Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Hosts ‘Tell Us Your Story powered by PechaKucha’ on September 21st

The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce will host ‘Tell Us Your Story powered by PechaKucha’, an informal and fun gathering where community and business leaders will share their career stories and entrepreneurial journeys in the PechaKucha 20x20 format. The event, organized by the Chamber’s Education Task Force and sponsored by Lakewood Public Library, will be held on Thursday, September 21st at 6:30pm at Around the Corner in Lakewood.

Not everyone has had a straight path to the business they own or the position they hold. Many have taken a more circuitous route, building on past experiences to arrive at what might be an entirely different career than originally planned. Enjoy an amazing evening of fast paced talks on professional journeys and entrepreneurship where presenters will tell their stories in the PechaKucha 20x20 format: a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (6 minutes and 40 seconds in total) and the presenter talks as the images advance automatically. The PechaKucha format keeps presentations concise and fast-paced and powers multiple speaker events regionally and around the world. ‘Tell Us Your Story’ is the Chamber’s second annual ‘powered by PechaKucha’ event, building on the success of the ‘Lakewood Culture Club’ PechaKucha night held by the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce in September 2016.

Tell Us Your Story presenters include:
Yakoob Badat: House Principal, Lakewood High School
Karen Bosworth: Owner, KB Confections
Judy Grzybowski, Manager, Lakewood Public Library
Tim Hayes, CEO, Cardboard Helicopter
Diane Helbig, Owner, Seize This Day
Jessica Parkison, Owner, Salt+ Cleveland
Mary Ann Stropkay, SVP/Chief Revenue Officer, First Federal Lakewood

Tell Us Your Story
powered by PechaKucha
20 images x 20 seconds
Around the Corner
18616 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood
6:30pm
Free, cash bar
Register for this event at www.lakewoodchamber.org

About ‘powered by PechaKucha’ Events

“Powered by PechaKucha” events are one-off events that are separate from regular city-based PechaKucha Nights, and are usually held as part of festivals and conferences, but can also act as standalone events. These events include presentations that use the PechaKucha 20 images x 20 seconds format. Find out more at PechaKucha.org.

About the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce

Serving the greater Lakewood community for over 100 years, the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce is the leading membership organization for the advocacy and advancement of business interests. Comprised of more than 325 member businesses and individuals, the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce has a long history of advocating on behalf of businesses owners by providing group purchasing programs for products and services, advocating for changes in legislation or regulation, offering affordable marketing & promotional opportunities, and providing educational seminars, networking events, and monthly meetings for small businesses to connect with and learn from each other. (www.lakewoodchamber.org)