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Pick Power Breakfast: George Champion
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY – RSVP STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT. Who: George Champion What: Pick Power Breakfast (PPB) Where: Riverside City Hall, 7th Floor Conference Room, 3900 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501. When: Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:30-8:30am Why: To meet George Champion, owner of Champion Lumber Co. Champion Lumber is family owned and has been providing quality products and service to builders throughout Southern California since 1950. In that time, they have grown into one of the largest businesses in the Riverside area. Despite their growth, Champion Lumber remains a family business. Founded by George Champion, Champion Lumber is...
Read MorePPB Recap: Stan Morrison
By James Persinger The strongest skill we need in life is communication. As a child, Stan learned to communicate well and make friends quickly. Stan and his family moved several times as a youngster. In a three-year period, he and his family moved nine times. In all of those new towns though, Stan’s mother made sure to enroll him into the local Boy Scouts troop. Because of his size, Stan was able to join high school and college early. He went to the University of California, Berkeley as an architect student when he was sixteen years old. While playing basketball at Cal, Stan and his team went to the Final Four. This was a transformative moment in his life. Stan...
Read MorePPB Recap: Ronald Redfern
By James Persinger Nothing will motivate a young man to get serious about higher education than an impending war draft. This was just the motivation Ronald “Ron” Redfern needed to get into college and start looking at career paths. Unfortunately, Ron’s efforts were dashed when the U.S. Government decided junior-colleges did not count and he was had to join the armed forces. After three years in the Navy, Ron was able to go back to college and finish his degree. Mr. Redfern got his first opportunity to run a company in the San Jose area. The company’s annual revenue was $2,000,000. After almost running the company into the ground, Ron’s boss gave...
Read MorePick Group Birthday Bash
You are invited to help the Pick Group celebrate 5 years! Where: Magnone Trattoria & Market, 1630 Spruce St, Riverside, CA When: Friday, April 26,2013, starting at 6pm We’re having an 80′s Party! Hope you’re free. It’ll be even better, if your rad-self we see! Food, music, spirits, and fun included. RSVP a must! Members: Free* Non-Members: $10.00 per person Heavy appetizers and one free host drink included, but only with RSVP. *Free entry to the celebration is a benefit of membership! RSVP today. If you are not member, learn about membership on our website under “Become A...
Read MorePick Power Breakfast: Stan Morrison
Who: Stan Morrison What: Pick Power Breakfast (PPB) Where: Riverside City Hall, 7th Floor Conference Room, 3900 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501. When: Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 7:30-8:30am Why: To come together as a team and have a conversation with this month’s featured speaker, Stan Morrison. Mr. Morrison is nationally known for his work as a head basketball coach and as an athletics administrator. Stan Morrison led the UC Riverside Highlanders in the transition to Division I. Morrison joined UCR in August 1999, an appointment that then Chancellor Raymond L. Orbach described as “one of the most significant in UCR’s distinguished athletic...
Read MorePick Power Breakfast: Ronald Redfern
Who: Ronald Redfern What: Pick Power Breakfast Where: Riverside City Hall, 7th floor conference room, 3900 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501. When: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7:30am-8:30am Why: To power up your morning and meet Ronald Redfern who is president and CEO of the Inland Southern California Region’s leading news media organization, Enterprise Media, and publisher of the Inland Southern California Region’s largest, local daily newspaper The Press-Enterprise, and its largest newspaper website, PE.com. Ron joined A. H. Belo’s Enterprise Media company and The Press-Enterprise in 2005 after spending three years in Tampa, Florida as president and CEO and...
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