What might an attractive, achievable economic future for Santa Cruz look like? The Chamber’s membership lunch on Thursday, July 18, will offer each participant an opportunity to describe their vision and explore how these ideas might be melded into shared expectations. Peter Gaarn and Gary Merrill will lead this discussion over a box lunch on the terrace behind the MAH atrium.

This working session will consider:

• What are the handful of “strategic catalysts” that will lead us to a successful economic future?
• What are the core values and principles that will guide the planning and its implementation?
• What is the attractive vision that will motivate investors and entrepreneurs to create the jobs, buildings, new enterprises, and tax base upon which the future of Santa Cruz depends?

Join us in seeking the answers to these questions. The work of this luncheon will be joined with that of other groups this summer and fall to create a description of just such an economic future.

Facilitators:

Peter Gaarn and Gary Merrill are two of the Bay Area’s premier facilitators. Peter continues to work with corporations, educational insitutions, local governments, and nonprofits to improve strategies and build leadership. Gary, the former Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Business Council, is a principal in Leadership One, a consulting group that focuses on privately-held businesses and, especially, on their leadership and succession planning.

Our quarterly member meetings feature experts that keep members on top of current business trends in locally, regionally, and nationally. Chamber member breakfast and luncheon meetings are an opportunity to come together for conversation about community, economics, and key local issues.

Join us for some great business information, good conversations, and a delicious lunch.

Museum of Art & History Courtyard
$37.50 members, $50 non-members

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