Career Summit – Eastern

When:

Start: Nov 12, 2020 at 08:00 am
End: Nov 12, 2020 at 05:00 pm

Where:

Virtual (Eastern Time Zone)
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Virtual (Eastern Time Zone),

Ticket Price:

$295

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Event Details

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Career & Leadership Development Training

Due to health and safety concerns, we’ve decided to convert our 2020 Leadership Summit to a 100% virtual event. It will be a full day of leadership development training hosted virtually. Topics that will be discussed:

Career Planning & Pivots
Managing Obstacles & Uncertainty
Being an Impactful & Agile Leader
Executive Skills & Training

And roll-up your sleeves for workshops between panel discussions on:

Executing a Successful Career Plan
Building Your Professional Brand
Prioritizing Your Financial Success

Virtual Ticket Price: $195

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Panel Discussions & Workshops:

8:00-8:30am: Check-in & Zoom Waiting Room
Check-in, make sure your Zoom is ready to go for a great day!

8:30-9:00am: Kick-off
Our Mistress of Ceremonies will kick-off the day with an overview of the importance of Career Planning and Leadership Development and will discuss the panels and workshops for the day.

9:00-9:45am: Panel: Career Planning & Pivots
Hear executives discuss how career planning and career pivots impacted their careers, how important mentors and supporters were for their careers, how they set career goals, advice on career changes, and insights on negotiating a promotion.
Panelists: Amy Smiley, VP, Marketing, 84 Lumber Company, Stephanie Cohen, VP, Strategic Programs, FedEx, Roma McCaig, VP, Responsibility, Campbell Soup, Meredith Olearchik, VP & Counsel, Campbell Soup

10:00-11:00am: Workshop: Career Planning (Plan/Goals/Execution)
Conducted by a career coach, the career planning workshop and worksheets are designed to help attendees build and execute an easy career plan for the short-term (1 yr), mid-term (2-5 yrs) and long term (5 yrs+) goals. Attendees will also be asked to set and accomplish at least 3 career action items over the next 6-12 months. (If you attended a SharpHeels Career Summit last year, please try to bring last year’s worksheets)

11:15-12:00pm: Panel: Managing Obstacles & Mishaps
Hear executives discuss their biggest career obstacles and how they overcame them (Work-Life Balance, Job Loss, Losing Career Direction, Lacking the right Experience, etc.). In addition to top career mishaps and how they avoided and/or embraced career them.
Panelists: Erica Evans, Vice President, MP&A, GNC, Carlonda Reilly, VP & CTO, Kennametal, Lenka Patten, VP, HR, Reebok

12:00-12:45pm: Lunch
Enjoy a long break and grab a snack before we start our second half of the day!

12:45-1:45pm: Workshop: Professional Branding
Conducted by an executive coach, this workshop will train attendees on the key success factors for building your professional brand, enhancing your executive presence and how to be a thought leader at your company and in your industry.

2:00-2:45 pm: Panel: Impactful & Versatile Leadership
Hear executives discuss how to lead and inspire people, the importance of emotional and cultural intelligence, how to manage through internal and external change, and communicating a clear vision.
Panelists: Molly Flick, VP & GM, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Angela Siebe, VP Property, Crown Castle, Michelle Andres, SVP, Media, Baltimore Ravens, Gretchen Eischen, VP, Marketing, SAP

3:00-4:00pm: Workshop: Financial Success
In this workshop you’ll learn financial literacy and the importance of understanding and managing your finances, in addition to smart ways to invest, prepare for unexpected expenses, and plan & negotiate yearly bonuses & raises.

4:15-5:00pm: Panel: Building Executive Skills
Hear executives discuss how they developed leadership skills throughout their career journey, insights on becoming more visible and recognizable within their organizations and how to manage the perception of their value.
Panelists: Andi Perelman, VP, Digital, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rebecca Gray, VP, Military Affairs, Comcast

5:00pm: Wrap-up

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Career Summit – Eastern