Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2014 participant Mike Grable, reflecting on the November class day on Austin’s natural environment. Mike is president at Lone Star Transmission, LLC.—– In preparing for our November session on the natural environment, we read about Robert Gifford‘s seven “Dragons…
Guest blogger Paul Hilgers (ESSENTIAL 1987) with a look at affordability in advance of Leadership Austin’s December 18 ENGAGE breakfast on the same topic. Paul is CEO at the Austin Board of REALTORS®.—– It’s an exciting time to live in Austin. Our economy and our…
Guest post from EMERGE 2013 participant Patti Fore, reflecting on the November 7 EMERGE program day (led by Keith Lewis) on values and principles. Patti is Senior Manager of Client Services at Hahn Public Communications.—– The Power of Being VulnerableIn our most recent EMERGE class…
Guest post from 2013-14 ENGAGE Breakfast Series guest blogger Alicia Dietrich. Alicia is a public affairs representative at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. See the end of this post for the podcast from the breakfast.—– Everyone knows that Austin…
Guest post from EMERGE 2013 participant Nicole Beckley, reflecting on the October 24 EMERGE program day on discovering your core energy. Nicole is Marketing Director for Merlot Skin Care and a freelance writer for TRIBEZA.—– Consider The Dog: What Our Core Energies Say About Us“Redesign…
Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2014 participant Blair Dancy, reflecting on the October 2013 class day on Greater Austin’s demographics and growth. Blair is a partner with Van Osselaer & Buchanan and a trial lawyer in Austin.—– Common Interest; Uncommon Passion.Personal family lore has it…
A message from 2013-14 Leadership Austin Board Chair Brian Dolezal (ESSENTIAL 2001).—– Outside, it’s finally beginning to feel like fall – well, Austin’s version of it – but inside Leadership Austin, the season is heating up. This is Leadership Austin’s busiest time of year and…
NOTE: Leadership Austin partners with CultureMap Austin on an on-going series of editorial columns meant to inform Austinites about issues facing our city.—– Today’s column is from October 2013 ENGAGE panelist Becky Motal and follows up on that event’s discussion of the Central Texas drought….