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SBT Houston Staff JUNE 2014 PUBLISHER SCOLUMN Chairman John Cruise President/Executive Publisher Steve Levine Associate Publisher/ Creative Director/Editor Barbara Davis-Levine From the Publisher Steve Levine Business Development/PR Maria Deborah DuBose Bill Huff Aaron Kaplan Susan Repka Graphic Designer Lavinia Menchaca Photographers Gwen Juarez Chris Curry Contributing Writers Don Brown Terry Bruner Barbara Davis Dr. John Demartini Mila Golovine Ruben Gonzalez Lorraine Grubbs Birgit Zacher Hanson Dawn Haynes Bruce Hurta Jeff Jones Aaron Kaplan Craig Klein Mahlia Mian Hank Moore Mayor Annise Parker Howard Partridge Donna K. Rooney Christi Ruiz Rita Santamaria Holly Uverity Aimee Woodall Chief Advisor Hank Moore Publisher’s Advisory Board Shah Ardalan Roger Burks Helen Callier Sonia Clayton Donna Cole John Cruise Dirk Cummins April Day Dr. John Demartini Maya Durnovo Kathie Edwards Leonard Faucher Mila Golovine David Holt Richard Huebner Jeffrey Jones Darryl King Craig Klein Wea Lee Hank Moore Lisa M. Morton Mike Muhney Leisa Holland Nelson Mayor Annise Parker Page Parkes Howard Partridge Susan Repka Maria Rios Grant Sadler Rita Santamaria Allen Shapiro William Sherrill Pam Terry Linda Toyota Jack Warkenthien Carlecia D. Wright Aaron Young Phone: [phone] E-Mail: [email protected] Or Write: Small Business Today 5380 West 34th Street, Ste 230 Houston,TX 77092 See us on the web at www.SBTMagazine.net Free APP for Android & iPhone go to your APP Store and type in Small Business Today Magazine PUBLISHER: STEVE LEVINE SMALL BUSINESS MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY LEGACY PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC. 5380 WEST 34TH ST. STE. 230 HOUSTON, TX 77092 EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER: STEVE LEVINE PRESIDENT: JOHN CRUISE PHONE: [phone] www.SBTMagazine.net ADVERTISING RATES ON REQUEST. BULK THIRD CLASS MAIL PAID IN TUCSON, AZ. POSTMASTER: PLEASE SEND NOTICES ON FORM 3579 TO 5380 WEST 34TH ST. STE. 230 HOUSTON, TX 77092 ALTHOUGH EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN TO ENSURE ACCURACY OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS, SMALL BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR OPINIONS EXPRESSED OR FACTS SUPPLIED BY ITS AUTHORS. COPYRIGHT 2012, LEGACY PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION A s a former Realtor®, the chant was always “Location, Location, Location” when it came to the value and desirability of a residential real estate purchase. Those same words apply to one of the main considerations when we work with a cover honoree in deciding the best place for their cover photo. Barbara, John, and I receive so many great compliments on our beautiful and unique covers. Connie Rankin’s cover photo last month (May 2014) was set on the Sabine Bridge which connects Memorial Drive and Allen Parkway. For a top commercial real estate agent selling all over the city of Houston, our beautiful city skyline made the perfect backdrop for her cover. The Sabine Bridge has always been one of our favorite views of our city. This month’s cover honoree, Ludmilla (Mila) Golovine of MasterWord Services has a truly international business that connects people across language and culture. For this reason, we chose to use the “Light Spikes” as our backdrop for her photo. For those of you who may not be aware of the origins of the “Light Spikes”, the “Light Spikes” were created for the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrial Nations by local artist Jay Baker and was originally installed in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center. The large abstracted flags represent the European Economic Community as well as the seven countries that participated in the Summit. The Light Spikes, as any traveler can tell you, are located at the airport near Terminal C and the Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building. The Light Spikes consist of eight flags that are individually wrapped around square columns. Each “spike” is supported by an aluminum grid structure and a ten foot concrete pier below the ground. The columns lean at a 10 degree angle toward a central point that represents Houston. The distance between each “spike” and this point is relative to the distance between Houston and the capital of the country that the flag represents. Once again, we (Mila, Barbara, and I) thought this was a perfect backdrop. Speaking of “Barbara”, because she is both the writer and the stager of the photos, the covers tell a story in themselves. This is a very unique combination that makes for very, very special covers! Many thanks to David Hebert and Katena Carvajales with the Bush Intercontinental Airport Administrative Office for being so kind in assisting us in being able to work through security at the airport to make this happen. It is time to let you get started with this month’s issue! Good Reading, Good Sales, and Great Success to You All! Steve Levine President/Executive Publisher, Small Business Today Magazine [ MAY 2014 ] www.SBTMagazine.net 3