Deborah Lanham, President & CEO of the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce.

"The mission is to drive business growth, but my passion is to build partnerships." Deborah Lanham serves as President and Chief Operating Officer for the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce, and on this episode of Today's Conversation on Leadership (TCL), she joins Life U Vice President of University Advancement and Enrollment Dr. Gilles LaMarche to discuss the roles that personal and strategic partnerships have played in her success. Specifically, she discusses how vital professional trust can be in allowing new ideas to take shape, as well as how positive affirmations and "making a big deal out of small wins" can help propel motivation.