Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce

Posted by Rick Taylor 
on Oct 11, 2014
 
Dan Rogers was the guest speaker at our October 9th meeting.  Dan and his family recently moved to the Okanagan from Prince George for him to take the position of General Manager of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce.  He  started as a sportscaster in Prince George, then decided that he wanted to ‘get more involved’ so entered politics as a Councillor on the Prince George Council.  He worked on Council for about 15 years, serving one term as Mayor.
He spoke about what can be accomplished when people work together and are passionate about their goals.  An example was the effort needed by their Council to build the Prince George Multiplex, something initially thought not possible.  It now houses the Prince George Cougar hockey team and once hosted an Elton John performance; two things not dreamed of when the idea of building it first came up.  He also gave us a five point ‘list for success’ that could apply to business or government:
  1. Be open to the opportunities presented to you
  2. Measure the results of the project, and then;
  3. Communicate the results to the people involved
  4. Be passionate about the project  
  5. Find any excuse to celebrate the achievements
Information about the Chamber of Commerce and the services it provides are available at its website - http://www.vernonchamber.ca/    (Photo shows Dan with Rotarian Annette Sharkey)