New Team is Taking Care of Business

Business Development Specialist Ellen Uptgrow coordinated the Business Connect 7 (as in 7 days a week) kick off event at the South Florida District Office. 

The Monopoly theme "engaged" the Business Connect 7 Team. 

Several Postmasters and Managers, Customer Services were invited to play Monopoly at the district office.

Participants immediately recognized the larger-than-life Mr. Monopoly character propped up in the front  of the room. And the game board with its 28 properties, Chance and Community spaces, and “Go to Jail” square looked very familiar. But the properties were different, and the battleship, boot, iron, racecar, thimble, and Scottie dog had been replaced with South Florida icons --- a dolphin, flamingo, gator, ibis, manatee, marlin, and panther.

The popular board game has changed ownership and has been upgraded over the years. Is this yet another edition?

No. It’s all about Business Connect Seven Days a Week. And revenue generation is no game, but is serious business. Sure, players still move around the game board, but they’re no longer buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels, and collecting rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them into bankruptcy. The South Florida District edition has BC7 team players “rolling for revenue” and competing for sales in the small business market. The game board will encourage activities that result in the sale of Every Door Direct Mail and Priority Mail products.

The Monopoly game was used to train a select group of Postmasters and Managers, Customer Services to serve as Business Connect Coordinators in their areas of responsibility. Their goal is to lead and assist peers in promoting products and services in the business community.

During the training, District Manager Jeffery Taylor gave a motivational talk on employee engagement and Senior Sales Executive (Shipping) Sharon Squadrito gave a presentation on products and services. Marketing Manager Juan Nadal distributed Monopoly dollars to participants who were engaged in answering questions.

As District BC7 Training Coordinator, Business Development Specialist Ellen Uptgrow decorated the room with Monopoly props created by Illustrator Barry Artiz.

BC7 Coordinators include Lockey Anderson, Postmaster, Miami Beach Post Office; Jordan Beabout, A/Manager, Customer Services, City Place Station; Rosalyn Bell-Mosley, A/Manager, Customer Services, Flagler Station; Raymond Borger, Manager, Customer Services, Fort Lauderdale Main Office Carrier Annex; Gwendolyn Branch, Manager, Customer Services, Miramar Branch; Jeannette Burgos, Manager, Customer Services, Doral Branch; Orlando de la Osa, Postmaster, Hialeah Post Office; Manuel Ferrer, Postmaster, Opa Locka Post Office; Dawn Hutson, Officer In Charge, Stuart Post Office; Armando Marsal, Manager, Customer Services, Father Felix Varela Branch; Andrew Moir, Manager, Customer Services, Palms West Branch; Louis Mongilia, A/Manager, Customer Services, Pompano Post Office;  Lori Moore-Spann, Manager, Customer Services, Little River Station; Joel Ouellette, Officer In Charge, Fort Pierce Post Office; Thomas Petrush, Manager, Customer Services, Alridge Station; Floyd Pierce, Manager, Customer Services, Greenacres Branch; Virginia Rhodes, Manager, Customer Services, Plantation Branch; Carlos Rodon, Postmaster, Boca Raton Post Office; Edith Roundtree, Postmaster, Loxahatchee Post Office; Eduardo Suarez, Postmaster, Tavernier Post Office; Orencio (Larry) Suarez, Manager, Customer Services, Kendall Carrier Annex; Leo Tudela, Manager, Customer Services, North Miami Branch; Gilberto (Gil) Vega, Manager, Customer Services, Jog Road Station; Ricardo (Rick) Veiga, Manager, Customer Services, Coral Springs Branch; and Christine Williams, Manager, Customer Services, Hollywood Post Office.

Additional participants included Fort Lauderdale Officer In Charge Sarah Augustine; Pompano Postmaster Edwin Coppola; West Palm Beach Postmaster Richie Fermo; Hollywood Postmaster David Guiney; West Palm Beach Customer Relations Coordinator Gale Jackson; A/Manager, Post Office Operations Phyllis Reed; Miami Postmaster Enrique Suarez; Miami Customer Relations Coordinator Mirtha Uriarte; and Manager, Post Office Operations Robert Weiser.

District Manager Jeffery Taylor addresses Business Connect 7 team members.

Marketing Manager Juan Nadal engages the team in growing small business revenue.

District Manager Jeffery Taylor applauds the team's commitment to capturing new revenue and securing the future of the Postal Service. 

Senior Shipping Sales Executive Sharon Squadrito engages employees with her presentation.

Engaged employees ...

 
... wave bills representing new revenue coming into the district in the coming year.

Photos:  Debra J. Fetterly