Below are the networking events for the week of January 28-February 1 in the Kansas City area. As always, if you know about other career fairs, meetings or events that would benefit job seekers, please send a note to markvanbaale@gmail.com. Thank you.
It is my hope that the information provided on this blog will help you to find a new job or make connections with people at the various networking events. Remember, there is also a Marketing/Social Media Job Leads page where new jobs are posted every day or every other day.
You can also follow @kcjobseekers or @markvanbaale on Twitter to get the latest updates.
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Monday, January 28
Creating Effective “Job Search Templates” Webinar
Time: 11:00 am – Noon CST
Join ILostMyJob.com CEO James Beal Monday for a fast-paced job search brainstorming session and pep talk.
This new and innovative webcast will include quick, point-and-shoot descriptions of certain job search situations, followed by advice about useful and effective things job seekers can do.
- How to know what is important
- Following the right steps for each job application
- Ways to save time and eliminate mistakes
- How to stay motivated and confident
- Spending money and resources wisely
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TEDxCrossroads Weekly Meeting
Location:
AIA Kansas City
1801 McGee St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Free to attend.
TEDxCrossroads is a weekly, hour long TEDx salon hosted Mondays at AIA Kansas City – 1801 McGee. Our focus is conversation, the community exchange that happens after watching a TEDtalk. Our format is simple: watch one 20 min recorded talk, have a 40 minute conversation.
More Information about TEDxCrossroads on Facebook
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Monday Geek Night
Location:
Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen
1526 Walnut St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
What is Monday Geek Night? It is a weekly Monday night gathering of geeks who enjoy topics including, but not limited to, application and web development (code of all kinds), entrepreneurship, gaming, marketing, design, movies, the current state of all things tech, and usually beer and other cocktails. This Meetup is very much unstructured – feel free to come and geek out on just about ANYTHING. Laptops more than welcome.
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Networking for Professional Success Workshop
Location:
Central Resource Library
Carmack Community Room
9875 W. 87th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Networking should be one of the most important focal points of your professional career whether you’re looking for a job or not. Unfortunately, most people don’t network regularly or optimally, and only realize this when it’s too late.
Professional development consultant Efren Mojica, of “All About You Consulting,” will share insights and strategies on effective networking. Hear real life examples provided by business professionals who network well and learn some tips on how to modernize your networking strategy, including using LinkedIn and Facebook so that they can work for you.
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#JobHuntChat on Twitter
Time: 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm CST
Job Hunt Chat is a community where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #JobHuntChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #JobHuntChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 9pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Tuesday, January 29
Biz2Biz Connect Networking Meetings
First Tuesday Morning Meeting Info:
Location:
Edward Jones Office
5725 Nieman Rd., Suite D
Shawnee, KS
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North of Johnson Drive on the East side of the street. If using the North parking lot, park on the East side of the lot only. More parking available across the street to the West and to the North.
Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free. Coffee and hot tea is provided.
Second Tuesday Morning Meeting Info:
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
11106 Antioch Road
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
More Information about the Group
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Greater KC Public Relations Society of America Lunch Meeting
Location:
Lathrop & Gage
2345 Grand Blvd., Suite 2200 (Lathrop Room)
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $50 for non-members, $20 for students (includes lunch)
Topic: Yikes! I’m a Meme!
Speakers: Katherine Hollar and David Barnard, Lathrop & Gage; Gene Willis, Universal Uclick/GoComics
Thanks to PhotoShop, meme generators and social media, company logos and individual photos can quickly be manipulated, parodied and distributed, with serious implications for the brand or the professional. What do you do if your company, client or CEO becomes the target of online jokes or insults? Kicking off the New Year, our panel will provide options for dealing with creators and distributors, discuss the PR implications of each and provide best practices for proactive piracy monitoring.
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Operation Social Santa Competitive Happy Hour Benefiting United Way
Location:
The Chesterfield
1400 Main St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost: Bring a regift from the holidays or $10
Come and support your favorite young professionals group. When you arrive you’ll sign up with the group you to which you want to pledge allegiance. The group that brings the most people wins a free happy hour for you and 25 friends. Get your favorite community group involved and we’ll see you. Want to make sure your group is in the running for the prize? Contact Jessica Best, Katy Griffin or Justin Goldsborough on Facebook.
Winning young professionals organization gets a happy hour for 25 people at The Chesterfield (free apps, happy hour drink prices) and 25 movie passes to the Alamo Drafthouse.
Questions? Contact Justin Goldsborough at justin.goldsborough@fleish
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Kansas Feet Up Network Meeting
Location:
Sharks Billards
10320 Shawnee MIssion Pkwy
Shawnee, KS
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Feet-Up Network is a group of business professionals who like to get together, kick their feet-up and have a drink together.
There usually is around 15-25 people at these meetings. Members say that it helps them build relationships. Come on out and have a drink, meet some new friends and forge some great partnerships.
RSVP’s not required, but if you wish to register, you can.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City BIG Impact Group Happy Hour
Location:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City
3908 Washington St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Free to attend.
We want you to consider joingin the Big Impact Group (B.I.G.)! This is a premier social network for established and emerging young professionals committed to making a difference in KC. Help raise awareness & funds for BBBS-KC while having a great time. Come to this social hour to learn more about the group, meet some of its’ leaders and enjoy free drinks/snacks.
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Webtini: A Web and Tech Q&A Open House – Hosted by Philsquare
Location:
The Sandbar
17 E 8th St,
Lawrence, KS
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Free to attend.
Join the team at Philsquare for a casual, social, tech and web focused Q&A. Questions about blogging? Web development? WordPress? SEO? Stop by The Sandbar on Tuesday, January 29, from 6-8 and talk web with the Philsquare team! Bring a friend, come for tasty Sandbar drinks, have a snack and get your most pressing web questions answered.
Phil Martinez, Creative Director at Philsquare, and Bailey DeReus, Philsquare Communications Director, will be answering questions about WordPress, web domains, web hosting, general web development and SEO. Anyone with questions about web development is invited to ask questions – big or small. The event is casual and is meant to open discussion about web design and development in the Lawrence area.
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KCSEM (Kansas City Search Engine Marketing Association) Meetup
Location:
Alamo Drafthouse
1400 Main St.
Kansas City, MO
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Free Parking at Consentino’s Market 2 Blocks North of the Theater on Main Street. Bring your parking ticket to validate.
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost: $5-$10 donation recommended
Join us Tuesday January 29th at the Alamo Drafthouse as we welcome Pubcon CEO and Founder, Brett Tabke, for an eventful look into the current State of Search. Mr. Tabke is an influential thought leader in the Search Marketing space and has become one of it’s greatest advocates in educating search marketing professionals with the ever popular Pubcon Conference Series. This is a do not miss event! Join us as Brett discusses what the State of Search currently holds as well as what you have to be doing now as well as in the next 12 months to stay ahead of the game.
We will be meeting in the Drafthouse for a brief networking gathering followed by Mr. Tabke’s theater presentation.
We will be giving away a Gold Pass to Pubcon New Orleans ($1,000 value)!
KCSEM events are a great way for local KC residents to learn more about Search Engine Marketing. Our events cater to small business owners, large company decision makers, marketing/ad professionals or those just interested in the online space. KCSEM events are beneficial for networking with others as well as learning about the in’s and out’s of online advertising, SEO, PPC, Social Media, Link-building, etc.
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Career Studios: How to Give an Elevator Pitch Webinar
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm CST
We have heard it time and again you need to have an elevator pitch. You never know whenever someone is going to ask you how is business or what’s your story. Yet, most of us are unprepared for such chance encounters. Elevators are the greatest place for such meetings. One, you have a captive audience and two, you don’t have much time. You just need to have your thoughts organized, ready and memorable. Most people like races that are fast and over quickly. Business people are no different. But you have to train to run a sprint and the same is true for preparing an elevator pitch.
This webinar is designed to give you practical tools and techniques to create and deliver elevator pitch of your career.
Join us to hear Tom Cairns outline how to prepare and deliver a great elevator speech. Can’t attend? No problem, we’ll send the recording to everyone who registers.
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Wednesday, January 30
1 Million Cups Program for Entrepreneurs
Location:
Kauffman Labs
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.
The program takes place every Wednesday morning from 9:00-10:00am in Kauffman Labs. So if you’re interested in being involved with the 1 Million Cups program sign up, show up, help someone startup by offering your thoughts, questions, and advice.
Kauffman Foundation goes national with 1 Million Cups pitch event
This week, Connecting for Good and Raz Mobile will present.
Watch Program Live starting at 8:50 am CST.
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Market Immersion Meeting
This incredible group of business owners/entrepreneurs come together weekly for a round table discussion for marketing your business and to utilize social media to the max for business leads.
Location:
Granite City Brewery
15085 W. 119th St.
Olathe, KS
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Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Cost: $10.00 for visitors
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Catalyst Career Group Job Fair
Location:
Embassy Suites Kansas City – Overland Park
10601 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Looking for a job or a new career is a significant change in anyone’s life and we want to help. Catalyst Career Group is committed to matching quality candidates with fine companies all over the nation.
Our Job Fairs are specifically designed to take the stress out of recruiting and job hunting. Come to our job fairs ready to connect and come ready to make a change. We make it easy for career seekers with our friendly welcome orientation, informative event guides, and seminars specifically designed to help you advance your career.
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How to Get More Job Interviews Weekly Webinar – Hosted by Martin Yate
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST
Need more job interviews? Of course, but the old tactics don’t work anymore. You need job search tactics that will get you more interviews.
Learning how to get job interviews is crucial to your financial survival and to your long-term career success. Face facts: no interviews, no job offers.
You get: 60 minutes of personal resume coaching plus 30 mins of Q & A with Martin Yate CPC, world-renowned resume expert, NY Times bestseller of the world famous Knock Em Dead books, author of 14 career books in 62 foreign language editions.
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Biz2Biz Connect Networking Meeting
Wednesday Morning Meeting Info:
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
11106 Antioch Road
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
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Power Chics Power Lunch Meeting
Location:
The Kansas City Cafe
1532 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $35 for prospective members
Our Speaker is: Cheryl Obermiller, CEO, Obermiller Construction
Power Chics is a personal growth organization, developed by women and for women. Power Chics is dedicated to helping “chics” from all professional arenas grow and develop, both personally and professionally. Come see what we are about.
Please do register for this event so we have an idea of how many to expect.
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Career Search Strategies 2.0 Webinar
Time: Noon – 3:00 pm CST
Join the Top Recommended Career Coach on LinkedIn, Dieter Hertling, for the most cutting-edge job search tools and strategies for today’s professional. A service of Emprove’s Career Search Strategies 2.0.
This high-energy web event will provide you with the most innovative and powerful techniques in:
- Personal/Professional Branding
- Career Search Marketing and Networking
- Resume Design and Effectiveness
- Resume Keyword Optimization for the ATS
- SEO, Keyword and Website Marketing
- Professional Career Website Development
- Social Media Marketing (including LinkedIn Optimization)
- Interview Package Design and Presentation
- Interview Facilitation
Please note that this is a LIVE event and will not recorded for future playback.
This is not an “info-mercial” and will provide you with DETAILED, step-by-step instruction and live Q&A to maximize your career search branding and marketing in today’s challenging job market.
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Mastering Online Job Application Systems Webinar
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST
In this highly competitive job market, most companies insist that you complete an online job application form to apply for their open positions. The trouble is, many such online application forms are horrible to complete!
This webinar will not only help you complete online job application systems as easily and effectively as possible, it will also show you how to stand out from the hundreds of other people who are also applying online.
You’ll learn how to:
- Organize your efforts so you can apply online as quickly and painlessly as possible.
- Overcome computer quirks that can keep you from successfully applying online.
- Create a plain text resume to ensure you’re your submissions look just like you intended.
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SocialIRL Go “Behind the Brand with KU Athletics” Event
Location:
Allen Fieldhouse
1651 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, KS
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Please enter through the Booth Hall of Athletics on the east side of Allen Fieldhouse (Naismith Statue). A representative of Kansas Athletics will be at the gate with your ticket.
Time: 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Cost: Free, but tickets are very limited
Join Social: IRL on Wednesday, January 30, as we go “Behind the Brand” with KU Athletics. This special evening is free to attend (pre-registration is required) and features a program that includes:
- Unique insights from KU Athletics on how they use digital, mobile and social media to connect with fans and share the game day experience.
- A walking tour of the Wagnon Student Athlete Center.
- Experience Allen Fieldhouse and see KU Women’s Basketball take on Iowa State.
- Reconvene during half time for additional refreshments and Q&A opportunity with KU Athletics.
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Thursday, January 31
Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting
Location this week:
Holiday Inn of Olathe
101 West 151st St.
Olathe, KS
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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Open to job seekers to attend free of charge
Opportunity to mingle with Olathe area business owners and network to your next job. Expect to meet 150-250 people. There is a special sign-up area so job hunters and employers can meet.
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Twitter for Beginners Workshop
Location:
Enterprise Center of Johnson County
8527 Bluejacket St.
Lenexa, KS
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Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $25.00 (includes lunch)
Discover how Twitter can increase your visibility practically overnight. Twitter has become to be the latest must-use tool in online communication. While Twitter acts as a vibrant social network, it has also proven to be an essential business tool for managing a brand and earning customers. This workshop is designed to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about getting started with Twitter and how you can effectively utilize it in your business.
You’ll learn examples from companies who have generated millions of dollars in revenue just by ‘tweeting’. You’ll learn about the tools you need to manage your Twitter identity and build your online reputation. You will also learn about the best (and the worst) ways to seek out new customers to help drive traffic and sales.
This workshop will be presented by Kris Nielsen of the Social Media Club of Kansas City.
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How to Turn Interviews into Offers with Martin Yate Webinar
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST
You need interviews to get job offers. And then you need to out perform all of your competition at the interviews to win the job offer.
This ability to turn job interviews into job offers is the most important professional skill you can develop. However, you have less experience going to job interviews and successfully turning them into job offers, than anything else you do in life.
You get: 60 minutes of personal resume coaching plus 30 mins of Q & A with Martin Yate CPC, world-renowned resume expert, NY Times bestseller of the world famous Knock Em Dead books, author of 14 career books in 62 foreign language editions.
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NonProfit Connect Mix & Mingle Event
Location:
Nonprofit Connect
(in KCPT building, under the big red tower)
125 E. 31st St.
Kansas City, MO
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Please park in the two lots directly north and across 31st Street from the station, leaving the main lot for staff and handicapped visitors.
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Free to attend, but RSVP’s are requested.
Mix it up and join Nonprofit Connect for the first networking social of the New Year!
This is the perfect opportunity to check out our new home, say hello to our new Executive Director, Luann Feehan, take a sneak peek at what’s coming up in 2013, and enjoy the company of friends.
Please send RSVPs to info@npconnect.org
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Mobile Technology Happy Hour
Location:
Engage Mobile
112 E. Missouri Ave. #200
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Schedule:
5:30-6:00 – Networking
6:00-6:30 – Mobile Presentation
6:30-7:00 – Q&A/Discussion
Cost: Free
We will cover an exciting and relevant mobile topic each session (20-25 mins) and mix that in with social and networking time. The topic for this get together is “Mobile Revenue Models” to help folks get a high level understanding of the options for generating revenue with mobile apps.
Complimentary beer, wine, soda, tea, coffee, and snack foods will be provided. You will also be registered for a door prize, just by showing up.
Let us know if you are coming by…RSVP by reserving a ticket.
Feel free to bring a friend who is also interested in this week’s Mobile Topic!
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#OMCChat on Twitter
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CST
Open Mic Career Chat is an unfiltered & upfront discussion about job search, interviewing, resume construction & bad interviewers. Great chat where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #OMCChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #OMCChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 6pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Friday, February 1
Social Media Club of Kansas City Monthly Meeting
Location:
Kansas City Cafe
1532 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am
From AgLocal to Zaarly, KC is at the heart of an exciting, fast-growing entrepreneurial scene, particularly when it comes to technology-driven innovation.
No one has a view of this burgeoning startup landscape quite like the news-sniffing gophers at Silicon Prairie News.
The Omaha-based online journal recently opened an office in Kansas City and has been doing a great job of reporting on our leading entrepreneurs, creatives, established co’s, and other cutting-edge developments like Google Fiber and the KC Startup Village.
SPN has also been a leader in the events game with its blockbuster Big Omaha conference.
As plans roll ahead for the debut of a Big Kansas City conference, join the Social Media Club of Kansas City for a breakfast featuring a presentation by SPN’s KC Community Builder Regan Carrizales.
Payment will be accepted at the door. Breakfast admission is $5. Those who wish to eat breakfast will be charged a flat fee of $15 that includes admission, breakfast buffet, beverage and tip. Attendees are limited to 100.
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#HFChat (#HireFriday Chat) on Twitter
Time: 11:00 am – Noon CST
#HireFriday is the only stream on twitter that focuses solely on job seekers strengths, knowledge and abilities. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #HFChat
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Sign up for Twitter if you are not already on Twitter.
2. Search for hashtag #HFChat when the chat starts at 11am CST.
3. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
4. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate!
More information on #HFChat and Hire Friday
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Wise Women Connect Luncheon
Location:
Hereford House
5001 Town Center Drive
Leawood, KS
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Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $21.00 (includes lunch)
Who is Wise Women Connect? We are a professional organization of women with the established purpose of support and encouragement of women in business. If you know a lady who wants to be CONNECTED to other women in a certain profession, Wise Women Connect could be just what she needs.
We meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month from 11:00am-1pm with open networking and registration to begin at 11am.
You may attend 2 events before joining the organization.
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Digital Sandbox Launch Event
Location:
Union Station
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 1:30 pm
Register to attend the Digital Sandbox Launch event. Be among the first to hear a major announcement about the Digital Sandbox – a hub that will help techies develop and test new technologies for commercialization.
This UMKC-led consortium is one of the winning teams in the third round of the federal i6 Challenge. The i6 Challenge is a multi-agency federal grant that encourages and rewards innovative, groundbreaking ideas that accelerate technology commercialization, new venture formation, job creation, and economic growth across the United States.
The Digital Sandbox may generate a minimum of 10 new high-growth companies with either follow-on funding or at least $1 million in revenue each within two years of the launch.
“This grant reinforces Kansas City’s position as ‘America’s Most Entrepreneurial City’ and the key role that the Innovation Center and UMKC play in achieving and maintaining that status,” said Leo E. Morton, UMKC Chancellor.
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Building Your Self Confidence for a Successful Job Search Webinar
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm CST
Self-confidence impacts your job search as well as your happiness in life. Join us for this Free Webinar and learn how the feeling of “not being enough” is an illusion that impacts millions of people.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Learn the keys to building your self-confidence for success in your Job Search.
- The tools to make lasting changes in your pattern of thinking.
- Shift from “not enough” to truly having self-worth!
- Stop the pattern of comparing yourself to others!
- Start living from who you already are, not from who want to be!
- Discover how easy you can go from invisible to VISIBLE.
- Build and strengthen your attitude – Be a Yes to YOU!
- Adopt a self-concept that grows your potential every single day.
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genKC First Friday @ Science of Rock ‘n’ Roll Event
Location:
Union Station
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm
Cost: $12.00 for non-members (includes exhibit admission and light appetizers)
We invite you to an exclusive networking event on Friday February 1st at the Science of Rock & Roll Exhibit at Union Station. Meet other professionals in their 20’s and 30’s from all industries and career levels and expand your professional network and create new business opportunities, while experiencing Union Station’s newest exhibit, The Science of Rock ‘N’ Roll.
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, February 5
Leawood Chamber Morning Mingling Networking Event
Location:
Sunrise Senior Living of Leawood
11661 Granada Lane
Leawood, KS
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Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am
No cost to attend.
Start your Tuesday off right by joining your fellow Chamber members for Chef Roy’s Signature Breakfast and a chance to win fabulous door prizes, including 4 gift baskets stuffed with goodies from local businesses!
When you arrive, please park in the Sunrise Senior Living of Leawood parking lot, or under the complex in the garage. Please refrain from parking in the Merrill Companies parking lot.
Leawood Chamber members, their guests, and ‘future’ Chamber members are invited to join us for some great Leawood Chamber networking.
Registration deadline is Friday, February 1, by 5:00 pm, so make sure you RSVP today!
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