LIME Magazine - Issue1 - January 2014 Jan. 2014 | Page 35

The Founders “ Of his business relationship with Michael, William jokes, “It is a beautiful love story.” Their impromptu meeting and the synergy they shared as well as their drive to create something bigger and with broader appeal opened the flood gates to a host of ideas for how they could service the Long Island networking community and the businesses within it. The two men saw in each other a solid fit for partnership, a shared vision, and a common entrepreneurial spirit. Discussions swirled around William's Network NY project, Michael's LIME Social project, and plans for a publication. The rest is history. This month they launch the latest Long Island business publication but with a twist. The publication targets entrepreneurs and focuses on the movers and shakers that are molding and creating opportunities on Long Island and providing quality products and services with a broad appeal across different industries. Their time line for success has been and continues to be fast and furious. They are here to challenge a business community, the local chambers of commerce, various industry associations and local politicians to build a better tomorrow and to launch this model nationwide to make Network USA a business organization to reckon with from coast to coast. There is only one way to succeed in anything and that is to give it everything. ~ Vince Lombardi ” ABOUT NETWORK USA Network USA has trademarked multiple platforms for marketing and growing businesses nationwide and is your go to marketing source built on a networking platform. They strive to be the nation's top organization for recognizing businesses and referring consumers. Their platform includes face-to-face, print, matchmaking, trade associations, charitable events, and 1-per industry groups, just to name a few. Their events attract anywhere from 50 – 300+ business owners, CEO's, and decision makers. Jodi Jacobs is a contributing writer for LIME and founder of Crystal Vision Marketing, a company that builds relationships with business owners and C-suite executives to create strategic marketing programs and plans that align with business goals for market and sales growth. EST. 2013 33