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• Leadership Development Program - Session 2 of 6

  • When
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Plaza Club, 100 W. Houston, Frost Bank Tower, 21st Floor, San Antonio, TX 78205

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  Leadership Development Program

  Becoming a "Level 5" Leader

  This six part series will explore the attributes of strong leaders of top corporations in the United States and San Antonio. This educational program is based on the leading business book, Good to Great by author Jim Collins.

  The purpose of the Leadership Development Program is to help leaders and future leaders in our community to identify and develop Level 5 leadership skills such as:

  • Making productive contributions through talent, knowledge, skills, and good work habits,
  • Contributing individual capabilities to the achievement of group objectives and working effectively with others in a group setting,
  • Organizing people and resources toward the effective and efficient pursuit of predetermined objectives,
  • Being a catalyst to commitment and vigorous pursuit of a clear and compelling vision, stimulating higher performance standards,
  • Building enduring greatness through paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will.

  The Leadership Development Program will consist of six morning sessions, with breakfast, focusing on specific skills and knowledge exemplified by high level leaders in highly successful companies. The participants will also be exposed to San Antonio leaders who have excelled in moving their companies forward and who are held in high regard by the San Antonio community for their leadership contributions in and outside the business world.

  Participants in the Leadership Development Program will:

  • Enjoy networking with other business professionals,
  • Learn about the attributes of Level 5 leaders through discussions in sessions,
  • Hear Level 5 Leaders spotlight their leadership attributes in their individual firms/postions,
  • Become accountable for results in the work environment,
  • Create a personal plan for continued development of leadership skills,
  • Understand the process of developing and executing core values within your sphere of influence,
  • Learn the art of celebration for results in the work place.

  The application/selection process for the 2013 Leadership Development Program is now closed.

  The following are the dates for the remainder of the Leadership Development Program:

  • June 27, 2013
  • July 25, 2013
  • August 21, 2013
  • September 26, 2013

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• Level 5 Leader Spotlight!

  • When
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013
  •  
    10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Plaza Club, 100 W. Houston, Frost Bank Tower, 21st Floor, 78205

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  Level 5 Leader Spotlight!

  Gordon Hartman

  

  Gordon Hartman began his career at age 15 when he started his own landscaping business.  By age 19, he had begun his homebuilding business and by age 23, he had started a land development company!  Gordon founded Gordon Hartman Homes in 1983 and began to build homes for low to moderate income families.  Over the next 22 years, he grew his company into the largest locally owned homebuilding and land development enterprise in San Antonio.

  In 2005, Gordon sold his companies and established The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation.  Gordan and his wife, Maggie, have donated $15 millon to date to pursue their dream of helping children and adults with special needs.  Their devotion to this cause is inspired by their daughter, Morgan, who was born with cognitive and physical special needs.

  In 2007, Gordon recognized the tremendous need for accessible outdoor recreational facilites for individuals with special needs.  From that recognition came Morgan's Wonderland, the world's first ultra-accessible family fun park designed with special-needs individuals in mind and built to be enjoyed by everyone.  Since opening in April 2010, this unique park has already welcomed more than 300,000 guests from all 50 states and some 40 countries.

  Also in 2010, Gordon opened the STAR (South Texas Area Regional) Soccer Complex adjacent to Morgan's Wonderland.  He also secured a franchise in the North American Soccer League.  The San Antonio Scorpions FC had an outstanding inaugural year in 2012 averaging almost 10,000 fans per game.  All net profits from both the STAR Soccer Complex and the Scorpions go to Morgan's Wonderland to help defray operating expenses as well as to expand programs and services for the special-needs community.

  Presentation begins promptly at 10:15am and concludes at 11:30am.

  This event is open to members only.

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• 2012/2013 Bloomberg Business Program - Session 7

  • When
    Friday, May 31, 2013
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    University of Incarnate Word, International Conference Center, Hwy 281 North and Hildebrand, 78209

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  Bloomberg Business Program

  The San Antonio Women's Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the University of the Incarnate Word will again     offer the Bloomberg Business Program in 2012/2013!      

  This is the seventh session of this educational series which is available to SAWCC members only (need to join? - click here!).  The doctoral level facilitators will discuss timely topics found in the  Bloomberg Businessweek magazine in an interactive setting.  Six strands of business will be discussed throughout the series, including:

  • Financial/Business Acumen
  • Leadership Skills
  • Personal skills
  • Strategies
  • Best Practices/Lessons Learned
  • Global Technology/Trends

  Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded at the conclusion of the program through the University of the Incarnate Word.

  Cost for the entire series is only $150!!!  Lunch is available for an additional $10 per session.

  Remaining sessions will be held on the following Fridays:

  June 28, 2013
  July 26, 2013
  August 23, 2013
  September 27, 2013

                    

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• POWERhour! Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, June 13, 2013
  •  
    11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Plaza Club, 100 W. Houston Street, Frost Bank Tower, 21st Floor, San Antonio, TX 78205

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  Rosemary Kowalski

  The RK Group

  SAWCC is excited to introduce our next POWERhour! Luncheon Speaker, Rosemary Kowalski, Chairman Emeritus of The RK Group.  A native San Antonian,  Rosemary begain her career in a tiny barbecue restaurant called Uncle Ben's on North Zarzamora, which she and her husband purchased after World War II.

  By 1961, "Catering by Rosemary" had become the official company name.  In 1968, the company catered most of the official events of Hemisfair.  The RK Group  now under the ownership of Rosemary's son Greg Kowalski, is  a full-service catering organization.  The RK Group umbrella consists of 24 compnaies in San Antonio, Austin and Houston.

  Rosemary believes excellence is not about meeting your customer's needs; it's about anticipating them and exceeding them.  "Attitude is everything." 

  Currently, she is a board member of numerous organizations and sits on several advisory boards.  She is involved with a new venture with SA Youth - "Rosemary's Kitchen", a Culinary Arts Program that teaches at-risk students between the ages of 16 and 24.

  Registration and Networking will begin at 11:15am.  Lunch will be served around 11:35am.  The program will start at 12 noon and will adjourn at 1:00pm.

  NOTE: Registrants who choose to pay at the door and then do not attend the event will be billed for the cost of the luncheon.

          

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