{"id":49890,"date":"2014-03-24T06:35:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T11:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=49890"},"modified":"2014-03-24T21:13:05","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T02:13:05","slug":"leadership-program-coming-to-van-wert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2014\/03\/24\/leadership-program-coming-to-van-wert\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership program coming to Van Wert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>VW Area Chamber of Commerce information<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Community and business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Leadercast<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>in Van Wert on May 9.<\/p>\n<p>The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, along with sponsors Kenn-Feld Group Inc., Vancrest, Cooper Farms and Central Insurance Companies, is pleased to bring this leadership development opportunity to the greater Van Wert area. The May 9 event will be 9 am-4:30 p.m. at LifeHouse Church, located in the YMCA Camp Clay Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Leadercast event is broadcast live from Atlanta, Ga., to hundreds of sites around the world, including Van Wert. This year\u2019s speaker lineup includes:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49891\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Leadercast-photos-3-2014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49891\" alt=\"Leadercast speakers include (from the left) Andy Stanley, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Malcolm Gladwell\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Leadercast-photos-3-2014.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leadercast speakers include (from the left) Andy Stanley, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Malcolm Gladwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Andy Stanley, <\/b>leadership author and communicator<\/li>\n<li><b>Archbishop Desmond Tutu, <\/b>Nobel laureate and human rights activist<b><i> <\/i><\/b><i>live from Cape Town, South Africa<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Malcolm Gladwell, <\/b>journalist and best-selling author of <i>The Tipping Point<\/i> and <i>Outliers<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Randall Wallace,<\/b> screenwriter, director, producer and songwriter (<i>Braveheart,<\/i> <i>Secretariat<\/i>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Bill McDermott, <\/b>CEO of SAP<\/li>\n<li><b>Laura Schroff, <\/b>former ad sale executive and best-selling author of <i>An Invisible Thread<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Henry Cloud, <\/b>clinical psychologist and leadership consultant<\/li>\n<li><b>Simon Sinek, <\/b>best-selling author of <i>Start with Why<\/i> and leadership expert<\/li>\n<li><b>Laura Bush, <\/b>former<b> <\/b>First Lady of the United States (2001-2009) <i>via exclusive video interview<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last year, over 100,000 leaders from 14 countries attended Leadercast. Now, in its 15th year, this full day, experiential conference is on track to reach its largest audience to date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCentral is excited and proud to be a top tier sponsor for 2014 Leadercast,\u201d said Jan White, Central senior vice president-human resources and facilities.\u00a0\u201cA company is only as good as its leaders \u2026 we want each leader at Central to \u2018Be a Leader Worth Following\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cWe know this program will be beneficial to our people; we look forward to learning from the leadership experts involved in this simulcast,\u201d White added. \u201cThanks to the Van Wert Chamber for bringing a quality program like this to Van Wert!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All communities, including Van Wert, need excellent, more inspiring leaders in their businesses, schools and organizations. Leadercast exists to serve individuals and organizations across all sectors who want to focus on raising their standard of leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper Farms recognizes how critical it is to develop leaders of excellence with integrity \u2026 to inspire and awaken leaders to be a leader worth following.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe firmly believe that our team members are what set us apart as a company, and we love the opportunity to send our leaders to this event that will help them become more passionate and creative than they already are,\u201d said Mark Hiegel, plant manager at Cooper Farms Cooked Meats.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re confident that we will greatly benefit from this simulcast!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leadercast exists to positively change the way the world thinks about leadership. This year\u2019s theme &#8212; Beyond You: Be A Leader Worth Following &#8212; challenges leaders to focus outward rather than inward. Experience Leadercast on May 9 and discover what it means to be a leader worth following.<\/p>\n<p>For local ticketing information, call 419.238.4390, email <a href=\"mailto:chamber@vanwertchamber.com\">chamber@vanwertchamber.com<\/a> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanwertchamber.com\">www.vanwertchamber.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW Area Chamber of Commerce information Community and business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Leadercast\u00ae in Van Wert on May 9. 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