EPIC EXTRAORDINARY EMPOWER
July 31 - August 2, 2024
Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
300 E 9th St. Coralville, IA
True leaders have a vision, strategic thinking and the ability to create powerful teams. EliteX is designed for industry professionals who want to expand their learning from some of the world’s top business and thought leaders alongside like-minded industry professionals. EliteX will allow you to expand your thinking, recharge your vision, fuel your energy and transform your leadership. Through a combination of presentations, workshops, and activities, you will be introduced to and apply high-performing leadership skills. The commitment will continue once the event is over in the application of the content learned through virtual learning communities, participation in roundtables, continuation of learning and mentorship to others. Go on this journey with Master Builders of Iowa to enrich your leadership.
The intended audience for this MBI exclusive opportunity is individuals who meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Executive officer or shareholder for an MBI member firm
• Completed The Leadership Experience
• Captured the Master Builder Achievement Award
• Has previously attended The Leadership Summit
PROGRAM AGENDA
The Art of Encouragement
Jordan MonTgoMEry
Montgomery Companies - Tiffin, IA
A session focused on leading teams, spreading joy, and serving from the heart. Audience members can expect to hear stories filled with practical application on building culture, attracting talent, retaining talent, and getting the most out of their teams. This presentation includes tangible strategies for growing leaders and challenges audience members to communicate at a higher level!
Participants will be asked to evaluate their current culture and assess their own leadership style. The interactive framework will allow for leaders to ask questions, share ideas, and discuss strategies for empowering their teams!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Empowering teams - Participants will have increased awareness toward establishing trust with their team and building a culture where people have permission to fail and room to rise.
• Effective Communication - Participants will be able to communicate more effectively with team members and as a result see increased engagement and initiative.
• Emotional Intelligence - Participants will be equipped with tools and strategies for better understanding their team members and tuning into the needs of their people.
MIKE ESPESET
Story Construction - Ames, IA
Culture Index - Nashville, TN
Culture Index is a Strategic Advisory Firm that works with business leaders to help them maximize their human capital through the cutting edge of human analytics ensuring optimal top and bottom-line growth. This highly interactive knowledge transfer executive engagement is designed for those recruiting, leading, directing, and managing people. Focused on how to get more ROI and increased engagement out of your existing people, and how to properly recruit and place new hires. You and any key team members will take a quick survey measuring 7 work related traits, and in a peer environment you will receive real data on real people, walking away with actionable insights during this highly-interactive session.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Identifying intrinsic motivating needs to turn your talent into performance
• How to maximize ROI and employee engagement
• How to better recruit, select, place, and manage talent
• How to intelligently build more powerful, engaged, profitable, predictable teams than ever before
Executive’s Candid Guide to Human Capital Decisions For
John CongEr III
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
4:00 – 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception - Backpocket Brewery official welcome at 5:30pm
Thursday, August 1, 2024
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 AM
Welcome - Chad Kleppe & Tara Rinehart
8:15 - 9:15 AM
Keynote: Jordan Montgomery
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Workshop: The Art of Encouragement
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Executive’s Candid Guide to Human Capital Decisions w/ Mike Espeset & John Conger
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
Championship Culture: 5 Secrets to Leadership Multiplication
MIKE o’ConnELL
Lead Different - Omaha, NE
Discover the roadmap to leadership success in our session, “Championship Culture: 5 Secrets to Leadership Multiplication.” We will explore the core principles that distinguish ordinary leaders focused on doing from extraordinary leaders committed to development. We will break down the 5 secrets to leadership multiplication, designed to attract, retain, and develop talent, fostering a championship culture. Be ready to elevate your leadership, amplify your impact, and champion a culture of continuous growth. Join us as we redefine leadership with purpose that will inspire you to leave a lasting legacy in your organization.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Be a Model
• Be Open
• Be Coaching
• Be Focused
• Be Challenging
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Keynote: Mike O’Connell
1:45 – 2:45 PM
Workshop: Championship Culture: 5 Secrets to Leadership Multiplication
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Working Genius: Tara Rinehart
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Happy Hour: 30Hop Rooftop
6:00 PM
Dinner: The Iowa Athletic Club
Friday, August 2, 2024
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 AM
Welcome: Chad Kleppe & Tara Rinehart
8:15 - 9:15 AM
Keynote: Ryan Leak
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Workshop: Leveling Up: 6 Questions for Next-Level Performance
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Takeaways: Jordan Montgomery
From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Leveraging Working Genius
Tara rInEharT
Director of Industry Education - WDM, IA
Let’s Dive In! LEVELING UP: 6 Questions for Next-Level Performance
ryan LEaK
The Ryan Leak Group - Dallas, TX
From Wonder to Tenacity, when it comes to work, we all have gifts. Are you ready to transform how work gets done in your team? Have you assembled a diverse team with the right mix of talent to accomplish big goals? Natural, God-given talents give us energy and allow us to contribute to the success of companies and teams. The 6 Types of Working Genius is a frameowrk (developed by Patrick Lencioni) for enhancing teamwork and productivity. Through an assessment and training process, individuals and teams can identify which of the following areas are their Working Genius, Working Competencies and Working Frustrations. The 6 Working Geniuses correspond with the 6 steps involved in getting any type of work done.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Participants will have increased awareness on how to leverage Working Genius to enhance productivity and collaboration in their team.
• Participants will be able to tap into one another’s talents and passions, and strategically staff projects and programs.
When it comes to performance and leadership, there are levels to it. There’s a version of us that does what we have to do to get by. And then there’s a version of us that does what we get to do to thrive. We can enjoy our careers, or we can endure them. The Leveling Up keynote is designed to help take your leadership to the next level by asking the right questions. This keynote is based on Ryan Leak’s Wall Street Journal BestSelling Book, Leveling up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development. In this keynote, Ryan takes us through some of the core thoughtprovoking questions he’s leveraged to help leaders in Fortune 100 companies and professional athletes perform at the highest level. Are you ready to level up?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Developing Self-Awareness
• Continuous Self-Improvement
• Fostering Teamwork and Recognition
• Embracing Humility and Accountability
• Taking Calculated Risks
