BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251016T123000Z DTEND:20251016T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Forge The Future Leadership Conference DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first annual Forge the Future Leadership Conference\, proudly brought to you by BCCEDA in partnership with LBC. Hosted at the Bay Pointe Woods\, this full-day\, immersive conference will help you identify your leadership style\, strengthen your leadership skills\, and influence your role as a leader in your personal and professional life.\n\n\n\nTo sponsor the Forge the Future Leadership conference\, please complete this FORM and return it via email to Kim Martin (kim@mibarry.com) or mail to BCCEDA (138 W. State Street\, Hastings 49058).\n\n\n\nRegister to attend using the link on the right side of this page!\n\n\n\nThis event is proudly sponsored by:\n\nBarry County Chamber & Economic Development Alliance\n\nLeadership Barry County\n\nLake Trust Credit Union (Platinum Sponsor)\n\nFamily Tree Medical Associates PC (Pioneer Sponsor)\n\nLien Public Relations (Trailblazer Sponsor)\n\nClark Brothers Building Contractors (Trailblazer Sponsor)\n\n \nFULL SPEAKER DETAILS & AGENDA AVAILABLE SHORTLY!\n\nConfirmed Speakers:\n \n\nAG Collaborative: Redefining Leadership | Unlocking Strengths\nFacilitators: Greg Mutch\, Abbey Johnston\n\nIn this interactive workshop\, AG Collaborative will guide participants in exploring a fresh\, empowering perspective on leadership and their unique\, meaningful impact. Each participant will receive their Top 5 CliftonStrengths and walk away with deeper self-awareness and practical strategies to leverage their strengths for greater leadership effectiveness. \n\n\n\nAs part of your registration\, you will receive the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment from Gallup. This is both a valuable perk and an essential of the session with AG Collaborative\, helping you to get the most out of your experience.\n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive and email from abigail@agcollaborative.com with instructions to complete the assessment (or to share your results\, if you've already taken it). To ensure you don't miss this email\, please add Abigail's email address to your contacts so it doesn't get caught in spam filters.\n\n\n\nThe assessment takes 20-45 minutes to complete\; results will be sent via email and provided day-of at the conference for discussion. The deadline to complete your assessment and to ensure results are available at the conference is September 30. Attendees will have access to their registration code for the CliftonStrengths online tools and resources\, and assessment results until October 16.\n\n\n\nIntended outcomes: \n\nDevelop a renewed and inspiring vision of what it means to be an impactful leader\n\nStrengthen self-awareness and the ability to lead with greater effectiveness\n\nRecognize the power of their unique leadership strengths\n\nWalk away with practical tools to intentionally develop and apply their unique strengths in their work and leadership\n\nResources:\n\nWhat are Clifton Strengths?\n\nClifton Strengths on LinkedIn\n\nThe Power of Strength-based Leadership\n\n\n\nLOCAL LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION\n\nFeaturing local leaders in Barry County\, the purpose of this engaging and interactive panel discussion is to demonstrate the variety of ways to leverage leadership skills for local community engagement and development. Facilitated by Leadership Barry County Alumni Jim James\, this panel will focus on the "how\, what\, and why" for community leadership. \nPanelists:\n\nStephanie Lehman\, Director\, Barry County Central Dispatch\n\nJeff Keesler\, Planning & Zoning Administrator\, Barry County\n\nSarah VandenBurg\, Clerk\, Barry County\n\nDave Hatfield\, Barry County Commissioner\, Hastings City Planning Commission\n\n\n\nKeynote speaker details available shortly -- stay tuned!\n\nKeynote Presentation: DISHER\n\nFull details available shortly! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for the first annual Forge the Future Leadership Conference\, proudly brought to you by BCCEDA in partnership with LBC. \; Hosted at the Bay Pointe Woods\, this full-day\, immersive conference will help you \; identify your leadership style\, strengthen your leadership skills\, and influence your role as a leader in your personal and professional life.
\n
\nTo sponsor the Forge the Future Leadership conference\, please complete this FORM and return it via email to Kim Martin (kim@mibarry.com) or mail to BCCEDA (138 W. State Street\, Hastings 49058).
\n
\nRegister to attend using the link on the right side of this page!
\n
\nThis event is proudly sponsored by:
\nBarry County Chamber &\; Economic Development Alliance
\nLeadership Barry County
\nLake Trust Credit Union (Platinum Sponsor)
\nFamily Tree Medical Associates PC (Pioneer Sponsor)
\nLien Public Relations (Trailblazer Sponsor)
\nClark Brothers Building Contractors (Trailblazer Sponsor)
\n \;

\nFULL SPEAKER DETAILS &\; AGENDA AVAILABLE SHORTLY!\n\n

Confirmed Speakers:

\n \;\n\n

AG Collaborative: \; Redefining Leadership | Unlocking Strengths

\nFacilitators: Greg Mutch\, Abbey Johnston\n\n

In this interactive workshop\, AG Collaborative will guide participants in exploring a fresh\, empowering perspective on leadership and their unique\, meaningful impact. \; Each participant will receive their Top 5 CliftonStrengths and walk away with deeper self-awareness and practical strategies to leverage their strengths for greater leadership effectiveness. \;
\n
\nAs part of your registration\, you will receive the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment from Gallup. \; This is both a valuable perk and an essential of the session with AG Collaborative\, helping you to get the most out of your experience.
\n
\nAfter registering\, you will receive and email from abigail@agcollaborative.com with instructions to complete the assessment (or to share your results\, if you'\;ve already taken it). \; To ensure you don'\;t miss this email\, please add Abigail'\;s email address to your contacts so it doesn'\;t get caught in spam filters.
\n
\nThe assessment takes 20-45 minutes to complete\; results will be sent via email and provided day-of at the conference for discussion. \; The deadline to complete your assessment and to ensure results are available at the conference is September 30. \; Attendees will have access to their registration code for the \;CliftonStrengths online tools and resources\, and assessment results until October 16.
\n
\nIntended outcomes: \; \;
\nDevelop a renewed and inspiring vision of what it means to be an impactful leader
\nStrengthen self-awareness and the ability to lead with greater effectiveness
\nRecognize the power of their unique leadership strengths
\nWalk away with practical tools to intentionally develop and apply their unique strengths in their work and leadership

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Resources:
\nWhat are Clifton Strengths?
\nClifton Strengths on LinkedIn
\nThe Power of Strength-based Leadership

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\nLOCAL LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION

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Featuring local leaders in Barry County\, the purpose of this engaging and interactive panel discussion is to demonstrate the variety of ways to leverage leadership skills for local community engagement and development. \; Facilitated by Leadership Barry County Alumni \;Jim James\, this panel will focus on the "\;how\, what\, and why"\; for community leadership. \; \;

\nPanelists:\n\n

Stephanie Lehman\, Director\, Barry County Central Dispatch
\nJeff Keesler\, Planning &\; Zoning Administrator\, Barry County
\nSarah VandenBurg\, Clerk\, Barry County
\nDave Hatfield\, Barry County Commissioner\, Hastings City Planning Commission
\n
\nKeynote speaker details available shortly -- stay tuned!
\nKeynote Presentation: DISHER
\nFull details available shortly!

\n LOCATION:Bay Pointe Woods 5100 Oarie Drive Shelbyville\, MI 49344 UID:e.1901.5236 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260726T211037Z URL:https://business.mibarry.com/events/details/forge-the-future-leadership-conference-5236 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR