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Get Inspired Series Highlights

Amanda Ellis

Dipped Fresh

Dipped Fresh is a gourmet catering and online dessert company growing quickly through support from the Chamber's African American Business Development program. Some of their specialties include chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate covered bacon. For more on Dipped Fresh or to order, visit dippedfresh.com.


Leadership Chattanooga

In this installment of Get Inspired, Leadership Chattanooga participants share stories of the personal and professional growth they've experienced through this program. Find out more about Leadership Chattanooga here.


Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy

Dr. Elaine Swafford, Director of Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (CGLA), talks about the impact of the Chamber’s school-to-work programs alongside a CGLA student. Learn more about CGLA at cglaonline.com.


Headlight Renew Doctor

Starting with a vision and now operating in countries all across the world, Headlight Renew Doctor's Chris Watts shares his business story which includes starting in our INCubator. 


Green’s Eco Build & Design

Green’s Eco Build & Design offers sustainable, competitively priced building supply and home improvement products. Learn more at www.greens.build/.


Adamson Developers

Family business Adamson Developers looks to the future of sustainable building and affordable housing. Check out this installment in our Get Inspired series for a business story rooted in history and giving back. Learn more at adamsondevelopers.com.


Thrive 2055

Connie Vaughan, McKee Foods, and John Bridger, Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency, discuss transportation in our region, one of Thrive 2055’s focal points. More on Thrive here

Other Topics

The Chamber’s Protégé and Leadership programs get leaders thinking about the city’s future—and how they can be part of its growth. Attracting and retaining top talent requires more than offering competitive salaries, benefits, and fun perks. It means creating opportunities…

At Tiny Tigers Learning Center, LaShon Carter makes sure everyone gets an education. LaShon Carter has always been an educator at heart. But she never imagined it would take the shape of childcare. Carter grew up around daycare, watching her…

Over the last 12 months, Shappi - a three-year-old startup - has delivered more than $5 million in products to more than 300 locations and thousands of customers in South America. Described as the logistics-travel equivalent of Uber or Airbnb,…

A Brickyard engineer’s journey from Sudan to the Scenic City Brickyard, Chattanooga’s booming venture capital firm on the Southside, is a beehive of activity. But if you were to visit it on any given day, one of the things you…

In 2023, Austin Beveridge bought a house in Tahoe. Less than a year later, he needed to sell it when life changed unexpectedly.  He called the realtor who helped him buy the place.   "They weren’t nearly as good at selling,"…

Behind every major economic advancement is a story of strategy, collaboration, and vision. For Chattanooga, Novonix’s decision to invest $1 billion in expanding its battery manufacturing operations was far more than a business deal. It was the result of years…

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