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The Power of People-Driven Leadership

September 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Learn how to maximize financial performance and retain talent in competitive market landscapes with Erin Wade.

In today’s complex business landscape, effective leadership is the cornerstone to success. Every entrepreneur strives to achieve remarkable results, yet talent is often overlooked as a strategic tool in business. Thankfully, there is a simple toolkit you can integrate into your business to drive organizational success through team empowerment.

The Nasdaq Center is delighted to host Erin Wade— Best-Selling Author, Entrepreneur, and Chef— to explore how people-driven leadership can propel you and your business toward unparalleled growth and success. Drawing from her expertise in developing strong business culture, Erin will share actionable insights to drive innovation, engage and retain team members, and optimize financial performance. Join us to discover how you can create a company culture where team members are not just motivated to perform, but feel deeply connected to the company’s strategic vision and goals.

Key Takeaways:

  • Improving Financial Performance: how to track and enhance financial performance and ensure team alignment with strategic goals.
  • Increasing Team Engagement and Retention: how to foster positive company culture that supports creative thinking and continuous improvement.
  • Driving Innovation and Team Collaboration: how to leverage the collective power of your team to drive innovation and success.

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS

Erin Wade

Erin Wade is a best-selling author, chef, and entrepreneur. Erin opened a wildly popular restaurant, Homeroom, which has been covered everywhere from the Cooking Channel to the Wall Street Journal. She authored the best-selling The Mac and Cheese Cookbook, as well as a viral op-ed in the Washington Post that was named one of the publication’s best of the year. Erin’s work on business culture has been covered in Forbes and The New York Times, and she was named one of thirty-five “World-Changing Women” by Conscious Company magazine. Erin has a public policy degree from Princeton and a law degree from UC Berkeley. She lives in the Bay Area with her family and an array of surfboards. Her book, The Mac & Cheese Millionaire: Building a Better Business by Thinking Outside the Box (Wiley) is available September 24, 2024. Preorder here!

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to [email protected] with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact [email protected]

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