“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” - Rob Siltanen

February 2, 2022

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It's not always about the dogs - Metro knows cats exist too. Point proven by one of Metro's Past Presidents - Phil Calinda of Millennium Custom Homes

Join Andrea LoMonaco of Wells Fargo as she introduces you to Kei Sasaki, Senior Vice President with Northern Trust, who will be running Metro's 2022 Economic Forecast in February.

Date: Thursday, February 17th
Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Hanover Manor

               16 Eagle Rock Ave

               East Hanover, NJ 07936

Fee is: Member - $75/person  NonMember - $85/person   Door - $85/person

Sponsorship Opportunities available:

Event Sponsor = $500  (One Available) – Premier signage at event, opportunity to give a 3 minute introduction about their company to our members.

Table Top Sponsor = $200 (Five available) - they will get a table to display their information and table top signage at each table.

About Kei Sasaki:

Kei Sasaki is a Senior Vice President with Northern Trust and serves as a Senior Investment Portfolio Manager for its Wealth Management business. Working in partnership with Northern Trust’s thought leaders and specialist teams, Kei provides actionable insights into the global economy and capital markets and manages personalized, goals-based investment portfolios for high-net worth individuals, wealthy families and foundations.

Kei has over 25 years of global industry experience, specializing in economic and capital markets research, investment strategy and wealth management.

Prior to joining Northern Trust, he was a Managing Director with Wells Fargo Private Wealth Management serving as Regional Chief Investment Officer and led a team of investment professionals who delivered client- centric, multi-asset class portfolios for high-net worth clients. He was the investment thought leader of the Eastern Region and frequently shared his perspectives at client and industry events, with the media and through written commentary. Before joining Wells Fargo, Kei was a Managing Director with PineBridge Investments, where he held the roles of Head of Equity Research and Client Portfolio Manager representing the firm’s fundamental, quantitative and ESG equity strategies. Earlier in his career, he held positions at
Credit Suisse Asset Management and Yasuda Bank and Trust Company.

Kei received a Bachelor of Science in International Business and Finance from New York University and a Master of Business Administration from Fordham University with honorary distinction.

He is a CFA® charterholder and member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of New York.

Metro’s Professional Women in Building (PWB) Chapter kicked-off their 2022 campaign called “Refresh, Recharge and Rebuild” last week on Thursday, January 27th hosting their first meeting. For those of you who don't know PWB is a nationally recognized organization by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) dedicated to promoting, enhancing and supporting women in the Construction/Remodeling Industry.

Linda Garvey, Metro's 2022 PWB Chair and Kristie Veri, PWB Board Member, started the evening out by introducing their sponsors for the night, Jonni Clause/Dacor Kitchen and Appliances along with host Charles Cagatay Sevinc/ANVE Kitchen and Bath.

Everyone enjoyed delicious food, drinks, learning more about Dacor products, looking at the beautiful showroom at ANVE and great conversation among the group. It was truly a wonderful program with so many in attendance. THANK YOU to everyone who came out to join us - our Chapter would love to have you as part of the team!

Please enjoy a couple photos from the evening:

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The Compeition has started...

Did you get your entries in for the Awards of Excellence 2022? What are you waiting for? You only have until February 28th to get all your entries in.

Interested to see who won certain catergories last year? Click on the 2021 Awards of Excellence Winner Ribbon for list.

Click on the above photo for entry details. Details are also up on the website. You can also see them up on our Facebook page.

Entries are open for all Awards of Excellence categories. You can even pay online via the website now to enter. The Awards of Excellence has been designed to recognize members of the Metropolitan Builders and Contractors Association of New Jersey and the New Jersey Builders Association for their achievements in the field of new home construction, remodeling, commercial building, and sales and marketing. Look in your hard-copy of OnSite for all of the Awards of Execellence details.

Official Deadline: February 28th

Email your entries to: MemberServices@metrobca.org

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A COST EFFECTIVE POOLED-PLAN SOLUTION

PUT RETIREMENT WITHIN REACH

The New Jersey Builders Association is committed to offering high-quality workplace benefits designed to improve the well-being of our members and their employees. We believe all employees deserve access to a quality retirement savings program that can help them enjoy a healthier, more secure future. 84% of workers say that retirement plan benefits offered by a prospective employer will be a major factor in their decision whether to accept an offer.**

Yet concerns about cost and administrative difficulties may keep you from offering a plan. Through our partnership with Transamerica, TAG and Costello Financial, your employees can enjoy a workplace retirement plan that can help you gain a competitive edge as you compete for talent.

THREE POTENTIAL BENEFITS

ADMINISTRATION

Most administrative tasks are handled by an independent third party who also acts as a fiduciary. You can focus on your business, while they handle tracking, reporting, compliance, testing, and many other day-to-day plan activities.

TAX ADVANTAGES

Certain qualified defined contribution plans allow employer contributions to be deducted as a business expense.*

POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS

By joining the NJBA Program, you benefit from the economies of scale enjoyed by large businesses. Pooling client assets can create cost savings, which are passed on to you and your employees. 

WEBSITE LINK BELOW

https://njba.org/401k/

Contact Grant Lucking grant@njba.org to get started.

Who doesn't love to watch a beautiful cement pour every now and again?

Metro has many exciting events on the horizon - mark your calendars now so you don't miss out in the future!

Real Estate Bootcamp

4 Sessions

Every Monday in March

at

Raritan Inn

LOBSTERFEST is back!

Thursday, March 24th

at

Pub199

Metro's PWB presents

Home Show

Thursday, April 21st

at

Hanover Manor

Membership & Golf Committee

Co-Hosting Happy Hour

Home Show

Wednesday, April 27th

at

Jersey Girl Brewing Company

Don't forget to tag us on Instagram @metrobca and use the hashtags #metrobca #metrobcasitepets #metrobcapetphoto You can also send in your pet photos to Kimberly by email to knordstrom@metrobca.org Keep them coming and Mezzie will select one each month to put in OnSite.

MEMBERS Working with MEMBERS contest - as always Metro encourages our Members to work with each other and try to introduce members to other members who could work on projects together in the future. Tag us @metrobca using the hashtags #metrobca #metrobcamembersworkingwithmembers #metrobcamembershelpingmembers

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