Join us on May 13th for a session with LeeAnn Bailes Foster on Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

During the Emotional Intelligence session we will learn the following:

Objectives

  1. The Importance and Benefits of Emotional Intelligence
  2. The 6 Components of the Genos International Model
  3. How to measure behavior

Do you sometimes wish others ‘got you’?  Are you negatively affected at times by the behavior of others?  If you answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions this 40-minute session will be game-changing for you.

Your eyes will be open to how your behavior affects others.  We will learn how very important it is the display emotional intelligence throughout all aspects of life.  The benefits are astounding.  The team of emotionally intelligent leaders thrives as opposed to merely surviving.  

LeeAnn is a certified emotional intelligence practitioner with Genos International.  The information shared with you has been tested, vetted, and is used internationally to help leaders be positively impactful in the workplace.  

We meet the 2nd Friday of every month at varying locations.

Meeting Details

  • When: MAY 13
  • Time: Networking and breakfast 7:45 am, meeting begins at 8, adjourns at 9 am
  • Where: Emerald Youth Foundation – 1620 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917

Register here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3193952327508865.

May 13th Bowling Tournament

After our morning meeting join us for lunch and bowling at Fountain Lanes! It has been a while since we have been able to have a tournament, so this is a great chance to help us raise funds for the organization and have some much-needed fun. Register or be a lane sponsor by emailing nkbpa.info@gmai.com or visiting the links:

Registration includes shoes for yourself/team and 3 games.

  • Time: 12 to 1 pm meet and greet, grab a bite, get your ball and shoes, practice, and get ready. At 1 pm, we roll.
  • Where: Fountain Lanes Strike and Spare on Broadway behind Senor Taco

Business sponsor banners and signs are provided by Fulton High.

Pay for your team here: https://square.link/u/O2SA0xLZ

Sponsor a Lane: https://square.link/u/r12MOsf1

Pay to play as a Wildcard: https://square.link/u/I3pnusWG

Bart McFadden of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley on April 8th

Join us at our monthly membership meeting to learn more about the work of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. Our Speaker will be president and CEO of the club, Bart McFadden. McFadden has a long history of service to youth through Boys & Girls Clubs and other organizations and is a club alumnus, having attended Boys & Girls Clubs in Johnson City, Tennessee, as a child. He holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in sports management from East Tennessee State University.

Bart McFadden

Bart McFadden

  • When: April 8th
  • Time: Networking and breakfast 7:45 am, meeting begins at 8, adjourns at 9 am
  • Where: 957 Irwin Street, Knoxville, TN 37917

To learn more about Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, visit https://bgctnv.org/.

March 11th – Learn more about the College of Dental Medicine at LMU from Blake Lawson

Blake Lawson, Assistant Director of Development
Blake Lawson, Assistant Director of Development

Blake Lawson joined Lincoln Memorial University in September 2021 as the Assistant Director of Development, Health Sciences Division in the Office of University Advancement. Lawson leads development for the College of Dental Medicine and raises awareness for LMU health science programs in his role. Primarily, he focuses on creating opportunities to build revenue through partnerships, donations, student scholarship opportunities, and other fundraising efforts.

Lawson brings experience working in higher education and has participated in various philanthropic efforts before joining LMU. Lawson received his MBA and Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the University of Tennessee where he served as both a graduate teaching assistant and as the vice president of philanthropy for the Tennessee Organization of MBAs (TOMBA). Before joining LMU, Lawson served as the assistant director of annual fund marketing with Vanderbilt University. Furthermore, Lawson currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless (TVCH). In his free time, Lawson enjoys exercising and has operated commercially and independently as a personal fitness trainer.

Our meeting will be at Emerald Youth Foundation, 1718 Central Street, networking begins at 7:45, or meeting begins at 8 and we promptly adjourn at 9 am.

Don’t forget to renew your membership this month. The deadline for the new directory is February 28th, click here to renew.

Duncan Book Signing

From Batboy to Congressman

Congressman John J. “Jimmy” Duncan, Jr.

Join us for a discussion and book signing at our February 11th monthly meeting at the Boys and Girls Club (407 Caswell Ave, Knoxville). Arrive 7:45 to network and the meeting will kick-off at 8 am. Our speaker, John J. Duncan, Jr. served as a respected criminal defense lawyer and judge before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Tennessee’s Second Congressional district in 1988. He retired from Congress at the end of his 16th term in January of 2019. Throughout his decades-long career, Duncan was known for his commitment to his constituents.

This book contains timely reflections on issues of war and poverty, leadership and the lack of it, and the proper relationship between citizens and government. Its intention is to highlight moments in a singular career. “As you will read in the book,” writes Congressman Duncan, “every job gave me strange, funny, and unusual stories.”

Support a local business and purchase your copy at Union Ave Bookstore From Batboy to Congressman: Thirty Years in the US House (Paperback) or pick up your copy at the meeting.

Don’t forget to renew your membership this month, click here.