John Rogers - Business Roundtables Facilitator

from April 2023 Better Together Newsletter Update

by Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce

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My ‘Better Together’ Niche

If this is redundant, I’m sorry, but a career path can be full of twists and turns. When an aspiring marine biologist meets too many unemployed marine biologists, what is there to do next?

For me it was environmental engineering and that is what I did directly and indirectly from when we moved here in 1977 until I was introduced to the world of economic development. Plus, during the years of 1971-1996, my concurrent career was the US Navy where I served as ‘peace keeper’. I did not see one second of hostile action.

When Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce hired me in 2007, my purpose was economic development and this was a few years before Sheboygan County Economic Development was launched. Before SCEDC, we were able to accomplish a few significant projects, but let’s discuss those in person.

It was not long after I retired from my full-time job with the Chamber that I was asked to return to facilitate a few roundtables. Few has morphed into eight and I truly enjoy every one of them. Yes, it is true that the Business Owner roundtable on April 12 will be my 500th! Roundtables have become my ‘Better Together’ niche. Numerous ‘Urgent and Important’ topics, thousands of one-word openers and closers, and too many honest-to-goodness friends are what keep me going. How many past 500 will there be? It has taken 15 years to get to 500. Time will tell.

I am so incredibly blessed!

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