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Presented by Clifton Larson Allen

Wisconsin Leads

About Us

The Wisconsin Leads: Executive Fellowship Program is an exclusive leadership development fellowship opportunity for emerging executives to learn from other prominent executives and lawmakers about Wisconsin’s economy and the foundational public policies that shape it.

We encourage all emerging executives to apply and gain valuable networking experience and business insight from the top business executives and lawmakers in the state.

Executive Fellowship

2025 Program Details

Retreat One

January 23-24


Madison

Retreat Two

February 25-26


La Crosse

Retreat Three

April 22-23

 

Milwaukee

Alumni Retreat

May 20-21


Kohler

Event

Past Speakers

Samantha Metcalf

Samantha Metcalf

Clifton Larson Allen

Managing Principal Private Industries and Manufacturing and Distribution

Rick Parks

Society Insurance

Engaging and Managing a Board of Directors

Michelle Grajkowski

Michelle Grajkowski


Wisconsin Business World


Business & Education Partnership Best Practices

Scott Manley

Scott Manley

WMC

Navigating the Administrative State

Rusty Schieber

Brakebush Brothers

Managing Dynamics in a Family Run Business

Rob Palmer

Gen. Rob Palmer


WPS

Military Lessons for Corporate Leaders

Steve Loehr

Kwik Trip

Culture: the Key to Success

Brent Ridge

Brent Ridge

Dairyland Power

Energy Policy

Wade Goodsell

WMC Foundation

Workforce Challenges and Demographics

Tom Boldt

Tom Boldt

The Boldt Company

Leadership: Lessons of a CEO

Marie Herm

Marie Herm


Belmark

Business and Education Partnership and Best Practices

Brian Earle

Eaton Corp.

Business and Education Partnership and Best Practices

Holly Cloutier

Waupaca Foundry

Lessons Learned: Alumni Cohort Panel

Jen Fietz

Imaginasium

Lessons Learned: Alumni Cohort Panel

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Jackson Smith

Greenheck

Lessons Learned: Alumni Cohort Panel

Mike Victorson


M3

Winning with Culture: The Growth of M3 Insurance

Holly Brenner

CD Smith

Leadership: The Art of Networking

Rick Viviani

First Supply

Leadership: The Art of Networking

Richard Graber

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation

Lesson of an American Ambassador

Tom Christen, CPA

Baker Tilly

Appropriate Innovation Versus Incremental Growth

Rebeca Lopez


Godfrey Kahn

The State of the Economy

Paul Connor

M3 Insurance

The State of the Economy

Ali Van Dalen

Kwik Trip

The State of the Economy

Todd Pagel

Waupaca Foundry

The State of the Economy

Rachel Ver Velde

WMC

Workforce, School Choice & Solving the Talent Issue

John Carr


Dairyland Power

Energy Policy and How it Affects our Future

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Paige Conforti


Inland Packaging

Lessons Learned: Alumni Panel

Josh Marron


Park Bank

Lessons Learned: Alumni Panel

Corey Chambas


First Business Financial Services

Leadership: The Ideal Team Player

Christa Baldridge


CLA

The Ins & Outs of Wisconsin's Business Taxes

Andrea Virsnieks


CLA

The Ins & Outs of Wisconsin's Business Taxes

Jane Blaine Gilbertson


Blain Supply/Blain's Farm & Fleet

Keynote Presenter

John McHugh


Kwik Trip

Purpose & Compassion at Work

Philip Blair


Gamber Johnson

What's the Deal with Healthcare Costs?

Libby Weber


The Weber Group

What's the Deal with Healthcare Costs?

Coleman Peiffer


Alliant Energy

Site Selection and Real Estate for Business Growth

John Wichman


Cushman & Wakefield

Site Selection and Real Estate for Business Growth

Nick Ariens


Ariens Co.

Keynote Presenter

Abigail Carlson


CentroMotion

Corporate and Crisis Communications

Bill Berrien


Pindel Global Precision

Lessons of a Navy SEAL

Wade Goodsell

QUESTIONS?

Contact Wade Goodsell or Stephanie Stevens with any questions, (608) 258-3400.

Executive Fellowship

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This program is designed to give emerging executives an exclusive opportunity to get executive experience and build a strong leadership foundation.

Applications for the 2025 Executive Fellowship Program are now open!