Executive Insights Series Brochure

EXECUTIVE INSIGHT SERIES

Building Confidence In Your Decision Making Strategies

Dear Top Executives,

The Master Builders of Iowa’s most recent Strategic Plan calls for the creation and development of an exclusive forum tailored specifically to executives within our membership. MBI will strive to provide perspectives to leaders within our membershipbase through a program we are calling “Executive Insights”. Here, company leaders will have an opportunity to participate in exclusive idea and thought leadership sessions. (Only executive leadership from MBI’s membership will be invited.)

MBI is excited to provide this program as a way to enhance member engagement and provide value for your membership investment.

Master Builders of Iowa

President & CEO

BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN YOUR DECISION MAKING STRATEGIES

At MBI, we are seeking company leaders at the executive level to attend our newest series, Executive Insights. To generate a robust and holistic set of insights for use by leaders of MBI companies, our volunteer leaders decided to commission a research study that would focus on industry literature review, local and global trends analysis, executive focus groups of MBI members, an online membership survey and closing out the research by sharing the information in a proprietary manner through facilitated working sessions. These sessions will unveil the findings of the research project to better equip business leaders as you plan for the next 90 days, 1-year and 3-year pictures.

SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR:

• Top Executives from MBI member companies.

• Attendance will be by invitation-only.

• These sessions are FREE to invited members

**Due to spacing restrictions, some attendees will be provided a virtual link to attend in the comfort of their office or home

If you have any questions, contact Ben Hammes, Vice President of Association Affairs & Member Engagement at BHammes@MBI.Build.

We encourage you to register as soon as possible to secure your spot due to spacing restrictions.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

WHO IS BÂTON GLOBAL

BÂton Global – a global firm driven by a desire to bring together the best of academic research with cutting-edge technologies – has been hired to commission this research study tailored for the chief executives of MBI-member companies. To better understand Baton Global’s work, please visit www.batonglobal.com.

BÂTON GLOBAL PROJECT TEAM

Jeff Ditsworth

Financial Strategies Advisor - Truenorth Companies

Jeff is a financial professional from TrueNorth Companies. In this portion of the session, he will address “Succession Planning Top 10 Action Steps For Construction Company Owners.” He will provide a tangible take-away for each company after the completion of session.

Max Hoxie

Consultant

As a Consultant with Bâton Global. Max has experience in both data and project management, process improvement, strategic planning, and research for clients in the public and private sectors.

Approaching his work and life as a servant leader, he works to bring out the best in others and himself. Max is passionate about using his experience in creating strategic plans and operational efficiencies, in tandem with his interpersonal skills to help create measurable, efficient, and sustainable impact for clients.

Max graduated Summa Cum Laude with departmental honors from Drake University, with majors inInternational Business and Marketing on the Sales and Sales Management Track, while minoring in Management & Organizational Leadership.

Jeffrey Kappen Partner

Dr. Jeffrey Kappen is a founding partner of Bâton Global, a data-driven advisory firm working in the areas of strategy, leadership, innovation, and research. He serves private and public sector organizations with the development and execution of their global strategies, leadership development programs, and market research projects. Prior to transitioning into an advisory role, Jeff held positions in the areas of economic development and international sales and marketing. Concurrent to his leadership role at Bâton Global, Jeff is also an Associate Professor of Management and International Business at Drake University where he teaches in in the areas of entrepreneurship, global studies and sustainable development, and organizational leadership. He has served as director of the Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs and his dedication to global engagement was recently recognized with Principal Global Citizenship Award. His first book, Am I Doing This Right? with co-authors Tony Thelen and Matthew Mitchell was published in October 2022. Jeff did his undergraduate work at Beloit College, earned an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, and completed his Ph.D. in Management and Organization Studies at the University of Massachusetts.

Merchants Bonding Company™ proudly sponsors MBI’s Executive Insights with construction leaders. With a reputation for consistency, common sense underwriting, and first class experiences, Merchants has grown to be the 8th ranked surety writer in the United States and the largest provider in Iowa (SFAA Preliminary Top 100 2023).

Unlike other insurance companies with multiple lines of business, Merchants focuses on surety and developing its expertise in contract and commercial surety bonding. It is recognized among the industry’s finest, achieving an A.M. Best Rating of “A” Excellent or better since 1958. Merchants is licensed in all 50 states, and maintains more than 30 offices across the United States including the home office in West Des Moines, Iowa.