September 15, 2015
Connecting Women in Business Sept. 22nd - Register Now!
Register for Connecting Women in Business luncheon on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - Featuring Diane Dakins of the Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau and Beth Eckerle, Director of Communications of Emmet County.  Register online now

You will be amazed as you learn of all the ways both Diane and Beth promote our beautiful area to visitors, potential residents as well as residents. Just a few quick facts - Diane has grown the Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau page to have over 60,000 likes!   Have you been to the Headlands International Dark Sky Park this year?  Beth says over 40,000 people have visited the park since May.

The luncheon is at Petoskey Bay View Country Club.  Registration and networking begin at 11:30 am. The luncheon and presentation will begin at noon and end at 1 pm. Cost is $15 for CWIB members or $20 for not-yet-members.
Encore Financial Group and Grand Traverse Ophthalmology Clinic are sponsors for the lunch.  and PNC Bank is the marquee sponsor and Lite 96.3 is the exclusive radio sponsor of CWIB.

Be a sponsor of this event for only $150. It includes one lunch admission, plus a covered table for display so you can interact with the attendees during registration/networking time.  Sponsors also have the opportunity put information on the tables. Sponsors receive two minutes of microphone time at the end of the event. A sponsor can also offer a door prize. Average attendance is 75-85 women.  Call Lisa for details 347-4150.

Advance Registration is Required.  Please Register online t
oday or call 347-4150.  Please NOTE: Registration closes at 5 p.m. Friday, September 18.  Any cancellations after this time or no-shows the day of the event will be invoiced.
Golf Outing Is Thursday - Last Chance to Join in the Fun!
Here is your chance! We have incredible weather on tap for Thursday's Golf Outing at the Petoskey Bay View Country Club, and we had a cancellation today - so now there is a team opening!
Click here to email Nikki if you want to get involved, or call at 231-347-4150, cost is just $100 for a single golfer.
Chemical Bank is the Marquee sponsor of the event.
Thank you to all of our sponsors, donators and golfers who have already committed to this year's fun event!. The event takes place Thursday, September 17, at Petoskey-Bay View Country Club.  Watch for tomorrow's email with a full list of sponsors!
In This Issue
Quick Links
Events Calendar
Downtown Petoskey 
Health Seminar
Introducing the Leadership Little Traverse Class of 2016
The 17th class of Leadership Little Traverse launched last week with a cookout, an overnight stay, and several team-building activities at Camp Daggett.  
Members of the LLT Class of 2016 include: 
(front row, kneeling, left to right) 
Racheal Barkley, Char-Em United Way; Cora Smith, Little Traverse Tileworks; Adriana Lemon, 4Front Credit Union; Beth Sylak, Harbor Springs Area Historical Society; and Natalie Kasiborski, Health Department of Northwest Michigan
Back Row: 
Kelly MossburgCottage Company Interiors; Andi Symonds, Great Start Collaborative; Adrian Karr, City of Petoskey Department of Public Safety; Sarah Ford, Boyne Highlands; Jay Wangeman, Northwest Design Group; Kristen Moore, Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility; Derrick Brown, Brown Motors; Daniel Vandock, Stutsmanville Chapel; Melanie Leaver, North Central Michigan College; and Renee Tanner, Petoskey News-Review.
Enbridge CEO To Speak at Boyne Mountain
The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance is bringing Al Monaco, the President and CEO of Enbridge, Inc. to northern Michigan as part of its speaker series.  Mr. Monaco will address members of the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce as well as members of the other chambers who are partners in the alliance.  The program will take place at Boyne Mountain on Fri. Sept. 25 at 8:00 a.m.  The cost to attend is just $15 and includes a light breakfast.  Mr. Monaco will be arriving from the company's corporate headquarters in Calgary.  He was appointed President and CEO of Enbridge in 2012 and has more than 30-years of experience in the energy industry.  Locally, Enbridge is known for having pipelines that run beneath the Straits of Mackinac and across natural areas in northern Lower Michigan.  Registration for the conference is being coordinated by the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce.  Pre-registration is required and can be completed at this web site Click on the "non-member" area to register and on the registration form note that you are a member of the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce.  
Save the Date - October 27th - You Don't Want To Miss This!
Block this date and time on your calendar right now: Tue. Oct. 27, 2015, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. because you won't want to miss this next initiative of the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce. 
At that time, Nathan Havey of Thrive Consulting Group will speak to chamber members on the subject of "conscious capitalism."  

The title of the program is "Purpose Beyond Profit, How to Grow Your Business While Changing the World."  The event will be held in the North Central Michigan College Library Conference Center and the cost is only $30.  This is a small cost and a short amount of time to invest in a concept that could very well change the way you do business.  
Nathan Havey, of Thrive Consulting Group
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce | 231-347-4150 | www.petoskeychamber.com
401 E. Mitchell St. Petoskey, MI 49770