2025 Leadership Academy (Fall)

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Name: 2025 Leadership Academy (Fall)
Date: September 23, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:
Level Up Your Leadership: Mastering the Art of Employee Engagement

In today’s dynamic business environment, employee engagement is more than a buzzword—it’s a competitive advantage. This interactive, three-day course empowers leaders to cultivate highly engaged teams that drive performance, innovation, and retention. Participants will explore Gallup’s latest insights, proven motivation theories, and best practices for building trust, fostering inclusion, and inspiring purpose-driven work. Through engaging discussions, practical exercises, and tools for real-world application, leaders will learn to measure and improve engagement, communicate effectively, and create a workplace culture where employees feel valued and invested. By the end of the course, participants will walk away with actionable strategies to amplify team motivation, loyalty, and business impact.

Leadership Academy Topics: Fall 2025
Level Up Your Leadership: Mastering the Art of Employee Engagement
Week 1:  Engagement Unplugged: Understanding the Landscape 
Week 2: Leading with Purpose: Building Engagement Strategies 
Week 3: Engagement in Action: From Theory to Execution

Facilitator: Marti Stegall
Marti Stegall is passionate about helping businesses recognize that engaged employees are key to stronger performance and greater profits. With over two decades of leadership experience — primarily in the nonprofit sector and complemented by consulting work with for-profit organizations in the service industry — Marti brings real-world expertise in building cultures where employees feel valued, empowered, and motivated to succeed.

Her career highlights include leading teams to deliver measurable impact, growing revenue streams, expanding membership and programs, and developing leaders at every level. Marti’s approachable, practical style helps leaders create workplaces where people thrive — and so does the bottom line.

Outside of work, Marti enjoys traveling with friends, staying active in her church, supporting her alma mater, and volunteering with Carolina Border Collie Rescue, where she also serves as Event Coordinator. She lives with her family and beloved Border Collie mix and believes strongly in giving back to her community.

 
Location:
Congdon Yards, The Factory (3rd Floor)
Date/Time Information:
Week 1: September 9, 2025
Week 2: September 16, 2025
Week 3: September 23, 2025


*Note, this is a series.
Contact Information:
Julie S, Hill, Executive Director, The Interchange
Fees/Admission:
Chamber Members: $500
Non-Members: $1200

*No refunds
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