FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER WEEKLY UPDATE
Week of July 7, 2020
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Dave Burke's 1st President's Message, Summer Wine Tasting
Sign-Up, IDEA's Race Series, Programming, Our Sponsors
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FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER LEADER ROSTER
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FEI Chicago Chapter Virtual Summer Social
Interactive Wine Tasting Emily Wines, Master Sommelier, Cooper's Hawk
Thursday, August 6, 2020
5:00—6:00pm
Open to FEI Chicago Chapter
Members and Sponsors
Cost $25
Seats are Limited!
Must RSVP BY SUNDAY, JULY 19!
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For those interested in
supporting local racial justice organizations, please consider:
My Block, My Hood, My City provides underprivileged youth with an awareness of the world and opportunities beyond their neighborhood. We take students on explorations focused on STEM, Arts & Culture, Citizenry & Volunteerism, Health, Community Development, Culinary Arts, and Entrepreneurism.
In collaboration with the City of Chicago, The Chicago Community Trust and One Chicago Fund have launched the Together Now fund to raise funds from Chicago’s philanthropies, corporations, and individuals and from other federal and City funds, all of which will be granted to entities that will in turn make grants to small businesses across the City.
Woods Fund is a bold grantmaking foundation that finds-and-funds projects that draw on the power of communities to fight the brutality of structural racism and economic injustice. It promotes social, economic, and racial justice through the support of community organizing and public policy advocacy that engages people that are most impacted.
For those interested in
learning more about racial injustice and inequality in advance of the event, below are a few resources on:
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FEI CHICAGO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
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FEI Chicago Chapter IDEA Committee hosts
Uncomfortable Conversations about Race Series | Listening Session
Thursday, July 30, 2020, 4:30—6:00 PM
Open to FEI Members, Sponsors and Their Guests
Online Registration Only.
Click here
to RSVP by Tuesday, July 28.
A Zoom link will be sent out to registrants a day prior to this session.
Join FEI Chicago for the first in a series of Uncomfortable Conversations about Race, sponsored by the Chapter’s IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Awareness) Committee. We kick-off this series with a virtual Listening Session that provides a safe space for our FEI community to share what they are feeling about the topic of racial equity and injustice. We will begin by setting ground rules for the session followed by several poll questions to assess member sentiment on a range of race-related questions. We will then shift to small group virtual breakout sessions, led by an FEI IDEA Committee host, where members will have the opportunity to share their thoughts. No one will be required to speak, but everyone will be expected to listen respectfully to those who choose to share. Member input from this event will inform the content for the rest of the series.
We look forward to engaging with our members on this important topic, and to supporting each other in the conversations ahead.
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Virtual Career Management Group Breakfast
"Dream vs Reality: Navigating An Employment Offer"
With Laurel Bellows, Founding Principal of The Bellows Law Group
Thursday, August 6, 2020, 8:00—9:00 AM
No charge to attend. Guests are welcomed.
Online Registration Only.
Click here
to RSVP by Tuesday, August 4.
A link to this Zoom webinar will be sent out a day prior to the event.
“Dream vs Reality: Navigating An Employment Offer”
You received your offer from the company of your choice after a six-month search. Your reflex is to sign immediately. You are confident that your new employer is trustworthy.
Laurel says, “Pencil down”!
Let’s discuss title, compensation, exit. Don’t forget relocation, non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality. NOW: Pencils up, you can negotiate and sign.
Laurel Bellows is the founding principal of The Bellows Law Group. She is a preeminent business lawyer, counseling senior executives and corporations on employment, severance and change in control agreements, internal investigations, and business disputes.
Read more about Laurel.
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Member & Sponsor Virtual Summer Social
Interactive Wine Tasting on Zoom
with Emily Wines, Master Sommelier, Cooper's Hawk Winery
Thursday, August 6, 2020, 5:00—6:00 PM
Open to FEI Chicago Chapter Members and Sponsors, Cost $25
Seats are Limited! Must RSVP BY SUNDAY, JULY 19!
Online Registration Only.
Click here
to RSVP by Sunday, July 19 (firm deadline)
A link to this Zoom webinar will be sent out a day prior to the event.
We are excited to have Emily Wines, Master Sommelier, Cooper's Hawk Winery
lead this interactive tasting. Emily has selected a flight of three wines for us in a blind tasting! FEI Members will pick up their three "masked" bottles of wine at one of 13 pre-selected Cooper's Hawk locations. Packages, which have been especially created for FEI members, will be pre-ready for pick up with no financial transaction. FEI will pay Cooper's Hawk for your wine. The only cost to members/sponsors is $25, paid at time of registration.
Emily Wines is an internationally qualified sommelier, and one of only 149 individuals in the Americas to earn the designation of Master Sommelier. She is also one of just 15 professionals who have been awarded the prestigious Remi Krug Cup for passing all three sections – theory, service and blind tasting – of the Master Sommelier Diploma Examination on her first attempt.
Emily says…
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One of the skills that sommeliers all over the world use is blind tasting. It is what allows them to define the classic markers in any given wine as well as a method of fairly judging a wine without preconceptions. In this virtual wine class we will learn the deductive tasting method used by Master Sommeliers to discuss and identify three classic wines from Cooper’s Hawk.
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Emily will also let us know how to store our open bottles of wine. We end the tasting with a magnum of Cooper’s Hawk wine for one lucky attendee!
Registration open until Sunday, July 19, 2020
Members and Sponsors pick up their 3 bottles of wine at their pre-selected Cooper’s Hawk locations (listed on registration page) between July 27-August 6.
After registering, email
info@feichicago.org
and supply your cell phone number and desired Cooper's Hawk pick up location from the list on our registration page.
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Virtual Career Management Group Breakfast
“Maximizing Your Influence: Productive Communication”
Held July 2, 2020
Every day we communicate with a variety of people in many different venues. Often as we encounter new environments or high stakes situations like an interview, board meeting or client meetings there is a lot of uncertainty.
In our
‘Maximizing Your Influence’ discussion, Marilynn Graves,
Executive Coach & Consultant from CMP shared
ways to help you navigate a new environment from a communication style perspective:
- Overview of DiSC styles with a focus on how to identify styles and how to align your communication approach
- Using situational leadership with a focus on when to use directive communications versus when to use supportive communications
- Effectively managing crucial conversations.
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Webinar - "Supply Chain: Tariffs, Pandemic, What’s Next?"
With Gail Babitt, CEO of Cedar Electronics
Held Thursday, June 25, 2020
"Supply Chain: Tariffs, Pandemic, What’s Next?"
Gail Babitt, CEO of Cedar Electronics spoke about the impact on business when you are dependent on suppliers. The combination of lead times, tariffs, port closures and staffing constraints create new obstacles for effectively managing your supply chain. Gail discussed what she is seeing and where the future could lead us.
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WATCH PAST FEI CHICAGO PROGRAMS ON YOUTUBE
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel for full-length videos from past presentations and highlight video clips from special events. Visit
www.youtube.com/FEIChicago to view our channel!
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FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER RESOURCES
FROM OUR CHAPTER SPONSOR PARTNERS
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Below are some important resources from our Chapter Sponsor Partners. We hope this information will be helpful to you during these extraordinary times. FEI Chicago Chapter Sponsors can send any resources to our Sponsorship Chair, Skip Newman at
skip.newman@gmail.com.
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From Reologie
There seems to be more questions than answers in these unprecedented times. One of the biggest challenges we all face is “
how to re-enter the workplace environment
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Reologie
in partnership with a leading architectural firm,
Partners by Design
, is working on a presentation on what new processes, physical environment and technology is being utilized by businesses to bring employees back into the workplace. We will share the presentation with FEI membership. We ask FEI members to take a 5 minute survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/returntoyouroffice
. We believe this survey data will be tremendously beneficial to all. We look forward to your participation as we continue to strive to provide value to our friends and colleagues.
From HUB International
Wednesday, July 15 1:00pm CT
As businesses re-open, the first wave of employee lawsuits has begun. Join HUB’s Risk Services & Claims experts for an important discussion about current litigation and steps you can take to avoid costly missteps.
This event is intended for CEOs, CFOs and HR professionals who have already begun to bring employees back to work or are preparing to do so.
As businesses return to work, there are many new liability risks and employer obligations to consider. How an employer assesses, implements, and communicates new policies and procedures will have a lasting impact on employee productivity, engagement, and commitment. Download HUB’s playbook to get guidance on developing your risk mitigation strategy and coverage-specific issues.
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CONNECT WITH FEI ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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Our chapter is active on many different social channels. So, you can pick the one that works the best for you! Here is a quick rundown of where you can find us and what you can expect from each channel:
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Like us on Facebook for daily updates on the latest FEI news and upcoming events. We also post photos and video clips from past events as well as clips highlighting our sponsors. Visit
www.facebook.com/FEIChicago to like our page!
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel for full-length videos from past presentations and highlight video clips from special events. Visit
www.youtube.com/FEIChicago to view our channel!
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Follow us on Twitter for daily FEI updates and news relevant news articles from top publications, like Forbes and USA Today. Visit
www.twitter.com/FEIChicago to follow our Twitter page.
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We look forward to connecting with you on social media!
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ATTENTION FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER MEMBERS
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Due to Covid, FEI National now sends annual membership renewal invoices via email. Missing your renewal information? Contact FEI Membership at
membership@financialexecutives.org
or 973.765.1070.
In these uncertain times, remaining connected to the broader FEI network is even more critical for your professional and personal development. FEI membership grants you exclusive access to a
multitude of benefits and services
to help you do your job more efficiently, including peer networking with the best in the profession - locally, nationally and virtually - plus, conferences and webinars tailored to your needs as a financial leader, including updates on emerging regulatory and legislative issues,
career development tools
and
FEIconnect
- our private online community created exclusively for FEI members to learn and share in a virtual environment.
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