your background and interests are.
3/7/2006	Joe Paniccia (Army '84)	Business News Roundtable	This will be a lightly structured discussion on recent topics from the business pages. I'll bring some articles that I think the group would find interesting or would enjoy discussing.
3/14/2006	Lindy Blackburn (Army '69)	Helicopter Operations	Lindy will discuss his (first hand) knowledge of Vietnam and will lead a discussion of how Afghanistan and Iraq are similar/different.
3/21/2006	Jan Munoz (Bob Fretzs)	Benefits Review	Jan is with Volunteers of America
3/28/2006	Ron Meier (Army '66)	Investing in today's market
4/4/2006	Members Present	State of The Biznet	Quarterly discussion of the state of Biznet. We'd like to get your input on making Biznet more interesting and useful for everybody.
4/11/2006	John Brackney (Bob Fretzs)		John is the current president of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce who was in the Colorado National Guard and has served as an Arapahoe County Commissioner.
4/18/2006	Eric Gooley (USMA '94)	An Investment Alternative	Eric is with Blackhorn Asset Management, LLC, the operating company and general partner of a system-based hedge fund.
4/25/2006	Jay Bridge (USMA '86)	Iraq	Jay recently returned from 18 months in Iraq as a civilian and has a lot of stories to tell.
5/2/2006	Joe Paniccia (Army '84)	Endurance Racing	Joe will present a look into some increasingly popular sports in which the participants pay good money for the opportunity to inflict pain on themselves for hours at a time.
5/9/2006	JJ Mackin N'68	Project Managment Institute and PMP Certification
5/16/2006	Steve Watson	Reverse Mortgages	Sponsored by Lindy Blackburn
5/23/2006	Bret Browser (A '94)	Bret will talk about his company, Eos Group
5/30/2006	Craig McSavaney (N '86)	Accruit	Craig will give a presentation about his company
6/6/2006	Dr. Tiffany Binder (Kurt S.)	Proper Diet for a Longer & Healthier Life	Proponent of the Rosedale Diet.
6/13/2006	Nathan Teegarden (Kurt S.)	True Calling™	Job search focussed on BIZNET members- bring your resume
6/20/2006	Joan Schlaefer (Kurt)	ThanksToGo.com	A new starup - client appreciation service.
6/27/2006	George Sparks (Dick Bush)	Body Works Exhibit & Career Transitioning	George is the CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
7/4/2006	Members Present	Patriotic Movies and Books	Round table discussion after an extended introduction.
7/11/2006	Members Present	State of The Biznet	Discussion of where Biznet is going...and how.
7/18/2006	Bob Forbes (Bill Shriver)	Buying and Selling Small Businesses	Bob is President of Forbes Business Investments
7/25/2006	Larry Giannotti (Navy '83)	Property and Casualty Insurance Tactics
8/1/2006
8/8/2006	Rep. Tom Tancredo (Lindy B.)
8/15/2006
8/22/2006	Bill Strait (Carl Cleveland)	Coors Field Security- Behind the Scenes	Bill will be speaking of his role with the Rockies at Coors Field where he leads the security team at games. He will share some of the behind the scenes operations as well as some interesting stories about his experiences in this role.
8/29/2006	Brian Vogt (Carl Cleveland)	Colorado Office of Economic Development and Intern
9/5/2006
9/12/2006
9/19/2006
9/26/2006	Sean McCloskey N'78	Information Security
10/3/2006	Ron Meier	Financial Offers & Scams
10/10/2006	Biznet Members	Member Update Roundtable
10/17/2006	J.J. Mackin	Porsche Club Event
10/24/2006	Carl Cleveland	How to Improve National Disaster Response
10/31/2006	Russ Carparelli	Retention of judges and related topics	Russ is a Colorado Appelate Court judge and USAFA '70.
11/7/2006	Members Present	Member Update Roundtable	This is our periodic opportunity for expanded introductions to learn more about personal and professional pursuits.
11/14/2006	Chuck Kules-Dick Bush	Non-Profit Funding Solutions	Chuck is the CEO of this start up that supports nonprofits with funding programs
11/21/2006	Jason Clark	Affinity Fraud and Online Hacker Fraud	Jason will discuss how to protect yourself from these forms of fraud.
11/28/2006	John J. Miller	Proper disposing of e-waste	John is with Guaranteed Recycling Experts. He'll also discuss his entrepreneurial ventures.
12/5/2006	George Sparks-Dick Bush	Behind the Scenes at Denver Museum	This meeting will be at the museum
12/12/2006	Doni Dolfinger (Bob Fretzs)	Information on reverse mortgages	Doni is a reverse mortgage specialist with 15 years experience. She represents Universal Lending Corporation, but wrote the first FHA reverse mortgage in Colorado.
12/19/2006	Marc Halpern	Travels thru China, Mongolia, Siberia, and Russia	He will talk about his trip, camping in Mongolia, plus staying with professors and others in various cities through a network they found.
12/26/2006	Members Present	Open Forum	Keeping agenda open to accommodate holiday conflicts and anticipated lower attendance.
1/2/2007	Members Present	Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange	It's certainly true that the thought is what counts most, but wouldn't you still like to unload that particularly lousy gift you received? This is your chance. Bring a wrapped gift to exchange.
1/9/2007	Members Present	Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange (Rescheduled)	Rescheduled from last week, due to weather and conflicts.
1/16/2007	Dr. Nathan Ligtenberg	How to Stay Young Your First 100 Years	Nate has recently opened his own chiropractic office here in Denver. He has a passion to help others achieve better overall health and wellness, and will talk about how we can do that.
1/23/2007
1/30/2007
2/6/2007
2/13/2007
2/20/2007
2/27/2007	Bob Fretzs	Health Care Policy	Discussion on recent White House proposals for health care related tax reform.
3/6/2007	LtCol Constance Schlaefer	Edwards AFB Research Labs	LtCol Schlaefer is currently Deputy Head, Department of Engineering Mechanics, USAFA. Discussion on items of interest at USAFA and from her recent assignments at Edwards AFB.
3/13/2007	Members Present	Member Update/Open Forum	Expanded introductions, member assistance, job seekers forum, topics of general interest.
3/20/2007	Joe Paniccia	Wall Street Journal Article: "Leading From Below"	Article subtitle: CEOs can't change companies on their own. The secret is to foster a leadership mentality throughout the ranks.
3/27/2007	Members Present	Job Seekers Forum	While every Biznet meeting is an opportunity to help job seekers, this week we'll put extra focus on that.
4/3/2007	Tom Becker (Kurt Schlaefer)	Innovative approaches with back-end operations.	Tom is an experienced leader in the communications and IT infrastructure industries.
4/10/2007	Senator N. Spence (D. Graves)	Current Topics at the State Capitol	Colorado State Senator Nancy Spence represents Senate District 27 in Arapahoe County and is Assistant Minority Leader.
4/17/2007	Members Present	Member Update Roundtable	Expanded introductions, member assistance, and topics of general interest.
4/24/2007	Kurt Schlaefer	Auto Brokerage & Industry Update	Kurt is an indepedent vehicle consultant. He'll update us on individual and fleet incentives, his newsletter, and other aspects of his business.
5/1/2007	Members Present	Open Forum/Member Update Roundtable	Expanded introductions, member assistance, and topics of general interest.
5/8/2007	Joe Paniccia	Investment Strategies Roundtable	Broad discussion of investment approaches, leveraging the collective experience of the group to generate ideas which individuals might consider for adjusting their own approach.
5/15/2007
5/22/2007
5/29/2007
6/5/2007	Ron Meier (A-66)	Travel Observations	Included will be info on his latest trip to Italy within the last month.
6/12/2007	Wade Pritchard	Auto Detailer Extraordinaire	Owns Steve's Detailing in Denver Tech Center - Insights & Anecdotes
6/19/2007	Curtis (Curt) Atencio (AF-84)	Managing one the USA's Largest Airports	Curt is DIA Assistant Airport Manager
6/26/2007	Ken Whatmore (Kurt Schlaefer)	Power Players Radio	Ken will provide us insights into his efforts to start a Christian All Sports Radio Talk Show with stories about many interesting guests he's had on the show.
7/3/2007	Members Present	Open Forum/Member Update Roundtable	Expanded introductions, member assistance, and topics of general interest.
7/10/2007	Mike Kallet (Dick Bush)	Innovation, critical thinking, and other topics.	Mike is former COO of ICG Communications. headscratchers.com
7/17/2007	Robin Shaff (Lindy Blackburn)	Latest trends in marketing and advertising	Mortgage Broker
7/24/2007	Becky Wichern (Joe Paniccia)	Job market and job opportunities, via recruiters.	Becky is an executive search consultant with Phillips Personnel in Denver.
7/31/2007	Matt Lee (Kurt Schlaefer)	Real Estate Investments and more
8/7/2007	Mark Ryan (Kurt Schlaefer)	Job Seekers in Finance World	Mark owns Snelling Agency and places in many fields including Finance
8/14/2007	Members Present	Open Forum and Member Update Roundtable	Expanded introductions, assistance, topics of general interest.
8/21/2007	J.J. Mackin	J.J.'s new Data Doctors franchise	Observations thus far as a computer services franchise owner.
8/28/2007	Jason Clark	Update on Jason's business.	Jason is a registered investment advisor and owner of Clark Brothers Investments
9/4/2007	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, extra networking assistance, topics of general interest.
9/11/2007	Mackin, Foster, Schlichter	Franchise Forum	These Biznet members will discuss their lessons learned and other experiences as franchisees.
9/18/2007	Dave Block	Business Advisor, Coach & Speaker	Dave owns Make-it-Fly, a company that provides an advisory board forum for improving your business.
9/25/2007	Sue Kokinos	Basic Estate Planning	Estate Planning, Probate and Small Business Attorney
10/2/2007	Angela Libby Jankousky	Effective presentation skills for business.	Angela is owner of Turning Point Presentations and co-founder of EME Solutions, Inc.
10/9/2007	Ana Yelen (Larry Foster)	Upcoming Event for Vets & Active Duty	Ana will tell us about the Day of Healing/Day of Service, coming up in Boulder on Nov 3
10/16/2007	Members Present	Biznet Website	We'll discuss the current website and ideas for improvements.
10/23/2007	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring needs, referrals or other networking.
10/30/2007	Job Seekers	Job Seekers Forum	Periodically we devote a Biznet session to focused assistance for job seekers.
11/6/2007	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring needs, referrals or other networking.
11/13/2007	Members Present	Biznet Program Schedule	Discussion and scheduling of potential upcoming programs.
11/20/2007	Gary Koldyke	Frontier Airlines update	Gary is Fuel Operations Manager for Frontier.
11/27/2007	Members Present	Open Forum	Topics of General Interest
12/4/2007	Members Present	Open Forum	Topics of General Interest
12/11/2007	Jim Burke	Discussion Forum - U.S. Foreign Relations	Non-partisan discussion of our foreign affairs strategies.
12/18/2007	Museum Curator	Titanic Exhibit at Denver Mus of Nature & Science	Meet at the museum for a talk and tour led by a museum curator.
12/25/2007	N/A	No Biznet This Week	Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
1/1/2008	N/A	No Biznet This Week	Happy New Year
1/8/2008	Members Present	Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange	Bring your unwanted gifts (re-wrapped) for this fun annual event.
1/15/2008	Jim Burke	Discussion Forum - U.S. Foreign Relations	Rescheduled from December. Non-partisan discussion on the current landscape for U.S. foreign affairs.
1/22/2008	Open Forum	Multiple	Members discuss their current activities
1/29/2008	Becky Wichern	Corporate Recruting : Employer Perspective	Becky is corporate recruiter for several client companies in Colorado.
2/5/2008	Greg Anderson	Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum	Greg will host us at the museum and will provide a briefing and tour.
2/12/2008	Rick Watson	New Health Care Company	Rick and partners are starting a new company to assist Alzheimers patients
2/19/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring, referrals, and other networking needs.
2/26/2008	J.J. Mackin	Computer Maintenance Tips	J.J. is owner of a Data Doctors store in Boulder.
3/4/2008	Denver & C. Springs members	New Biznet Group in Colorado Springs	Members from Colorado Springs will visit for a collaborative discussion on starting a Biznet group in the Springs area.
3/11/2008	Members Present	State of the Biznet	Discussion on how we're doing and other ways we can help fellow grads with their networking needs.
3/18/2008	Lindy Blackburn	Current Landscape of the Denver Real Estate Market	Lindy is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker.
3/25/2008	Kurt Schlaefer	Auto Industry Update	Kurt is an independent vehicle broker.
4/1/2008	Brace Barber	Advanced Armor Technology	Brace's company is on the leading edge of armor technology. He'll give us a briefing on the latest R&D underway.
4/8/2008	David Jackson USMA'73	Off Balance-sheet Financing	- an option for you, or for your customers
4/15/2008	Jack Poole (Pat Tierney)	Strong Leader Academy	Jack Poole (USMA '87) is Executive Director of Strong Leader Academy, a non-profit organization providing high potential high school leaders with intense leadership experience.
4/22/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring, referrals, and other networking needs.
4/29/2008	Eric Duggan	Lucas Group Executive Search & Recruiting	Lucas Group is one of the leaders in corporate recruiting/placement of former military officers. Eric will travel from Dallas to talk with us about the services they provide.
5/6/2008	Rob Unger (Doug Fry)	Rachel's Challenge	Rob is COO of Rachel's Challenge, a non-profit program that began after the Columbine tragedy.
5/13/2008	Art Tangen (Bob Fretzs)	Long Term Care	Art is a long term care specialist with New York Life.
5/20/2008	Sean McCloskey	Data Security	Sean is one of the key BizNet members who has kept it vibrant over the years. He is now with Protegrity, a data security firm.
5/27/2008	Steve Doherty (Kurt Schlaefer)	Finding & pursuing your life's purpose and passion	Steve is an author, motivational speaker, and VP of business development for Strategic Programs, Inc.
6/3/2008	Flint Whitlock (Ron Meier)	Military History	Flint is a Denver-based author and military historian. He has written several books on military history and will speak with us on selected topics.
6/10/2008	Ron Meier	Trip Report -- Retracing the 4th ID in 1944-45.	Ron recently returned from several weeks in Europe, during which he retraced the steps of his father from Normandy to Germany in WWII.
6/17/2008	Jim Nicholson (Dick Bush)	Various topics from this distinguished guest.	This week's BizNet meeting will be at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Former Secretary of the VA Nicholson has also served as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican.
6/24/2008	David Sandusky(George Godfrey)	Strategic career planning and personal branding	David is founder of Your Brand, LLC.
6/24/2008
7/1/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, assistance with networking, and discussion on topics of interest.
7/8/2008	Greg Anderson	Private Tour for BizNet at Wings Over The Rockies	Greg Anderson is a BizNet member and CEO of Wings Over The Rockies air and space museum. He will host us at the museum.
7/15/2008	Al Rosabal (Dick Bush)	DNC preparations by the City of Denver.	This BizNet meeting will be held downtown, hosted by Mr. Rosabal, who is Deputy Chief Information Officer for the City of Denver.
7/22/2008	Dr Robert Zubrin (D. Donovan)	National Energy Policy	Dr. Zubrin is a noted author and speaker on energy policy.
7/29/2008	Leigh Bush	Travels through Morocco and other places
8/5/2008	Michele Suriano (Jason Clark)	401k programs for small & medium sized businesses	Michele is president of Castle Rock Investment Co.
8/12/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring, referrals, and other networking needs.
8/19/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring, referrals, and other networking needs.
8/26/2008	Job Seekers	Job Seekers Forum	We'll devote the hour to focussed assistance for those actively or passively searching for their next opportunity.
9/2/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring, referrals, and other networking needs.
9/9/2008	Members Present	Open Forum and Program Planning	Expanded introductions and assistance with job searches, hiring, referrals, and other networking needs.
9/16/2008	Jason Clark	Pragmatic Theory	Jason will discuss how this approach can make you a better investor, person, businessperson, politician, doctor, lawyer, parent, friend.
9/23/2008	Leo DeGreef	Orion CEV Project (space shuttle replacement)	Leo is a lead systems engineer for Eagle Aerospace, which contracts with Lockheed Martin on the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle project.
9/30/2008	Hon. Russell Carparelli	Keeping Colorado's courts fair and impartial.	Judge Carparelli (Colorado Court of Appeals) will give a presentation on Colorado's procedures for selecting, disciplining, and evaluating judges.
10/7/2008	Dave Kerber (Bob Fretzs)	Current issues in Colorado	Dave is USAFA '72 and a candidate for Colorado House District 38.
10/14/2008	Bob Schulz (Anne Marx)	Taking the Fear Out of Retirement	Bob is a retired HR professional who used his personal and professional experience to put together a unique presentation that includes no sales pitches.
10/21/2008	Kari Kelly (Dick Bush)	Key Things to Watch For With Business Contracts	Kari is legal counsel for 5280 Solutions, LLC. She will talk about vaious topics related to contracts, applicable to any size of business.
10/28/2008	Ellen Schulz (Anne Marx)	Seismic Generation Gaps	Ellen is president of Next Level Results, Inc. She'll talk with us about how to influence and coach the many generations found in business today.
11/4/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, assistance, referrals, and discussion on topics of interest.
11/11/2008	Gary Leitch (Kurt Schlaefer)	Canadian Health Care System	Canadian Ophthalmologist who started his practice in Edmonton, Alberta, emigrated to Omaha in 1979 and practiced there until he retired in 1999 and moved to Colorado.
11/18/2008	Chris Colclasure	Current Issues in Environmental Law	Chris is USAFA '92 and an environmental law attorney with Holme Roberts & Owen LLP.
11/25/2008	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, networking assistance, topics of general interest.
12/2/2008	Members Present	Open Forum/Breakfast Meeting	Expanded introductions, networking assistance, topics of general interest. Breakfast available.
12/9/2008	Jim Burke	21st Century Marketing - Big Brother is Watching	This will show some examples of real time marketing messages and offers using state of the art technology. (Postponed to 1/13/09, due to weather)
12/16/2008	Lindy Blackburn	Galapagos Islands	Lindy will give us a digital presentation on his dive trip earlier this year.
12/23/2008	Members Present	Open Forum (Christmas Week)	Grab some coffee and join us for a casual discussion on topics of general interest.
12/30/2008	Members Present	Open Forum (New Year's Week)	Final BizNet meeting of the year. Networking, advice, referrals, and roundtable discussion on topics of general interest
1/6/2009	Members Present	Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange	Bring your unwanted gifts (re-wrapped) for this fun annual event with equally fun exchange rules. Please come even if you don't have a gift to bring, as we always have a few extras to share.
1/13/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, other networking.
1/20/2009	Job Seekers	Job Seekers Forum	In depth advice and referrals for those actively or passively seeking a new position.
1/27/2009	Jim Burke	21st Century Marketing - Big Brother is Watching	Rescheduled from 1.13 due to travel to Canada - Review how companies like USAA and NFCU are targeting your wallet
2/3/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, other networking.
2/10/2009	Andy Bacon & Brad Podhajsky	Real Estate Investing	Coaching Program "Cash Flow Coach" for those interested in RE Investing and RE Networking
2/17/2009	Dick Bush	Ride The Rockies	How to train for, ride, and enjoy this annual multi-day bicycle tour through the mountains of Colorado.
2/24/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, other networking.
3/3/2009	Victoria Long, CPA (Ron Meier)	2008/09 Income Tax Issues
3/10/2009	Brian Coleman (David Graves)	Stretching your IRA beyond your retirement.	Advanced strategies to pass assets to multiple generations.
3/17/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, other networking.
3/24/2009	Tom Briggs (Jason Clark)	Retirement planning for businesses of all sizes	Tom is Regional VP of Retirement Services for Transamerica Corporation
3/31/2009	Bill Sebra (Jim Mulford)	Employment opportunities and challenges	Bill is VP for Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Solutions for the Bartech Group.
4/7/2009	Ron Meier	Economic Forum	Ron will facilitate a roundtable discussion on the current economic situation.
4/14/2009	Carl Janssen	Practical Leadership Techniques	Carl is a 1968 graduate of the AFA and has a variety of experience in different organizations
4/21/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, other networking.
4/28/2009	Ron Meier	Econonic Forum - Part II	Ron will faciliate a discussion about individual investment planning in this current market, using his personal investment strategy as a discussion vehicle.
5/5/2009	Joe Paniccia	2009 Masters Golf Tournament	Joe attended this year's Masters and will give a presentation on the experience.
5/12/2009	Hon. Russell Carparelli	Abraham Lincoln	Judge Carparelli will give a presentation on Abraham Lincoln, developed by the Our Courts project in conjunction with the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth.
5/19/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
5/26/2009	Ron Magnus	Investment Banking/Construction Industry	Ron Is an AF grad and works for FMI that does Investment banking and consulting for the construction industry
6/2/2009	Ron Meier	D-Day Invasion Beaches - 65th Anniversary (Part I)	Ron will give a photo presentation on the Normandy invasion beaches.
6/9/2009	Ron Meier	D-Day Invasion Beaches - 65th Anniversary (Part II	Part II of Ron's photo presentation on the invasion beaches at Normandy.
6/16/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
6/23/2009	Joel Ryan	Health Care System - How it Works & Doesn't Work	Joel is Business Manager for Mountain Midwifery Center, which is owned by his wife Tracy. MMC is one of the largest birth centers in the nation.
6/30/2009	Kurt Schlaefer	Auto Industry Update	Kurt will give us an update on current trends in the auto industry, a particularly timely topic given the changes underway in the industry. Kurt is an independent vehicle broker.
7/7/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
7/14/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Expanded introductions, discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
7/21/2009	Lindy Blackburn	Social Networking Tools for Business	Lindy will discuss how to leverage such tools as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, to benefit your business or career.
7/28/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
8/4/2009	Dick Bush	Book Discussion: The World is Flat (Friedman)	In response to interest by many Biznetters, Dick has offered to lead a discussion on this popular book by Thomas L. Friedman, about the globilization of the economy.
8/11/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
8/18/2009	Jim Burke	The Law of Attraction	Jim will discuss concepts related to visualization and how to take advantage of the energy of our thoughts to achieve what we want.
8/25/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
9/1/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
9/8/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
9/15/2009	Steve Garran (Grant Garrigan)	Club Workshop	Mr. Garran, owner of Club Workshop, will host us on-site to provide a tour and explain his unique business model.
9/22/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
9/29/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
10/6/2009	Jason Clark	Investment Industry Update	Jason will give us an update on his business and the investment industry in general.
10/13/2009	Tom Metzger	Economics of Photovoltaic Solar Power Generation	Tom will discuss the current situation on economic viability of this renewable energy source.
10/20/2009	Tom Atchison	Corporate and Government Housing Options	Mr. Atchison is president of National Corporate Housing. He will discuss cost-effective lodging options for a variety of needs.
10/27/2009	Dr. Stephen Long	Leadership Development	Dr. Long is founder and president of The Institute for Level Six Leadership.
11/3/2009	Gary Harvey	Relationship Selling for Owners, CEO's, Sales VP's	Founder of Achievement Dynamics, LLC, a professional sales development firm based in Denver
11/10/2009	Ken Gibson	Twitter What - Top 10 steps to soc.media for biz	A coach/facilitator of social media marketing for business. He is on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and is a member of many groups and boards related to internet marketing.
11/17/2009	State Rep. Cindy Acree	Current Issues Facing Colorado	Ms. Acree represents the 40th House District (SE Aurora, eastern Arapahoe County, all of Elbert County).
11/24/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
12/1/2009	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
12/8/2009	State Rep. Nancy Todd	Current Issues	Ms. Todd represents Colorado House District 41 (southwestern Aurora and parts of unincorporated Arapahoe County).
12/15/2009	George Sparks	How to host a presidential Visit	George Sparks will talk about the logistics of hosting President Obama
12/22/2009	Members Present	Open Forum (holiday week, but still meeting)	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
12/29/2009	Members Present	Open Forum (holiday week - but still meeting)	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
1/5/2010	None	White Elephant Exchange	Please bring a gift you want to get rid of!!! :)
1/12/2010	Members Present	Social Media for BizNet	Discussion will focus on how BizNet can leverage Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other tools in support of our mission statement.
1/19/2010	Jason Clark	Colorado - 2010	Jason will lead a discussion on the issues, priorities, and political landscape taking shape in Colorado in 2010.
1/26/2010	Pam Harvey (Ron Meier)	Giving Thanks For Our Military Men & Women	Ms. Harvey is with Thanks a Million, a campaign to give thanks to our military. She will give us a presentation on how she became involved with that effort.
2/2/2010	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
2/9/2010	Lindy Blackburn	Colorado's 2-Year Election Cycle	Lindy will discuss the election cycle, including the key dates and events for someone who wishes to become active in the politcal process.
2/16/2010	Ron Meier	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	Ron recently attended a conference about PTSD and how organizations such as church ministries can provide support for soldiers returning from combat.
2/23/2010	MG (Ret.) John Barry (D. Bush)	A Unique Career Path	Retired Air Force 2-star John Barry is now Superintendent of Aurora Public Schools. This BizNet meeting will be held at Superintendent Barry's office in Aurora.
3/2/2010	Leo DeGreef (everyone)	Human Spaceflight	Proposed cancellation of Constellation.
3/9/2010	Members Present	Open Forum	Discussion on topics of general interest, assistance with job searches and referrals, and other networking.
3/16/2010
3/23/2010
3/30/2010
4/6/2010
4/13/2010
4/20/2010
4/27/2010
5/4/2010
5/11/2010
5/18/2010
5/25/2010
6/1/2010
6/8/2010