Professional Development Workshop
Friday, Feb. 8
1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Derek Young:
Connect,Inspire, Transform
What a Woman Has To Do To Get To the Top...
From a Man’s Perspective
Event Liaison: Noreen Cohen-White, 615 882 7592
Sponsored by:
What to expect:
You'll complete a 90-day action plan to increase your ability to thrive in a professional setting, including:
Clarify Your Why
Crystallizing Your Interests
Developing Your Leadership Standards
Establishing Your Leadership Mantra
Creating Your Career Legacy
Talk Like You Love It
Describing the Business Model
Discussing the Key Metrics
Deciphering the Right Information
Delivering the Elevator Pitch
Don’t Ask For Mentors
Understanding Mentoring
Uncovering Your Needs
Identifying the Messengers
Connecting for Messages
Quick Like Carol
Your Unfair Advantage
No More Martyrs
About Derek Young:
Derek Young is a voice of clarity in this new, multicultural, multi-generational business arena. He inspires audiences from great organizations like ABWA, CABLE and CREW, and great companies like AT&T, Johnson and Johnson, and Prudential, to transform their results by transforming the way they view culture, inclusion, and leadership. As Director of Diversity for Cracker Barrel, Derek increased the company's involvement in the Women's Foodservice Forum more than1,000%.
As Director of Leadership Development for Dollar General, he helped numerous women earn promotions to senior levels in every division of the company.
As an Executive Coach, Derek has advised leading women’s organizations ranging from $30M to $30B in revenue.
He has worked side-by-side with one of the country’s top 50 female business leaders and the Chairman Emeritus of the Girl Scouts.
Derek has been recognized as a Community Legend by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and a Man of Achievement by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
A native of St. Louis, MO, and a lifelong Cardinals baseball fan, the great loves of his life are his wife Allyson and their four children: Kayla, Kelton, Kendall and Kristianna. Derek’s personal motto for success is God first, others second and dreams third.