Metro EDGE

This month's Words of Wisdom interview is with Roshaun Davis, CEO and Founder at Unseen Heroes. Read Roshaun’s interview to learn more about him and his advice to young professionals everywhere. https://www.metro-edge.org/wow-roshaun-davis/

Thinking about becoming a Metro EDGE member or renewing your membership? EDGE member, Gina McLaughlin shares her story about how she got involved with EDGE in 2018 and all the professional and personal benefits she's gained from her membership along the way. https://www.metro-edge.org/4-ways-being-an-edger-benefitte/

Join us on Tuesday, May 18th for a virtual forum where we'll deep dive into the UC Davis Aggie Square project development. You'll learn the impacts of this project, such as housing, job creation, and economic development. Register before the end of the day (5/11) to get free registration for EDGE members or an early bird discount for non-members. Register: https://www.metro-edge.org//uc-davis-aggie-square-a-deep-/

Today is Big Day of Giving! If you're able to give today, consider giving to Inspire Giving, a program of the Metro Chamber Foundation that awards a local nonprofit a $10,000 grant every year. Be sure to end your donation in $0.21 to represent the year 2021, a Metro EDGE tradition for YPs! Contribute here: https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/INSPIREGIVING

Grateful for Metro EDGE volunteering at Fruit Ridge Community Collaborative this past Saturday - donating 24 hours of time to sort much needed food, hygiene, ho...usehold, and clothing items for families identified as very high risk and in transitional housing. Most children in these families have not been to school in over a year and the families are very recently unhoused. *To find a volunteer opportunity: www.teamgiving.org

New year, new job! If you're job searching in January, definitely check out this post by EDGEr Anna Fontus. It's full of great tips on how to elevate your job search: http://bit.ly/3sFZgTb

The EDGE Communications Committee is in need of new members! The committee chair, Gina McLaughlin, sums up what the committee is all about in this quick video. To learn more, join us TONIGHT at our virtual Meet the Committees event. Register here: https://bit.ly/359Rnv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KevxhYUOl1w

Our latest Faces of Metro EDGE interview is with Sonal Dutt, Communications Specialist at VSP Vision Care! Check out Sonal's interview to learn more about her career path and her involvement with EDGE: http://bit.ly/3oLfV5A

The Metro EDGE Develop Committee is looking for new members to help plan and execute EDGEucational forums throughout the year. To learn more, join us at Meet the Committees on Tuesday January 19! Register here: https://bit.ly/359Rnv8

Introducing our 2021 program chair: Taylor Toledo-Kearns! Join us over on Instagram (@metroedge) tomorrow, January 14 at 12 p.m. for an IG Live where Taylor will hear your questions on EDGE, community, impact, and more. In the meantime, check out her letter that shares what Metro EDGE has in store for 2021: https://bit.ly/35BD8zD

Congratulations to Dr. Lenora Lee for being named the 2020 Young Professional of the Year! Learn more about Lenora by watching the Sacramento Metro Chamber's Facebook Live interview with her today at 2 p.m. Amanda Blackwood, Metro Chamber President and CEO, will chat with Lenora about her path to leadership and success.

Know a great organization you'd like to see EDGE support through Inspire Giving? Share this application opportunity! #EDGE4ALL

There's still time to register for tonight's Virtual Executive Insight! Don't miss this chance to get in the virtual room with local executives for incredible professional development advice and networking! Register at metro-edge.org/executive-insight-2020! #EDGE4ALL

Thank you to our EMERGE Summit presenting sponsor UC Davis Graduate School of Management for this event recap AND presenting two of the summit's breakout sessions! Did you tune in? Tell us about your favorite session or key takeaway! #ELEVATE #EMERGExSAC

Thanks to our friends at Valley Vision for joining us at 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference and sharing your YPs' best takeaways in this great writeup! #ELEVATE #EDGE4ALL #EMERGExSAC

Check out EDGE Chair Joe Hernandez on today's FOX40 Studio40 Live segment to share about tomorrow's 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference! Its still not too late to register! #ELEVATE #EMERGExSAC #EDGE4ALL

Are you ready to kick off the 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference with EDGE's birthday party coming up tonight? Remember, if you're registered for EMERGE, you don't need a separate ticket! Come join us for networking, a mixology demonstration, and good times! #EDGE4ALL

There's still time to register for this Thursday's 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference! Don't miss our Engage, Develop, Give, and Empower speakers and join us for the half-day conference to #ELEVATE yourself, your career, and your community! ENGAGE - Roshaun Davis, Unseen Heroes DEVELOP - Nicholas Haystings, Square Root Academy GIVE - Jennifer Kidwell, TITLE Boxing Club and Glass Slipper... EMPOWER - Kennedy Garcia, Kaiser Permanente Thrive and Spiritualbosschick Read more about our speakers here: https://bit.ly/32DhBpf #EMERGExSAC #EDGE4ALL

Meet the 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference Keynote Speaker Marianna Sousa! Marianna is a non-traditional educator, author and multimedia journalist with a passion for creating impact through edutainment. Don't miss her Keynote talk on "Minding Your Community Business" - a culturally responsive message designed to boost diversity, inclusion and belonging through the scope of applying passion, skill sets and community building for professional development. #ELEVATE #EMERGExSAC #EDGE4ALL

The most important asset of today's era is data, and at the 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference breakout session with Pantelis Loupos of UC Davis Graduate School of Management we will define and distinguish the forms that data can take and discuss the main challenges of data - "Who should own data? and What regulations should apply to the use of data?. Join us for a deep conversation among YPs and future leaders about data policy and data rights. #ELEVATE #EMERGExSAC #EDGE4ALL

Don't miss the 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference Breakout Session with Hernani Alves with Balanced IQ Leadership, author of the best-selling book, Balanced Accountability, which delivers clarity on the case for accountability and the steps organizations, and individuals need to take to unleash their epic potential. Learn more about assembling effective teams with a peer-to-peer balanced accountability system that wins hearts. #ELEVATE #EMERGExSAC #EDGE4ALL

Are you ready to get a little (UN) Comfortable at the 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference? In our breakout session with Tracy Jackson, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, of HR E-Z, Inc. we're having the necessary conversations that address timely topics centered around inclusion, bias and diversity. This dynamic and interactive session will give you a safe space to begin exploring behaviors, language, and subconscious thoughts and help you to identify successful methods of interacting and engaging with people who may be different from you. This journey is designed to ensure that there is a seat for all who deserve an opportunity to sit at the table. #ELEVATE #EMERGExSAC #EDGE4ALL

Are you registered for 2020 Emerge Summit Young Professionals Conference yet? There's one week left to register by September 12th to recieve an EMERGE swag bag! Don't miss this inspirational half-day virtual program to elevate yourself, your career, and your community! #EMERGExSAX #Elevate #EDGE4ALL