This Mission Member Spotlight features Kathy Masterson, Director of Sales & Marketing, Hard Rock Hotel-Daytona Beach. While you are watching Mission Member Spotlight videos, be sure to subscribe to the Daytona Regional Chamber YouTube channel for more great content.

Applications are now being accepted for the Daytona Business United program, a component of the Daytona Regional Chamber's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiative.

The program's goal is to provide opportunity to minority small businesses to grow through membership, education, mentorship and relationship building by participating in a comprehensive and custom scholarship program. For more information on Daytona Business United, click the image below.

Connect with other professionals, and grow your circle of influence! Join the Daytona Regional Chamber and Holly Hill Chamber for a Joint Business after Hours Luau Style with Jeep Beach® on April 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a networking experience. Pre-registration is required! Admission is $10 for Daytona Regional Chamber members and $35 for future members.

Interested in hosting a Business After Hours? Daytona Chamber members email Shanna ColeyHughes, Program Manager, or call (386) 523-3672.

Held May 18-19, 2021, the Virtual Small Business Resiliency Conference is a world-class learning and networking opportunity for Florida’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Presented by the Florida SBDC Network and the office of Senator Marco Rubio, this engaging conference will provide attendees critical resources to #SustainThePivot most have endured due to the global pandemic.

During this multi-day event, you’ll experience inspiring presentations with impactful tips that can be implemented into your business quickly and affordably resulting in a high return on investment. There is no cost and the conference is open to the public, but you must register.

Much of the content can be found on the Daytona Regional Chamber's YouTube Channel, including Volusia Days, Eggs & Issues, Mission Member Spotlights, and much more.

Deric Feacher is the selection for the role of City Manager for the City of Daytona Beach after being chosen from among five finalists. The final step is approval of an employment contract.

Feacher brings 20 years of experience to the position, most recently serving in the same position for Haines City, FL.

A graduate of Bethune-Cookman University, Feacher also completed Harvard University’s senior executive in state and local government executive education program.

Shawn Richmond is the new Advocacy Communicator for the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce. With nearly a decade of advocacy, stakeholder and government relations experience, Shawn will assist the Daytona Regional Chamber and its members with communicating the needs of business to elected officials and agency leaders at the local, state, and federal levels.

To learn more about Shawn, check out his introduction in the upcoming edition of Inside Volusia Business.

The connection between business and early childhood education may not be an obvious one aside from current parents in the workforce. But the FL 2030 Blueprint produced by the Florida Chamber of Commerce highlights having all children ready for kindergarten as a key strategy to securing the state's economic future.

Bosses for Babies Live is a series produced by the Children's Movement of Florida. This Tuesday, March 30 at 12:30 p.m., the featured guest will be John "JB" Birney, 2021 Chair of the Board for the Early Learning Coalition of Flagler & Volusia.