BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:ChamberPages/Events METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:frisco-10512@chamberpages SUMMARY:Community Leadership Breakfast DTSTAMP:20261015T061026Z DTSTART:20241024T130000Z DTEND:20241024T150000Z DESCRIPTION:Details Join us at Preston Trail on October 24\, 9 a.m.\, for o ur Community Leadership Breakfast\, focusing on Cultural Intelligence & \; Diversity. This quarters topic: Cultural Curiosity: Understanding Our C hanging Community Our community is more diverse than ever before. Our time together will look at how this cultural growth is impacting our community and challenge you with practical tools to embrace diversity\, build unity \, and become more aware of the people and places around you. Join us as w e explore the richness of our changing community and grow together in unde rstanding and unity. Featuring - Featuring - Markus Lloyd Markus Lloyd is the Founder/CEO of Threaded\, a Biblical racial unity and justice ministry that is committed to taking people and churches from relationships to col laborative community engagement. In his local community\, he is known as a community catalyst and serves on the McKinney Community Development Board . He is a speaker\, writer\, singer\, actor\, director\, and certified Cul tural Intelligence trainer. In his spare time\, Markus can be found in com mercials\, on stage\, and currently\, he is the national emcee for Southwe st Airlines. You can hear his voice in popular commercials\, video games\, and anime cartoons like Dragon-ball Super\, Borderlands 2\, The Walking D ead\, and his current show One Piece. Additionally\, he is the host of the popular podcast Colored Commentary. Markus has degrees and concentrated s tudies from Texas Christian University and Yale University and is currentl y working on a Master's in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological S eminary. He lives in McKinney\, Texas with his amazing wife Lisa\, and two beautiful boys Markus Jr. (Deuce) and Solomon. Dr. Carrie LaFerle Dr. Car rie La Ferle is a Professor of Ethics &\; Culture in the Temerlin Adver tising Institute at SMU in Dallas\, TX. Raised in Toronto\, Canada\; Carri e worked for Chiat/Day on the Nissan account before working in Tokyo for 4 years. Formally trained as a sociologist\, she brings a broad understandi ng of culture and interpersonal communication to effective messaging. She is further certified as a Cultural Intelligence (CQ)&\; Unconscious Bia s Trainer and Educator. With over 60 publications examining the impact of social\, ethical\, and cultural influences on the practice of advertising\ , Carrie is an expert on cultural phenomena. She has traveled the globe fr om far reaching places such as China\, the Philippines\, Russia\, and Aust ralia\, to Tunisia\, France\, and Qatar while further living in Japan\, Si ngapore\, Hong Kong\, and Costa Rica. As an invited member of the CQ Fello ws Society\, Carrie works with a group of global leaders embarking on rese arch\, education\, and industry initiatives to expand the power and reach of cultural intelligence. Carrie is a voice on the Association of National Advertisers Global CMO Growth Council\, where she encourages the need for cultural intelligence and ethical representation in marketing for industr y growth. In 2021 she co-authored\, Preaching and the Thirty-Second Commer cial: Lessons from Advertising for the Pulpit\, and was honored with the R otzoll Career Award for Advertising Ethics &\; Social Responsibility. M ost recently\, Carrie was a recipient of the 2024 Dallas Business Journal’ s Women in Business Award\, recognizing women for their exceptional leader ship and impactful contributions to their industries and communities. Carr ie thrives on developing cultural intelligence within education and any or ganization looking to understand how cultural knowledge can positively imp act effective communication and interpersonal relationships. Carrie lives in Dallas\, TX with her husband of 26 years and they have two young adult children. Breakfast is included at this free event. Doors open at 8 a.m. C ome early and stay after to network with others in the community. Please r egister all members of your organization who plan to attend. ~ REGISTER HE RE ~ The Community Calendar is provided as a community service to citizens and businesses within Frisco and the surrounding community. Events posted on this calendar in the "Community" category are not Frisco Chamber event s. Please contact the organization or organizers directly with questions. LOCATION:Join us in The Studio at Preston Trail Community Church.\n\n8055 I ndependence Pkwy\nFrisco\, Tx 75071\, 8055 Independence Pkwy\, Frisco\, TX \, 75071 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR