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<strong>July</strong> 2021<br />
Why Having<br />
CREATIVITY<br />
In Your Leadership Style Can Give You A<br />
COMPETITIVE<br />
ADVANTAGE<br />
Justin Stinson<br />
with
The The Dubuque<br />
area chamber<br />
Monthly Membership<br />
Luncheon<br />
Hosts<br />
Positivity During Challenging Times<br />
The Chamber's Monthly Membership Luncheon will be on Thursday,<br />
November 19 from 12:00 Noon - 1:00pm via GoToWebinar. The<br />
event will feature Don Sandel.<br />
.<br />
Don Sandel has a Master of Arts and<br />
Bachelor of Science from Western<br />
Michigan University. Since<br />
graduation, he has amassed a<br />
number of highly specialized<br />
certificates in Human Performance<br />
Improvement, Training, Leadership<br />
Development, Coaching, Business<br />
Acumen, and Applied Positive Psychology.<br />
Find us on your favorite<br />
social media app.<br />
Don’s expertise is in the field leadership development as well as the<br />
impact of shifting to a positive mindset. He is currently the Founder of<br />
GoPositiv, but has spent a quarter century leading talent development<br />
for such companies as Astellas Pharma, Allscripts, and United Airlines.<br />
He has recently consulted for such organizations as Wintrust Bank,<br />
Remarkable Health, Ada S. McKinley Community Services and Audentes<br />
Therapuetics and has thrilled thousands with his energetic keynotes on<br />
shifting to a positive mindset.<br />
Where Business Belongs<br />
300 Main Street Suite 200 | Dubuque, IA 52001<br />
563.557.9200 | www.dubuqueChamber.com
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Contents<br />
3 // Justin Stinson<br />
Looking ahead towards our <strong>July</strong> YP Luncheon<br />
presenter<br />
5 // Chad Chandlee<br />
Reviewing the impact of our June YP Luncheon<br />
presenter<br />
7 // A Message for the YP President<br />
Kevin Meyers address YP as the new YP Board<br />
President<br />
9 // Grand River Center<br />
We highlight Grand River Center as one of our<br />
YP Sponsors.<br />
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11 // Upcoming YP Events<br />
View a list of upcoming YP events<br />
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JOIN THE CONVERSATION<br />
#YPDUBUQUE
AT THE YP LUNCHEON ON JULY 20<br />
WHY HAVING CR<br />
in your leadership style ca<br />
COMPETITIV<br />
ADVANTAGE<br />
Justin Stinson<br />
with<br />
Join us for our first YP Monthly Luncheon of our 2021-22 fiscal year. Our presenter is Justin Stinson,<br />
Capture Coaching and Consulting, LLC., speaking on, Why having creativity in your leadership style<br />
can give you a competitive advantage.<br />
Justin is a High Performance Leadership Coach and owner of Capture Coaching and Consulting, LLC.<br />
He majored in Photography and Business Administration at Eastern Washington University and<br />
escaped with a Bachelor of Arts degree.<br />
Justin has climbed the corporate ladder throughout his 25+ year career in Retail and Telecommunications<br />
and most recently served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of ImOn<br />
Communications here in Dubuque where he implemented a branding awareness campaign and<br />
creative sales strategy to gain a competitive position in the marketplace.<br />
Justin began Capture Coaching and Consulting, LLC. at the onset of the pandemic to help business<br />
identify new revenue strategies and now works with Executive Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Start-Up<br />
companies around the globe to add creativity to their leadership style, scale their startup and<br />
source capital funding to launch their ideas and build long term success.<br />
Young Professionals of Dubuque (YPD) luncheons feature a presentation on professional, personal,<br />
or community development.
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Recapping last m
onth’s Luncheon<br />
Chad Chandlee, President & COO, Kendall Hunt Publishing Co.<br />
Our first in person luncheon since the pandemic was held on June 16, 2021 at the Grand<br />
River Center. It was a pleasure to be back in person with fellow Young Professionals and hear<br />
a speaker speak on professional leadership, what a great way to kick off back in person<br />
events! Chad Chandlee spoke on leadership, there are 3 billion hits on google on what leadership<br />
is. He explained that leadership is different for everyone and it will mean whatever it<br />
means to you.<br />
Chad has a list of character traits of leadership that he leads by...<br />
1 Conscientiousness<br />
2 Empathy<br />
3 Curiosity<br />
4 Awareness<br />
5 Decisiveness<br />
6 Accountability<br />
7 Ambiguity<br />
8 Confidence<br />
All of these are traits that he suggests you work at in your life and in your professional life to<br />
be a good leader. Along with these characteristics he also discussed personality traits that<br />
help you contribute to being a better leader...<br />
Ask a ton of questions - asking questions get you the most creative solutions,<br />
being a curious employee has you be a better leader and make better decisions<br />
Surround yourself with people who are not like you - what you are not great at<br />
someone else may be<br />
Always give a weakness in an interview - there is always an area you can improve<br />
and we are all human we all have weaknesses do not be afraid to share those<br />
Chad ended the luncheon with a remark, be a leader and be remarkable! Take these characteristics<br />
and traits as you move forward in becoming a Young Professional of Dubuque<br />
Leader!
a message<br />
Board<br />
president<br />
Kevin P. Meyers
Dubuque Young Professionals is an absolutely incredible organization, and I’ve been<br />
so blessed to be part of it over the last five years. I was born and raised in West Des Moines,<br />
IA, and attended Loras College here in Dubuque after graduating High School. Shortly after<br />
graduating, I started dating my now wife Stephanie and have called Dubuque home ever since.<br />
Dubuque is a town made up of very hard-working people and a rich history. Still, not being<br />
from here originally, I knew I’d need to take it upon myself to expand my network and build<br />
relationships with those in the community.<br />
This is where I turned to YP. As a mid-20-something, I started attending some of the YP events<br />
and luncheons. I was always very impressed with the programming and opportunities YP<br />
brought to the table. I remember looking up to those on the board thinking that they were<br />
almost like local celebrities. They all seemed to know everyone, and they all had fun and<br />
exuberant personalities. I knew that was a group I wanted to be part of.<br />
Here I am now, 31 and recently elected president of the Dubuque Young Professionals, and I<br />
couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity. YP has given me a group of people to call family<br />
outside my co-workers, college friends, and actual family. We are a very tight-knit group, and I<br />
feel we all have the same goals in mind. We all desire to constantly better ourselves by<br />
surrounding ourselves with like-minded but still unique individuals who are all working on<br />
constant personal and professional growth.<br />
As your YP President, I’d like to personally invite you back to what we have always done best,<br />
and that is getting together to network and have fun while bettering our self-image. The past<br />
nearly 18 months have shown a fair share of challenges, but I’m confident that we can push<br />
forward and find our new normal as an organization. We will strive to continue to bring<br />
excellent professional development opportunities to our members while having fun along the<br />
way. My biggest goal for the next 12 months is to get people back together in person to<br />
continue to build the program’s future and provide a meaningful experience for our members.<br />
Please don’t be a stranger at future events. Bring your friends, introduce yourself, and let’s<br />
talk about why you YP.<br />
Kevin P. Meyers<br />
Young Professionals of Dubuque<br />
Board President
Check out this YP sponsor!<br />
On the banks of the Mississippi River, Grand River Center is a<br />
beautiful limestone and glass structure featuring strikingly<br />
modern lines that complement the traditional architecture of the<br />
surrounding area. A special feature, the undulating roofline,<br />
reflects the river itself. The city of Dubuque had considered<br />
pursuing a state-of-the-art education and conference facility for<br />
nearly a decade but lacked funding. Through progressive thinking,<br />
unique partnerships and the creation of the Vision Iowa<br />
funding, through the State of Iowa, the dream has become a<br />
reality.<br />
The three-story Grand River Center provides breath-taking views<br />
of the Mississippi River and the Tri-State area. The center features<br />
an 86,000 square foot conference and meeting facility which<br />
includes a 30,000 square foot exhibit hall, a 12,000 square foot<br />
ballroom and six meeting rooms. On the third floor, the River<br />
Room is an all-glass enclosure with a balcony jutting over the<br />
Riverwalk, which allows the sensation of floating over the river.<br />
The Grand River Center has won eight “Best of the Midwest”<br />
awards for meetings.
Upcoming<br />
Events<br />
Join us at one of our<br />
upcoming virtual events<br />
YP LUNCHEON<br />
Justin Stinson<br />
<strong>July</strong> 21<br />
YP RE-ENGAGEMENT<br />
PARTY<br />
Riverboat<br />
Lounge<br />
August 25<br />
5:00pm - 7:00pm<br />
YP LUNCHEON<br />
Das Nobel<br />
August 27<br />
For more information on YP Dubuque please contact the Dubuque Area Chamber at<br />
office@dubuquechamber.com or 563.557.9200.<br />
YP L LUNCHEON<br />
Representative<br />
Shannon Lundgren<br />
September 15<br />
Young Professionals Dubuque is a program of the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce