President's Message - July 18, 2018

“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there.”  - Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon

 

Learning about the history of our town during the tour of the Alpharetta and Old Milton History Museum last week caused me to think about home. And it caused me to focus on the fact that home isn’t a place - it is the people. One of the things I liked the most about the new museum is that a lot of it is focused on the people that made Alpharetta what it is today. I hope all of you enjoyed our “field trip” last week. For those of you that were not able to join us, I highly recommend that you find time to visit the museum in the future, and that you share it with your family. And for those not originally from here, I think it will help make Alpharetta your home.

 

 

 

Our speaker this week is our very own Steve Beecham. Steve is a speaker and author specializing in helping companies and individuals grow their businesses by leveraging professional and social connections more effectively.

 

Steve has authored two books.  Bass-Ackwards Business: The Power of Helping Without Hustling, is about building deeper relationships and painting better pictures for the people in your village so that when they think about your industry, they think of you first.  His second book, What’s Your Buzz?, is about understanding what people are saying about you and your business, and how to use it to your advantage.

 

Currently President of Home Town Mortgage and Home Town Marketing in Alpharetta, Georgia, Beecham started his career in the retail industry as owner of a retail clothing store. He later entered the recycling industry before landing in the mortgage business. During his 20 years running a successful mortgage company, Steve has interviewed hundreds of top sales people and identified what he feels are the common elements of success. Through trial and error, he developed his remarkable system of helping people but not hustling them for business.

 

Through the use of this system, Beecham has become “the mayor of his village.” As a successful Atlanta area businessman and entrepreneur, he has spent many years seeking the perfect scenario: “My phone rings and people ask to spend money with me.”

 

An engaging and entertaining speaker and storyteller, Steve has spoken to sales and marketing professionals at companies across the country, including Edward Jones, Merrill Lynch, Travelers, Prudential Financial, John Hancock, Mass Mutual, Wells Fargo, Country Financial, Allstate, State Farm, Nationwide, Comcast, Seyfarth and Shaw, Global Healthcare, Cole Publishing, University of Georgia and Kennesaw State University, sharing strategies and techniques for growing referral business. 

 

Beecham has served on the boards of The Ron Clark Academy, North Fulton Community Charities, and the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation. He is featured in How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age, the modern adaptation of the bestselling personal growth book of all time by Dale Carnegie.