In Episode 9, Vincent and Warren welcome Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Emily Bivens back to the podcast for another round of The Bivness.

Emily explains why connections may be one of the Chamber’s most valuable and overlooked benefits. The conversation explores how events like STIR help people build relationships, why personal invitations make networking easier, and how the Chamber regularly connects residents and businesses with trusted local resources.

The group also discusses the Chamber’s role in helping restore the interactive mural at Hugo’s after it was vandalized. Emily shares how the Chamber and Tourism originally helped bring the project together and how those same relationships are now helping connect Hugo’s with artist Max Patzner to repair the damage.

Whether it is making a business referral, ...