chamber management

In this episode we are joined by Lorraine Clarno, ACE, 2023-2024 Board Chair and Whitney Diver McEvoy, Board Chair Elect as they reflect on the Association's past year and set intentions and inspiration for the year ahead.

This week, Dave Kilby, President of W.A.C.E., shares words of wisdom from Chamber Industry Champions.  Hear advice and tips for communicating value from some of the best in the business. Listen now!

In this episode Dave Kilby, President of W.A.C.E., answers more of your questions! This week’s topics include should board members serve on multiple chamber boards at the same time, tips for getting off to a good start with a new board chair and tips for a successful government affairs program. Have a question that you would like answered on a future episode? Email dave.kilby@calchamber.com. 

To celebrate the Chamber Leadership Podcast's 50th episode, W.A.C.E. President and CEO Dave Kilby sits down with New York Times best selling author Greg McKeown to talk about his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.

What is customer loyalty? Do you know? Maybe you think it's incentives but your most loyal members are looking for the "we" in relationship. W.A.C.E. President and CEO Dave Kilby talks about True Loyalty and how to tie that into your mission.  Don't wait on a miracle...

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W.A.C.E. President and CEO Dave Kilby sits down with membership expert Kyle Sexton to talk about the idea of sending out renewals now versus delaying renewals. Kyle provides some insight into the question and talks about the benefits of having a tiered dues structure.

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For more information on Kyle Sexton visit https://www.kylesexton.com/

W.A.C.E. President and CEO Dave Kilby chats with JP Moery of the Moery Company - an agency that helps associations sell memberships and launch sponsorship sales campaigns. JP talks about the importance of chambers now and how to leverage a chamber's value during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Dave and JP talk about:

• The concept of building muscle (2:20)
• Selling memberships and renewals during a pandemic (4:25)
• Rethinking sponsorships in a pandemic (7:30)
• Selling solutions instead of selling products (10:40)
• Advocacy as the differentiator (12:40)
• Lessons learned from U.S. Chamber CEO Tom Donohue (15:30)

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Get more information on the JP Moery Company at www.moerycompany.com

W.A.C.E. President and CEO Dave Kilby takes a moment to reflect on the wisdom shared by Jack Welch throughout his career. More specifically, Dave talks about how 3C chambers should also embrace the concept of being a 4E leader as defined by Jack Welch.

The Chamber Leadership Podcast sat down with Chris Romer, President and CEO of the Vail Valley (CO) Partnership to chat about their two award-winning programs "Smart Business Eagle County" and "CareerWise Youth Apprenticeship." W.A.C.E. President and CEO Dave Kilby also chats with Romer about his presentation on the Future of Chambers at the 2020 W.A.C.E. Annual Conference.

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Keith Woods, CEO of the North Coast Builders Exchange, has spent plenty of time as a senior executive and CEO of many chambers including the San Jose, San Francisco and the Santa Rosa Chambers but now spends his time on the other side of the spectrum as a dues-paying member of several chambers. Keith sits down with W.A.C.E. President and CEO Dave Kilby to discuss a range of topics like what has changed over the years, molasses points, guts and glitz, and the downfall of chambers needing to be liked. Sit back and enjoy this conversation between two colleagues and longtime friends as Dave and Keith take a look at the chamber industry today.

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