Learning To Leave An Imprint
Leadership Longview launched in 1981 to strengthen and transform the community of Longview through a program of leadership development, community study, and involvement.
Often, we are asked the following questions:
1. Why do individuals invest time and energy into a Leadership program? Can’t I just read a book on it or watch a YouTube video?
2. Do graduates really get plugged into the community after serving?
Yes, we can easily answer these questions. Yet today, we would rather you hear directly from a few of the Leadership Longview Alumni and members from the 2022-2023 class.
First, let’s begin with understanding the program objectives for Leadership Longview.
Objectives:
• To identify potential leaders in Longview and prepare them for positions of public and pri vate decision-making.
• To maintain and strengthen communication by creating opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with each other and community leaders.
• To provide community education.
• To increase awareness of problems, oppor tunities and issues affecting the Longview community.
• Through participation in Leadership Longview, graduates become part of a new community resource capable of directing important activi ties in the community.
Next, we would like to showcase a few of our alumni, and then hear from the members of the class of 2022-2023 as to why they are participating and what they hope to gleam over the next 9 months.
H MICHELLE GAMBOA
Leadership Longview Alumni - Class of 2022 Roof-Care Inc, Operations and Marketing Director
What organizations are you currently engaged with by serving on the board, chairing a committee, and/or serving as an officer?
I am currently involved in various roles and capacities. I am part of the Longview Community Ministries board and serve as the Touch a Truck activities chair. In the Junior League of Longview I have served as finance chair and fundraising and am now serving as admissions chair. I am a part of the Longview Museum of fine Arts, the Longview Arboretum. For CASA I not only serve as an advocate but helped found the Legislative Advocacy Team and I am the vice chair. On the City Council I am the council Liaison to LEDCO and the Construction Advisory Appeals committee.
What is the best way to identify leadership potential in others?
The best way to identify leadership potential in others is to seek those who are engaged, willing, humble and those who are able to learn from their failure and recognize that it takes willingness not perfection. Those who take responsibility and have a good work ethic. Those who build up, motivate, and educate themselves to grow. It takes those who have the willingness to work and adapt.
When is it the right time for a successful leader to move on to a new position?
The time is now! There is no perfect time. It’s up to leaders to step up to the plate when they feel strongly about a cause or position.
Why do some leaders fail to have a successor?
There is enough sun for everyone, and we must have a succession plan for growth and potential new opportunities. Some leaders fails to have a successor because they may have an issue with lack of transparency, don’t make time or a plan for it, fail to identify potential or rather than recognizing that it takes a collective effort to accomplish our goals they believe they can do it best and feel intimidated at the thought of training their “replacements” rather than seeing it as an opportunity for the direction of the future.
Current 2022-2023
Class Members
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Over 600 graduates have gone through the program leaving their imprint not only on Longview but communities graduates have moved on to.
H NATASHA HARRELL
Leadership Longview Alumni - Class of 2022 Johnson Realty – Natasha Harrell, Realtor
What organizations are you currently engaged with by serving on the board, chairing a committee, and/or serving as an officer?
• Longview Teen Court Treasurer 1 year, board member for current + 8 years
• Longview Planning and Zoning Committee Member current
• City of Longview Unity & Diversity Committee Board member current + 9 years
• Longview Area Association of Realtors LAAR- PR Committee Chair current
• Longview Area Association of Realtors LAAR- Scholarship Committee member current + 1 years
• Longview Area Association of Realtors LAAR- membership committee current
• Partners in Prevention Aspire Mentoring Program mentor current + 6 years not a board position, but worthwhile-
• Junior Achievement volunteer current + 9 years again not a board position-
When is it the right time for a successful leader to move on to a new position?
From personal experience, the time to move to a new position is when the anointing is gone. Meaning, everything has a season; and no matter how hard you’ve tried to push forward, or do things new, untried, or outside of the box to move your business or organization forward; if nothing is working, your time and experience in that position may be over. God won’t allow something to grow when it’s time to move to something different; but a new door will open where your time-tested skills from your last position have prepared you accordingly.
Why do some leaders fail to have a successor?
Some leaders fail to have a successor because of control issues. They struggle to put their faith and trust in another for fear that no one can do it as good as they themselves can. Just because it’s not their way of doing something, doesn’t mean it’s not good or right.
At what point do you turn your energy away from dissenters and low performers and focus on those who want to grow?
A leader needs to spend enough time with individuals on their team in the beginning of the relationship, to learn their motivation and ability levels. Not everyone is willing, or even capable of doing 100%. Touch base with everyone often, but let the people capable of doing 60%, do their 60%, while that leader focuses more of their time on the individuals that they know want, and are capable of doing 100%
H LEX JANNER
Leadership Longview Alumni - Class of 2022 The Crosby Group, Plant Manager – Forge
What organizations are you currently engaged with by serving on the board, chairing a committee, and/or serving as an officer?
I am a Past Master of Pine Tree Masonic Lodge 1396 and currently serve on the Committee on Work as an instructor. I mentor and teach new members. I am also a past church council member at First Lutheran Church in Longview, serving in various roles and committees.
Professionally, I am on the Kilgore College Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Industry Council which works to bridge the skills gap between what local colleges currently offer regarding academic and technical training, and the demands required by local manufacturers in Longview. Representatives from every major manufacturer in Longview sit on this council. Currently, I am The Crosby Group’s representative. As Plant Manager over the Forge Department, I have a keen interest in this area. I am working with Kilgore College to develop an apprenticeship program for CNC Operators where the student/employee can spend a portion of their time in the classroom/lab at Kilgore and a portion at work receiving on-the-job training. We have already created an apprenticeship program for employees entering our Maintenance Department.
I have also been asked to return as a class facilitator for Leadership Longview for the class of 2023. I am one of the facilitators for “Manufacturing Day”.
What was your greatest take-away from Leadership Longview that inspired you to give back?
The greatest take-away I got from Longview Leadership was just the extreme need for people in our community to be more involved. It seems like the same people are doing most of the work in the community and I know it takes a village. Now that my wife and I are empty nesters, Longview Leadership Alumni, and entering the 4th quarter of our careers, we have more time to give back to a community that has given us so much.
What is the best way to identify leadership potential in others?
I am a firm believer that true leadership is a natural trait. People can improve their leadership skills through learning and training, but most true leaders are born with an instinct to lead. As a former sports coach, I can identify a kid that is going to be a natural born leader. Professionally, I identify leaders by monitoring behavior. I look for those individuals that take initiative, have integrity, and maintain their composure when placed in extremely tough or stressful situations. A leader must be extremely humble and be able to naturally “draw” others to follow them.
How do you raise the bar when people settle for mediocrity?
Lead by example – Set the bar high from the onset, but not so high that the goal is unattainable. Constantly challenge your subordinates and show your employees what that looks like through you own actions. Never assign a task to an employee that you would not be willing to complete yourself. Establish good policies, procedures, and best practices and have
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your subordinates participate in the creation of those processes for buy-in. Implement change at a moderate by consistent pace, but also notice when you are implementing change too quickly. As you replace team members, recruit the highest caliber of employee as possible – people are naturally competitive.
How can a young leader establish his/her vision and get buy-in when he doesn’t yet have a track record of success?
Lead by example – period. If a young leader wants to earn the respect of older members of the workforce, he or she must study diligently and learn every subordinate’s job, listen with empathy to subordinates, and work harder than anybody else in the organization. Be the first person at work in the morning and the last to leave. Do not be afraid to get your hands dirty. If you commit to do something for an employee, follow through. However, and most importantly, do not come across as cocky or arrogant – I have seen many managers and leaders fail because they have come across as arrogant to the workforce. Senior employees can quickly identify someone who does not have their best interests at heart. Hold regular one-on-one meetings with members of your team, and genuinely get to know your people.
H TAMMY GIBBONS
Leadership Longview Alumni - Class of 2014 Spring Hill State Bank, Vice President
What is the best way to identify leadership potential in others?
Watch, listen, and just pay attention. Are they engaged in their work or the project they are working on. Do they communicate well and listen well? Do they accept a task given to them with a positive attitude or negative attitude? Do they take it on as a challenge to come up with a great response? Are they self-starters or do they just sit back and wait on directions. And how do they handle failure? We all fail at some task or another, how we pick up the pieces and start over makes a big difference in how we come across as a leader.
Why do some leaders fail to have a successor?
It is easy to fall into the trap of just doing it all yourself and not planning to prepare the next person to take your place, no matter what the role is. Having the expectation of you are the only one and not trusting others to take on the task is on the road to failure. Not being willing to share your skills or knowledge because you think you may no longer be needed, or you worry someone may be better at it than you. Isn’t that the goal…the want your successor to be better than you, to have ideas that may change the processes, to be successful? It’s not about what you do, but how you prepare the next person in line to take over. Planning for your successor is important for every leader and says a lot about your leadership skills when you leave the right plans and training in place and someone else can just step in and take off, and flourish. I would be so proud to see my successor take something I had worked on and make it even bigger and better!
How do you raise the bar when people settle for mediocrity?
As a leader you are responsible for your team. To set the example and even step aside and let the team take the lead if their ideas seem to be the best. It is up to the leader to set the standard and expectations, invest time and energy in those on the team, and help find ways to drive accountability. To criticize in a constructive way that will give them a desire to continue to push forward, and not just beat them down. As a leader with a mediocre team member you must evaluate the person and determine are you coaching their performance with consequences and discipline, or are you
working to help bring out the good in them and help push them to be successful. Not everyone on the team wants to be a leader and mediocrity may be what they want. But a good leader will be able to watch their team members and help find ways to challenge those that want to move up the ladder and be successful.
H WHITNEY SCHUBARTH
Leadership Longview Alumni - Class of 2022 Kranz Psychological Services, Director of Operations
What was your greatest take-away from Leadership Longview that inspired you to give back?
Leadership Longview confirmed that this town has a lot of REALLY great opportunities for giving back;
From our class project at Newgate Mission to visiting Heartisan’s, Asbury House, LMFA, local elementary schools - the possibilities and needs are endless. Discernment is crucial - which organization aligns with my personal values and availability?;
Professionally, since our LL graduation, I have had the opportunity to participate with Junior Achievement for their ‘JA in a Day’ program at JL Everheart. I had so much fun!
As a parent to several elementary school students, I am excited for this school year and the opportunity to volunteer in their classrooms. I practice professional leadership skills all day long, so getting to know my kid’s classmates and their schools will allow me to influence the next generation of leaders as well. I also have the opportunity to participate in a mentorship program at my church with a college student this fall. We haven’t ‘matched’ yet, but I know the value of mentorship in my own life and I am excited to both learn from a mentee and come alongside her with the wisdom I’ve been granted along the way.
What is the best way to identify leadership potential in others?
From experience, gradually adding responsibilities and opportunities for growth. I have had individuals;
Split the difference - some are not at a point in their life to meet the slowly rising bar, while others are eager and ready to meet and exceed the bar. I firmly believe that expecting much out of my employees will set them up to expect much out of themselves;
With encouragement and guidance, leaders are developed. When is it the right time for a successful leader to move on to a new position?
Sometimes, the ‘tipping point’ for a leader will be positive and show growth and untapped potential;
I believe this requires the current leadership to hand over the reins. Other times, it will be apparent that styles are conflicting, and the leader is no longer the best fit for the organization. A tough, but necessary pill to swallow.
Why do some leaders fail to have a successor?
A little bit of arrogance and a lot of pride. When ability, knowledge and the ‘how-to’ of an organization; Are viewed as a commodity to wield over others and hoarded, you eliminate the potential for a successor. A leader that stifles their followers won’t be a leader for long.
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Mr. Cooper, Customer Service Manger
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
I wanted to be involved with Leadership Longview to develop my own leadership skills, and meet great mentors and contacts in the process.
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
I hope I gain more confidence in myself and an understanding of what it means to be a leader.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
I think the top skill of a great leader is the ability to relate. It’s important that the people you are leading know you are approachable, and that the you can understand that they are human. You would not want to lead with people being afraid of you.
What are the most important values of a leader?
The most important values of a leader are trustworthy, accuracy, and great communication skills
H ANGELA DEAN Civil Engineering Group Leader
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
I have been a member of the Longview community for over 20 years and want to learn more about my town. I am also very involved in non-profit work and volunteerism and would like to gain a better understanding of the resources available for our residents and additional volunteer opportunities.
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
I am hoping to develop new relationships with those I am in the program with and learn more about Longview so that I be even more involved in the community and create a bigger impact of those around me.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
Leaders must be willing to listen and then act. Without listening, you have no way of knowing what the needs are of the people you lead or the people around you. And once you understand the needs, you must act if you want to make an impact.
What are the most important values of a leader?
A leader must be trustworthy, honest, caring and have bias for action. few of the Members
H BRYAN MCBRIDE City of Longview, MPO Director
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
Leadership Longview provides a unique opportunity for students to learn and educate themselves on best practices to become a leader or improve on the skills to maintain as one. I took this opportunity to enhance my current foundation as a leader; in hopes that it will strengthen me in the role within my organization and community.
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
As a participant in this program, I hope to build upon my current foundation as a leader, learn new skills and maintain current ones and learn of new opportunities to continue to serve the Longview Community. Additionally, I hope to gain new friendships with fellow classmates as we work as a team to complete a program project.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
The top characteristic required for a strong leader is the ability to communicate effectively in multiple ways. Communication is important; it provides an avenue for ideas, thoughts, and opinions between individuals. A Leader with strong communication skills sets the organization and themselves up for success as they can listen, gain trust, inspire fellow leaders and followers, and impact decisions in the best interest of their constituents.
What are the most important values of a leader?
Passion, positivity, honesty, self-awareness, respect, and authenticity are a few of the most essential values of a leader. Each value, including the ones not listed, are essential to a leader as it directly impacts themselves and others that follow them.
H CHELSEA MCCURRY Spring Hill State Bank, Assistant Cashier
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
Several of my coworkers have participated and spoke highly of the program. Each brags about their class being the best!-
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
Learning more about what Longview has to offer and how we can be more involved in our community.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
I believe in order to be a good leader you need to have compassion while still having structure and goals.
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What are the most important values of a leader? Lifting others up to succeed, encouraging them to do their best and guide them to view situations from others point of view.
H DUSTIN SHIRLEY KLTV, Account Executive
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
I love to be a resource for people! I believe you can never stop learning, growing, and building your inventory of knowledge! Although I may be one of the older Leadership Longview participants in my class, I hope to learn from the younger ones and maybe I can teach them a thing or two! I’m thankful my employer is allowing me the opportunity to be part of this experience!
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
I hope there are more things I can count that impact me from participating in Leadership Longview. Learning about the inner workings of the city I love and building lasting friendships with my fellow classmates are a couple things I hope to gain! Even though we don’t know what our project is yet, I can’t wait to be part of something that benefits others in our community!
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
There are many characteristics that make up a good leader, but INTEGRITY is top on my list. When you’re a leader, there are always eyes on you, whether they are other leaders, employees, or your superiors. If a leader does the right thing when no one is watching; doing the right thing when all eyes are on you is just your normal behavior! If I can be an example to someone for doing the right thing and I don’t know they are watching, then maybe that will inspire someone! Along with integrity, CHARACTER is also a requirement in my opinion. If a group is all working toward a common goal, the leader must do what he/she says he’s going to do. Words without actions are just words. Direction without follow through will result in the team losing sight of the goal. These are things that can’t be taught, they can be witnessed, absorbed, and built on!
What are the most important values of a leader?
I believe recognizing/developing your weaknesses and using your strengths to make up for them are a couple of important values. Recognizing strengths and weaknesses within the team and knowing how to apply each in situations can build confidence and self-esteem among teammates. I’ve been on both sides, employee, as well as a leader. As an employee, I want to make that leader proud of my efforts, but as a leader, sharing wins with the team, being involved and non-stop support is the BEST!
H SHERI WAYT
Women’s Center of East Texas, Director of Community Engagement
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
Leadership Longview was something I have wanted to participate in for several years. I want to grow as a leader within my organization of course, but also within my community.
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
I would like to gain a newly honed skillset of leadership qualities that will take me forward. I would like to meet other leaders in the Longview area to connect with for the clients we serve at WCET.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
I think that the mentality of “everyone picks up trash” is a characteristic all leaders should possess. If I believe that I should no longer have to do the undesirable tasks of those I work with because I have been placed in a leadership position then I am no kind of leader. I want to lead from the front, not the back. I will complete the task first so that I understand the job that I am asking others to complete.
What are the most important values of a leader?
Leaders should show grace and humility. A leader who can do both of these simultaneously would, in my opinion, be able to lead anyone. I continually work on these values.
H SARAH SHELTON Eastman Credit Union, Branch Manager
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
I am taking part in Leadership Longview to learn more about the community that I live, work, and serve in.
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
I hope to increase my community knowledge, build strong relationships with other leaders in the community, and to make a difference.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
I believe that integrity is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader, because with integrity you can build strong trusting relationships with others.
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What are the most important values of a leader?
The most important values of a leader are trustworthiness, compassion, respect, service, and humility.
H SHALONA MCCRAY
Longview ISD, Chief Human Resources Officer
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
I wanted to be a part of Leadership Longview to get more involved with the community, connect with stakeholders, and find ways to build a stronger Longview.
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
As a participant, I want to gain more knowledge about the beauty and the challenges of our community following the past few years of difficulty our country has faced. I am excited to learn what I can do to make a positive impact in our community.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
Leaders should possess the ability to connect with others in all walks of life. Being able to connect with others is important because people know they are being heard. In addition, it helps to build relationships and trust.
What are the most important values of a leader?
The most important values of being a leader are vision, hard work, being open-minded, and having patience. As a leader, you have to have a vision to let people know the overall goal of what we are trying to accomplish. Being open-minded allows you to hear the opinion of others and know their input matters. Patience is knowing things take time and not everyone will understand your vision and you may be too open-minded for some… leaders never quit working towards the goal.
H SPENCER SALLEE
Longview Chamber of Commerce, Business Manager
Why did you take Leadership Longview?
I am taking Leadership Longview so that I can learn more about myself and the best way to lead based off my strengths/weaknesses. This program is highly recommended by many professionals, so I know it will benefit me greatly.
What do you hope to gain by being a participant in the program?
Upon completion of Leadership Longview, I hope to have a built a circle with likeminded professionals who want to make an impact in Longview. I also want to learn more about our community so that I can become a knowledgeable leader.
What do you believe is the top skill/characteristic required for a leader to have and why?
I believe that relationship building is the most important skill a leader can have. Once a leader understands the people that make up the group they are leading, they can assess their team’s strengths and weaknesses to effectively delegate tasks and complete goals. It is much more enjoyable to work under a leader that takes the time to really know and understand their team.
What are the most important values of a leader?
One of the most important values that a leader carries is respect. A leader should know the importance of respecting their team and have the ability to earn the respect of others. Leaders must also be resilient to difficult, unpredictable, and challenging times and know that weathering those moments are important for the health of the team. a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
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Community colleges are key to solving workforce shortages across the state and especially here in Longview. Large majorities of representatives from several industries are reporting “difficulty in finding candidates for positions,” while 25% of adults – over 36,000 of our neighbors – have some college but no credential. These are points recently made by Chamber President Kelly Hall to the Tyler Telegraph. That’s why the Longview Chamber is proud to be a member of the Aim Hire policy coalition, which has recently released a report and set of recommendations to the Texas Commission On Community College Finance, stressing the importance of credential attainment and workforce development.
If you are interested in getting more involved in the upcoming legislative session to encourage a strong workforce, our coalition is always seeking
new members and we invite your organization to join by emailing President Hall and/or libby.mccabe@commitpartnership.org. We also encourage you to provide the Chamber with information on your open positions and needed skills so we can work with area community colleges to better meet our regional workforce needs.
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13 WEEKLY SESSION GOALS:
1. We’re All in This Together
To encourage participants to feel comfortable talking about their parenting challenges and open their minds to new ways of helping their kids succeed.
2. What Kind of Parent Are You
To help participants consider how their histories and personalities have shaped their parenting, and how they might make the most of their strengths—and their weaknesses.
3. Stand by Me
To help participants value and seek the support of family, friends, mentors, neighbors, and schools as they raise their children.
4. Plugged In
To help group members measure how valued, useful, and safe their kids feel—and understand how to increase those levels to empower their children.
5. Limits That Liberate
To equip parents to encourage responsibility in their kids by setting clear and reasonable rules, expectations, boundaries, and consequences.
6. Yours, Mine and Hours
To help participants evaluate how their children use their time, taking steps to keep their kids’ activities as constructive as possible.
7. When the Schoolhouse Rocks
To help parents motivate their kids to learn, to care about their school, to do homework, and to read for pleasure.
8. Creating Character
To help group members choose and begin to develop in their kids three character traits from the following list: caring for others, equality and social justice, integrity, honesty, responsibility, and restraint.
9. Like Social Media, Only Better
To show parents three ways to improve their children’s empathy, friendship skills, resistance to negative peer pressure, and ability to resolve conflict.
10. Three Thumbs Up
To help each participant practice talking to his or her kids in ways that build self-esteem, purpose, and optimism about their futures.
11. What Your World Needs Now, Part 1
To help each group member identify the three Assets his or her family most urgently need to build.
12. What Your World Needs Now, Part 2
To guide each group member in making a plan to build his or her family’s three most urgently needed Assets.
13. Just the Beginning
To review the eight sets of Assets, celebrate completion of the course, and motivate parents to follow through on their Assetbuilding plans.
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LEADING PEOPLE. LEADING PROSPERITY. Back to What’s Inside? H.E.A.R.T. Inserts Are you a new member? For more information about advertising contact Kelly Hall [ khall@longviewTexas.com By calling the number above, you will reach a licensed sales agent. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Government or Federal Medicare Program. Insurance related solicitation. If you have QUESTIONS, we have ANSWERS! KEEPING YOU COVERED SINCE 1962 SPECIALIZING IN: Medicare Advantage Plans Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans Individual & Family Health Insurance Part D Prescription Drug Plans LONGVIEW HEADQUARTERS 1203 West Loop 281 Longview, TX 75604 1-800-220-8899 TTY711 903-295-4300 CONNECT CAPITOL CONNECT CAPITOL A TEXAS LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW Kilgore College Devall Student Center Ballroom 1116 Broadway Blvd. in Kilgore, TX 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Networking & Luncheon 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 pm State Legislative Preview and Q&A RESERVATIONS DEADLINE THURSDA OCTOBER 1 Reserved Corporate Table $375.00 (seating for 8) Individual Reservation $35 Reservations required. Sign up online: KilgoreChamber.com/Events Calendar RSVP to lmorgan@kilgorechamber.com or call 903-984-5022 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. OctoberTuesday18,2022 featuring hosted by East Texas Coalition with SPONSORED BY: Gladewater Chamber of Commerce Henderson Area Chamber of Commerce Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce Longview Chamber of Commerce Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Rep. Jay DeanRep. Travis Clardy Rep. Cole Hefner Sen. Bryan Hughes District Rep. Matt DistrictSchaefer6 Red denotes CONFIRMED Black denotes INVITED Sen Robert DistrictNichols6 WHO You we hope! The Federal Reserve seeks help from not-for-profit organizations that work with or assist small businesses (businesses employing 0–500 individuals). WHAT Join more than 400 others and become a distribution partner. You can help us hear from as many small businesses as possible because you know these firms and they know you. All you need to do is send the survey link to your contacts; we make it easy by providing the language you can use. WHEN Sign up this summer at https://www.fedsmallbusiness.org/partnership/become-a-partner or by scanning the QR code below. We’re hosting a call in August to provide more information. The survey opens September 8. WHERE We seek partners and small business respondents in the District of Columbia and all 50 states, including yours. WHY You help yourself All partners that draw at least 50 responses receive individualized reports to compare the experiences of businesses in their networks with the national sample. You help small businesses all small businesses) This survey model enables us to reach businesses that tend to be under-represented in other surveys, including rural, startup, women-owned, and minority-owned firms. When more kinds of small businesses have a say, what we learn about the state of small business is more accurate and actionable. You help the US economy Feedback and timely insights from small businesses help other service providers, policymakers, lenders, and, ultimately, the health of our economy. The Fed’s SmallBusinessCreditSurvey generates the largest national dataset of its kind. The Federal Reserve’s Small Business Credit Survey turns business owners’ experiences into hard data to spotlight their issues, but it doesn’t succeed without partners. WANT MORE? Curious about who’s joined us in this effort before? See the 2021 participating partners here: Tohttps://bit.ly/3aL96iaseethesurveyand reports you’d be helping to make happen, visit FedSmallBusiness.org Help amplify the voices of small businesses Be the first Chamber member to find the hidden logo ‘bug’ in this issue of H.E.A.R.T. and your company will get a 1/4 page ad in the next issue! When you find it email – khall@longviewTexas.com You must identify the page # and exact location of the ‘bug’. The first person to correctly find it and email Kelly will be notified. You must be a member of the Longview Chamber of Commerce to get a free 1/4 page ad. FIND THE “BUG” PRESENTED BY: H.E.A.R.T. REPORT 2022 19
