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SUMMARY:The Talent Advantage: How Fremont’s Small Businesses Are Winning in 2026
DESCRIPTION:** Canceled **As the small business landscape evolves\, staying ahead of the curve is the best way to ensure your team remains your greatest asset. Join the Fremont Chamber of Commerce for an energizing morning briefing focused on modernizing your leadership and navigating the new Washington Saves program. This session moves beyond basic management to give you the playbook for finding\, coaching\, and inspiring a high-performing workforce in a hybrid world. Whether you are looking to improve retention or understand the latest trends in workplace culture\, you will walk away with actionable strategies to keep your business competitive.Morning Briefing & Panel SegmentsWashington Saves 1x1: Our moderator hosts Cal Barker\, WA Saves representative\, to explain the new retirement mandate for businesses with 5+ employees.Workplace Trends AMA: Chamber member experts discuss strategies for coaching\, retaining talent\, and managing hybrid teams.About The PanelistsErin Murray\, Express Employment ProfessionalsErin has spent 20+ years in recruiting and HR in the Greater Seattle area and now she's living the small business experience herself. As the owner of the Express Employment Professionals office in Fremont\, she brings the grounded perspective of someone navigating many of the same workforce challenges as her clients. A past President of the Seattle Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter and former VP of People Operations at the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce\, she combines deep HR expertise with firsthand knowledge of the local labor market and business community\, supporting local employers with temporary\, contract-to-hire\, and direct hire staffing needs. If hiring and retention keep you up at night\, Erin brings practical\, locally informed insights you can put to work right away.Cal Barker\, CRPC\, Washington Saves Outreach & MarketingCal Barker works in outreach and marketing for Washington Saves\, a state-sponsored retirement savings program anticipating launch in July 2027. Cal spent their career helping individuals and small businesses achieve financial security\, including nine years in banking six as a licensed Financial Advisor specializing in retirement and small business solutions. Most recently\, they directed shelter operations for a housing-first nonprofit in Thurston County.In their professional and volunteer work\, Cal is dedicated to expanding retirement access\, financial literacy\, and community. According to The Pew Charitable Trusts\, over 1.2 million Washingtonians lack workplace retirement options. To help address this\, Washington Saves provides portable\, payroll-funded Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)\, which certain employers will need to facilitate access to if they don't already offer a qualified retirement plan.\nAbout The ModeratorEdward Jones - Financial Advisor: Jessica Vets\, CFP \nWhen it comes to your financial future\, it's important to work with someone who takes time to understand you and your situation. We take a step-by-step approach to identify your goals and develop specific strategies to help you achieve them. Contact me today to see how personal service can make a difference.
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As the small business landscape evolves\, staying ahead of the curve is the best way to ensure your team remains your greatest asset. Join the Fremont Chamber of Commerce for an energizing morning briefing focused on modernizing your leadership and navigating the new Washington Saves program. \;
This session moves beyond basic management to give you the playbook for finding\, coaching\, and inspiring a high-performing workforce in a hybrid world. Whether you are looking to improve retention or understand the latest trends in workplace culture\, you will walk away with actionable strategies to keep your business competitive.
Morning Briefing &\; Panel Segments
- Washington Saves 1x1: Our moderator hosts Cal Barker\, WA Saves representative\, to explain the new retirement mandate for businesses with 5+ employees.
- Workplace Trends AMA: Chamber member experts discuss strategies for coaching\, retaining talent\, and managing hybrid teams.
About The Panelists
Erin Murray\, Express Employment Professionals
Erin has spent 20+ years in recruiting and HR in the Greater Seattle area and now she'\;s living the small business experience herself. As the owner of the Express Employment Professionals office in Fremont\, she brings the grounded perspective of someone navigating many of the same workforce challenges as her clients. A past President of the Seattle Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter and former VP of People Operations at the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce\, she combines deep HR expertise with firsthand knowledge of the local labor market and business community\, supporting local employers with temporary\, contract-to-hire\, and direct hire staffing needs. If hiring and retention keep you up at night\, Erin brings practical\, locally informed insights you can put to work right away.
Cal Barker\, CRPC\, Washington Saves Outreach &\; Marketing
Cal Barker works in outreach and marketing for Washington Saves\, a state-sponsored retirement savings program anticipating launch in July 2027. Cal spent their career helping individuals and small businesses achieve financial security\, including nine years in banking&mdash\;six as a licensed Financial Advisor specializing in retirement and small business solutions. Most recently\, they directed shelter operations for a housing-first nonprofit in Thurston County.
In their professional and volunteer work\, Cal is dedicated to expanding retirement access\, financial literacy\, and community. According to The Pew Charitable Trusts\, over 1.2 million Washingtonians lack workplace retirement options. To help address this\, Washington Saves provides portable\, payroll-funded Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)\, which certain employers will need to facilitate access to if they don&rsquo\;t already offer a qualified retirement plan.
About The Moderator
Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Jessica Vets\, CFP \;
When it comes to your financial future\, \;it'\;s important to work with someone who takes time to understand you and your situation. We take a step-by-step approach to identify your goals and develop specific strategies to help you achieve them. Contact me today \;to \;see how personal service can make a difference. \;
