Chris Nordyke Companies

Clients, friends, colleagues,

It's been a while since I've shared an update. Here's my latest project. My business part for my consulting company and I have spent the last several months masterminding and creating a new podcast.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mit-resto-mastery-podcast/id1579077644

We've built it for the disaster restoration industry, but I think you'll agree, it's very applicable to anyone who owns or runs a business, especially any kind of service business.

Would you help us get a successful launch and get the general word out? We're trying to get to 1000 downloads in our first week so we can get featured as a "New and Noteworthy".

If you're willing to help- click the link and head over to iTunes and listen to a few (or all) of our first 10 episodes. Secondly, hit "subscribe" while you're there, and also leave a 5 star review if you like what you're hearing.

Thank you so much in advance.

Brand and I have really put our heart and soul into this- I think after a lot of work, we finally found our "voice" and are on to something pretty cool. Would love your feedback as you listen!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mit-resto-mastery-podcast/id1579077644

- Chris

‎The MIT/RESTO Mastery Podcast on Apple Podcasts ‎Business · 2021

Here's a pitch I did for ALLCLIR at an Oregon RAIN event.

We had 2 minutes to pitch, and 2 minutes for audience Q&A. 😉

Oregon RAIN Pitch Event ALLCLIR talking about their new innovative sensor technology that detects the presence of CDC-approved disinfectants, and signals to consumers that the space they're…

Hello friends! It's been a very long time since I posted here. And I hope it finds you and your family well, all things considered.

This page was originally my Chris Nordyke State Farm page, and I know many of you are past clients.

A lot of water has passed under the bridge.

I spent almost 6 years as VP of business development for a regional disaster restoration company. When I got there, the company had about 20 employees and was doing roughly $3M in sales. 5 years later we had grown it to almost $11M in sales with not quite 80 employees and had expanded to a second location in Central Oregon. It was a street MBA for me and stoked my passion for developing and selling in the service sector.

I've since established an executive coaching and consulting business focused exclusively on service companies- a mix of sectors- insurance, real estate, property management, construction/trades, disaster restoration.

I have a business partner that I've been collaborating with on a few clients that brings more than 25 years of operations management and senior leadership to us as a team. Combined with my background in sales, customer experience design and culture/branding, our projects together have become the fastest growing part of my work.

I'm expecting this business to continue growing in 2021.

Four months ago I also helped co-found a Portland-based start up called ALLCLIR- we've designed a chemical sensor solution that dovetails perfectly with the new hygiene practices and disinfecting industry that's been birthed by this year's pandemic. I'll post a video soon from a recent pitch event that we participated in.

All in all, it's been an excited 8 years since I left the insurance business. I've got a lot more freedom to innovate, and go where my clients needs take me.

If you know of a service company I could help with either executive coaching or consulting/training, I'd love an intro.

Or, if you've got an interesting project, deal or startup venture you think I could add value to, I'd love to hear about it.

Thanks for reading. All the best as we put the final touches on 2020 -Chris

If you'd like to follow my work on the coaching/consulting side, go here: https://www.facebook.com/3hatspro/?modal=admin_todo_tour

And the ALLCLIR startup: www.allclir.com (Hopefully if we play our cards right you'll be seeing some national press in the coming weeks.)

Here's a nice little article on a mobile startup I'm involved with, Tally. http://m.dailybarometer.com/news/article_c4ea4bfa-78f7-11e3-9c64-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=jqm

App club, start-up company to create shopping app Oregon State club joins with Tally to create mobile application in which social media, shopping collide

Here's a good explainer video for Latch- hot off the "press". If you or a friend is a "Home Service Professional" (Loan officer, Realtor, Insurance Agent, Plumber or Carpenter, etc), give it a watch (2 min 18 seconds). Would love your feedback and help sharing. http://youtu.be/gR6mv3KbVGE

Many of you know my friend Lee Eckroth, a local Realtor. Here's his new profile on Latch.com Lee's a huge fan. http://latch.com/user/1106/lee-eckroth

Your LATCH Match: | LATCH

Latch.com is a company I've been advising since September. We just went live with our Beta version of the site. If you know a home service professional, make sure they check it out and sign up for the free trial: www.latch.com
Disclosure: I have a small ownership stake in the company.

Also, I have a mobile app I've been working on for months called LiveTagger, a ground-breaking audio application for iOS and Android. I just decided to take the concept to Startup Weekend in January, so stay tuned.

Here's a company I'm advising: Very early stage, but we've got some very disruptive plans for it. www.latch.com (Disclosure: I am a shareholder in the company)

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A few have emailed or called wondering what I've been up to so far. I have an enterprise software solution called LiveTagger that is in development. Not ready for primetime, but we're moving quickly, hoping to begin pitching to investors in the next several weeks.
I've also taken on a 6 week project helping a friend launch Latch.com, a new innovative home services directory. I'll be helping him launch in their first market, Sacramento, beginning on Monday. Stay tuned for more...

Got "Pinkified today :) http://www.danpink.com

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Thank you to all of you that have supported my insurance agency for all these years. I'm transitioning into other ventures, and I'll be using this page to keep people informed on what I'm up to. I promise not to spam or spin out endless posts of quotes or links. Just updates on the different projects or work I'm up to. Cheers!- Chris

Great time at the BBQ. Thank you to everyone who came. Very fun.

I have an idea for the dunk tank to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club: what if we schedule the dunk tank for 6:45, and leading up to it we have two donation jars, one of Chris (old agent) and one for Justin (new agent) and you donate to the one you want in the dunk tank? Fun? Whichever one of us gets the most donations goes in the tank! What do you think?

Just added Doug's Nuts to our vendor roster for the BBQ. Check them out: http://dougsnuts.com/.

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Just reserved a grip of chairs, tables, tents and a huge grill for the BBQ! (Thanks Special Occasions)The food line should move a lot faster this year! Oh, and I just confirmed that Fairy Floss out of Eugene will be coming up to do Cotton Candy for our event!

Great article on common consumer mistakes when selecting homeowners insurance coverage: http://www.boston.com/business/personal_finance/blog/2012/06/the_wake-up_call_to_homeowners.html

The wake-up call to homeowners insurance What are the three most common mistakes homeowners make when buying a homeowner's policy? Don't wait until the accident happens to ask...

FYI: we are having a major problem with our phone lines through Integra Telecom. If you're getting a busy signal and having a hard time getting through, please email us and we'll respond as soon as possible. Sorry for any frustration you may have experienced. [email protected]

Yesterday was a lot of fun! At 3p, me and the team called it quits and spent the rest of the day watching a movie and chowing on chips and candy in the conference room. Great time with the team.
Thanks to kruse for covering the phones and helping clients while we had team time.

Weekend Insurance Checklist: Renting a vehicle? Call and add UNOC to your policy. Ready to start up the motorcycle? Call and add coverage. Going car shopping? Call us and have us email you a current insurance card. Happy Friday!

Business owners: here's a great tip you can implement immediately if you have a Facebook "Place" page. I wrote about it on my personal blog: http://readchris.com/

Read Chris Chris Nordyke. Just an insurance guy's perspective on this and that. Also a husband and dad, marketer, aspiring angel investor and a techno-gadget freak.

Almost at 500 "likes"! Would you "share" us on your wall to help us blast over the 500 mark? Thanks, Chris

Last month, yet another best for us. In April 2011 we wrote 66 policies. This April, we wrote 105. Thank you to all of our current clients that referred people to our agency! And of course, kudos to the team: Melissa, Zauner, Diana and Dan.

Dear good looking Abercrombie college guy riding his fixie with his beautiful girlfriend on her classic schwinn, you do look really great riding your bikes with no helmets- but have you ever seen the aftermath of a car/bicycle accident sans helmets? ........(shaking head)

I've spent the last several weeks working with Jackie Shaw, to help us formalize our employee handbook, job descriptions and such. Today we finished! Jackie's been really nice to work with, and her fees are very reasonable. I recommend her to any small businesses like myself that want to get some smart structure in place, but are too busy growing to stop and do it on their own. http://gojackieshaw.com/

Get Organized!, LLC [GO!] - Helping People Deal With Their Stuff It doesn't matter if it's your home office, your bookkeeping, or even your schedule; it can seem like over time, the energy devoted to organizing our lives is conserved in quantity not but to quality.

Thanks Xtreme Grafx for the great looking new sandwich board sign

For those of you that have a high deductible health insurance plan with us or someone else, here's a great option to consider, particularly if you have kids, or seem to be prone to doctor's visits during this season of life. Is anyone aware of a similar offering here in Corvallis/Albany? Please let me know. http://www.exceptionalmd.com/newmember.php Hat tip to Michael Miller for sharing is with me...

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