
12/23/2022
From our Chamber Family to you and yours, we are wishing you the happiest of holidays!
As the Region’s premier business organization, we help businesses succeed, drive regional economic growth & enhance members’ success, growth & vitality.
The Hampton Roads Chamber is a vigorous advocate for the economic success of its nearly 2,000 member businesses, which employ 280,000 men and women in southeastern Virginia. The Chamber promotes Hampton Roads’ healthy business climate through economic development, public policy initiatives, services and benefits to members. The Chamber is dedicated to creating economic opportunity and enhancing the quality of life in Hampton Roads.
Operating as usual
From our Chamber Family to you and yours, we are wishing you the happiest of holidays!
Kick off 2023 with us for our first Morning Member Meetup of the new year on January 10 at the Chrysler Museum of Art!
Free for members and invited guests: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/MorningMember%20Meetup-700/details
The State of the City Series 2023 is live on our website!
Save the Dates for each and register now!
https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events
Today's episode is now live!
Tune in as we learn how to turn strangers into customers from Jeraud Norman from the Jeraud Marketing Group!
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PxTiShL9Svb
Advertise with us in 2023!
We are now taking reservations for Monday Member Messages and we have room for just a few more social media advertisers to join us in 2023!
Submit your interest here so we can get in touch: https://forms.gle/kbpNC6kdQBk8L82D7
We highly encourage our business community to nominate a regional leader to join our fantastic leadership program, LEAD Hampton Roads!
Learn more about the program below and follow LEAD757 on social media to stay up to date.
We are excited to share that applications are now open to join our 2023
Nominate a colleague or apply yourself! ⤵️
https://hrchamber.com/programs/lead757/?_ga=2.259347593.2092289775.1671459421-1900217661.1655818765
Today, we are happy to feature Green Clean Auto Wash!
Check out their offer for you below and visit them at: https://greencleanexpress.com/
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Last night, we were thrilled to join Inside Business to celebrate the amazing Women in Business honorees!
We congratulate each of these remarkable women and thank them for their continued leadership!
By recognizing these 19 women, we aim to encourage them and other women to trust their abilities, strengthen their self-confidence and become thoughtful leaders and trailblazers in our region.
Another effective Hampton Roads Military Advisory Council meeting today!
Our military community is incredibly important to us so we bring together leaders from a variety of backgrounds to discuss the issues affecting our service men and women and brainstorm solutions to these issues.
It's Podcast Tuesday!
Today is a special episode with our affiliate partner, VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads!
Listen as Stephanie Gorham, CEO of VHR, dishes some amazing impact stats that they have accomplished in 2022!
You can listen at: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/seSAdGVXCvb
Don't forget about tomorrow's free Virtual Education Series event!
Login at lunch and be ready to learn!
Register for zoom access at: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/VirtualChamber%20Education%20Series%20Maximizing%20Recoveries%20and%20Minimizing%20Risk%20When%20Doing%20Business%20with%20a%20Distressed%20Customer-698/details
Today’s Senatorial Forum with Senator Mark Warner and Senator Tim Kaine was a great success!
The Senators both took the stage to share their updates with the attendees and then the business community had the opportunity to ask questions.
We want to thank Senator Warner and Senator Kaine for joining us today for this impactful event.
We appreciate everyone that was able to attend and all of the event sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: Bon Secours Hampton Roads
Silver Sponsor: Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management, LLC
Bronze Sponsor: Newport News Shipbuilding
Platinum Legislative Affairs Partner: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Gold Legislative Affairs Partners: The Port of Virginia, Sentara Healthcare/Optima Health, Virginia Natural Gas
Silver Legislative Affairs Partner: Clark Nexsen
Today we are featuring the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center!
There is so much to see and do at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and they are a tourist destination as much as they are a beloved activity for locals!
See what they are up to at: www.virginiaaquarium.com
Welcome New Members!
We just keep growing and growing and growing & could not be happier about that!
THANK YOU for investing in your business and we can't wait to see you at our upcoming events!
Congratulations Banner's Hallmark! Welcome to Suffolk and to the Chamber Family! 🎉
It's here!
We are thrilled to debut our BRAND-NEW WEBSITE!
View the new website at: https://hrchamber.com/
And many thanks to our friends at TechArk Solutions who were wonderful to work with throughout this entire process!
The celebrations continue! Join us in congratulating these incredibly deserving individuals on their honors today!
Tom Marsden: 2022 Volunteer of the Year
Paula Hill: 2022 Ambassador of the Year
We can’t thank both Tom and Paula enough for their support of our business community!
Annual Meeting 2022 is a wrap!
We were honored to be able to present this year's update on all that YOUR Chamber is doing for you and the business community!
A special thank you goes out to our keynote speaker, Secretary of Finance, Stephen E. Cummings for giving us a fantastic report regarding business in Hampton Roads and our Commonwealth.
Congratulations are also in order to our Volunteer of the Year, Tom Marsden and our Ambassador of the Year, Paula Hill! We also thank all out-going members of our board for their service and welcome all those in-coming. We especially thank our 2022 Board Chair, Chris Stone, for all he did for us and the entire business community this past year.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for today's celebration of a great year of business in Hampton Roads!
Annual Meeting sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: Old Point National Bank
Host Sponsor: Virginia Beach Convention Center
Member Spotlight Sponsors: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare and Bayport Credit Union
Gold Sponsors: Chartway and Sentara Healthcare/Optima Health
Silver Sponsors: Dominion Energy, Langley and the Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Bronze Sponsors: Bank of America, Verizon, Truist and Bon Secours
Photos by: Stellar Exposures
Free event alert!
Join us for a virtual education series on the topic of Maximizing Recoveries and Minimizing Risk When Doing Business with a Distressed Customer.
Register at: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/VirtualChamber%20Education%20Series%20Maximizing%20Recoveries%20and%20Minimizing%20Risk%20When%20Doing%20Business%20with%20a%20Distressed%20Customer-698/details
10!!!!
We are celebrating 10, 10-minute podcast episodes already launched with our experts!
If you've missed it, we host a podcast every Tuesday morning called, "Ask the Expert" which features experts from a wide variety of industries.
This week, we are sitting down with Bob Pizzini, CEO and Managing Partner of iFLY! You don't want to miss what he had to tell us!
Listen to it and any you may have missed: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ESwzDGocwvb
We are only a week away from our Senatorial Forum with Senator Mark Warner and Senator Tim Kaine.
This is an excellent opportunity for our business community to be in the room to hear their updates and remarks.
Don't miss it: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/SenatorialForum%202022-581/details
Last week, we welcomed two new members to the Chamber family with ribbon cuttings and grand openings!
We say a big welcome to Chesapeake to TEEM Textured Cakes! And join us in congratulating Chase on the first of several #757 locations!
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Bravo 🎉🎉🎉
Last night’s Bravo! A Celebration of Leadership was one for the books!
We honored four amazing regional leaders for their long-time dedication to serving the #757!
Congratulations to:
Tom Frantz, First Citizen of Hampton Roads
Mayor Rick West, Julian Hirst Alumni Award
Jim Spore, Visionary Award
Councilmember Andria McClellan, Regional Statesperson Award
We also celebrated the LEAD757 Class of 2022’s graduation with a look back at the fantastic year they had and all they accomplished together! Congratulations to the
Thank you to all of our sponsors:
Award Sponsor: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Bronze Sponsors: Mr. Rooter Plumbing The Port of Virginia
Wine Sponsor: The Franklin Johnston Group
Host Sponsor: Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
One week!
We are looking forward to welcoming so many of you for our Annual Meeting! Come and hear from our governor on his first-year accomplishments & learn the latest that YOUR Chamber is doing for the business community.
You don't want to miss it!
https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/AnnualMeeting%202022-579/details
Next week, meet us at Dave & Buster's for a jolly good time as we network and enjoy all the fun and games that our hosts have to offer!
Bring an unwrapped toy to help us fill the Toys for Tots train this holiday season!
Member registration is free!
https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/ChamberBusiness%20Social-695/details
Our next Virtual Chamber Education Series just hit the calendar!
Join us for this free zoom event that will discuss how to "Maximize Recovery and Minimize Risk When Doing Business with a Distressed Customer."
Free registration: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/VirtualChamber%20Education%20Series%20Maximizing%20Recoveries%20and%20Minimizing%20Risk%20When%20Doing%20Business%20with%20a%20Distressed%20Customer-698/details
You can call today's Ask the Expert, Santa because they have you covered for all your gifting needs this holiday season.
Listen as we sit down with Becky Bailey from Please and Thankyou to talk about all things corporate and holiday gifting!
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/F3gr5NNGkvb
We are two weeks away from our Senatorial Forum with Senator Mark Warner and Senator Tim Kaine.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear from the senators in-person.
Tickets are available at: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/SenatorialForum%202022-581/details
Take a moment and check out this grant program opportunity that is currently accepting applications but closing soon.
Today, we are highlighting Beach Eye Care - Where Experience Matters!
Learn more about them below and visit them at: www.beacheyecare.com
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
We are celebrating leadership in Hampton Roads by saying "Bravo!" to some amazing leaders!
Join us: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/BRAVOCelebration%20of%20Leadership%202022-595/details
It's a very important day!
Small Business Saturday is one of the best ways you can give back to your local businesses!
Get out there and show your support of our amazing small businesses across the #757!
We wish you the Happiest of Thanksgiving!
Just for fun, tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish in the comments!
Our hearts go out to the victims' families and our entire community in the wake of last night's tragedy.
Join us at Dave & Buster's for some fun and games in just two short weeks!
Don't forget to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots!
Get on the list: https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/ChamberBusiness%20Social-695/details
Our Chamber Ambassadors rock and we are excited to kick off this series so you can learn more about each of them!
Misty Curtis joined us as an ambassador in 2022 and works for iFLY Va Beach Indoor Skydiving.
Misty shared that she enjoys being able to regularly see our fellow members and welcoming new members all while promoting iFLY Va Beach.
Thank you, Misty, for being one of our amazing ambassadors!
Tune in!
Today, we are talking to Michelle Ward from South Bay Communications & Security!
And we learned a lot about these experts-listen now!
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Q0qRGXV88ub
Don't miss the opportunity to be in the room for our Annual Meeting 2022 featuring Keynote Speaker, Governor Glenn Youngkin.
https://web.hamptonroadschamber.com/events/AnnualMeeting%202022-579/details
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🔵In this next episode of Chamber Chats, President & CEO Bryan K. Stephens sits with City of Norfolk Councilwoman Andria P. McClellan and Glen Robertson, Attorney at Wolcott Rivers Gates Attorneys at Law. Topics of discussion surround past experiences and knowledge gained from previous leadership exchanges and upcoming expectations for the 2022 Leadership Exchange to Charlotte, North Carolina; coming June 2022. #chamberchat #lex2022 #leadership #chamber757 #meansbusiness
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