Lakin Knop, Author at Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce

Bennett Napier, Partners in Association Management

Posted on June 25, 2024 (June 25, 2024)

Partners in Association Management is a professional services firm that serves as a strategic and operational partner for not-for-profit organizations. The company has forty-three full time equivalents. Partners mission is to empower passionate professionals to deliver strategic and innovative results for its clients. The business model of Partners can be defined as staff leasing for […]

George Smith, Smith Bruer Advisors

Posted on June 11, 2024 (June 11, 2024)

A Decade of Financial Stewardship: A Look Back at George Smith’s Journey with Smith Bruer Advisors As Smith Bruer Advisors gears up for its 10th-year anniversary, it’s only fitting to take a moment to reflect on the remarkable journey the firm has undertaken. At the helm of this success story stands George Smith, Co-CEO and […]

BJ Van Camp, Lively Technical College

Posted on June 5, 2024 (June 5, 2024)

BJ Van Camp was newly selected as Lively Technical College’s Director in July of 2023. In this past year, it has been BJ’s focus to move the Lively’s mission forward. “Our purpose is to provide career-oriented education for the community; it is our passion to serve our local community and surrounding counties.” BJ’s purpose and […]

Ashley Guy, Tallulah CBD Mushrooms THC

Posted on May 29, 2024 (May 29, 2024)

Ashley Guy founded Tallulah in 2019 with a few tables of CBD products and no previous business experience. She has grown the company to 7 locations in less than 5 years. As CEO, Ashley is focused on growth and expansion as well offering the hottest alternative wellness products in the industry. She currently employs over […]

Jay Reeve, Apalachee Center

Posted on May 1, 2024 (May 1, 2024)

Dr. Jay Reeve was raised by a single mother among relatives who lived and struggled with serious mental illness. “In the 1960s and early 1970s, these illnesses were seen as shameful and didn’t get talked about,” Reeve, the CEO of Apalachee Center said. Fast forward to 2023, behavioral health care is having a moment. Fueled […]

Jeff Minder, Top Tier K9

Posted on April 17, 2024 (April 24, 2024)

Jeff Minder, a passionate advocate for dog training, launched Top Tier K9 in March 2014 from his home in Tallahassee, Florida. His ambitious goals were to create the #1 dog trainer school in the country within ten years and build a system that could help empty the shelters that euthanize 4.9 million dogs per year […]

Brent E. Lister, First Florida Credit Union

Posted on January 17, 2024 (January 17, 2024)

From the outset of his career, Brent Lister embraced a piece of advice from his mentor: the path to success is self-driven. This meant that personal growth should be based on performance, skill and contribution to the company, not merely on tenure. This guiding principle has been a cornerstone of Lister’s leadership philosophy, reflected in […]

Chamber Urges Blueprint IA to Continue Commitment for Investment in Infrastructure and Economic Development Projects

Posted on December 15, 2023 (December 18, 2023)

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, this correspondence is to underscore the critical importance of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency’s (IA) commitment to the vision for investment in infrastructure and economic development projects within our community given the most recent Blueprint IA meetings and discussions of projects. For […]

Inaugural North Florida Worlds of Work Completed with Great Success

Posted on October 25, 2023 (October 25, 2023)

The inaugural North Florida Worlds of Work (WOW) welcomed over 2,000 high school students to the campuses of Tallahassee Community College and Lively Technical College last Thursday and Friday. By all accounts, the event was a huge success! Over 100 employers (bringing at least 300 employees with them) engaged with students through a variety of […]

Ep. 137 – Unveiling Littles to Leaders with Brooke Brunner, Director of Early Childhood Programs, Leon County Schools

Posted on October 18, 2023 (October 18, 2023)

Did you know that 90% of brain development happens from ages 0 to 5? This means a child’s brain is almost fully developed before they enter kindergarten. In Tallahassee, our kindergarten readiness rate is at an alarming 49%. This means over half of our children who are entering kindergarten are not adequately prepared to adapt […]

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