Chamber Provides Advocacy and Resources to Help Oceanside Businesses Thrive

About this episode

Scott Ashton discusses how the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce supports local businesses and the community.

Scott Ashton, CEO of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, discusses advocacy, workforce and leadership development, and how small businesses, nonprofits, tourism and the military ecosystem drive Oceanside's $650M local economy. He shares insights on the Oceanside Leadership Academy and upcoming chamber events such as Armed Forces Day and Oceanside USA 250 Festival. Listen Where You Live! A bout Spotlight and Cloudcast Media "Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years. "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local. For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting. About Mission Fed Credit Union A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community , helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations. For more information on the many…

People in this episode

Host: Drew Schlosberg

Guest: Scott Ashton

Topics covered

• business advocacy
• workforce development
• leadership development
• small business support
• local economy
• community events

Keywords

• Oceanside Chamber of Commerce
• business advocacy
• local economy
• community events
• leadership academy

Sponsors

Mission Fed Credit Union

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

Places: Oceanside

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