Thursday Leads Group: Meeting at Boudin SF

**Meeting location changed to Boudin in Irvine for this date only**
The Leads Groups are the Chamber's premier lead generation and referral networks. These popular referral groups have helped hundreds of professionals gain a competitive advantage in the Irvine and Orange County marketplace, as well as build lasting professional and personal relationships. The Irvine Chamber Leads Groups are made up of business professionals who have the desire to improve their income by forming relationships with other Chamber members for the purpose of exchanging direct client referrals and leads.

Leads Groups are comprised of 25 - 30 individuals that meet twice a month in non-competing industries to help each other with selling techniques, presentation skills, recruiting, strategic partnerships, referral exchange, professional relationships and more. Participation in these groups is an exclusive yet complimentary benefit of membership. The Leads Groups follow a non-competing format and are limited to one person per industry and/or profession.

Members of the Leads Group Program will:

Learn how to pass and receive leads
Meet and develop strategic business partners
Gain exposure to like-minded professionals
Have access to the entire membership of the ICC
Participate in volunteer opportunities
Increase profits
Create lifetime connections

Join a group today to gain instant camaraderie, friendships and strategic alliances!

Each meeting consists of a 30-second introduction where members share their competitive advantages and describe their perfect lead. Then business leads are exchanged with others in the group. For more information please contact Danielle Spellman at (949) 502-4121 or by email dspellman@irvinechamber.com

Leads Groups directly contribute to the economic development of the Irvine area by increasing the business and profits of Chamber member businesses/organizations through structured, noncompetitive or competitive, relational networking and the exchange of referrals and leads.

Groups/Schedule
All groups meet at least twice a month at the Chamber Office at a regularly scheduled, mutually convenient time established with the Chamber Staff Coordinator.

A. Monday Leads Group
2nd & 4th Mondays, 11:45-1:00pm

B. Tuesday Leads Group
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 11:45-1:00pm

C. Wednesday Leads Group
1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 11:45-1:00pm

Member Qualifications
A. Only one representative per business category (corresponding with Chamber Leads Group Membership Categories) may participate in any group. Representatives must choose (1) Primary category. The Leadership Team may occasionally authorize a member to occupy a second category providing there is not a member occupying that category currently, and until the category is filled by a member that desires the Primary Category. In order to represent a category in a Leads Group the member must be listed under that category with the Chamber.

B. Any business/organization representative seeking membership in a Leads Group must:
1. Be an official representative of a business/organization which is an active and current member of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce.
2. Be deemed qualified and cleared of conflicts by the Chamber's Leads Group Coordinator.
3. Be presented to the respective group's Leadership Team to ensure there is no conflict among the current membership.
4. The Leadership Team, in consultation with the Chamber Leads Group Coordinator, will have final determination on potential conflicts.

C. Only one representative per business/organization may participate in a specific Leads Group.

D. To avoid conflicts of interest, members may only be involved in one Chamber Leads Group.

E. In rare instances, the Leadership Team may deny the membership of any potential member based on past performance in another Chamber Leads Group and/or a negative experience(s) with another member of the group.

The Leads Groups are a benefit for Irvine Chamber Members. Visitor's may attend one time for a $25 fee. This fee will be applied towards membership if the visiting company joins the chamber within the same calendar month.

Leads Group Orientation

One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you. Reid Hoffman

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