Cobb Chamber

This is Your Chamber: Our 2024 Annual Dinner Video Special thank you to Mileshko!

Congratulations to all the personnel and public safety units on their nomination for the 2024 Public Safety Award! View this year's nominees at: https://lnkd.in/g5ZZ7y8H

Introducing: Chief of Staff Roundtable! Over the past ten years the Chief of Staff title has grown in Cobb County across all industries. We are opening a roundtable specifically for Chiefs of Staff to connect with one another to create a more efficient network for organizations and leaders to problem solve and be each other’s confidential “board of advisors”. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/ggBmGmCu

Cobb Youth Leadership 2025 started the program year off strong this past weekend with their Fall Retreat at Historic Banning Mills! Thank you to our sponsors Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Six Flags Over Georgia, and The Doss Firm, LLC, as well as our 2025 Chairs, Allan Bishop and Julie Peck.

BIG NEWS: This morning, our Cobb Chamber Board of Directors named Melissa Cantrell, President and CEO of CDH Partners, Inc., as its 2026 Chairwoman of the Board. 📰 Read all about it: https://lnkd.in/g5VUb4Jh

One of the top priorities of our 2024 Federal Agenda is for the Congress to address the impending expiration of tax credits for businesses. Small business owner Ryan Blythe of Georgia Trade School was interviewed on 11Alive for its Voice of the Voter segment, highlighting this issue. Ryan founded the school in 2012, establishing Georgia Trade School as the nation's premier independent welding school. Watch the segment, here: https://lnkd.in/ecvpi6Kc.

Our September Marquee Monday welcomes John Murphy, President and Chief Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, for an armchair chat with Mike Plant on Sept. 9 at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre. At The Coca-Cola Company, Murphy oversees finance and strategy; Platform Services; Digital Transformation; Customer and Commercial Leadership; and Global Ventures. Murphy is responsible for representing the company with multiple stakeholders, including investors, lenders and rating agencies. Reserve your seat at https://lnkd.in/dNcvjuma

Learn best practices from industry professionals for creating an effective recruitment process, developing a supportive workplace culture, and implementing retention strategies that keep employees engaged and motivated! Panelists include: • Dr. Laura P. Dannels - Vice President & Chief Talent Officer, Wellstar Health System • Ashley West - Metro West Regional Economic Development Manager Georgia Power • Jeremy Whitaker - Director of Training & Recruitment • Moderated by: Rudi Pangad Reserve your seat at https://lnkd.in/gVFZAg4n

Cobb County is home to two well-respected school systems that are leading the metro Atlanta area in childhood literacy. Join us as we host a panel of experts to discuss the importance of supporting every child in Marietta in reaching their fullest reading potential! Featuring: 📕 Cori Cain, United Way of Greater Atlanta 📘 Jaillene Hunter, Marietta Board of Education 📗 Scott Johnson, Georgia Council on Literacy 📙 Dr. Grant Rivera, Marietta City Schools Register at https://lnkd.in/g826nKyq

Congratulations to Robert Carnes of GreenMellen on being named one of Cobb Young Professionals' 2024 Next Generation Award Winners! Thank you to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and The Mazloom Law Firm, LLC.