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 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…
Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2013 participant Laura Donnelly Gonzalez. Laura is Chief Operations Officer at Latinitas, a nonprofit empowering young Latinas through media and technology.—– Geeking Out on Public Transportation and Utilities I probably enjoyed the January class day on public transportation and…
Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2013 participant David M. Williams, Ph.D. Dave is Founder and Improvement Advisor at TrueSimple Improvement.—– I moved to Austin in 1998. My sister lived here and made it easy to meet friends. We enjoyed sipping Mexican Martini’s at Cedar Door, watching…
Guest post from new EMERGE 2012 graduate Rand Zumwalt.—– Everyone who participates in the Leadership Austin EMERGE Program does so for a different reason. For some, it is a way to network with like-minded professionals. For others, it is to seek guidance as to which philanthropic efforts…
Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2013 participant Marc Miller.—– Is water the new fuel for growth? Oil has fueled the Texas economic growth for over 100 years. As the oil industry is going through a revival, it is now water that will determine whether…
Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2013 participant Kathy Green. Here Kathy reflects on the presentation on Austin’s demographics by City Demographer Ryan Robinson, and the Economic Forecast for Central Texas provided by Jon Roberts of TIP Strategies, at the October 17 ESSENTIAL Class Day.—– On…