





SAVE THE DATE: Friday, October 13th, 2023!
In-Person! | Best Buy Headquarters | 8 AM - 3 PM
Mark your calendar for Friday, October 13th for this year’s summit. Speaker announcements, registration information are coming soon! Check out last year's program below!
If you have any immediate questions, please call 952-944-2830 or email Pat at Pat.MulQueeny@epchamber.org



Engage with numerous speakers throughout the event that will empower you to take hold of your future and succeed on your journey through your work AND home life. Hear testimonies from top professionals on the marketplace change that they have had to overcome in their experience and how they learned to grow and adapt within their industries.
2023 Schedule
7:30 - 8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Use time as you see fit, grab your FREE headshot
8:15 AM | Cafeteria
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Welcome from the Chamber + Best Buy Team
8:30 AM |
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Morning Keynote | Stevie Ray, Executive Director, Stevie Ray’s Improv Company–
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Build your Network – make your best connections
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9:30 - 1:00 PM: Grab your FREE Headshot with Rachel Elizabeth
9:30 AM | Introduce Peer-to-Peer Discussions/Unconference
9:40 AM | Unconference Breakout #1
Speaker topic: Kiley Demery, Demery Wealth Advisors, - Building you Financial Future
Speaker Topic: Darcy McDonald, Wings Financial Credit Union, Wings Mortgage - Home Buying in Today's Marketplace
Speaker Topic: Josh Beverly, Professor, Hamline University - Leveraging AI for Personal/Professional Use
Peer-to-Peer Topic: Elevator Pitch - discussion to include know your value add, share your uniqueness and preplan your questions - Facilitated by Adam Brown, Business and Development Marketing Manager, Fafinski, Mark & Johnson
Peer-to-Peer Topic: Team Building - how to build better communications and relationships with your teams
10:20 AM | Unconference Breakout #2
Speaker Topic: Darcy McDonald, Wings Financial Credit Union, Wings Mortgage - Home Buying in Today's Marketplace
Peer-to-Peer Topic: Effective Meetings - discussion to include preparation, leading meetings, adding value and have an ask- Facilitated by Adam Brown, Business and Development Marketing Manager, Fafinski, Mark & Johnson
11:00 AM | Auditorium/Theatre
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Keynote | George Murray, Award Winning Author, Global Operations and Supply Chain Leader, Speaker, Coach
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Developing Next Generation Leaders
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12:00 PM | LUNCH in cafeteria
12:50 PM | Special Topic - Breakout #1 | Pick one of the following sessions to attend
Todd Thiewes, Vice President of Sales, Sandler
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Enhance your Personal Presence - by leveraging positive communication skills | 12:50 - 1:50
Kristin Jonason, Senior Consultant at the Prouty Project - specializes in Leadership Development and Strategic Planning
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Emotional Intelligence | 12:50-1:50 PM
Sonal Gerten, Marketing Professor & MBA Program Director, Hamline University
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Persuasive Stories, Personal Brands
Cody Griggs, Director, Product Management, C.H. Robinson
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Company Culture | 12:50-1:50 PM
Kristin Derus, Owner of Eden Biofeedback
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Work Life Balance | 12:50–1:50
2:00 | Auditorium/Theatre
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Final Keynote | Cindra Kamphoff, author of an Amazon bestseller, Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the High Performance Edge and a recent second book, Beyond Grit for Business: How to Boost Performance, Leadership and the Bottomline
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Beyond Grit: Embracing Passion and Perseverance to Gain the High-Performance Edge
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3:00 PM | Next Year’s Date Release + Final Announcements
Adjourn
