{"id":14305,"date":"2016-05-02T21:48:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T02:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=14305"},"modified":"2016-05-02T22:46:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T03:46:36","slug":"kansas-yp-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=14305","title":{"rendered":"Kansas YP Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every time I feel like I&#8217;m almost caught up with the blog, stuff happens and I&#8217;m behind again. So, we&#8217;re almost caught up but we were busy this weekend so there&#8217;s still a lot of stuff to catch you guys up on.  <\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ypwichita.org\/event\/2016-kansas-yp-summit\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Kansas YP Summit<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26575583405\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1577\/26575583405_64ccf0ff9b.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so glad work approved me to attend because they had some fantastic speakers lined up: <a href=\"http:\/\/sharpconnections.biz\/about\"  target=\"_blank\">Stephanie Sharp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/armandominjarez.com\"  target=\"_blank\">Armando Minjares<\/a>, Heather Morgan, my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/curvebreak.com\"  target=\"_blank\">Aaron Wirtz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardrierson.com\/about\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Richard Rierson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmlcollective.com\"  target=\"_blank\">Christina Long<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkkansas.com\/about\/our-team\/staff-member\/ted-kriwiel\"  target=\"_blank\">Ted Kriwiel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmccormickvoice\"  target=\"_blank\">Mark McCormick<\/a>, and keynote speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/acuff.me\"  target=\"_blank\">Jon Acuff<\/a>, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Y49Ey0\"  target=\"_blank\">Do Over<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TH9USu\"  target=\"_blank\">Start<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TH9ZW3\"  target=\"_blank\">Quitter<\/a>. Some friends of mine had breakout sessions in the afternoon as well. <\/p>\n<p>I wanted to go to the pre-summit social at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICTPopUpPark\/\"  target=\"_blank\">ICT Pop-Up Urban Park<\/a> but I didn&#8217;t end up leaving Topeka until 6 PM. The mingle was only scheduled to run until 8 PM so I was too late. At least I got to go to the actual summit.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26549817106\/in\/dateposted-public\/lightbox\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1684\/26549817106_a89effa2df.jpg\" class=\"pic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Retired educator, Jan Davis, did an ice breaker activity in her opening remarks. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/25973113743\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1444\/25973113743_0c817da7f1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She asked us to form groups for three. This was my first group. That&#8217;s Kat on the left and Amy in the middle. Amy is with the <a href=\"http:\/\/kansasleadershipcenter.org\"  target=\"_blank\">Kansas Leadership Center<\/a> and actually had a breakout session in the afternoon on storytelling. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26303234360\/in\/dateposted-public\/lightbox\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1679\/26303234360_89251bc5c5.jpg\" class=\"pic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is my second group. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26549983356\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1519\/26549983356_1d3b67febf.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My friend Ebony did a wonderful job as the event emcee.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26304494210\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1524\/26304494210_9d90fce8ba.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I also got selfies with a couple of the speakers &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/sharpconnections.biz\/about\"  target=\"_blank\">Stephanie<\/a>, pictured above, and <a href=\"http:\/\/curvebreak.com\"  target=\"_blank\">Aaron<\/a>, pictured below. You might recognize Aaron from his TV commercials. He&#8217;s brilliant.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26304494190\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1459\/26304494190_2b2a2c2b68.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26304565840\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1507\/26304565840_5582048b5a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26577604885\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1571\/26577604885_0de535d66f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I remember meeting him when he first started working for the car dealership. Four years later, he&#8217;s an icon. I&#8217;m not surprised because he is a marketing genius. And, he&#8217;s super talented to boot. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26577633075\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1686\/26577633075_ae3443da31.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I also some selfies with my coworkers. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26577525495\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1713\/26577525495_814babb141.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26509929681\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1612\/26509929681_a5d95520d6.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a photo of Amy at her breakout session.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26512515911\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1603\/26512515911_a7b81aea5b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I paired up with Chelsea from our Topeka office for the activity. This is a picture of her &#8220;leaning&#8221; into her story.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26552782996\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1514\/26552782996_720210a040_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture of our keynote speaker, Jon Acuff, who was both insightful and funny.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26553555536\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1702\/26553555536_6a6ea26093.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a selfie with my friend Ryan and his daughter, who was a wonderful breakout session assistant. I walked into the session a little bit late and she walked over and gave me a handout. She was on top of it.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26488925492\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1657\/26488925492_c745277940.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a selfie of me with my activity partner.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26581681785\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1477\/26581681785_8aef48d5e5.jpg\" class=\"pic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Christina, below, has inspired me to design my own decade. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/26489200392\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1707\/26489200392_d09dacc172.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ted, has inspired me to be more selfless.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/25979004733\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1676\/25979004733_b971d9197e.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then we had closing remarks by Mark McCormick. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/25979290643\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1478\/25979290643_ff17486605.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a truly amazing day and I feel very grateful that I had the opportunity to attend. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every time I feel like I&#8217;m almost caught up with the blog, stuff happens and I&#8217;m behind again. 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