Thom Kelly, Executive Director, North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce

Thom Kelly is the newly minted executive director of the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce. He succeeds longtime executive director Dana Fisher, who departed after 15 years at the helm. Thom provides insight into how his career path prepared him for this role and shares thoughts on his future vision for the Chamber, which serves…

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Judy Budd, ConnectCapeFear.com

This week’s guest is Judy Budd of ConnectCapeFear.com, an online networking directory focusing on New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender Counties. ConnectCapeFear.com is a central resource to learn about networking opportunities, find information on about local events, and seek out local non-profits and other ways to get involved in the community. If you’re interested in getting…

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Lisa Leath, Chief People Officer at Vantaca

This week’s guest is Lisa Leath, Chief People Officer at Vantaca, founder of Leath HR Group, and past president of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. The podcast drops Wednesday at noon; listen in as Lisa tells how her HR career brought her from Pennsylvania to southeastern North Carolina and discusses her passion for the Wilmington…

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Lucinda Arnold, Coastal Painting & Improvements

This week’s guest is Lucinda Arnold, a serial entrepreneur, prolific networker and connector, and community leader. Lucinda and her husband, Eugene, co-own Coastal Painting & Improvements, are part owners of Made New Interiors, and own several AirBNBs in Brunswick County. Before moving to southeastern North Carolina from the frozen tundra of upstate New York, they…

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C.J. Jones, Southern Moving & Storage

This week’s guest on Cape Fear Business Roundtable is CJ Jones with Southern Moving & Storage. Learn how CJ’s career led him from Philadelphia to southeastern North Carolina, why moving is his passion, and how his appreciation for networking led him to form a new online networking group that will soon hold its first in-person…

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