A Week in the life of a Chamber CEO

Sometimes I find myself wondering what to write about this week. Today I looked at my calendar for inspiration and it occurred to me how diverse our Chamber programs are. So, I thought I might give you an inside view of a week in the life of the Chamber. Hopefully, it will provide you with a better understanding of the work we do everyday to support our business community.

A week in the life of your CEO

• Spoke in favor of the Dana Reserve Project at the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission
• Tour of the Launchpad to a new business/member
• Dropped off Mixer Flyers at the Leadership Meet and Greet
• Met with Staff to review Awards Banquet and Plan new guidelines for outreach to our members
• Attend the Tri-County Alliance Board Meeting
• Attend a Rotary social event
• SCORE Business Plan Workshop being held in partnership with our Launchpad
• Chamber Mixer at Epic Entertainment
• Tour of the launchpad with a person coming into town to work for a couple of months
• Support meeting with Leadership Management team
• Meeting with San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Paulding
• Host monthly Government Affairs meeting
• Celebrate one year anniversary for one of our team members
• Prepare nominations and letter to the membership for the 2024 Board of Directors
• New survey to membership
• Prepare thank you letters to all of our wonderful partners that made the Awards Dinner such a tremendous success

This is all in addition to the daily normal activities that include, invoicing, letter writing, training staff, calls to members, follow-ups to schedule future meetings, catering orders for events, and preparing rfp’s, contracts, etc.

I love the fact that everyday is different. And, that the Chamber does so much to support the business community. It is a pleasure to serve in this way. Thank you for this opportunity! #LoveMyJob

Respectfully,
Kathy McCorry
CEO
South County Chambers of Commerce
PO Box 672, Arroyo Grande, CA 93421
kathy@southcountychambers.com
(805) 489-1488
Cell: (559) 760-6929