BY AHMED HAQUE Chairman of the Board CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Knowledge and discipline. Anyone who has endeavored to get in shape or learn a musical instrument knows that both are essential to success. A trainer or instructor can teach you the how, but they also drive the discipline to show up for…
BY BRET SCHANZENBACH President & CEO CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE American industrialist and business magnate Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” As I reflect on my first State of the Community luncheon here in Carlsbad, I think Henry Ford was correct. Here are…
BY CAROLINA ALBAN-STOUGHTON Communications Manager CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE September is National Preparedness Month, and no one takes this more seriously than City of Carlsbad Emergency Preparedness Manager and Chair of the Ready Carlsbad Business Alliance (RCBA), David Harrison. “Every year we hear the same public service announcements: develop an emergency plan, prepare an emergency…
BY BRET SCHANZENBACH President & CEO CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Last summer my oldest daughter got married, and the old English rhyme, “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” popped up. When you research the origins of this cute little tradition, it really is just a fun poem to wish good luck to the…
