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SBT Houston Staff
JULY 2014
PUBLISHER SCOLUMN
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John Cruise
President/Executive Publisher
Steve Levine
Vice President /Associate Publisher/
Creative Director/Editor
Barbara Davis-Levine
From the Publisher
Steve Levine
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Bill Huff
Aaron Kaplan
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Jesus Gonzalez
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Barbara Davis
Mila Golovine
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Aaron Kaplan
Craig Klein
Hank Moore
Mike Muhney
Mayor Annise Parker
Howard Partridge
Christi Ruiz
Rita Santamaria
Gail Stolzenburg
Holly Uverity
Aimee Woodall
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Hank Moore
Publisher’s Advisory Board
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John Cruise
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Who Is In Your Corner?
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nyone who is familiar with me knows that one of my favorite movie series is
“Rocky” (I, II, III, IV, & V) which starred Sylvester Stallone as Rocky, Talia Shire as
Adrian, Burgess Meredith as Mickey, Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed, and Burt
Young as Paulie.
Small-time boxer Rocky Balboa gets a rare chance to take on the heavyweight champions of the world. From the beginning as an unknown fighter, Rocky (literally) “fights”
his way to become a champion with the help of his manager/trainer Mickey, the prayers
from his priest Father Carmine (played by Paul Micale), the encouragement from his
friend Paulie, and the inspiration from his girlfriend Adrian (Paulie’s younger sister who later becomes
Rocky’s wife in “Rocky II”).
All of these characters were “in Rocky’s corner” and helped him achieve greatness. In “Rocky III”,
Mickey suffers a heart attack and Rocky’s opponent from “Rocky I & II”, Apollo Creed, steps in to
take over as his coach, trainer, mentor, and friend. There were other characters that were ringside
during the fights and each had a role to play in Rocky’s success and bringing him back from defeat.
Where I am going with all of this has to do with what I have learned from our cover honorees:
1.No one accomplishes greatness on their own.
2.There is always a team of people that encourage us to achieve our goals and dreams.
For me, they are my partners Barbara Davis-Levine and John Cruise, our Publisher’s Advisory
Board members, my many friends and mentors (like Marshall Haas, Ruben Gonzalez, and John
Duffy), and my new coach and mentor who is this month’s cover honoree, Howard Partridge
of Phenomenal Products and Howard Partridge Roundtables.
I met Howard at a Women’s Council of Realtors® Luncheon in 2005. I had the opportunity to
share his story and the story of his (now) multimillion dollar “turnkey” business, in a November
2006 issue of “REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE”.
When my partner John Cruise came to me with the idea of us producing a publication for and
about aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners, Howard was the first person who
came to my mind as a potential cover honoree.
Howard is one of the most positive, motivating, and knowledgeable people I know who also
shares the same passion that we do for empowering small business owners to achieve their
dreams of big business success. It made sense to not only have Howard nominated for a cover
honor but also added to the Publisher’s Advisory Board and included as a monthly columnist. He truly understands our mission and shares our passion.You will enjoy his story!
Speaking about “teams”, I am very proud to announce the newest members of the SBT
“TEAM”, Maria Deborah DuBose/