Description

Come join our upcoming virtual Rise and Grind Speaker Series!

The Rise and Grind Speaker Series is open to the public. The cost of admission is free.

AGENDA OVERVIEW

8:45am – 9:00am Zoom Lobby Opens/ Meet & Greet
9:00am – 9:10am Breakout Room(s)
9:15 am – 9:30 am Member/Guest Intros & Speaker Intro
9:30am – 9:50am Speaker Presentation
9:50am -10:00am Q&A/ Wrap Up
10:00am – 10:15am Zoom Lobby stays open for networking

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

The Culture Behind the Brand: How to Grow with Integrity (Even When You’re a Team of One)

Your brand is more than your logo—it’s the lived experience of how you operate, collaborate, and serve your clients. And whether you’re a one-person shop or starting to grow, that experience starts with your culture.

In this interactive session, Amy J. Wilson, founder of Culture Shift Studio and author of Empathy for Change, will introduce the Culture Risk Signals™ every founder should watch for—long before they become costly problems. You’ll learn how to align your daily decisions with your values, shape client interactions with intention, and avoid the “culture debt” that can derail your growth.

Attendees will leave with a Mini Culture Compass—a simple, actionable tool to guide how they scale their businesses without losing who they are.

Key Takeaways:

• Identify early culture risks, even as a solo founder
• Align your values with your client and brand experience
• Use the Mini Culture Compass to make everyday business decisions with integrity

ABOUT OUR SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER

Amy J. Wilson is the founder of Culture Shift Studio, where she helps entrepreneurs, startups, and organizations design cultures that are as essential as they are lovable. She is the author of Empathy for Change and a former White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, bringing more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and organizational design.

Amy works with founders, growth-stage companies, and mission-driven teams to unlearn outdated ways of working, avoid costly culture risks, and build businesses that reflect their values from day one. Her work blends emotional intelligence, systems thinking, and practical frameworks—like the Culture Risk Signals™ and Mini Culture Compass™—to help leaders grow with clarity, purpose, and integrity.

A passionate advocate for mental health, workplace well-being, and inclusive leadership, Amy has advised Fortune 500 companies, tech startups, and grassroots organizations. She believes that great businesses aren’t just built for profit, they’re built for people.

ABOUT THE RISE AND GRIND SPEAKER SERIES

Equality Chamber of Commerce and the Equality Chamber Foundation strive to serve its members and the business community by providing educational and informational seminars. Our goal is to gather experts in our community to discuss topics critical to small businesses and organizations. 

We believe it is our responsibility to offer the community an opportunity to hear from experts so that they can make decisions based on the facts and facilitate factually-based discussions. We want to be a conduit through which the community can obtain information, drive discussions, and make their own decisions.

The Rise and Grind Speaker Series allows you to keep up on current events and topics of interest locally and regionally. Business owners, organizational leaders, HR professionals, marketers, and small businesses will find these topics helpful as they are designed to educate and inform about subjects that are relevant to your local business and non-profit community. In addition, business owners and organizational leaders can promote their business before the workday even begins. Also, these breakfasts focus on networking and give attendees the chance to exchange business cards and develop new prospects.