Professional Development Support with Matt Owen

About this episode

Brandon Burton speaks with Matt Owen about professional development for chamber leaders and the evolving role of chambers in their communities.

In this episode of Chamber Chat, host Brandon Burton speaks with Matt Owen, the executive director of Chamber Professionals of Ohio. They discuss the importance of professional development for chamber leaders, strategies for coping with burnout, and the evolving role of chambers in their communities. Matt emphasizes the need for continuous learning, effective board development, and strategic planning to ensure chambers thrive in a changing environment. The conversation also touches on the future of chambers, highlighting the trend towards collaboration with economic development entities. Transcript and show notes found at this link . Please support this podcast by supporting our sponsors. Community Matters, Inc. chamberchatpodcast.com/podcast App My Community appmycommunity.com/chamberchat Resource Development Group rdgfundraising.com Econ Dev Ops econdevops.com Swypit chamberchatpodcast.com/cc

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Burton

Guest: Matt Owen

Topics covered

• professional development
• chamber leaders
• burnout strategies
• community roles
• collaboration
• economic development

Keywords

• professional development
• chamber leaders
• burnout
• strategic planning
• collaboration
• economic development

Sponsors

Community Matters, Inc., App My Community, Resource Development Group, Econ Dev Ops

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chamber Professionals of Ohio

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