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:20220922T143000Z DTEND:20220922T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:General Meeting: Hybrid Event DESCRIPTION:General Meeting\n\nSeptember 22\n\n\n\nThis meeting is a hybrid event\, offering in-person & virtual participation options! \n\n\n\nNote: All 2022 General Meeting event times are 8:00-9:30am with open networking before and after the event!\n\n \n\nDiscover new connections and collaborative opportunities by attending our monthly General Meetings!\n\nAttendees will Benefit from:\n\n\n Building Strong Community Connections\n Gaining New Customers & Referrals\n Meeting New Area Businesses\n Hearing Valuable Presentation from Guest Speakers & Bothell and Kenmore City Officials\n\n\n\n\nGuest Presenter: Chanin Kelly-Rae\,\n\nChanin Kelly-Rae Consulting\n\n\n\nPresentation Topic: "The Business Case for Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion: How it Impacts Your Bottom Line"\n\n\n\nPeople often assume that Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DE&I) programs are merely recruiting strategies to hire and retain more women and minority employees\; that couldn't be further from the truth. Today\, DE&I Initiatives are about helping an organization better leverage its most valuable asset its STAFF. When done correctly\, a business can exceed the needs of their team and their customer bases both current and future. With the goal of education\, engagement and empowerment\, an effective DE&I strategy allows a company to be unapologetically for profit while expanding access and improving opportunity. Building better relationships\, better products\, and better market share is the output of deliberate and intentional strategic initiatives designed to improve human experience. Doing the right thing for the people that you serve is not just a good thing to do\, it is a requirement in order to thrive and grow.\n\n\n\nAttendees can expect these 3 takeaways:\n\n\n Data informed decision-making allows for thoughtful\, strategic action.\n Educate\, Engage\, and Empower your employees to fully leverage their superpowers.\n DE&I is good for the workplace\, workforce\, and marketplace. Organizations that do DE&I well are better performing and more profitable than businesses that don't.\n\n\nAbout Chanin Kelly-Rae\n\n \n\n\n\nVirtual Guests: \n\n\n You will be provided the Zoom login details after registering. \n\n\n\n\nIn-Person Guests: \n\n\n Complimentary coffee and pastries will be provided. Specialty beverages (lattes\, chai teas\, etc.) will be available for purchase from Cultures Coffee House. \n Attendees will be required to follow all applicable WA State & King County/Snohomish County health guidelines as identified on September 22\, 2022. \n\n\n\n\nGuests (non-members) are invited and are welcome to attend up to three Chamber events prior to making a decision about membership.\n\n\n\nEvent Sponsorships are available! Amplify your brand awareness by adding a sponsorship to your cart when registering for the event. Questions? Contact Us. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

General Meeting
\nSeptember 22
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\nThis meeting is \;a \;hybrid event\, offering in-person &\; virtual participation options! \;
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\nNote: All 2022 General Meeting event times are \;8:00-9:30am with open networking before and after the event!
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\nDiscover new connections and collaborative opportunities by attending our monthly General Meetings!

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Attendees will Benefit from:

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\nGuest Presenter: Chanin Kelly-Rae\,
\nChanin Kelly-Rae Consulting
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\nPresentation Topic: "\;The Business Case for Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion: \; How it Impacts Your Bottom Line"\;
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\nPeople often assume that Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DE&\;I) programs are merely recruiting strategies to hire and retain more women and minority employees\; that couldn&rsquo\;t be further from the truth. Today\, DE&\;I Initiatives are about helping an organization better leverage its most valuable asset &ndash\; its STAFF. When done correctly\, a business can exceed the needs of their team and their customer bases both current and future. With the goal of education\, engagement and empowerment\, an effective DE&\;I strategy allows a company to be unapologetically for profit while expanding access and improving opportunity. Building better relationships\, better products\, and better market share is the output of deliberate and intentional strategic initiatives designed to improve human experience. Doing the right thing for the people that you serve is not just a good thing to do\, it is a requirement in order to thrive and grow.
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\nAttendees can expect these 3 takeaways:

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About Chanin Kelly-Rae
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\nVirtual Guests: \;

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\nIn-Person Guests: \;

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\nGuests (non-members) are invited and \;are welcome to attend up to three \;Chamber events prior to making a decision about membership.
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\nEvent Sponsorships are available! Amplify your brand awareness by adding a sponsorship to your cart when registering for the event. Questions? \;Contact Us.
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