What is Your Why? Lindsay Keisler - Catawba County (NC) Chamber Find out why Lindsay continues to make the intentional choice to pursue her lifework as a chamber of commerce professional.
2017 CACCE
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President Alamance County (NC) Chamber of Commerce
mac@alamancechamber.com
How long have you been in Chamber work?
Off and on for 40 years
How long have you been in your current position?
13 years
What do you love most about your job?
That no two days are the same. In addition to being Chamber President, I am also the economic developer for the county so, when the phone rings, I never know what might be about to happen!
Tell us about your most embarrassing Chamber moment.
I was just out of college in my first job working at a chamber and my boss asked me to join him and some others for coffee one morning. I had several things to do around town first but joined the group after they had already gathered. They were sitting at the counter/bar of the shop. I joined them and was drinking coffee and talking with these businessmen and my boss when they started talking about my sport coat. They said they admired it and began telling me details about it - the brand, the size, even the cost. I asked them how they knew all of these details about my sport coat as I had never worn it before. They laughed and told me they could read it on the tag that was still sewed on to the sleeve!
Which Chamber Executive has had the biggest impact on your career and how?
Danny Hearn. There isn't anything 'Chamber' he hasn't done or been exposed to so he has a wonderful perspective on the profession and sage advice on dealing with most any situation.
What is your Chamber's signature event? Tell us about how it is run and what time of year it is held...
Other than our Leadership program (which every chamber has some version of) I would say our signature event would be our Educator Expo. It is a business expo but instead of it being for "the public' we target the audience exclusively to educators - all the faculty and staff from our school system, community college, and university. Our members participating in the expo offer goods and services teachers need. We have our half day event in August in concert with the teachers' 'back-to-school' workday event. It is like teacher trick-or-treat. They love it and our members love it.
What is your favorite Carolina destination outside of the one you represent and why?
The NC mountains. I spent 10 years living and working in the Asheville area and would love to get back there some day.
What is your favorite hobby?
Golf. If there is weather, I will play in it.
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Anything that would get me to the western part of the US. As a kid I got a chance to visit Yellowstone, Yosemite, The Grand Tetons, etc. Awesome country.
