2022 Small Business Week Luncheon and Celebration

Join us to celebrate Small Business Week and help us recognize small businesses and the Chamber Members that make a difference in our community! We will honor our recipients of the Volunteer of the Year, Ambassador of the Year, and Business Person of the Year; wrap up the Bite of Burnsville by unveiling the People's Choice and Best Hospitality award winners; and hear from keynote speaker, Brian Matson, Senior Director of Strategy & Education at TwoSix Digital about "Digital Marketing and Social Media Trends" that apply to all businesses and organizations. 

About our Keynote Speaker
Brian V. Matson has been a part of the travel and tourism industry since 2003 and was the long-time Marketing Director at the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau where he pioneered several digital and social media promotional programs that included various form of content development and distribution. One of Brian's most well known projects was bringing “The Woodchipper” back to Fargo. He located the real movie prop, along with designing a replica, that was represented the famous scene in the movie “Fargo”. The original Woodchipper is now located in the visitors center with additional movie props and allows visitors the opportunity to take and share photos with the famous movie prop. It generated such a positive response from visitors and media that a festival to celebrate the movie was created. Brian received the Explore Minnesota Travel Marketing Excellence Award and the North Dakota’s Governor’s Award for Tourism Marketing for his efforts. He is also a well-recognized speaker at state, regional and national conferences and is known for his entertaining presentation style that makes his talking points stick with attendees. 

About TwoSix Digital
Based in Brighton, MI, TwoSix Digital is a full-service agency that offers integrated marketing solutions exclusively to destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and members of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries.