The Chamber Link

Our Bay Area: July 'Cinco' Mixer, Business Tradeshow, and Connections Networking Game

Not only does The Chamber Link tell you about great Chamber events, but we attend them as well! Below is a round-up of the events we were at this past week. Make sure you check out the links below for pictures and additional details.

This week's, Our Bay Area reporter is by Carissa Weintraub, Media Services Manager.

Wednesday, July 13, was a July 'Cinco' Mixer in Lafayette. Guess how many chambers sponsored the mixer? FIVE! Who were they? Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga, Walnut Creek, and the Hispanic Chamber.

< Robin D. Fox, social media coach, trainer & workshop leader

The Veterans Memorial Building in Lafayette was a great venue for such a large gathering.

The food was exceptional, provided by Fraiche Catering .

Building Manager Ed Stevenson says the event also raised "Half a Barrel full" of donations for Project Marine Care, supporting our troops overseas!
< Warren Boschin did a great job as MC!
Lots of great prizes - The Chamber Link's David won a bottle of wine! - provided by No Trace Shredding

While David
(my dad and The Chamber Link founder)
was attending the mixer in Lafayette, I was lucky enough to go to the Pleasanton Business Tradeshow & Mixer, hosted by Faz and the Four Points Sheraton Hotel .





Patrick Moore, T-Mobile &
Christina Vernon, T-Mobile >

With over twenty showcased businesses and several hundred attendees, it was a networking success.


< Leon Gundersen, Select Imaging

The event was held in the outside courtyard & gardens in a beautiful, intimate setting. It would be a great place for a romantic dinner for two or even a wedding rehearsal dinner.


Steve Costello, Esq, CPA,
Bob Tucknott, Tucknott Electric Co.,
Jeff Leuchi, Proforma >

On Thursday, I had a blast getting to meet and chat with women at a networking event hosted at Holy Names University in Oakland

The East Bay Women in Business Roundtable



<Annie Wenzel, Holy Names University & Amanda Medina, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber

The East Bay Women in Business Roundtable (as part of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber) sponsored the event where we sat at tables and gave our 'elevator speech' to five other people. We then mixed it up twice more and did it again with another table. Of course, there was also time to network the more traditional way of mix and mingle

Jaynelle Bell, ACN Rep, Realtor >

Personally, I loved the easy facilitation of talking to five people at once. I'd do this kind of event again in a heartbeat.