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Our Mission

The Small Business Council's goal is to provide network opportunities, create partnerships and provide resources to help our business community thrive.

Kris Gragson
Owner
GK Media SEO
President, Small Business Council 2024-2026

 

Made up of small businesses, the SBC Board is committed to advocating for small business and engage actively in legislation with The Chamber’s Government Affairs Council (GAC).

If you would like more information on how to get involved, please contact Judy Nelson at The Chamber at jnelson@lbchamber.com or 562-432-8128.

 

 

SBC Board of Directors

Dana Buchanan, Primal Alchemy


Michelle Byerly, The Nonprofit Partnership

Megan Christensen, Bryson

Matt Guardabascio, Leadership Long Beach

Kris Gragson, GK Media

Natalie Hale, Media Partners Worldwide

John Hendricks, California Bank & Trust

John Howard, Chick-fil-A at the Long Beach Towne Center

Dennis Hum, Chase Bank

Heather Kern, Belmont Shore Business Association

Sullivan Lewis, Concept Lab Marketing

Dan Lipton, Beach Cities Media, LLC

Amy Martinez, Workspaces LLC

Janet Nelson, American Plus Bank

Pejmon Noori, BRNC Insurances Services

Brad Pollak, LA Regional Small Business Development Center

Leslie Smith, McCormick L.A.

Robb Smith, Alley Cat Deliveries

Isaac Svensson, 7SUN Media

Sumer Temple, Don Temple Storage 

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