The Greater Memphis Chamber is proud to announce its Young Professionals Council (YPC) 2021 executive board. The board is composed of 12 emerging leaders from various industries who are driven to engage young professionals in the Greater Memphis region with opportunities to connect and learn from local leaders as well as build relationships with likeminded individuals who are ambitious about moving Memphis forward.
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Sylvester Tate is the President & CEO of Tate Computer Systems. The company has a retail location on Hacks Cross that services Windows and Apple Computers. TCSi is the only Apple Authorized Service provider in the Memphis area. TCSi also has a B2B division that remotely manages companies’ networks and is a value-added reseller for many major brands.
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This year, the Greater Memphis Chamber is excited to announce its two new co-chairs of the Women’s Business Council: Kandace Stewart, Senior Director of External Affairs and Business Operations for the Memphis Grizzlies, and Paige Walkup, President and Founding Partner of Caissa Public Strategy.
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Dan Weddle is the President & CEO of ProTech Services Group, Inc. The talent acquisition and technology services firm is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. When first founded, the company focused on IT staffing. It later expanded into offering IT support services, a side of the business which has grown dramatically. With 115 employees, ProTech is now one of the largest IT support teams in the region. Their clients are some of the most prominent companies headquartered in Memphis, such as FedEx, The Juice Plus+ Company, IMC Companies, and several smaller companies.
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This is a special contribution by Duncan Williams Asset Management. If you would like to submit your own contribution, email Greater Memphis Chamber Director of Communications Ryan Poe.
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Jack Straton is the Chief Financial Officer for Stratas Foods LLC, a supplier of fats, oils, mayonnaise, dressings and sauces to foodservice, food ingredients and retail private label markets in North America. Stratas operates two facilities locally — a corporate headquarters on Goodlett Farms Parkway in Cordova and a research and quality center in Bartlett — plus 8 manufacturing sites spread throughout the U.S. Jack says innovative ideas germinate in the Bartlett facility, where researchers develop new products, and invite customers to test their oils, dressings, and sauces. [Read more…] about MEET THE CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE: JACK STRATON
Eric Epperson is Senior Director and Chief of Staff, Global Communications and Corporate Marketing, at Medtronic PLC. Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device company, develops a range of devices from stents and pacemakers to brain implants and insulin pumps.
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Briggette Green is the co-founder and CEO of TopCat Masonry Contractors, LLC, a licensed and award-winning general contractor specializing in brick, block, rock, glass block, pre-cast and stone masonry services established with her husband Robert in their Whitehaven home more than 25 years ago. With the motto “brick by brick, we build your tomorrow” TopCat has constructed numerous schools, hotels, business complexes and retail stores, and counts among its previous projects the renovation of Hotel Chisca and the construction of Beale Street Landing, Hattiloo Theatre, Douglass High School, and the LeMoyne-Owen College dorms. Current projects include the UTHSC apartments and the Georgette and Cato Johnson YMCA in Whitehaven. 
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Over the next several weeks, we’re shining a spotlight on brokers who are offering level-funded health coverage to the Chamber’s small business members. Brokers can apply to be featured — here, on social media, and in our weekly newsletter — by emailing Rob Recker here.
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Over the next several weeks, we’re shining a spotlight on brokers who are offering level-funded health coverage to the Chamber’s small business members. Brokers can apply to be featured — here, on social media, and in our weekly newsletter — by emailing Rob Recker here.
In the upcoming weeks, we’re shining a spotlight on brokers who are offering level-funded health coverage to the Chamber’s small business members. Brokers can apply to be featured — here, on social media, and in our weekly newsletter — by emailing Rob Recker here.
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