Information & Tickets for December Engage Breakfast
Registration is now open for Leadership Austin’s December 3 Engage Breakfast. Behind the Scenes at the Capitol: A Look at Texas’ Legislative Landscape from a Regional View Every two years, the Texas...
View ArticleDecember 3, 2014 Engage Recap
After the recent November elections, state and local government saw the biggest turnover in more than a century. Texans elected new leaders in six prominent statewide offices (Governor, Lieutenant...
View ArticleImpact Profile: John-Michael Cortez
By Elizabeth McGuire Two weeks into his new job as Chief of Staff for Mayor Steve Adler, John-Michael Cortez‘s office showed clear signs of a recent occupant. The walls and bookshelves were bare except...
View Article40 years of Growth: Talking Economy with Pike Powers
The Essential Class of 2016 spent a recent afternoon discussing Austin’s economy–past, present and future–in a compelling and lively conversation with local legend Pike Powers. As a...
View ArticleInfo & Tickets for April Engage: Recruitment and Radicalization in America
Join us for the next Engage Breakfast on Thursday, April 7th to discuss recruitment and radicalization in America. Recent attacks remind us that terrorism can happen anywhere and anytime with terrorist...
View ArticleWhen “special interests” are actually just “everyday people”
Guest post from Austin Board of REALTORS® Emily Chenevert (Essential 2016). How turning away from stereotypes can lead us toward more political unity. Say the phrase “special interest groups” and...
View ArticleInfo & Tickets for Jan Engage: State and Local Control Issues
Who should make decisions for us? A look at state and local control issues On a daily basis, how impacted do you feel by the policies that local, state and federal officials set? Would the answer be...
View ArticleMeet the Leader: Elaine Hart
We hope you will join us for our next Meet the Leader session with Elaine Hart, the City of Austin Interim City Manager. Appointed in September 2016, Ms. Hart will discuss the most important leadership...
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