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Savannah Chamber Connect

Savannah Chamber Connect

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Savannah Chamber Connect, a podcast from the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, takes you inside the stories and conversations shaping Savannah’s business landscape. From local leaders and entrepreneurs to innovative ideas and economic trends, it connects you to the people and insights driving the region forward.

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  • Celebrating Savannah's Culture and Community: From Diaspora Marketplace to the Bananas' Playoff Fever

    Celebrating Savannah's Culture and Community: From Diaspora Marketplace to the Bananas' Playoff Fever
    2026/09/01

    This episode of Savannah Chamber Connect, presented by Vaden Automotive spotlights Richard Shinhoster of Diaspora Marketplace, who shares how trips to Ghana in 1994 and 1996 inspired a culture-focused business at 510 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and a mission rooted in relationships, heritage, and community revitalization; he discusses the Chamber’s Small Business Award recognition, a new bookstore focused on African and Black culture, and tours to Ghana.

    The show then features Dr. Julie Olson, honorary wing commander for the 165th Airlift Wing, explaining the expanded Honorary Commander Program connecting community leaders with Guard units, correcting misconceptions about the Guard’s full-time commitments and deployments, and highlighting the co-located but separate missions of the 165th and the Air Dominance Center/Combat Readiness Training Center.

    Finally, Visit Savannah’s Angela Westerfield and Lauren Cleland promote Banana Ball Playoff Weekend in Savannah, October 1–4, with a citywide “ballpark” approach, business participation tools, and an Opportunity Summit on September 10.

    Bert's Hot Seat:

    Dr. Julie Olsen

    Meet Dr. Julie Olsen

    Workplace Advancement Strategies

    Superstar Member Spotlight:

    Richard Shinhoster Diaspora Marketplace

    Bananas Playoff Weekend:

    Banana Ball Playoffs: Business Toolkit

    Visit Sav Marketing Leadership Angela & Lauren

    Angela Westerfield – Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Visit Savannah

    awesterfield@visitsavannah.com

    Lauren Cleland – Vice President, Strategic Marketing Visit Savannah

    lcleland@visitsavannah.com

    visitsavannah.com

    IMPORTANT LINKS:

    Learn more about the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce

    Explore upcoming events

    MEET OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR: VADEN IN THE COMMUNITY | Vaden Automotive

    SAVANNAH CHAMBER CONNECT IS PROUDLY PRODUCED BY DEE DANIELS MEDIA

    Follow for updates:

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE:

    00:00 Show Intro

    00:47 Meet Richard Shinhoster

    01:12 Ghana Trip Origins

    04:47 Chamber Award Impact

    06:00 Reviving MLK Boulevard

    11:02 Business Lessons Relationships

    14:10 Culture Bookstore Tours

    18:49 Dreams And Risk Taking

    20:40 Meet Dr Julie Olsen

    21:19 Honorary Commander Program

    22:49 Guard Mission And Impact

    25:02 Training Center Air Dominance

    28:22 Change Of Command Stories

    30:37 Leadership Training Work

    31:49 Honorary Commander Impact

    32:44 Program Details and Thanks

    34:05 Visit Savannah Guests

    34:31 What Is Banana Ball Weekend

    37:07 Citywide Business Ideas

    38:35 How to Sign Up

    40:22 Playoffs and Championship Stakes

    42:27 Global Bananas Buzz

    43:17 Hotel Demand and Future Events

    46:35 Dates Links and Wrap Up

    48:11 Sponsor Message and Chamber Close
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    50 分
  • Bank of America’s Sharon Miller on Savannah Growth | Blessings in a Book Bag | AI Updates for Small Business

    Bank of America’s Sharon Miller on Savannah Growth | Blessings in a Book Bag | AI Updates for Small Business
    2026/08/18

    This episode of Savannah Chamber Connect, presented by Vaden Automotive, features three exciting and information-packed segments.

    First up, a Hot Seat interview with Sharon Miller, President of Business Banking for Bank of America, who shares impressions of Savannah, discusses $37 billion in regional investment (port expansion, Hyundai, and an AI data center), labor and retention challenges, and expectations that interest rates may rise rather than decline; she also highlights Bank of America’s hybrid digital-and-branch approach, technology spending, upcoming “Erica for Business” enhancements, CashPro capabilities, lending growth, and community investment through volunteer hours and philanthropy.

    In a Superstar Spotlight, Mahogany Bowers, founder/executive director of Blessings in a Book Bag, describes the nonprofit’s 17-year mission to provide weekend food and accessible resources, details poverty and resource-access barriers, and shares ways to support events like the Back to School Bash, Tanger Dash and Splash 5K, Thanksgiving, and Christmas drives.

    An industry update with Chris Andre covers Google’s AI search overviews impacting website traffic, tracking AI bot visits in analytics, Siri’s AI upgrades powered by Google’s Gemini, LLM terminology, model competition (GPT, Claude, Gemini), and advice to test how bots can read a business website.

    IMPORTANT LINKS:

    Learn more about the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce

    Explore upcoming events

    MEET OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR: VADEN IN THE COMMUNITY | Vaden Automotive

    Follow for updates:

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    Bert's Hot Seat:

    Sharon Miller President of Business Banking for Bank of America

    Superstar Member Spotlight:

    Mahogany Bowers Founder, Blessings in a Bookbag

    Council Update:

    Chris Andre CRM & MarTech Coordinator

    FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE:

    00:00 Show Intro

    00:42 Hot Seat Guest

    01:37 First Impressions

    03:03 Savannah Growth

    05:22 Banking Partnerships

    06:42 Interest Rates Outlook

    08:26 Digital vs Branches

    10:39 Tools and Lending

    12:17 Community Impact

    15:16 Superstar Spotlight

    15:52 Mission Origin Story

    17:27 Weekend Hunger Reality

    19:32 Redefining Poverty

    22:45 Accessible Resources

    24:18 Accessibility Struggles

    24:58 Why Support Matters

    25:29 How to Get Involved

    27:31 Thanksgiving Giving Drive

    28:44 Nostalgia and Dignity

    30:40 Need Still Growing

    32:26 Beyond Food Assistance

    34:36 Strong Together Savannah

    36:15 AI Industry Update

    36:48 Google Search Changes

    38:27 Siri AI Overhaul

    39:33 AI Terms Explained

    41:07 Misconceptions About AI

    42:16 Choosing AI Models

    43:23 AI Tips for Websites

    44:44 Sponsor and Closing
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    46 分
  • Building Bridges: Film Commission Insights, Nine Line's Journey, and Ribbon Cuttings

    Building Bridges: Film Commission Insights, Nine Line's Journey, and Ribbon Cuttings
    2026/08/04
    This episode of Savannah Chamber Connect features Walker Dalton of the Savannah Regional Film Commission discussing how the commission markets the region, supports productions with permitting and customer service, leverages Georgia incentives and local rebates, and highlights Savannah’s diverse locations, film tourism, and workforce pipeline including SCAD; he also notes recent and current projects such as Comeback King, Road House 2 stunt work, and other units, plus relationship-building travel like Georgia Night in LA. Retired Army Captain Tyler Merritt shares how Nine Line Apparel grew from unit morale shirts into a major brand, explains its rapid product testing and operations, and details Nine Line Foundation efforts supporting nonprofits and initiatives like accessible homes and homeless veterans. Claudette Schomburg outlines the Savannah Chamber’s Ribbon Cutting Council and how businesses and volunteers can get involved. The show previews the free, public 2026 Business Expo and Business Connection on Sept. 24 at Kehoe Iron Works, including booth and sponsorship details. IMPORTANT LINKS: Learn more about the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce Explore upcoming events MEET OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR: STERLING SEACREST PRITCHARD Follow for updates: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK Bert's Hot Seat: Walker Dalton, Executive Director Savannah Film Commission wdalton@filmsavannah.org Walker Dalton has worked in production and photography for over 20 years. Starting out as a photo editor on Saban’s Power Rangers and moving up to producing photo shoots for ABC, Disney, and NBC. While at NBC he moved into producing the Emmy awards winning Jay Leno’s Garage web-series which then became broadcast show on CNBC for 7 seasons. He left LA in 2018 to produce fashion and documentary films film for the Savannah College Art and Design where he found a love and passion for Savannah production community. Savannah Film Commission - https://www.filmsavannah.org/ Superstar Spotlight: CPT (retired) Tyler Meritt - Founder, Nine Line Foundation https://www.ninelinefoundation.org/meet-the-founder Owner, Nine Line Apparel ninelineapparel.com Nine Line Foundation was founded in 2013 by CPT Tyler Merritt, USA, a member of the Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. When Tyler, his wife, Angela and brother, Daniel created Nine Line Apparel, their vision was simple: to create a high quality clothing brand to be enjoyed by patriotic Americans around the globe. In the past few years, their brand has grown, and Tyler decided to give back to the community through expanding the Nine Line brand and incorporating the Nine Line Foundation. Council Update: Ribbon Cutting Council Claudette Schomburg Member Services Coordinator, Savannah Chamber of Commerce cschomburg@savannahchamber.com FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Show Opening 00:38 Today’s Guests Preview 01:32 Hot Seat Begins 01:56 Film Commission 101 02:52 Savannah as Backlot 05:03 Film Tourism Buzz 05:58 Incentives and Economics 10:05 SCAD Talent Pipeline 13:24 SCAD Film Festival Impact 15:18 Recent Productions Highlights 19:12 Winning Long Running Series 19:57 Industry Relationship Trips 21:43 Film Work Is Blue Collar 23:15 Meet the Film Commission Team 25:21 Superstar Spotlight Intro 26:01 Nine Line Origins 27:55 Side Hustle Scaling 30:08 Giving Back Mission 31:23 Foundation Impact Stories 34:26 Product Systems Culture 37:25 Savannah Business Advice 39:54 Retail Expansion Plans 45:16 Ribbon Cutting Council 49:56 How Ribbon Cuttings Work 53:36 Join Or Host Events 57:18 Business Expo Details 59:57 Sponsor Thanks Wrap
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