25 Things You Don’t Know About Bob

New Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce board of directors chair Bob Deibel sat down with us to share 25 fun facts that Chamber members may not know about him. If I were stuck on a desert island and could only bring one thing, it would have to be Tom Clark—he’d figure out how to get a … Read Post

Learning from Music City

I just finished three incredible days of learning in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of the 25th annual Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Leadership Exchange (LEX) trip. You heard that right; we’ve been gathering the region’s top leaders for a quarter of a century and taking them on the road to exchange ideas, learn best practices and … Read Post

Women in Leadership

The turn of the century seemed so far into the future when I was growing up. I truly couldn’t imagine myself in the year 2000, nor would I have made many good predictions about how the world would operate. And while my mother shares great stories about the advancement of women in the work world, … Read Post

The Right Way to Network

Of the myriad goals people have for their Chamber memberships, networking is shared by almost everyone.  The Chamber offers many avenues for creating leads and building new relationships. In fact, virtually every Chamber activity has networking potential. Human nature, particularly in the business world, often tempts us to self-promote when networking, but this may not … Read Post

Five Ways to Grow as a Leader

I started my career counseling youth in a treatment center, and even after I got my MBA, I never saw myself becoming president and CEO of the Chamber. I am asked by young professionals all the time how my path led to this work. And, like so many in the business community, the path to … Read Post

Educating Our Future Workforce

Last week I met with three incredible women working on education efforts that will certainly impact our future workforce. Their work spans the educational pipeline—from preschool to college and career readiness. We discussed why the business community should take note of their work. And, we recorded the conversation for our first every podcast, called On … Read Post