The Business Leadership Council met on July 24th to review Chamber growth, share updates, and discuss new ideas. With membership now at 300 and strong engagement across events and digital platforms, the group explored ways to expand chapter events, networking opportunities, and business programming. Stay tuned for more chamber growth in Q4!

Special thanks for their contributions goes to Mayor Ben Holbert of Woodmere, Mayor David Smith of North Randall, Mayor Matt Burke of Garfield Heights, and Geoff Englebrecht, Economic Development Director of Maple Heights, as well as CuyEast Board members Faith Boone of Boone Logic and Bonny Bird of Bonny Bird State Farm Insurance. Also contributing were BLC members Janice Tubbs from the City of Garfield Heights; Erius Kyles-Watson and Laneda Reed from Dollar Bank; Ilasha Jackson from First National Bank; Chelsea Pastore from First Federal Lakewood; Raquel Crawford from The New RC Insurance, and Steve Petti, ED of the Cuyahoga East Chamber of Commerce.

The next BLC meeting is set for October 8, 2025. Interested in becoming a member of the Business Leadership Council? Contact us at connect@cuyeast.org.