Latest Business advocacy Podcast Episodes
Chamber of Commerce: What's in it for me?
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - January 26, 2021 18:36 - 25 minutesWhat purpose does a Chamber of Commerce serve? Who makes up the San Marcos Chamber's membership? How is a Chamber relevant to you, as a business owner? Find out the answers in this episode.
Chris Megison - President/CEO And Co-Founder, Solutions for Change
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - January 19, 2021 19:05 - 27 minutesSolutions for Change was founded in 1999 by social entrepreneurs Chris and Tammy Megison because they didn’t think it was right for babies to be sleeping on the floor of an emergency winter shelter. Prior to starting up Solutions for Change, the Megisons developed and directed work and housing p...
Supervisor Jim Desmond - San Diego County District 5
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - January 12, 2021 17:27 - 16 minutesIf you enjoyed this episode, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/san-marcos-chamber-podcast/id1523542039)? It takes less than 60 seconds and helps to make a difference in getting important news out to our community. EMAIL Interested...
Amy Ventetuolo - Vice President of Marketing and Development, TrueCare
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - January 05, 2021 19:27 - 23 minutesToday’s Guest: Amy Ventetuolo, Vice President of Marketing and Development, TrueCare Amy Ventetuolo is proud to serve as the Vice President of Marketing & Development at TrueCare. With over 17 years of experience creating award-winning communications and marketing campaigns, as well as uniti...
Brian Goldstein - Chief Academic Officer, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - December 29, 2020 18:04 - 22 minutesBrian Goldstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is the Executive Dean of the College of Rehabilitative Sciences. Dr. Goldstein is an accomplished teacher, scholar and academic leader with more than 25 years of experience in higher education at public and private universities with multiple locations. Prior to j...
Ed Musgrove - San Marcos City Council Member
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - December 22, 2020 17:17 - 32 minutesToday’s Guest: Ed Musgrove, San Marcos City Council Member Ed is a resident of the Twin Oaks Valley where he lives with his wife Carole and daughters, Cailin and Brooke. Ed is a California native moving from Sacrament to San Diego as a child. After graduating from Poway High School, Ed joined t...
Nicole Chandler & Kate Fletcher - Casa De Amparo
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - December 15, 2020 18:40 - 17 minutesCasa de Amparo has been recognized as a major force in child abuse prevention since 1978 and moved to their current San Marcos location in 2012. Partnering with the greater San Diego community, Casa de Amparo ensures that children and their families receive unique and innovative services for hea...
Bob Rauch - Chairman & CEO of RAR Hospitality
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - December 08, 2020 19:45 - 22 minutesBob serves as CEO of RAR Hospitality. He is an internationally recognized hotelier with over 40 years of hospitality-related management experience. Recognized by his “hotel guru,” moniker, Bob shares insights and industry trends at hotelguru.com. He has held nearly every position in the hotel bu...
Tiffany Campbell - Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services for San Marcos Unified School District
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - November 24, 2020 20:36 - 20 minutesThis episode breaks down where the San Marcos Unified School District is at with regards to distance learning and getting students back to the classroom. Tiffany also discusses the challenges during this pandemic and some of the educational tools that may be used moving forward past the pandemic...
Jennings Imel - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - November 17, 2020 20:30 - 18 minutesToday’s Guest: Jennings Imel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Jennings Imel is the Executive Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Western Regional Office. The office is responsible for legislative and political grassroots activities in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Hawaii in support ...
Dr. Ellen Neufeldt - California State University San Marcos President
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - November 10, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutesCalifornia State University San Marcos’ 4th President Ellen Neufeldt joined the university in July 2019. Only seven months later, COVID-19 made itself known to the world, presenting enormous challenges and uncertainties for individuals and organizations across our city and region. Through the cr...
Jack Kahn - Palomar College Interim Superintendent/President
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - November 03, 2020 20:21 - 25 minutesPalomar College’s main campus is located in San Marcos, which helps make San Marcos the Education Hub of North County. Palomar College enrolls approximately 30,000 full-time and part-time students. At Palomar, students may choose from over 200 associate degree and certificate programs, complete ...
Tess Sangster - San Marcos City Economic Development Director
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - October 27, 2020 18:40 - 14 minutesTess is the Economic Development Director for the City of San Marcos. In addition to working for the city over the past five years, she serves on the San Marcos Chamber Board of Directors as the city liaison. Tess’ responsibilities include recruiting businesses to open in San Marcos. Learn about...
Carol Farrar - 1850 Realty
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - October 20, 2020 17:07 - 13 minutesCarol Farrar is an entrepreneur who specializes in helping people with Residential Real Estate in the North County communities of San Diego. Being a native of the area, Carol is an invaluable resource of information & shares her passion through platforms like Facebook, Pinterest & Instagram. She...
Rick Gittings - San Marcos City Manager from 1983-2006
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - October 13, 2020 17:02 - 16 minutesSan Marcos was incorporated in 1963. The city transitioned from a city of 17,000 residents and home of one of the largest chicken ranches in the country to an ever growing university city of nearly 100,000 residents today. Rick Gittings served as San Marcos City Manager from 1983-2006 when the...
Jim Floros - President & CEO, San Diego Food Bank
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - October 06, 2020 19:13 - 18 minutes“Since the beginning of COVID, just in North County we’ve distributed about 6.5 million pounds of food. And we’re feding about 130,000 people a month in North County.” - Jim Floros, President & CEO, San Diego Food Bank Jim Floros joined the San Diego Food Bank from the Burn Institute, a nonprof...
Dr. Sam Clarke - CSUSM, Business Model Innovation
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - September 29, 2020 18:18 - 57 minutesOne of the focuses of the Chamber has been providing our local business owners with valuable resources to pivot during the pandemic. And providing our members with the platform to get the word out to other business owners about tools and strategies that can help inform critical decisions. The t...
Chamber Resources for Small Businesses During COVID and Beyond
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - September 22, 2020 19:04 - 6 minutesResources Mentioned: San Marcos Chamber Public Policy Guidelines San Marcos City Council Candidates Forum [9.30.2020] San Marcos Unified School Governing Board Candidates Forum [10.7.2020] - event registration coming soon. Please check website for details: sanmarcoschamber.com San Marcos Cha...
Steve Munson, Dos Desperados Brewery
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - September 15, 2020 18:26 - 17 minutesIt all began over 20 years ago when Dos Desperados founder, Steve Munson (@dosdesperadosbrew) got the brewing bug. His first brew was a Mexican style ale and was such a hit at his backyard cookouts that he could no longer keep up the demand brewing in his family home. That is when Steve decided ...
District Attorney Summer Stephan
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - September 08, 2020 18:04 - 18 minutesDistrict Attorney Stephan leads the second largest DA’s Office in California, manages a professional staff of over 1000 employees, and serves as the People’s Prosecutor for the entire San Diego County and its over 3 Million residents. Summer served as a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego Coun...
Danny Fitzgerald - Acting Regional Director for Small Business Development Center, San Diego and Imperial Network
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - September 01, 2020 17:40 - 17 minutesDanny Fitzgerald works for Southwestern Community College as the Acting Regional Director for the San Diego – Imperial SBDC Regional Network and oversees the San Diego Women’s Business Center. For over 20 years, Danny has been a prominent fixture in the small business communities of San Diego Co...
San Marcos Fire Chief Dan Barron
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - August 24, 2020 17:29 - 25 minutesDan has been a member of the San Marcos Fire Department since 2001. Starting as a firefighter he climbed the ranks to fire engineer, captain, battalion chief, division chief and to his current role as fire chief. With his vast experience within the San Marcos Fire Department, Chief Barron shar...
Dr. Paula Thomas of Advanced Veterinary Care of San Elijo
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - August 18, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutesDr. Thomas grew up in San Diego and received her bachelor's degree in Animal Physiology from University of California San Diego. She then went on to UC Davis for veterinary school where she graduated in 2007. She completed her internship training, along with Dr. Riehl, at Loomis Basin Veterinary...
San Marcos Farmers Market with Chamber Events Director Melanie Jamil
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - August 04, 2020 17:24 - 16 minutes"That’s something that’s really neat about our Farmers' Market - we’re in a position now where we’re going to be able to keep bringing on new things." - Melanie Jamil, San Marcos Chamber Events Director Melanie Jamil has been the San Marcos Chamber’s Events Director for the past five years. In...
Sean Loofbourrow Chief of Safety North County Transit District
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - July 28, 2020 18:17 - 21 minutesPrior to NCTD, Sean served in the United States Navy for 20 years.Sean was designated a Naval Flight Officer and served aboard ships and in squadrons that deployed worldwide. His last tour was as the Safety Director onboard the USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70), which conducted a 10-month deployment in ...
Jack Griffin - City Manager of San Marcos, California
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - July 21, 2020 17:21 - 38 minutesPrior to joining the San Marcos team, Jack Griffin served as city manager of Sebastopol, California, which is located in Sonoma County’s wine country. He has also worked for the City of Chula Vista as the director of public works and director of general services and the Township of Moon, Pennsyl...
Mel Russell - On Palomar Health Response to COVID
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - July 14, 2020 18:12 - 18 minutesMel Russell, RN, MSN Chief Nursing Officer at Palomar Health Prior to assuming his current role as Chief Nursing Officer, Mel Russell served as the Director of Clinical Operations and the Director of Critical Care Services. He is a nursing leader with more than a decade of leadership experience...
Miguel De Jesus - On CSUSM Business Response Recovery and Resource Program
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - July 13, 2020 19:11 - 29 minutes“Struggle is Optional … Success is A Choice!” - Miguel de Jesus, MBA, CPC (Certified Professional Coach) Executive Coach, and Sales Marketing Consultant Miguel is a highly accomplished, results-oriented C-level leader with more than 30+ years of experience leading business management, global sa...
Welcome to the San Marcos Chamber Podcast
San Marcos Chamber Podcast - July 13, 2020 19:10 - 2 minutesFor our first episode of the San Marcos Chamber Podcast we introduce you to the thriving businesses and community of San Marcos; a vibrant, forward-thinking neighborhood recognized as being the educational hub of San Diego. Get to know business and community leaders of San Marcos, interviewed by...
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