COUNCIL BLUFFS BUSINESS CONNECTION

Welcome to Council Bluffs Business Connection! We are a business networking group in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Council Bluffs Business Connection (CBBC) was founded in 2011. We are business professionals doing business in Council Bluffs and surrounding areas.

Our group of professional business owners and managers meets every Thursday from 7:30AM-9:00AM at the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce.  CBBC is dedicated to giving our customers superior service with a full range of networking businesses at their disposal.

Our Members

Current Officers

CBBC 2023

from left to right: front row – Auberey Krueger (Connections Area Agency on Aging), Alisa Roth (Bloom Works Floral), Blake Hunter (Berkshire Hathaway Home Services), Rick Guill (Smith Davis Insurance), Dr. TJ Alger (Chiropractic Essence), and Kendall Prine (Lutz)
middle row – Dylan Ludwick (Rexius Nutrition), Jacquie Dierks (Family Heritage), Terri Wilson (Connections Agency on Aging), Jessa Erickson (ThinkSpace IT), Amber Raes (Amelia Place), and Cindy Schmader (ServiceMaster Restore by Schmader)
back row – Jen Coyle (Flat Branch Mortgage), Tony Hajek (ThinkSpace IT), David Lawrence (Edward Jones), Alan Zacharias (FAC Print & Promo), and Kendra Soechtig (ADP)

not pictured: Travis Waldstein (Aire Serv Heating & Air), Amy Dillard (Dillard Management, LLC), Darla Lobendo (American National Bank), Kyle Kinstler (Kinstler Brown Companies), Kyle Ranney, Micah Meyers (Ayars & Ayars, Inc.), & Niki Black (HomeCare Advocacy Network)

Photo by: Anne Morgan of Risney Photo and Design

PRESIDENT

Blake Hunter

blake.hunter@bhhsamb.com

VICE-PRESIDENT

Kendra Soechtig

Kendra.Soechtig@ADP.com

What our members say about us

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    CBBC has been an invaluable asset to my career. It has not only expanded my network, but also facilitated meaningful connections throughout all of the members’ networks. I am grateful for the endless possibilities and growth it has brought to my professional life. I highly recommend this group to anyone seeking both networking and professional development opportunities.

    Blake Hunter
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    My company started as a one-person shop in 2009 and has grown to an 11-person shop in 2022, now serving thousands of customers in the area. My CBBC membership has helped grow my customer base with over $400,000 in referral business in the 10 years I’ve been a member. The referral business has greatly outweighed the yearly membership cost and continues to bring value as I learn more about the new members and businesses in the group.

    Travis Waldstein
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    I joined CBBC roughly four years ago in an effort to meet the businesses and people of Council Bluffs, but what I really did was gain friends and business partners. The members in this group are committed to helping you grow, both personally and professionally.

    Jessa Erickson
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    We love our CBBC group because of the community support, and the very valuable connections we continue to receive from being in this group.

    TJ Alger

Member Non-Profit Involvement

  • Alzheimer’s Association
    American Cancer Society
    Boys and Girls Club
    Civil Air Patrol, Iowa Wing
    Civil Air Patrol, Nebraska Wing
    Cystic Fibrosis

  • Family Inc
    Gifts of Love
    Habitat for Humanity
    Hope Net
    Iowa West Sports Plex
    JDRF

  • JEH Foundation
    Make a Wish
    Mustaches for Kids
    Omaha Performing Arts
    Sail on Fly High, Inc.
    Special Olympics

  • Spirit of Courage / Jennie Edmundson Foundation
    Spirit of Courage
    Wings of Hope
    You Are Loved