{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What’s Up, Wake","title":"Inside Holly Springs Growth with Tonya Palumbo","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1810,"description":"Executive Director Tonya Palumbo discusses how the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce supports local businesses as a 501(c)(6) membership organization, distinct from government and from 501(c)(3) nonprofits. She shares how member needs have shifted through rapid growth and rising costs, highlighting resources like business education, advocacy, networking, and access to small-business health insurance options through partnerships including the NC Chamber and Carolina HealthWorks. Palombo explains initiatives such as joint ribbon cuttings that connect multiple businesses at once and the chamber’s supplier program that helps historically underutilized businesses become HUB certified and connect with large employers like Fujifilm and Amgen to keep spending local. She also covers fundraising efforts that have raised over $100,000 for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard, downtown revitalization, community festivals, and the chamber’s milestone of a female-led executive committee and board.\n00:00 Meet Tonya Palumbo\n02:20 Photography Roots\n03:51 What Chambers Do\n04:54 Small Business Needs\n08:06 Big Growth Impact\n08:44 Supplier Hub Program\n10:52 Downtown Boom\n12:52 Joint Ribbon Cuttings\n16:21 Food Cupboard Fundraising\n18:48 Women Leading Chamber\n21:30 Supplier Program Deep Dive\n23:58 Events And Future\n26:07 Why Join Chamber\n28:37 How To Connect\n29:11 Closing Thanks","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3FPpkJ7JIRSxqmup6bUJfqr8_rMrqpK7grf9C8PwVsk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNmM5/OWRmY2Y4NDg0ZDEy/YjlmZjdkZDdhNDI2/OTJiZC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}