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Our team is honored to build a customized mentoring program for Women in Manufacturing! We are piloting the program with 3 amazing WiM Chapters - Women in Manufacturing Kentucky, Women in Manufacturing Northern Wisconsin and Women in Manufacturing Georgia - from mid-July to mid-October. We've built an awesome program framework that everyone has given great feedback on, and we can't wait to dig into the pilot and hear directly from mentors, mentees and Chapter leaders to make this program impactful and memorable - all while being a fairly 'light lift' for WiM Chapters. Stay tuned for more updates! And, as always, if you have relevant resources, links or people we should talk with about this - drop a comment!

Are you familiar with Women in Manufacturing? They are one of our favorite clients! WiM is proudly celebrating 15 years - which is a HUGE milestone! Will you be joining in on the learning, fun, and experience of WiM SUMMIT? It's happening October 12-14, 2025 in Chicago, IL.

"Scope creep is the project equivalent of saying “I’ll just watch one more episode” at 11 p.m. Next thing you know, it’s 3 a.m., you’ve finished the entire series, and you’re contemplating learning Korean to watch the spin-off." I don't think we could have said it better ourselves! There's a reason that scoping a project is a pretty formal exercise. It's so that you have a boundary that clarifies what's IN.... and what's OUT! But stakeholders, customers, and sometimes even team members can get that little voice whispering in their ear about "one more thing..." What's the craziest scope creep you've seen? How do you control scope creep?

When you're considering who to trust when it comes to your workforce development needs, what criteria do you use? If you haven't really thought about that lately, may we suggest considering someone that demonstrates their commitment to connecting people with the skills and opportunities they need - even when no one is looking? With it being women's history month, we feel it's appropriate to help Stacey Schroeder "toot her own horn," so to speak. Not only was she honored as Mentor of the Year by College Now Greater Cleveland in 2018, but she also was selected as a Top 25 Under 35 Mover and Shaker by the The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club in 2021... and THEN she won the Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service in 2024. If this is the kind of person you want helping you with your next training project or program, then leave a comment or email Stacey directly!

And we're BACK! Stacey Schroeder is back in action folks! Lenore was born 12/19/2024, and the first three months have flown by! Now the mom of the family of four is ready to use that brain again ?? . Please check out our March 2025 newsletter and leave us a comment or question - or email Stacey directly to set up time to talk about your next workforce development program or project!

Check it out!! Our new website is live - and awesome!! Can Stacey Schroeder count on your help?

Hi LinkedIn family! Baby #2 is either here, or nearly here! We will do our best to post a photo with all the usual stats once they arrive ??. But in any case, Stacey Schroeder will be taking some time off from now until mid-March (give or take). You're always welcome to contact her via text, phone call or email, but please just be patient with her in terms of response time! Stacey will be pretty quiet on LinkedIn both personally and through EVelop LLC, but she hopes you don't forget about her, or her work at EVelop LLC! Sending you all our best - and see you in spring 2025!

How can we help you and your organization as you plan for 2025? We have been working hard with the team at Virteom LLC to revamp EVelop LLC's website to better showcase the services we offer, along with relevant case studies and testimonials. While the website isn't ready to unveil yet, we are happy to share an overview of what I can help with. Please drop a comment or email Stacey Schroeder to start the conversation!

Please join us in congratulating this year's Crain's Cleveland Business 40 under 40! We are so honored to live in a community with such amazing, dedicated, and passionate leaders and professionals! For the full list, check out the article! And a special shout-out to our awesome neighbor, Jason Buitrago!

Wishing you and yours a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving - and hopefully a long weekend too!