Catapult Your Small Business Growth by Building a Contagious Employee Culture
Join Vest Pocket (soon to be Utah Independent Business Coalition) and learn how to “Catapult Your Small Business Growth by Building a Contagious Employee Culture!”. Talent branding expert Tannen Ellis-Graham will offer answers to the following important questions:
- With a growing company, what changes can you expect within your employee base, and what can you do to make the culture within your company better for your team?
- What do we need to start doing and what do we need to stop doing to promote culture?
- What tools can small businesses use measure the scaling of our companies culture?
- How do you measure your employees ROI and if what you are doing is working?
When: Thursday, September 13th, 11:45am-1:30pm
Where: Suazo Business Center, 960 W 1700 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Cost: $12/Vest Pocket members or $15/non-members (includes lunch)
This event is presented by Vest Pocket / Utah Independent Business Coalition and the Suazo Business Center
Order of Events
11:45 am Open Networking, Registration, & Lunch available
12:00 pm Presentation begins
1:30 pm Event Close
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Speaker Bio
Tannen Ellis-Graham is Manager of Talent Acquisition at Verisys Corporation and Co-Founder of CareerKarma360. Tannen specializes in developing and supporting Company Culture, Employer Branding, and Talent Acquisition for small to mid-sized companies. Tannen works with Executives, Directors, hiring managers, and Career Coaches to create a one-of-a-kind Candidate Experience. She emphasizes, “What goes around, comes around!” Treating candidates to an exceptional hiring experience builds your company’s Employer Brand and creates a positive first impression. Conversely, “What comes around, goes around” how you represent your company in the hiring process can either broadcast your strengths or showcases your company’s weaknesses.
Tannen is the former Director of Human Resources and Director of Operations of the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, the fifth largest aquarium in the United States, and now serves on their Education Advisory Committee. She was the third employee and Director of Operations and HR for FatPipe Networks, an INC 500 Fastest Growing Tech Company. She serves as 2018 Board Member and Director of Workforce Readiness for Salt Lake SHRM, Executive Board Member/Secretary National Speakers Association-Mountain West Chapter, and is Former Chairman of the Department of Workforce Services Employers Compensation Appeals Board.
She lives near Snowbird ski resort in Utah with her husband Tim, daughter Taitlynn, stepdaughter Julia, stepsons Ian and Theo. She loves hiking, skiing, and tries her best to golf.
Karen Halliday is a strategic human resources consultant and business owner advocate with BBSI.
Karen has 20 plus years’ experience in the HR field at the manager and director level. She has had the privilege of supporting large corporations including 7-Eleven, Blockbuster, Home Depot, and Taco Bell. Karen is known for helping leaders that run challenging businesses (retail and fast food) to attract and retain talent when unemployment is extremely low. She has a career track record of greatly increasing employee retention by improving the employee experience and company culture.
Karen’s passion is employee development and helping company leaders’ identify the “diamonds in the rough” and then help them develop those employees to becoming highly successful.
Karen first received her Associate’s Degree in Accounting from Salt Lake Community College and then earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She is SHRM-CP and PHR certified.
Karen truly loves being an empty nester with her husband Larry and their two labs and toy poodle. In her spare time she loves to do anything outdoors. She enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, backpacking, traveling and hanging out with her family.
