Kudos Wednesday: Saluting MY Boss, You... Our Readers, Followers, Friends and Customers

“it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime!” ― Kenny Chesney

Good Afternoon FSO USA,

Welcome to a TERRIFIC Wednesday. It's officially summer here in New York, but "spring" will never leave the steps of all FSO employees.

What does SUMMER mean to ME? It means we will be fulfilling more DREAMS and providing MORE Opportunities for both our employees and clients. We are building a National Brand. We are taking my vision, and all the energy from Headquarters in NY and bring it to all of our Regional Offices and Client Sites.   

I am humbled by your faith in us. Heartened by so many companies joining the FSO bandwagon and spreading our message across social media and the world. Those include these notable recent blog readers whom I salute today. Kudos and big thank you hugs to:

Access Staffing
Adecco Usa
ADP
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
Amazon
American Express Company
American Honda Motor Company
American University
Amgen
Amster Rothstein & Ebanstein
Anchor Associates Group Inc
Angelo, Gordon & Co.
Anne Arundel County Govt
Arent Fox Llp
Arhus Kobmandsskole
Arrowhead Aea5
Asrc Federal Holding Company, Llc
Aurelius Capital Management
Automatic Data Processing
Automattic
Ball State University
Baltimore Technology Park
Bank Of America
Barclays Financial Corp.
Bbdo New York
Bechtel Corp
Black Oak Computers Inc
Blackrock Financial Management
Bloomberg Bloomberg
Brandprotect
Brookfield Asset Management
Bsnl
BT (UK searching for Denise)
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
California Department Of Justice
California Education And Research Federation Network
California State University, Long Beach
Canon Usa
Carolinas Healthcare System
Cb Richard Ellis
Cbi Connect
Central Methodist University 
Charles Schwab & Co.
Citigroup
City Of Houston
Clyde & Co Llp
Colgate-palmolive Co.
Colliers Abr, Inc - Cassidy Turley
Colt Technology Services Group Limited
Columbia University
Comporium Communications
Conagra Foods
Concordia College
Condenast Publications
Control Risks Group Llc
Cottage Hospital
County Of Marin
County Of Suffolk, New York
Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse Group / Canada
Cuddy & Feder Llp
Cwie, Llc
Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.
Data Control And Systems
Datagram
Dell
Deloitte & Touche (TN)
Delta Dental Of California
Department Of Administrative Services  (ohio)
Department Of The Interior, Office Of The Secretary
Department Of Veterans Affairs
Detroit Public Schools
Devry
Dga Security Systems
Dickstein Shapiro Llp
Discover Financial Services
Distributed Systems Services
Duane Morris
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Emerge212
Equity Residential
Ernst & Young Llp
Esi International
Espn
Evercore Partners Services East, Llc
Facebook
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
Federal Aviation Administration
Federated Systems Group
Fedex Fedex Office & Print Services
Fidelity National Financial
First American Equipment Financial
Fisher Scientific
Florida Department Of Management Services
Florida International University
Fort Hays State University
Fortressitx
Free Sas
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.c.
GE
Genentech
Georgetown University
Gerson Lehrman Group
Godaddy.com, Llc
Google Corporate
Goose Creek Consolidated Isd
Graphnet Inc.
Gravitas Technology
Greenberg Traurig P.a
Griffin Information Systems Limited
Group M Worldwide
Hachette Book Group
Hamilton-clermont Cooperative Assn.
Hccs - Houston Community College System
Hearst Corporation
Hewlett-packard Company
Higher Colleges Of Technology
Hill & Knowlton, Inc
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
Hilton Hotels Corporation
HMA
Hughes Hubbard & Reed Llp
Ibm Corporation
IBM Corporation
Ikon Office Solutions
Illinois Wesleyan University
Immedion, Llc
Intergrated Office
Internal Revenue Service
International Business Times
Io Capital Princess, Llc
Jefferies International Limited
Jewish Board Of Family & Children 's Services
Johnson & Johnson
Jones Apparel Group
Kabel Bw
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hayes, And Hudler
King & Spalding Llp
Kirby Mcinerney Llp
Kirkland & Ellis Llp
Leaseweb Usa
Legal Source Ls Llc
Leslie Digital Imaging Llc
Lexis-nexis
Linode
Lion Resources
Liquidnet Holdings
Los Angeles County Office Of Education
Loyola Marymount University
Macquarie Bank
Macquarie Holdings
Marriott International
Marsh
Mayer, Brown & Platt
Mcnc
Medex Pharmacy
Mediadata
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
Merck And Co
Miami University
Michaels Stores
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union
Micro Graphic Info Svcs
Microsoft Corp
Middle Country Public Library
Milbank - Milbank Tweed Hadley Mccloy
Ministry Of Education Computer Center
Miox Corporation
Montclair State University
Morgan Stanley Group
Moses & Singer Llp
Motorola
Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Multiverse
Munsch Hardt Kopf Harr
Namesco Limited
Nassau County Board Of Cooperative Education Services
Nassau County Boces
National Board Of Medical Examiners
Navy Network Information Center
NBC Universal (multiple)
NBS
Nbty
Nco Group
Ncs Pearson
Neuberger Berman
New Mexico State University
New York City Public Schools
New York Power Authority
New York Public Library
New York University
Next Jump
Nomura International Plc
Northern Michigan University (Guess WHO?)
Northern Ohio Educational Computer Association
Nyedc
Off Campus Telecommunications
Old Republic
Onewest Bank Fsb
Openband Multimedia, Llc
Orange
Orange County - Telecommunications Department
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Oshean
Partners Healthcare System
Pavlov Njencom Colo
Perfect Building Maintenance
Peter-paul_verduin
Pfizer
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro
Pitney Bowes Plc
Plum Creek Marketing
Plus One Health Management
Polaris Project
Polytechnic University
Powerspace & Services
Preferred Office Products
Pricewaterhousecoopers, Llp
Privax Limited
PwC (30 locations!)
Qitx
R.r. Donnelley & Sons Company
r.sea
Readers Digest
Reed Smith Llp
Reed Smith Llp (PA)
Regus Business Centers
Research In Motion
Revenue Assurance Test
Richards Kibbe & Orbe Llp
Robins, Kaplan, Miller, & Cire
Rockefeller Group Technology Solutions
Row 44
Royal Bank Of Canada
Salesforce.com
San Diego City Schools
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Santa Clara County Office Of Education
Sarah Lawrence College
Scholastic
SFR
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Llp
Social Law Library
Societe Generale
Socorro Independent School District
Softbank Bb Corp
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Spherion Corporation
src Federal Holding Company, Llc
Standard Motor Products
Starwood Hotels
State Of Montana
Stinson Morrison Hecker Llp
Straub Clinic & Hospital
Sungard Availability Services Usa
Syracuse University
Systems Research And Applications Corp.
Talktalk
Teco Energy
Tesoro Companies
Texas Blending & Warehousing Corp
Texas Instruments
Texas Medical Center
The Chubb Corporation
The City Of New York
The Coca-cola Company
The Heritage Foundation
The Interpublic Group Of Companies
The Jnt Association
The Limited
The Metrohealth System
The Municipal Communications Utility Of The City O (Iowa)
The New York Times Company
Toronto District School Board
Tower Group Companies
Trlg – Hq
Ttx Company
U.s. Bancorp
U.s. Center For Disease Control And Prevention (
U.s. Environmental Protection Agency
Ungaretti & Harris
United Business Technologies
United Stationers Supply Co.
University Of Connecticut
University Of Florida
University Of New Mexico
University Of Notre Dame
University Of Texas At San Antonio
Us Department Of Defense Net
Varian Medical Systems
Virgin
Virgin Media
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State Univ
Virgo Penn Business Centers L
Vivo
Volumedrive
W.w.grainger
Warrenville, Illinois, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College
Weitz & Luxenberg P.
Wellington Management Company, Llp
Wells Fargo & Company
West Corporation
White & Case Llp
Widnes, Halton,
Wisdom Tree Investments, Inc.
Workforce Software
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
X--ray Optical Systems, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
Yaquinto Printing (texas)
Yon Lew
Zuckerman Spaede

You are our only reason for being. You, our clients, are MY boss.

We grow every day.... yes... EVERY DAY..... We accomplish that by having the BEST people on our team. 

We work tirelessly to deliver Service Extraordinaire with a smile. Perhaps that is why I love Wednesdays.... because it gives everyone an opportunity to reflect upon things, and challenge oneself to make the rest of the week great!! Because the "rest of the week" is just a little bit of our future.... so what we do great today makes our future even greater!!  

To my team: Make the most of the receptive door these fine folks listed here have opened for us, Remind our readers and clients what attracted them to us in the first place. Challenge each and every one of yourselves to think of how you can create that excitement, action and growth in your own sites, your own cities and your own Region. 

Take our Personal, Passionate and Productive way of doing business to heart each and every day.

It's a passion for life and business that can't be faked and this hasn't been duplicated, even as hard as our competitors have tried.

Be great and (re)IMAGINE!

The future is bright, and I promise you I personally could not be more focused on helping each and every one of you achieve your greatest success. 

Love Life!

Mitchell D. Weiner

Chief Happiness Officer  

ABOUT FSO:

• The fastest growing and most successful national onsite outsourcing in the U.S. focused on 1) improving services, 2) reducing costs, and 3) giving employees  an opportunity to grow.
• We outsource functions like: Mail, Copy, Reception, Switchboard, Office Services, Records, Messenger, IT, Concierge, Front & Back Office and much more.
• 1600+ employees, operating in 60+ cities, 225+ operational sites, 98% employee retention & 100% client retention.
• We (re)imagine the ways businesses are run.

ABOUT FSO CEO & FOUNDER – MITCH WEINER:

• Pioneer of the onsite outsourcing business model.
• 20+ years of industry experience.
•  Previous owner of Archer, which he sold to Canon.

VIDEO:
Brief "corporate portrait" video shows who we are and what we can do for you HERE

Throwback Thursday: Millennials May Need Their Parents For This One

Stan Krozel and his partner Kevin Ullery founded the business after the real estate downturn stopped their careers dead in its tracks. Instead of capitulating, they looked at reinventing themselves by making an old idea new again.

Good Morning Folks,

Today's photos have been supplied by retired Frager Creative copywriter Elizabeth Cutler who is the real-life inspiration for the character known as Elaine on Seinfeld. Yes she wrote the J. Peterman catalog and also wrote great advertising lines like BMW: The Ultimate Driving Machine and also Archer Management Services: We're Not Business As Usual.

Incredible. Some of these I had not thought about in years. What a trip back in time!!!

The Juke box, Toni hair products, Lepages glue (a k-12 essential), Sealtest ice cream, Crayola and Brunswick Gummed Reinforcements!. The mimeograph machine. The rotary dial phone where the "digits" were a name and digits like "Bigelow 2-3479 and you'd talk to a real live operator for long distance (which could be $39 for a 3 minute call) so some kept 3-minute sand timers by the phone to keep them on budget. 

And who could forget the librarian or the hand-written store receipts with carbon copy for the customer! Or the gas station attendant whop pumped your gas, checked your oil and washed your windows all for 40 cents a gallon while you bought a green coke bottle from the machine for a nickel.

I know I am losing Millennials on this. But for our ALA friends :).... Interesting that what is old is new again. Especially when you can combine hospitality, fun and a personal touch. This recent presentation on Shark Tank is case in point that there are other million dollar ideas on right here on this page... all you have to do is put your (re) IMAGINATION caps on.

Fun Time Express is a unique and memorable trackless train ride that is sure to delight the entire family.

The Shark Tank example: Trackless train-ride provider Fun Time Express on Friday night became the second Chicago-based company this season to come away with six-figure funding from ABC's "Shark Tank" television program. The idea was inspired by the guys seeing an old film where kids were kept busy on coin operated horses and merry-go-rounds when parents shopped at strip malls. Seeds planted in their heads as the above photos could plant in yours.

Fun Time Express received a $125,000 investment from "Shark Tank" investors Lori Grenier and Kevin O’Leary, who will receive a combined 20 percent equity in the company.

Stan Krozel, left, and his partner
Kevin Ullery founded the
business after the real estate
downturn stopped their careers
dead in its tracks. Instead of
capitulating, they looked at
reinventing themselves
by making an old idea new again.

Fun Time Express founders Stan Krozel and Kevin Ullery appeared on the program, taped in September, and asked for $125,000. Just when it seemed like the sharks were losing interest, O’Leary took note of Fun Time Express’ impressive margins — up to 30 percent on 2013’s revenues, which topped $300,000, according to Krozel.

“If we did absolutely nothing [different] next year, that’s $150,000 in net profit,” said Krozel, the majority owner. “That’s passive income.”

Yet O'Leary said he didn't see big enough money in the company. He declared himself out of the running as an investor, leaving Grenier as the only shark not to drop out.

Grenier, a Chicagoan, said she would put up half the asking price and asked O'Leary to put up the other half.

Krozel amended his deal to get O’Leary on board. Instead of a straight exchange for equity, Krozel offered to use 100 percent of profits to pay back the $125,000. The investors then would receive 10 percent equity each.

Fun Time Express operates eight trains in five malls across the U.S. On the show, Ullery said the trains could be used in other arenas, such as at private parties. O'Leary said he had ideas for tweaking the business to gain even better returns.

Be great and (re)IMAGINE!

Love Life!

Mitchell D. Weiner

Chief Happiness Officer  

ABOUT FSO:

• The fastest growing and most successful national onsite outsourcing in the U.S. focused on 1) improving services, 2) reducing costs, and 3) giving employees  an opportunity to grow.
• We outsource functions like: Mail, Copy, Reception, Switchboard, Office Services, Records, Messenger, IT, Concierge, Front & Back Office and much more.
• 1600+ employees, operating in 60+ cities, 225+ operational sites, 98% employee retention & 100% client retention.
• We (re)imagine the ways businesses are run.

ABOUT FSO CEO & FOUNDER – MITCH WEINER:

• Pioneer of the onsite outsourcing business model.
• 20+ years of industry experience.
•  Previous owner of Archer, which he sold to Canon.

VIDEO:
Brief "corporate portrait" video shows who we are and what we can do for you HERE

Kudos Wednesday: Saluting MY Boss, You... Our Customers and Readers

"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world". ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844

Great Afternoon FAMILY FSO USA! 

Welcome to TERRIFIC Wednesday. It's officially spring here in New York, but no one would never know it except for the "spring" in the steps of all FSO employees. I mean— using a window scraper to take the ice of my car on April 16? Come on big guy upstairs, lighten up! 

But Spring will come, it will come.

What does SPRING mean to ME? It means we will be fulfilling more DREAMS and providing MORE Opportunities for both our employees and clients. We are building a National Brand. We are taking my vision, and all the energy from Headquarters in NY and bringing it to all of our Regional Offices and Client Sites.   

I am humbled by your faith in us. Heartened by so many companies joining the FSO bandwagon and spreading our message across social media and the world. Those include these notable recent blog readers whom I salute today. Kudos and big thank you hugs to:

Access Staffing

Adecco Usa

ADP

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld

Albert Einstein College Of Medicine

Amazon

American Express Company

American Honda Motor Company

American University

Amster Rothstein & Ebanstein

Anchor Associates Group Inc

Anne Arundel County Govt

Arent Fox Llp

Arhus Kobmandsskole

Arrowhead Aea5

Asrc Federal Holding Company, Llc

Automatic Data Processing

Automattic

Ball State University

Baltimore Technology Park

Bank Of America

Barclays Financial Corp.

BBDO New York

Black Oak Computers Inc

Bloomberg Bloomberg

Brookfield Asset Management

Brookfieldts Lp, By Its Manag

BSNL

Cahill Gordon & Reindel

California Department Of Justice

California Education And Research Federation Network

California State University, Long Beach

Canon Usa

Carolinas Healthcare System

Cb Richard Ellis

Cbi Connect

Central Methodist University

Charles Schwab & Co.

Citigroup

City Of Houston

Clyde & Co Llp 

Colgate-palmolive Co.

Colliers Abr, Inc - Cassidy Turley

Colt Technology Services Group Limited

Comporium Communications

Concordia College

Condenast Publications

Control Risks Group Llc

County Of Suffolk, New York

Credit Suisse Group

Credit Suisse Group / Canada

Cuddy & Feder Llp

Cwie, Llc

Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.

Data Control And Systems

Datagram

Dell 

Deloitte & Touche (TN??)

Delta Dental Of California

Department Of Administrative Services 

Department Of The Interior, Office Of The Secretary

Department Of Veterans Affairs

Detroit Public Schools

Devry

Dga Security Systems

Dickstein Shapiro Llp

Discover Financial Services

Duane Morris 

Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom

Emerge212

Equity Residential

Ernst & Young Llp

Esi International

Espn

Facebook

Federal Aviation Administration

Federated Systems Group

Fedex Fedex Office & Print Services

First American Equipment Financial

Fisher Scientific

Florida Department Of Management Services 

Florida International University

Fort Hays State University

Fortressitx

Free Sas

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.c

GE

Genentech

Gerson Lehrman Group

Godaddy.com, Llc

Google (corporate)

Goose Creek Consolidated Isd

Graphnet Inc.

Gravitas Technology

Greenberg Traurig P.a

Griffin Information Systems Limited

Group M Worldwide 

Hachette Book Group

Hearst Corporation

Hewlett-packard Company

Higher Colleges Of Technology

Hill & Knowlton, Inc

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

Hilton Hotels Corporation

Hma

Hughes Hubbard & Reed Llp

IBM Corporation

Ikon Office Solutions

Illinois Wesleyan University

Immedion, Llc

Intergrated Office

IP Address:

Jefferies International Limited

Jewish Board Of Family & Children 's Services

Johnson & Johnson

Jones Apparel Group

Kabel Bw

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan 

Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hayes, And Hudler

King & Spalding Llp

Kirby Mcinerney Llp

Kirkland & Ellis Llp

Legal Source Ls Llc

Leslie Digital Imaging Llc

Lexis-nexis

Linode

Lion Resources

Los Angeles County Office Of Education

Loyola Marymount University

Macquarie Bank

Macquarie Holdings

Marriott International

Marsh

Mayer, Brown & Platt

Mcnc

Medex Pharmacy

Mediadata

Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center

Merck And Co

Miami University

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union

Micro Graphic Info Svcs

Microsoft Corp

Middle Country Public Library 

Milbank - Milbank Tweed Hadley Mccloy

Ministry Of Education Computer Center

Miox Corporation

Montclair State University

Morgan Stanley Group

Moses & Singer Llp

Motorola 

Mount Sinai School Of Medicine

Multiverse

Munch Hardt Kopf Harr 

Namesco Limited

Nassau County Board Of Cooperative Education Services

National Board Of Medical Examiners

Navy Network Information Center

Nbc Universal (multiple)

Nbs

Nbty

Nco Group

Ncs Pearson

Neuberger Berman

New Mexico State University

New York Power Authority

New York Public Library

Nomura International Plc

Northern Michigan University (Guess WHO?)

Nyedc

Off Campus Telecommunications

Old Republic

Onewest Bank Fsb

Openband Multimedia, Llc

Orange County - Telecommunications Department

Oshean

Partners Healthcare System

Pavlov Njencom Colo

Peter-paul_verduin

Pfizer

Pillsbury Madison & Sutro

Plum Creek Marketing 

Plus One Health Management

Polaris Project

Polytechnic University

Preferredofficeproducts

Pricewaterhousecoopers, Llp (multiple)

Qitx

R.r. Donnelley & Sons Company

r.sea

Readers Digest 

Research In Motion

Richards Kibbe & Orbe Llp

Rockefeller Group Technology Solutions

Row 44 

Salesforce.com

San Diego City Schools 

San Francisco Marriott Marquis

Sarah Lawrence College

Sfr 

Sharp Electronics Corporation

Shearman & Sterling

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Llp

Societe Generale 

Socorro Independent School District

Softbank Bb Corp

Sony Pictures Entertainment 

Spherion Corporation

src Federal Holding Company, Llc

Starwood Hotels

Stinson Morrison Hecker Llp

Straub Clinic & Hospital

Sungard Availability Services Usa

Syracuse University

Systems Research And Applications Corp.

Talktalk

Teco Energy

Tesoro Companies

Texas Blending & Warehousing Corp

Texas Instruments 

Texas Medical Center

The Chubb Corporation

The City Of New York

The Coca-cola Company

The Interpublic Group Of Companies 

The Jnt Association

The Limited

The Municipal Communications Utility Of The City O (Iowa)

The New York Times Company

Tower Group Companies

Trlg – Hq

Ttx Company

U.s. Center For Disease Control And Prevention (

U.s. Environmental Protection Agency

Ungaretti & Harris

University Of New Mexico

University Of Notre Dame

University Of Texas At San Antonio

Universitypeter-paul_verduin

Us Department Of Defense Net

Varian Medical Systems

Virgin

Virgin Media 

Virgo Penn Business Centers L

Volumedrive

W.w.grainger

Warrenville, Illinois, United States

Wells Fargo & Company

Weill Cornell Medical College

White & Case Llp

Widnes, Halton,

Wisdom Tree Investments, Inc.

Workforce Software 

Xerox Corporation

Yaquinto Printing (texas)

Yon Lew

Zuckerman Spaede

You are our only reason for being. You, our clients, are MY boss.

To my team: Make the most of the receptive door these fine folks listed here have opened for us, Remind our readers and clients what attracted them to us in the first place. Challenge each and every one of yourselves to think of how you can create that excitement, action and growth in your own sites, your own cities and your own Region. 

Take our Personal, Passionate and Productive way of doing business to heart each and every day.

It's a passion for life and business that can't be faked and this hasn't been duplicated, even as hard as our competitors have tried.

Be great and (re)IMAGINE!

The future is bright, and I promise you I personally could not be more focused on helping each and every one of you achieve your greatest success. 

Love Life!

Mitchell D. Weiner

Chief Happiness Officer  

ABOUT FSO:

• The fastest growing and most successful national onsite outsourcing in the U.S. focused on 1) improving services, 2) reducing costs, and 3) giving employees  an opportunity to grow.
• We outsource functions like: Mail, Copy, Reception, Switchboard, Office Services, Records, Messenger, IT, Concierge, Front & Back Office and much more.
• 1600+ employees, operating in 60+ cities, 225+ operational sites, 98% employee retention & 100% client retention.
• We (re)imagine the ways businesses are run.

ABOUT FSO CEO & FOUNDER – MITCH WEINER:

• Pioneer of the onsite outsourcing business model.
• 20+ years of industry experience.
•  Previous owner of Archer, which he sold to Canon.

VIDEO:
Brief "corporate portrait" video shows who we are and what we can do for you HERE