{"id":2012,"date":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nice-cori.104-207-151-122.plesk.page\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","slug":"stronger-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/stronger-together","title":{"rendered":"Stronger Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11088\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" id=\"attachment_11088\" style=\"width: 266px\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11088\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCBN-Lori-and-Lynne-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\" id=\"caption-attachment-11088\">WBCN members Lori Baker with Next Step Ministries and Lynne Saunders of Encompass Ministries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aroundabout Local Media\u2019s mission statement is to \u201chelp local businesses grow and prosper by offering affordable advertising opportunities in a quality publication that provides positive, relevant information to our readers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Using this as a plumb line for all that we do, on the advertising and editorial sides of our company, we wanted to let you know what it looks like when the entrepreneurs in our community gather to exchange ideas and information, and develop relationships by supporting and encouraging one another while opening doors to new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Woodstock has several networking opportunities:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodstock Business Club<\/strong><br \/>\nMeets at 8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Reformation Brewery. Officers are Darin Hunter, president; Stacie Ballard, vice president; Dawn Garza, treasurer; Dianna Hornes, social media; Rudy Garza and Garrett Holcombe, membership committee. On Facebook, Instagram. https:\/\/woodstockbusinessclub.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodstock Christian Business Network<\/strong><br \/>\nMeets 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays at First Baptist Woodstock. Officers are: Jeff Nevison, president; Elizabeth Pease, vice president; James Corell, director \u2013 people; Mark Carver, director \u2013 events, and Katie Joy Pease, director \u2013 MarCom. On Facebook. On Instagram, wcbn_woodstock. www.woodstockchristianbusinessnetwork.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN WDSTK<\/strong><br \/>\nIN WDSTK provides support and guidance for new or relocating businesses to engage in the community through YPOW (Young Professionals of Woodstock) meetings at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays and Morning INfluence gatherings, held at 8 a.m. on the last Friday of each month at the Chambers at City Center. https:\/\/inwdstk.org. Also partners with Fresh Start Cherokee, https:\/\/circuitwoodstock.com\/events.<\/p>\n<p>Other business associations in Woodstock are invited to send photos from their monthly meetings to edit@aroundaboutmagazines.com. Please include the names of everyone in each photo, along with the date, time and location of your meetings, as well as the president\u2019s name and employer.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11085\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_11085\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11085\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WBC-1-scaled-e1667322764884-1024x560.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\" id=\"caption-attachment-11085\">Celina Meador, Realtor with Century 21 and Aroundabout Local Media advertising ambassador; ALM Vice President Jennifer Coleman; Giselle Williams, co-owner of Staffordshire Home Advisors; and Wendy Cone, marketing closer at Lingerfelt &#038; Associates, at a Woodstock Business Club meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11082\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_11082\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11082 size-large\" height=\"568\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Morning-Influence-1-e1667322800717-1024x568.jpg\" width=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\" id=\"caption-attachment-11082\">From left, Marcus Porch, LGE Towne Lake branch manager; Katie Joy and Elizabeth Pease of Intentional Legacy; Janet Ponichtera, Nelson Elder Care Law community connections specialist; Jordan Pease of Intentional Legacy; and Dr. Steven Gage, owner of Evolve Chiropractic, enjoy breakfast at the September IN WDSTK Morning INfluence event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gallery galleryid-11081 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full\" id=\"gallery-1\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n<a class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCBN_8812-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11089\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" height=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCBN_8812-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-11089\">\n\t\t\t\tElizabeth Pease of Intentional Legacy, Susan Newman with Neora and Carol Smith of Juice Plus chat at a WBCN gathering.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n<a class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WBCN-three-women-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11086\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" height=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WBCN-three-women-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-11086\">\n\t\t\t\tJordan Pease with Intentional Legacy, Tiffany George from The Circuit Riders and Laura Haigler of The HOPE Center are WBCN attendees.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11087\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_11087\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11087\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCBN-group-JPG-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\" id=\"caption-attachment-11087\">Woodstock Christian Business Network was founded in 2016, purposed to connect Christians in business who are committed to building profitable spiritual and business relationships.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;&gt;\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WBCN members Lori Baker with Next Step Ministries and Lynne Saunders of Encompass Ministries. Aroundabout Local Media\u2019s mission statement is to \u201chelp local businesses grow and prosper by offering affordable advertising opportunities in a quality publication that provides positive, relevant information to our readers.\u201d Using this as a plumb line for all that we do, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feature"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"aroundwoodstoc","author_link":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/author\/aroundwoodstoc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}