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TABLE TABLE OF OF CONTENTS CONTENTS 33 || Staff Staff 55 || Ad AdSales SalesSheet Sheet 66 ||ToddCast ToddcastHighlight Toddcast
7 | Annual Directory Corrections 7 | New AnnualMembers Directory Corrections New Members
8 | Calendar 8 | Calendar
9 | Member Anniversaries 9 | Member Anniversaries
10 | Ribbon Cuttings 10 | Ribbon Cuttings
11 | TRC Announcements 11 | TRC Announcements
12 | Join Chamber 12 | Join Chamber
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TODDCAST HIGHLIGHT:
Gulf Coast Minority Chamber of Commerce by Natalie Ales
Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Todd Thomson, sat down with Gulf Coast Minority Chamber of Commerce President Brian Wyer on Pensacola Chamber’s podcast, The Toddcast, to highlight Brian’s work at the Minority Chamber and talk about life during this time of unrest. Brian was born and raised in Pensacola and graduated from the University of West Florida before moving to Tampa, Florida. He pursued a job with IBM, working in various positions for 20 years before shifting to a role in inclusion and diversity. Wyer moved back to Pensacola in 2013 and became President of the Gulf Coast African American Chamber in 2017. Brian said “within my first five months working at the Chamber people loved what we were doing and they were very happy with what was going on, but they kept saying ‘I’m sorry I can’t join the Chamber because I’m not Black.’ And I would say well, we are not just for Black individuals and Black businesses. We have a wide breadth and range of all different races, nationalities, genders.” That is when they saw the need to expand the name of the organization from the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce to the Gulf Coast Minority Chamber, so that the organization could cover a broader base and be more open and inclusive to all groups. “Not just in the name,” Wyer says, “but in the mission and purpose.” 6 | ProPensacola Magazine
The Gulf Coast Minority Chamber spans farther than just Pensacola, but Wyer says right now his focus is on getting the model right in Pensacola and specifically Escambia County. Once they have perfected that, he looks forward to expanding to places as far as Tallahassee where there are not Minority Chambers in place. Wyer mentioned that he has a great relationship with the Santa Rosa Chamber as well as the Pensacola Chamber, Gulf Breeze Chamber, and the surrounding area Chambers, but he is looking forward to branching out in the future to make those connections and further the reach of the Gulf Coast Minority Chamber. Of course, “branching out” and networking has been difficult over the last few months due to COVID-19. “It’s been a challenge,” states Wyer, “because the nature of
a Chamber is to be open and responsive…and for people like us that work in this industry it’s really hard not to be able to network the same way we have in the past.” Like most Chambers, the Minority Chamber has pivoted to make accommodations to be able to best serve their businesses during this time and has done so effectively.
key. People know how to run their own businesses and do the work well. It is gaining the resources to make sure they’re a stable company that has good accounting principles or making sure they know their legal requirements. It’s the key things that a lot of businesses need.”
Brian Wyer ended the podcast with a statement The main goal Wyer had of appreciation for the for the Minority support the Gulf Chamber this Coast Minority year focused Chamber has on the internal received from infrastructure of all its members the Chamber, during this time as well as of unrest. “We are working very really struggling closely with The right now as a Spring at Studer community and as Community a nation. We must Brian Wyer Institute to really find ways to adjust, Gulf Coast Minority focus on building pivot through this, Chamber of Commerce President these businesses and get through up and making it. Our Chamber sure they are set is in place to help to succeed. Being that all minority small businesses, there is a large conversation and our allies. A great portion surrounding entrepreneurship of our Chamber is our nonin Pensacola right now, Brian minorities and they want and the Minority Chamber to help make sure they’re a are at the forefront of that part of this and help what’s with their involvement with going on for the economy The Spring. Finding capital so I really appreciate all of and mentorship are two of the the support that we have.” most difficult components of starting your own business, along with finding the network to get your business in front of the right people. Wyer said that “Training is
NEW MEMBERS Transcendental Meditation Pensacola Kingfisher Troubadour Private Dining, LLC Properties by Neptune LLC Blue Moon Antique Mall Pensacola MESS Hall Windcreek Alabama Creative Charitable Funding, Inc. Intuitive Technology and Research Corporation Cruise Planners The Dog Stop Nail World Absolute Zenergy Massage & Bodywork, LLC Right at Home Gulf Coast Concepts Peoples Home Health
Blazing Phoenix Enterprise Legal Services of N. Florida, Inc. Master Pro Restoration Holiday Builders Locally Maid Cleaning Services Mosquito Joe of NW Florida CBD American Shaman Adonna’s Garden St. Cafe & Bakery 850 Consulting Group LLC East Hill Pizza Pensacola Air Vicar Group, LLC Coastal County Brewing LLC General Technique Barrow Furniture
CORRECTIONS: In the 2020 Annual Directory, the following members should have been listed in the below categories. Edwards Roofing Inc. | Roofing Redwire Security & Sonitrol of NWFL | (850) 432-5090 x5086 | Security Systems
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AUGUST 3 RIBBON CUT TING: ELITE CLEANING SERVICES 7 GOPHER BREAKFAST CLUB 13 RIBBON CUT TING: RIGHT AT HOME 25 STATE OF THE CIT Y EVENT
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MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
(30+YRS)
Thank you to all the businesses celebrating more than 30 years as chamber members! JULY
AUGUST
Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, CPAs
Belk
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Buffalo Rock Pepsi-Cola
Pensacola Glass Company
Suntrust Bank
Baroco Electric Construction Company
Gulf Coast Trade Exchange
Bullock Tice Associates Architects
STOA Architects
Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc.
Lamar Advertising of Pensacola
Gulf Power Company
Edsel F. Matthews, Jr., P.A.
Regions - Main Santa Rosa Island Authority
SEPTEMBER
The Arc Gateway
Jewelers Trade Shop
Copy Products Company
Florida Blue
Hiles-McLeod Insurance, Inc.
United Way of West Florida
Synovus
Carlson & Company, Chartered
Panhandle Grading & Paving, Inc.
Carpenter’s Campers
Duckworth Realty
Waterfront Rescue Mission
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RECENT RIBBON CUTTINGS
EVER’MAN COOPERATIVE, 9 MILE RD DECEMBER 11, 2019
Ever’man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe, Pensacola’s leading natural and organic grocer, held its grand opening of its second location at 1000 E. Nine Mile Road. The uptown store offers all current services from the downtown store, plus new features like a pizza bar, burrito/taco bar, hand dipped gelato, sushi and kombucha on tap. There is also an expanded coffe presence as well as a beer and wine bar.
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TOTAL RESOURCE CA MPAIGN The cream of the crop. Last year we started a new endeavor at the Greater Pensacola Chamber the Total Resource Campaign (TRC). This was an entirely new way of handling sponsorships and we are looking forward to continuing that success with the 2020 TRC. Through the TRC, we were able to offer our membership a variety of sponsorship levels and introduce new chamber events and initiatives. As we gear up for our 2020 campaign, I am excited to announce that our 2020 TRC Campaign Chair is David Deliman, Market Vice President for Cox
Communications. David has been a leader in our community and for our chamber and I am excited that he will be leading this year’s campaign. This year’s TRC will run from September 1 – October 13. We have some new opportunities to offer our membership that will be released this year! As a reminder, when the TRC ends on October 13th, we will not be selling any additional sponsorships for the calendar year 2021.
2020 TRC Campaign Chair David Deliman Market Vice President, Cox Communications
If there is an event you had interest in and would like to be placed on a leads list to be contacted as soon as the 2020 campaign opens, please send a note to Genna Anderson at ganderson@pensacolachamber. com. We’ll make sure a TRC volunteer gets to you ASAP. Genna Anderson Director of Member Relations ganderson@pensacolachamber.com
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