INSIDE
OCTOBER 2015 / EDITION HOUSTON
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FEATURES
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On the Cover
Patricia Vice – Texas Security Shredding
Caring for the Community Keeps her
Company in the Pink
Publisher’s Column
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The Assessment of
Your Business is Personal
31
13 Doing Business in Cuba
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Happy [Here Before
You Know It] New Year
Public Speaking –
The Power of Preparation
Flip Sides, Second Acts
and Successful Careers
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Choosing the Right Partner
Getting Organized:
You Don’t Work in a Vacuum
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Financial Astrology for October 2015
Networking with Sound Bites
How to Bounce Back and Win
How to Use The Phenomenal Five Point
“Experiential” Marketing Message Part 2
Houston Metropolitan Chamber
Cooking Up Success for Their Members!
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Cooking Up Success for
Their Members!
Janet and Jim Wheeler
Houston
Metropolitan Chamber
The Houston Metropolitan Chamber has been “Cooking Up Success” for their members. From
left to right are Zaid Sultan, Dustin O’Quinn, Dr. Sandra Scurria, Peggy Wilson, Stephanie Lott,
Elaine Guidry, Jessica Mahaffey and Barbara Khan. Photo by Gwen Juarez
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Candy Bouquet
International –