It's a Wrap! Pride In Business Celebration is a HUGE Success! |
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Record Breaking! This event marks the largest fundraiser event in the Chamber's history. Thank you to our generous sponsors and attendees for helping us break a record this year and for supporting the Chamber's work and mission.
It was a spectacular day, from the large gathering of Chamber members, Corporate Partners, advocates and supporters to our amazing special guests to recognizing deserving individuals and organizations with the Pride In Business Awards.
Thank you to Minister Mike Freer (below left), Reggie Greer (below right), UK LGBTQ+ Trade Mission Delegation and Melanie Lawson for being a special part of the 2022 Pride In Business Celebration.
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Read more of the Pride In Business wrap-up here.
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Thank you to our generous
Pride In Business Celebration Sponsors!
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Learn more about the Pride In Business Award Honorees in their own words. |
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UK LGBTQ+ Leaders Trade Mission |
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The Chamber hosted the UK LGBTQ+ Leaders Trade Mission in partnership with our International Partner, British Consulate Houston. Thank you to Minister Mike Freer and the Delegation for joining us in HTown.
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Thank you to our Corporate Partners, Chevron, H-E-B and Shell USA for participating in a panel focused on supplier diversity. The panel, moderated by Tammi Wallace, Chamber Co-Founder, President & CEO, shared insightful information with the Delegation about how supplier diversity programs work in the U.S. and their respective work to support diverse owned businesses. Panelist included Dave Feldman, Chevron, Brian Hall, Shell USA and James Harris, H-E-B. Thank you, Chevron, for hosting the panel event in their beautiful space at the Ion.
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We had an incredible month of celebrating Pride Nights with our sports teams including the Houston Astros, Houston Dash & Houston Dynamo and the Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
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We are proud to announce the Houston Astros and Space Cowboys as two of our newest Corporate Partners! We partnered with both teams this year on their Pride Nights showcasing LGBTQ+ inclusivity in sports. |
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Thank you to Chamber Corporate Partner, Arca Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSB), for your Houston Astros Pride Night partnership. We had a wonderful time with the CCSB team!
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The Houston Dash rolled out the red carpet for Pride Night hosting the Chamber in the Star Bar. Chamber Co-Founder, President & CEO, Tammi Wallace, and Board Member, Jason Rocha, served on a pre-game panel focused on Pride in Sports. Various LGBTQ+ community leaders were recognized on the field during halftime including Shenice Brown, Chamber Board Member, Thomas Lopez, Chamber Foundation Board President, Jack Berger, Chamber Director of Sales & Business Development and Tammi Wallace as well as Nathan Maxey, Board Member, with nonprofit member, The Normal Anomaly Initiative.
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Did you miss Pride Across Texas during Pride Month? Listen in to learn more about engaging with the LGBTQ+ community during and after Pride Month.
Hear from guest speakers, Valerie Salinas-Davis and Deirdre Walsh, as they share their expertise and insight successful branding and marketing to the LGBTQ+ community and beyond Pride Month.
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Missed the Business Intersections Pride Issue?
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Check out the Pride Issue featuring the Pride In Business Honorees.
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Check out past issues of Business Intersections here.
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Pride In Business Sponsor Spotlights |
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Chamber Member and LGBTBE® Certified business, A Dream to Remember Events, literally lit up the room at the Pride In Business Celebration. The room decor was stunning! Thank you to the ADTR team for your support of the Pride In Business Celebration! We appreciate your collaboration on the event.
ADTR makes dreams come true from stunning weddings, formal events, to floral designs. They provide over the top events that are breathtaking! The company specializes in weddings, formal event design and décor, and corporate events. Learn more about ADTR at
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Did you see the beautiful Pride In Business awards? These awards were generously provided by Chamber Member and LGBTQ+ owned business, PromoPrint Group. you looking for awards or promotional products? Look no further than
If you need awards, promotional products and more, contact PromoPrint Group. Check out their wide array of products to support your promotional needs at https://www.promoprintgroup.com/.
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Thank you to the team at Password Productions for providing AV including the beautiful Pride In Business Celebration podium. Passwords Productions is focuses on weddings, galas, corporate events, product launches and holiday parties. Their set design and audio/video packages are tailored to suit every budget. The company specializes in digital signage and offers that "wow factor" for every event.
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2023 NCAA® Men's Final Four® Vendor Registration
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The Chamber is partnering with the Houston Local Organizing Committee (HLOC) who is working with the NCAA and is looking for qualified minority and diverse owned business certified vendors, including LGBTBE® Certified businesses, to complete work in Houston. As a lead up to the 2023 NCAA Men’s Final Four, there may be business opportunities available for an assortment of industries.
Register your company to be listed as a potential vendor for the HLOC or other partners via the link below.
*Please note that inclusion within the database is not a guarantee that your company will be selected as a vendor.
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Grow with Google: Small Business Bootcamp |
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The Chamber is partnering with Grow with Google to help our members learn digital skills, grow their businesses and access free tools & resources as part of the 2022 Chamber Business Builder Series.
This is a seven-part live training series that will be hosted virtually. The Small Business Bootcamp will run on various dates throughout July and August. You can sign up for as many sessions as you like! Participate live where you can ask questions with a Google Professional Trainer. All registered participants will receive links to the recorded sessions.
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Need a recording from a prior session? Just reach out to the Chamber Office and we’ll send a link your way. |
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Corporate Partner Spotlight |
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We are proud to call H-E-B one of our Corporate Partners. The company is truly a remarkable example of what it means to give back to the community it serves. Recently, the Butt Family and H-E-B committed $10 million in funding to help with the construction of a new elementary school in Uvalde. Learn more about at https:/uvaldecisdmovingforward.org.
The company has been a tremendous Chamber partner through the years including supporting the Chamber Holiday Food Drive. Thank you, H-E-B.
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Recently leaders from the LGBTQ+ community had the opportunity to connect with Congressman Al Green. The discussion focused on work at the federal level to support LGBTQ equality.
Thank you to Congressman Green for being a champion for the LGBTQ community!
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Chamber Co-Founder, President & CEO, Tammi Wallace, along with Chamber Member, Kym Adams of The Business Team, participated in the Pride in Tech Panel hosted by the Ion Houston. The one-of-a-kind panel showcased LGBTQIA+ leaders in Texas' entrepreneurship ecosystem and focused on hurdles faced by queer and gender-diverse founders and celebrate those working to make things better for all.
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The panel was moderated by Maggie Segrich and Meredith Wheeler, Co-Founder's with Chamber Member, Sesh Coworking.
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Chamber Leadership participated in a Community Partner Reception with Corporate Partner, Bank of America. BofA is committed to supporting the communities it serves including our work at the Chamber. The company has been a longtime champion for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Chamber Co-Founder, President & CEO, Tammi Wallace, participate on a panel with Collaboration Partner, The Cannon. The panel included Jon Lambert, The Cannon, Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, PhD, with Born Global Ventures and Andrea Course, Shell Ventures. The panel talked about what makes Houston's Startup Community unique and shared insights on the growth of the innovation community in Houston over the past 5 years!
The panel event was part of the Houston Pitch Competition sponsored by Dell.
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The Chamber would love your support! Chamber Founding Member, OutSmart Magazine, has opened up voting nominations for the OutSmart Readers' Choice Awards. Voting runs through August 28th. Winners are announced in our October issue and there is a fabulous party to celebrate all of the winners!
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Thank you to our newest Corporate Partner for their support of the Chamber and the LGBTQ+ and Allied business community. Welcome! |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent technology solutions as a service. For more information, visit: www.hpe.com.
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Register for Upcoming Events! |
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There are plenty of ways to engage with the Chamber in 2022 and make some great connections! |
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The Chamber events calendar is regularly updated so check back often and keep an eye out for event announcements.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for various programming throughout the year. Click here to learn more and become a sponsor.
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Congratulations to Andrea Simonton, with Chamber Member, Mad Hat Maven, on receiving the Platinum Personal Achievement Award as a Marketing Consultant from Hermes Creative Awards, one of the oldest and largest creative competitions in the world.
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Congratulations to James Harris, Sr. Director, Diversity & Inclusion & Supplier Diversity, with Chamber Corporate Partner, H-E-B, on his recognition as a 2022 DEI Influencer from Diversity First TM.
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During Pride Month, Inaugural Member, Jumper Maybach, was selected to partner with Bud Light and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce as part of the Together In Pride campaign to support and amplify LGBTQ+ businesses.
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Theresa Strong, who is the Executive Director with nonprofit member, Bel Inizio, was recently interviewed by Ziphers. Read more about Theresa’s love of the outdoors!
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Congratulations to Alli Jarrett, owner of Harold’s Restaurant, on receiving the Texas Association’s Restauranter (TRA) of the Year for Houston and also Outstanding Restauranter for all of Texas. These TRA awards are peer nominated. Congratulations, Alli!
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Congratulations to the following Chamber members on being recognized in the Houston Chronicle "Best of the Best" for 2022! |
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Chamber Member, Sesh Coworking, was recently featured in innovation map talking about their newly opened inclusive co-working space.
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Do you have some good news to share? From time to time, the Chamber highlights significant accomplishments, big milestones and other good news about our Members and Corporate Partners. Please submit news about your member business via this form.
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Renewing Corporate Partner |
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Thank you to our Bronze Corporate Partner H-E-B who has renewed their investment. We appreciate your continued support of the Chamber!
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It’s a great time to be part of our growing and thriving community. Join today!
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Channel Highlight – YouTube
Check out the Chamber’s YouTube page for past events, resources and more.
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Other Chamber Social Media Channels |
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Also, check out the Facebook Member Group where member can post information about their organizations. Are you a new Chamber Member? Post up an intro video and let us know about you and your member organization! |
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Make sure your business is included in the online Chamber Directory where the community finds LGBTQ+ supportive businesses. Show your support and get more visibility for your business in the LGBTQ+ community!
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses |
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Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce www.houstonlgbtchamber.com
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