SUMMARY:

In this episode of TLC Connections, GT Freeman sits down with Bernard Dagenais, President and CEO of The Main Line Chamber of Commerce, for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, connection, and creating opportunity across a region.

Bernie shares how early moments of exposure—like meeting a journalist as a teenager—helped shape his career path, and why those same moments are critical for today’s students. He reflects on his journey from journalism to leading a major business organization, and how his work now focuses on bringing people together to grow businesses, develop leaders, and strengthen communities.

The conversation explores the Chamber’s role in supporting companies through leadership development, peer learning, and talent initiatives, as well as its growing focus on connecting students to real-world car ...