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Battista earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in hospitality management at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Over the course of her career, she has worked for companies such as Cardinal Health, Lowenstein Sandler, BMW of North America, and Greystar, and has managed events for the hospitality, legal, and medical communications industries.
Having spent two years at BMW of North America, where she planned the four-day National Aftersales Conference and trade show for more than 2,000 participants, Battista comes to Chauffeur Driven with previous experience in the automotive industry.
“My varied events industry experience will be a great match for the Chauffeur Driven Show as we head to Miami and other premier destinations, as well as the growth of CD’s events department—beginning with the development of our first-ever Executive Retreat in Nashville,” Battista said. “I look forward to marrying the growth and innovation that accompany change with good, old-fashioned customer service.”
She also looks forward to applying her diverse background to this new position, and values the opportunity to be a part of CD’s longstanding relationship with the industry.
“We are delighted to have Lori on board and excited about what she brings to the Chauffeur Driven team,” said CD President and Publisher Chris Weiss. “Lori’s professionalism, drive, and attention to detail will enable her to jump right in and hit the ground running.”
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Being certified as a company that is both owned and operated by a woman classifies Your Private Limousine (YPL) as a minority business, which means that corporations doing business with it qualify for tax benefits. The certification also means that Hodge-Raimer and her company can receive additional opportunities, resources, and engagement via WBENC and its other certified organizations.
The road to certification required a great deal of time, according to Hodge-Raimer. She dedicated no less than 40 hours to compiling information and filling out the paperwork necessary to verify that YPL has at least 51 percent female ownership.
“We’ve been in business for 19 years, so going back to obtain all of that information definitely was a tedious task,” Hodge-Raimer said. “It’s very serious, in terms of the background check they did of all the information we submitted.”
She added that it was “very easily a four- to five-month process” to accommodate the WBENC’s site visit to YPL, too, which was necessary to ensure that it is a woman-owned company.
While Hodge-Raimer says that “it’s quite the relief” to put the actual certification process behind her, there still is work to be done.
“Now that it’s over with and we’ve been approved, that’s just the first step,” Hodge-Raimer said. “I realize that there are several different actions that I need to take to make the certification work for itself, like networking and letting corporations know that I’m certified, and educating myself on how corporations receive their benefits so I can make sure my corporate accounts are taking advantage of this.”
Visit yourprivatelimo.com for more information about Your Private Limousine, or wbenc.com for more information about WBENC.
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Moorpark, Calif. —Chosen Payments, one of the leading providers of credit card processing in ground transportation, has formed partnerships with two of the industry’s most popular software providers: FASTTRAK Cloud Technologies and Livery Coach Solutions.
“These partnerships were long awaited and we are excited to roll out many benefits that will greatly increase the revenue of our mutual clients. FASTTRAK has done a fantastic job cornering a specific sector of the industry and we are honored to be their partner and carry through their good name. Livery Coach serves a lot of the medium to large operators that we were doing business with and being able to put our synergies together is a testament to both companies’ dedication to the industry,” says Jeff Brodsly, CEO of Chosen Payments.
FASTTRAK and Livery Coach have incorporated Chosen Payments’ processing platform into their suite of software solutions for livery operators, which offers added benefits like saving money and time. The relationships will be reciprocal and create a win-win for all involved.
“We have watched Chosen Payments become a very strong leader in an industry I have called home for almost 30 years,” says Eddie McCoy CPA, president of FASTTRAK. “After much diligence we could not be more thrilled to partner with a company that has performed greatly for this industry while keeping a focus on helping individual transportation providers, and continuing to stand behind their promises.
“As our clients continued to have good experiences with Chosen Payments we felt it was in the best interest of all to form a partnership that will allow great benefit to our clients. Our focus is always on our clients, and we have seen Chosen Payments demonstrate a similar client dedication over the past few years as we have gotten to know them. We are excited to be able to work together,” says David Hirsch, president of Livery Coach Solutions.
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