September 5, 2023

FREE Dale Carnegie Leadership Training is back!

A semester with Dale Carnegie starts this month! We are excited to bring back Dale Carnegie Leadership Training FREE for our PULSE members; sign up for one or all four classes with your PULSE login and mark your calendars for these monthly sessions. If you did this training last year, we encourage you to come back for a completely new set of trainings! All information can be found on our webpage.

Upcoming Events

PULSE at the Park

PULSE is headed to the park! We are excited to try out some new seats at the stadium, watch an entertaining game of baseball, network, and enjoy food and drinks. This event is sold out, but if you’re interested you can join the wait list should someone not be able to attend. If you’re going to the game, but not carpooling with us, make sure to let Jodie know so that we can catch up at the stadium!

September 7 | Fox Cities Stadium

Dale Carnegie September Training Session

Dale Carnegie Leadership Training 'Secrets to Leading with Assertiveness' is coming up next week. This training is FREE for PULSE members, but seating is limited, so sign up today! This is the first in our semester with Dale Carnegie, so feel free to sign up for all four sessions or choose what makes sense for you. Click here to learn more and sign up: September | October | November | December

September 12 | 8 - 10 a.m. | Fox Cities Chamber

License to Cruise and Octoberfest

License to Cruise and Octoberfest are coming up on September 29 and 30! These incredible events do so much to raise money for the community and various local nonprofits. Come on down and check out the cars on Friday while returning Saturday for crafts, food, music, and more! We love hosting this community friendly event and hope to see many of you in attendance. Prost!

Rewind

Mile of Music Volunteering

PULSE volunteered with Mile of Music this year for the first time! It was a fun night where we enjoyed the event while working and networking together on the Lawrence Lawn. This gave PULSE the opportunity to raise money for our group, and we’re excited to join Mile again next year.

Coffee and Conversation

Our August Coffee and Conversation took place at Globe Coffee in Neenah, and was a great way to start the Monday morning! PULSE members enjoyed a morning pick-me-up while networking with fellow YPs. We love hosting this casual opportunity for our members to get together, chat, and connect. Look out for the next one happening in October!

New Champions of PULSE

PULSE recently welcomed three new Champions! Walbec Group, Nutritional Healing, and Renewal by Andersen are the newest organizations to show their commitment to YPs and helping them develop in their careers and community involvement. If your company is interested in becoming a Champion, reach out to Jodie for more information.

Stay Connected

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Add your information to our PULSE Directory and connect with other YPs in our network. Fill out the form and start networking!

Young Professionals Poll

Does your employer give you time to participate in professional development (PD) opportunities?

My company is great with PD

We have the time, but not the opportunities to get PD

We are told about PD opportunities, but given no time

There is little ability and incentive to seek out PD

Last Month's Young Professionals Poll Results

Are you planning to attend Octoberfest?

Likely, but not sure - 36.2%
Absolutely! - 34%
No, I won’t be there this year - 29.8%

Just for fun

What was the best part about back to school?

School supply shopping

Fall sports season

Seeing friends every day

I preferred summer vacation

Last Month's Just for Fun Poll Results

Adulting is hard because of...

Taxes - 30.8%
Everything - 28.2%
Home maintenance - 23.1%
Responsibilities - 17.9%

Helpful Article

6 Money Traps the Middle Class is Falling For

by George Kamel

PULSE Member Spotlight

Meet Luke Freitag

Community Relations Specialist

Fox Communities Credit Union

Meet Luke Freitag! Luke is from Baldwin, WI and went to school for broadcasting at Brown College in the Twin Cities. His early aspirations were to be a DJ – even burning CDs and pretending to be on the radio introducing the songs – which ended up resulting in a 14-year radio career. Currently, Luke works for Fox Communities Credit Union as a Community Relations Specialist, but what brought him to the area was his fiancé, and he is here to stay! He loves the small-town vibes with all the amenities of a larger city. On his day off, you’ll likely find him somewhere calm and quiet on his Harley, on the water, or on a local trail.

What is your favorite thing about the Fox Valley?

“Do yourself a favor, stop reading this right now and get to Ginger Roots and order an Appleton Sushi roll. THE BEST, and one of my fav spots in the valley. My son and I are also on a “visit every park” in the area tour, so if you see a grown man playing superheros at the park with his 3-year-old son, that’s me.”

What has been your favorite PULSE event?

“The CEO Breakfast. It’s awesome knowing these successful CEO’s are in our backyard and willing to encourage and offer their insight into local YP’s for us to learn and grow from.”

Connect with Luke on LinkedIn.

What PULSE is...

Reading

You Must Remember This

by Kat Rosenfield

A Knives Out-style whodunnit with a twist of Taylor Jenkins Reid, You Must Remember This is an immersive Gothic mystery, with a long-ago love affair, icy death, and a rich family gone bad.

Listening

The Ramsey Show

Practical advice for life’s tough money questions.

Following

Gretchen Rubin

Bestselling writer about habits and happiness.

Tell us what you're reading/listening/following

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Community Involvement

If you want an early taste of what’s to come at this year’s License to Cruise and Octoberfest, sign up as a foursome at our Octoberfest Golf Outing on September 11 at High Cliff! This 18-hole scramble will start with a traditional toast before sending you out to your starting hole. There will be beer tasting and games out on the course for your enjoyment. Plus you can see some of the classic cars that will be on display at License to Cruise. Your fee includes golf, golf cart, lunch, tastings, and a reception. Register here today. Last day to sign up is September 7.

Join us for an evening of fun and purpose! Windows for a Cause is an annual fundraiser that combines our passionate community with artistic talents from all over the state to raise money for deserving families and individuals through Make-A-Wish Wisconsin. This free event launched in 2016 after recognizing an opportunity to reduce landfill waste. After our professionals install new windows in a home, we now take the old windows and collaborate with local artists, organizations, and members of the community, turning them into art. These windows are then auctioned off at our Windows for a Cause event, which is themed around a child’s wish, and all proceeds go towards granting that wish. The evening is filled with music, art, live auctions, and more! No tickets required for entry. Learn more here.

Interested in giving back to local non-profits? Women in PULSE have been invited to attend the Power of 100 Fox Cities Meeting on Tuesday, October 17. The social hour begins at 5 p.m. and the Meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton. This group meets quarterly to hear from a few local non-profits and then vote to determine where their donations go. 100 local women donate $100 each to give $10,000 each quarter, and 100% of the donation goes directly to the non-profit. If you have any questions, let Jodie know; otherwise, consider joining the meeting – no donation required – to see if it’s for you.

125 N. Superior St., Appleton | (920) 734-7101

www.FoxCitiesChamber.com