Sound Track | The Chamber Podcast

About Sound Track | The Chamber Podcast

Welcome to Sound Track, where we dive into the heart of Tacoma and Pierce County's business landscape. From local entrepreneurs to industry leaders, we bring you stories, insights, and strategies to help your business thrive. Tune in for actionable tips, inspiring stories, and the latest trends in Tacoma's thriving business community. Sound Track is the evolution of the Chamber's previous podcast: "Making It In the South Sound (https://rss.com/podcasts/miitss)."

Publisher

Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 May 2025

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2026

   Ep. 16 Turning Intent Into Impact. Darcy Celletti

   What does it take to turn good intentions into meaningful, lasting change? In this episode of The Chamber Pod, we sit down with Darcy Celletti, founder of INTENT 2 IMPACT, to explore the power of community-centered leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and bringing diverse voices to the table when tackling complex challenges. Darcy has dedicated her career to advancing equity and social impact by connecting people, organizations, and ideas. Before launching INTENT 2 IMPACT, she served as Vice President and Chief Community Impact Officer for the YMCA, where she created the YMCA Center for Community Impact and helped lead initiatives focused on improving health, education, and justice outcomes. Throughout the conversation, Darcy shares insights from her experience building partnerships across sectors and creating solutions that are informed by the communities they are designed to serve. We discuss why listening is an essential leadership skill, how organizations can move beyond good intentions, and what it looks like to build collaboration around complicated issues. A key part of our conversation focuses on the importance of bringing businesses and nonprofits together. Darcy shares how these sectors can learn from one another, combine their unique strengths and resources, and build partnerships that create a greater collective impact. We explore why businesses have an important role to play in community work and how stronger relationships between the business and nonprofit communities can lead to more sustainable solutions. In this episode, we discuss: Turning intention into meaningful and measurable impact Why community voice should be part of the decision-making process The importance of bringing businesses and nonprofits together Building effective partnerships across organizations and sectors How different sectors can leverage their strengths to create greater community impact Leading collaborative efforts around complex community challenges Moving from ideas and conversations toward sustainable action Lessons Darcy has learned throughout her career in community impact and systems change Whether you work in business, nonprofit leadership, government, or community development, this conversation offers a thoughtful look at what can happen when different sectors come together around a shared purpose, and how collaboration and intentional leadership can help create stronger communities.

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Ep. 15 Building a Business on Kindness. With Shanti Benoit.

   What happens when a business is built around great care, a strong partnership, and a commitment to the community? In this episode of The Chamber Pod, we sit down with Shanti Benoit, co-owner and co-founder of Northwest Medical Arts, to talk about her journey into aesthetic medicine, building a business alongside co-founder Heather Grods, and their mission to make a difference far beyond the treatment room. Shanti shares how her career began as a Registered Nurse working alongside an oculoplastic surgeon, where performing cosmetic injections, laser treatments, and advanced skincare sparked her passion for aesthetic medicine and eventually inspired her to pursue advanced training as a Nurse Practitioner. We also dive into the unique partnership behind Northwest Medical Arts. Shanti and Heather have embraced a work-share approach to ownership, taking turns stepping more fully into the business while the other has the flexibility to focus elsewhere. Shanti shares how that model has evolved, what it takes to build a business with another person, and how trust and collaboration have allowed them to create a structure that works for both owners. In less than three years, Northwest Medical Arts has grown into an award-winning, woman-, minority-, and veteran-owned practice centered around clinical excellence, genuine connection, and community impact. Guided by their motto, “Uplift Yourself, Impact the Community,” Shanti and Heather believe the confidence and care experienced inside their practice can ripple outward into the greater community. That philosophy comes to life through their annual Kindness Campaign, now celebrating its second successful year. The campaign encourages people throughout the community to recognize and share acts of kindness, partners with other local businesses, and contributes to an even bigger vision: making Pierce County the Kindness Capital of Washington. In this conversation, we explore Shanti’s path from nursing to entrepreneurship, the work-share model that makes her partnership with Heather unique, the realities of building a business together, creating an experience where clients feel genuinely seen and cared for, and how Northwest Medical Arts is using its success to uplift the community around it. It’s a conversation about entrepreneurship, partnership, confidence, kindness, and building a business around something bigger than yourself. Listen now to hear how Shanti and Northwest Medical Arts are redefining what it means to care for both clients and community.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Ep. 14 Making AI Work for Your Business. With Erika Reed.

   What happens when we stop letting AI overwhelm us and start using it as a tool to support our creativity, businesses, and ideas? In this episode of the Chamber Podcast, we sit down with E. Reed, founder of REEDality MEDIA, for a conversation about artificial intelligence, creativity, entrepreneurship, and what it really looks like to incorporate AI into the way we work. At the center of what Erika does is making AI human-centered. REEDality MEDIA is a Tacoma-based AI consultancy and media brand helping creators, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and organizations integrate AI into their storytelling, marketing, and workflows. E. Reed shares her journey from a career in training and education to podcasting, media, entrepreneurship, and ultimately building a business around helping others navigate the rapidly changing world of AI. We talk about how AI can help businesses work smarter without sacrificing the human element. E. Reed explains how she approaches AI strategy, prompt engineering, content creation, and workflow automation, while emphasizing the importance of using technology intentionally rather than simply chasing every new tool that comes along. The conversation also explores the relationship between AI and personal voice. As more businesses turn to AI to create content, E. Reed shares why maintaining authenticity matters and how entrepreneurs can use AI to amplify their ideas and communication without losing what makes their voice uniquely theirs. E. Reed also talks about the importance of having systems in place. With so many AI tools available, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by constantly learning something new. We discuss how creating practical workflows can help entrepreneurs spend less time managing technology and more time actually building their businesses. And of course, we talk about the entrepreneurial journey itself, from developing ideas and creating digital products to building confidence, finding your voice, and figuring out what comes next. In this episode, we talk about: E. Reed's journey from training and education to entrepreneurship and AI consulting The story behind REEDality MEDIA How AI is changing the way businesses approach content and workflows Using AI as a tool without losing your personal voice AI strategy, prompt engineering, and workflow automation Custom GPTs and AI-powered products for creators and entrepreneurs The challenge of keeping up with constantly evolving AI technology Creating systems that make AI work for your business The intersection of creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship Building confidence and turning ideas into action How entrepreneurs can approach AI without feeling overwhelmed The future of AI for small businesses and creators About REEDality MEDIA REEDality MEDIA is a Tacoma-based AI consultancy, media studio, and creator-education ecosystem helping creator-entrepreneurs, small businesses, and organizations use AI in practical and creative ways. Through AI strategy and consulting, personal voice integration, workflow systems, content strategy, and mentorship, REEDality MEDIA helps businesses turn AI from an overwhelming collection of tools into systems that support their goals. This episode is a conversation about more than just artificial intelligence. It's about creativity, confidence, entrepreneurship, and finding ways to use new technology without losing the human ideas and experiences behind the work.

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