April 2015

Taking The First Step The business story that will leave you inspired to take action!

Twinning is WinningWhat one Sheffield member thought of the weekend!

Easter Egg! Read the impact the annual appeal has had!

Steel City News

Extempore TrainingHow you can get crowd ready!

Picture: Westport Waterfront, Mayo

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Welcome from 2015 PresidentThe Story So Far100 YearsCV ReviewThe Team: Chrissie LewisCommunity UpdateEvents DiaryThe BenefitsTwinning Weekend TOYP Interview JCI YorkshireInternational - Japan

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EHello thereCan you actually believe that we have reached the start of April already? What a busy and jam packed first quarter of the year it has been where we have all been doing our bit to be the CHANGE as active citizens.

Community - I am thrilled that we have smashed our easter egg appeal target of 400 eggs and have collected over 700 Easter eggs for the Sheffield Children’s Hospital this year for our annual appeal. I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of members and support-ers. A special thank you to our member Helen from Razzamataz Theatre School who has lead this project again this year and special mentions to Gareth Carson and Katie Jackson for collecting so many. Putting a smile on the face of the children in hospital over easter…eggcelent work guys! As well as making an impact in the community in this way, we had a very interesting and inspirational session with Age UK Sheffield that has given us lots of project ideas to collaborate with them with during the year. This month we are looking forward to volunteering with SAFE@LAST at the Yorkshire Half Marathon on 12th April and also at their Not So Strictly Come Dancing event on 25th April. If anyone else wants to help, please get in touch!

Business - Our monthly free networking Wednesday sessions are continuing to be very popular and attract non members interested in signing up, as well as regular members wanting to connect with each other. We are very pleased with the warm reception we re-ceived from the folks at Bloo88 our new venue for this event on West Street. We are final-izing a couple of business tours and talks as well as a business bootcamp weekend being planned later in the year, so watch this space!

Training - We have put on a variety of training sessions this quarter, ranging from first aid training, to street dance and drama, to CV writing and interview techniques, always look-ing at giving our members the training that interests, benefits and motivates them. In the coming months we have the very fun extempore (off the cuff) public speaking training and lots more in the pipeline.

International – Our twinning relationship with JCI Mayo in Ireland continues to go from strength to strength. We had a very successful visit to Ireland for the St Patricks weekend in March and are looking forward to welcoming them to Sheffield in June. Find out more what we got up to later in this edition. Members are also preparing for European Con-ference in Turkey taking place in June and also starting to think about World Congress in Japan at the beginning of November. We have a limited number of bursaries members can apply for these as well as National Convention and Public Speaking Academy so we can invest in your national and international experience.

Social – So far this year we have enjoyed a visit to the panto, a quiz night as well as a few drinks in the pub. We will be putting on more social events later in the year and would love to know what you want us to do.

And finally, I am pleased to say JCI Sheffield have submitted a bid to host the 2015 JCI UK AGM and September National Council meeting for 12th September 2015 to the JCI Nation-al Board. We are looking to hold our Annual Dinner on the same evening so please pencil it in your diaries! We should hear back whether we have been successful towards the end of the month, so fingers crossed!

Mark Smith2015 PresidentJCI Sheffieldmark.smith@jcisheffield.org.uk

The Story So Far

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The First Female President

“You’d enjoy Junior Chamber. I’ll get you an application form.” Liz was herself a new mem-ber of Sheffield Junior Chamber and we were chatting at a charity event in 1976. Soon afterwards I nervously presented myself for formal interview by two Chamber Officers, and was later relieved to find that I had been accepted. The following Wednesday evening I pushed open the door at the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce to find a room full of heavy oak fur-niture and men in suits. No one had mentioned that women had only re-cently been admitted to membership after years of debate. But everyone was very welcoming, and a Past President sitting next to me not only whispered a warning that I would be expected to stand and introduce my-self, but helpfully scribbled down a list of possible headings for my short speech. In this, as in every stage in my SJCC career, I was - and remain - hugely grateful for the guidance and encouragement from other members.

For this piece I was asked to write especially about being the first female President. As I had already learned at British Steel, there are advantag-es of being a woman in a man’s world. When every meeting opens with someone pointedly saying, “Gentlemen, ahem, LADY and gentlemen” you can’t help but get noticed.

In Sheffield Junior Chamber, everyone knew that a woman member must be new, so we were singled out for welcome. There were tricky moments. After the meeting, most members retired to the nearest pub. It was still unusual for women to queue at the bar, but the men who initially demurred at being bought drinks by a woman managed to get used to the idea fairly quickly! However, when tickets went on sale for the Annual Dinner, a grand affair held at the Cutlers’ Hall, the organiser informed that “lady members” were NOT expected to attend. That was one piece of advice I chose to ignore.

Frances Soar, President of Sheffield Junior Chamber of Commerce 1984-85

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Junior Chamber had a strong career structure backed up by formal man-agement training. I began by helping with a variety of projects, then chaired project committees before serving over the years in various Officer posts. It eventually seemed natural to seek nomination as President. I was stung when one older member, previously very encouraging, backed off, saying, “I don’t think SJCC is ready for a woman President”. Naively perhaps, I hadn’t expected my gender to be an issue – there were plenty of women members by this time and it one of us would inevitably become President before too long. But this comment opened my eyes and I adjusted my campaign strat-egy!

Once elected, I don’t recall my gender being very significant. I do remember that the kindly Clerk to the Cutlers’ Company thoughtfully gave me the op-tion of sitting with the (mostly male) guests of the Master Cutler at the Cut-ler’s Feast, or joining the (all female) guests of the Mistress Cutler. I chose to dine with the chaps, and enjoyed the evening in my comfy frock whilst all around me were trussed up in razor sharp starched white collars. The whole year was amazing, exhausting and inspiring. Thirty years on and I’m still recovering!

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It was a crisp March evening and after an unprecedented amount of feedback from members, the chamber delivered its very first CV writing, interview skill and job search training. The training was held at the Holiday Inn Express and saw a very good uptake from local and regional members.

The training was delivered by Gareth Carson (Deputy President) and Katie Jackson (Business and Partnerships Director) who between them have over 14 years of recruitment experience. Both were on hand to support attendees with a variety of practical tools to use when looking for that perfect job!

Gareth began the evening by going over what the ideal CV should look like and what it should include. He also gave attendees an insight into how recruitment consultants view CV’s and what could be done to make your CV stand out. As we moved into the interview training there was a selection of horror stories and hints and tips on what to do and what not to do. There was also a quick quiz to test attendees on how best to present yourself when interviewing for a variety of roles and professions.

Once everyone was all set with their fabulous CV’s and top tricks for interviewing, Katie made sure that they were all well armed with where to look to find your ideal job. There were a lot of sur-prised faces within the group when Katie went over some of the job search analytics, and it definitely gave the room food for thought when looking for their next role.

Facts: • 60% of jobs are not advertised• 80% of jobs are gained through networking • 78% of recruiters check search engines for info on candidates

Both trainers were presented with a certificate by local President Mark Smith, to confirm that a donation had been made in their names to charity Nothing But Nets. To find out more about the good causes that we are supporting this year please visit the ‘Local Projects’ page on the website.

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The Team Each edition will give you the chance to meet a member of the 2015 council team for JCI Sheffield. You can learn all about thier passions, thoughts and more! In this issue it’s Admin & Finance Director Chrissie Lewis!

Name:

Chrissie Lewis

How long have you been a member of JCI?

Since November 2014.

How long have you been on council team?

Since January 2015

What is your current role on the council team?

Admin and Finance Director What are your hobbies?

Running, shopping, netball and socialising!

Why JCI for you?

JCI offers such a fantastic opportunity to meet new people through its regular networking events! I love networking and expanding my own points of view, and the best way to do this is by throwing yourself into networking events and speaking to new people! I’m also really keen to run my own business one day, and therefore, all the training opportunities really develop you, on both a professional and personal level.

chrissie.lewis@jcisheffield.org.uk@Clew1192

Tell us about your role:

As the Admin and Finance Director, I am required to manage and maintain the chambers budget, regularly creating reports which display the chambers expenditure and income against the set budget. I also facilitate meetings, taking and circulating council meetings minutes. Within these meetings, I contribute to the decision making of one of the largest JCI chambers in the UK, and vote in regards to various motions.

What is your ambition within JCI?

To meet as many new people as possible, to increase and develop my skills, and to support the council team in as many ways as I can!

Proudest moment at JCI (so far!)

Learning how to maintain account budgets and sheets!!

Most embarrassing moment:

Tripping over my own dress in a club after a social!

What is your occupation?

I am the Student Voice Coordinator at Derby Students’ Union.

Claim to Fame?

One time I saw Tom Cruise at a Film Premier in Leicester Square...if that even counts!!

What advice would you give to someone thinking of joining their local JCI council team?

Go for it! It will develop your skills and you will do and learn things you never imagined! (Good things of course! ha!)

Community

We have been overwhelmed by all the fantastic support we have had from members and the community in getting behind and supporting our Easter Egg appeal this year. As well as eggs being brought by members to many of our events, we also have several donations from fellow JCI members around the country for us then to buy even more eggs for our appeal and local business Wincanton an M&S Distribution Centre set up a colletion point for their employees to drop off their eggs. We thought we had set ourselves a challenging target of collecting 400 eggs to give to the Sheffield Children's Hospital when actually we have collected 711 eggs! We are delighted that this will put a big smile on the faces of children who are in hospital over the easter period. A massive thank you to our member Helen Green and her Razzamataz Theatre School for leading on this project again. A talented group of children and young people from Razzamataz gave a fantastic performance as well as handing over the eggs from JCI on 29th March. Due to the success of the appeal we are also donating eggs to Age UK Sheffield and a local food bank.

One of our official charities we are supporting this year is Age UK Sheffield. Jenny Dewsnap the Business Manager from the charity gave us an insight into the important services they pro-vide to older people in the City. As a result of the workshop, our minds were buzzing with lots of ideas about how we can help make an impact on older people in Sheffield and support the charity. A couple of ideas we are starting to develop is looking at how our members can teach older people basic IT skills such as setting up an email address and being able to attach pho-tographs to help keep them in touch with friends and family or even how to shop online. We are also thinking of organising a Christmas party towards the end of the year for older people who may otherwise be isolated and not get the chance to take part in the usual festivities that many of us just take for granted. If you are interested in finding out more about to get involved with these projects, please contact Mark Smith 2015 President.

Age UK Sheffield - http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/AgeUKSheffield100

Events DiaryHere you can check out all of the fantastic events that are lined up for JCI Sheffield and even other chambers around the UK! Filled with business talks, training work-shops, networking and socials your diary is about to get a lot more exciting! Be sure

to book on Eventbrite to save your spot!

For more information head to our websitehttp://www.jcisheffield.org.uk/events

29 Apr-Event Type: BusinessVenue: Bloo88 West StreetDate: 29th Apr, 2015Price: JCI Member: Free Non-Member: Free

Networking Wednesday

Yorkshire Half Marathon Sheffield (run or volunteer) Event Type: CommunityVenue: Sheffield - Starts City CentreDate: 12th April, 2015

12 Apr

JCI Scotland National Conference 2015Event Type: InternationalVenue: Aberdeen, ScotlandDate: 17th Apr, 2015

17 - 19Apr

Bingo Night in aid of Noth-ing But NetsEvent Type: CommunityVenue: TBCDate: 23rd Apr, 2015

23 Apr

JCI UK - Public Speaking Academy 2015 Event Type: TrainingVenue: BPP University Birmingham, 34-36 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6BNDate: 9th May, 2015

9 - 10 May

First Aid Training 2 Event Type: TrainingVenue: Holiday inn ExpressDate: 18th May, 2015Price: Free

18 May JCI European Conference 2015Event Type: International Venue: Istanbul Congress Centre (ICC), Taşkışla Caddesi Harbiye 34367 İstanbul/TurkeyDate: 3rd Jun, 2015Price: EUR 350

3 - 6 Jun

Extempore (Off The Cuff) Public Speaking TrainingEvent Type: TrainingVenue: Holiday Inn ExpressDate: 15th May, 2015

15 May

Not So Strictly Come Dancing (volunteer for SAFE@LAST)Event Type: CommunityVenue: MagnaDate: 25th April, 2015

25 Apr

Everyday ImprovisationEvent Type: TrainingVenue: Holiday Inn Royal VicDate: 15th April, 2015

15 Apr

Membership Benefits Junior Chamber International (JCI) is the global not for profit organi-sation that will help you meet new people, learn new skills and grow both personally and professionally.

With JCI you can:1. Meet top business people, share best practice and visit leading

companies2. Build self confidence in your own abilities by practising skills. JCI

is a 'learning by doing' organisation3. Network locally, nationally and internationally 4. Develop public speaking skills5. Have the opportunity to try and do things that you don't get to do

at work6. Attend seminars and listen to the world's most inspiring key note

speakers7. Make positive changes to your community8. Attend national and international conferences and parties9. Utilise practical leadership opportunities such as project man-

agement and being part of the council team 10. Have fun and make friends!

Don't be shy and join JCI Sheffield now!

This was my first experience of visiting our twins in County Mayo Ireland and i can safely say it cer-tainly won’t be my last.

The weekend started with a fun journey to East Midlands airport with sweets and singing in the car and talking about what potential adventures may lie ahead in Ireland.

We had a fantastic flight with Ryanair and I was very excit-ed that we landed on time in Knock airport as it meant we got the famous landing fan fair tune from Ryanair.

We were warmly greeted at the air-port by Adrian 2015 Immediate Past President and Karen 2015 Joint Deputy Pres-ident of JCI Mayo. A very scenic car journey took us through the Irish country side to Westport which would be our home for the next few days.

We stayed in The Helm a fantastic Public House where we were greeted by Kiera 2015 President of JCI Mayo. Her family run the pub and made us extremely welcome. We had two

very large apartments which we settled into before sampling the menu at The Helm for lunch. Then we headed off for a walk up Croagh Patrick Mountain - we only managed about half way up but got to drink out of a fresh water stream which was the greatest water I have tasted.

That evening we met 6 other members from JCI Mayo and munched on a takeaway and played charades and ‘heads up’ (a fantastic app) it was great to get some friendly competition and banter going and it was such a giggle.

On the Saturday we started the day with an introduction to event management training from our very own Mark 2015 President of JCI Sheffield. This was very informative and I am pleased to say Mark is happy to run this for us locally too later in the year.

That afternoon we headed off for an activity called Splatball which is similar to paint balling however I am pleased to say not as painful! This was a great team building activity and re-ally helped us build an even closer relationship with our twins.

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After this it was off to get ready for an amazing evening meal at The Helm where Mark and Keira as chamber Presidents gave short speeches talk-ing about how the twinning relationship benefits the chamber. We were presented with a fridge magnet sporting our local Sheffield slogan for this year ‘be the CHANGE’ and Mayo’s theme ‘accept the CHALLENGE’.

As well as presenting JCI Mayo with a certificate to say we had donated a bet net with Nothing But Nets in their name, we also gave JCI Mayo a ‘Round Tuit’ a very funny gift we got from the Sheffield Shop on Surrey Street, playing on the Yorkshire accent, that we will do something when we get ‘Round Tuit’ (around to it!)

With relationships formed and sharing more best practices and personal ideas all that was left for us to do on the Sunday was to give something back to the community of JCI Mayo. It had been organised for us to go to MSPCA mayo’s version of RSPCA to help walk the dogs and clean out the cat rooms. What was fantastic was that by doing this for 3 hours it meant that 4 of their regular volunteers were able to have the day off so they could be at home on Mothers Day. I fell in love with a cat and her 2 week old kittens and was given the honour of being able to name her.

That afternoon Keira and Deborah took us to a traditional Irish Ceili where we were lucky enough to learn how to do the Seat of Venice and The Irish Waltz dances. Everyone at this event was very friendly and helped us Sheffielders get to grips with the dance moves. In the evening, we took part in what I am told has become a tradition on Sheffield’s visit to Mayo each year, a spot of home made pizza making.

Then came Monday morning the time when we had to say good bye. I was very said to leave such a beautiful place with such amazing and inspiring members. I would like to thank Louise 2015 Joint Deputy President for project managing the weekend and the rest of our amazing twins for making us all feel so welcome. I am looking forward to next year!!!!

@GstersBeauty gareth.carson@jcisheffield.org.uk

StargazingInterviewee name: Kate HewettInterviewee company/role: Marketing and Programming Director, Tramlines Events Ltd

Can you name someone who has had a big impact on you as a leader? As well as being a massive asset to Shef-field's music community, Penny Blackham has also been a real inspiration for me throughout my career. When we met, she was responsible for running the majority of the live gigs I went to. She cemented the reputation of the Students' Union as a venue instrumental in launching the careers of breaking talent, and had built a national brand in the form of Fuzz Club, the Union's pioneering live music clubnight. Prior to that, she'd successfully owned and run an independent record shop, and she's since gone on to dedicating her time to artist management. It's really inspiring to see someone fuelled by a true passion and drive for music carve out a truly unique career path. Mentoring and continued professional development are really important to me, and Penny's creativity, insight and bottomless provision of tea and sympathy mean that she's always been amongst the first people that I turn to.

What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time? Mix up your working environment. Step out of your office regularly and use the time away to help you to maintain your focus and ensure that you're not losing sight of the passions that made your career appeal to you in the first place.

Can you tell us about something you have learned in the past year?Having started the business and the festival from the ground up, every step is a learning process and, as a team, we become more accomplished with every new event. We've put a great deal of focus this year on refocusing our marketing, and really getting to know our audience, as we're aware that the demographic of our festival-goers has shifted over the course of our history. It's been really interesting to find out about the people that engage with our organisation, and the ways in which they communicate with Sheffield's wider cultural community as a whole.

What are you most proud of?I'm proud of the feeling of goodwill that we've created around Tramlines. As well as the fact that crime rates actually fall on the weekend, seeing Sheffield at its very best, with music spilling out into the streets from every possible space is really touching and inspiring. I'm confident that it's this atmosphere that has enabled us to take the event from four years of being free-entry into being something that music-fans from all over are happy to pay for.

How do you build your network? Even now, the vast majority of the music industry is still based in London and plenty of the people that I work with on a daily basis have never even visited Sheffield. It has meant, in the past, that we've come up against the obstacle of finding ways to effectively express our ethos to people who haven't experienced the festival first-hand. As a result, from the outset I've tried to surround myself with other people with similar approaches to the music business, regardless of their particular sector of the industry or their geographical location.

What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess? For me, self-assurance is key. I'm conscious of taking time to evaluate my instincts and ensure that I truly believe what I'm selling in to my team. Particularly in an externally-facing role like mine, it's vital to have the courage of your convictions if you want to get the most out of people and see a project through to the end.

TOYP Nominee Interview (Ten Outstanding Young Persons)

The first JCI Yorkshire regional event of 2015 was hosted in Bradford on 23rd March 2015. We listened to a very inter-esting talk about the importance of managers and business owners engaging their employees to maximise productivity. Whilst a no-brainer, the talk gave different food for thought. We were then treated to a spot of extempore (off the cuff) public speaking training by former National JCI UK President Emma Eastwood. This was great fun and gave everyone who wanted to take part the chance to speak.

As part of their project impact 100, JCI Barnsley spent a day recently planting trees with Voluntary Action Barnsley in the town. In their blog about the day, President Tracy Anderson writes that ‘you could have mistaken us for Snow White’s dwarves as we set off with our shovels and spades...armed with bundles of natively grown British saplings’. These were chosen with success in mind, that native saplings would be able to survive in our climate, and have not been imported with diseases that could devastate our ecosystem).

Our President Mark was delighted to attend JCI Rotherham’s recent business tour of Magna Science Adventure Centre where we learned about the steel heritage. We also learned about how as a venue for corporate events, the company raises funds to support the charitable aspect and the edu-cational work that Magna runs. JCI Rotherham will be ar-ranging a social event to the Rotherham Real Ale and Beer Festival which will take place at Magna in June.

World Congress

Every November, members from across the globe come together for the peak of the JCI year at JCI World Congress. At this global fo-rum international officers will be elected for the upcoming year. JCI Members also explore ide-as for international initiatives and recognize the achievements of outstanding active citizens. With JCI in more than 100 countries and terri-tories, members have the opportunity to meet fellow citizens from highly diverse backgrounds. JCI Members will share experiences and find new ways to create positive change on both lo-cal and global levels. At this event, JCI’s critical mass of young people will unite to magnify the positive impact of the JCI movement.

Congress Venues

The venues for the conference vary with each venue hosting various sections of the conference. The Headquater hotel is the ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa. The open-ing ceromony will be held Ishikawa Sports Center.

3th - 8th Nov 2015

Registration£345

About JCI Kanazawa

Junior Chamber International Kanazawa, which has operated for 62 years, is an organization which has been operating more than 60 years with the goal of ‘realizing a bright and afflu-ent society for the future of people who live in Kanazawa.’ Their main activities are ‘individual training, social services and friendship with the world.’ The organisation was the 20th to be es-tablished in Japan.

To realize a bright and affluent society, they have been engaged in activities related to commu-nity development and human resources devel-opment. These activities also lead to personal growth by investigating, planning, practicing and verifying.

“In 2015, JCI WORLD CONGRESS will be held in Kanazawa for the first time in a city other than government-designated cities in Japan. We will have more people from all over Japan and the world because the Hokuriku Shinkansen is scheduled to open this year. We would like dele-gates from home and abroad to be fans of Kanaz-awa through cultural experiences which they can only have in Kanazawa.

Under the theme of this year ‘Create New Values towards Global City Kanazawa: Let’s Challenge for Our Future,’ we will transmit the attractions of Kanazawa, which has been incorporating new culture while keeping its history and tradition, and try to create new values as a city.”

- 2015 JCI Kanazawa President Takahiro Kitamura

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