Our Business Resource Luncheon is a series of hour-long lunch & learns designed to equip local small businesses with practical tools, fresh ideas, and meaningful connections. Each session features a new topic led by an experienced presenter, focusing on the real challenges and opportunities that matter most to our business community. Enjoy a locally catered lunch while you learn, engage, and build the skills that help your business thrive.
Discover how to connect, communicate, and collaborate across generations. Today’s workplaces includes four generations. From Baby Boomers to Gen Z. Each with unique experiences, values, and communication styles. This engaging luncheon will explore how these differences shape our organizations and what leaders can do to create stronger, more inclusive teams.
Through real-world insights, interactive discussion, and shared experiences, you’ll gain practical strategies for:
Building understanding and respect across generations
Improving communication and teamwork
Adapting leadership styles to meet diverse expectations
Leveraging generational strengths to boost performance
Come enjoy lunch, connect with fellow business and community leaders, and leave with new perspectives on leading in a multigenerational world.
Free for current River Country Chamber Members
$15 for future members
Meet our Presenter: Jalisa Danhof is the Director of Camp Newaygo, a 100-year-old nonprofit serving families across West Michigan. She leads an organization that bridges five generations at once, from teenage staff to alumni in their 90s. With firsthand experience navigating generational differences in leadership, communication, and workplace culture, Jalisa offers practical insight on how to build connection, accountability, and collaboration across age groups.
You may also like the following events from River Country Chamber of Commerce of Newaygo County:
