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In the News…

Did you see the recent cover story in Industrial Strength Woodworking that featured Mark Bernhard? Mark modestly claims that the magazine was short on new material, but here is a quick excerpt from the article:

Mark Bernhard must have sawdust in his blood. His father Pius Bernhard founded Bernhard Woodwork, and although Mark spent a couple of years outside the industry after college, he came back to woodworking in 1991 and has been at it full time since.

"Involvement with your peers is also critical. Associations, such as the Architectural Woodwork Institute and the Association for Retail Environments, are incredible resources for networking and benchmarking. I have made many friendships through these and other organizations," Bernhard adds.

Bernhard has used these relationships to learn from others and grow the business into the success that it is today.

"You need to constantly challenge yourself and expose yourself to a variety of different methodologies, including those from other industries," he explains. "You can learn so many things from others if you keep an open mind, both outside your business but especially internally from your own people."

Read the rest of the article at iswonline.com/ArticleLanding/tabid/67/Default.aspx?tid=1&ContentID=18337.

Author, Author…

Did you know that Michelle Kabele is on Amazon.com's bestseller list? Congratulations to Michelle for her six published books on marketing. Included in this work are catchy titles like, Great Marketing is Free, All the Web's a Stage and the Pocket Guide to Marketing. At a price point of $9.95 per book, she has become an overnight success, and is listed on Amazon's hot new author list. We all knew that she could do it. Congratulations Michelle! And for those of you that want to check out more information, go to MichelleKabele.com and see for yourself.

Heidi Voorhees and Barbara "Babs" Zeifer caught up in New York City recently. Heidi is president of strategic initiatives for the Institute of Food Technologies. She can be reached on our new Facebook page for EMP-59. Check it out. Glad to see the Kellogg women are still going strong!

Pitter patter of little feet: Bob Rossi and Sara Rossi welcomed baby girl Julianna in November at 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Little Julianna joins big brother Blake and the Rossi family. Congratulations Bob and Sara on your new addition!

Katie Bylak is vice president of finance for PepsiAmericas. In her new role, Katie is the business partner and leader of finance for a more than $1 billion segment of the Pepsi bottling business in the U.S. Katie and her husband Tony, EMP-65, are active members of the community and ran a Paint-a-Thon for the Northwest Suburban Volunteer organization. They led volunteers to paint the exterior of a home for the elderly and disadvantaged. All products and time were donated and the results were fantastic. It was quite an adventure!

EMP-59, Group I, stayed connected at a wine tasting event with their spouses. The photo was blurry so we decided to print the names of who attended instead: Amy Schuman, Bruce McConnell, Chris Moore, Dr. Mo O'Gorman and Dr. Ed Blumen.