Leadership Luncheon

Join us for an afternoon of inspiration!

Preparing the leaders of tomorrow and inspiring the leaders of today. Wherever you are in your leadership journey, this event is for you! Join us as we learn about tangible tactics from topic experts and enjoy a delicious pizza buffet.

Main Takeaways:

• Learn how to bring joy to your leadership role and create an authentically positive and inspiring work environment
• Reduce employee turnover
• Increase creativity, problem-solving, and profits
• Increase employee engagement
• Create a positive workplace reputation
• Understand leadership's responsibility for success and failure of a team and how compassionate accountability is essential
• Understand the difference between a fixed and growth mindset and how it shapes your leadership journey
• Learn to recognize and embrace each person's unique strengths and talents, believing in their genius and fostering a sense of belonging for all

Who Should Attend This Program?

• Everybody!
• Emerging leaders
• Entrepreneurs
• Seasoned leaders
• Individuals that don't believe they are leaders

About our Speakers:

Dr. Quin Brooks-

Dr. Brooks holds a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Troy University, a Master of Liberal Arts in Leadership and Ethics from Spring Hill College, and a Ph.D in Leadership with emphases in Education Administration and Organizational Development from Carolina University (formerly Piedmont International University). She holds the distinction of being the first Black woman to earn the Leadership Ph.D at the then PIU.

Outside of higher education, Dr. Quin is a published author and a zealous activist who works tirelessly at fostering and fulfilling social justice initiatives and building equity within marginalized communities.

She has affiliations and memberships within, but not limited to, the American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity (AAAED), the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), and the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME). She previously served on the Board of Directors as the Chairwoman for Multicultural Affairs for the Arkansas Student Affairs Association (ArSAA) when she was Asst. Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at Arkansas Tech University.

She is owner and CEO of Quin-clusion, LLC, a holistic diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice consulting firm as well as The Dr. Quin Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the enrichment of disadvantaged youth of color in the rural South.

Stacy Whaley-

As the Founding CEO of Fire Up & Lead, Stacy Whaley is passionate about her mission of empowering leaders and transforming workplace cultures into enjoyable, healthy, and productive work environments where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered!

Stacy started her career at a local utility company, where she began her leadership and personal development journey. Itchy to move up the corporate ladder faster, she took a leap of faith and promotion at another company. She quickly realized how important culture and values were to workplace satisfaction and employee wellbeing.

She continued to work for different companies; however, her dissatisfaction with leadership grew each year, seeing the same lack of integrity and accountability no matter the industry or size of the company.  Seeing a critical need for leadership skills development, in 2016, she took the bull by the horns and opened her own business, Fire Up and Lead! Today she’s helping companies and leaders all over the country reach their full potential.

Like many women she wears a lot of hats besides entrepreneur, she is the proud wife of 24 years, mom of five boys, and the Glamma to two beautiful grand babies. As a fifth generation Chippewa Fallsian she is passionate about supporting her community and is known to be an equal opportunity volunteer-er. She’ll run that 5K, sign up for your golf outing, and buy your fundraising chocolates! She supports her community as an Election Inspector, an Advisory Board member of the Eau Claire Women’s Business Center and as the Business Resource Chair of the Northwest Wisconsin Junior Achievement.

This event is a part of Startup Chippewa Valley Week Presented By Royal Credit Union. For more information and other events, please visit our website!