CENTURIONS – WE NEED YOU!
As an Active or Alum of the Centurions Leadership Program, you recognize the impact this experience has, not only on your own leadership journey but on our entire community. Now is the time to pay it forward by sharing the opportunity with someone who’s ready to step up. Let’s keep building a strong, diverse network of leaders across the region.
Do you know someone who would make an excellent Centurion? Have them join us for our upcoming Information Session on Tuesday, September 15 from 8:30-10:00 a.m. at Equal Minded Cafe. Register here >>
PINNACLE
FIRST-YEAR PULSE CHECK
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 | 5:00-7:00 P.M.
This event is open to Centurions Pinnacle First Years only!
We hope your first year in the Centurions program has been meaningful, challenging, and rewarding. As we prepare to step into leadership roles within the program, we want to intentionally hear from you about your experience so far. We invite you to join us for a First-Year Pulse Check on Thursday, September 10!
Food will be provided, so we ask that you please RSVP so we have a proper headcount! Register here >>
CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | 8:30-10:00 A.M.
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Centurions Leadership Program is a two-year program focused on building community awareness through civic opportunities and on community issues that affect Greater Kansas City. The mission is to prepare a representative cross-section of the community’s emerging leaders for their role in shaping the future of Greater Kansas City. Interested professionals around the Greater Kansas City region can attend an information session or recruiting social to learn more about the program. Register here >>
Additional upcoming information sessions:
Wednesday, September 16 | 3:30-5:30 P.M. | Register here>>
Wednesday, October 7| 11:30-1:00 P.M. | Register here>>
GROUNDS FOR RECONNECTION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 | 8:30-10:30 A.M.
Join us for coffee, conversation, and reconnection! Whether it’s been months or years since you’ve last caught up, let’s gather over good coffee and even better company. All alumni and active Centurions are welcome. This event is come and go as you please, RSVP so the space can properly accommodate. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Register here >>
SPRING VALLEY PARK CLEANUP
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 | 9:00-11:00 A.M.
Join fellow Centurions Actives and Alumni for the Spring Valley Park Cleanup as we launch the Alumni Legacy Project in honor of Bernard Powell and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Centurions Leadership Program. This meaningful day of service will bring together generations of Centurions to invest in our community, strengthen connections across classes, and honor Bernard Powell’s lasting legacy of leadership, service, and impact in Kansas City.
Volunteers will spend the morning picking up trash, gardening, and supporting miscellaneous cleanup efforts throughout Spring Valley Park to help revitalize and beautify the space. Together, we will create a lasting tribute that reflects the spirit of Centurions and our shared commitment to civic engagement for the next 50 years and beyond.
Actives – Please sign-up to volunteer for this event via VicNet.
Alumni – Register here >>
PINNACLE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL OUTING
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 | 11:00 A.M.
Step back in time on September 20 with fellow Centurions, friends, and family for a day of fun at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival! We’ll meet up at the entrance at 11:00 a.m. before setting off to enjoy jousting, turkey legs, artisan markets, and everything the festival has to offer! Register here >>
LEADERSHIP UP CLOSE: THE WHOLE ROOM – GET EVERYONE IN. GET EVERYTHING OUT.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 | 8:30-10:00 A.M.
Leaders get the development, the coaching, the frameworks. Teams get the memo. And everyone wonders why the gap between strategy and execution never seems to close. The problem isn’t talent. It’s activation. In this session, Jane Walton introduces The Whole Room — a philosophy forty years in the making that challenges how we think about performance, potential, and what organizations are actually capable of. You’ll leave with a new way of seeing the people already in your room — and a clear sense of what becomes possible when everyone in it is finally activated. When the whole room is activated, everything starts getting easier. Register here >>
APEX
CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | 8:30-10:00 A.M.
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Centurions Leadership Program is a two-year program focused on building community awareness through civic opportunities and on community issues that affect Greater Kansas City. The mission is to prepare a representative cross-section of the community’s emerging leaders for their role in shaping the future of Greater Kansas City. Interested professionals around the Greater Kansas City region can attend an information session or recruiting social to learn more about the program. Register here >>
Additional upcoming information sessions:
Wednesday, September 16 | 3:30-5:30 P.M. | Register here >>
Wednesday, October 7| 11:30-1:00 P.M. | Register here >>
GROUNDS FOR RECONNECTION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 | 8:30-10:30 A.M.
Join us for coffee, conversation, and reconnection! Whether it’s been months or years since you’ve last caught up, let’s gather over good coffee and even better company. All alumni and active Centurions are welcome. This event is come and go as you please, RSVP so the space can properly accommodate. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Register here >>
SPRING VALLEY PARK CLEANUP
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 | 9:00-11:00 A.M.
Join fellow Centurions Actives and Alumni for the Spring Valley Park Cleanup as we launch the Alumni Legacy Project in honor of Bernard Powell and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Centurions Leadership Program. This meaningful day of service will bring together generations of Centurions to invest in our community, strengthen connections across classes, and honor Bernard Powell’s lasting legacy of leadership, service, and impact in Kansas City.
Volunteers will spend the morning picking up trash, gardening, and supporting miscellaneous cleanup efforts throughout Spring Valley Park to help revitalize and beautify the space. Together, we will create a lasting tribute that reflects the spirit of Centurions and our shared commitment to civic engagement for the next 50 years and beyond.
Actives – Please sign-up to volunteer for this event via VicNet.
Alumni – Register here >>
LEADERSHIP UP CLOSE: THE WHOLE ROOM – GET EVERYONE IN. GET EVERYTHING OUT.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 | 8:30-10:00 A.M.
Leaders get the development, the coaching, the frameworks. Teams get the memo. And everyone wonders why the gap between strategy and execution never seems to close. The problem isn’t talent. It’s activation. In this session, Jane Walton introduces The Whole Room — a philosophy forty years in the making that challenges how we think about performance, potential, and what organizations are actually capable of. You’ll leave with a new way of seeing the people already in your room — and a clear sense of what becomes possible when everyone in it is finally activated. When the whole room is activated, everything starts getting easier. Register here >>
ALUMNI
CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | 8:30-10:00 A.M.
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Centurions Leadership Program is a two-year program focused on building community awareness through civic opportunities and on community issues that affect Greater Kansas City. The mission is to prepare a representative cross-section of the community’s emerging leaders for their role in shaping the future of Greater Kansas City. Interested professionals around the Greater Kansas City region can attend an information session or recruiting social to learn more about the program. Register here >>
Additional upcoming information sessions:
Wednesday, September 16 | 3:30-5:30 P.M. | Register here >>
Wednesday, October 7| 11:30-1:00 P.M. | Register here >>
GROUNDS FOR RECONNECTION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 | 8:30-10:30 A.M.
Join us for coffee, conversation, and reconnection! Whether it’s been months or years since you’ve last caught up, let’s gather over good coffee and even better company. All alumni and active Centurions are welcome. This event is come and go as you please, RSVP so the space can properly accommodate. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Register here >>
SPRING VALLEY PARK CLEANUP
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 | 9:00-11:00 A.M.
Join fellow Centurions Actives and Alumni for the Spring Valley Park Cleanup as we launch the Alumni Legacy Project in honor of Bernard Powell and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Centurions Leadership Program. This meaningful day of service will bring together generations of Centurions to invest in our community, strengthen connections across classes, and honor Bernard Powell’s lasting legacy of leadership, service, and impact in Kansas City.
Volunteers will spend the morning picking up trash, gardening, and supporting miscellaneous cleanup efforts throughout Spring Valley Park to help revitalize and beautify the space. Together, we will create a lasting tribute that reflects the spirit of Centurions and our shared commitment to civic engagement for the next 50 years and beyond.
Actives – Please sign-up to volunteer for this event via VicNet.
Alumni – Register here >>
LEADERSHIP UP CLOSE: THE WHOLE ROOM – GET EVERYONE IN. GET EVERYTHING OUT.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 | 8:30-10:00 A.M.
Leaders get the development, the coaching, the frameworks. Teams get the memo. And everyone wonders why the gap between strategy and execution never seems to close. The problem isn’t talent. It’s activation. In this session, Jane Walton introduces The Whole Room — a philosophy forty years in the making that challenges how we think about performance, potential, and what organizations are actually capable of. You’ll leave with a new way of seeing the people already in your room — and a clear sense of what becomes possible when everyone in it is finally activated. When the whole room is activated, everything starts getting easier. Register here >>