We are offering a limited-time discount on GCYP membership. We are here for you virtually and in-person (as soon as it’s safe to be) and want to help you accomplish your 2020 goals.
Click below to take advantage of this limited time offer!
Community Matters
If you have missed the recent Community Matters conversation, do not worry.

Check Out the Chamber’s Youtube Page to catch the replays and dive deeper. 
PROGRAMS
Luncheon Recap:
We had a great time hearing from Jessica Sharp this past Wednesday.
She educated us on unconscious bias and ways we can mitigate it.

Check out some key takeaways below: 

  • Humans have a biological need for community and connection.
  • We are meaning-making beings – we create meaning out of so many things (i.e. overthinking why your friend hasn’t texted you back yet).
  • We all have biases against certain groups of people. 
  • Biases are activated involuntarily, without awareness or control and can be positive or negative.
  • Identifying and naming your implicit biases can result in feelings of embarrassment and shame. It’s important to practice self compassion and understand that your biases do not inherently make you a bad person, they make you human.
  • It’s also important to learn to identify your triggers and learn tactical strategies to mitigate the impact of your biases in your decision making.

You can learn more about implicit biases in this helpful video.


To learn more from Jessica Sharp, follow her business @SharpBrainConsulting on Instagram.


Virtual Connect Game Night:
Come network with Greenville Chamber Young Professionals as we break out into teams, get to know one another, and answer the top surveys from one of your favorite game shows. Prizes and networking all in one night!
July Non-Profit Spotlight
Habitat for Humanity strives to see a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Habitat helps individuals work towards affordable home ownership, home repair and home weatherization.

Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County has an open-door policy. All who believe that everyone needs a decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work — regardless of race, religion, age, gender, political views or any other distinction.

Habitat welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds, and also serves people in need of decent housing regardless of race or religion. As a matter of policy, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations do not proselytize. This means that Habitat will not offer services on the expressed or implied condition that people must adhere to or convert to a particular faith, or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.

Many Ways To Further Habitat’s Mission
  • Builds and Home Preservation: We need help for both new construction and renovations.
  • Restores: Learn how we recycle items for families' new homes.
  • Family Services: If you'd like to work directly with Habitat partner families, our family services department is the place for you.
  • Admin: These volunteers are vital to our work, performing tasks such as maintaining volunteer information and helping organize events.


Even during this time of social distancing, we can still meet new young professionals and connect with old ones. 

Give a virtual coffee date or lunch chat a try (don’t knock it until you try it). 

There are many free tools that allow us to connect and grow personally and professionally during this time (Facetime, Google Hangouts, Zoom, etc.). 

Take a photo of your virtual hangout. Then follow and tag @gvlchamberyp on Instagram and @GreenvilleChamberYP on Facebook and hashtag #GCYP or #GrabACardGrabACoffee for a chance to win a prize.

If you’re a GCYP member, and you want to connect with a young professional in a particular industry, reply to this email or direct message us on social media.

We’d love to help you expand your network.

Consider us your young professional liaison: [email protected]


Pacesetters Applications Are Now Open!
Are you interested in connecting with Greenville’s most innovative leaders and other high-potential young professionals in a small group format? 

If so, you may be a great fit for our Pacesetters class of 2021.
Did You Know?
If you’re a Pacesetters alumni in a new stage of life and are looking for a new experience, we invite you to apply for the upcoming Pacesetters class of 2021!
Peer Leader: Laura Beth Kirsop
Laura Beth graduated from Bob Jones University with an M.A. in Communication in 2013. Since completing her degree, her experience in communications has traveled full-cycle through extensive professional work in social media marketing, public relations, brand management, internal communications and digital media campaigns.
 
Currently she works in development at Christian Learning Centers of Greenville County - a local nonprofit that provides Released-Time Bible classes to public school students. She also runs her own freelance social media, branding and PR agency, LK Agency where she helps small businesses, nonprofits, candidates and local influencers put their best foot forward in their communities. 
 
Laura Beth has a big heart for nonprofits in Greenville—especially nonprofits with missions to improve and enrich the lives of Greenville’s families—particularly women and youth. She is thankful for GCYP and for all they do to connect young professionals to mentors, to forward causes and to each other. 

Have you been encouraged by a peer leader during this time of adjustment? Show your appreciation by submitting them here!
Greenville Chamber Annual Survey ... We Want to Hear From our YPs!

Our Annual Survey is now open and we want to hear from you. Please click on the link and share your thoughts! It just takes a few minutes ... and all survey respondents will be entered into a drawing for a $50 giftcard and a Covid-19 Cares Package!
thank you!

Click HERE for survey!

GCYP Top 3 Events
At this time, many local events have been cancelled and postponed.
We highly encourage you all to continue to support our
local businesses through ordering take out, purchasing gift cards,
and using online services.

Virtual Sales Bootcamp

Dates: July 14-Aug 6, 2020

Time: 1-2:30pm

Sandler Foundations is where everyone officially starts on their way to sales mastery. The Foundations program is an introductory course designed to give a complete overview of the Sandler Selling System concepts, along with actionable steps that you or your team can implement from the first day to immediately start to improve performance. The course takes place over four consecutive weeks as live, instructor-led virtual classes via Zoom.
 
Coffee & Connections

Date: August 26, 2020

Time: 8:30 - 9:30am

Meet fellow Chamber Investors and learn how to maximize on virtual opportunities at this structured networking event.
 


The Super Run Virtual 5k
Date: August 29th


This event is a self-participating virtual run and will not be staffed the day of the event. The Super Run 5k is a superhero themed run where you become a real life superhero! Grab your cape and fly over to The Super Run for a 5k fun run, music, festivities and more.  

THANK YOU to our sponsors for your continued support as we support and connect Greenville's Young Professionals
during the COVID-19 crisis.