President’s Message
President’s Message | What’s behind those “best of” lists?
President’s Message September 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter What’s behind those “best of” lists? Overland Park is consistently recognized as one of the most livable cities in the nation by national consumer and trade publications. Sometimes people ask me how we end up on these lists. Do we apply? Do we purchase ads in…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Who will decide your future?
President’s Message August 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Who will decide your future? For the first time in 16 years, Overland Park voters will select a new mayor. This means EVERY registered voter in Overland Park should cast a ballot in the August primary. Voters in Wards 1, 2, 4, and 5 also will…
Read MorePresident’s Message | LOP’s Vision
President’s Message July 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter LOP’s vision Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” This can definitely be said about the Leadership Overland Park class of 2021. They applied for the program with an uncertain future, participating masked, distanced, at times…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Express Toll Lanes are best option
President’s Message June 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Express Toll Lanes are best option After its founding in 1967 the Chamber Board identified securing an interchange at I435 and Quivira as critical to serve the growth that was to come. Once accomplished, in the 1980’s the Chamber tackled the addition of an interchange at…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Lessons learned
President’s Message May 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Lessons Learned Recently I facilitated what could have been titled “Superintendents Unplugged” for this year’s class of Leadership Overland Park. Two hours with Blue Valley’s Dr. Tonya Merrigan and Shawnee Mission’s Dr. Michael Fulton flew by as we discussed topics from the perennial school finance to…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Resilience
President’s Message April 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Resilience What a year we’ve traveled through together. Over the past few weeks, we’ve noted milestones we never imagined when the Covid-19 pandemic began. There were remembrances for lives lost. Memories were shared of our collective experiences of remote life – learning to Zoom for work…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Who Are You?
President’s Message March 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Who are you? This is the question posed by Tommy Spaulding in his book The Heart Led Leader, and the question we asked the 2021 Leadership Overland Park class in their opening session last week. Tommy’s book is the pre-read for LOP classes and sets the…
Read MorePresident’s Message | The Art of the Possible
President’s Message February 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter The Art of the Possible There’s a noun exercised so little I’m concerned it may become extinct. Civility – defined as civilized conduct, especially courtesy or politeness – or to be more accurate, the lack of civility, has been a concern for many years, especially in…
Read MoreChairman’s Message | We Are Committed To Being Your Essential Organization
Chairman’s Message January 2021 From the Business Perspective Newsletter We are committed to being your essential organization I look forward to leading the Chamber this year in its ongoing mission to make Overland Park – and businesses like yours – prosper. I am proud to represent Central Bank of the Midwest in our partnership with…
Read MoreChairman’s Message | A Year Like No Other
Chairman’s Message December 2020 From the Business Perspective Newsletter A year like no other As I write this, 2020 is nearly in the books. What a year. A Super Bowl victory, the “first wave” of the pandemic, conserving PPE, school and business shutdowns, The CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program, hybrid school, the census, protests…
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