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SUMMARY:2019 Business X-Change - 11/13
DESCRIPTION:BUSINESS X-CHANGE   November 13\, 2019\n\n \n\nBusiness 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. \n\n \n\nThere is no cost to attend and a continental breakfast is included.\n\n \n\n\n\nTopic: "Talent Attraction and Retention"\n\n \n\nDiscussion Leader:\n\n                          \n\nKevin Kirschbaum\n\nOwner of D1 Training Stevens Point and President\, Ignite Young Professionals\n\n\n\nPanel:\n\n\n\nRay Ackerlund\, President\, Skyward\n\n\n\n\n\nKaitlyn Budd\, Vice President of Production\, Ki Mobility\n\n\n\n\n\nCody Kimball\, Business Development Manager\, AIG Travel and President of the AIG Travel Young Professionals Employee Resource Group\n\n\n\n\n\nMelissa Meschke\, Director\, Small Business Development Center at UW-Stevens Point\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Sobczak\, Senior Branch Manager\, ABR Employment Services             \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Program:  Would you like to attract new talent to your company? What's the best way to keep your employees?\n\n\n\nHear from our panel of industry leaders in Portage County on what their companies do to attract new employees and the best way to keep these employees. You'll get valuable insight on how these companies attract the right candidates and how they get them to remain with their companies long-term. There will be time for a Q&A with our panel as well as young professionals in attendance.\n\n\n\nFind out how Everything Points Here and Ignite Young Professionals can help with these efforts.\n\n\n\nIgnite Young Professionals is a program designed to work with the next generation of community leaders who want to make a difference in their community and beyond. The group's top priority is to develop and encourage philanthropic and community involvement activities while providing peer-to-peer networking and professional development opportunities. \n\n\n\nIgnite Young Professionals can create connections for people and engage them in activities that help grow roots in our community. As our roots grow so will a network of advocates. This momentum is community and creating this meaningful lasting connection builds a sense of belonging.\n\n\n\nMembers and their families participate in committees\, networking events\, volunteer projects\, and leadership training opportunities. Members are educated on key community needs as well as initiatives that work to advance the common good as well as their own professional skills.\n\n\n\nWhat is 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 - 8:30am at the Portage County Business Council office. \n\n \n\nSpecial THANK YOU to Ignite Young Professionals for their sponsorship of this program.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:arial narrow\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">BUSINESS X-CHANGE &ndash\; November 13\, 2019</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial narrow\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;<br />\nBusiness X-Change meets regularly throughout the year at the Portage County Business Council office.&nbsp\;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.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial narrow\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">There is no cost to attend and a continental breakfast is included.<br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#B22222\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial narrow\,sans-serif\;">Topic: &quot\;Talent Attraction and Retention&quot\;</span></strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<font face="arial narrow\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Discussion Leader:</span></font><br />\n<img alt="" height="225" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/KevinKirschbaum.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 225px\;" width="150" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>Kevin Kirschbaum</strong><br />\n<strong style="">Owner of D1 Training Stevens Point and President\, Ignite Young Professionals<br />\n<br />\nPanel:<br />\n<img alt="" height="225" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/Rayheadshot-1.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 225px\;" width="150" /><br />\nRay Ackerlund\, President\, Skyward<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="225" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/KateBudd.JPG" style="width: 150px\; height: 225px\;" width="150" /><br />\nKaitlyn Budd\, Vice President of Production\, Ki Mobility<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="188" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/CodyKimball.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 188px\;" width="150" /><br />\nCody Kimball\, Business Development Manager\, AIG Travel and President of the AIG Travel Young Professionals Employee Resource Group<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="225" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/MelissaMeschke1.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 225px\;" width="150" /><br />\nMelissa Meschke\, Director\, Small Business Development Center at UW-Stevens Point<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="180" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/LisaSobczak_ASA.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 180px\;" width="150" /><br />\nLisa Sobczak\, Senior Branch Manager\, ABR Employment Services<font color="#daa520">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</font></strong><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"><em><strong>About the Program:</strong></em>&nbsp\; Would you like to attract new talent to your company? What&#39\;s the best way to keep your employees?<br />\n<br />\nHear from our panel of industry leaders in Portage County on what their companies do to attract new employees and the best way to keep these employees. You&#39\;ll get valuable insight on how these companies attract the right candidates and how they get them to remain with their companies long-term. There will be time for a Q&amp\;A with our panel as well as young professionals in attendance.<br />\n<br />\nFind out how Everything Points Here and Ignite Young Professionals can help with these efforts.<br />\n<br />\nIgnite Young Professionals is a program designed to work with the next generation of community leaders who want to make a difference in their community and beyond. The group&#39\;s top priority is to develop and encourage philanthropic and community involvement activities while providing peer-to-peer networking and professional development opportunities.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nIgnite Young Professionals can create connections for people and engage them in activities that help grow roots in our community. As our roots grow so will a network of advocates. This momentum is community and creating this meaningful lasting connection builds a sense of belonging.<br />\n<br />\nMembers and their families participate in committees\, networking events\, volunteer projects\, and leadership training opportunities. Members are educated on key community needs as well as initiatives that work to advance the common good as well as their own professional skills.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">What is Business X-Change?</span></span></em></strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> 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.&nbsp\; Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year from 7:30 - 8:30am at the Portage County Business Council office.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:segoe ui\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Special <em>THANK YOU</em> to Ignite Young Professionals</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:segoe ui\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">&nbsp\;for their sponsorship of this program.<br />\n<img alt="" height="161" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/igniteYPlogo.jpg" style="width: 300px\; height: 161px\;" width="300" /></span></span></span></strong></p>\n
LOCATION:Portage County Business Council Foundation Conference Room 5501 Vern Holmes Drive Stevens Point\, WI 54482
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DTSTAMP:20260914T160439Z
URL:https://business.portagecountybiz.com/events/details/2019-business-x-change-11-13-8406
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