About TRSA’s Leadership Summit
Information-sharing for top executives on management team development, leadership skills
The TRSA Leadership Summit
- Features relevant keynote and leadership experts
- Builds new and strengthens existing relationships
- Recognize, reward and develop leaders of today and tomorrow
- Discounts for multiple registrations for this event
Who Should Attend
- CEOs/Executives
- Young Executives
- Emerging Leaders
About TRSA Summits
Summits foster novel approaches to significant challenges the industry faces by dedicating a single meeting to facilitating networking and information-sharing on a single subject. Conversations focus on developing consensus proposals for developing industry-wide solutions to overcoming obstacles to greater efficiency and effectiveness in the linen, uniform and facility services industry operations pertaining to the Summit’s subject area.
Earn CPLM Continuing Education (CE) Credits
Individuals who have earned TRSA’s Certified Professional Laundry Manager (CPLM) credential may earn seven Continuing Education (CE) credit towards re-certification with participation in this event. For more information about TRSA’s CPLM credential, visit www.trsa.org/cplm
Cancellation Policy
Registrations for the live in-person event will be automatically registered for the virtual event with any changes to registration fee refunded after the event.
Dress Code
It’s virtual – what you wear is up to you!
Past Presentations
Click here for presentations from past summits.
Future Events
June 15, 2022 – Oakbrook, IL
Keynote Presentation: Make Way for Gen Z!
Jonah and David Stillman, father, and son, GenX/GenZ speaking team
The leading edge of GenZ has entered their 20s. While they might just be your intern for now, you need to know that they are your future workforce and marketplace. Best-selling author and generations expert David Stillman will provide insights into the next generation- and will bring along “Exhibit A” in the form of his son, Jonah. This Gen X and Gen Z speaking combo can help you get ahead of the curve. Why speculate about the latest generation? Here is your chance to get the straight scoop from two experts!
Concurrent Session: Emotional Intelligence Assessment and Workshop
Speaker: Eric Kurjan, president, Six Disciplines Consulting
Possessing technical skill alone is not enough to ensure success. Instead, personal and professional success is deeply rooted in the way we interact with others. Research shows us that only 15% of success is attributable to raw mental intelligence. The rest is based on a healthy awareness of self and others, in other words, fundamental human interaction skills. Building the skills of leadership begins with understanding yourself.
This virtual workshop will help you get there by:
- Completing a self-assessment
- Small group discussions in virtual breakout rooms
- Defining individual outcomes and follow up steps
Concurrent Session: Why and How You Should Spend More Time Empowering, Less Time Managing
Speaker: Everett Gutierrez, executive facilitator, DX Learning
The workplace needs leaders who will adapt with the changes occurring before our eyes; the old “command and control management” style is a thing of the past. Modern leadership is crucial. A recent Gallup “State of the American workplace” survey showed just three out of every 10 employees thought their opinions counted at work and that seven out of every 10 of your team don’t think you care about their thoughts on how to do their work. Drive retention, productivity and safety up by double digits by changing this perception. In this interactive virtual session you’ll learn how to have an empowerment mindset, which is doing the opposite of what your brain is telling you do to, and will leave motivated to empower those who come to work for you.
Concurrent Session: Family Business Success Stories: A Fireside Chat
Panelists: David Potack, president, Unitex; John Clark, CEO, Prudential Overall Supply; Johanna Ames, President, Ames Linen Service; Bryan Bartsch, President, Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service; Moderator: Randy Bartsch, president, Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service
Many companies start out as family businesses but only those that master the unique challenges intrinsic to this form of ownership will endure and prosper over the generations. Hear from three TRSA member companies who have mastered a successful family business dynamic while keeping their businesses running – and prospering – for decades. Using an informal, “fireside chat” format, attendees will have a unique opportunity to listen in on personal stories and ideas and ask questions around these topics and more:
- Dividing roles and responsibilities within the business
- The biggest (most memorable) “lessons learned” while operating a family business
- The significance of family values and purpose when making important company decisions
Concurrent Session: The Importance of a Positive Mindset and Positive Recognition in the Workplace
Speaker: Don Sandel, executive facilitator, DX Learning
In this interactive virtual session, you’ll discover the power of waking up each morning ready to share a positive mindset. With Don as your facilitator, you will work in small groups with fellow attendees to improve your knowledge in these areas:
- Understand that while every employee hopes to be recognized for their work, most rarely see regular moments of positive recognition in the workplace
- Discover what stops us from the simple act of positive recognition
- Instill a habit of positive recognition to improve the engagement and performance of your team overnight
General Session: Facilitated Closing Panel: COVID 19- How Did the Industry Respond… and How Do We Recover?
Panelists: Jim Buik, president, Roscoe Co., and TRSA Chairman; Jim Cashman, president ImageFirst; P.J. Dempsey, Dempsey Linen & Uniform Supply; and Harry Kertenian, CEO, Magic Laundry; Moderator: Joseph Ricci, president, and CEO, TRSA
This executive panel will address the ways in which the industry responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear recovery stories, information on that state of the markets, and discuss how we continue to move forward from here.
