Good Morning Seminole! is the Seminole County Chamber's monthly membership event, occurring on the first Thursday of each month, a select panel of speakers will present their expertise on a topic relevant to chamber members and local businesses. Since attending these events in person each month can be a commitment, we have the GMS podcast for on-the-go listening! Podcast Produced by AVL Essentials. GMS Sponsors: South Seminole Business & Storage Waste Pro The Orlando Law Group Addition Financial Genske & Co. Accounting JPMorganChase Grand Canyon University AdventHealth Verizon
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May 7, 202632 min
Central Florida Theme Parks Update!
Meet our Panelists:Walt Disney World ResortBrendan Richmond, director, Destination Universal, Universal Orlando ResortJon Peterson, park president, SeaWorld Orlando, United Parks & ResortsWe have some amazing door prizes from our panelists!Sponsors: AdventHealthVerizonOneSchoolBetter Together GroupSouth Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialDina Badra, Realtor - Dreamland RealtyGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseSeminole SCOUT by Freebeeevok advertisingdfilmk Productions
April 3, 202631 min
The Simulation and Training Industry!
Meet our Panelists:Waymon Armstrong, founder/CEO, Engineering & Computer SimulationsDolly Oberoi, CEO, C2 Technologies, Inc George E. Cheros, president & CEO, National Center for SimulationCarolina Cruz-Neira, interim director, IST/PRI, Agere Chair, Department of Computer ScienceModerator:Chairman Andria Herr, Seminole County GovernmentSponsors: South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseGrand Canyon UniversitySeminole SCOUT by FreebeeBetter Together Groupevok advertisingdfilmk ProductionsAdvent Health VerizonOne School of the Arts and Sciences
March 6, 202634 min
The Business of BBQ
Featuring:Monique Waldrop, chief marketing officer, 4RiversAnthony Alonge, area director of operations, Mission BBQKristina Gaardbo, owner, Holy City ZooModerating:Chip Colandreo, Lake Mary Life Publishing Sponsors: AdventHealthVerizonOne School of The Art and Sciences South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseGrand Canyon UniversitySeminole SCOUT by FreebeeBetter Together Groupevok advertisingDfilmK Productions
February 5, 202635 min
Manufacturing Trends!
Meet our panelists:Richard Sweat, owner/CEO, .decimal and .D MachiningKevin Dole, CEO/Founder, FutureCowChris Chambers, CEO, Serious SimulationsCandy Cole, executive director, Manufacturers Association of Central Florida (MACF)SK Sharma, process and reliability engineer, DomtarModerator:Gui Cunha, director, office of economic development and tourism, Seminole County GovernmentSponsors: South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseGrand Canyon UniversitySeminole SCOUT by FreebeeBetter Together Groupevok advertisingDfilmK
December 4, 202537 min
Scout, a new on demand public transportation service
Scout will offer residents a more flexible, responsive, and accessible public transportation option. Coming October 2025, Scout will allow riders to request shared trips through a smartphone app or by calling a dedicated phone line, providing on-demand service within defined zones across the County.Meet our Panel:Commissioner Amy Lockhart, Seminole County GovernmentJohn Janusz, vice president of economic development, FreebeeBen Pauluhn, president, Optimus Energy SolutionsAdam Stark, academic dean, Center for Computer, Digital Media & Information Technology, School of Construction, Design, Engineering & IT (CDEIT), Seminole State College of FloridaModerated by:Alan Byrd, Alan Byrd & AssociatesSponsors: South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseWestarp AI + BIGrand Canyon UniversitySeminole SCOUT by Freebe
November 6, 202531 min
The 18th Judicial Circuit
Featuring our panelists:Blaise Trettis, public defender, Eighteenth Judicial CircuitWilliam Scheiner, state attorney, Eighteenth Judicial CircuitModerated by:Jennifer Englert, managing partner at The Orlando Law GroupBlaise Trettis was elected Public Defender for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit for Brevard and Seminole counties in 2012. Mr. Trettis? commitment to serving the public is demonstrated through both his work in the legal profession and his volunteer work in a wide range of community service organizations.Mr. Trettis graduated from the University of Florida with honors with a bachelor?s degree in business administration. He then went on to graduate from Stetson University College of Law, the first law school established in the State of Florida.In 1987, Mr. Trettis moved to Brevard County where he took a job as assistant public defender. The cases he has taken to jury trial include first degree murder, and he has argued several cases before the Florida Supreme Court. He has served on the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.Mr. Trettis has served on the Crosswinds Youth Services Juvenile Assessment Center Advisory Board; the North/Central Brevard Salvation Army Advisory Board; the Florida Assertive Community Treatment Team Advisory Board; and the Brevard Achievement Center Board of Directors. His involvement with civic organizations includes the Rockledge Rotary Club. Mr. Trettis has been married for 36 years to wife Jill, and they have three children and one grandchild.State Attorney Will Scheiner, a career prosecutor, has proudly served the people of the 18th Judicial District since 2008. He has prosecuted thousands of criminal cases ranging from petit theft to public corruption, drug trafficking to first-degree murder. Before his election as the State Attorney in 2024, Mr. Scheiner served as chief trial attorney for Brevard County. Earlier roles included felony division chief, Career Criminal and Firearms Unit, Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit, felony trial attorney, misdemeanor trial attorney, and felony early resolution. ?Being a prosecutor is an honor that comes with great responsibility,? Mr. Scheiner says. ?It is a profession that comes with power and consequences from our decisions. Our work requires compassion, integrity and a desire to always do the right thing. A prosecutor must always be prepared and diligent. To do otherwise would be a miscarriage of justice and a disservice to the community we serve.? Mr. Scheiner grew up in Titusville, graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2005, and received his law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2007. He is the father of two daughters, whom he describes as ?my rocks and inspiration ? the strongest people I know.? Mr. Scheiner is a member of the Florida Bar, Brevard County Bar Association, Brevard County Commission on Aging, Brevard County Association of Chiefs of Police. He is the recipient of the Brevard Trial Attorney of the Year award, given to the top trial attorney, in 2012 and 2015. He also was honored as Victim Rights Prosecutor of the year in 2014 and Brevard Police Chief?s Top Prosecutor in 2015. Sponsors: South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseSeminole SCOUT by FreebeeGrand Canyon UniversityWestarp AI + BI
October 2, 202530 min
Wekiva Island
Speakers:Bill Weinaug, president, Wekiva IslandMary Weinaug, executive director, Wekiva IslandModerated by:Rebekah Arthur, president and CEO, Seminole County ChamberBill Weinaug was born in western New York. He graduated from Penn State University and moved to Florida to start his career as an engineer. Not long after, he joined several friends as a partner at a small firm. They grew that firm from 12 people to 4,000, starting several divisions that are thriving today. While Bill retired from full-time work at exp in 2024, his time in engineering ignited his love for sustainability, which he applied at home and to his passion project, Wekiva Island. Bill and his family purchased the former Wekiwa Marina in 2008 and have grown it into a beacon for sustainability in business. Today, Bill's focus is structured around his trademarked sustainability toolbox, C.E.R.O., which stands for Conservation, Efficiency, Renewables and Offsets. Bill believes that, through this toolbox, we can make a difference by saving wasted energy and providing positive impacts on the environment through all types of energy conservation measures and sustainable approaches. When he isn't working to improve Wekiva Island, Bill is a passionate backpacker and SCUBA diver. He has five children and five grandchildren and has been married to his wife, Mary Sue, for 21 years.A native Floridian born in Port Charlotte, Mary Sue moved to Orlando in 1967, then Altamonte Springs. She has lived in Central Florida her whole life. Mary graduated high school from Lyman High in Longwood, FL, and went to Seminole State College. Her family bought Wekiva Island on 9/30/2008, and she is extremely proud of what they have built, transforming a business that was very popular but was rotting away from lack of maintenance. They have made it a beautiful venue in Seminole County. Mary has worked at Wekiva Island since they purchased it. It has become her life, and she has fully immersed herself in the Island and the protection of the environment. In 2009, Mary partnered with Keep Seminole Beautiful, and when the Executive Director passed away, she took over. She has overseen as many as 30 river clean ups a year since, pulling an estimated six tons of trash out of the river and off of the roads in the last 16 years. Mary has also served on the Audubon Advisory Board for the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland since about 2015 and served a four-year term on Seminole County's Tourism Development Council from 2018 to 2021. Mary has five children and five grandchildren, all of whom she cherishes. She has been married to her husband for 21 years. Mary is passionate about her family and loves to travel. In 2022, her family invested in properties in Tennessee, and she hopes to spend time there with her husband and family. Sponsors: AdventHealthVerizonSouth Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseGrand Canyon UniversityWestarp AI+BISeminole SCOUT by Freebee
September 4, 202537 min
The State of Restaurants
Start your morning off right with a discussion on: The State of RestaurantsMeet our Panelists:Whitney Dees, Dees Brothers BreweryMellisen Griffin, Don Julio GroupGeoff Giordano, Eggs Up GrillTavo Mendez, Rock & BrewsSponsors: South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseWestarp AI + BIGrand Canyon UniversitySeminole Scout by Freebee
August 7, 202539 min
What is TID? Find out how this unique concept will change Seminole County's economy and help grow your business.
Meet our Panel:Guilherme "Gui" Cunha: director, Office of Economic Development and Tourism, Seminole County GovernmentJason Siegel: president & CEO, Greater Orlando Sports CommissionRobert J. Agrusa: president & CEO, Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association Moderated by George Diaz, former Orlando Sentinel senior sports writer, columnist and editorial board member. Sponsors: South Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChaseGrand Canyon University
June 5, 202528 min
State of Local Retailers
There's a lot of focus on retail these days with tariffs, trade barriers, and more looming on the horizon. But every day, in our community, owners of local stores are succeeding, working hard to serve you. Join us as we hear from four of our great local retail owners to hear what's making their business pop and what they see coming for retail.Meet our panelists:Giuliana Horal, co-founder, The Good PourDani Kelsey, franchise owner, Valhallan Wekiva Springs Kate Olson, owner, Sunmed | Your CBD StoreElizabeth Rolon, interior decorator/CEO, APBSModerated by:Tanya Boggs, Senior Regional Vice President, FAIRWINDSSponsors: AdventHealthNextHorizonVerizonSouth Seminole Business & StorageWaste ProThe Orlando Law GroupAddition FinancialAlan Byrd & AssociatesGenske & Co. AccountingJPMorganChase
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