Local business leaders are invited to attend a virtual event that promises “Positive Disruption.”
The Leadercast Live 2020 event will be virtually hosted by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce for anyone in the area wishing to attend. The annual event is typically streamed across the country, but the unexpected impact of COVID-19 has caused a shift in how it will be distributed to the public. Leadercast has provided “world-class leadership events, content solutions and resources for individuals, teams and organizations across all industries to foster the growth of more leaders through their journey of becoming leaders worth following” for 20 years.
Courtney Paat, chair of the board for the chamber, has attended Leadercast events hosted at the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce several times. When she became chair, she wanted to start the journey of offering access to the impactful event for local businesses. The chamber agreed last fall to host a watch party and reserved 100 tickets. Now that the stream is going completely virtual, those tickets are for access to the event rather than entrance to an in-person seminar.
Business leaders, whether they are the owners or those in leadership positions with their company, will all benefit from the unique event. Speakers like Magic Johnson, Amy Jo Martin, Andy Stanley, Dr. Henry Cloud, Rahaf Horfoush and more will discuss shaking up the status quo and offer advice on driving opportunities for innovation.
“The theme is positive disruption, which I find ironic because that theme was chosen at least a year ago and with where we are at right now, I think it fits in perfect with what people are needing,” Paat said. “I expect the speakers and the program will specifically speak to that need. There will more than likely be a lot of information shared about adapting to change, looking for the silver lining through all of this and figuring out in the environment we are in now how to make the most of it and move forward as a business.”
Paat called Leadercast “inspirational and motivational” and said the fact people can now go through the chamber to access the event from the comfort of their own homes or offices means even more will be able to plug in to the day of growth and education.
Typically the guest speakers flock to Atlanta to a packed stadium and do a full day of teaching alongside Stanley, who hosts the event. The event is broadcast to its host locations and tickets are sold for those who attend there as well. Rather than cancel the event, the entire group decided to push forward and adapt. This year, the speakers will talk from their own homes and share their advice and insight to anyone with an access ticket.
Sophia Hyde, community relations manager, said the event offers those who sign up the opportunity to learn from “leadership experts on how to purposefully interrupt organizational functions to bring new energy, ideas, processes and success to your team.” Hyde also said the tickets come with digital journals for attendees to print off and use during the event.
The chamber was looking for ways to further education opportunities for its members, so they believed this was a perfect fit. Paat said though no one could anticipate where they are now, they believe this is the perfect time for businesses to invest in themselves and seek further growth for their companies.
Tickets are $69 for chamber members and $89 for non-members. If you “attend” without going through the chamber, tickets begin at $169 with a $11.95 fee. The chamber also has sponsorship opportunities available for those who would like to purchase bulk tickets and wish to get an even greater discount.
The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 7. For more information, call the Chamber at 813-754-3707. You can learn more about the event at live.leadercast.com.