The Power of Chamber Collaboration in Livingston County | The Business Beat | Episode 44

This episode of Business Beat features members of the Livingston County Chamber Alliance discussing the power of regional collaboration, chamber partnerships, and leadership development. Karen Storey of the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce and Emma Lynn Wheaton of the Hartland Area Chamber of Commerce join the conversation to highlight upcoming chamber mixers, Leadership Livingston, economic forecasting initiatives, and the importance of cultivating future community leaders. The discussion explores how collaboration across chambers strengthens Livingston County’s business community while creating opportunities for meaningful networking, civic engagement, and professional growth. 00:00  Introduction to the Livingston County Chamber Alliance 01:00 Upcoming chamber mixers and community networking events 03:00 Chamber collaboration and showcasing local businesses 04:30 Economic forecast event preview 05:30 Leadership Livingston and County Services Day 08:00 Sheriff’s department tour and leadership experiences 10:00 Therapy dog Teddy and community engagement 11:30 Capitol Day and connecting with legislators 13:00 Nonprofit Day and problem-solving exercises 14:30 Leadership development and discovering new skills 16:30 Leadership Livingston success stories and alumni impact 18:00 Graduation, applications, and future cohorts Thank you to the sponsors of this episode: Lake Trust - https://laketrust.org/ Brighton Ford - https://www.brightonford.com/ Northstar IT - https://www.brightonford.com/   Show Links Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/howellchamber Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/howellareachamber/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/howellchamber/?viewAsMember=true YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@UCfP1T-4lCgHMu8ZhxtEOTyw  Website- https://howell.org/   Guest Links Karen Storey Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/GreaterBrightonAreaChamber/# Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/brighton_chamber/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce/?trk=nav_account_sub_nav_company_admin YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@greaterbrightonchamber Website- https://www.brightoncoc.org/   Emma Lynn Wheaton Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/HartlandChamber Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hartlandareachamber/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hartland-area-chamber-commerce/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@hartlandchamber3520 Website- https://hartlandchamber.org/