15 episodes
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Signal Fire Media
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The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce is distinguished as the first and longest continually operating chamber of commerce in North Carolina. Our chamber maintains a 154 year legacy of protecting and strengthening the Wilmington business community and helping businesses grow and thrive. We connect over 900 members consisting of businesses large and small, representing more than 40,000 employees in southeastern North Carolina.
Driving growth and defining tomorrow are integral to our chamber’s work.
Our chamber provides its members with business-building programs and events to help you connect and do business with one another. We provide information and timely news updates to help you make better business decisions. We also offer leadership development programs, marketing opportunities, and advocacy so your business can be seen and heard.
Our initiatives have stimulated economic development, influenced public policy, and supported the growth of thousands of local jobs and businesses. We are a convener, a connector, and a cultivator of leaders and local influencers. We are the local champion of a balanced and thriving economy in southeastern North Carolina.
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Why should you get involved with the Wilmington Chamber?
This week, we sat down with two of our Executive Committee members, Jim Hundley (Thomas Construction) and Lisa Leath (Vantaca/Leath HR), to chat about the benefits of joining the chamber. Tune in to learn about all things from networking and leadership development to our Chairman’s Club.
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Meet Frankie Roberts, Leadership Wilmington Alumni and Executive Director of LINC, Inc.
Frankie Roberts is a long time Leadership Wilmington Alumni and Executive Director of LINC, Inc, a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and motivate youth to make positive life choices while empowering men and women returning from incarceration to be productive members of our community. Frankie talks about how even as a native Wilmintonian, he learned new things throughout his experience in Leadership Wilmington and continues to build upon relationships he made with his fellow classmates several years ago.
Frankie Roberts was also the recipient of the Karl Davis Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award this year! -
Professional Development at the Wilmington Chamber
This week, the ladies at the Wilmington Chamber sat down to discuss their own professional development and how they recharge by surrounding themselves with other chamber industry professionals. Learn a little bit about "R&D" and what the chamber is doing to better serve its members.
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Career and Leadership Development Academy
The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce's Career and Leadership Development Academy is a collaboration with New Hanover County Schools to provide middle school students an opportunity to acquire career, leadership, and education pathway knowledge throughout the eight-month program.
This week we sat down with Dr. Patrice Faison, Chief Academic Officer at New Hanover County Schools, and Demarcus Nixon, Career & Technical Education Coordinator/Work-based Learning Coordinator at New Hanover County Schools, to discuss what the CLDA is and the impact it will have on the 43 7th grade students participating. -
Part 3: New Hanover County Economic Mobility Report and Strategy for 2022
Join us for a three-part conversation about New Hanover County's latest economic mobility report, the Wilmington region's assets driving economic growth, and the primary target industries in southeastern North Carolina.
Our guests in this series include New Hanover County's Chief Strategy Officer, Jennifer Rigby, President at Greenfield Development, Robin Spinks, and the Wilmington Chamber's VP of Small Business Retention & Expansion, Josh Hallingse, and the chamber's president & CEO, Natalie English. -
Part 2: New Hanover County Economic Mobility Report and Strategy for 2022
Join us for a three-part conversation about New Hanover County's latest economic mobility report, the Wilmington region's assets driving economic growth, and the primary target industries in southeastern North Carolina.
Our guests in this series include New Hanover County's Chief Strategy Officer, Jennifer Rigby, President at Greenfield Development, Robin Spinks, and the Wilmington Chamber's VP of Small Business Retention & Expansion, Josh Hallingse, and the chamber's president & CEO, Natalie English.