Business Break

Peirce Macgill, Assistant Director, Harrisonburg Economic Development, joins us to discuss Valley TechCon.23!

This full day conference seeks to bring The conference offers a wide variety of topics that vary from technical presentations to using technology to improve your business. Breakout sessions are divided into three categories: Technical Topics for Practitioners, The Business Impact of Technology, and Growing Your Technology Business. The conference will kick-off with a breakfast keynote from Monica Logothetis, Senior Advisor, Innovation Office of the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

Valley TechCon.23 will be held Thursday, May 25th at Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.valleytechcon.com.

We are speaking with Amanda Bomfim, Director of Marketing & Program Initiatives for the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County and Marie Bradley, Administrative Director for Family Life Resource Center about the Great Community Give, Wednesday, April 19th from 6:30am-8:00pm.

Mulligan’s Golf Center is a golf practice facility, pro shop and miniature golf course that is dedicated to providing an inviting and fun environment for golfers of all ages and abilities. Mulligan's is excited to announce the newest expansion to their business: Their Double-Decker Driving Range powered by TrackMan Range!

Jim Scheetz is the chairman, CEO and president of SmartMouth Oral Health Laboratories, a leading innovator in the fight against bad breath through a patented zinc-ion-activated technology designed to eliminate the root cause of bad breath: sulfur gas.

Scheetz began serving the company as a consultant in 2005, later joining the company’s board of directors in 2018. In his role, Jim leads SmartMouth’s team in their commitment to eliminate and prevent bad breath.

Scheetz is an accomplished C-Suite executive officer with a distinguished career and a solid reputation for advancing organizational strategy, mission and objectives to spearhead revenue, profitability and growth. During his 40-plus year career, he has worked in a variety of industries including banking, manufacturing and real estate development.

Glenn Gonzales is the CEO of Jet It, a fractional private jet ownership platform. With the industry’s most innovative model, the jet is yours for the day, not the hour, giving you the ability to visit multiple locations in a single day. Have breakfast in the mountains. Fly to the city for an afternoon board meeting. Measure time by the tides. The world is your runway. In this episode we meet Glenn and find out more about him and the company he has created

Will and Langdon Reid of Wilson Fairchild stopped by to discuss Happy Birthday USA in Staunton July 3-4. The event that has its origins way back in 1970 with the Harold and Don Reid (Will and Langdon's dads) of the Statler Brothers has a goal each year to celebrate America’s birthday in the same family-oriented and wholesome tradition of food, fun, music and fireworks that Staunton has come to love since the very first Statler organized celebration in 1970.

June is Wound Care Awareness Month. Its a great time to learn more about the Sentara RMH Wound Healing Center for chronic wounds. The occurance of chronic wounds has increased greatly since the center opened in 2013. Find out what to look for and know you can self refer to the center.

This time we discuss the Dolly Parton Imagination Library with The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg Rockingham County. A free book gifting program for kids 0-5 years of age. The program is underway and you can sign up! Or you can donate or sponsor kids.