Community Capital

Ever wonder what your local DDA does? Listen is as Rob hosts Executive Director Amy Allen from the Lyon Township DDA. Their conversation covers all that and more. Learn about upcoming events and how this one person team accompanied by a great compliment of volunteers pulls off all they do.

Honoring Yesterday. Building Tomorrow.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://www.brightoncoc.org/

Amy Allen

Executive Director

Lyon Township DDA

58000 Grand River, New Hudson, MI 48165

Office: 248.437.2240 x 118

Cell: 248.807.2520

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.LyonTwp.org

Website: www.funonthegrand.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyontwpdda/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064506017816

Right down Rob's alley, this week, Sommer Poquette - CEO and Founder of Keep It Real Social joins Rob to talk marketing. Her award winning agency does it all, from website design, social media management to content creation , they can handle all your needs.

Leveraging collective geniuses and shared prosperity is at the heart of what they do. We augment your social media team and ideas with ours to amplify your brand online. We use data to make decisions and believe in testing, learning, and growing. We want to differentiate your brand online using the proper channels to tell your story and reach your target market. Keep it Real Social blends creativity, business smarts, social and traditional marketing to deliver measurable results.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-4192

Marketing Mash-Up

https://business.brightoncoc.org/events/details/marketing-mash-up-38932

Sommer Poquette - CEO and Founderl

Website: https://keepitrealsocial.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitrealsocial/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keep-it-real-social/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitrealsocial/

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/keepitrealsocial

Bill Rogers, Township Supervisor and Chamber Membership Development, Bill Anderson visit with Rob to talk about the upcoming 50th Anniversary Chamber Golf Classic. They also get in to other upcoming events, updates on the downtown construction, along with a few stories along the way. Listen in to hear about this great event and more!

For more information on the 50th Anniversary Chamber Golf Classic click here

Website: https://www.brightoncoc.org/chamber-golf-classic/

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://www.brightoncoc.org/

If you ask Michael Mayernik, co-owner of Mitten Junk Removal, no day is typical in the junk removal business. This week Grant LeFaive sits in for Rob and learns all about the junk removal business. Mike starts where residential trash collection ends, from a single appliance to entire estate cleaning, they do it all. They pride themselves in doing things differently, depending on what they remove for you they take it to either be donated, recycled, or to the landfill. Listen in to see what makes them a great option for your junk removal needs.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-419

Website: https://mittenjunkremoval.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mittenjunkremoval/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mittenjunkremoval/

Phone: 734.MIT.JUNK

Family run for family fun! Rob learns about shaved ice with guest Stephanie Dunn from Kona Ice of Brighton. Treat your taste buds to the most amazingly fine, flavored shaved ice this side of the islands. The Kona Ice experience will amplify any event! Stephanie talks about her love for the community, events, how they specialize in fundraising opportunities, and we learn a whole lot more about the Kona Ice experience. They just may be what you need at your next event, check them out!

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-419

Stephanie Dunn

Ph: 517.626.4116

Website: https://www.kona-ice.com/local-site/kona-ice-of-brighton/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KonaIceofBrighton/

Rob has a very special guest in studio with him this week: Brighton's new Police Chief Brent Pirochta! Brent gives us some insight on the day-to-day activities of a police officer and tells the story of how he came to hold his new position. He talks about leadership, training and what it takes to be a good officer. Listen in to hear more about what's happening in your community.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-4192

Brent Pirochta - Chief of Police

Email: [email protected]

Brighton Police Department

440 S. Third Street

Brighton, Mi. 48116

Ph: 810.227.2700

Central Dispatch: 517.546.9111

What you need is a professional in your corner. Listen in as Rob sits down with Jane McManus of Micro Works Computing. They have been serving business professionals with essential business computing needs since 1987. Offering a full range of computing services from repairs and IT support to data solutions and software implementation. Their team is here to serve and add value to businesses allowing them to become more productive and profitable.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-4192

Website: http://mwcomp.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/microworkscomputing

Ph: 810.229.6781

101 Appian Way Drive

Suite 105, Brighton

Rob introduces Sam Jorgens, Executive Director from VINA Community Dental Center of Livingston County, a non-profit outreach facility, that gives people affordable dental care and education to low-income #LivingstonCounty residents with no insurance. Uniting people in the area, VINA will improve quality of life through better oral health, promoting dental care seeking behaviors and elevating prevention awareness. By providing dental education materials, oral cancer screenings, and promoting balanced nutrition and healthy food selections, we believe we can impact patients’ oral health and in turn, their overall systemic health. Listen in to hear the great things this organization is offering to our community.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-4192

Ph: 810.844.0240

Website: https://vinadental.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vinadental/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinadental/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0c2UuxzsRi4MUdeOiY5ag?view_as=subscriber

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DentalVina

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vina-community-dental-center/?viewAsMember=true

Rob LaCross from Floor Coverings International likes to say " If you walk on it, we do it." Check out what's trending in floor coverings as he and Rob Johnson talk about new products in the flooring market. You'll also hear them break down flooring options and what applications are best suited to your needs. For your convenience, they also offer in-store or an In-home mobile flooring showroom option, check them out.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-4192

Rob LaCross

Ph: 810.224.5555

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://huronvalley.floorcoveringsinternational.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063902660536

Owner, Denne Drewno and Lead Medical Aesthetician, Jamie Evans from Tribute Salon are in the podcast seats this week. From hair, messages and medical spa & wellness this salon has it all. With over one thousand 5 star reviews you'll see why they have such a great presence in the community. Listen in as Rob learns about how they built their business on relationships.

Learn more about the Brighton Chamber by visiting our website.

Website: https://business.brightoncoc.org/list/member/greater-brighton-area-chamber-of-commerce-4192

Website: https://tributesalonspa.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TributeSalonSpa/?fref=ts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tribute_salonspa/

Ph: 810.588.4531