BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1594@aboveboardchamber.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T130000 DTSTAMP:20220207T210423Z URL:https://www.aboveboardchamber.com/events/lee-county-the-importance-of- work-culture-in-recruiting-and-retaining-employees-in-2022/ SUMMARY:Fort Myers: The Importance of Work Culture in Recruiting and Retain ing Employees in 2022 DESCRIPTION:A well-defined and shared company culture gives employees direc tion and a sense of purpose. This combined with recruitment and retention of top talent\, stronger collaboration\, and teamwork\, greater productivi ty leads to greater profitability overall.\n\nCultural fit is as important as skills\, experience\, education and compensation requirements when rec ruiting. \;A good cultural fit means that the candidate’s beliefs and behaviors are in alignment with the company’s core values and cu lture. A compatible candidate will be more likely to become an engaged and productive employee.\n\nOur February panelists and emcee will share with you what they learned and how they not only are able to recruit the top pe ople but keep them!\n\nThank you to our meeting sponsors:\n\n Michael Wyn n\, President of Sunshine Ace Hardware (Bio listed below)\n Williams M. B levins\, President/CEO Gulf Coast Business Bank (Bio Below)\n\nThank you t o our Angel lunch sponsor:\n\n Connie Ramos-Williams is the owner of CONR IC pr + marketing. CONRIC is an award-winning creative agency that partner s with start-up companies\, established national brands\, government\, and nonprofits to provide comprehensive strategic branding\, digital marketin g\, public relations\, advertising and website development.\n\n\nMeet our Emcee:\n\nJoseph DeSena\, \;CFP®\, \;MBA \;Private Wealth A dvisor \;| \;Managing Director\, \;Siena Wealth Advisory Group . Joseph joined Ameriprise in November 1994 and has been a member of the C hairman’s Advisory Council\, top 100 advisors at the firm\, since 199 9. In 2020\, Joe was named Best-in-State Wealth Advisor by Forbes. Joe tra demarked a simplified financial planning process titled "The Great 8 Formu la". His focus is helping our clients create wealth\, protect their wealth \, and preserve a legacy. Joseph is a member of the Above Board Chamber of Fl and sits on our Napels' Advisory Board.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nOur P anelists:\n\nMICHAEL A. WYNN has served as board chairman and president of Sunshine Ace Hardware. With 12 locations\, Sunshine is one of the largest family-owned home improvement and outdoor recreation retailers in Florida . Michael is the immediate Past Chair of the board of directors of the Mia mi Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He was voted the 2017 Gu lfshore Business Best Boss\, Business Observer’s 2019 Icons of Busine ss and the 2019 Naples Daily News Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Michael is a member of the Above Board Chamber of FL and sits on the Executive Co uncil of the our chamber.\n\n \;\n\nGary Tasman is the Founder of Cush man &\; Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida and serves as its CEO &\; Principal Broker. The firm provides commercial real estate solutions\, locally and globally\, in every stage of the real estate owne rship and development process\, representing clients in buying\, selling\, leasing\, financing\, asset valuation\, property management and facilitie s services. His expertise includes: market analytics\, financial feasibili ty studies (office\, retail\, industrial)\, site analyses\, land developme nt\, and disposition/acquisition strategies.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nJenn ifer Thayer\, MA\, SPHR\, SHRM-SCP\; Manager of Workforce Planning &\; Development at Lee Health. \;Jennifer is an accomplished Human \;R esources leader  \;who has proven success in creating cultures of coll aboration that align workforce strategy with business &\; performance e xcellence. \; Jennifer possesses experience in several aspects of huma n resources including:  \;strategic workforce planning\, organizationa l/leadership development\, employee relations\, recruiting and performance management. \;  \;Jennifer holds a Master’s Degree in Psycho logy from Rhode Island College and is certified as a Senior Human Resource s Professional.\n\nWilliams M. Blevins\, President/CEO of the new Gulf Coa st Business Bank \;Southwest Florida which is one of fastest growing r egions in the country\, yet its residents and business are underserved whe n it comes to relationship-based Community Banking – a direct result of banking consolidation that has shifted funds to larger banks. \;&nb sp\;Gulf Coast Business Bank\, the first community bank to be started in 1 2 years\, will fill this void and be operated by experienced and proven ba nkers from our local community. \; \; \;The eighteen board and organizers will invest \; \;$5M of the $20M (25%) raised in Capit al and drive local deposits and loans to support organic and sustainable g rowth of GCBB. Bill is a member of the Above Board Chamber of FL and sit o n our Lee County Advisory Board and is one of today's Sponsors.\n\n \; \n\nFor information on becoming an Annual Sponsor\, a Meeting Sponsor\, an Angel Lunch Sponsor a Member\, an Ambassor or for more information please call 239-910-7426 and ask for Jeanne Sweeney\, CEO/ Founder of the Above Board Chamber of FL. Together we can sail into 2022 and make it our best y ear yet!\n\nThank you to conric pr + marketing for helping with us with ou r press releases and website to get this important meeting out! 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