Thought Leadership
Thank You for This Opportunity
Friends, Thank you, for this opportunity to serve our business community in this exciting new role. I so appreciate the warmth of your welcome and your enthusiasm for growing this organization. This is an important time for our city and for our region. An active, thriving, and influential Chamber of Commerce has never been more... Read More
Your Keys to Thriving in a Faster Moving World
It’s my pleasure to serve as Interim President & CEO of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce – an organization that helps strengthen the community through collaboration and relationships. Our business members are what makes us tick – thank you for your support! We recently celebrated the start of the 2018-2019 Chamber year at the Eastside... Read More
It’s Been an Honor and a Privilege
Over 17 years ago I accepted the position as President & CEO of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. What an honor and pleasure it has been to work with amazing community leaders to transform our community and the Eastside region through two economic cycles. Bellevue has gone from “holes in the ground” to one of... Read More
The Not-So-Trivial Pursuit of Knowledge
We opened our 17th Annual Eastside Leadership Conference last week with a fun trivia game to test our knowledge about driverless cars, blockchain, and space exploration. What we discovered is we knew much more about these and other topics by the end of the day! Over 400 business and civic leaders gathered at the Microsoft... Read More
Bellevue – A Place for Great Corporate Culture & Smart Ideas
The City of Bellevue has a great corporate culture which has attracted a diverse portfolio of businesses. From start-ups to enterprise companies across an array of industries. These companies bring jobs – the total number greater that than the number of people that live in the City. These jobs have also led to an amazing... Read More
Bellevue Chamber Helps Launch 17 New Start-up Companies
2018 Young Entrepreneurs Academy Class Yes, these 17 amazing sparks of inspiration to fill unique niches or grab opportunities have been created by 24 young entrepreneurs! Students in the 6th-12th grades have participated in a 30-week intensive hands-on business course called... Read More
Special Orders are Welcome!
It’s a good feeling when you sit down at your favorite restaurant and you know you’ll get a meal just the way you like it – where special orders are welcome! At the Bellevue Chamber we love to hear how we can create the perfect Chamber package to meet your “just in time” needs. We... Read More
A*Mazing Adventures in Bellevue!
Remember back to the days of getting lost in a corn maze? You would take unexpected twists and turns to try and figure your way out. Now, fast forward to today. At every corner in Bellevue you will see construction and detour signs directing you to try a different route. I enjoy walking our City... Read More
Seizing Disruption – Advancing Transportation Opportunities
The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce is an innovative business association focused on the future. Our business leaders continue to blaze new trails and create new opportunities. Many of these leaders are leveraging technology to disrupt business models and think of things differently. With a focus on your top challenge of removing transportation log-jams, the Chamber... Read More
A Shout Out of Gratitude!
As we enter the magic of the holiday season we would like to give a shout out of gratitude to all of our awesome sponsors, members and most importantly the people that make the Bellevue Chamber rock with entrepreneurial spirit. As you engage in the Chamber to accelerate your business you are helping advance our mission... Read More