BNI Greater Royal Oak

We had a double feature this morning! Big thanks to Patrick Oja with Provisio Technology Solutions for his presentation.

Patrick builds custom software for businesses when nothing off the shelf does what they need. Secure web portals, connecting your systems so they actually talk to each other, custom apps, and modernizing old outdated setups. Everything gets built around the way your business already works, not the other way around.

He also builds SaaS products, which are subscription-based software. You get a tool made for a specific job at a fraction of the cost of building it all from scratch, and it keeps getting updated with new features.

If your business were a starship, Provisio would be the warp drive. 🚀

Great referrals for Patrick are IT managed service providers, membership-based organizations, and any business with complicated content or data to manage. If you hear someone say "there's no software that does what we need" or "our systems don't talk to each other," that's your cue.

📞 248-825-3801
📧 [email protected]
🌐 provis.io

Great feature presentation this morning from Glenn Wachocki with Get Floored by Carpet 4 Less!

Glenn has been doing this since 1997, and it shows. Over 200 Google reviews with a 4.9 rating. You don't get numbers like that without taking care of people for a long time.

He brings the showroom to you. Instead of guessing in a store under fluorescent lights, you see the samples in your own home, with your lighting and your furniture, and pick with confidence. He's also got an interior design degree, does one-on-one consultations himself, and has his own professional install teams. The kitchen before and after he showed was a great example of what they can do.

And it's way more than carpet. Luxury vinyl, hardwood, sanding and refinishing old hardwood, ceramic tile, natural stone countertops, and full kitchen and bath remodels.

Listen for people saying things like "we just bought a house," "our floors need updating," "we're getting ready to sell," or "I want to finish the basement." That's a Glenn referral.

📞 248-444-9671

Thanks Glenn, great job!

Happy early birthday to David Fox with Soltman Heating & Cooling! 🎉 His big day is November 6.

David just joined GRO a couple weeks ago, so this is his first birthday with the chapter.

Hope it's a great one, David. Enjoy the day and take a break from the furnace calls if you can!

Drop some birthday love for him in the comments.

Big thanks to Ryan Quinn with JMB Financial for his presentation.

I had no idea what it actually takes to earn those three letters, CFP. Ryan got his bachelor's in Economics, then finished the CFP education program in an accelerated 9 months when most people take 12 to 18. Then came a 6-hour, 170-question exam that only about 55 to 60% of people pass. Ryan passed it on his first try back in 2012. And it doesn't stop there. He has to keep up 30 hours of continuing education every two years, including required ethics training.

The part that stuck with me most is the fiduciary standard. As a CFP, Ryan is required to put his clients' financial interests ahead of his own. Every time. That's exactly who you want looking at your money. And he made a point that his job is to take the complicated stuff and make it make sense for real people.

Ryan helps with retirement, college savings, investing, taxes, insurance, and estate planning. Think about the questions people ask all the time. Can I actually retire? I changed jobs, what do I do with my old 401(k)? I just got divorced, now what? We had a baby, should we start saving for college?

If you know someone asking any of those, send them to Ryan. Great connections for him are CPAs, estate and business attorneys, business brokers and coaches, small business owners, medical professionals like surgeons, pediatric dentists, anesthesiologists, and PAs, plus recent law, medical, and dental school grads.

📞 248-641-7233
📧 [email protected]
🌐 jmbfinancial.com

Thanks Ryan, great job!

Thanks to Miche Lamé with Spiritual Living for her feature presentation this morning!

Miche is a counselor and psychotherapist out of Southfield, and she helps people work through the stuff most of us carry around and never talk about. Stress, anxiety, life transitions, relationships, feeling stuck. The kind of things that quietly spill into your work, your health, and your family.

If you know someone going through a rough season, dealing with a big change, or just needing someone to talk to, connect them with Miche.

📞 (248) 212-0808
📧 [email protected]
🌐 michelame.com

Thanks Miche, great job!

Happy anniversary to Dwight Hawks and Beverly! 18 years together on November 1.

We got a double feature this morning! Big thanks to Rosh Sillars with Rosh Media for his presentation too.

The slide that got me was about budget. Say you've got $2,000 worth of SEO work to do. At $200 a month, it takes 10 months to get it all done. At $2,000 a month, it's done in one. You spend the exact same money either way, you just get there a whole lot faster. Results still take time to build, but you're not waiting most of a year for the work itself to happen.

Rosh handles Google SEO, pay per click, and YouTube advertising. He also partners with social media companies, small marketing agencies, website designers, PR firms, and business coaches. So if you know someone in that world who needs a go-to person for the search side, Rosh is a great connection.

📞 248-672-4901
📧 [email protected]
🌐 rosh.media

Thanks Rosh, great stuff!

Great feature presentation this morning from Dr. Bryan Born with Painless Chiropractor!

35 years in practice. That alone says a lot. What I liked most is that he didn't just talk about what he does. He showed us the people he's helped.

First was Aaron, a 41-year-old former pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. After back surgery he figured he'd be dealing with pain for the rest of his life. He'd tried chiropractors before and didn't think anything would help. Now that post-surgical back pain is behind him.

Then a photographer with a partially torn rotator cuff that was keeping her from working. Dr. Bryan found nerve issues coming from her neck, used gentle instrument adjusting along with low-level laser therapy, and within a couple weeks she was back doing full shoots without shoulder pain.

And my favorite, the G family. Both kids were colicky as babies and got their first gentle adjustment just weeks after birth. He's been with them ever since, through bike falls, broken elbows in soccer, dad's old Achilles injury that kept throwing his back out, and mom's scoliosis. Now one's a high school soccer player and the other does jazz dance. Whole family, all these years.

No cracking, no twisting. If you know someone who's scared of the chiropractor, dealing with nagging pain, or recovering from surgery, send them to Dr. Bryan.

🌐 Painless-Chiropractor.com

Thanks Dr. Bryan, great job!

Big welcome to our newest GRO member, Tarryn King with 4-15 Tax & Bookkeeping!

Tarryn took the oath this morning and it's official. And honestly, the timing couldn't be better. Tax season will be here before we know it, and the year-end scramble is real for a lot of small business owners.

If you know someone who's behind on their books, dreading tax time, or just tired of doing it all themselves, send them Tarryn's way.

Welcome aboard, Tarryn. Glad to have you in the room!

Great feature presentation this morning from Angel Phillips with ServiceMaster by Wise!

One thing that stuck with me. A sump pump failure might only carry $5,000 to $10,000 in coverage. But a flooded finished basement can easily run $5,000 to $50,000+ once you add up the flooring, drywall, trim, cabinets, and furniture. Most people have no idea until it's too late.

That's where Angel comes in. Her team shows up, assesses the damage, documents everything, and walks people through their options and the costs before they file a claim. They'll even do a free inspection so you can make a smart decision instead of a panicked one.

They handle water damage, fire and smoke, mold, odor, biohazards, hoarding, pack outs, full reconstruction, and commercial losses too. And they're right here in Warren.

If you know a homeowner dealing with a basement leak, a real estate client who just found water damage, or a friend who has no clue what their policy covers, connect them with Angel.

📞 (248) 331-7311
📧 [email protected]

Thanks Angel, great job up there!