Leadership Academy Breakfast Club!
Leadership Academy Breakfast Club!
Persistence, perseverance, resilience, tenacity, determination, grit... Lots of different words that all refer to the same thing - keeping going when the odds are probably stacked against you.
Leadership is never the easy way out and lots of people don’t set out to be leaders but their determination to address an issue leads them on a path they would not have expected.
The speakers for this event have both taken those unexpected paths and brought projects to life through their own sheer persistence. We will be joined by Tracy Keogh and Damien Quinn for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion.
We encourage people at all stages of their leadership journey to come along. This event is free to attend, but registration is essential.
You may also like to stay for our Member Network Meeting afterwards from 12pm - 2pm, where you can meet with our team and find out more about our work. Find out more here.
- You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button below to attend just the Breakfast Club, or to stay for our Member Network Event afterwards as well.
- This is an in-person event
- Please email matthew@wheel.ie if you have any special requirements.
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Meet Our Speakers:
Tracy Keogh is an experienced founder and CEO in the non profit sector. She holds 4 board seats and has led growing businesses from 0-1+ million ARR. Tracy currently chairs Hair Together having been completely inspired by the founding team, the vision, and the people that have gone through the programmes. Her role is to drive the creation of a board that can govern, inspect and challenge in order to fulfil the immediate goal of a thriving home for Hair Together, and an organisation that has lasting impact.
Damien is the founder of Spéire Nua (New Horizon) which is an award winning social enterprise start-up. Spéire Nua has developed a new Strengths Based Model of Disclosure to support people exiting a life of crime in their search for opportunities. Spéire Nua has a national remit providing educational services to all prisons in Ireland and is a project that is being incubated by Amicitia, an award winning social enterprise in Athenry, Co. Galway in which Damien sits as a Director on its Voluntary Board of Management.
Damien also works with Galway Rural Development on the SICAP programme as their Community Youth and Ability Officer. He also managed their Social Enterprise Regeneration Programme. Damien also lectures part time with Equal Ireland and for the Technological University of the Shannon.
Meet Your Facilitator:
Sharon Hughes is the Leadership Academy Manager in the Skills Team of The Wheel. Sharon has been involved in membership organisations for over 20 years. Before working for The Leadership Academy, she was C.E.O of a nonprofit. Her background is managing member Events and Communications. Sharon is a qualified Coach, is a member of the Teaching Council of Ireland and is currently studying Psychology. She is low-key obsessed with Leadership. If you are interested in learning more about the Leadership Academy or you have a great idea you would like to share, please email her at sharon@wheel.ie or feel free to connect with Sharon on LinkedIn.
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Feedback from previous attendees:
"For me personally, the benefits to the Breakfast Clubs have been many but key are the value of think-time, the cross sectional networking and having a product to offer staff looking to consider upskilling – in this regard promoting the breakfast club internally in Trócaire, in particular to my own team, is very relevant to the area of continuous leadership learning and development." - Karen Casey, Head of Community Engagement & Outreach, Trócaire
"As a young professional in the sector, it seemed as though there was ‘in theory’, a lot that this kind of idea sharing and information website could offer the sector although it seemed slightly wishy washy; just another website with links and articles. The Breakfast Clubs created a networking space that feels open to all leaders, future and established, so that we can meet and make connections. Sharon encourages the early career professionals in the room to be the leads for discussion and she connects people with such ease who may have been to shy to make an introduction before. I have found TLA events extremely interesting and engaging, having enjoyed the variety of topics covered in sessions and the space to network freely. I would encourage anyone who is thinking of attending a Leadership Academy breakfast to attend and get involved." - Amy Ennis, former Recruitment Coordinator at 2into3
"The Leadership Academy is a wonderful initiative and space to foster leadership and personal growth for those of us working in the nonprofit sector. It is great to be able to share insights but also to learn and gain new insights from fellow participants in the events. I really enjoyed my involvement as a panellist on a Leadership Academy event, which was wonderfully organised by Sharon with great support from her colleagues in The Wheel. Would highly recommend getting involved and responding positively if asked to be a speaker, panellist or facilitator at one of the Academy events. Ní neart go chur le chéile – There is no strength without unity." - Diarmaid O’Corrbuí, CEO of Carmichael