We are pleased to announce the spring session dates for Experience Austin. Check your calendars and sign-up today! This is your opportunity to explore the community and meet the people, issues, and resources that shape Austin’s future. What does that mean? It means we are…
A Face to Criminal Justice Join us for a unique conversation about criminal justice and witness firsthand the transformative power of art. We will introduce the subject through a short performance by Conspire Theatre, an organization offering incarcerated women a healing and empowering experience through…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2017 participant Sameer Shah, Vice President of Marketing, Smart Flour Foods. Austin’s economic opportunities and problems came into sharp focus for me at our #BCE2017 second class. My general thinking about Austin’s economy was limited to the tech industry,…
The Leadership Austin Alumni Committee is excited to announce our first family friend event – Leadership Austin Night at the Trail of Lights on Monday, December 12. Use the code ATXLEADER when you purchase a ZiP Fast Pass. The cost per pass is $15. The…
Our first community outreach will include a tour and then joining the neighbors for The Peanuts Movie at their awesome outdoor movie theater. Community First! is a development of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, founded by Alan Graham (Essential 1995). There will be a tour at 7:00 pm and the movie starts at 8:00. Families are…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2017 participant Patricia Hayes, reflecting on the October class day on Demographics and Growth. Patricia is the Chief Strategist and Consultant at PVH Consulting Group LLC. When in information overwhelm, retreat. Or summarize in pithy statements. We were certainly in…
Women in Leadership : Women make up 50.8 percent of the US population. They earn almost 60 percent of undergraduate degrees, and 60 percent of all master’s degrees. They are 47 percent of the U.S. labor force, and 59 percent of the college-educated, entry-level workforce. However, women in our…
