Celeste Giordano, daughter of Union County Business and Professional Association's (UCBPA) founding member Emily Link, spoke at the association's October 2017 meeting. Celeste, a mentor and master sales strategist, is in the business of helping others realize their dreams of running a successful business. She spent 36 years in the direct sales market and about four years ago she reinvented herself and went into business coaching. She normally hosts workshops for business entrepreneurs, corporations and direct sales teams.

Nominations are now open for Union County Business & Professional Association Man & Woman of 2017. Anyone in Union County may make a nomination. Nominees shall be residents of Union County or gainfully employed in Union County or a current member of UCBPA. Nominees may perform service as a result of their job or as volunteers and demonstrate good citizenship for others to emulate.