Getting Government to Help - Episode 110 - Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator - James Krstolich & Gabe Schlickau

Posted by: Scott Elpers on Thursday, February 16, 2023

Gabe Schlickau is the Vice Chair of Advocacy for the Wichita Regional Chamber Board of Directors. He provides volunteer leadership focused on ensuring a diverse cross section of the Chamber’s membership is informed and actively involved in efforts to encourage public policy that is good for business and our community. Gabe has been professionally involved in the Wichita region for over 15 years. He’s a past Chair of the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas and past President of the Wichita Manufacturer’s Association. Gabe has experience working with a broad range of local industries which include energy, aerospace, agriculture and finance. In 2020 he returned to his roots in agriculture by joining the team at CoBank, where he is part of the Regional Agribusiness Banking Group providing credit and financial services to agribusiness and Farm Credit customers.

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On this episode we discuss:
● What government advocacy is
● Creating a healthy business environment
● The annual legislative survey
● The value of the small business voice
● The impact of policy on business
● Serving the underserved
● The effort the Wichita Chamber puts in to support small businesses
● The PAC resource
● The policies the Chamber is focused on
● Looking objectively at the voting of lawmakers

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Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator is a weekly podcast devoted to supporting and learning from area business owners. Released every Wednesday, it's produced by Forge Podcast Co, managed by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Evergy.

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