Grand Rapids Business Journal

SpeedBird and Northern Jet Management to Merge, Becoming One of The Top 20 Private Jet Operators in the United States

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

This move brings together two talented teams and increases the combined company's fleet to accelerate expansion to more destinations throughout the United States and internationally.

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  • This move brings together two talented teams and increases the combined company's fleet to accelerate expansion to more destinations throughout the United States and internationally.
  • The pending transaction, which will close in second quarter 2023, brings the combined company's revenue to more than $110 million.
  • "Through this combination with Northern Jet, we are now positioned to become one of the top 20 private jet operators in the United States," said Chris Bull, founder and chief executive officer of SpeedBird who serves as CEO of the combined company.
  • Logging more than 20,000 flight hours annually, it is one of the busiest private aviation companies in the United States.

HR Collaborative Recognized for Its Women Leadership

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Friday, March 11, 2022

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Yesterday, West Michigan-based HR consulting firm, HR Collaborative was honored with two prestigious awards affirming its efforts to empower women in the workplace.

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  • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Yesterday, West Michigan-based HR consulting firm, HR Collaborative was honored with two prestigious awards affirming its efforts to empower women in the workplace.
  • The Women's Resource Center selected HR Collaborative as an honoree for the 32nd Annual Pillar Awards, and the Grand Rapids Business Journal (GRBJ) selected HR Collaborative's founder and president Beth Kelly as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan.
  • HR Collaborative was selected for its progressive and inclusive practices to improve working women's recruitment, retention, and advancement.
  • HR Collaborative is a women-owned and led full-service HR firm, based in West Michigan with clients across the Midwest.

Exclusive Brands Announces Key Successes in 2021; Anticipates 100 Percent Employee Growth in 2022

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Ann Arbor, MI, Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Exclusive Brands (“Exclusive Brands” or “Exclusive”), Michigan's premier, vertically integrated cannabis company composed of state-of-the-art retail locations, a processing and manufacturing facility, and licensed grow operations, as well as Michigan’s home to a breadth of iconic cannabis brands, announced today its company growth highlights in 2021 and recognition of Michigan’s two-year anniversary of legal adult use cannabis retail sales. Despite an unprecedented year navigating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Exclusive saw a 12 percent sales increase year-over-year and over $200 million in sales projected to finish 2021. Exclusive also opened its new headquarters in Livonia, Michigan, as well as two new retail locations in the state – expanding its portfolio of retail stores to four locations. Exclusive also continued its commitment to creating jobs in local communities, growing its workforce by nearly 100 percent; the Company expects to double its current staff by the end of 2022.

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  • Exclusive also continued its commitment to creating jobs in local communities, growing its workforce by nearly 100 percent; the Company expects to double its current staff by the end of 2022.
  • Our rapid growth across the state of Michigan reflects Exclusives commitment to increase access to safe, legal cannabis in our community, said Narmin Jarrous, Chief Development Officer of Exclusive Brands.
  • 2021 was a successful year for not only the Exclusive Brands organization, but also the teams social equity efforts in the community.
  • For more information about Exclusive Brands, company developments, and the ever-growing portfolio of brands Exclusive works with, visit https://exclusivebrands.com/ .

Local Woman CEO Named on 2021 Top 100 Most Influential Women

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Monday, November 8, 2021

DETROIT, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Bronk, President and CEO of OST was named as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women on the Crain's Detroit Business List.

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  • DETROIT, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Bronk, President and CEO of OST was named as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women on the Crain's Detroit Business List.
  • She is well-known for her continuous work towards shattering through the barriers as a woman in the technology industry.
  • Crain's Detroit Business awards 100 of Michigan's most influential women leaders, once every five years.
  • The 2021 honorees were chosen from hundreds of nominations and newsroom suggestions of the region's most accomplished and powerful women.

Sales Management Strategist, Lee B. Salz, Shares Game-Changing New Strategies to Outsmart, Outmaneuver, and Outsell Competition in New Book, Sell Different!

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Lee B. Salz, sales management strategist and bestselling author, provides that answer in his new groundbreaking book, Sell Different!

Key Points: 
  • Lee B. Salz, sales management strategist and bestselling author, provides that answer in his new groundbreaking book, Sell Different!
  • : All New Sales Differentiation Strategies to Outsmart, Outmaneuver, and Outsell the Competition (HarperCollins Leadership, September 14, 2021).
  • Salz' previous best-selling book, Sales Differentiation , armed salespeople with strategies to differentiate both what they sell and how they sell.
  • Working across all industries and sales types, he creates winning sales strategies for companies around the globe.