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Come join our upcoming virtual Rise and Grind Speaker Series!

The Rise and Grind Speaker Series is open to the public. The cost of admission is free.

AGENDA OVERVIEW

9:00 – 9:25             Speed Networking
9:25 – 9:30             Facilitator Welcome
9:30 – 9:45             Member & Guest Introductions
9:45 – 10:25           Spotlight Speaker, Q&A, and Mastermind
10:25 – 10:30         Announcements and Adjourn

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

Spotlight Speaker Antonio Guernica (he/him) Director of Business Development, DC Health Link  will present A Competitive Advantage.

Quality and Affordable Health Insurance is vital to the financial success of small businesses by protecting them against financial disasters caused by super-high medical costs.  Robust health benefits also attract the best candidates and promote a healthy and productive workforce.  Antonio will provide you with the best strategies for enrolling in quality health insurance at an affordable cost via DC Health Link.

ABOUT OUR SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER

As a member of the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority (DCHBX) Team, Antonio Guernica (he/him) is responsible for working closely with the diverse communities in the District of Columbia -- African American, Latinos, Asian and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQ+ and women-owned small businesses and non-profits as well as with other underserved communities.  

A nationally recognized marketing, sales and media veteran, Guernica built a strong track record of successfully leading media start-ups, new business and marketing initiatives. Today, Guernica leads DCHBX’s efforts to expand and retain small business coverage through DC Health Link, increase coverage rates among communities of color and focus on retention of individual marketplace customers. Guernica also serves as the DCHBX spokesperson for Spanish media. 

Guernica has consulted for various major Hispanic advertising agencies and wrote the landmark book Reaching the Hispanic Market Effectively – The Media, The Market, The Methods. 

Guernica received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and was named by Hispanic Business magazine as one of its “Top 100 Influentials” nationally. 

ABOUT THE RISE AND GRIND SPEAKER SERIES

Equality Chamber of Commerce and the Equality Chamber Foundation, in collaboration with TraxMethod, strive to serve its members and the business community by providing educational and informational seminars. Our goal is to gather experts in our community to discuss topics critical to small businesses and organizations. 

We believe it is our responsibility to offer the community an opportunity to hear from experts so that they can make decisions based on the facts and facilitate factually-based discussions. We want to be a conduit through which the community can obtain information, drive discussions, and make their own decisions.

The Rise and Grind Speaker Series allows you to keep up on current events and topics of interest locally and regionally. Business owners, organizational leaders, HR professionals, marketers, and small businesses will find these topics helpful as they are designed to educate and inform about subjects that are relevant to your local business and non-profit community. In addition, business owners and organizational leaders can promote their business before the workday even begins. Also, these breakfasts focus on networking and give attendees the chance to exchange business cards and develop new prospects.