Area Development Partnership | Greater Hattiesburg, MS | October - December 2019 THE NAVIGATOR 2019 ADP Annual Meeting Grooming Talent Through Leadership Development New Members June 6 - August 29, 2019 5 Star Nutrition Ears of Experience – Loan Depot St. Luke Home Health and Kisaac Rhoades Blenda Gann Terri Williams Hospice 3002 Hardy Street Blenda Gann 6414 US Highway 98 West Debby Boyd Suite 150 32 Red Oak Lane Suite 70 6760 US Highway 98 West Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Suite 1 (601) 336-8455 (662) 372-2257 (601) 340-7052 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Health & Wellness, Travel Agencies, Travel Mortgage Loans & Bankers (601) 296-1862 Nutrition/Vitamins Services Home Health Agency, Medsitis Hospice Care Bay Integration Group FIG Boutique Abdul Karim Ben Whatley Traci Goodwin 46 Shelby Thames Drive Sullivan, Joshua 127 Old Highway 98 East 6565 US Highway 98 West Suite 215 (601) 529-1166 Columbia, MS 39429 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Individuals (601) 851-0468 (601) 336-4679 (512) 417-9580 Technology, Computer Boutiques & Specialty Healthcare The Law Offices of Services Shops Benjamin A. Snow, PLLC Mississippi Organ Benjamin Snow Beauty and Company Gresham Construction, LLC Recovery Agency 14 Bellegrass Blvd. Baha Hamed Nick Gresham Trisha Byrd Hattiesburg, MS 39402 215 Broadway Drive 962 Highway 42 4400 Lakeland Drive (601) 909- 0253 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Sumrall, MS 39482 Flowood, MS 39232 Attorneys (662) 624-6881 (601) 301-6661 (228) 697-6245 Beauty Supplies Contractors Healthcare Organizations Trans4Fed Larry Harrington Brackman’s Hattiesburg Property, LLC Moore Chiropractic Clinic 15 Mangum Lane Dale Brackman Todd Mendon Hattiesburg Purvis, MS 39475 35 Pioneer Road South 3500 West 75th Street Debbie Moore (601) 602-2511 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Suite 360 2737 Oak Grove Road Contractors (601) 450 - 0653 Prairie Village, KS 66208 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Appliance Sales, (913) 378-9002 (601) 749-4939 Twin Forks Rising Landscaping Commercial Sales/Leasing Chiropractors Community Development Petra Wingo Buffalo Wild Wings Jager Wealth Parkway Pet Hospital 601 East Pine Street Shawn Surber Management Christine Gibson Hattiesburg, MS 39401 3 Churchill Street Jason Jager 2010 Evelyn Gandy Pky. (601) 818-5588 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 5 Cimarron Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Organizations (601) 288-7777 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 (601) 544-3350 Restaurants (601) 260-0548 Veterinarians Wendy’s Financial & Financial Martha Ulmer Cool Therapeutics Advisors RE/MAX Real Estate 2001 Eddy Street Steve Pahlan Partners – Lanehart Hattiesburg, MS 39401 205 A South 40th Avenue Laughs 4 Life Brittany Lanehart (601) 271-7705 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Kent Oliver 119 Mayfair Road Restaurants (601) 336-9494 48 Waterford Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Fitness & Wellness Hattiesburg, MS 39402 (601) 520 - 0786 Your CBD Store Programs (601) 818-3003 Real Estate – Residential, Cory Ferraez Health & Wellness Organizations Real Estate – Commercial 6152 US Highway 98 West Suite 20 Dearman Property Lenexa Alden dba Solid Ground Counseling Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Management, LLC Hattiesburg Property, LLC and Recovery (601) 447-8849 Nikki Christy Todd Mendon Jessica Hobold Health & Wellness, 312 South 25th Avenue 3500 West 75th Street 126 Westover Drive Nutrition/Vitamins Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Suite 360 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 (601) 545-9755 Prairie Village, KS 66208 (601) 336-7392 Apartments, Real Estate – (913) 378-9002 Counseling, Rehabilitation Residential Commercial Sales/Leasing Services PAGE 2 THE NAVIGATOR in this issue: 4 Recent Happenings 5 Letters from the Chair and President 6 Cover Story: ADP Annual Meeting 6 8 Chamber Chatter COVER STORY 9 Thank You 2019 Golf Challenge Sponsors 10 Calendar of Events 11 HUBFEST 2020 12 Leadership Exchange 14 Leadership Pinebelt 15 Pine Belt Young Professionals 11 16 Ribbon Cuttings HUBFEST 2020 18 Renewed Members On the Cover: 12 Leadership EXCHANGE Carey Nieuwhof to keynote the 2019 ADP Annual Meeting. 14 One Convention Center Plaza | Hattiesburg, MS 39401 LEADERSHIP PINEBELT P: 601.296.7500 | F: 601.296.7505 | www.theADP.com PAGE 3 RECENT HAPPENINGS 4 1 1 5 2 6 3 7 1. Accelerate attendees listen to a panel discussion regarding the mental health crisis, homelessness, and panhandling initiatives in Greater Hattiesburg. 2. PBYP members hear about Business Etiquette at the Blue Plate at Hattiesburg Country Club. 3. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks to a packed house at Membership Appreciation. 4. Golfers at ADP Corporate Golf Challenge held at Canebrake Country Club. 5. A panel of social media experts discuss Managing the Unexpected at Rise Up Professional Development Series. 6. ADP President, Chad Newell, welcomes 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Camp Shelby. 7. ADP members gather with Seymour at Business After Hours at The Rock. PAGE 4 letters from the chair It has been an honor to serve as Chairman of the Area Development Partnership in 2019. I am proud of the successes and accomplishments this year has brought the ADP and Greater Hattiesburg. We have hosted a plethora of successful events such as the Kohler Engines announcement, HUBFEST, Corporate Golf Challenge, and Leadership Exchange, and I am grateful to have had a front row seat to all of them. I have enjoyed getting to know the ADP staff, board of directors, and members of this talented organization over the course of this year. Thank you all for your chad driskell partnership, membership, and making our community stronger and Chair enhancing the quality of life in Greater Hattiesburg. I am confident the ADP will continue to build and strengthen this community for several years to come. from the president As John Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Leadership is a differentiating factor between mediocre organizations and thriving organizations. As leaders, we often try to move people down a path that they never considered embarking upon. Leaders understand the importance of vision, mission, culture, strategy, and execution. Leaders know the importance of hiring right-fit talent, providing proper training, and enabling staff to grow and prosper. Everything that we do at the ADP revolves around our mission of enhancing the quality of life through economic progress. Chad newell President We want our members to grow personally so that they can flourish professionally. Leadership is learned and developed over time as individuals take risks, understand their “why,” and then move forward passionately pursuing their goals, dreams, and aspirations. At the ADP, we believe in our mission and have an unrelenting desire to see this community get better and stronger and to see lives changed as people have opportunities to gain new skills, newfound confidence, and a belief that great things lie ahead. It’s not a false panacea, but rather a daily drive that is, for me, a faith-based grit. We expect great things to occur and when obstacles arise and failures come, we dust each other off, lift one another up, and move forward together. That’s how we continue to move the needle here in the Burg. As you can tell, this issue of The Navigator revolves around leadership! You’ll read about Leadership Pinebelt, Pine Belt Young Professionals, and our upcoming 2019 ADP Annual Meeting that always centers on leadership. Carey Nieuwhof, a gifted pastor and leadership guru based north of Toronto, will keynote our Annual Meeting. I read Carey’s blogs often, and they offer leadership nuggets that are so pertinent to our daily lives. I recently finished Carey’s book entitled Didn’t See it Coming: Overcoming the 7 Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences. Carey will deliver a thoughtful, challenging, and freeing message December 6th that will help elevate you and your business. Our team is always available for you. Consider us a major resource and get involved to make the most of your membership. If you’re reading this, you’re a member of our team; so, you’ve taken the first step and now a crucial second step is needed. Jump in, get involved, find your place, and I promise that you’ll experience personal fulfillment and professional growth. Thanks for walking alongside us as we stretch the community to compete and win. @ADP_ChadNewell @ChadNewell PAGE 5 adp annual meeting Carey Nieuwhof to Keynote 2019 Annual Meeting Each year the ADP celebrates the region’s achievements in and celebrates its leadership at the annual meeting, the organization’s highly anticipated end-of-the-year event held annually in December at The University of Southern Mississippi’s Thad Cochran Center. The Annual Meeting has featured national keynote speakers such as bestselling authors and leadership coaches Jon Gordon and John O’Leary, and executive search consultant and author Bob Beaudine, each of whom shared messages with a common thread – leadership. At our region’s core, the ultimate catalyst for growth is the ability to identify, engage and groom talent, and as part of our role to strengthen the power of business in Greater Hattiesburg, the ADP creates opportunities and provides resources to help members grow both personally and professionally. Since enhancing the format of the Annual Meeting in 2014, this signature event has become a platform for broad, high-level professional development training that our members can incorporate into business plans, daily operations, and leadership development strategies. Although a significant portion of the program is spent recapping the year’s successes and electing new officers and board members, the overarching goal of the Annual Meeting is to help groom talent and hone the leadership skills of community leaders. Now more than ever, Chambers of Commerce have the charge of developing dynamic leaders as a strategy to spur economic activity and encouraging entrepreneurship for opportunities in business innovation, redevelopment, and expansion. Our vision at the ADP is to cultivate leaders who will become innovators and change agents – thus collectively building a framework for sustainable business growth and success for the community.