Good Morning Seminole!
Good Morning Seminole! is the Seminole County Chamber's monthly membership event, occurring on the first Thursday of each month, a select panel of speakers will present their expertise on a topic relevant to chamber members and local businesses. Since attending these events in person each month can be a commitment, we have the GMS podcast for on-the-go listening! Podcast Produced by AVL Essentials. GMS Sponsors: South Seminole Business & Storage Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase Grand Canyon University AdventHealth Verizon
Episodes
Meet our Panelists:
Walt Disney World Resort
Brendan Richmond, director, Destination Universal, Universal Orlando Resort
Jon Peterson, park president, SeaWorld Orlando, United Parks & Resorts
We have some amazing door prizes from our panelists!
Sponsors:
South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Dina Badra, Rea...
Meet our Panelists:Waymon Armstrong, founder/CEO, Engineering & Computer SimulationsDolly Oberoi, CEO, C2 Technologies, Inc George E. Cheros, president & CEO, National Center for SimulationCarolina Cruz-Neira, interim director, IST/PRI, Agere Chair, Department of Computer ScienceModerator:Chairman Andria Herr, Seminole County GovernmentSponsors: South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddit...
Featuring:
Monique Waldrop, chief marketing officer, 4Rivers
Anthony Alonge, area director of operations, Mission BBQ
Kristina Gaardbo, owner, Holy City Zoo
Moderating:
Chip Colandreo, Lake Mary Life Publishing
Sponsors:
AdventHealth
Verizon
One School of The Art and Sciences
South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Genske & Co. Accounting
JPMorganC...
Meet our panelists:
Richard Sweat, owner/CEO, .decimal and .D Machining
Kevin Dole, CEO/Founder, FutureCow
Chris Chambers, CEO, Serious Simulations
Candy Cole, executive director, Manufacturers Association of Central Florida (MACF)
SK Sharma, process and reliability engineer, Domtar
Moderator:
Gui Cunha, director, office of economic development and tourism, Seminole County Government
Sponsors:
Scout will offer residents a more flexible, responsive, and accessible public transportation option. Coming October 2025, Scout will allow riders to request shared trips through a smartphone app or by calling a dedicated phone line, providing on-demand service within defined zones across the County.
Meet our Panel:
- Commissioner Amy Lockhart, Seminole County Government
- John Janusz, vice president of economic development, Freebee
- Ben...
Featuring our panelists:
Blaise Trettis, public defender, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
William Scheiner, state attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Moderated by:
Jennifer Englert, managing partner at The Orlando Law Group
Blaise Trettis was elected Public Defender for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit for Brevard and Seminole counties in 2012. Mr. Trettis? commitment to serving the public is demonstrated through both ...
Speakers:
Bill Weinaug, president, Wekiva Island
Mary Weinaug, executive director, Wekiva Island
Moderated by:
Rebekah Arthur, president and CEO, Seminole County Chamber
Bill Weinaug was born in western New York. He graduated from Penn State University and moved to Florida to start his career as an engineer. Not long after, he joined several friends as a partner at a small firm. They grew that firm from 12 people to 4,000, s...
Start your morning off right with a discussion on: The State of Restaurants
Meet our Panelists:
Whitney Dees, Dees Brothers Brewery
Mellisen Griffin, Don Julio Group
Geoff Giordano, Eggs Up Grill
Tavo Mendez, Rock & Brews
Sponsors:
South Seminole Business & Storage
Waste Pro
The Orlando Law Group
Addition Financial
Genske & Co. Accounting
JPMorganChase
Westarp AI + BI
Grand Canyon Univ...
Meet our Panel:
Guilherme "Gui" Cunha: director, Office of Economic Development and Tourism, Seminole County Government
Jason Siegel: president & CEO, Greater Orlando Sports Commission
Robert J. Agrusa: president & CEO, Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association
Moderated by
George Diaz, former Orlando Sentinel senior sports writer, columnist and editorial board member.
Sponsors:
There's a lot of focus on retail these days with tariffs, trade barriers, and more looming on the horizon. But every day, in our community, owners of local stores are succeeding, working hard to serve you.
Join us as we hear from four of our great local retail owners to hear what's making their business pop and what they see coming for retail.
Meet our panelists:
Giuliana Horal, co-founder, The Good Pour
Dani K...
Anyone who has lived in Florida for more than a year certainly understands the power of hurricanes. But disasters can strike any minute as the recent tornado in Longwood showed us.
Are you ready for the next hurricane season or any weather emergency?
Featuring:
-Alan Harris, director, Office of Emergency Management, Seminole County Government
-Meteorologist Michelle Morgan, News 6
-Michael Kryger, owner, Pegasus Insurance Agency
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Join us for a fireside chat with two new Supervisors of Elections as we talk about their unique backgrounds, the state of elections and their future plans. It's a unique opportunity to meet, engage and learn about two people who will be integral in the future of our region for years to come.
Moderated by:
Maritza Martinez-Guerrero, vice president of external affairs and philanthropy, Orlando Magic
Featuring:
Orange ...
Moderated by:
Alan Byrd – Florida Outreach Director, Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy
Meet Our Panelists:
Sharon Arroyo – Vice President, Duke Energy
Chris Cucci – Executive Vice President, Climate First Bank
Ben Pauluhn – President, Optimus Energy Solutions
Kristine Richmond – Senior Director, Sustainability, Waste Management
Bryan Homayouni – Director of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Central Florida Expressway Auth...
Featuring:
John Gyllin: vice president, resource and economic development, Seminole State College
Chris Doney: owner, The Designery
Tiffany Wieder,:area director, sales and marketing, Brookdale Senior Living
William A. McNeil: Chief Revenue Officer and general counsel, The Barista Cup
Moderated by: Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program Sponsors:
Meet our Panel:
Christopher Fojo, SVN Alliance Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Seminole County Commissioner Amy Lockhart
Chris Ham, executive director, Rescue Outreach Mission
Matt Borchelt, COO, The Sharing Center
Sponsored by: J. Wayne Miller Company Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Alan Byrd & Associates Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase
Central Florida's top economist, Sean Snaith, Ph.D., the director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting, provides his economic outlook for 2025.
Sponsored by: J. Wayne Miller Company Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Alan Byrd & Associates Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase
Is your business struggling with social media? Are you trying to figure out how to be noticed and drive interaction? Still trying to understand snaps, reels and insta?
We're putting together a panel of social media experts who are working in businesses like yours and making their clients shine.
You'll walk away from this with ideas, direction and a new way of looking at how social media can drive business your way.
Panel Includes:
...learn about Seminole County and Central Florida’s growing industries and ways you can partner with one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation, Seminole State College, to hire graduates, upskill or reskill current employees and start or expand your business. Speakers from the Orlando Economic Partnership and Seminole County Tourism and Economic Development will join college president, Dr. Georgia Lorenz, and VP of Academic A...
Transitioning to UCF in 2021, Malzahn's tenure has been nothing short of remarkable, marking a resurgence for the Knights on the national stage. Under his guidance, UCF has enjoyed three consecutive postseason appearances, injecting itself among the elite collegiate programs. Malzahn's strategic brilliance has been evident in UCF's offensive prowess, consistently ranking among the nation's top units, while his adept...
Featuring: Jason Siegel, president & CEO, Greater Orlando Sports Commission
Jason Siegel has enjoyed more than 30 years of success and accomplishments in sports tourism, major and minor league professional sports, as well as intercollegiate athletics. He is currently in his eighth year as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission (GO Sports).
Under his leadership, GO Sports has...
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