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:20200227T174500Z DTEND:20200227T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:DT | Sprint Presents Women to Watch: Motivating People in Today’s Pop Culture World DESCRIPTION:Sprint's Women to Watch series dives into the journeys of women leaders making a difference in Greater Kansas City!\n\n \n\n\nMotivating People in Today's Pop Culture World: How to build a culture to attract\, engage and retain the younger generation.\n\n\n\nIt's expected 70% of the workforce will be made up of younger generations Millennials and Gen Z this year. What they want from their workplace is far different than previous generations. Nancy Whitworth\, Chief People Officer with McCownGordon Construction\, named a Best Place to Work for Millennials by Fortune magazine\, will lead a panel discussion of young\, professionals discussing what they expect from their employer when it comes to opportunity\, flexibility and innovation. She'll uncover culture tips that help attract\, engage and retain young workers and reveal the benefits organizations gain when they become a best place to work. After this interactive presentation\, you'll walk away with ideas to ignite engagement in your own companies.\n\n\n\nPanelist: \n\n\n Lexi Walz\, Marketing and Content Manager at Generator Studio\n Taylor Brenner\, Project Manager at McCownGordon Construction\n James Maiden\, Marketing Manager at Folly Theater\n Bree Hughes\, Account Manager at Lockton\n\n\n\nNancy Whitworth serves as the Chief People Officer at McCownGordon Construction\, where she's led the HR and talent development teams for more than a decade. Nancy's innovative approach to creating an engaging workforce culture lead the company to be named a Best Place to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal for 15 years in a row. It also ranked as a best Mid-Size Company to Work For by Fortune in 2018. Nancy is also involved in several industry and nonprofit organizations\, including an organization that raises funds to build recovery houses called In the Name of Grace\, which she co-founded.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLexi Walz is the creative force behind marketing and communication\, helping Generator Studio increase local and national brand recognition with innovative ideas. She develops all in-house content while always seeking different public relations opportunities. Her knack for people and inventive endeavors makes her a great fit for this growing company. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaylor Brenner brings a unique assertive and efficient personality to her project teams. Starting as a project engineer\, Taylor quickly ascended into the role of a Project Manager. A natural multi-tasker\, she coordinates with the designers\, clients and trade partners to successfully manage multi-million-dollar projects. She responsible for owner and trade partner contracts\, submittals\, RFIs\, budgets\, schedule development and management. Her strong leadership skills make Taylor adept at leading entire teams throughout the life cycle of a project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJames Maiden is the Marketing Manager at the Folly Theater. James has worked in the nonprofit sector for 3 years now. He is engaged with the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Marketing & the Metzler Mentor Program. A long time resident of Kansas City\, he spends his time at different community events and with his partner and dogs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBree Hughes serves as the primary point of contact for her book of business at Lockton. She works with the entire service team to present the most appropriate solutions and strategies for each client. Some of her responsibilities include fielding daily client inquiries\, developing presentations for renewal and strategic planning meetings\, and creating communication pieces for employer initiatives and open enrollment. She also prepares monthly claims experience reporting\, and analyzes carrier proposals for client marketing efforts. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Sprint'\;s Women to Watch series dives into the journeys of women leaders making a difference in Greater Kansas City!
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\nMotivating People in Today&rsquo\;s Pop Culture World: How to build a culture to attract\, engage and retain the younger generation.
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\nIt&rsquo\;s expected 70% of the workforce will be made up of younger generations &ndash\; Millennials and Gen Z &ndash\; this year. What they want from their workplace is far different than previous generations. Nancy Whitworth\, Chief People Officer with McCownGordon Construction\, named a Best Place to Work for Millennials by Fortune magazine\, will lead a panel discussion of young\, professionals discussing what they expect from their employer when it comes to opportunity\, flexibility and innovation. She&rsquo\;ll uncover culture tips that help attract\, engage and retain young workers and reveal the benefits organizations gain when they become a best place to work. After this interactive presentation\, you&rsquo\;ll walk away with ideas to ignite engagement in your own companies.
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\nNancy Whitworth serves as the Chief People Officer at McCownGordon Construction\, where she&rsquo\;s led the HR and talent development teams for more than a decade. Nancy&rsquo\;s innovative approach to creating an engaging workforce culture lead the company to be named a Best Place to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal for 15 years in a row. It also ranked as a \; best Mid-Size Company to Work For by Fortune in 2018. Nancy is also involved in several industry and \; nonprofit organizations\, including an organization that raises funds to build recovery houses called In the Name of Grace\, which she co-founded.
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\nLexi Walz is the creative force behind marketing and communication\, helping Generator Studio increase local and national brand recognition with innovative ideas. She develops all in-house content while always seeking different public relations opportunities. Her knack for people and inventive endeavors makes her a great fit for this growing company. \;
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Taylor Brenner brings a unique assertive and efficient personality to her project teams. Starting as a project engineer\, Taylor quickly ascended into the role of a Project Manager. A natural multi-tasker\, she coordinates with the designers\, clients and trade partners to successfully manage multi-million-dollar projects. \;She responsible for owner and trade partner contracts\, submittals\, RFIs\, budgets\, schedule development and management. Her strong leadership skills make Taylor adept at leading entire teams throughout the life cycle of a project. \;
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\nJames Maiden is the Marketing Manager at the Folly Theater. James has worked in the nonprofit sector for 3 years now. He is engaged with the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Marketing &\; the Metzler Mentor Program. A long time resident of Kansas City\, he spends his time at different \;community events and with his partner and dogs.
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\nBree Hughes serves as the primary point of contact for her book of business at Lockton. \;She works with the entire service team to present the most appropriate solutions and strategies for each client. Some of her responsibilities include fielding daily client inquiries\, developing presentations for renewal and strategic planning meetings\, and creating communication pieces for employer initiatives and open enrollment. She also prepares monthly claims experience reporting\, and analyzes carrier proposals for client marketing efforts.

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\n LOCATION:Central Exchange Downtown 1020 Central Street STE 100 Kansas City\, MO 64105 UID:e.9235.23109 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260405T182106Z URL:https://members.centralexchange.org/events/details/dt-sprint-presents-women-to-watch-motivating-people-in-today-s-pop-culture-world-23109 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR