Aurora Regional Chamber Blog

Insights and perspectives from the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce to help businesses in the Aurora region.
Friday, December 1, 2023
The Untold Techniques to Managing Holiday Stress

Regina Rogers, Compassionate Edge Counseling (guest blogger)

Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Essential Qualities of Effective Leadership: Cultivating Authenticity and Humility for Success

Essential Qualities of Effective Leadership: Cultivating Authenticity and Humility for Success. Presented by Compassionate Edge Counseling Services.

Regina Rogers, Compassionate Edge Counseling (guest blogger)

Monday, June 19, 2023
The Courage of Self: Four Reminders on How to Stand Out in the Crowd

Discover how to remain true to yourself as a woman in business.

Regina Rogers, Compassionate Edge Counseling (guest blogger)

Thursday, April 20, 2023
Inside of Emerging Leaders Institute

Have you wondered if you have the skills to be an effective manager? Do you know what it means to motivate, elevate, and communicate with your team? Do you possess the skills to empower those who work for you? These are just a few of the nuggets of information I have learned over the past seven weeks while participating in the Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Leaders Institute. Led by Dr. Bill Marzano, our cohort has taken a journey focused on understanding and embracing the keys to managerial success

Shellee McCullum

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce Seeks Employers to Hire Graduates of its Career Accelerator Program

The Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Waubonsee Community College and the Quad County Urban League, has launched the Career Accelerator program to help students in the Aurora region overcome barriers to post-secondary degree attainment. To date, the program has received over 50 applications from students and provided financial support to 51 students pursuing degrees in healthcare and manufacturing. Now, the chamber is seeking employers interested in hiring recent graduates of the

Erik Carlson

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Inside Leadership Academy's 44th Class

Leadership Academy is designed to prepare a select group of qualified candidates for future leadership roles in the Aurora Area. With over 800 graduates of the program since it’s inception in 1979, Leadership Academy has a track-record of helping to grow leaders for the Aurora region and the companies within it. This year, we’re going to get a closer look at this year’s Leadership Academy Class with Oscar Gonzalez, who is the Member Engagement & Marketing Specialist at the Aurora Regional Chamber of

Oscar Gonzalez