⚽ What happens when you bring together fútbol, business, talent, and community? A Taste of Fútbol!
Last Thursday, EACC Carolinas brought members, friends, business leaders, and community partners together at the brand-new GE Vernova Park at BridgeWay Station for an evening of connection, conversation, and, of course, fútbol. ⚽️
We explored an important question: How can sports and community engagement help businesses attract, engage, and retain talent, including international talent and their families?
Our panel brought incredible perspectives:
🎤 Paula Fulghum, President, InnovateHR, shared thoughts on loyalty, generational change, and what matters to employees in a world where AI is transforming the workplace. She also highlighted how soccer brings families together and can even shape the family schedule!
🎤 Adolph Lanza, Vice President & Commercial Plant Manager, Bosch, challenged us to think about what employers can do better to create stronger employee experiences and communities.
🎤 Steven Murray Murray, Trade Export Manager, AFL, spoke about community engagement, creating a great place to work, attracting talent, and how initiatives such as AFL’s new vacation policy can make a difference.
🎤 Jason Reagan, Gas Value Stream General Manager, GE Vernova, highlighted partnerships and community engagement beyond the workplace, including soccer activities that bring employees, families, and friends together.
A huge thank you to our moderator, Vanessa Gongora, Senior Director of Community, Greenville Triumph, for helping bring this event together and guiding such a thoughtful conversation. We truly appreciate your time, energy, and care! 👏⚽️
We are very grateful to:
🙏 Our EACC Carolinas - European American Chamber of Commerce - Carolinas Board Members Francois Masbou, Larry Miller, Adolph Lanza, Howard Daniel, and Marcel Summermatter for their presence and continued support.
🙏 Sabina, cindy gillanders, Camden, and Luke Brusseau for helping bring the event together and making the evening such a success.
🙏 Our members, EACC friends, guests, and community partners for showing up and contributing to the conversation.
🙏 Wallace Cheves and Zach Prince for being part of the evening and supporting this initiative.
And a special thank you to the Greenville Triumph SC and GE Vernova Park team for welcoming us, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the stadium, and helping create such a memorable setting.
The night reminded us that building a strong business community is about creating connections, building belonging, and helping people and their families feel at home in the community. ⚽️💚
Ashley Prickett Cuttino Hank Hyatt John Kimbrell John Lummus Mark Farris Samuel Konduros Taylor Illsley Trey Pennington, JD, IMBA Erika Montandon
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