Crest of the Wave
Crest of the Wave is a podcast for the Daytona Beach region's business community. A production of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, the podcast will keep the regional business community connected to a strong economic and business environment in the greater Daytona Beach area. The Crest of the Wave will be filled with great conversation in support of a thriving community featuring the business leaders, community leaders, and elected officials who are making things happen across the region. The Daytona Regional Chamber is accredited with five stars by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Episodes
In the last episode of Crest of the Wave, we learned about Readers to Leaders, a partnership of the Daytona Regional Chamber, Leadership Daytona Alumni Council, Early Learning Coalition of Flagler Volusia, and Volusia County Schools. It’s an initiative that emerged from a Leadership Daytona class cha...
In spring of 2023, then-chair of the Daytona Regional Chamber, Nellie Lupoli of ICI Homes, was contemplating what challenge she would issue to the Leadership Daytona class later that summer. Reviewing data from the Florida Chamber’s “Florida Scorecard”, she discovered that only 50% of 3rd graders in ...
May is National Mental Health Month. Mental health is becoming an increasingly important topic in the workplace as the wellbeing of company staff members becomes a critical component in employee retention. It is an important issue across an entire organization…from the newest hire on a team to the mo...
Ernie Audino is a retired Brigadier General following a lengthy career with the United States Army. Since retiring from the Army, he also spent time serving as District Director for Congressman Michael Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. When Waltz was appointed National Security Advisor, ...
Advocacy is among the most important work of the Daytona Regional Chamber. Each year, the members of our Cornerstone Committee engage with our membership to determine the business-oriented priorities we share with the elected officials at the local, state, and federal level.
In this episode of Crest o...
There is a burgeoning entrepreneurial ecosystem thriving in the Daytona Beach region…with gatherings such as 1 Million Cups as well as incubators such as Volusia County’s UCF Business Incubator at Daytona Beach International Airport and Embry-Riddle’s John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Co...
As we close out 2024, we’ll take a look back at the year that was in the City of Daytona Beach by chatting with Mayor Derrick Henry. We’ll talk about some of the highlights in economic development, tourism and hospitality, housing, and infrastructure. We also discuss what’s on the horizon for the Cit...
Our local school system is a primary provider of future community and business leaders. A 2022 study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and researchers at Harvard University found that at age 26, nearly 70% of the population lives within the commuting zone in which they grew up. This means the stude...
Infrastructure planning is a complicated task balancing the immediate needs of the region while forecasting future use with the best data possible. On this episode of Crest of the Wave, we’ll speak with Colleen Nicoulin, Executive Director of the River to Sea TPO soon to be known as the Volusia Flagl...
It is the height of election season and in this episode of Crest of the Wave, we’re talking with a couple of experts that can help ensure you are ready to vote and aware of all that is on the ballot. Volusia County Elections Supervisor Lisa Lewis tells us about the key dates coming up as we approach ...
In 2023, the Florida Legislature passed the REACH Act 2.0, a wide-reaching bill significantly impacting workforce & education throughout the state. In this episode, we’ll speak with Marci Murphy, Executive Director of the new CareerSource Brevard Flagler Volusia. She’ll offer insight on the state...
In August, the racing world will once again turn its eyes to Daytona Beach as the World Center of Racing hosts the Coke Zero Sugar 400. That’s one of many activities held at Daytona International Speedway each year. Many are racing oriented, while others bring music festivals, boat shows, and corpora...
June marks the beginning of hurricane season each year. It’s when Floridians look for predictions from weather experts and hope the state is spared from direct impacts. In this episode of the Crest of the Wave, we’ll talk with Volusia County Emergency Management Director Clint Mecham. We’ll ask him a...
In 2017, the volunteer leadership of the Daytona Regional Chamber started discussing what innovative Chamber facilities should look like. In this inaugural episode of the Crest of the Wave, we’ll talk with President & CEO Nancy Keefer and Chairman of the Board Mike Sibley from James Moore & C...
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