Meeting/Event Information

Topic:  CheerLEADERship

2, 4, 6, 8. Want to know how to make your workplace really great?  Harness the power of CheerLEADERship, a leadership model that builds high impact teams, and positive workplace culture. Cheerleading provides highly applicable professional lessons for leaders in all industries, especially in today’s post pandemic work environment.  Even the most non “rah rah” of people can employ cheer strategies to build collaborative teams, avoid burnout, and drive business impact.  Be prepared for interaction, music, and fun while learning strategies for collaboration, communication, wellness, accountability, and inspiration.    Let’s get “fired up” with CheerLEADERship!

Presented by: Stefanie Adams

Stefanie Adams is an L&D professional, educator, former elected official, wife, and mother; for those who know her best, she is "Cheerleader Stef", which personifies her personality and leadership style.   She has 20 years of experience leading and training in corporate, non-profit, and educational settings.  She has worked as an organizational consultant for Johns Hopkins University School of Education (Baltimore, MD) providing training, coaching, and project management for school districts across the Southeast; she served as the Director of Customized Training for Cape Fear Community College (Wilmington, NC) identifying, and connecting appropriate training solutions to local corporations.  Most recently, she led the corporate training function for CastleBranch (Wilmington, NC), assessing company-wide development needs to support organizational culture and increased productivity, including design and facilitation of leadership training for front line management and emerging leaders.  She earned her M.Ed. in Multicultural Education in 2008.   Stefanie serves on the Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern NC, the YMCA of Southeastern NC Youth Services Board, and she was nominated as a YWCA Woman of Achievement in 2022.  She is a graduate of the WILMA Leadership Institute, and is a member of SHRM, the Lower Cape Fear Human Resource Association, and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.