BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250715T170000Z DTEND:20250715T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:SCWCC Business Lunch DESCRIPTION:Program Topic: The Power of Mentorship: How to Find and Be a Mentor\n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly Business Luncheon where we shed some light on specific topics and have opportunities to expand your network.\n\n\n\nWhen it comes to career growth\, mentor/mentee relationships are an often-overlooked superpower those who are mentored are five times more likely to get promoted. The best relationships find a balance between being intentional and allowing relationships to develop organically. What makes a good mentor? You'll walk away from this talk with a better understanding of the qualities you'll want to find in a mentor and how you can determine if you're ready to become one. You'll learn about the duties and responsibilities of a mentor and get clear about what makes a great mentee.\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nTamra Ryan\n\nFormer CEO\,Women's Bean Project\n\n\n\nFrom 2003-2025 Tamra Ryan was the CEO of Women's Bean Project\, a social enterprise providing transitional employment in its food manufacturing business to women attempting to break the cycle of chronic unemployment and poverty. She serves as the Coors Economic Mobility Fellow for Common Sense Institute Colorado. \n\n\n\nNamed as Most Influential CEO and Ten Most Influential Women in Business 2023\, Tamra is a former partner and board member for Social Venture Partners-Denver and Social Enterprise Alliance. Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) recognized Tamra's servant leadership and entered it into the Congressional Record of the 115th Congress\, Second Session in May 2018. She was honored by the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce as one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Colorado\, and in 2022 and 2023 as a Titan100 CEO and Social Entrepreneur of the year by the Colorado Institute for Social Impact. She was a presenter at TEDxMilehigh and is a highly sought-after speaker for topics such as compassionate leadership and social enterprise. \n\n\n\nTamra is the author of The Third Law\, a book which highlights the societal obstacles and internal demons that must be overcome for marginalized women to change their lives. The Third Law has won eight awards for women/minorities in business and social activism. Tamra's latest book is Followship: 16 Lessons to become a leader worth following.\n\n\n\nTamra received her undergraduate degree from University of Colorado Boulder and her Master of Arts and Sciences from Adelphi University. She lives in Denver\, Colorado with her husband\, two teenage children and two goldendoodles.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nApproximate program timeframe:\n11:00 am - Registration & open networking\n\n11:30 am - Lunch is served\n\n12:00 pm - Program begins\n\n1:00 pm - Event concludes\nLuncheon Sponsors:\n\n \n\n \n\nThank You to Our Investor Sponsors\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued without 72 hours advance notice. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Program Topic: \;The Power of Mentorship: How to Find and Be a Mentor
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\nJoin us for our monthly Business Luncheon where we shed some light on specific topics and have opportunities to expand your network.
\n
\nWhen it comes to career growth\, mentor/mentee relationships are an often-overlooked superpower &mdash\; those who are mentored are five times more likely to get promoted. The best relationships find a balance between being intentional and allowing relationships to develop organically. What makes a good mentor? You'\;ll walk away from this talk with a better understanding of the qualities you'\;ll want to find in a mentor and how you can determine if you'\;re ready to become one. You'\;ll learn about the duties and responsibilities of a mentor and get clear about what makes a great mentee.
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\nSpeaker
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\nTamra Ryan
\nFormer \;CEO\,Women'\;s Bean Project
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\nFrom 2003-2025 Tamra Ryan was the CEO of Women'\;s Bean Project\, a social enterprise providing transitional employment in its food manufacturing business to women attempting to break the cycle of chronic unemployment and poverty. She serves as the Coors Economic Mobility Fellow for Common Sense Institute Colorado. \;
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\nNamed as Most Influential CEO and Ten Most Influential Women in Business 2023\, Tamra is a former partner and board member for Social Venture Partners-Denver and Social Enterprise Alliance. Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) recognized Tamra&rsquo\;s servant leadership and entered it into the Congressional Record of the 115th Congress\, Second Session in May 2018. She was honored by the Colorado Women&rsquo\;s Chamber of Commerce as one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Colorado\, and in 2022 and 2023 as a Titan100 CEO and Social Entrepreneur of the year by the Colorado Institute for Social Impact. She was a presenter at TEDxMilehigh and is a highly sought-after speaker for topics such as compassionate leadership and social enterprise. \;
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\nTamra is the author of The Third Law\, a book which highlights the societal obstacles and internal demons that must be overcome for marginalized women to change their lives. The Third Law has won eight awards for women/minorities in business and social activism. Tamra&rsquo\;s latest book is Followship: 16 Lessons to become a leader worth following.
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\nTamra received her undergraduate degree from University of Colorado Boulder and her Master of Arts and Sciences from Adelphi University. She lives in Denver\, Colorado with her husband\, two teenage children and two goldendoodles.

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\nApproximate \;program timeframe:

\n11:00 am - Registration &\; open networking
\n11:30 am - \;Lunch is served
\n12:00 pm - Program begins
\n1:00 pm - Event concludes\n

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Thank You to Our Investor Sponsors

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Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued without 72 hours advance notice.

\n LOCATION:Garden of the Gods Resort & Club Three Graces Ballroom in the Strata Wellness Building 3314 Mesa Rd\, Colorado Springs\, CO 80904 UID:e.1128.6911 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260414T232905Z URL:https://chamber.scwcc.com/events/details/scwcc-business-lunch-6911 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR