YP Hustle

Women's Head Basketball Coach Kelly Graves will join us to speak on winning on and off the court, touching on topics like teamwork and how to grow and build on your leadership skills.

Chamber First Citizen Gerry Gaydos (2011) will share insights into balanced professional and personal involvement to make a meaningful impact here in our City.

Bring Your Idea Workshop: Side Hustle 101 w/Ariel Ruben Ariel Ruben is a passionate supporter of entrepreneurship and innovation. Working for many years in the startup scene in San Diego, she understands what it takes to build a successful company that is both scrappy and scalable. She currently specializes in food systems development at her family's business, Hummingbird Wholesale. There she wears many hats from sales and marketing to strategy and product creation. Additionally, Ariel works as a Rural Venture Catalyst at Oregon RAIN to mentor and support small businesses and high growth startups in rural communities. She also works as the Brand Strategist for the Hazel People, an Oregon-based startup making the world's finest hazelnut milk. As an entrepreneur herself, she dreams big, never taking no for an answer. Register today! Geared to the early risers, jump start your week by attending our “Morning Hustle” series focused on personal and professional development topics. This series will motivate you to get up and start your day out right, includes a light breakfast and coffee alongside our guest presenter. Thanks to our series host, the Downtown Athletic Club, all attendees will receive a day-of work out pass for the DAC – […]

New Year New You - Promote Yourself! with Caryn Gillen Position yourself in the workplace as an employee leaders like and trust. Discover opportunities and strategies to develop goals for your personal and professional promotion with entrepreneur coach Caryn Gillen. What are you waiting for – it’s time to elevate in 2020! Learn more about Caryn or follow her at www.facebook.com/caryngillen Register today! Geared to the early risers, jump start your week by attending our “Morning Hustle” series focused on personal and professional development topics. This series will motivate you to get up and start your day out right, includes a light breakfast and coffee alongside our guest presenter. Thanks to our series host, the Downtown Athletic Club, all attendees will receive a day-of work out pass for the DAC – to help make the daily grind a bit more energized! Breakfast and entry open at 7:30 AM, the program starts at 7:45 AM. The Eugene Young Professionals Programming is brought to you by Kaiser Permanente  Annual sponsors include Northwest Community Credit Union, OCCU, Banner Bank, Wells Fargo, and PeaceHealth.

Get your money right no matter where you’re starting from! Welcome fellow Young Professional, Emily Secord, Founder of Bright Future Wealth Management with First Allied Securities, Inc. Join this workshop focused on budgeting and credit, with strategies and tools to help you reach your financial goals. You’ll learn about simple savings tactics, budgeting, credit report tips and tricks, and time for Q&A at the end. There's no better time to improve your financial literacy! If you register after 10am today, your Zoom login information for the call will be emailed at 12:30 pm today. Registered attendees will receive a link to join the virtual meeting on Zoom, the morning of the event.

Welcome fellow Young Professional, Elena Fracchia, self-proclaimed multi-passionate community connector and woman of all things philanthropy from being a Wealth and Philanthropic Advisor for Columbia Bank to teaching fundraising at the University of Oregon. While many of us strive for the all illusive “leadership” opportunities, we are often surprised by what we find when we get there – hard, complicated, and situational challenges that make us question why we ever wanted this in the first place. Using Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead as a guide, we’ll pull back the curtain on leadership and take a look at the gritty side of responsibility out in front. Optional networking will begin at 2pm, you must be registered to participate. Registered attendees will receive a link to join the virtual meeting on Zoom, 1 hour prior to the event.

Raise your hand if you’d like to stress LESS. (sign me up!) It’s no secret that stress can negatively impact our health — did you know it can also physically change your brain’s structures and rewire you to feel stress more? YIKES. Lean in with us to learn about the impact stress, trauma, and anxiety can have on your mind/body and how to heal it. All of this + access tips to curb stress in 2021 with certified Holistic Health Coach Amber Alexander. Spoiler alert: there’s a lot we can do; let’s get to it with Amber’s help. More about our speaker: Amber is a yoga teacher, fitness instructor, and fellow YP with a special place in her heart for helping those who have experienced anxiety and trauma, helping build a relationship of joy and trust with their bodies, and creating a life of strength and vitality. Read more about her work: www.wildjoyamber.com or connect with her: @WildJoyAmber. Registered attendees will receive a link to join the virtual meeting, the day before the event.

If you’re like many of us, then you have an endless list of questions about what to do with your money: How do I break the cycle of living paycheck-to-paycheck? Do I save now or pay off debt first? Stocks, Mutual Funds, and ETFs… oh my! Is it too early to start saving for retirement - ROTH vs. Traditional IRAs? How to use a compound interest calculator and look at the big picture? And more! As we work through this on-going dilemma of what to do with what we make, it helps to have a little guidance. Enter Matt Schneider, an investment advisor at SELCO who works with his clients to find the best solutions for different circumstances. He’ll join us to address paying off debt versus saving, versus investing, and everything in between. Bring your questions! YP Hustle is a unique, round table opportunity to learn and discuss a range of personal and professional development topics with some of Eugene’s leading community members. More about the speaker: Matt was raised and lived in Portland until 2008, when he moved to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 2012, Matt made Eugene […]

We know mindfulness is great for overall well-being, but did you know there is a direct impact on professional performance when you are present, intentional, and mindful? Join Chelsea Duke, owner of Glow Yoga, to set intentions for the new year and learn easy mindfulness tools. We will learn how Chelsea has used mindfulness to build a successful business over the last decade, then she will guide us in a brief intention-setting exercise so we can implement purpose and direction in our 2023 goals.    About our host: Glow Yoga is a Women-owned and operated business. Their goal is to provide a space & a community that encourages you to thrive as your best self with modern mindful movement. Sometimes that means building strength and confidence, sometimes it is a deep need for peace and slowing down. No matter what your reason is, and what season of life you are in, we are here with open arms to help you take a deep breath, tune into your intuition, and TAKE CARE of yourself.