CMSA Northern Region’s February 2021 meeting featured a talk by Michael Gunther on business growth.
The February 2021 Meeting at a Glance
Northern Region’s first 2021 meeting featured J & S Paper donation and Heidi Liou as first to RSVP.
On February 3rd, 2021, the Northern Region Chapter of the California Moving and Storage Association held its first meeting of the year.
A shout out to J & S Paper for making a donation to the chapter’s charity and scholarship fund.
As all our meetings begin with the Pledge of Allegiance, Casey Myers of Champion Risk & Insurance Services led the pledge and shared a story about the flag she brought to the call. She also brought Tio Bernie to the meeting.
Thank you to Heidi Liou of Supermove for being the first to RSVP and pay for the event. Second to pay was our current CMSA Chairman John Chipman Jr. of Chipman Relocation.
Michael Gunther on Building Better Business Leaders
Michael Gunther covered self-awareness, peer feedback, delegation, and working on your business.
We had a talk by Michael Gunther, Founder and Managing Partner of Collaboration Business Consulting. Michael spoke to our group about different challenges that entrepreneurs and leaders deal with. He covered self-awareness, peer feedback, the risk of being overly optimistic, employee trust, delegating, working “on” your business rather than only in it, communicating expectations, timely performance reviews, and other tools to help keep your team working effectively.
We are grateful for the opportunity to bring Michael’s wisdom to our fellow licensed California movers and vendor partners. For a commercial moving company like CG Moving, these practices translate directly into how we develop our crew, set client expectations, and build a sustainable operation.
Who Was in the Room
CMSA President Steve Weitekamp, Fred Wallace, and Rick Hosea joined the February 2021 meeting.
In attendance was Steve Weitekamp, President of the California Moving and Storage Association, who announced an upcoming paperwork training event scheduled for Wednesday, March 3rd over Zoom. Also in attendance was current Chairman John Chipman Jr..
It was great to see San Francisco-based mover Fred Wallace of One Big Man One Big Truck, and joining us from Reno, Nevada was former association Chairman Rick Hosea of RenoRelo World Wide.
What the Attendees Took Away
Casey Myers, Heidi Liou, and Tricia Smith-Bermudez share key lessons from Michael Gunther’s talk.
“Thank you so much for bringing Michael’s expertise to the CMSA. His enthusiasm was inspiring and while the presentation was intended for business owners and management, there were several tips that I plan to apply to other types of business relationships as well.” – Casey Myers, Producer at, Champion Risk & Insurance Services
“Michael gave some great tips in order to work on your business instead of just in your business. My favorite takeaway was asking peers for feedback to be aware of your blind spots, and then working on them!” – Heidi Liou of, Supermove
“To be the best you can be, get out of your own way!” – Tricia Smith-Bermudez, VP at, HUB International Transportation Insurance Services, Inc.
About Michael Gunther and Collaboration Business Consulting
Michael Gunther has guided 600+ organizations over 20 years to build profitable, sustainable teams.
Connect with Michael Gunther on LinkedIn or visit Collaboration Business Consulting.
Michael Gunther, Founder and Managing Partner of Collaboration Business Consulting, leads a team of highly skilled business professionals dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering proactive business leaders to achieve breakthrough performance.
Guiding over 600 organizations in their growth, training thousands of leaders and managers, and helping nearly 300 businesses get started over the last 20 years, Michael understands what it takes to build impactful, purposeful, and authentic collaboration that gets results. At the end of the day, Collaboration’s clients leave re-energized with a renewed passion for their business and the confidence to lead their teams toward profitable, sustainable outcomes.
Before Collaboration Business Consulting, Michael was President of CoreXpand software and Vice President of Shurgard Storage Centers, where he ran a $40 million division and became the youngest VP in the company’s history. He holds a Master of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing.
