Reflecting on Chamber of the Year, One Year Later with Bobby White

Bobby White, Chief Government Affairs Officer at the Greater Memphis Chamber, returns to The Talk Chamber for a wide-ranging conversation about the chamber's biggest year yet. Taylor Ann and Bobby just got back from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) annual convention in New Orleans, and they open by unpacking what they took away from three days of sessions with chamber leaders from across the country — including a candid reflection on just how difficult the last several years have been for economic developers, from the pandemic to tariffs to the sudden arrival of AI.

From there, the conversation turns to the big story: Memphis's 2025 ACCE Chamber of the Year win, announced last year in Philadelphia in the largest chamber category in the country. Bobby and Taylor Ann walk through what the application and interview process actually involved

 

Taylor Ann and Bobby close by reflecting on what the Chamber of the Year recognition has meant locally — how national recognition from peer chambers helped local partners and investors see the chamber's work in a new light — and on the deeper truth behind it all: that for every headline project, there are dozens of people working behind the scenes to move a community forward.

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Greater Memphis Chamber: memphischamber.com

Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE): acce.org

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