Waukesha County Biz Alliance – Business Growth Workshop

We’re excited to share that Kelly Renz, CEO of inVantage, will be the featured speaker at the Business Growth Workshop hosted by the Waukesha County Business Alliance on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 7:45 – 9:30 a.m.

This 90-minute workshop, Ready to Thrive When Others Stall?, is designed for leaders who want to take proactive steps to strengthen their businesses when facing disruption or uncertainty.

What You’ll Gain from This Workshop

Participants will:

  • Complete an assessment of seven key dimensions of business readiness.
  • Identify strengths and pinpoint critical gaps that could hinder resilience.
  • Hear how other business leaders are addressing similar challenges.
  • Walk away with actionable strategies to build agility, focus, and team confidence.

Kelly will guide attendees through a structured framework to evaluate business readiness and resilience, ensuring leaders leave with practical steps they can implement right away.

Event Details

  • Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
  • Time: 7:45 – 9:30 a.m. (Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., workshop starts at 8:00 a.m.)
  • Location: Waukesha County Business Alliance, Chortek Conference Room, 2717 N Grandview Blvd., Suite 300, Waukesha, WI 53188
  • Fee: $25 for members (non-members, please contact the Alliance)

Register Today

Seats are limited. To learn more and register, visit the Waukesha County Business Alliance event page or call the Alliance at (262) 542-4249.

At inVantage, we believe that resilience and readiness are essential for long-term growth. We’re proud to see Kelly bring her experience and insights to this important conversation for business leaders across our community.

Leadership Waukesha County Cohort Increases Their Emotional Intelligence (EQ) with inVantage CEO, Kelly Renz

On Wednesday, September 13th, inVantage CEO, Kelly Renz, led a session on Emotional Intelligence for the Leadership Waukesha County cohort at the Waukesha County Business Alliance.

Leadership Waukesha County is a leadership development program that has been offered by the Waukesha County Business Alliance for over 30 years. This program provides tools and education to level-up participants’ leadership skills. Each class session is led by one of their experienced facilitators who guides the participants through meaningful activities and discussions.

Emotional Intelligence was the focus of the session which guided the cohort through topics including defining emotional intelligence (EQ) and its four core skills, understanding the business case for a high EQ, and learning how to increase self-awareness to strengthen EQ.

Effective Teaming Workshop with Waukesha County Business Alliance’s Leadership Waukesha County Cohort

Key Fact: Did you know that on average 7 hours per week per employee is wasted on ineffective teaming?

On May 3rd, inVantage CEO Kelly Renz led a workshop about effective teaming with the Leadership Waukesha County (Waukesha County Business Alliance) cohort. 

Key Concepts included the changing dynamics of teams in the past three years, how to assess and evaluate team effectiveness, and principles to build stronger, healthier teams.