Ambassador Tip
A benefit of CCSNJ is accessing the resources and training opportunities offered by the Chamber. There are many opportunities to learn and grow professionally to enhance your business.
AMBASSADOR CHAIR
Keisha Stephenson Taylor, Ed.D.
Senior Director, Alumni &
Postsecondary Engagement
NAF
P: (609) 744-0104
Suzanne Aumack
Principal
AUMOST Creative Group
P: 609-870-6821
Ambassador Tip
A benefit of CCSNJ is accessing the resources and training opportunities offered by the Chamber. There are many opportunities to learn and grow professionally to enhance your business.
Colleen Ayala
Business Development Consultant
SERVPRO of Blackwood / Gloucester
Township
P: (609) 784-6431
Ambassador Tip
Great networking is relationship building. It requires care, connection, and consistency. Each interaction is an opportunity to connect with and be of service to others and to build your personal and professional brand. Ask questions, be genuine, be willing to be human, and remember that each one of us was the new person in the room (virtual or otherwise) at one time!
Hala S. Barson
Co-Founder & CEO,
VoIP Doctors
P: (215) 258-4670
Ambassador Tip
You get out of networking and being a chamber member what you put into it. If you show up to events, meet people, and build genuine relationships with others you will see the magic happen. It takes time, but be patient, be persistent and be positive. Have fun out there!
Chantelle Fitzgerald
Founder/CEO
Mindset Strategies, LLC
Ambassador Tip
Ask questions, take a genuine interest in others and ask how you can help them. The rest will follow.
Jeff Harris
CEO
Gazelle Partner Solutions.
P: (215) 837-3436
Ambassador Tip
I have been a member of this Chamber for 25 years. It is the single most important resource I have for developing new clients in my business. The way it can become that for your business is by taking the time to develop connections here. Go to as many events as you can. I typically attend at least 1 per week. Don’t try to pick what you think will be a good event. They are all potentially events where you might meet your next best client.
Rick Horner, CLU, ChFC, RICP
Financial Advisor
Northwestern Mutual - South Jersey
P: (609) 332-3952
Ambassador Tip
Jack Hughes
Producer
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
P: (315) 525-5817
Ambassador Tip
If you have the attitude “Service to others without expectations”, you will have a long and successful career. Be the partner that is always connecting and making the introductions. Networking is all about creating relationships and how to be a resource. Not everyone will be the right fit for what you do, but if you bring value to the table, they will find someone to introduce you to. As an Ambassador of CCSNJ, I hope to make the introductions to help grow your successful network. ABC= Always Be Connecting.
Bob Kennedy
Business Performance Advisor
Insperity
P: (856) 904-3230
Ambassador Tip
When I’m working a room at a networking event, I always use the 3 foot rule. Whenever someone is within 3 feet of me, I am required to introduce myself and shake their hand.
Andrew Lindemuth
Associate Certified Entomologist,
Preventive Controls Qualified
Individual, Account Executive
Western Pest Services
P: 609-536-4078
Ambassador Tip
Personally and professionally, we are all part of group emails, texts, and chats and sometimes our replies are just intended for the primary sender. Please take the extra few moments to reply back to just that person and read your response just one more time before you hit send. The other recipients may not want multiple replies inundating their inbox and replies that are just meant for the sender can go out to "all" and could cause problems down the road. Even worse, they could be re-posted, re-tweeted on social media without any context or rebuttal. Once something is out there, it is out there! So next "reply"; think, respond, review and send it only to those who you want to read it.
James E. Martin
Vice President, Relationship Manager,
Business Banking,
Santander Bank, N.A.
P: (267) 675-4904
Ambassador Tip
Just say hello and be yourself. Relationships are initiated one question at a time so be curious and seek opportunities to learn the stories of others. If you come to an event with a group, sit at different tables so that you have the chance to meet new people each time.
Linda Milano
Owner/President
CFB Promotional Products LLC
P: (856) 513-6610
Ambassador Tip
Make quality connections. This means taking the time to get to know a couple of people well at each event and then building on those relationships over time. You develop a stronger network this way.
Joe Ohlweiler
President & CEO
The Alternative Board Southern New Jersey
P: (609) 682-4055
Ambassador Tip
“Make quality connections. This means taking the time to get to know a couple of people well at each event and then building on those relationships over time. You develop a stronger network this way.”
Chris Smith
Vice President / CTO
Micro Integration Services
P: (609) 367-5108