

RHINO NATION Networking Phoenix Founder Gelie Akhenblit with My Home Group Associate Broker Patrick Davis and Sigrist Cheek Potter and Huyser Managing Partner Howell Cheek
Arizona is a great place to live and do business.
Learn about the many different growing and vibrant neighborhoods are in the state. How to connect and make great business relationships. Small business advantages in this state from a CPA’s perspective. Whether you’re thinking of moving to AZ or you already living here, you’ll learn a lot on this segment on what Arizona has to offer.
NetworkingPhoenix.com is the Valley’s one-stop-shop for professionals, entrepreneurs, small business owners, people in transition and anyone else looking to find networking events, chamber of commerce mixers, useful business seminars and leads clubs to grow their network.
Gelie Akhenblit is the CEO/Founder of Networking Phoenix, the largest professional organization in the Valley with over 40K members. She is who you engage with when you understand the value of that “one connection” that can change the trajectory of everything. Gelie consults business owners on strategic business development and relationship marketing, as well as facilitates high-level warm introductions and runs influence marketing campaigns through her own media channels. A seasoned presenter, one of Gelie’s favorite accolades was being invited to share her message on a TEDx stage. As her tagline goes “Who do you want to meet? I’ll introduce you.”
Connect with Gelie on LinkedIn and Instagram.
My Home Group is a Real Estate Brokerage Company in Arizona. They are the fastest growing Brokerage in Arizona and the 2nd fastest growing Brokerage in the United States, with over 1700 licensed Real Estate agents.
An experienced Real Estate Broker since 2005, Patrick Davis is committed to his clients best interests and to providing a smooth transaction before, during and after the sale of the home. His mission is simple; to provide a world class buying and selling experience to each of his clients, while ensuring the highest level of communication and the most advanced technology in the marketplace.
Since moving to Arizona from Oregon, Patrick has dedicated himself to learning and loving all things Arizona. Arizona has a healthy influx of people moving into the state to enjoy the enhanced quality of life that it provides. Patrick knows the trials of moving into a new environment and he can ensure a smoother and less stressful journey to your new neighborhood. He offers a complete concierge service to assist you in all your needs to quickly feel comfortable, connected, and settled.
Follow My Home Group on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Sigrist, Cheek, Potter & Huyser, CPA’s is a full-service CPA firm specializing in small and medium-sized businesses. They combine big accounting firm experience with personal small-firm service. All of the partners have lived many of the challenges and opportunities faced by business owners. Areas of concentration include financial statement preparation, tax strategies for both business and individuals, and merger/acquisition consulting.
Howell Cheek joined Sigrist, Cheek, Potter & Huyser, PLLC as managing partner in 1998 after five years as President and CEO of a Tempe-based electronics manufacturing firm. Prior to that, Mr. Cheek was Chief Financial Officer for a major real estate acquisition and development company, as well as Vice- President, Tax Manager for a large financial institution. Mr. Cheek passed the CPA exam in 1983, and holds a Bachelor of Science-Business Administration degree and a Masters of Science degree in Accounting.
ABOUT RHINO NATION
Rhino Nation is a growing community of influential entrepreneurs and small business owners that share a common trait, they don’t walk, they don’t run, they CHARGE to their destiny. We acknowledge and celebrate their business expertise, leadership and fearless attitude to be victorious in their goals. Rhino Nation is committed to making powerful connections and providing enhanced exposure to broaden the reach and promote the extraordinary talents of our community members.
ABOUT YOUR SPONSOR
Rhino Online Strategies & eCreativity helps you free up your precious and limited time, as a business owner, to do what you do best….running and growing your business. Michelle Faust and her team partner with you to identify your content and marketing needs and provide you with fresh, innovative, dynamic copy that will effectively reach your target market, leading to increased customer engagement, a higher conversion rate, and increased sales.
Great content becomes the seeds of a bountiful business harvest, so you can cultivate and grow your business. We take the time to personally understand you and your company’s purpose, so your marketing message reflects who you are and speaks directly to your target market. Let us join you as part of your team. We’ll partner with you to develop powerful messaging strategies.
We strive to create an expansive mindset through education, marketing content and access to a talented team of business consultants. Our mission is to deliver cutting edge entrepreneurial support by providing engaging targeted messaging along with online business education, ancillary business services, and enhanced exposure.
Michelle has an extensive background in sales, marketing and public speaking, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. When she left her corporate career, she shifted into the entrepreneurial world, combining her experience, talents and passions to reinvent herself. As a marketer and copywriter, Michelle thrives on discovering what motivates people into action and what their key emotional triggers are. Michelle and her team create powerful and targeted messaging that improve conversion rates and increase sales. Michelle loves to connect people through the power and beauty of the written word. her passion is helping people create a road-map to success, so they can fulfill their dreams and live their destiny.
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Selina Schuh is an educator, speaker, writer and owner of Empowered Living Strategies. For over 25 years she worked in education, collaborating with students of all ages. Since creating a marriage that feeds her soul after years of struggle, Selina combined her passion for personal growth with her experience in effective teaching to create a step-by-step system, which walks clients through the process of building deeply connected relationships.
Buffie O’Neill is a single mother of three amazing successful young adult children. She is a Native of Arizona. The past 18 years she’s spent in the classroom teaching elementary academics and art. She has found her element by speaking about and educating others about money matters and basic financial concepts. She has a passion for teaching and helping others especially in this area, given the unfortunate fact we are not taught about basic personal finance concepts in school. She has honed her skill and talent as a teacher, speaking and educating others how to break down the barriers on this topic.
advocate for financial literacy education to anyone wanting to learn more about how money really works and is committed to change or improve their situation. She believes everyone should have access to information to make educated decisions and choices rather than randomly checking boxes and filling in the blanks with a number and hoping for the best. She is redefining how fi
construction to their clients. Each Mod Haus home is its own special piece of art, unique to the client and the design created by the architect.
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Craig Smith runs the construction division Mod Haus.
With Guest Co-Host Jeanine Dougherty
trained Designer, Jeanine draws on her instincts and inspiration to develop a style that is a unique blend between creativity and logic, linked to intuitive sociology.

Shannon Clancy is the Associate Executive Director & Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix where she oversees St. Vincent de Paul’s development, marketing and volunteer services functions. St. Vincent de Paul works to feed, clothe, house and heal homeless and working poor individuals and families and to provide opportunities for members of the community to engage in service.

Sophie Etchart was born in Connecticut, but raised and educated in England. She studied Spanish, French and German at the University of Newcastle-Upon- Tyne. As part of her degree, Sophie spent her third year of University living and working in Belgium and Spain.
Adam Arkfeld owns one of the few pay-per-click specialized agencies in Arizona. ParaCore was founded in 2009, but niched its focus to PPC in 2016. Since then, the agency has grown to manage over $3 million in ad spend with a roster of clients ranging from home service companies to online retailers.
Jacqueline Destremps is a creative marketing strategist and founded 
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one of Phoenix’s top design and web development companies. Fyresite specializes in website design, website development, search engine optimization, social media, mobile app design, UI Design, iOS Development, Android Development, graphic design, corporate identity, WordPress consulting, Magneto development, BigCommerce and Shopify development.
Dave Scott is the director of product at Fyrsite. In his role, he acts as the resident software engineer and StackOverflow browser responsible for app development and general knowledge in all things related to computing.
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Jeremey Leib has been involved in athletics his whole life. His knowledge of the fundamentals, movements, and concepts of CrossFit allow him to teach and encourage athletes as they work toward their goals. He constantly reads and studies to keep up on the latest information available for the sport of fitness. Jeremey is always willing to give feedback and help people become better as they work toward improvement.

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Andre Simoneau is passionate about working with his clients and an expert at creating valuable strategic partnerships with financial, legal, tax, insurance and healthcare professionals that add mutual value. With an extensive background in franchising and business ownership for the past 20 years, Andre enjoys teaching others to be successful with business and money both one-on-one and in a group setting. An energetic dad of four and wonderful husband (according to his wife), he enjoys making
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Wesley Henriksen and his wife Susan have owned Rainbow Packaging since 1992 and he has been in the packaging business for 43 years. With his extensive background in business ownership he enjoys spreading the word about how our educational classes can impact clients financial future. His first impression of the educational workshops were “Where were you 30 years ago when I needed you. His advise to clients is don’t wait. Today he looks forward to building his future with 
Eva Niemczynska was born and raised in Poland. Moved to the United States at the age of 18. She started her artistic education in Poland at Lyceum of Fine Arts and finished at ASU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor in Art History.
















