Below is a list of companies that have become Associate Members of GACCE in order to share their products or services with our chamber members. Associate Membership with GACCE does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the association.
365 Degree Total Marketing
A full-service marketing agency that helps businesses, cities, and tourism groups with everything from website design to printed magazines.
Linda Mosely
linda@365degreetotalmarketing.com
912-638-0780
https://365degreetotalmarketing.com/
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
The Anthem SMART plan (often called the Georgia Chamber SMART Plan) is a health insurance option for small businesses with 2 to 50 employees.
Jeanne Sutton
jeanne.sutton@anthem.com
404-275-8575
https://www.anthem.com/contact-us/georgia/
Batchelor & Bradley Insights Group, LLC
A business consulting and strategic planning firm.
Amber Batchelor, CEO & Managing Partner
amber@bbinsightsgroup.com
202-705-7717
https://bbinsightsgroup.com/
BOLDBOX Digital, Inc.
A technology and web design agency that builds custom digital platforms. They create websites and member management systems.
Brent Seyler
brent@boldboxdigital.com
404-446-6706
https://boldboxdigital.com/
Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE)
A nationwide network of over 1,300 local chambers of commerce. Founded and led by business executives, it helps local chambers and their member companies understand and profit from the clean energy economy.
Russell Lahodny, Southeast Regional Director
rlahodny@chambersforinnovation.com
714-394-3550
https://www.chambersforinnovation.com/
Collective Edge, LLC
Supports organizations by blending employee engagement, fractional expertise and ideation + execution of an initiative. Additionally, it provides interim staffing for senior-level positions.
Cally D'Angelo, IOM
cally@collectiveedgeagency.com
912-412-5109
https://www.collectiveedgeagency.com/
Link - May 2024 Webinar
Link - May 2024 Session Slides
Deborah Lanham Consulting, LLC
Specializes in enhancing community and economic development through strategic consulting.
Deborah Lanham, President
DLC@deborahlanham.com
770-377-5266
www.deborahlanham.com
Link - Webinar Session - August 2024
Link - Session Slides
ecoX.Travel
An immersive eco-tourism company that offers educational and leadership safaris in southern Africa.
Stebin Horne
stebin@eco-x.travel
404-719-8063
https://eco-x.travel/
Link - Video Recording - December 2025 Introductory Webinar
Link - Session Slides
Georgia CEO
Georgia CEO is a daily digital news network. It focuses exclusively on local business news and executives across Georgia.
Matt Reed
matt@georgiaceo.com
229-349-0818
www.georgiaceo.com
Georgia EMC
Georgia EMC (Electric Membership Corporation) is the statewide trade association for 41 not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperatives in Georgia.
Jenny Robbins
jenny.robbins@georgiaemc.com
404-521-7601
www.georgiaemc.com
Georgia FLEX
FLEX is an entrepreneurship program for high school students that engages them in the business world through experiences and mentorships.
Tara Smith, Program Manager
tara@georgiaflex.org
229-423-9357
https://georgiaflex.org/
Georgia HEART
Georgia HEART is helping hospitals and donors enhance access to rural health care through the rural hospital organization expense tax credit.
Ben Saylor, President & CEO
bsaylor@georgiaheart.org
Rylee Headrick, Director of Marketing & Communications
rheadrick@georgiaheart.org
770-250-5971
https://www.georgiaheart.org/
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Inc.
A nonprofit, nonpartisan group that connects business, government, and education leaders to improve public schools and workforce training.
Breanne West, Director of Operations & Finance
bwest@gpee.org
404-242-2272
https://gpee.org/
Link - August 2023 Introduction Webinar
Georgia Power
The largest investor-owned electric utility in the state of Georgia, serving more than 2.8 million residential and commercial customers.
Elyse Davis
edavis@southernco.com
Phone: N/A
www.georgiapower.com
Georgia Transmission Corporation
A not-for-profit electric cooperative that builds and maintains high-voltage power lines and substations. It acts as the middleman in the power grid. It moves electricity from large power plants to local, community-owned Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs) across the state of Georgia.
Craig Heighton
craig.heighton@gatrans.com
770-270-7741
www.gatrans.com
Here Local Media, LLC
Here Local Media partners with local organizations to create hyper-local magazines and digital content that celebrate the people, places, and pride of your community.
Erika Mosteller
erika@herelocalmedia.com
864-313-6959
https://herelocalmedia.com/
HRASimple
A health benefits platform and administrator that specializes in setting up and managing ICHRAs (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements).
Mark Mixer
mmixer@alliantplans.com
678-524-3042
https://www.hrasimple.com/
J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development
The J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development is a department at UGA. It trains people of all ages to become better leaders. The institute runs hands-on programs for adults, teens, and nonprofits to help them solve problems and improve their local communities.
Catherine Elrod
catherine.elrod@uga.edu
706-542-1383
www.fanning.uga.edu
Living For Monday, LLC
To support a positive business and lifestyle climate in Georgia and the Carolinas through sponsorship and promotion of management resources and networking.
Jeff Fishback
Jeff@livingformonday.org
Lynn Fishback
Lynn@livingformonday.org
404-229-1859
https://livingformonday.org/
Lumin Strategies
A full-service public affairs and communications firm. They help public and private organizations build advocacy programs, manage government relations, and create digital marketing plans.
Brian Francis, CEO
bfrancis@luminstrat.com
704-609-4677
https://www.luminstrat.com/
Link - Video Session - October 2023
Link - Session Slides - October 2023
McGriff Insurance Services
A major U.S. insurance broker and risk management firm, it provides both business insurance and personal insurance.
David Righter, VP Employee Health and Benefits
david.righter@mcgriff.com
912-201-4677
https://www.mcgriff.com/
Link - Video Recording - October 2025
Link - Session Slides
Oglethorpe Power Corporation
A non-profit power supply cooperative that generates electricity at power plants and sells it to local electric membership corporations (EMCs).
Vanessa Barnes
vanessa.barnes@opc.com
770-704-3424
www.opc.com
OneDigital Health and Benefits, Inc.
A large advisory firm specializing in employee benefits, health insurance, and HR consulting. The company provides tools to help employers manage their workforce.
Will Peterson, Client Executive
william.peterson@onedigital.com
229-347-6289
https://www.onedigital.com/
Link - March 2025 Update Webinar
Link - Session Slides - March 2025 Webinar
PSP Group
Custom publishing firm producing high quality publications to assist in promoting Chamber's of Commerce and their communities.
Eli Lussiana
eli@mypspgroup.com
Kenny Smiley
kenny@mypspgroup.com
770-207-6187
www.mypspgroup.com
POWER 10 Capital Campaign Operations
POWER 10 manages capital campaigns and feasibility studies for chambers, economic development organizations, and community initiatives.
Sean Mikula
smikula@gopower10.com
404-550-6167
www.gopower10.com
SMART Plan
Offering tailored small business employee health benefits plan solutions through the SMART Plan and the Chamber Plus Plan to meet your business needs.
Morgan Law, Trustee and Plan Administrator
mlaw@gachamber.com
404-223-2264
https://www.gachamber.com/smart-health-plans/
SOAR Nonprofit Solutions, LLC
A management consulting firm that helps nonprofits and chambers of commerce grow by offering strategic planning, board training, and organizational analysis to help groups improve their daily operations and community impact.
Tammy Shepherd, President/CEO
tammy@soarnonprofitsolutions.com
706-829-5075
https://soarnonprofitsolutions.com/
Link - Video Recording - December 2021 Webinar
Link - Session Slides - December 2021 Webinar
Starfish Partnerships LLC
A consulting company that provides leadership coaching, team building, and board training, as well as strategic planning and retreat facilitation.
Teri Smiley
teri@starfishpartnerships.com
770-315-8031
https://www.starfishpartnerships.com/
Link - May 2023 Webinar - Video Recording
Link - May 2023 Webinar - Session Slides
Link - PDF - All Things Chamber Cohort
Link - PDF - The Starfish Leader + Team Building
Thatch
Thatch is an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to offer the most personalized healthcare experience to your employees using an ICHRA.
Gary Daniels
gary@thatch.com
503-752-0208
https://thatch.ai/
Link - June 2025 Webinar
Link - Session Slides
The Chason Group, Inc.
The Chason Group conducts senior-level executive searches for chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, destination organizations, foundations, and related nonprofits.
Tim Chason, IOM, President
tchason@thechasongroup.com
James McCoy
jmccoy@thechasongroup.com
404-735-0540
www.thechasongroup.com
YGM Total Resource Campaigns
YGM trains and guides chambers through Total Resource Campaigns that package and sell sponsorships using staff and volunteer teams. YGM also provides chamber executive searches and an online platform for tracking campaign inventory and results.
Jason Ebey
ebey@ygmtrc.com
318-294-2717
https://yougetmore.com/
Link - Unloop Webinar - August 2025