The third installment of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce’s 2011 business empowerment series, titled Mission Possible: Tom Joyner’s Secret to a Profitable Business, is set to be an exciting, interactive and informative business networking and educational event. The event takes place on Monday, June 20th, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. at Jungle Island’s Treetop Ballroom, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail Miami, Fl. The luncheon features keynote speaker Tom Joyner, Chairman & Founder, REACH Media Inc., Host of The Tom Joyner Show and Founder of the Tom Joyner Foundation. Joyner will share his time tested approach to moving and motivating potential customers.

“The Fly Jock” Tom Joyner is not just one of the most influential, inspirational, and dynamic national media personalities in the country today, he is also a formidable business executive and founder of REACH Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation and BlackAmericaWeb.com. Joyner’s success is the result of decades of building and connecting with eight (8) million weekly listeners on his syndicated radio show “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” and convincing 1.7 million registered users that BlackAmericaWeb.com is the place to get daily news and information important to African-Americans. The secret to his success?  Joyner believes in reaching each person on a personal level through relevant initiatives and topics that include education, health, financial management and empowerment, all in an engaging, timely and entertaining way.

The second featured speaker is Mia Mends, General Manager & Vice President, Prepaid Debit Card Products at PreCash who will expound on new approaches to payroll/compensation programs mutually beneficial to employees and business efficiency. This high impact networking event will also feature an interactive discussion with “real world’ panelists about all aspects, opportunities and pitfalls of running a business. Panelists are: Vincent Brown, Owner of Grace Funeral Home and Mahogany Grille and Rick Beasley, Director of South Florida Workforce. As an added bonus, REACH Media & the REACH Card will be presenting a special raffle during the event. “Small business is the cornerstone of a robust economy. It involves being able to wear various hats in order to make your venture prosperous. Tom Joyner embodies that entrepreneurial spirit and the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce is every excited to have him share the secrets to his impressive success story,” said Bill Diggs, President and CEO of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce.

The networking series is open to the public and is $25 for chamber members and $50 for non-members. Exhibition space for your business is also available for $100.00 for non-members. Space is limited. For more information and to RSVP, please call The Chamber at 305.751.8648 or visit our website at www.m-dcc.org. This business empowerment networking series is sponsored by The Reach Card and The South Florida Times.