ROAD TO LEADERSHIP

APPLICATION

September 2022 -

April 2023: Once a month you’ll attend Leadership Sarpy class days. These courses will get you in front of elected offi cials, give a close-up view of what’s going on in Sarpy County, and sharpen your leadership and personal development skills. May 2023: May is for celebration as the Leadership Sarpy Class receives commendations for completing the program. Legacy Project Groups will give a comprehensive presentation on the formation, process and fi nal execution of the project they designed.

August 2022: The 2-day retreat will include ice breakers, teambuilding activities and speakers. The ultimate goal of the retreat will be to begin each class member’s personal leadership journey and to create lasting bond between classmates.

November 2022:

Over the course of the program, participants are assigned to smaller teams and tasked with creating a Legacy Project, which is a community initiative designed to leave a lasting positive impact on the county. In November, the groups will determine what their project will be.

CLASSES

Whether you’re looking to develop yourself personally and professionally, or strengthen your succession-planning by investing in your employees, Leadership Sarpy is the tool you need.

The application deadline is coming up so here’s a look at the timeline you can expect on the road to Leadership.

GRADUATION

LEGACY PROJECT

April 25th: The due date for the 2022/2023 Leadership Sarpy class is coming up on April 25th. Get started now by scanning the QR code to get to the application form.

RETREAT

SARPY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS NOW

Grow Sarpy works as a catalyst to attract new businesses, create jobs, enrich communities and build potential.

10 Years at the Sarpy Chamber

After 1 and a half years of working part-time, Karen went fulltime as the Interim President. In just a few months she took over the role in an official capacity and has been at the forefront of the Sarpy Chamber’s mission and growth ever since. Now a typical day is filled with meetings with officials and representatives from the cities of Sarpy, developing large-scale projects that expand the visions and resources of the chamber, and all the excitement that comes with being the leader of an organization that serves the fastest growing county in the state.

For Karen, the 10-year anniversary is a celebration of how far the Sarpy Chamber has come and how it’s positioned to continue that trajectory.

It’s something special for a person to have witnessed 10 years of change at an organization. You have a uniquely comprehensive perspective on the Sarpy Chamber, what have you seen in that time that has surprised you?

Karen: I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the continual support our work for the business community gets from bigger businesses and corporations. They see the benefit of having a healthy business community for businesses of all sizes so that tells me we’re on the right track for continued economic prosperity.

What has grown or developed as you would have expected?

Karen: I’m so pleased to see the membership grow as much as it has. It’s certainly not a given that if the county grows, the Sarpy Chamber grows. I’ve always maintained that if we’re doing our job right, and doing right by our business community then we can earn that trust and support. The entire Sarpy Chamber team puts their whole heart into supporting our membership, so I’m not surprised our numbers have consistently grown. But make no mistake, that trust and growth isn’t something we take for granted. It’s extremely rewarding to work to earn that every day.

Given what you’ve seen the chamber do in the last 10 years, what do you think we’ll be seeing in the next 10 years?

Karen: I definitely see our membership continuing to grow and I see us adding staff positions to meet that growth. The passion I’ve seen people have for expanding their business education makes me confident that the Sarpy Chamber will place special emphasis on growing and expanding those resources for the membership.

10 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT

-Membership grew 22% in 10 years. -18 Partners in 2012 - 50 Partners in 2022 -3 staff members in 2012 - 7 staff members in 2022 -84% retention rate in 2012 - 95% rention rate in 2022 -85 events in 2012 - Over 210 events in 2022 -In 10 years the Sarpy Chamber has gone from renting office space to owning a building and renting space out to local businesses.

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