Interested in sharing your knowledge with other businesses in the area?  Consider being a speaker in the Chamber Speakers Bureau.  The Chamber Speakers Bureau is a directory of Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce members willing to speak on a variety of topics. The following is a listing featuring names, contact information and presentation topics. If you would like to be added to this list, please contact Pam McConeghy at pamm@brightoncoc.org or 810-227-5086.

Personal Assistance and Concierge

• For Realtors: What to do with all the stuff: How to get your client's home in MLS faster. 
• Downsizing with dignity: What should stay with family and what should be sold?
• Turst Officers/CPA's/Estate Attorneys & Financial Advisors: What to do with all the stuff: Asset Management the way you really want it.
• Why is Coaching important: Making your leap to the level you've been chasing.
• Open Book Management: How sharing info helped all my team begin to think like owners.

Bio: A resident of Ann Arbor since 1991, Sharon graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994 and was once voted “Worst Waitress in Ann Arbor.” She lives with her husband, a professional photographer, and their cat, Miss Olive. Sharon has done scores of television and radio interviews and has been featured in many publications and websites, including The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, Ann Arbor News, Women’s Day, Crain’s Business Detroit, Forbes.com, and MichiganInnovators.com. The Ann Arbor Business Review named The Betty Brigade one of the Ten Growing Companies to Watch in Ann Arbor. Sharon has also won awards from The ATHENA Foundation, The Tuck School of Business and Women Business Owners of Southeast Michigan.

Disaster Preparedness & Risk Management

• How to prepare for a disaster.
• Emergency preparedness.
• Property damage? What’s next and how should I handle the process?
• Mold – What to look for (causes) and what you should do if you suspect mold.

Bio: Michelle has 10 years of experience in property restoration and emergency preparedness.

Fitness

• Fitness That Sticks
• Office Fit
• Core Focus
• Strong in your own Skin
• Fitness Fundamentals

IT for Small to Medium Businesses/Education Market

• Interactive Boards
• WiFi
• Documents in the Cloud
• Email Options
• Managed Networks
• General Office Technology

Local Human Services

Marketing and Branding

• In business you MUST be different, or you will be lost. My method, The Gal Friday Method, will help business owners stand out and be successful in their own way, using their own unique story. I will give away tools during the speaking engagements.

Website Design and Development/Blogging

• Website Design and Development – Current trends, strategy, search engine optimization, what to include (call to actions and opt-ins), turning visitors into customers
• Blogging – Program on the why, how, what, where and when of blogging to draw traffic to your website and increase your online presence