Hosts Eddie McBride and Kyle Jacobson visit with Former Under Secretary Brandon Lipps on how the agriculture industry has not only shaped his career but his life in general. He will also be the featured speaker at the Salute to Agriculture Luncheon on April 20. Tickets are still available and may be purchased here for both in-person and virtual seats. 

Hosts Eddie McBride and Kyle Jacobson visit with Peter Beard, Senior Vice President for Regional Workforce Development at the Greater Houston Partnership, on the work he is doing with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Talent Pipeline Management Initiative (TPM). The Lubbock Chamber is currently partnering with Lubbock Economic Development Alliance to bring TPM to the Lubbock community.

More information is available in a recent interview with Angela Lambert, Community Development Director of the Lubbock Chamber here.

Hosts Eddie McBride and Kyle Jacobson sit down with Henry Florsheim, Wichita Falls Chamber CEO, to discuss Midwestern State University joining the Texas Tech University System and what that means for both institutions. 

Rudy Rosales, the owner of Montelongo's Mexican Restaurant, a local favorite, hosted the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Texas Governor Greg Abbott earlier this week for his state-wide announcement to open Texas 100% and lift the mask mandate on March 10. Hosts, Eddie McBride and Kyle Jacobson discuss how the pandemic has changed his business over the last year and what Executive Order (GA-34) means for his business moving forward. 

This week we visit with Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope on ERCOT, City Charter, and get the latest updates on the city's COVID efforts.

Hear from Eddie McBride and Kyle Jacobson as they discuss some of the top issues in the 87th Legislature with special guest, Rep. John Frullo.

In today's episode, you will hear from past Chamber Chair Cory Powell and a champion for the Chamber's diversity efforts that began during his tenure in 2018.

Eric Lee, CFO of Bahama Buck's joins Eddie McBride and Kyle Jacobson in the Lubbock Chamber studio to discuss the potential $15/hour federal minimum wage increase and the effects it could have on Lubbock area businesses.