Date and Time
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
Location
Portage County Business Council
Foundation Conference Room
5501 Vern Holmes Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54482
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Contact Information
Karen Schanock, Director of Programs & Events - 715-344-1940
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Description
BUSINESS X-CHANGE – Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year at the Portage County Business Council office. A roundtable series of meetings that allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics, learn from local industry leaders and, most importantly, learn from each other.
There is no cost to attend and a continental breakfast is included.
7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Portage County Business Council Foundation Room
Topic: "It's Time to ACHIEVE MORE by Becoming a Lifelong Learner"
Presented by:
Jodi Carlson
Associate Director of Relationship Development
UW Oshkosh MBA Program
Tera Larson
Associate Director of Marketing and Events
UW Oshkosh MBA Program
About the Program: Leave this X-Change with tangible ideas and goals, making a commitment to your personal and professional growth. Learn how to create and embrace a lifelong learning culture in your organization.
Key Points of Program:
- Identify what's important and where you should focus your energy through a life assessment.
- Tips for becoming a lifelong learner.
- Learn how to create and embrace a lifelong learning culture in your organization.
- Create a plan.
About our Presenters: Jodi Carlson was recently hired as the MBA Recruitment Manager at UW Oshkosh. Before joining the MBA Office, she held various positions over the past 13 years in the Career Services department. Jodi earned her Master of Counseling Education from UW Oshkosh and her Bachelor of Organizational Communication from UW Green Bay. She also designed and taught a Professional Skills in Business course for the UW Oshkosh College of Business.
Tera Larson earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from UW Oshkosh and her Master of Business Administration from the UW Consortium. Tera worked as the Marketing Communications Manager at Carbon County Higher Education Center in Wyoming for seven years before becoming the Associate Director of Marketing and Events for the MBA Program at UW Oshkosh. She also taught an Introduction to Business course through Western Wyoming Community College.
What is the Business X-Change? A roundtable presentation which allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics, learn from local industry leaders and, most importantly, learn from each other. Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. at the Portage County Business Council office.
Special THANK YOU to UW Oshkosh MBA Program, Inc. for its sponsorship of this program.