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How to Use Clubhouse for Your Business | Melissa Litchfield of Litchfield Media Co.

You've probably heard a lot of buzz surrounding the new audio-only social media platform called Clubhouse. Companies and solopreneurs have been leveraging the platform to gain new leads and new customers. So how do you go about doing that for YOUR business and work? We are thrilled to have digital media and advertising genius, Melissa Kay Litchfield of Litchfield Media, present at this Wednesday's Lunchtime Topic. She'll share how you can utilize Clubhouse for your business to maximize visibility and exposure while generating leads and landing clients. About Melissa: Melissa Litchfield is a 33-year-old, southern California native, currently living in Savannah, Georgia. For the past 5 years, she’s been helping online entrepreneurs market themselves online with paid and organic traffic. She owns Litchfield Media Co, a digital advertising company that helps small businesses and entrepreneurs skyrocket their impact and revenue. And she lives with her husband (who serves in the US Coast Guard) and her three-year-old daughter, Madeline. Learn more about the Creative Coast: https://www.thecreativecoast.org/.

Intentional Leadership | Erik Reagan of Focus Lab

Erik Reagan is passionate about people and learning. As the Partner and CEO of a renowned design firm located in Savannah, he has learned a thing or two about team leadership since he co-founded Focus Lab in 2010. One of the utmost priorities and core values of the Focus Lab team is “People over profits” (read more on that here), a standard he and the Focus Lab team strive to hold one another to and improve upon continually. In this Lunchtime Topic, Erik will share what he has learned about being a leader and how to best serve your team and customers in a way that is intentional and impactful. About Erik: Erik’s career has been an evolution from musician, to developer, to entrepreneur. He has a variety of interests these days, but what ties them all together is a hunger to learn how and why things work. What was once “How does this chord progression work?” turned into “How does a dependable website get built?” and eventually became “What does it take to build and sustain a great company?” Chances are if you’ve spoken to Erik for any length of time you’ve heard him talk about his family. His beautiful wife and kids are his world and it does not take long to discover that. He is a huge proponent of being intentional with time and keeping work at work. (His wife thinks that’s pretty cool.) He has the pleasure and privilege of leading a wonderful team at the brand agency, Focus Lab. https://erikreagan.com/ Learn more at https://thecreativecoast.org/.

Know Your Numbers | Ned Duffy of SCORE Savannah

When it comes to running a startup, understanding your numbers is the most important element. Ned Duffy will lead this Lunchtime Topic on knowing your numbers. About Ned: Ned is retired from a successful 42-year career in commercial banking. He moved here to Savannah in 2018 and immediately volunteered for SCORE. Ned is now the Treasurer of the award-winning Savannah Chapter and is a certified Mentor specializing in all things financial and budgeting as well as overall business plan development. He has experience with a broad spectrum of business industries and is skilled in areas of commercial real estate management and development. Learn more at https://thecreativecoast.org/.

Lunchtime Topic ft David Harper of The Advisory Alliance

David Harper is owner and Managing Principal of The Advisory Alliance, the oldest leadership consultancy in the Creative Coast, Lowcountry, and quite likely east of Atlanta. Over the last 17 years, David and The Advisory Alliance have worked with regional, national, and international clients, advising and coaching numerous leaders in a wide cross‐section of industries, companies, and organizations. From that, he has a few things he’d like his children and others to know as they navigate their careers. Learn more at https://www.creativecoast.org.

Lunchtime Topic ft Tanita Daniels

Time to finalize your business financials for 2020 & make sure numbers are accurate. Tanita Daniels, Founding Owner of StraightPoint Accounting Solutions LLC will guide us through the process at this Thursday's Lunchtime Topic. If you are a new business/startup, join us! If you know a business that needs help with this, please share with them! Our online Lunchtime Topics are free and open to the public. Learn more at https://thecreativecoast.org/.

Lunchtime Topic ft. Blake Ellis

This week's Lunchtime Topic: How to Position an eCommerce Store for Best Results During the Holiday Sales from Blake Ellis of CommerceV3. Buckle up! We’re going to cover twelve months of traffic-building goodness during this Lunchtime Topic. About Blake: Blake is the Founder and CEO of CommerceV3 and a long-time Savannah entrepreneur and tech enthusiast. He founded CommerceV3 back in 2000 as a more efficient alternative to Yahoo!Store for large merchants. It’s grown ever since! Learn more at https://thecreativecoast.org/

Lunchtime Topic ft. Shannon Lowery: Creating Compelling Content & Humanizing Brand Voice

We are excited to have Shannon Lowery of Visit Savannah lead tomorrow's virtual Lunchtime Topic on Creating Compelling Content & Humanizing Brand Voice! About Shannon: Shannon is the Content and Social Media Manager for Visit Savannah, where she manages both leisure and non-leisure social media efforts. She also assists with editorial content for VisitSavannah.com and spearheads the emerging and innovative creative campaign strategies. Most recently, Shannon appears as the talent in the “Hunter” series and hosts Visit Savannah’s new Podcast, “Savannah, Georgia: Anything But Ordinary.” Shannon has presented on social media best practices at Geekend 2019, Buy Local Savannah and #TourismChat live broadcasts, as well as the Winter Chautauqua 2020 and the annual eTourism Summit conferences. You can usually find Shannon romping around historic Savannah with one of her foster dogs or performing in local theatre productions. Learn more about Visit Savannah at https://www.visitsavannah.com. Learn more about The Creative Coast at https://www.thecreativecoast.org.

Lunchtime Topic ft. Zeek Coleman

Big Data’ is a convoluted catchphrase that makes something fairly simple, seem overly complex. Tune in as Zeek Coleman explains, in simple terms, what data is available, what you can learn from it, and how to leverage it to benefit your business. About Zeek: Zeek Coleman is the Director of Data Intelligence for Visit Savannah, leading their data strategies for the last decade. He’s a thought leader, marketing guru, and frequent speaker at industry conferences. Learn more at https://thecreativecoast.org

Lunchtime Topic with Sandy Mentzel: How to Find Out What Your Customers Are Searching For

Do you struggle with finding content ideas? Do you wish you had a crystal ball that could tell you exactly what your target audience is searching for? Watch Sandy Mentzel, Digital Marketing Specialist and Founder of Social Media Breakfast Savannah, share her 5 tips for finding out what people really want to know. Learn more at https://www.thecreativecoast.org

Lunchtime Topics ft David Zendzian

David Zendzian is responsible for building secure programs that keep business and consumer information safe. In this talk, he will discuss security considerations for businesses in a modern container application lifecycle. About David: David has over 30 years of Information Technology and Security experience and is a member of the VMware Tanzu Strategic and Executive Advisory Team as an Executive Technical Advisor for Compliance and Security. David came to VMware/Pivotal from a stealth startup bank where he was CISO responsible for building the complete security program for a startup FDIC regulated bank. Before the bank startup, David was co-founder of ZZ Servers a provider of hybrid cloud managed security and hosting focusing on businesses needing PCI, HIPAA and other security solutions. David saw the need to create ZZ Servers after spending years as a PCI QSA and Penetration tester working with companies such as Virgin Mobile, Williams Sonoma, Wells Fargo Bank, US Marine Corps and Kayak.com. As an industry leader David also gives his time back and volunteers with and speaks at industry events such as Security BSides and is co-founder and Board member of Security BSides Charleston a 501c3 just finishing it’s 7th year providing information security training to the local Charleston community.