Montecito Bank & Trust is proud to present the 3rd Annual B2B Series, an education series for businesses. With events in Solvang, Santa Barbara and Ventura, the series will give participants the opportunity to network with local companies of all sizes and learn from nationally-recognized speakers from Zappos, Visit CA and lynda.com. This year’s topics include creating a culture of service, making the most of Facebook and Twitter for business, improving organizational leadership, and taking advantage of current tourism trends in California

Janet A. Garufis, President and CEO, said, “Montecito Bank & Trust is committed to helping local business thrive. Our goal for B2B is to help local businesses stay on top of new and innovative strategies and ideas by presenting opportunities to learn from industries’ most respected and knowledgeable thought leaders. We are excited about the enthusiastic response we’ve had from businesses across the tri-counties who appreciate an opportunity to learn, network and grow, and expect our business education series to become an annual tradition. We are looking forward to three great events and invite everyone in the local business community to join us.”

Each event day begins with a 4-hour interactive, small-group workshop designed to give attendees more face time and individual attention. Keynote events follow the workshops and begin with networking, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and end with a keynote speech.

The first event in the series will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ventura on September 12th. Justin Seeley, Staff Author at lynda.com, will host a workshop titled Harness the Power of Facebook and Twitter for Your Business, addressing ways to maximize social media. Following the workshop, Jonathan Wolske, Culture Evangelist from one of Fortune’s Top 100 Companies to Work For, Zappos Insights, will deliver a keynote on creating a culture of service for business. Wolske will discuss why defining culture and core values is imperative to impeccable customer service which ultimately increases company profits and productivity.

Barry Posner, Co-author of The Leadership Challenge, will keynote Great Leadership Creates Great Workplaces on September 26th at the Fess Parker in Santa Barbara. Posner, one of the Top 50 leadership coaches in America, will address topics such as understanding effective leadership practices, initiating action to improve performance as a leader, and creating a workplace with more engaged and committed people. The workshop preceding this keynote will feature Daren Blonksi, Consultant for Sonoma Leadership, and Judy Guillermo-Newton, SVP and Director of Organizational Learning at Montecito Bank & Trust. After guests take a leadership assessment, these two leadership experts will cover a number of organizational leadership topics, including ways to apply the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership to real-life organizational challenges.

The final event will be held at Hotel Corque in Solvang on October 15th. A workshop on tourism marketing will be run by Lorrie Thomas Ross of Web Marketing Therapy, Mary Harris from the SYV Hotel Association, Tracy Farhad from the Solvang CVB, and Kathy Vreeland of the Buellton Visitors Bureau. This workshop will be focused on helping businesses stand out in the crowd with creative promotions and web marketing. The keynote will feature Lynn Carpenter-Schumann, VP of Marketing for Visit California, who will address the impact of the ever-improving tourism industry in the Santa Ynez Valley and beyond, and the strategies tourism-related businesses can use to grow.

To register and learn more about all of the events, visit www.montecito.com/events. All guests who register by August 31st will receive a 50% discount.

Montecito Bank & Trust, an S Corporation, is the oldest and largest locally owned bank in the tri-counties. Founded in 1975, it is known for its ongoing support of the community through unique giving programs such as Community Dividends® and Anniversary GrantsSM. With branch offices located in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Solvang, Montecito, Carpinteria, Ventura and Westlake Village, the bank offers a variety of competitive deposit and lending solutions for businesses and consumers, including business loans and lines of credit; commercial real estate finance; SBA loans; consumer loans; credit cards; merchant services; and online services, including mobile banking and cash management. Its Wealth Management Division provides full investment management as well as trust services for all branch office markets.

Montecito Bank & Trust received a 2012 designation of a Premier Performing Bank by The Findley Reports, an independent service which rates the annual financial performance of California banks. The Findley Reports has designated Montecito Bank & Trust as a Premier Performing or Super Premier Performing bank 27 times in its 38 year history.

For more information, please contact Carolyn Tulloh, Director of Marketing (805) 564-0252 or ctulloh@montecito.com.

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