BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230620T220000Z DTEND:20230621T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:IN-PERSON | Business Basics: Learning Financial Acumen with Former\, Current and Future Emerging Leaders DESCRIPTION:Are you an Emerging Leader alum who wants to connect with your cohort and find out where they are now?\n Are you a current Emerging Leader who wants to make connections with alumni and hear how the program has helped them in their careers and what you can look forward to?\n Are you interested in joining the Emerging Leaders Class of 2024\, and want to learn more about what the course entails as well as make connections with other women who have gone through the program?\n Are you a CX Member or Emerging Leader supporter and want to learn more about financial acumen?\n\n\nIf you answered yes to any of the questions above\, you are invited to join Central Exchange at UMKC's Bloch Executive Hall for an evening of networking\, drinks\, appetizers and gaining insight and knowledge about the basics of financial acumen with Emerging Leader Alum\, Wendy Byram!\n\n\n\nIt turns out that even for those of us with strengths and skills in many areas\, Financial Basics are not that basic! As leaders\; however\, it is clear that we must develop some understanding of the drivers and language around several areas of our business that are beyond our day to day focus. By doing so\, we will garner key insights\, develop our strategic thinking skills and influence outcomes.\n\n\n\nWendy Byram\, Senior Director Systems Architecture at T-Mobile and an Emerging Leader Alum\, has proactively advanced her leadership skillset by adding some Business Acumen Basics. Join Wendy as she shares these game-changing\, key learnings with us. By learning key financial terms\, drivers\, levers and indicators you will better understand how decisions are made\, how the financials impact our business and roles everyday and how to explain related aspects to our teams. \n\n \n\n \n\nThis is a free event hosted by Central Exchange\, however registration is required. Light appetizers and wine will be served.\n\nMore information about the Emerging Leaders program and applications for the class of 2024 can be found at centralexchange.org/emerging-leaders.\n\n\n\n\nWendy Byram has been in the Telecom and IT industry for over 23 years. She has a degree in CIS (Computer Information Systems) and a Masters in Management. She has vast knowledge in IT around full stack development\, end to end lifecycle development and management\, Dev Ops\, as well as\, business knowledge around logistics operations\, Network operations and Network builds. \n\n\n\nHer passion is in connecting other women in STEM and technology positions as a whole. Her other passions include volunteering\, being a mentor and/or mentee and raising her teenage kids. She is a board member and trusted advisor. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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If you answered yes to any of the questions above\, you are invited to join Central Exchange at UMKC'\;s Bloch Executive Hall for an evening of networking\, drinks\, appetizers and gaining insight and knowledge about the basics of financial acumen with Emerging Leader \;Alum\, Wendy Byram!

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\nIt turns out that even for those of us with strengths and skills in many areas\, Financial Basics are not that basic! As leaders\; however\, it is clear that we must develop some understanding of the drivers and language around several areas of our business that are beyond our day to day focus. By doing so\, we will garner key insights\, develop our strategic thinking skills and influence outcomes.
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\nWendy Byram\, Senior Director Systems Architecture at T-Mobile and an Emerging Leader Alum\, has proactively advanced her leadership skillset by adding some Business Acumen Basics. Join Wendy as she shares these game-changing\, key learnings with us. \;By learning key financial terms\, drivers\, levers and indicators you will better understand how decisions are made\, how the financials impact our business and roles everyday and how to explain related aspects to our teams.
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This is a free event hosted by Central Exchange\, however registration is required. Light appetizers and wine will be served.
\nMore information about the Emerging Leaders program and applications for the class of 2024 \;can be found at centralexchange.org/emerging-leaders.

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\nWendy Byram \;has been in the Telecom and IT industry for over 23 years. \; She has a degree in CIS (Computer Information Systems) and a Masters in Management.  \;She has vast knowledge in IT around full stack development\, end to end lifecycle development and management\, Dev Ops\, as well as\, business knowledge around logistics operations\, Network operations and Network builds.  \;
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\nHer passion is in connecting other women in STEM and technology positions as a whole. Her other passions include volunteering\, being a mentor and/or mentee and raising her teenage kids. She is a board member and trusted advisor.

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\n LOCATION:IN-PERSON AT UMKC BLOCH 5108 CHERRY STREET\, ROOM 414 KANSAS CITY\, MO 64110 UID:e.9235.25307 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260501T160546Z URL:http://centralexchange.memberzone.com/events/details/in-person-business-basics-learning-financial-acumen-with-former-current-and-future-emerging-leaders-25307 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR