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Sunday, April 15, 2018
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Conway to serve as Leadercast host site for seventh consecutive year Business leaders in the Conway area can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Leadercast at the University of Central Arkansas on Friday, May 4. The Conway Area Chamber of Commerce has hosted a broadcast in Conway since 2012. Billed as the largest one-day leadership event in the world, Leadercast is broadcast live from Atlanta to hundreds of sites around the world. The simulcast allows participants to hone their leadership skills, partake in team building, and invest in their own professional development while earning CEUs.
Program Time: 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Register by April 13 with the Conway Chamber
Meet the Speakers
At the 2018 event, experts will take the Leadercast Live stage to speak on the theme “Lead Yourself,” highlighting the importance of leading oneself first in order to be the best leader for others. Hosted by comedian Tripp Crosby, Leadercast Live will feature the following speakers:
Andy Stanley Leadership Communicator & Bestselling Author
Ian Cron Bestselling Author, Psychotherapist, Enneagram Teacher & Speaker
Mae Jemison NASA Astronaut, Engineer & Physician
Jen Bricker Acrobat, Aerialist, Author & Speaker
Michael Hyatt Author, Speaker and CEO of Michael Hyatt & Company
Carey Lohrenz First Female F-14 Pilot, Speaker & Trainer
Jim Loehr, Ed. D. Bestselling Author and World-Renowned Performance Psychologist
Kat Cole COO and President, North America, of FOCUS Brands
Joe Torre Hall of Fame Baseball Manager
Tripp Crosby Comedian, Director & Host of Leadercast 2018
Come to Leadercast. You’ll leave a better leader. conwaychamber.org/leadercast
• Andy Stanley, leadership communicator and best-selling author; • Joe Torre, Hall of Fame baseball manager; Editorial
May 4, 2018 UCA Campus
To be the best leader of others, you first must learn to lead yourself well. Attend Leadercast Live to learn from world-renowned experts about the qualities and characteristics of global leaders who exemplify what it means to lead yourself.
psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, and speaker; • Kat Cole, COO and president, North America, of FOCUS Brands; • Jim Loehr, Ed. D., bestselling author and performance psychologist; • Jen Bricker, acrobat, aerialist, author, and speaker; • Michael Hyatt, author, speaker, and CEO of Michael Hyatt & Company; and • Carey Lohrenz, first female F-14 pilot, speaker, and trainer. Leadercast is presented locally by Pediatrics Plus and KimberlyClark Corporation. The Conway simulcast will take place in UCA’s McCastlain Ballroom from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $80 and groups of 10 or more have access to the $70 ticket rate. The cost includes leadership materials, breakfast from PattiCakes Bakery, and lunch from Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe.
For additional information or to reserve a seat, contact Therese Williams, director of events, at therese@conwayarkansas.org or 501-9325411.
Therese@ConwayArkansas.org
• Dr. Mae Jemison, NASA astronaut, engineer, and physician; • Ian Cron, best-selling author,
B.Y.O.C. (Build Your Own City)
In 2018, if cities want to grow or improve they must act. Waiting for a federal or state program or grant is not a plan. For smaller cities needing to invest in infrastructure, inflation rules out slowly setting aside savings. Projects that have the potential to change your city require bold strokes—and in transportation that means capital. That’s why we were pleased to see Maumelle recently join the ranks of those
cities taking control of their own future. The recent special election victory means that Maumelle will take bids on its long awaited interchange later this year. They will also be replacing an antiquated “community service fee” with sales tax revenue dedicated to public safety. In November, Conway passed temporary sales tax to repair local streets. Other cities in the North Metro also have special
elections in the pipeline. Taxes will always have their critics. And taxes always deserve intense scrutiny. But we challenge you to look around Arkansas (particularly northwest Arkansas) and compare the cities that are willing to invest in themselves versus those that aren’t. No one will build your city for you. Congratulations and good luck to those taking the initiative to do it themselves.