April 11, 2018 8 AM - 1 PM | Regency Lodge

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Registration

ignite! kick-off

Unconscious Bias w/ Pam Hernandez

Using Your Strengths w/ Lori Stohs

Break

ignite! break out

Creativity in Business w/ Katie Kemerling

Lunch + Kick Some Glass w/ Laurie Baedke

AGENDA

READING LISTLet Your Life Speak Parker Palmer An insightful and moving meditation on finding one's true calling.

Joining the Resistance Carol Gilligan Talks about the challenges girls face as they enter adolescence and shape the rest of their lives.

What Works for Women at Work Joan Williams Explores the bias patterns women face and strategies for how to work around them.

The Surrender Experiment . . . Michael Singer A story of what can happen when one decides to let go of personal preferences and simply let life call the shots.

The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz Reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering.

Lori Stohs' Reads

Pam Hernandez's Reads

The Awakening Katie Chopin Short novel written at the end of the 19th century about a woman living in Creole society and feels trapped by the constricting norms placed on women. Often considered one of the first novels to address the issue that that being a wife and mother may not be enough for all women.

READING LISTEssentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Greg McKeown Argues we should pursue only those things that are truly important - and eliminate everything else.

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life Jen Sincero The title says it all!

Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert Wants to help readers live a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Carol Dweck In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities like their intelligence or talent are simply fixed traits. In a growth mindset, people believe their most basic abilities can be developed.

The War of Art Steven Pressfield Identifies the enemy that every one of us must face, outlines a battle plan to conquer this internal foe, pinpoints just how to achieve the greatest success.

Laurie Baedke's Reads

Katie Kemerling's Reads

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Brene Brown The title says it all!

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Notes pages included toward the end of your book.

PAM ALFREY HERNANDEZ

Pam Alfrey Hernandez President/Founder The Right Reflection™ http://www.therightreflection.com Pam Alfrey Hernandez created The Right Reflection ™ in February 2015 after a distinguished and groundbreaking career at Omaha-based Woodmen Life, where in 2008, she rose to the rank of chief operating officer and the first female executive team member of the 125-year-old firm. The magnitude of her accomplishment is reflected in the size and breadth of Woodmen, a non-profit financial services organization with $10 billion in assets, $34+ billion in life insurance in force, $1 billion in annual revenue, 700,000 plus policyholders and 1500+ employees/sales agents. In the past three years, she has developed The Right Reflection into one with a long list of accomplishments and successful client relationships. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences and seminars. “There has been a shift, more than evolutionary, in the past few years in the topics that are relevant to executive management teams, in companies, in institutions and public sector organizations. I am increasingly engaged by all three in the field of ‘Unconscious Bias.’” Hernandez resides in Omaha where she has been active over the years in leadership positions with numerous professional, nonprofit and community boards. They include:

• Nebraska Humane Society: Board of Directors, Executive Committee Member, Strategic Planning Committee Chair

• Women’s Center for Advancement (formerly YWCA): Board of Directors, Executive Committee Member, Programs Committee Chair

• Tri-Faith Initiative: Board of Director • Omaha Network: Member • Omaha Business Ethics Alliance: Trustee • Girl Scouts Art Venture: Honorary Chair • Go Red for Women Honorary Chair

Her educational and professional certifications include:

• BS, English/Education, University of Nebraska • MA, English, University of Nebraska • MA, Positive Psychology, University of Pennsylvania • CPCC, CTI • ACC, ICF • The Leadership Circle, 360 Assessment • The Leadership System

LORISTOHSHumanCapitalStrategist•Consultant•Speaker

AuthorofGetYourMindOn…YourPeople

Lori’s driving desire is to help organizations maximize theireffectiveness through their most valuable asset—their humancapital. Her years of impactful business coaching withcompaniesfromallovertheglobehavehelpedmoveleaderstohigher levels of performance. Lori specializes in StrategicPlanning,HumanCapitalAlignment,PerformanceManagement,Organizational Performance, Culture, Selection and Hiring,DevelopmentandStrength-BasedDevelopment.Lori combinesher years of experience with relevant, up-to-date data todevelopastrategyand implementationplanthat is tailoredtoeachclient’sneeds.OrganizationshavemadesuccessfulimpactthroughutilizingmanyofLori’smodelsincludingtheHumanCapitalOptimizationmodel.

Lori’s talent is seeing an organization in amulti-dimensional way and quickly seeing patterns of people andbusinessalignment.Withinthisshehelpsleadersdiscover,understandanddeveloptheiruniquestrengthsandtalentsanddiscoverhowtoknockrecurringbarriersoutoftheirway.Heryearsofworkingwithindividualsandcorporate teams have honed her ability to understand a group of individuals down through their strengths,immediatelyrecognizingareasofsuccess,potentialpitfallsandunrecognizedopportunitiesforgrowth.

Lori’sapproachiswarm,openanddirectbutnotcritical.Sheconfidentlyaddressestheissuesthataretherootcause of preventing success in an organization. She helps individuals and teams work through these issues,strengthening teams, improving employee engagement and ultimately the bottom line. Tying the businessstrategy and people strategy together is the art of Lori’s work. She ties business, psychology and humanbehavior together formaximum impact. Lori provides participantswith practical tools to positivelymotivatechange.

Lori is dedicated to providing meaningfulchangeforindividualsandorganizationsofalltypes and sizes through Human CapitalStrategy and increasing awareness aroundHuman Capital Consciousness. This strategyhelps maximize the effectiveness of anorganization through their people andbenefits the organization from a businessperspective and the individuals as humanbeings seeking a thriving, engaged life. Sheshares her message through consulting andspeaking with organizations of all sizes andtypes including corporations, nonprofitorganizationsandassociations.

Transparent,pragmaticandatrueconsultingprofessionalwithastrongmissiontocreatemeaningfulchangeforindividualsandorganizations,withtheknowledgeandexperiencetoaccomplishthisgoal.

Clients of all sizes, from small firms to Fortune 500Companies and all types of industries have utilized LoriStohs to help maximize their performance. To name afew…RDGPlanning&Design HomeInstead AmericanNationalBank InterfaceBestBuy Marriott,Inc.CarleFoundationHospital Proctor&GambleCargill GenslerChick-fil-A ThinkHealthcareFirstFinancialCreditUnion SovereignBankDiscover Johnson&JohnsonEastmanChemical ConAgraMorrisseyEngineering UnionPacificHabitatforHumanity VetterHealthServices

STRENGTHSArrangerMaximizerCommunicationIndividualizationRelatorSTANDOUTROLESPioneerConnector

LoriStohsExecutiveBiography

STRENGTHSMaximizerCommunicationStrategicIndividualizationConnectednessSTANDOUTROLESPioneerConnector

Lorirecentlypublishedherfirstbook,GetYourMindOn…YourPeople,whichteachesleadershowtoaligntheirpeoplestrategywith theirbusinessstrategy.ThebookbecameanAmazonBestSellerwithin the firstweek itwaspublished.

Loriisabuilderofcompaniesandpeople.Inadditiontoowningherconsultingfirm,mostrecentlyLoriservedas Chief PeopleOfficer at ThinkWhole PersonHealthcare, a startup organization of 350 employees creatingculture,strengths-basedhiringandHRstrategy.BeforestartingLoriStohsConsultingGroupin2009,Loriservedas aGlobalAccount Executive forMicrosoft. In this role, she consultedwith companies to create technologysolutionstomeetbusinessneedsandstrategicplans.

Prior to her role at Microsoft, Lori served as a Principal at Gallup Consulting, a global research-basedconsultancy firm. In this role, she consulted with organizations worldwide to design and execute businesssolutions thatenhance individual andorganizationalperformance. She specialized inemployeeandcustomerengagement, strengths-based selection, culture, brand development, performance metrics and performancemanagement, executive coaching, people strategy and strength-based developmental solutions. She createdandmanaged the development and delivery of leadership,management, and education programs to clientsworldwidethroughthedesignanddevelopmentofGallupUniversity.She ledthecompanytoopensixglobalcampusesandintegratedGallupUniversityintocorporateuniversities.ThisledtocreatingCentersofExcellenceforlearning,developmentandengagementincompaniesgloballyoperatingforlearning24/7.

Lori’spassionandheartforgivingbackisshownthroughhercommunityphilanthropy.Sheisafoundingboardmember of Executives Without Borders, a global non-profit organization. Lori is passionate about givingExecutiveVolunteersanengagingexperience inworkingwithnonprofitorganizations,aswellashelpingnon-profits increase their impact across the world. She is also a founding board member and facilitator forLeadership for Life, a faith-based leadership program, aswell as a foundingboardmember for Social ImpactOmaha, a non-profit focusing on collaborative social responsibility. Her passion for impacting children andyoungadults is shownthroughhercommitmentbyservingasaboardmemberof the theRonaldMcDonaldHouseCharityBoard,theHopeCenterforKidsBoardandtheCampRivercrestboard.

Lori received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from the University ofNebraska-Lincoln and has continued her journey as a lifelong learner through various courses in psychology,businessandhumancapital.

Katie Kemerling Chief Marketing Officer Ervin & Smith Advertising and Public Relations Katie Kemerling has held various leadership roles over her past 11 years with Ervin & Smith. From her start as a copywriter, she was quickly promoted to a director in 2009. Under her leadership as Chief Marketing Officer, the agency has become recognized as a Best Place to Work by AdAge and Entrepreneur Magazine. The majority of her experience is in launching new brands and products, building lead-generating content campaigns, leveraging the power of social influence and improving overall marketing ROI. In addition she has completed Stanford University’s Innovation Masters Series in 2015, was selected to participate in the Vivo Design Thinking Workshop for The Good Samaritan Society + AIGA, completed 50+ hours of Design Thinking and the Art of Innovation courses from IDEO, and led and/or participated in 100+ hours of innovation sessions with agency clients. Over the years, Kemerling has been active in the Omaha marketing community, holding several leadership and board positions. She currently serves as the President for the Omaha Network and is a member of the 1877 Society’s steering committee, a group that supports the Omaha Public Library Foundation. She has also been involved in the Omaha Creative Institute, AAF Omaha, and the Omaha chapter of the AMA, and was a Midland’s Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award recipient in 2017. Katie lives in Omaha with her husband and Wheaten Terrier. She is passionate about travel, and fitness, but also enjoys dining out with her husband and happy hours with friends.

Laurie K. Baedke, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE Director of Healthcare Leadership Programs Creighton University Laurie K. Baedke, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE, is a faculty member and Director of Healthcare Leadership Programs at Creighton University. A sought-after speaker, author, and advisor, Laurie Baedke works with individuals and teams including early careerists, physician leaders, and senior executives. She has specific expertise in physician practice management, leadership development, organizational change, emotional intelligence, and strengths based leadership. Laurie holds a bachelor’s degree in human services and business administration and a master’s degree in healthcare administration. At age 26, she became the youngest individual to achieve board certification as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and is also a board certified Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Laurie has been certified by The Gallup Organization as a Strengths Performance Coach since 2006. Laurie is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Nebraska ACHE Regent’s Early Career Excellence Award (2001), the Region 5 ACHE Regent’s Award for Healthcare Excellence (2006), and the ACHE Distinguished Service Award (2015). Professionally, she has served on four national committees for ACHE; the Early Careerist, Products, Programming, and Services, and Chapter Committees. She is a current member of ACHE’s Exam Committee and the ACHE of Nebraska and Western Iowa Chapter board of directors. She also serves a variety of civic and community organizations, including current appointments on the Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty Board of Directors Executive Committee and the Leadership Omaha Curriculum Committee. Her first book, titled The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide, was published ACHE’s Health Administration Press in 2015. And, she most recently contributed a chapter; The Clinician Entrepreneur, to a book published by Oxford Press in April, 2017 titled The Handbook of Private Practice. Laurie lives just outside of Omaha, Nebraska with her husband and two children.

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The Steering Committee

The Planning Committee

pictured left to right, above Cara Kirsch, SilverStone Group Ashely Adam, UnitedHealthcare Andrea Batten, Gallagher Molly Stickels, Aetna

Amy Begley, Pro Insurance Resources Anissa Schroeder, Ameritas Cortney Ray, BCBSNE Elly Hansen, Gallagher Katie Beary, Gallagher Lisa Fisher, Strada

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