Connext Event: It’s gonna be May: Getting NSYNC with your professional, personal, and financial goals

Join us for a fun and energizing mid-year reset at “It’s Gonna Be May: Getting NSYNC with Your Professional, Personal, and Financial Goals.”

This event kicks off with a panel of three experts in career, personal growth, and financial wellness, sharing practical insights and real-world strategies to help you stay on track. Then, you’ll move into a facilitated workshop designed to help you reflect on your progress, revisit your goals, and create a clear, realistic plan for the second half of the year.

Whether you’re crushing your goals or need a reset, you’ll leave feeling back in sync with renewed focus, clarity, and momentum.

 

Chad Gerdes, Financial Advisor Renaissance Financial. Chad Gerdes is a dedicated Financial Advisor at Renaissance Financial, where he has been helping individuals and businesses navigate their financial journeys since 2017. With a focus on comprehensive planning, Chad specializes in investment management, insurance strategies, and tailored solutions for both personal and corporate clients. He is committed to providing clear, actionable guidance that empowers his clients to achieve their long-term goals with confidence. 

Lauren House, Learning and Development Manager at Populous

Lauren House is a Talent Development leader and Professional Leadership Coach who believes that the right support can turn any professional goal into a reality. With a career path that moved from public education to global corporate consulting with the likes of Populous, Federal Reserve and more, Lauren has spent over a decade helping leaders and teams find their "action" and drive growth. She is an expert in facilitation and leadership development, but her favorite role is coaching individuals to realize their potential and change their world from the inside out. 

Penny Monetti: MS, LPC, NCC, Certified EMDR Practitioner/ CIT & Author  (and Ruffio therapy dog)

Penny integrates holistic therapy with evidence-based practices to create a personalized treatment plan with you to fit your personal needs. Her foundational quote is: As a man (or woman) thinks, so he is! Changing the mind’s neural pathways by changing negative thinking patterns restores hope, confidence, and purpose in a person’s life. This is why Penny utilizes EMDR (Eye-movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a gold star treatment recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, the Veterans Administration, the World Health Organization, and many more credible agencies as a Gold Star Treatment to help trauma-affected children, adolescents, and adults discover freedom and growth. Penny has received the highest level of EMDR training; first as an EMDR therapist, then as a Certified EMDR Practitioner, and currently as an EMDR Consultant in Training.