Karen Vibe - February Featured Member
February Featured Member

Choosing a financial planner may be one of the most important things you do in 2010. Karen Vibe, second vice president/wealth management and financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, says that when choosing that advisor, don’t just call the first number in the Yellow Pages. Vibe says, “Interview a couple of people, sit in the office with them and choose the one where you feel the most comfortable.” It’s Vibe’s opinion that a financial advisor isn’t simply someone who buys and sells stocks for you; it is someone who develops a relationship with the client.Click here for more

Networking Lessons From Nature

From the founder, Dr. Ivan Misner

Recently, when visiting our favorite Napa Valley winery, Chateau Montelena, my wife and I toured the operations. The vintner shared the technique the winery uses to ensure the quality of the juice from the grapes year after year, regardless of the climate; it's a technique known as "dry farming."

As he explained the benefits of dry farming, I began to see a business metaphor for how BNI works for our members' businesses.

When vineyards are dry farmed, they are not irrigated—dry season or rainy. As a result, the roots of the vines must grow deep to tap into the year-round underground supply of water. This reminds me of how BNI teaches our members to develop deep-water relationships to support growth no matter the climate—even the economic droughts. Click here for the rest of this article.

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