Quick 5 with the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Podcast CoHost Kylie McLaughlin interviewed Chris Gold of Chris Gold Honey! We talk with Chris about every aspect of his business. We find out what got him started raising honey bees, what kind of care goes into maintaining multiple hives, as well as how and when to harvest the honey! We also learn about the other aspect of Chris's business...

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Podcast CoHost Kylie McLaughlin interviewed Kristie Ashley, Sales and Marketing Manager at Anaerobe Energy and Miguel Lopez, Anaerobe Energy's Production Manager! Anaerobe energy was born of innovation that happened at Anaerobe Systems. We learn all about the accidental discovery that lead to the creation of Anaerobe Energy; the ways in whi...

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Podcast CoHost Kylie McLaughlin interviewed Tereza Chattmon, Vice President of Business Development Solutions for Slingshot Connections. we discuss the ways they support businesses by helping to fill open positions, providing pay roll services and apprenticeship programs. They also work with individuals on helping them find the right job for th...

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Podcast CoHost Kylie McLaughlin interviewed founder and CEO of OT Park, Hiral Khatri; Dr Karen Jacobs, Associate Dean, of Digital Learning and Innovation at Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Bostin University, and Clinical Professor Program Director; and Alyson Stover , Director of Clinical Services at her clinic Capable...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Quick 5 co-host/producer Kylie McLaughlin talked with current president of Leadership Morgan Hill (and former mayor of Morgan Hill!) Steve Tate! We get a first hand account of how he first came to join Leadership and he tells us about the impact it had on him. Nick is in the current class of Leadership...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Quick 5 co-host/producer Kylie McLaughlin talked with Heather Gallegos and Christina Perez, co-owners of El Toro Tours and the brand new Morgan Hill Wine Trolley! We discuss what made them decide to start this local tourism company, what people should expect if they sign up for a tour, and how they are...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Quick 5 co-host/producer Kylie McLaughlin talked with Susan Hannah, founder and CEO of Arranged4Comfort! We talk to Susan about how she got started in the world of ergonomics, the kinds of things she's assessing when she looks at a work space, and how she can help you work in comfort and help minimi...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and Quick 5 co-host/producer Kylie McLaughlin talked with President and superintendent of Gavilan College, Dr. Pedro Avila! Gavilan College's student enrollment has reach record heights under the leadership of Dr. Avila and we wanted to find out why. We learn how Dr. Avila came to lead Gavilan College,...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce we brought back Mary Cortani of Operation Freedom Paws for a second conversation! If you haven't listened to the first episode we did with Mary back in 2022 click the link below to listen and hear a more in depth look at Operation Freedom Paws itself. For this episode we asked Mary to come in a talk to us from her perspective...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Co-chairs of this year's Health and Wellness Fair, Harpreet Vittal, a Morgan Hill Parks and Recreation Commissioner and Cricket Rubino, chair of The Senior Advisory Committee! We learn all about the history of the fair; about the ways the fair has expa...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Kathryn Rizqallah, owner and clinical director of Morgan Hill Speech! May is national speech and hearing month so we are taking this opportunity to gain insight into the world of speech pathology! We ask Kathryn how she got started as a speech language pat...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Terry Moriyama, founder & president of The Air For Paws Foundation, who provides animal resuscitation masks to emergency responders. Listen now to hear how Terry got started, how the resuscitation masks work and what kind of animals her foundation help...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce we sat down with Matthew Stein, president of The Morgan Hill Freedom Fest Foundation, and Patty Skovrin the Sponsorship Chair for the Foundation. We learned about the incredible generational legacy of the Morgan Hill Freedom Fest; the ways businesses can get involved with this historic event and the ways this event benefits Morgan...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Dr. Ron Bellistri, a Diversified Chiropractor who owns Discover Chiropractic in Morgan Hill! We learn about Dr. Bellistri's path to a career in Chiropractics; the kinds of things he is treating on a regular basis; and what the process looks like for ne...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Ernesto Escareno, the general manager at Cochrane Road Self Storage! Listen now to hear about available storage options, the different protection plans they have in place to protect your things, and new member deals like their current one for 50% off of 3...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Karen France, owner of Mainstream Boutique here in Morgan Hill! We talk over her inspiration for getting involved with the Mainstream Boutique franchise; the ways in which they keep the shop feeling local and matching the needs of their Morgan Hill cliente...

On this episode of Quick 5 with The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Alfonso Castillo, VP of Hospitality for The Leal Hospitality Group, to talk about one of the newer Leal ventures, MOHI Farm! MOHI Farm is a farm to table restaurant located in beautiful Downtown Morgan Hill on the corner of 3rd and Depot. We ask Alfonso wh...

On this episode of Quick 5, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Michael Balistreri, Business Performance Advisor for Insperity! Insperity is an HR consulting company who has been servicing the Silicon Valley for the last 38 years! On this episode we here from Michael about how he got started with Insperity, the benefit Insperity can be to a small bus...

On this episode of Quick 5, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with the people behind gmhTODAY magazine, Mike and Debbi Sanchez! We learn how they came to own the magazine, what kinds of stories they cover, and their process for writing and sourcing a piece. Debbi and Mike spend their pages highlighting the unsung and untold and it was so much fun gettin...

On this episode of Quick 5, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer/ co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Megan Hasenauer of Town Cats to talk kitty adoption and care! Town Cats is a no-kill cat shelter here in Morgan Hill that works tirelessly to care for our local feline friends who haven't found a home yet. Through talking with Megan we learn some of the things TownCats thinks everyon...

On this episode of Quick 5, Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer and co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Justin Dougherty of Amare Real Estate to talk about buying and selling here in Morgan Hill! We learned how the process starts, what kinds of things you need to be thinking about once that happens, and why he chose Morgan Hill as the community he wanted to help find homes. Listen now t...

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer / co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Francesca and Ricky Delisle, the creators and founders of the new community networking app, MySyde! The purpose of the app is to connect small business owners and service providers with the community they serve and on this episode we find out how the app fulfills that. We hear about the...

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer / co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Margaret Graham, current president of Kiwanis Morgan Hill! Listen now to hear about the Kiwanis mission to "serve the children of the world" and the ways in which they do that every day in this community. Hear about their scholarship work, their mentorship programs, and all the...

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer / co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Tim and Tammy Hurlihy, Founders, owners, and operators of Creative Manufacturing Solutions here in Morgan Hill! We learn all about the origins of the business; some of the lessons learned in the beginning years of launching the business they built together; and how now, after 17 years in...

On this episode of Quick 5 Chamber CEO Nick Gaich and podcast producer / co-host Kylie McLaughlin sat down with Jen Carrubba & Paula Rasmussen, Co-founders and owners of The Morgan Hill Yoga Collective! We learn first hand from each of them what inspired them to start this business together; the ways in which the have built a community of people through yoga; and the health benefits of things...