College for Creative Studies: Taubman Center 460 W Baltimore St, Detroit, MI 48202
Thursday, September 21st from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
$45 early bird registration through August 31, then the price increases to $60.
Includes dinner and drinks, conference and valet parking
Dietary laws observed. Business casual attire encouraged.
Rachel Klar (klar@jfmd.org)
Join us for the first annual NEXTUp, the first and only professional conference designed to connect young Jewish Detroiters to one another and to some of the biggest names in their respective industries. We’re bringing together executives and experts to share real game-changing, career-building advice that can be applied to any profession. If you’re looking for what’s NEXT in your professional journey, then it’s time to level up with NEXTUp.
Event Schedule
| 5:30 PM | Check-in, grab a seat and some swag, and get ready for an evening of growth and good times! |
| 6 – 6:45 PM | Keynote Speaker Dave Zilko, former partner of Garden Fresh Salsa and CEO of Fuel Leadership will kick us off with his presentation: Turning Irrational Persistence Into Unfathomable Success. |
| 7 – 7:45 PM | Breakout sessions: Details below. |
| 7:45 – 9 PM | Strolling dinner, beer, wine and networking. |
Opportunity for professional headshots available throughout the evening
About our Keynote Speaker, Dave Zilko
Detroit-based businessman Dave Zilko, former partner at Garden Fresh Gourmet, CEO of Skinny Butcher, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and National Association of Entrepreneurs Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, has been an entrepreneur for more than 30 years and inspires people to lead the lives they’ve imagined for themselves, regardless of their age or career stage. Dave will chronicle his real-life journey to success, from using a $2,500 credit card loan to growing Garden Fresh Gourmet into the #1 brand of fresh salsa in America and engineering it’s sale to a Fortune 500 company for almost a quarter billion dollars. Dave’s story is living proof that the American Dream is alive and attainable, even when starting out with (quite literally) less than nothing. He will share his key lessons learned, unique and counterintuitive sales tactics, creative marketing approaches; and much more.
Breakout Sessions
Session A: 3 Key Tools to Unlock Your Potential at Work and in Life with Marty Maddin and Sarah CraneSession B: Reinventing Your Career Journey with Sherrie James and Phyllis ScripsickSession C: Everyone Has A Story To Tell with Sari CicurelSession D: Building Your Brand and Getting a Bigger Slice of the LinkedIn Pie with Brenda MellerSession E: How to Run a Successful Meeting with Darren FindlingSession F: Work-Life Balance with Ryan Landau
Register Here
Registration is closed. Thank you for your interest.
NEXTWork is brought to you by the Hadas and Dennis Bernard NEXTWork Endowment Fund.
NEXTUp: A NEXTWork Professional Conference is Powered by the Byron and Dorothy Gerson Fund
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Thank you to our NEXTUp Conference Co-Chairs:
- Erica Dovitz
- Jacob Gordon
- Andrew Luckoff
- Jeremy Rosenberg
- Josh Sklar
