Ep 40 Digital Mayors Podcast: Boca Chamber EVP Sarah Pearson - How Connections Become Community Wins

Guest: Sarah Pearson, Executive Vice President, Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. If you’ve ever met a client at breakfast, discovered a nonprofit at an after-hours, or watched a student pitch a real startup, Sarah’s fingerprints are on it.What you’ll hear:• Quiet power: how Chamber advocacy shapes policy for business & families• A plug-in plan for newcomers (orientation → after-hours → breakfast)• Golden Bell: $100k+ in grants and why it matters for Boca schools• Blue PAC: nonpartisan endorsements that put business first• The human Sarah: blackjack dealer days, TV weekends, Sunday dinnersSuggested Timestamps00:00 Cold open — “The Connector-in-Chief”03:10 From Oregon Chamber to Boca EVP (the “chamber blood” moment)09:20 What people don’t see: advocacy that stops bad policy14:45 New-member game plan (orientation, Live After Five, breakfast)19:50 Golden Bell: where the money goes (STEM, academies, careers)25:40 YEA! and the CEO roundtable (kids pitching like pros)32:15 Blue PAC: it’s not politics—it’s business38:00 The Book of Awesome → waffle tangent & peanut butter confession42:30 Family/inner-circle: Sunday dinners, tiny dogs, big reset48:10 “Avoid the buffet/bar/bathroom” — how to network without cringe53:00 What she’s proud of right now + Battle of the Bands inviteWatch/Listen + connect: LoveWhereYouLiveFL.comFollow the Guest: IG @SarahBocaChamber • FB @Boca_Chamber • BocaRatonChamber.comFollow the Show: IG @TheDigitalMayorsPodcast • Work with our teams: LoveWhereYouLiveFL.com