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A World of Opportunities
realized with exceptional results in 2015!
by John S. Cox, CCE, CEcD, IOM registered for 2015 (SOLD OUT!)
President & CEO • 106 Trade Show booths and 615 attendees; This year’s event, “Destination Paradise:
Limitless Opportunities” is schedule August 27 at the Naples Grande Beach Resort
T he theme above was introduced at last year’s • 365 attendees at the 2014 Chamber Holiday Party
chamber gala by Vicki Tracy, Director of The
Arlington and Chamber Board Member—we VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER
pursued those opportunities in every way! Along the
way we were able to incorporate nearly 600 different 5000
volunteers from businesses large and small who aligned 4500
themselves with us to accomplish our Mission: To make 4000
Collier County the best place in America to live, work
and visit.
Listed below are a number of highlights reflecting 3500
this incredible World of Opportunity! 3000
MEMBERSHIP 2500 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15
2000
• 307 new members added since June 1, 2014. 1500
• 68 alone were added during the Ambassadors 1000
Membership event in September of 2014
• 150+ Ribbon Cuttings 500
• 126,253 hits on the Chamber website from June 1, 0
2014 – April 12, 2015
• Three New Member Orientations held with an average • 26,948 visitors since June 1, 2014
of 30 attendees. • 90 volunteers in the VIC.
• 5,000 issues of Business Currents distributed monthly
• As of May 31, 2012 – 1,879 LEADERSHIP COLLIER
• As of May 31, 2013 – 1,920
• As of May 31, 2014 – 2,038 • 2015 Leadership Collier Foundation class sizes:
• Membership revenue up 5% from year ago • 44 in Leadership Collier
• 42 in Growing Associates in Naples (GAIN)
EVENTS • 33 in Youth Leadership Collier
• SRO number of applications for each class!
• 10 Business After Five events with an average of 125 • Five LCF Alumni Association Leadership Lunches with an average of 65 attendees
attendees • 150 attendees at the Leadership Collier Foundation Holiday Party
• Four Executive Club meetings with more than 200 • 400 attendees at the Leadership Collier Graduation in 2014
attendees
• 10 Wake Up Naples with an average of 153 attendees OPPORTUNITY NAPLES
• 11 Accelerated Networking Luncheons with an average
of 60 attendees • Opportunity Naples Economic Development Strategy was finished on September
• 168 attendees at the Excellence in Industry Awards 25, 2014 and approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners on
Event November 18, 2014. Pre-Implementation launched on February 1, 2015
• 408 attendees at the 2014 Annual Dinner. With 460 • Four Steering Committee meetings held since June 2014; Two Implementation
attending the 2015 SOLD OUT! event Committee meeting held on February 19th and April 16th
• 100 attendees at the 2014 Golf Tournament. With 132 • Communications Work Group formed with nine members; held six meetings;
created a FAQ and PowerPoint.
36 Life in Naples | August • September • October 2015
