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Join PULSE as we celebrate a year full of fun, networking, growth, and more! We are heading to Xe54: Wine and Cocktail Lounge on December 12th for a fun night out. Wear your favorite festive attire to set the mood. We will have trivia, a cookie contest, and more in store. Check out our event page for more details and sign up today – see you next week!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Carissa Paul – Social Committee Co-Chair - at Carissa@foxvalleymemoryproject.org.
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2024 Calendar Reveal
Here it comes! PULSE programming for 2024 will be revealed on January 3rd! See which of your favorite events will be returning and what new and exciting opportunities await our PULSE members in the new year. We’re excited to continue building PULSE and offer more events that vary in time of day, location, topic and more – we want something for everyone! Mark your calendars for the 3rd and get involved in 2024!
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Candles and Caramel Apples
PULSE ventured to YP owned Eclectic Candle Company for a networking event that included candle making, caramel apple bar, and more. Thank you, Kyle Jones, for hosting this wonderful event! Congratulations to Teagan and Hailey for winning the most interesting container contest and thank you to SCHEELS for sponsoring the prize. Click here to see photos from the event.
Dale Carnegie Leadership Training
November’s session - Empowered Employees: Managing and Retaining Them in a New Hybrid World - brought YPs together for a morning of learning and takeaway tactics. Our final session with Dale Carnegie for 2023 is coming up December 6th, and we are excited to round out our semester with Dale Carnegie and look forward to what they bring for PULSE in 2024.
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Meet Sami Schmidt, owner and operator of Mobile Mini Trucks!
“My wife Emily and I are so excited to share with you what we do! Mobile Minis is a vintage mobile flower truck. We tour all around the fox cities and surrounding areas popping up at different events. We have created a custom-built back end in our 1969 Dodge that allows customers to build their own bouquets at our pop ups! As the owner and operator, I (Sami) make sure that all the flowers are cut, packed and ready to go to our events. I also do floral designs of all kinds including weddings! We have just launched our wedding options for 2024, so we’re excited to see what next year brings us. As I take on a more leadership role, Emily takes on the behind the scenes; helping me get all my flowers from point A to Point B. She also is the muscle to my madness. I wouldn’t be able to do what I do efficiently without her. As a new small business owner who is mobile, I’m excited to meet new people in PULSE and get to know other local businesses. We are committed to supporting local and sourcing our florals from farms and gardens within our community whenever possible. We understand the importance of contributing to our community’s economic growth, especially within the small business community. If you see us out, don’t be shy, stop by to say hi! “
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Stay Connected
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Join our LinkedIn Group! No fluff, no frills, just facts and quick reference points on what’s happening with PULSE.
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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!
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Young Professionals Poll: |
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Last Month's Young Professionals Poll Results:
How confident are you with networking?
- Incredibly confident - 37.7%
- I can do it, but I don’t like it - 30.4%
- I am successful if someone else is there with me - 18.8%
- I don’t network/don’t know how to network - 13%
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Last Month's Just for Fun Poll Results:
Are you a Black Friday Shopper?
- Absolutely! Give me a good deal! - 35.5%
- I go, but not early in the morning - 22.6%
- Not in the slightest - 22.6%
- No, but sign me up for Cyber Monday - 19.4%
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Meet Sarah Crowe
HR Administrative Specialist
Consolidated Construction Co.
Meet Sarah Crowe! Sarah is an HR Administrative Specialist for Consolidated Construction Co., Inc who lives in Little Chute with her husband, 4-year-old daughter, and two Pomeranian pups. She loves her family and enjoys seeing her daughter experience new things. She started her professional career in childcare before earning her Bachelor’s degree from UW-GB in Corporate Communications. She loves Door County and live music, and you also might find her at Road America catching a race. She grew up in Hilbert, WI, but always was attracted to the bigger city and enjoys that there is so much to do without having to travel very far to find it.
What is your favorite thing about the Fox Valley?
“Mile of Music is not only my favorite event that is offered in the Fox Valley but hands down my favorite event of the year! I also thoroughly enjoy going to breweries and luckily enough we have a plethora of local spots to enjoy a great craft beer.”
What has been your favorite PULSE event?
“PULSE at the Park, Timber Rattlers game- it was fun being in the new suites and being able to talk to some new people while being in a smaller group of people. We had a lot of fun taking the inning pictures!”
Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn.
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The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day’s breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother’s death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage’s grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship.
With her own identity suddenly challenged, and the integrity of the closest friend she’s ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she’s made about her life and her family.
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The Santa Clauses on Disney+
The beloved franchise returns! Scott Calvin, after twenty-eight years, reigns true as Santa Claus, leader of the North Poles and Christmas. With his family - Carol, Sandra, and Cal - by his side, and his elves at the reins, Scott Calvin contends with a changing world to keep the spirit of Christmas alive for a new generation.
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Nomadic Matt: Travel Smarter, Cheaper, Longer
Since 2008, I’ve helped millions of people save money, travel more, and have a more authentic experience in the destinations they visit.
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PULSE Sponsorship Opportunities
How can you get in front of over 10,000 people with ease and at little expense? Become a sponsor for PULSE! We have a lot of great events planned for 2024 that remain low to no cost for our members thanks to the amazing support of our business community! Market yourself and your company all year long; you can sponsor these events for as little as $125, or become a Friend of PULSE and choose 4 events from a predetermined list for $500.
Currently, we are looking for sponsors for our January event – Lane Sponsors for Axe Throwing – to build off the success of our inning and hole sponsors from 2023. If you have questions, reach out to Jodie Federwitz. Thank you for supporting local YPs!
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Leadership and Professional Development Opportunity
The Fox Cities Chamber is launching a new program in 2024: Leader Lab – Linking Organizational Culture and Leadership. This program will help those involved understand what it means to be a leader, how to create and protect a powerful work culture, and generate outstanding supervisors and leaders. There are seven in-person sessions beginning February 8th and running until May 9th. The deadline to sign up is January 8th and the price for this first group is only $350 (future classes will be $450). Want to know more? Check out the webpage or contact Amy Schanke for more information.
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125 N. Superior St., Appleton | (920) 734-7101
www.FoxCitiesChamber.com
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