SMPS Wichita

Podcasting 101...and 102, 103 & 104
2020-02-12 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | KMUW, 121 N. Mead, Ste. 200, Wichita, KS 67202, Wichita, KS, 67202, US
From conception to planning to production and distribution, Beth Golay will explain various aspects of podcasting. We’ll look at the studios, and talk about good sound, and there will be plenty of time for questions.
Location:
KMUW
121 N. Mead, Ste. 200
Wichita, KS 67202
Agenda:
11 am-11:30 Networking
11:30-Noon Lunch
Noon-1 pm Program
About Our Presenter:

Beth Golay
KMUW Wichita Public Radio
Beth is the Director of Marketing, Digital Content and Podcasts for KMUW, Wichita Public Radio. She is creator and host of “Marginalin”, creator of “You’re Saying It Wrong,” creator and producer of “Cooking With Fire,” and NPR StoryLab. She’s also a team member of the award-winning podcast “My Fellow Kansans.”

SMPS Wichita Tour of WSU Tech City Center, with Social
2020-01-15 16:30 - 17:30 | WSU Tech City Center, 301 S. Grove, Wichita, KS 67211, Wichita, KS, 67211, US
— This tour is FREE for SMPS members, $20 for non-members. —
Tour
Jennifer Seymour, City Center campus dean, will lead us on a tour of WSU Tech, and share information about how they are developing future workforce in Wichita.
WSU Tech’s (formerly Wichita Area Technical College) history dates back to 1965 when the college started offering classes at “The Grove Campus” at 301 S. Grove. Now known as WSU Tech’s City Center campus, this location is home to some of the college’s fastest growing programs and the new Building Trades Registered Apprenticeship program. Lead faculty and staff of the programs listed below will give a behind-the-scenes look at how WSU Tech is fulfilling the mission of training Wichita’s workforce.
Programs at City Center:

Automotive Service Technology
Construction Science
Carpentry Introduction
Climate and Energy Control Technologies (HVAC)
Industrial Automation & Machine Maintenance (Industrial Machine Mechanic)
Alternative Fuel Maintenance & Advanced Electronics
Information Technology Systems
IT Essentials
High School Welding, Sheetmetal & Composites Programs

The tour begins at 4:30 pm. Please meet at Building A.
Social
Following the tour, we’ll be having a social event at Central Standard Brewing, from 5:30-6:30 pm. If you cannot make it to the tour, you’re welcome to come to the social!

SMPS Wichita 2019 Holiday Social
2019-12-12 16:30 - 18:30 | River City Brewing Company, 150 North Mosley Street, Wichita, KS 67202, Wichita, KS, 67202, US
Join us on Thursday, December 12 for some holiday mingling, appetizers and drinks while we collect donations for the Ronald McDonald House charity. We’ll be at River City Brewery from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The cost is free for members, $10 for non-members.
What’s Included: Appetizers and 2 drink tickets per person.
Charitable Participation: Bring a Donation!
As part of our event, we will be collecting donations for Ronald McDonald House. Please bring donations for this worthy cause!
Ronald McDonald House Wish List
Thank you for helping make many families’ lives a little bit easier!
Each year the organization helps over 1600 sick children and their families through two Ronald McDonald Houses and their Ronald McDonald Family Room. They rely on Wish List donations to help make lives a little bit easier. Thank you in advance for caring and sharing!
Priority Needs:

Gift cards for Walmart, Dillons, Target & Office Max for purchasing
Items needed for operations
Sandwich Bread (White & Wheat)
Individual Snacks, Crackers, Chips
Milk & Eggs
Crockpot Liners
Boxed Cereal
Non-Scratch Scrub Sponges

Other:

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Fruit & Pudding Cups
Individual Juices (Juice Boxes)
Mac and Cheese (individual)
Cookie & Brownie Mixes
Microfiber Cleaning Cloths
Sandwich Pickles
Flavored Coffee Creamer (Powdered)
Individual Frozen Pizza and entrees
Paper Towels
Dryer Sheets
HE Laundry Detergent (Free and Clear)
Dreft Detergent (HE)
Clear Liquid Hand Soap

2019 Tacky Sweater Crawl
2019-12-06 18:00 - 21:00 | GLMV Architecture, 1525 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67211, Wichita, KS, 67211

Generation Z in the Workplace
2019-11-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Larkspur | Bistro & Bar, 904 East Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67202, Wichita, KS, 67202, US
What makes young employees, new hires and interns in Gen Z different than the Millennials who came before them? What are the most effective ways to communicate with Gen Z? What shapes their perspective? How can we best recruit, serve and retain Gen Z employees? Join Eric M. Wilson of Wichita State University’s Elliott School of Communication for an interactive discussion of best practices for engaging with this fascinating and fast-growing generation. Wilson will share insights on Gen Z from the 34th annual ACT Enrollment Management Summit in Dallas in July, as well as an overview of Gen Z trends based on national ACT data and best practices insights from media coverage.
Objectives:
1. Compare how Gen Z individuals are similar to and different from the Millennials that came before them.
2. Examine data, news coverage and trends to gain a clearer understanding of the characteristics, patterns and practices of Gen Z students.
3. Discuss best practices for communicating with, recruiting, retaining, and serving Gen Z employees and interns.
Agenda:
11 am-11:30 Networking
11:30-Noon Lunch
Noon-1 pm Program
About the Presenter:

Eric Wilson
Wichita State University
Eric M. Wilson is an associate public relations instructor and outreach director at Wichita
State University’s Elliott School of Communication, and president of media training and consulting firm V1
Communications. He was 2018 president of the Public Relations Society of America Kansas Chapter and currently chair-elect of the PRSA Southwest District. He has recently learned more about Generation Z students through a trends in higher education fellowship with the WSU Office of Academic Affairs.
Wilson has facilitated media training for hundreds of public relations students, communication professionals, managers, NCAA student-athletes and international government officials. He recently led sessions on crisis communication and change communication at the 2018 PRSA International Conference in Austin and 2019 conference in San Diego. Wilson has more than 10 years of teaching, media training and PR experience, including an internship at Southwest Airlines and two business journalism fellowships at the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University.

Get Noticed: InDesign for Graphs and Charts – Sunny Side Up Webinar
2019-11-06 07:30 - 09:30 | Trane Mid-America, 120 S. Ida, Wichita, KS, 67211, United States
Join SMPS Wichita for breakfast, networking and a webinar sunny side up. This event is FREE for MEMBERS and $15 for non-members.
[Breakfast/registration starts at 7:30 am, webinar begins at 8:00 am.]
Want to explain a lot of information in a small amount of space? Need to convey a concept with a “pop of color”? Infographs are everywhere and, while they look cool, they also have to function well. Learn their elements, design processes, and how to create them in InDesign.
This webinar is designed for the beginning to intermediate InDesign user who works on proposals and promotional material regularly. Adding these design concepts to your skillset will allow you to make the most of your page space and entice your audience while visually conveying information.
A quick guide to InDesign tools used in the webinar and links to further resources will be provided ahead of time, as well as InDesign swatches created for this practice. Having InDesign open for following along and ease of practice is recommended but not required.
During this webinar, participants will:

Explore visual concepts and goals behind infograph design
Discover how to translate information into a visual story
Learn techniques for visually ordering information
Learn how to manipulate basic shapes in InDesign

Thank you to our sponsor, Trane Mid-America!

The Leadership Dilemma: Change, Complexity & Distraction in the Chaotic 4-Generation Workplace
2019-10-09 07:30 - 12:00 | GLMV Architecture, 1525 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67211, Wichita, KS, 67211
[ Registration begins at 7:30 am., Program begins at 8 am ]
About the Workshop:
The workplace has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Technology, and a technology-infused generation of employees, has radically impacted workplace culture and performance, which has resulted in sending most old-school Boomer managers into a rant about “these Millennials!!”
The truth is Millennials are NOT the problem. The real problem is CHANGE, and a stubborn refusal to move away from “the way we’ve always done it.”
Effective leadership has always been a challenge, but today’s workplace has tossed several additional variables into the equation, making it feel almost impossible to lead effectively. That is, unless you’re willing to learn, grow, and adapt. In this presentation, Kelly takes a hard look at the realities of the modern workplace and offers tangible solutions to creating what every leader strives for – a culture of accountability.
Learn more in this video message from Kelly: https://blkr.co/smpswichita. (best plays in Chrome browser)
Registration Includes:

Workshop, breakfast and a copy of Kelly’s book Counter Mentor Leadership: How to Unlock the Potential of the 4-Generation Workplace {Register by Sept. 30 to receive book}.
About the Presenter:
Kelly Riggs
BizLockerRoom
Kelly Riggs is an author, speaker, and business performance coach for executives and companies throughout the United States and Canada. Kelly’s background as a coach and entrepreneur has helped him to create a wildly successful track record of helping salespeople, executives, and business owners in companies ranging from $5 million in sales revenue to Fortune 500 companies.
Widely recognized as a dynamic thought leader, powerful speaker, and successful performance coach in the areas of sales, management leadership, and strategic planning, Kelly is a former sales executive and two-time national Salesperson-of-the-Year with well over two decades of executive management and training experience.
He has written two books: 1-on-1 Management: What Every Great Manager Knows That You Don’t, and Quit Whining and Start SELLING! A Step-by-Step Guide to a Hall of Fame Career in Sales.
His third book, co-written with his son, Robby Riggs, is entitled Counter Mentor Leadership: How to Unlock the Potential of the 4-Generation Workplace (Nicholas Brealey Hachette).
For more information, visit www.BizLockerRoom.com.

Thank You to Our Sponsor!

SMPS Wichita Tour of Spaghetti Works and Social
2019-09-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Spaghetti Works, 600 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67201, Wichita, KS, 67201, US
— This event is FREE for SMPS members. —
Tour
The Spaghetti Works project is the starting point for a new development that city leaders and others see as a potential catalyst in a key area between Union Station and Intrust Bank Arena.
Developers Landmark Commercial, TGC Development Group and Sunflower Development Group have converted the 1894 Spaghetti Works building into 41 apartments. In front of the building will be parking and a 60,000-square-foot Class A office and retail complex. Also on the site will be a programmed urban park with lots of ammenities.
Tour the site including both the apartments and the commercial/business side, and learn more about the history and back story involved in its creation. Brett Harris from Landmark Commercial and Gary Garrett with Hutton will be our guides.
Social
Following the tour, we’ll be having a social event at nearby Pourhouse (711 E. Douglas)! If you cannot make it to the tour, you’re welcome to come to the social! Please let us know at contact@smpswichita.org.
Register today, this tour is limited to 30 participants.

Writing to Win: Tactics that Turn Boring Text into Persuasive (and Readable) Messages
2019-08-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Larkspur | Bistro & Bar, 904 East Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67202, Wichita, KS, 67202, US
Effective written communication is easy to read, well-organized, and in many cases, very persuasive. In this program, attendees will gain practical and relevant skills that produce strong content that is well-written and stands out from the crowd. We will evaluate 6 persuasive writing strategies that will undoubtedly help both marketing and technical professionals. The examples are amazing, and the take-aways will make a difference when you return to work. Invite your technical colleagues who are bound to get excited about tips and tricks. Yes, excited!
Agenda:
11 am-11:30 Networking
11:30-Noon Lunch
Noon-1 pm Program
About the Presenter:

Barbara Shuck, FSMPS, CPSM
Everest Marketing Services
Barbara Shuck, FSMPS, CPSM, helps people and companies get from here to there. She regularly shares her energy, passion and 35+ years’ experience to teach, challenge, motivate, and inspire others to achieve new heights. She has worked for general contracting, engineering, construction management, and architectural firms. As a consultant, she helps clients with internal communication and initiatives, and external efforts that win work through compelling and persuasive content and messaging. She has a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts and French from Washburn University in Topeka, and a master’s degree in Business, (marketing emphasis) from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona. She also has expertise in sales, printing, publishing, and teaching.
Barbara has extensive experience working with small and large firms, building strong marketing and communications programs, and crafting successful strategies and tactics. She assists clients with marketing research and strategic planning; project pursuit strategy, development and writing; communications planning; award submittals; public speaking and presentation skills; customized leadership, marketing and business development training; marketing collateral, websites; and more.

Get the Most Out of Your CRM
2019-07-16 11:00 - 13:00 | iSi Environmental (Training Center), 215 S Laura, Wichita, KS 67211, Wichita, KS, 67211
Join SMPS Wichita for the webinar Get the Most Out of Your CRM, followed by a group roundtable discussion about CRMs with lunch! It’s FREE for members, only $20 for non-members.
[Webinar: 11 am-Noon, Lunch & Discussion: Noon-1 pm]
SMPS’s Lunchtime Learning Labs are free monthly webinars available for members only. SMPS Wichita is holding a group watch party for this webinar plus we’ll have a CRM roundtable discussion afterwards, with lunch. This event is free for members. Those who are not members yet can attend this sneak preview of membership benefits for $20.
Roundtable Discussion:
Following the webinar, we’ll have a roundtable group discussion and sharing session about our own experiences with CRMs, including…

Which ones do we use?
How do we use them?
Lessons learned
Handy and time-saving features we’ve found
Overall experiences and advice for others in the group

About the Webinar:
Are you happy with your client relationship management system (CRM) and processes? Are your coworkers using your CRM effectively? If you could benefit from increased data integrity and buy-in, join us for our July learning lab and discover ways to get the most out of your CRM.
During our complimentary lab for SMPS members, hear from industry thought leaders as they share the tactics and strategies. Our presenters have years of experience as marketers and can relate to the struggles of hunting down and gathering project data and fighting to figure out what information is correct. Discover ways to develop processes that will mitigate and reduce frustration and allow you to cut down on the proposal stress. We’ll also explore how to fully use a CRM system and make it the most powerful tool in your marketing toolbelt.
During this webinar, participants will:

Discover how to get the most out of your CRM system
Explore how to increase data integrity and user adoption
Gain tactics and strategies to get buy-in across all levels and departments
Learn how to make your CRM system a powerful marketing tool

Presenters
Courtney Kearney, CPSM | Founder & Owner, CKearney Consulting
Known for her love of data, Courtney Kearney, CPSM, owner of CKearney Consulting (CKC), brings her marketing skills and years of experience to a technical world of databases, processes, and numbers as a CRM thought leader. CKC is proud to provide CRM system evaluation, implementation, support, training, proposal automation, data analytics, and API integration services. Courtney has served in several leadership roles in SMPS Fort Worth including the role of past-president.
Julie Shaffer, CPSM | President, Shaffer Creative
As an award-winning designer and respected leader of creative teams and marketing departments, Julie exhibits the perfect mix of tact, tenacity, and industry knowledge to design and orchestrate creative marketing solutions. She is an Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign CC and is known for developing extensive style formatting for project efficiency and completion. Julie loves to share her knowledge through workshop-style trainings for clients and professional organizations across the United States.
Thank you to our host!

Garden Party Wichita
2019-06-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Revolutsia, 2721 E. Central, Wichita, KS 67214, Wichita, KS, 67214, US
The Wichita Design Community is back again with another networking event! Join us in the newly renovated Revolutsia to attend a Mix + Mingle Garden Party.
$20 gets you in the door, two drink tickets, heavy hors d’oeuvres + fun for the evening.
Bring cash to enter a raffle for a chance to win a gift basket from local vendors!
Revolutsia – 5:30 – 6:00 PM – Registration Open
Revolutsia – 6:00 – 8:00 PM – Event Starts
This event is sponsored by IIDA Mid America, AIA Wichita, SMPS Wichita, ASLA Prairie Getaway and SEAKM.

"What’s the Point?" Leading Productive and Engaging Meetings
2019-06-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Larkspur | Bistro & Bar, 904 East Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67202, Wichita, KS, 67202, US
“Well that could have been summed up in an email!” Sound familiar? How many meetings have we suffered through that left us with that thought? Ineffective sessions that are disorganized or irrelevant leave members frustrated and resentful. Knowing how to host an effective meeting that keeps members involved with the conversation and not spending time perusing social media sites on their cell phone is
essential. So, how do you lead a meeting that members will find productive, engaging, and beneficial?
In this presentation, you will discover simple steps that will transform your meetings from pointless to productive. You will learn how to craft a strategically designed agenda that will insure a productive session, garner focus, increase engagement, and maximize goal achievement through enhanced communication skills.
Agenda:
11 am-11:30 Networking
11:30-Noon Lunch
Noon-1 pm Program
About the Presenter:
Audrey Curtis Hane, Ph.D.
PositiveWorks
Audrey Curtis Hane, Ph.D., founder of PositiveWorks, provides communication and leadership training to help organizations positively shift their culture, allowing members to flourish physically, mentally and emotionally. She has over twenty years of experience as a Professor of Communication at Newman University where she has held various administrative roles including Dean of the Graduate School. She also serves as an associate faculty member at the Kansas Leadership Center. Her guiding purpose is to help organizational members boost the effectiveness and enjoyment of their daily lives. She is at her best when helping clients lead more joyful lives.

SMPS Wichita Brewery Tour
2019-05-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Nortons Brewing Company, 125 N. St. Francis St, Wichita, KS 67202, Wichita, KS, 67202, US
Join us for a presentation, tour and networking event at Norton’s Brewing Company! Tony Jacobs, AIA from Studium will be on hand to discuss the unique aspects and challenges of designing breweries and restaurants and marketing in the brewery market segment. We will be given a brief tour of Nortons, and then we’ll have networking time afterwards.
Your ticket price includes 2 drink tickets and light snacks.
The Agenda:
4 pm Registration
4:15pm-5pm Program and Tour
5pm-?? Social Hour
About the Presenter:
Tony Jacobs, AIA
Managing Partner
Studium
Tony Jacobs, AIA is a managing partner at Studium, an architect-led design-build firm. Since the firm’s founding in 2012 Tony has used his love of fermentation and design to assist in the growth and development of several breweries in Wichita and beyond. Notable projects include Nortons, Aero Plains, Walnut River PourHouse, Central Standard Brewing, Hopping Gnome, Wichita Brewing Venue, Piatto Neapolitan Pizzeria, and the new Creamery at Elderslie Farm.

MVRC 2019: SMPS Missouri Valley Regional Conference
2019-04-03 08:00 - 2019-04-05 17:00 | The Fountaine, Kansas City, MO, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
Join us in Kansas City for MVRC 2019! This marketing and business development-focused conference comes around every 2 years and is hosted by a different chapter within our Missouri Valley Region. This year’s conference will be in Kansas City on the Plaza on April 3-5, 2019.
Thursday’s keynote speaker will be Mike Allison, MPA – Building Relatioships that Inspire Trust. Friday’s keynote speaker is Michael Geary, CEO of SMPS. He’ll be speaking about the rebrand of SMPS and the new mission/vision. There will be additional breakouts and networking opportunities too!
Learn more and register at https://mvrc2019.smpskc.org/!

SMPS Wichita 2018 Holiday Social
2018-12-13 16:00 - 18:00 | The Hill Bar & Grill, 4800 E Douglas, Wichita, KS 67208, Wichita, KS, 67208, US
Join us on Thursday, December 13 for some holiday mingling, appetizers and drinks while we collect donations for the Ronald McDonald House charity. We’ll be at the Hill Bar & Grill at 4800 E. Douglas from 4-6 pm. The cost is free for members, $10 for non-members.
What’s Included: Appetizers and 2 drink tickets per person.
Charitable Participation!As part of our event, we will be collecting donations for Ronald McDonald House. Please bring donations for this worthy cause! Click here for a list of what’s needed!
Giveaways and Prizes!We’ll be raffling off an SMPS webinar (Value $299) and will be handing out new SMPS logo swag!

SMPS Wichita Tour of Revolutsia (Members Only)
2018-11-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Revolutsia, 2721 E. Central, Wichita, KS 67214, Wichita, KS, 67214, US
— This is an SMPS Wichita member’s only event —
Tour the new Revolutsia shipping container mall with our host architect Daniel Gensch from Shelden Architecture.
Located on the corner of East Central Ave. and Volutsia, Revolutsia is set to change the look, energy and usage of Central & Volutsia in Wichita, Kansas. Using an established building and additional shipping containers to be used as buildings, the corner will be used for retail, restaurants and offices. The focus is an outdoor food court and seating area that will create a sense of community and belonging.
Tour the site and learn more about the history and back story involved in its creation.
Following the tour, we’ll be having a social event at nearby Little Lion Ice Cream (2721 E Central Ave)!

The Case for Century II
2018-03-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, 225 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67202, Wichita, KS, 67202, US
With the recent Century II committee announcement from Mayor Jeff Longwell, momentum is building for changes to Wichita’s convention and performing arts center. Join SMPS on March 14 for a tour of Century II. John D’Angelo, Director of Century II, will lead us on a tour to learn the challenges faced with hosting a wide variety of events.
Registration includes two drink tickets, so we hope you’ll also join us for a bit of networking at Sweet Allie B’s directly following the tour.
Schedule:4:00-5:00pm Tour 5:00-6:00pm Social at Allie B’s
