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We had an Amazing TC BANDD XVII! Thanks to Best Buy for hosting, our Outstanding speakers, Bremer Bank for sponsoring, and our engaged and passionate attendees! Saturday was a day of development, networking, sharing, building and maintaining relationships, and a shining example of #BlackExcellence on display and the impact of #CollaborationWithaPurpose! One of the highlights of the 11 years that I have had the privilege of leading TC BANDD was the opportunity to meet several amazing African Leaders from the Mandela Washington Fellowship Cohort (pictured in the first image) who joined us at the event. 1. They shared how much they enjoyed and appreciated the event and key skills and experiences that they gained during the summit 2. The shared the projects that they would be leading when they return home to one of the many African countries which were represented (access to clean drinking water, improved medical access, sustainability, increased educational access for young girls, etc.) and how the knowledge they gained through the summit would help them execute them! 3. And now that they are part of our TC BANDD community, they will be able to access all of our development content and our future sessions virtually upon their return allowing them to continue to share their insights with us and also to continue to grow through access to our content and resources. #TCBANDDAfricaConnections Follow our YouTube Channel: https://lnkd.in/gZkeUUs2 to be notified when session videos will be available and visit our website (tcbandd.org) to view more session photos, and we expect videos and pictures to be edited and uploaded within a week. Eric Black, Ken Charles, Drinal Foster, SHRM-CP, PHR, Solomon Anderson, Cecilia Charter, MBA, Robert Stewart, Christopher J. Johnstone, LeBrent Speed, Daniel Shannon, Chris Thibodeaux, Alex Merritt, Emanuel Pillay, Loice Achieng, Rejoice Tarfa, Latoyia Wilson, MBA, Al McFarlane, People Of Color Career Fair™

Hello TC BANDD Community, We are less than 2 weeks away from TC BANDD XVII: Finding Your North Star: “Charting Your Career Path”! The event is being held on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Best Buy's Richfield campus and virtually via Microsoft Teams! We are also excited to share that because of our partnership with the Minnesota Timberwolves/Lynx, the first 100 in person registrants will be entered in a drawing for 5 sets of tickets for an upcoming Minnesota Lynx game! TC BANDD XVII Registration: https://lnkd.in/gqbi6yqx This summit is designed to empower attendees with knowledge, strategies, and inspiration to excel in their careers and personal lives. In conjunction with Professional Networking, Prize Give Aways, Trivia, Food Provided, and More this event promises to be an inspirational, uplifting, and impactful event that you don’t want to miss! And best of all, it's 100% FREE to attendees!! This is made possible by the generous support of our Event Host Best Buy, our speakers, and our Gold Sponsor Bremer Bank! We are excited to have another slate of stellar Corporate Executives, Business Leaders, and Subject Matter Experts sharing their knowledge on the topics of “Leveraging Your North Star to Drive Your Career”, “Bringing Your Whole Self to Work”, “Keys to Black Advancement”, “Demystifying AI and Leveraging AI to Advance Your Career”, and “Leading Through Adversity”! The initial list of session speakers includes: Nehemiah Thurston, Jr., ID&E Director, Best Buy; Kloé Mallard, Events Specialist, Best Buy; Craig Warren (he/him/his), CEO, Washburn Center for Children; Drinal Foster, SHRM-CP, PHR, Senior Vice President, Workforce Engagement Leader, Wells Fargo; Chris Thibodeaux, Owner/Founder, Career Fitness Center; Daniel Shannon, DEI Executive, Wells Fargo; LeBrent Speed, President, DiverseCityAp; Alex Merritt, The Love Engineer & Global Management Speaker; Sharon Kennedy Vickers, CEO, Software for Good; Eric Alexander, MBA Alexander, Founder and CEO, TC BANDD, and more to be confirmed. Christian Spiegel, Ken Charles, Eric Black, Cecilia Charter, MBA, Latano Hall, Karmin Bryant, Jonathan Oliver Jr., Solomon Anderson, DJ Gohl Bergeron

Hello, and thanks to everyone who joined us for the 3rd and final session in our Black History Month Virtual Series: "Owning, Understanding, and Leveraging Your Power to Drive Your Career" where we had a fireside chat with Dr. D Gregory Kerkvliet PMP, Ed.D, Vice President of HR Shared Services and Product Technology, Target. This session explored the innate power that we have as talented, engaged, and driven professionals along with strategies to understand and leverage this power to achieve our career goals. Greg shared his personal journey of self-awareness, personal empowerment, and how he has leveraged the resulting power to frame his decisions and allow him to own his personal power! Sample “Greg” Quotes: ·       “If I show up differently and have these conversations, regardless of how it impacts me, I change it! It changes things for my Kids. If I show up differently, others 10 years from now can also show up differently. I don’t live in fear anymore. I am trying to make it better for those coming behind me.” ·       “How are we networking together to help each other. How are we building on this network to help each other”? ·       “We need to build and support each other, because we are changing how our children and grandchildren show up for their careers.” Keys to Career Success:  1.     Never give up on your Dream, just allow your life to help you evolve it 2.     Always understand your Worth (internally and externally) 3.     No one has ever given you an opportunity, you are giving them an opportunity to work with you (and leverage your skills/talents to help them -own your power) You can watch the full session on demand at our YouTube channel using the link below: https://lnkd.in/g_bYm8Vk Learn More: tcbandd.org Drinal Foster, SHRM-CP, PHR, Eric Black, Ken Charles, Cecilia Charter, MBA, Christian Spiegel, Karmin Bryant, Solomon Anderson, Latano Hall, Jonathan Oliver Jr., Hailey Grigsby (Reed)

Hello, and thanks to everyone who joined us for “Voting and Civic Engagement in the Black Community”! Khyla D. Craine and Cecilia Charter, MBA did a great job of discussing the historical significance of voting, the current threats to voting access, and our responsibility to engage in the voting process. Some key takeaways from the session were: ·        "Someone who is elected or appointed by someone who is elected makes decisions that impact every aspect of your life" Khyla C ·        "Voting is the beginning, not the end" Khyla C ·        "Voting for a candidate is not a lifelong decision. Evaluate their performance, and you will have a chance to make another choice during the next election" Khyla C ·        “If more people participated in primaries, we could really change things” Caitlin H ·        Engage in the voting process in whatever capacity and what every frequency you can (poll worker, shuttle, voter registration, etc.) The video link for Session #3 “Owning, Understanding, and Leveraging Your Power to Drive Your Career” will be published next week, and please like and follow our channel to be automatically notified when new videos are available. Recording:  https://lnkd.in/gKcugD9F Eric Black, Drinal Foster, SHRM-CP, PHR, Cecilia Charter, MBA, Hailey Grigsby (Reed), Solomon Anderson, Jonathan Oliver Jr., Latano Hall, Karmin Bryant, Christian Spiegel, Ken Charles

Hello TC BANDD Family. We cordially invite you to session #3 in our 2024 Black History Month Virtual Series “Owning, Understanding, and Leveraging Your Power to Drive Your Career” with Dr. D Gregory Kerkvliet PMP, Ed.D! This session will explore the innate power that we have as talented, engaged, and driven professionals along with strategies to understand and leverage this power to achieve your career goals. This will be an honest and transparent discussion leveraging the personal and learned experiences of our Executive Speaker as a framework for the discussion.   ● February 26, Noon-1PM cst: Fireside Chat with Audience Q&A   ● Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gEhMTDix ● Registration is now open, and please share with your network! Eric Black, Drinal Foster, SHRM-CP, PHR, Cecilia Charter, MBA, Latano Hall, Solomon Anderson, Jonathan Oliver Jr., Hailey Grigsby (Reed), Ken Charles, Christian Spiegel, Karmin Bryant,