Let's Talk Thomasville

Imagine Thomasville, a partnership between the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber and Thomasville Payroll Development Authority, will be encouraging citizens and businesses to exercise their right to vote by participating in the local election.  In this series of episodes Candidates for Council, we have interviewed Terry Scott , Scott Chastain , David Hufstetler , and Todd Mobley . Each candidate r...

Imagine Thomasville, a partnership between the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber and Thomasville Payroll Development Authority, will be encouraging citizens and businesses to exercise their right to vote by participating in the local election.  In this series of episodes Candidates for Council, we have interviewed Terry Scott , Scott Chastain , David Hufstetler , and Todd Mobley . Each candidate r...

Let's Talk Thomasville is BACK! As we return for the season of storytelling, we sat down with Rick Ivey, the Executive & Artistic Director of the Thomasville Entertainment Foundation to learn about the rich history and significance of TEF.  Learn more about the organization here: https://tefconcerts.com/ Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

In this episode, Flowers Foods tells us how it keeps its employees engaged and the company going strong for over 100 years and shares what’s underway for the future. Also learn a bit about Flowers’ Thomasville bakery, which opened in 1919 baking 500 loaves of bread a day and now produces two million pounds of bakery foods a week. Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

In this episode, we get Behind the Screens with the two Executive Producers behind Thomasville Pictures: Ryan Smith and Thomasville Native, Allen Cheney. We learn what it takes to bring these films to our small town and why they chose to set up shop here instead of Los Angeles or Atlanta. Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

If you are familiar with Thomasville, then you know that we could not share our year of Centennial Storytelling without sitting down with Mr. James 'Jack' Hadley, founder of the Jack Hadley Black History Museum and pillar of our community. We enjoyed talking with him so much that we decided to have TWO episodes to share the story of his life and how the Jack Hadley Black History Museum c...

In this episode, we continue our storytelling segment with Mr. Jack Hadley as we learn more about the businesses involved in 'The Bottom,' the current status of the Museum and the exciting new plans for the Imperial Hotel.    Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

We are so fortunate to have access to such a large and progressive healthcare system that continues to invest in our community. In this episode, we sit down with Darcy Craven, the new CEO of Archbold Medical Center, to discuss the nearly 100-year-old organization. Craven takes a deep dive into recent projects and details exciting plans for future expansion, even during the midst of a pandemic.  He...

With our iLead program gearing up, we sat down with Katie Chastain with Tisk Task, Kevin Vick of TC Federal, his daughter and former iLead Alumni, Anna Vick, to discuss her experience in the program. We were happy to learn that iLead helped kick-start her own business that has been a huge success. Click the link  to hear the full story!  Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

The City of Roses has a dynamic and fearless leader for Economic Development and her name is Shelley Zorn. In this weeks podcast, Andrea interviews Shelley to highlight industries and businesses making their way to Thomasville. Zorn is the sole employee of the Thomasville Payroll Development Authority (PDA) and has served in the position for 7 years. She has a total of 22 years’ experience in Econ...

How are you trying to win the war on talent? It seems we are all on the same page in that WE NEED WORKERS! With now hiring signs all over the place, we are focusing our time on workforce development in Thomasville and how we are trying to be as involved as possible. Click on the link below to take a listen! Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

As we celebrate 100 years of the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce, we made sure to invite one of Thomasville's voices on WPAX, Mr. Lloyd Eckberg. Mr. Lloyd served as the director of the Chamber from 1963-1989 and is one of the reasons we are here today able to share these stories. Thank you for your dedication and vision, and most importantly for 'setting the trend' for...

The Rose Show Festival has finally arrived! In honor of the festivities taking place this weekend, we invited Madison Eaton, Special Events Coordinator for the City of Thomasville, to discuss the exciting plans for the 100th Annual Rose Show & Festival of Thomasville on April 22-24th 2021. Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

Introducing our first Let's Talk Thomasville guest: Ephraim J. Rotter, the Curator for the Thomasville History Center. In this episode, we continue our series on the history of the Centennial Celebrations of Thomasville, GA this year including the Rose Show Festival, Rotary Club and the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce.  Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

In this episode, we discuss the history of the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club and the Rose Show. We imagined there were many movers and shakers in Thomasville to create these two organizations and festival that stood the test of time.  Get social with Imagine Thomasville!

In our pilot episode, we will finally unveil our big secret that we have been keeping. We will feature Andrea Collins, the Executive Director of the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce, and Shelley Zorn, the Executive Director of the Thomasville Payroll Development Authority, to help share IMAGINE THOMASVILLE is all about.  Let's Talk Thomasville will be an Imagine Thomasville podca...