The ROCC Pod: Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce

We figured that after 13 great Royal Oak Chamber guests, we should take an episode to go straight to the source - the Chamber itself.  Executive Director Shelly Kemp joins us today. We hear about Shelly's background - what made her unique in Key West, and how an earthquake brought her home from California. We also learn about the Chamber, its wonderful staff, and why it's sometimes considered the...

After losing their 2020-2021 season to the pandemic, Stagecrafters is returning to Royal Oak and about to start this year's schedule.  Today, we are joined by marketing manager Erin McKay. After learning about Erin's background, we jump into the 2021 schedule, which opens with "Don't Drink The Water" September 17th.  We also discuss the season's other shows, including Cinderella, A Midsummer Night...

Kurt Pfister has quite a life story, spanning a radius of 5,000 miles.  He was born in Miami, moved to Detroit as a kid, and left to go to school at the University of Hawaii.   Kurt tells us how a hobby of creating T-shirts  became his full time career, how he kept white t-shirts white while living with college students, and why on Earth he left Hawaii weather for Michigan's. Once he came back to...

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light The Night is back in person this year!  Anne Bradley of LLS joins us today to talk about the many ways to get involved.  The event will be September 30th in Hart Plaza (with a virtual component for those who are more comfortable).  Anne walks us through the return of this amazing event. All of us know someone touched by cancer.  Thanks to the Leukemia and...

With so much change and upheaval in the workforce since the start of the pandemic, we needed to turn to an expert.  Today we welcome Angela Buccellato of the Resume Rescue to cover all aspects of job seeking! Angela says when you're job hunting, to avoid the "spray and pray" approach.  And she explains how to be more targeted with your search.   Part of this is networking - LinkedIn, alumni networ...

Matt Lifter has been working with cars ever since doing detailing work in high school.   He actually had to tow a customer's vehicle just prior to our scheduled interview, so he joined us from the road. Matt takes us through his journey from the music business back to cars, his founding of Motor City Auto Spa, and some of the more exotic vehicles he's seen, worked on, and even owned! We cover ever...

As we hit the middle of June, Mike Twydell of TwyFit Personal Fitness is our guest today on the ROCC Pod. Mike's got a fascinating story, going from an out-of-shape smoker in college to participating in professional bodybuilding competitions.  He tells us how he made that change, and how he eventually found his calling in the field of personal training. Mike knows that personal training is not som...

Today, we are thrilled to have Denise Brooks-Williams, CEO of Henry Ford Health System's North Market.  This fall, Henry Ford will be opening a new state-of-the-art medical center just south of 11 Mile and east of Main Street. Denise walks us through what services will be available at the new medical center, including primary care, specialty services, 2 ORs, several procedure rooms, and more. In t...

If there's a computer or tech problem, chances are Mike Piskie of Mr. Tech Medic has seen it before.  He joins us today for a conversation that ranges from computers to camping, and everything in between. Mike shares his passion for creativity in web design, and how it balances the analytical part of being an IT specialist.  And you know we had to ask him about some of the wackier tech problems he...

Davaughnu Banks has been in the marketing world for 20 years.  After time at Eastern Michigan University and Michigan State, this native Canadian worked in the corporate sector, He spent time in automotive but also worked for large clients like Apple. Davaughnu's passion for marketing eventually led him to create his own firm, Envision Brand Marketing, where he developed his three-pronged approach...

Today, Jon, Lisa, Andrea, and Trish are joined by Leah Diderichs of the American Lung Association - a group that, as you may imagine, has had a very busy year. The American Lung Association's mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.  There are many ways they do this - and one is coming up May 23rd- the Fight for Air Climb .  Leah walks us through the event's h...

Today, we find ourselves turning the calendar from National Disabilities Awareness Month (March) to Autism Awareness Month (April).  Our team thought it would be the perfect time to meet Michelle O'Connor Teklinski, who has just joined the Judson Center. Michelle tells us how the pandemic brought her home to Metro Detroit and the perfect opportunity at Judson Center.  Then, we get into a discussio...

Nick Moritz was actually living in China when COVID-19 started.  He quickly came home to Michigan, and of course the pandemic followed.  While overseas,  he saw expensive "foot door openers" that had to be drilled into expensive industrial doors. Nick figured he could create a similar product here, but using adhesives instead of expensive drilling.  He soon teamed up with 3D printing expert Cliff...

In our first episode our hosts - Jon Gay, Lisa Bibbee, Trish Carruth, and Andrea Arndt - are joined by Jill Gleba, wealth advisor Gleba and Associates  - they make wealth simple. Jill really cares about the psychology of investing - and why we do the things we do.  We start the podcast with a question from Jill - why is money important to you ? In addition, we cover what we learned -and didn't lea...

Welcome to the ROCC Pod - a chance for members of the Royal Oak (Michigan) Chamber of Commerce to get to know one another on a personal basis.  In our trailer, meet our cohosts: Jon Gay from JAG in Detroit Podcasts - http://www.jagindetroit.com/ Trish Carruth from The Personal Jeweler - https://www.thepersonaljeweler.com/ Lisa Bibbee from Keller Williams - http://soldbylisab.com/ Andrea Arndt of D...