October 5, 2025

Engage! Cleveland Champions Civic Pride and Talent Retention For Eight Years Running

Cleveland, Ohio —October 3, 2025 –  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  — Engage! Cleveland is thrilled to announce the 8th Annual Lead CLE: Professional Development Conference, taking place on November 5  and 6, 2025. This two-day event is designed to empower Cleveland’s emerging professionals by featuring presentations from some of the region’s leading experts, aimed at fostering significant career advancement.

 

“Engage! Cleveland is proud to once again offer our Professional Development Conference, providing early-career professionals with an affordable and invaluable opportunity to enhance their careers,” stated Ashley Basile Oeken, president of Engage! Cleveland. “With programming tailored specifically for early-career professionals, Lead CLE equips attendees with essential tools for both personal and professional growth in Cleveland.”

 

The conference serves as a strategic roadmap for professionals seeking to elevate their skills to supervisory and managerial levels. This year’s agenda includes eight dynamic sessions spread across two days, ensuring that participants leave with actionable insights to propel their professional journeys forward.

 

Sessions, Day 1 on November 5, 2025: 

  • Workplace 101: What They Don’t Teach You in School
  • How Feedback Fuels Your Growth
  • Professionalism & Presence: Showing Up to Stand Out
  • Mastering Social Cues and Conversations

 

Sessions, Day 2 on November 6, 2025: 

  • Being the CEO of Your Career
  • Your Career Toolkit for Any Role: Maximizing Transferable Skills:
  • Mastering Prioritization and Decision-Making
  • Commanding the Room: Mastering Workplace Communication

 

Engage! Cleveland will host this event in person at Cleveland Public Library-Louis Stokes Wing. Those interested in learning more or registering for the event can visit engagecleveland.org/leadcle

 

To learn more about Engage! Cleveland or new programs, jobs, and civic opportunities for emerging professionals in Cleveland, please visit engagecleveland.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads and X (formally Twitter).

 

The 8th Annual Lead CLE: Professional Development Conference is presented by lead sponsor Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, with additional sponsorships from Greater Cleveland Partnership, Grant Thornton Advisors, Taft Law, and National Interstate Insurance Company.

 

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www.engagecleveland.org |  3135 Euclid Ave # 103, Cleveland, OH 44115

 

About Engage! Cleveland

 

Engage! Cleveland is a community engagement organization for emerging professionals and business/community leaders who are passionate about making Cleveland a lasting home for the next generation. Our goal is to attract, engage and retain emerging, diverse talent to Greater Cleveland by connecting emerging professionals to people, jobs, organizations, and events. You can learn more at www.engagecleveland.org.

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