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Join us at Preston Trail on October 24, 9 a.m., for our Community Leadership Breakfast, focusing on Cultural Intelligence & Diversity.
This quarters topic:
Cultural Curiosity: Understanding Our Changing Community
Our community is more diverse than ever before. Our time together will look at how this cultural growth is impacting our community and challenge you with practical tools to embrace diversity, build unity, and become more aware of the people and places around you.
Join us as we explore the richness of our changing community and grow together in understanding and unity.
Featuring -
Featuring -
Markus Lloyd
Markus Lloyd is the Founder/CEO of Threaded, a Biblical racial unity and justice ministry that is committed to taking people and churches from relationships to collaborative community engagement. In his local community, he is known as a community catalyst and serves on the McKinney Community Development Board. He is a speaker, writer, singer, actor, director, and certified Cultural Intelligence trainer. In his spare time, Markus can be found in commercials, on stage, and currently, he is the national emcee for Southwest Airlines. You can hear his voice in popular commercials, video games, and anime cartoons like Dragon-ball Super, Borderlands 2, The Walking Dead, and his current show One Piece. Additionally, he is the host of the popular podcast Colored Commentary. Markus has degrees and concentrated studies from Texas Christian University and Yale University and is currently working on a Master's in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives in McKinney, Texas with his amazing wife Lisa, and two beautiful boys Markus Jr. (Deuce) and Solomon.
Dr. Carrie LaFerle
Dr. Carrie La Ferle is a Professor of Ethics & Culture in the Temerlin Advertising Institute at SMU in Dallas, TX. Raised in Toronto, Canada; Carrie worked for Chiat/Day on the Nissan account before working in Tokyo for 4 years. Formally trained as a sociologist, she brings a broad understanding of culture and interpersonal communication to effective messaging. She is further certified as a Cultural Intelligence (CQ)& Unconscious Bias Trainer and Educator.
With over 60 publications examining the impact of social, ethical, and cultural influences on the practice of advertising, Carrie is an expert on cultural phenomena. She has traveled the globe from far reaching places such as China, the Philippines, Russia, and Australia, to Tunisia, France, and Qatar while further living in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Costa Rica. As an invited member of the CQ Fellows Society, Carrie works with a group of global leaders embarking on research, education, and industry initiatives to expand the power and reach of cultural intelligence.
Carrie is a voice on the Association of National Advertisers Global CMO Growth Council, where she encourages the need for cultural intelligence and ethical representation in marketing for industry growth. In 2021 she co-authored, Preaching and the Thirty-Second Commercial: Lessons from Advertising for the Pulpit, and was honored with the Rotzoll Career Award for Advertising Ethics & Social Responsibility. Most recently, Carrie was a recipient of the 2024 Dallas Business Journal’s Women in Business Award, recognizing women for their exceptional leadership and impactful contributions to their industries and communities.
Carrie thrives on developing cultural intelligence within education and any organization looking to understand how cultural knowledge can positively impact effective communication and interpersonal relationships. Carrie lives in Dallas, TX with her husband of 26 years and they have two young adult children.
Breakfast is included at this free event.
Doors open at 8 a.m. Come early and stay after to network with others in the community.
Please register all members of your organization who plan to attend.
~ REGISTER HERE ~
The Community Calendar is provided as a community service to citizens and businesses within Frisco and the surrounding community. Events posted on this calendar in the "Community" category are not Frisco Chamber events. Please contact the organization or organizers directly with questions.
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