NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson-Reno County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting is coming up October 27 at the Meadowlark Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
"We're really excited about this event this year," said Chamber CEO Debra Teufel. "It is all about honoring the 150 year history of our city and county and so, a lot of the tone of the evening is really going to focus on that, celebrating that past history, but also looking forward to the future."
The keynote speaker has a special take on leadership, thanks to where he's been.
"The keynote is a former Navy SEAL, Carlos Mendez," Teufel said. "He comes to us from Echelon Front. It's an institution that's made up of former SEALs that are out there doing training. Many people will have heard of Jocko Willink. Jocko wrote a book on extreme leadership and Carlos is going to give us a bit of a dose of that extreme leadership and those principles and how our businesses can apply that in their daily lives."
If you want more than just the information from the annual meeting, Mendez is also leading additional training earlier that day.
"For those that want a little bit more deeper dive with Carlos, we have a half-day workshop that will start at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 27," Teufel said. "You can still register for that on our website. You're going to get to spend about four and a half hours with Carlos, taking a dive into his leadership principles and also, then, getting to do some exercises where you can apply that to your business. I think we have room. It's at Sandhills Event Center, so the more the merrier. The first 50 that registered will get the book, a signed copy of the book, Extreme Leadership. Even without the book, it's well worth getting to spend a half day and take a little bit deeper approach to how you can apply these extreme leadership principles."
For more information on the meeting and on the Ignite Business Expo on the 28th, go to hutchchamber.com.