Sep 8, 2026
🎧 Sponsored Partner Message
The Harford County Chamber of Commerce
celebrates 50
years as your voice
for business.
Membership provides your business with the tools you need to ensure
your business is advocated for, educated on key issues, and connected to the people and
resources necessary to thrive and shape the county’s vibrant
economy.
Learn more and become a member at www.harfordchamber.org
In this candid and inspiring return episode of The TMA Connection, Tim Markland sits down with Harford County’s networking MadMan, Chris Reeves (Growth and Development Director for the Harford County Chamber of Commerce, founder of Connect Pro, and creator of WHAR).
Chris opens up about the terrifying wake-up call of surviving an unexpected triple bypass surgery with zero prior symptoms—and his remarkable recovery back in the gym just 13 days later. He and Tim break down what it actually takes to build real, relational referral networks, how to overcome the awkwardness of networking when you're an introvert, the growth strategies driving Harford and Cecil County small businesses, and why Chris launched WHAR to bring unapologetic positivity back to local social media feeds.
Subscribe to The TMA Connection on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching "The Markland Advantage."