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at Grace Church in Eden Prairie

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Keys to Financial Success While Navigating Unemployment

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with: Brad Markwell

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Thursday Morning, March 6th

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7:30 - 9:00 am

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No Registration Necessary!  Just come and connect with others!

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Going through a job change often means dealing with emotional, financial and professional challenges.  But, through a little self-discipline, some creativity and a lot of planning – you can feel confident about your path forward.

This session will cover the key questions to help you cope with job loss, such as:

 

• How do you maintain your lifestyle while focusing on your job search?

 

• Can you fill the gaps of lost company benefits, which may have included health insurance and life insurance?

• What should you do with your old 401(k) or retirement plan from your previous employer?

 

• Do you have the potential to reduce your taxes?

No products will be sold. Thrivent and its financial professionals do not provide legal, accounting or tax advice. Consult your attorney or tax professional.

 

Brad Markwell has been a Financial Advisor with Thrivent for 23 years. He like most others has faced life changing transitions. These personal experiences ignited Brad’s passion for helping people in the job transition community navigate their unique financial situations. He understands that people going through job transitions don’t always pay attention to their assets when they’re so focused on finding their next job. From education on 401(k) rollovers and maximizing lower tax brackets, to tax-efficient accumulation and distribution strategies, he offers first-hand experience and expertise to help people prepare financially for a job change.

Brad started his career with Thrivent in 2002 and created the Focus Forward Financial Group to help bring hope, clarity and organization to the everchanging financial needs of the clients they serve.

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...then stay after the presentation, at 9am for the Networking With Grace Meeting and our MICRO JOB FAIR at 10:45!

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IN-PERSON ONLY:

at Woodbury Lutheran Church

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Dying to "Be the World's Best"​

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with: Sig Muller

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Thursday Evening, March 13th​

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7:00 - 8:30 pm

No Registration Necessary!  Just come and connect with others!

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Every day you have an opportunity to “Be the World’s Best” YOU! -   doctor, nurse, parent, spouse, boss, teacher, accountant, marketer - whatever your calling.

 

Through powerful storytelling, his unique perspective and ability to engage the audience - Sig will Inspire, Motivate, Empower and challenge you to remove the barriers, unleash the focus and enable yourself to “Be the World's Best” everyday!

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August 23rd, 2024 Sig Muller died. He had a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and was dead for more than 8 minutes before his heart was restarted. The odds of someone walking out of the hospital after a SCA are about 8%. The odds of being physically and mentally OK less than 1%.

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During his career, Sig has been blessed to work with some of the World's Best people and companies including: Accenture, Ben & Jerry's, Mayo Clinic, UnitedHealth Group, General Mills, Discover Financial Services, TCF Bank, 6 start-ups, and with many other awesome people and companies. He has been both a leader (coach) and follower (contributing team member) on high-performing teams, as well as those that failed to reach their full potential. He has taken powerful lessons from both the successes and the failures, and has seen first-hand how changes in belief and behavior can create transformative results.

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Sig's health crisis and recovery made something crystal clear to him: He has a passion to share what he has learned in a way that helps others succeed.  Sig believes there is power and capacity in each of us waiting to be revealed and amplified.  He is now dedicated to the simple proposition: you are uniquely capable and talented, and he wants to help you realize your full potential and to Inspire, Motivate, and Empower YOU to Be the World’s Best.

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Get Into the HABIT of Networking!​

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with: Cherie Anderson

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Thursday Morning, March 20th

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​7:30 - 9:00 am Central Time

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Pre-Register Here to Participate in This Webinar 

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Networking is hands down the most important thing you can do to create career opportunities. It's also overwhelming.

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Getting in the habit of networking will give you networking best practices, the opportunity to get started on your own networking plan, and ground breaking info on creating new habits to help you stick to it.

 

Highly interactive, fast-paced and fun, you'll walk out with a game plan for your networking success.​

 

Cherie Anderson is a Learning and Development professional who has been designing and facilitating transformative learning experiences for longer than she’d like to admit.

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She’s worked at American Express, Ameriprise Financial, Cray and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, creating employment development programs that helped people achieve more than they thought possible. She was also in transition recently, and because of the grace and and guidance from a multitude of directions, she has the job of her dreams. Now, she’s honored to give some of it back.

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IN-PERSON ONLY:

at Grace Church in Eden Prairie

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Leverage LinkedIn + ChatGPT to Give Yourself an Unfair Advantage

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with: Graham Riley

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Thursday Morning, April 3rd

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7:30 - 9:00 am

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No Registration Necessary!  Just come and connect with others!

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Ready to stand out and land interviews in today’s competitive job market? Your resume and profile must do THREE things:

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1.  CREATE AWARENESS – Attract the attention of hiring teams.

2.  ESTABLISH TRUST – Demonstrate that you are a subject matter expert with the skills to excel.

3.  BUILD BELIEF – Convince them that you’re worth interviewing.

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This workshop will show you how to use LinkedIn and ChatGPT to give yourself an unfair advantage in your job search!

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What You’ll Learn:

• The most effective way to present your experience and abilities.

• How to highlight your education, strengths, and achievements for maximum impact.

• Develop content that matches job requirements.

• Bypass Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to engage directly with the hiring team.

• Optimize your LinkedIn profile to show up in recruiter searches.

• Create curiosity around your unique skills and capabilities.

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 We’ll also cover how to:

• Address gaps in your resume.

• Use the right keywords to optimize your ranking in ATS searches.

• Build internal advocacy inside the organizations where you want to work.

 

Discover how LinkedIn strategy + ChatGPT’s capabilities can streamline your job search, help you craft powerful narratives, and connect you with decision-makers.

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Graham Riley Is the founder of CareerToolboxUSA. His team of experts create career stories for top professionals and elevate their visibility to be found and land new opportunities. For nearly 12 years, he has been a top voice in the career search and career development space. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from his proven expertise!

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Don’t miss out on this opportunity to transform your job search! 

 

...then stay after the presentation, at 9am for the Networking With Grace Meeting and our MICRO JOB FAIR and "FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS DURING JOB TRANSITION" Q&A at 10:45!

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IN-PERSON ONLY:

at Grace Church in Eden Prairie

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Full-Day Job Search Workshop

 

 

Saturday, April 5th

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​8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Pre-Register Here to Participate in This Workshop 

 

Our full-day Job Search Workshops are for those who are unemployed or mis-employed. Each quarter we present practical ideas, presentations, and breakout discussions from various experts, interactive Q&A sessions, and opportunities for networking.

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Workshop Topics:​

 - The Value and Process of Networking

 - Organizing Your Job Search

 - The Power of LinkedIn

 - Resumes That Work

 - Interviewing With Confidence

 - Finding God’s Calling Through Career Transition

 - Q&A panel of Recruiters and HR Professionals

 - Networking Opportunities

  ...and more!

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Extra Opportunity: A team of seasoned HR professionals will conduct mock interviews and resume reviews for workshop participants. Take the opportunity to ask career questions and gain interview practice. Come prepared with your résumé.

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Registration: $20 per person; course materials and lunch included

SEE MORE DETAILS AND REGISTER HERE

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IN-PERSON ONLY:

at Woodbury Lutheran Church

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Wellbeing at Work - Building a Resilient Workplace​

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with: Beth Johnson

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Thursday Evening, April 10th​

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7:00 - 8:30 pm

No Registration Necessary!  Just come and connect with others!

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Measuring something like wellbeing can be a challenge. It’s very personal to each of us, and we all are at different points in our wellbeing.

 

A book called Wellbeing at Work, How to Build Resilient and Thriving Teams offers five elements of wellbeing and a way to measure where we stand on each of the five. The five elements are (in order of importance): career, social, financial, community and physical. This session will examine the five elements and encourage participants to reflect on their own wellbeing. A focus on wellbeing aims to cultivate the whole person at work and in turn provides an environment for people to succeed.

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Objectives -
• Introduction to the five elements of wellbeing, as described by Gallup
• Exploration of where participants are thriving and where deficits are
• Examination of the level of thriving for colleagues/teams
• Small group discussions on ways to improve wellbeing among teams

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Beth Johnson is a lifelong learner and communicator with a master's degree in educational administration. After working in the public sector in education and communications, she spent 14 years in professional services marketing before focusing on coaching and training for groups and business owners. As a certified CliftonStrengths and DiSC coach, she enjoys seeing the transformative value the assessments can hold.

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ONLINE ONLY:

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The 20-Minute Networking Meeting​

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with: Nathan Perez

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Thursday Morning, April 17th

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​7:30 - 9:00 am Central Time

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Pre-Register Here to Participate in This Webinar 

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As you likely know... networking is critical for an effective job search. We have someone that literally "wrote the book" on how to do it well. In this seminar...

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LEARN HOW TO:

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Be Concise

Have you ever led a meeting that went on too long? Learn to set an agenda and conduct a highly informative conversation inside of 20 minutes.

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Ask The Right Questions

The best conversations start with the best questions. The 20-Minute Networking Meeting shows you how to construct these questions to lead a discussion.
 

Avoid Common Mistakes

Small things like eye contact and expressing gratitude leave a lasting impression about your character. Learn how to avoid common but costly mistakes.

 

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Nathan Perez is Co-Author of "The 20-Minute Networking Meeting", an award-winning and best-selling book on best practices for Job Search Networking.

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In addition to being an award winning author, he is a national speaker and executive career coach at Career Innovation, a consultancy that works with all experience levels of job-seekers from across the country.

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