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Speakers & Facilitators
- Aaron Einfeld, PhD
- Adam Dee
- Aida Dismondy
- Al Vanderberg
- Al Vanderberg
- Alberto Garza
- Alex Belding
- Ali Anderson
- Alison Mast
- Allie Walker
- Amanda Hentsch
- Amy Lee
- Amy Rencher
- Amy Taylor
- Ana Espinoza
- Ana Gonzalez
- Ana Ramirez-Saenz
- Anderson Da Silva & Sarah Marley
- Andrea Poulopoulos
- Andres J. Ortiz-Estevez
- Andy Havemeier
- Andy Johnston
- Angela Thompkins
- Angie Barksdale
- Angie Stewart
- Anna Baeten
- Araceli Hernández
- Art Betancourt
- Arts Marketplace
- Arturo Alfaro
- Ashlea Souffrou
- Ashleigh Draft
- Ashleigh E. Draft
- Ashley Diersch
- Barbara Rapaport
- Ben Borisch
- Ben Greene
- Ben Rupp
- Bev Thiel
- Bill Culhane
- Brad Mathis
- Brad Mathis
- Brad Walsh
- Brian Calley
- Brian Hooks
- Brian Picarazzi
- Brianne Hubbard-Ross (She/Her)
- Britany Cooper
- Brooke Davis
- Brooke Oosterman
- Cameron Van Wyngarden
- Carlos Cubia
- Carlos Kulas-Dominguez
- Carlos Sanchez
- Carol Paine-McGovern
- Charles Burke
- Charles Gottschall, CPA, CMA, CSCA
- Chelsea Maralason
- Chip LaFleur
- Chris Brooks
- Chris Heileman
- Christa Klein
- Christine Simon
- Cierra Barrera
- Coby Lefkowitz
- Courtney Failer (She/Her)
- Courtney Myers-Keaton
- Courtney Myers-Keaton
- Craig D’Agostini
- Cristóbal Rodríguez
- Cynthia Peña
- D. Hollowell, BA (They/Them)
- Dan McGraw
- Dan Ribbens
- Dana Edwards (She/Her)
- Daniel Quintanilla
- Daniel Watts
- Danielle R. Brown
- Dannis Mitchell
- Darrius Barnes
- Darryl A. Elmouchi, M.D., M.B.A.
- Dave Bulkowski
- Dave Vermilye
- David Brown
- David Castro Godoy
- David Fialkow
- David LaGrand
- Dean Sternik
- DeAndre’ Harris (He/Him)
- Dee (Deanna) Rolffs (They/Them)
- Dennis Beste
- Dennis Beste
- Derrick McIver
- DL McKinney (They/Them)
- Doug DeVos
- Dr. Androni J. Henry, MMM
- Dr. Bill Pink
- Dr. Daniel Montanera
- Dr. Diana Lawson
- Dr. Khan Nedd
- Dr. Kuhelika De
- Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami
- Dr. Paul Isely
- Dr. Paul Isely
- Dr. Paul Isely
- Dr. Philomena Mantella
- Dr. Rima Shah, MBA
- Dr. Shaq Anthony
- Dr. Sommer Jabbar-Pearson
- Dr. Tova Sanders
- Drew Sorenson
- Eirann Betka-Pope (They/Them)
- Ekta Rajgarhia
- Elaina Ryskamp
- Elena Morales
- Elisa Rodriguez
- Emily Griffen
- Emily Reed (She/Her)
- Emily Smith
- Eric Winstorm
- Eric Winstrom
- Erin Fisk
- Ernestine Lyons
- Eunice Lopez-Martin
- Eva Aguirre Cooper
- Eva Aguirre Cooper
- Eva Alexander
- Evan Mathison
- Evelyn Esparza-Gonzalez
- Faye Richardson-Green
- Floriza Genautis
- Gabriel Grant
- Gabriel Grant
- Gary Carey
- Geoffrey Miller
- Gilda Gisela Gely, PhD
- Gina Thorsen
- Glenn Stevens Jr.
- Gracie Xavier (She/Her)
- Greg McNeilly
- Greg McNeilly
- Greg Rios
- Hannah Naltner
- Hilary Doe
- Isaac Aoki (He/Him)
- Isabel López-Slattery
- Isabel Medellín
- Jacey Shachter
- Jack Dillon
- Jacqui Dolce
- Jamerson Ries
- James Blanchard
- James Byl
- James Peacock III
- Jamie Martinez D’Agostino
- Jan Harrington Davis, MBA, CLRP
- Jan van der Woerd
- Jane Gietzen
- Jared Fleisher
- Jay Ahmed
- Jeff Connolly
- Jeff Donofrio
- Jeff Lumpp
- Jeff Sorensen (He/Him)
- Jeff Wyatt
- Jen Crowley
- Jen Crowley
- Jen Pascua
- Jennifer Johnson
- Jennifer Price
- Jenny Waugh
- Jeran Culina
- Jeran Culina
- Jeremy Burgin
- Jeremy Cosby
- Jeremy Dutcher
- Jessi Goldner
- Jessi Goldner
- Jessica Gutowski-Slaydon
- Jim Williams
- Jocelyn Barnes aka Goldie (She/They)
- Jodi van Haren
- Joe Dyer
- Joe Hune
- Joe Jones
- Joe Matthews
- Joel Hondorp
- John Bitely
- John Cherry
- John Engler
- John Helmholdt
- John Parker
- John Tuttle
- Johnny Brann, Jr.
- Jonathan Noble
- Jordoun Eatman
- Jordoun Eatman (He/Him)
- Joseph Malone
- Josh Kooistra
- Joshua Lunger
- Joshua Lunger
- Judd Herzer
- Julie Cullen
- Julie Leonard
- Julie Parks
- Julius Suchy
- Kailyn Hamm
- Kaira Williams (She/Her)
- Kara Wood
- Kate Wezeman
- Kayla Benda (She/Her)
- Kelly Plawinski
- Kelly Springer
- Ken Bogard
- Kerry Ebersole Singh
- Kevin Jackson
- Kevinn Donovan, CCCA
- Kim Blackburn
- Kim Koeman
- Kristin Beltzer
- Kristin Ekkens
- Kristina Ko
- Kyle Van Andel
- LaSandra Gabby
- Latesha A. Lipscomb, JD
- Latricia Trice
- Laura Hopson
- Laura Longstreet
- Laura Sullivan
- Laurel Romanella
- Lauren Davis
- Lauren DeHaan Brennan
- Lauren Snyder
- Lauren Snyder
- Lauren Stielstra
- Lauren VanKeulen
- Lindsey Reames
- Linus De Paoli
- Lisa Brown
- Lisa Cooper
- Lisa M. Perhamus, Ph.D.
- Lisa Posthumus Lyons
- Lisa Sabourin
- Liz Keegan (She/Her)
- Liza Alvarez
- Loanna Abreu, MA, LLP
- Lynne Ferrell-Robinson
- Maegan Frierson
- Maleika Joubert Brown, Ed.S
- Malissa Moore
- Mandice McAllister
- Marc Eichenbaum
- Marcus Jackson
- Marcy McMahon
- María Cristina Aldana
- Maria Erazo
- María Fernanda Gómez
- María Marquez
- Mariah Manuel-Berry
- Mark Dantonio
- Mark Washington
- Marlo McCutcheon
- Mary DeYoung
- Mary Kay Murphy
- Mary Rosser
- Matt Hall
- Matt Sweda
- Meena Ariagno
- Meena Ariagno
- Meg Goebel
- Megan Erskine
- Megan Rydecki
- Melina Sinigos (She/Her)
- Melissa Boughner
- Meredith Bronk
- Meredith Bronk
- Micalah Suser
- Michael Fleck
- Michael Genord, M.D., M.B.A.
- Michael Van Houten
- Michelle Behrenwald, C.P.A., C.G.M.A.
- Michelle LaJoye-Young
- Michelle Rabideau
- Miguel Moreno
- Mike Bishop
- Mike Jasperson
- Mike Larsson
- Milinda Ysasi
- Milinda Ysasi
- Miriam Andrade Cuevas
- Misti Lynn Stanton
- Mita Fitzjohn
- MJ Creutz (She/Her)
- Monica Steimle-App
- Monica Steimle-App
- Natalie Drew (She/Her)
- Natalie Stewart Mitchell
- NaTasha Brown (She/Her)
- Nate Beene
- Nate Beene
- Neil Bradley
- Nelson Sanchez
- Nick Gates
- Nicole Aboudib
- Nicole Reed
- Noah Schneider
- Noele Stith
- Nohemi Herrera
- Oh, Hello Co. Paper + Gifts and Courage & Soar
- Olivia Lanctot
- Omar Cuevas
- Ovell Barbee
- Ovell Barbee
- Ovell Barbee, Jr.
- Pam Parriott
- Paola Mendivil
- Pat Outman
- Paul Keifer
- Rebekah Bakker
- Rena Dam
- Renida Clark
- Rev. Katherine Lee Baker
- Reyna Masko
- Rick Albin
- Rick Baker
- Rick Baker
- Rick Baker
- Rob Hughes
- Rob Hughes
- Robert Heath, Sr.
- Robert Roth
- Robert W. Roth
- Robin Burns
- Rodney Savage
- Rosalynn Bliss
- Roya Bruce (She/Her)
- Ruben Ramos
- Ryan Kilpatrick
- Ryan Kilpatrick
- Ryan Kilpatrick
- Ryan Pisciotta
- Sam Cummings
- Sandy Bloem
- Sandyvel Polanco
- Saniya Khare
- Sara Knoester
- Sarah Marilyn
- Sarah Szurpicki
- Scott Veine
- Scott Veine
- Sean Egan
- Sean Gehle
- Seiarra Schrum
- Senita Lenear
- Shamus O’Keefe
- Shane Napper
- Shannon Cohen
- Shariem Saterfield
- Sharon E. Smith, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W.
- Shawn Perdue
- Sierra Hatfield
- Stan Greene
- State Rep. Kristian Grant
- State Rep. Luke Meerman
- State Rep. Stephen Wooden
- Stella Michael
- Stephen Kepley
- Stephen L. Anderson
- Steve A. Palazzolo (He/Him)
- Tammarie Arsulowicz
- Tanya Ross
- Tarah Carnahan
- TaRita Johnson
- Tasha Blackmon
- Teia Gates-Hudgins
- Tenisa Frye
- Thelma Ensink
- Thelma Ensink
- Thelma Ensink
- Theresa Vickers
- Thom Giguere
- Thomas Slikkers
- Tiffany Benham (She/Her)
- Timothy L. Williams
- Tina Alonzo
- Tina Freese Decker, M.H.A., M.S.I.E., F.A.C.H.E.
- Todd Custer
- Tricia Keith
- Val Lego
- Valeria Scheid Zamora
- Victoria Olson (She/Her)
- Vivian TerMaat
- Wayne Bersano (He/Him)
- Wende Randall
- Will McDermott
- William Beecroft M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A.
- Winnie Brinks
- Yadira Garza
- Zach Verhulst
- Zoey O’Brien (She/Her)
Event Series
- ATHENA
- Breakfast with Legislators
- Business Exchange Series
- Business Growth Workshop
- Business Ownership
- Chamber 101
- Chamber Happy Hour
- Chamber Issues Forum
- Elevate
- First Friday Update
- Latina Connect
- Lead Up
- Leadership Lesson Breakfast
- Leadership Transformed
- OutPro
- Talent & Human Resource Programs
- Town Hall
- West Michigan Minority Contractors
- Women in Leadership
Events
- 10th Annual Celebrate the Harvest
- 37th Annual ATHENA Awards Celebration
- ATHENA Leadership Forum
- Beyond Benefits – Wellness That Makes Work Better
- BloomAwards
- Breakfast With Legislators
- Breakfast With Legislators
- Business Acquisition: From Search to Purchase
- Business Exchange Breakfast
- Business Exchange Breakfast
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Exchange Luncheon
- Business Growth Workshop
- Business Growth Workshop
- Business Growth Workshop: Outgrow: How to Increase Your Sales by 17%
- Business Transition: From Value Building to Exit Strategies
- Chamber 101
- Chamber 101
- Chamber 101
- Chamber Happy Hour
- Chamber Happy Hour
- Chamber Happy Hour
- Chamber Happy Hour
- Chamber Happy Hour
- Chamber Happy Hour
- Chamber Issues Forum
- Chamber Issues Forum
- Chamber Issues Forum: Childcare & Public Spaces for Public Good
- Create Great Leaders Annual Party
- Emerging Leaders Fall Cohort Kickoff
- Ending Homelessness: A Celebration of Impact
- First Friday Update
- First Friday Update
- First Friday Update
- First Friday Update
- First Friday Update
- First Friday Update
- From Blocked To Bold: Leading Yourself Forward Workshop
- Grand Rapids Candidate Forum
- HR Together West Michigan
- Latina Connect
- Latina Connect: Craft Your Digital Brand
- Leadership Lesson Breakfast
- LeadUp Fall Cohort Kickoff
- Making It Work: The Essentials for Professional Women
- Opening Day Season 2026- Plant Sale
- OutPro Forum
- OutPro Forum
- Revive & Thrive’s Miles for Meals 5K
- Small Business Week Kickoff
- Talent & Human Resources Summit
- Talent & Human Resources Workshop
- Talent & Human Resources Workshop
- Talent & Human Resources Workshop: Inclusive Collaboration
- The Chamber Open
- The Learning Experience Grand Opening – Bubbles’ Big Circus
- West Michigan CEO Summit
- West Michigan Housing Summit
- West Michigan Minority Contractors
- West Michigan Minority Contractors
- WomanUp & Celebrate Grand Rapids
- Women In Leadership Fall Cohort Kickoff