Year: 2018
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Bizzy Bizzy Disrupts Design Industry with 1 Day Website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 24, 2018
Press Contact:
Candy Phelps
2002 Atwood Ave. Ste. 211
Madison, WI
608-977-1756
info@bizzybizzycreative.com
Bizzy Bizzy Disrupts Design Industry with 1 Day Website
Agency Creates ‘Bizzy Work’ Method to Reinvent a Broken Process
MADISON – Bizzy Bizzy, a Madison-based creative agency, has developed a new method of creating websites and building brands in a day that could change the way everyone in the design industry works with their clients.
“We realized building a website can be a painful experience for people,” said Candy Phelps, founder of Bizzy Bizzy. “Small business owners don’t have time to email back and forth for months about one marketing project. So we decided to reinvent a broken process that has become the standard in our industry.”
Bizzy Bizzy created an innovative design approach dubbed Bizzy Work™ that involves working in person with their clients to achieve extraordinary results in surprisingly little time. They bring an entire team together (which may include graphic designers, writers and web developers) to work on their signature services, the 1 Day Website and 1 Day Branding. In addition, Bizzy Bizzy created special tangible tools to make the process more efficient and fun such as their Core Value Cards and Font Finder Cards.
“While everyone else is turning to technology to solve their problems,” Phelps said, “we’re using some old school innovation with Bizzy Work™. By getting everyone together in real life to collaborate on projects, we can distill months of work into one day because it’s so much more efficient than emailing. When people in our industry hear about what we are doing, it’s like a lightbulb goes off for them. It just makes sense.”
Bizzy Bizzy primarily works with smaller businesses, solopreneurs and startups to ensure the project scope fits within the Bizzy Work™ model. They have been hired by dozens of organizations from all around Wisconsin and as far away as Colorado.
“We used Bizzy Bizzy to build our website in one day,” said Amy Kothe of Hope Surrogacy in Madison. “When we tell people that is how we built our site, no one can believe us.”
About Bizzy Bizzy: Bizzy Bizzy, a marketing agency based in Madison, specializes in branding and web design. They are an experiential creative company, which means they work in person with their clients to allow them to be a part of the creative process. Founded in 2009 by Candy Phelps, the agency rebranded in 2018 and refocused their services to exclusively offer the 1 Day Branding and 1 Day Website. For more information, visit https://bizzybizzycreative.com.
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Alliance CEO to Testify at U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Hearing
MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 23, 2018) – Cheryl DeMars, Alliance President and CEO, will testify before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. central time (10 a.m. eastern time). The hearing will focus on “Reducing Health Care Costs: Improving Affordability Through Innovation.”
The Alliance is an employer-owned, not-for-profit cooperative that has more than 240 employer members with self-funded health plans that cover more than 85,000 people in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. The Alliance cooperative and its member employers are using innovative strategies to make health care more affordable. Employers featured in written or oral testimony include:
- Flambeau, Inc., Baraboo, Wis.
- Colony Brands, Monroe, Wis.
- Brakebush Brothers Inc., Westfield, Wis.
- Miniature Precision Components, Walworth, Wis.
To schedule an interview with Cheryl DeMars about how employers are helping improve health care affordability, contact Darla Dernovsek at 608.436.3099 or ddernovsek@the-alliance.org.
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Marty Malloy is Awarded “Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO” Award
Marty Malloy, Director Education and Government Practice, M3 Insurance, was awarded the Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO Award, in acknowledgement of his special and noteworthy support to WASBO. He was presented with the award Friday, October 5 during the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) annual Fall Conference in Elkhart Lake.
Malloy was nominated by his fellow WASBO Spring Conference committee members: Kathy Davis (DeForest Area School District), Ben Irwin (Cedarburg School District) and Mike Koltes (CESA 5). All Malloy’s nomination letters reference his active participation in WASBO through involvement on the Spring Conference planning committee, Certified School Risk Manager program, Safety and Risk Management committee, various conference presentations and willingness to share his expertise with anyone. A common theme noted is Malloy’s “positive attitude, sense of humor…and WASBO spirit.”
“Marty strives to provide support and develop the network within WASBO which not only helps others grow in the profession, but also illustrates the value of the organization…” noted one letter.
“In addition to his time and great personality, Marty is an advocate for WASBO. He encourages others to participate and represents WASBO well. He does all of these great things while remaining humble,” noted another. This honor carries with it a $500 donation in the recipient’s name to a charity of the recipient’s choice that benefits children in Wisconsin, as he has shown through his work within WASBO. Malloy has selected American Family
Children’s Hospital to receive this donation.
WASBO Mission: To provide professional development, to foster a network of support and to advocate for funding that ensures outstanding educational opportunities for all children in Wisconsin
WASBO Vision: To be the most influential Wisconsin organization for state and national school business management and leadership
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About M3
M3 Insurance offers insight, advice and strategies to help clients manage risk, purchase insurance and provide employee benefits. We are committed to being experts in both the products we represent and the industries we serve. Our people advance M3’s competitive advantage in the marketplace, and our focus on community builds better places to live and work. M3 is consistently ranked a top 100 broker in America and celebrates its 50thanniversary in 2018.
Photo by Richard Hurd
Marty Malloy is Awarded “Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO” Award
Marty Malloy, Director Education and Government Practice, M3 Insurance, was awarded the Tina Hafeman Friend of WASBO Award, in acknowledgement of his special and noteworthy support to WASBO. He was presented with the award Friday, October 5 during the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) annual Fall Conference in Elkhart Lake.
Malloy was nominated by his fellow WASBO Spring Conference committee members: Kathy Davis (DeForest Area School District), Ben Irwin (Cedarburg School District) and Mike Koltes (CESA 5). All Malloy’s nomination letters reference his active participation in WASBO through involvement on the Spring Conference planning committee, Certified School Risk Manager program, Safety and Risk Management committee, various conference presentations and willingness to share his expertise with anyone. A common theme noted is Malloy’s “positive attitude, sense of humor…and WASBO spirit.”
“Marty strives to provide support and develop the network within WASBO which not only helps others grow in the profession, but also illustrates the value of the organization…” noted one letter.
“In addition to his time and great personality, Marty is an advocate for WASBO. He encourages others to participate and represents WASBO well. He does all of these great things while remaining humble,” noted another. This honor carries with it a $500 donation in the recipient’s name to a charity of the recipient’s choice that benefits children in Wisconsin, as he has shown through his work within WASBO. Malloy has selected American Family
Children’s Hospital to receive this donation.
WASBO Mission: To provide professional development, to foster a network of support and to advocate for funding that ensures outstanding educational opportunities for all children in Wisconsin
WASBO Vision: To be the most influential Wisconsin organization for state and national school business management and leadership
About M3
M3 Insurance offers insight, advice and strategies to help clients manage risk, purchase insurance and provide employee benefits. We are committed to being experts in both the products we represent and the industries we serve. Our people advance M3’s competitive advantage in the marketplace, and our focus on community builds better places to live and work. M3 is consistently ranked a top 100 broker in America and celebrates its 50thanniversary in 2018.
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31st Annual Heat’s On A Huge Success
For Immediate Release:
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Contact: Julie Walsh, Julie.Walsh@mechanicalindustries.org
Phone: 608-288-1414
31st Annual Heat’s On A Huge Success
60 veterans had their furnaces cleaned and repaired during this year’s event
MADISON, WI – Madison Area Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (MSC) and Steamfitters Local 601 had nearly 50 members service 60 homes of veterans at the 31st Annual Heat’s On event on Saturday, October 13, 2018. During the event, two furnaces were found leaking carbon monoxide into their homes. 1901, Inc. is replacing one of the furnaces with a complimentary furnace from Temperature Systems Inc. All Comfort Services will be replacing the other one with a donated Lennox furnace. All of the labor and supplies for the furnace checks were completely complimentary to the veteran homeowners.
“I’m the fortunate recipient of the service of the Heat’s On Program,” explained United States Army veteran David Kirk. “I didn’t even know a program like this existed so, like all good things in my life, I have my wife to thank for turning me on to something like this. I just feel really fortunate to live in a community that has programs like this that give back, to not only to Veterans, but to all people. It sounds like this is just done on a volunteer basis, and it’s just an incredible display of generosity and kindness to the people who live in Dane County.”
The three-decades old event, Heat’s On, has checked and serviced over 2,500 homes in Dane County since its inception in 1987. The event originated when two elderly individuals froze to death when the temperatures dropped because their furnace was not working properly. The association and local union originated the program to assist the poor and elderly to stay warm throughout the winter. In 2015, Heat’s On began checking furnaces for veterans.
Kirk continued, “It means a lot. I think that many other veterans can empathize with the feeling of coming home. It’s a lifelong process and little things like this make us feel like your community is in touch with you and cares about you. Generosity and kindness just have an incredible ripple effect throughout the community, and it’s just an excellent thing to provide for anybody.”
During this year’s event, six local contractors, 1901, Inc., All Comfort Services, Bassett Mechanical, Commercial Air, General Heating and Air Conditioning, and Total Mechanical, provided trucks for the technicians to use to service the furnaces. Design Air, First Supply, Gustave A. Larson, Industrial Controls, Johnstone Supply, and Temperature Systems Inc. are the supply houses that donated the materials used to repair any broken furnaces. Temperature Systems Inc., First Supply, and Johnson Controls each donated furnaces if any needed to be replaced.
“Year after year, our member contractors and supply houses step up without question,” explained MSC Executive Director Julie Walsh. “When the Fall comes around and we start talking about Heat’s On, everyone asks how they can help. The generosity of donating the service trucks and the supplies, coupled with the open hearts of all of our service technicians makes this my favorite day of the year. Heat’s On continues to grow even after 31 years, and we cannot wait for next year’s event.”
The service technicians volunteered their Saturday morning to service the veterans’ furnaces. Many of the technicians have participated in Heat’s On year-after-year.
General Heating and Air Conditioning’s Service Supervisor Louis Lasecki has participated in Heat’s On for the last 12 years, “It’s always kind of been a tradition with our company. When I started, I was younger so I looked up to the older techs and (participating in Heat’s On) is what they did every year. It (is always) a fun event. We work for a contractor, but the local union is all the people that work for different contractors in the Dane County area. You can see other people that you work with, and other companies with other techs that we don’t normally see. It’s kind of a fun time cause we all get together and help out the community.”
One of the perks for the service technicians during Heat’s On is sitting down and hearing stories from our veterans. It gives them a new appreciate for all that the homeowners have done for our country.
“I’ve gained great respect for the Armed Forces, for the people that have served, the (fellow technician) that’s with me today helping, he’s a Marine veteran as well, Angelo Reynolds, and being able to just be around these people,” 1901, Inc.’s Service Technician Noah Strand explained how Heat’s On has impacted him. “I’ve gained a great respect for who they are. They’re normal people just like everybody else, but they have given so much more than we can ever imagine. I (have) a great level of appreciation for their service to the country and to us.”
Many of the service technicians who volunteer for Heat’s On are also veterans themselves. Angelo Reynolds is a veteran of the Marines and was with Strand when they found a furnace during the 2017 Heat’s On event that was leaking carbon monoxide and poisoning the World War II veteran.
“Last year, I was with Angelo, and we went into an old veteran’s place,” explained Strand. “I believe he was a World War II veteran, and we found that his heat exchanger was bad. His furnace was emitting carbon monoxide directly into his house. We found out that a week (before the furnace check), the veteran had been hospitalized. He was found unconscious in his house by his friend due to carbon monoxide poisoning. We were able to catch that, lock his furnace up. It was like two days later, we were there, totally for free, and we installed a brand new furnace for him. It’s up and running, a high efficiency furnace. He’s safe and having a good life today because of that. We’re so grateful for that. It’s nothing that I did, or anybody else did. Any one of these techs would have found that and that’s what this is all about.”
For the veteran homeowners, the annual Heat’s On is a program that not only gives them comfort and the peace of mind this winter, in some cases, it is lifesaving.
Madison Area Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Association is starting to collect information from veterans who would like their furnaces checked as part of the 32nd Annual Heat’s On event scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2019. Veterans interested in a free furnace check next Fall can contact the Dane County Veterans Service Office at 608-266-4158.
Left to right: Dan Daley (Evansville), Brad Werlein , Ben Nyden (Morrisonville), Jim VanWilligen (Madison), Louis Lasecki (Middleton), Joanne Revolinski, Dustin Allendorf (Apple River), Heather Appenfeldt (Poynette), Shane Rogers (Janesville), Scott Zahn (Cambridge), Mike Coughlin, Dan Kurtz, Mike Polster, Jim Whalen (Beloit), Leon Schfeltowski, and Brandon Columbus (Doylestown)
Left to right: Brendan Deneen (Evansville), Eric Williams, Karl Rogers (Verona), Luke (Wisconsin Dells), and Kendall Richardson