Comedian Shimamoto speaking tips at Chamber breakfast

Comedian Scott Shimamoto will make you laugh as he provides tips on public speaking at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Networking Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16.

Scott Shimamoto

Shimamoto, who has performed stand-up comedy at many venues in the region, such as The Ice House in Pasadena, and who produces numerous comedy show benefit fundraisers (see video below), is also a home mortgage consultant at Franklin Loan Center. He will discuss how to overcome your fears, and techniques for using a microphone and working a crowd.

Networking Breakfasts, sponsored by Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary, are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Santa Anita Golf Course club house on Santa Anita Avenue. A distinguished business leader of the community is featured each month, and attendees are invited at the beginning of each program to introduce themselves and say a few words about their business or organization.

<Story continues below following video of Shimamoto hosting and performing at an event he produced last March in Arcadia to raise money for the victims of the tsunami in March.>

Get the Flash Player to see this content.Upcoming speakers include the new President and CEO of Methodist Hospital, Dan Ausman, and a presentation on the Gold Line railway and station being built through Arcadia, as well as the annual Chamber Business Awards program on June 21.

Tickets are $15 for members who RSVP in advance and $20 for non-members. To make a reservation, contact the Chamber office: 626-447-2159 or by e-mail: info@ArcadiaCaChamber.org.

Another option for payment is the new Chamber All Access Pass exclusive to Chamber members and which offers year-round admission to all Chamber events, including all Networking Breakfasts, as well as tickets to the Pasadena Pops, CalPhil, Renaissance Pleasure Faire, and many others for only $250 per year, 10% of which is donated to local non-profit member groups who sell the tickets as a fundraiser.

Membership in the Chamber is $115 for residents and non-profit organizations; $185 for home-based businesses; and starts at $260 for traditional businesses.

The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 90th Anniversary of Creating Community Pride Through Business since 1921.

— By Scott Hettrick (Hettrick is Executive Director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.)