Vail Valley Partnership (VVP) today announced the implementation of a new membership benefit in collaboration with local nonprofit, Vail Leadership Institute (VLI). VLI, a leadership development organization based in the Vail Valley, will offer all VVP members a free one-year “Seeker” membership to the Institute. The Seeker membership is an introductory level, designed to familiarize people with the Institute’s leadership development and programming. The Seeker membership will provide all participating Partnership members access to the quarterly Leadership Insights Forum and connect them with other local leaders who are committed to the future of the Vail Valley.
Together, Buck Elliott, Art Currier and John Horan-Kates launched Vail Leadership Institute in 1997 as a nonprofit educational organization. Since it’s inception, VLI has continued to offer programs, retreats and courses to help people apply Inside First ™ leadership. The Inside First™ philosophy is a process that, ‘starts within, clarifying purpose, values and beliefs that differentiate our character, and then emanates outward, advanced by the skills of visioning and planning to guide our actions and relationships.’ Vail Leadership Institute has been a member of the Partnership since 2009.
“Vail Leadership Institute, much like the Partnership, plays a role in economic development and the nurturing of the local business community. The Institute is proud to be working with the Partnership to help connect people to resources they will need to build enduring businesses that are lead by character-driven executives and entrepreneurs. Like any business resource, it is the connection of the people that really makes the magic happen,” said Ross Iverson, general manager for the Institute’s Entrepreneurs BaseCamp program.
Vail Valley Partnership, in collaboration with the Economic Council of Eagle County and groups like VLI, works to provide local businesses with the resources to succeed, whether a current business in Eagle County or prospective. The synthesis of historical data and small business tools on VVP’s online Economic Development section with VLI’s applicable business lessons in the areas of ethics and guiding principles is a natural collaboration.
“Extending the VLI membership to our member businesses provides a great opportunity for reflection on ethics, normally an area of business that most entrepreneurs do not have the time to examine. We’re getting a business community that is not only better connected, but one that will lead conscientiously with thoughtfulness,” said Jeremy Rietmann, program manager at Vail Valley Partnership.
To activate your Seeker Membership, VVP members will first need to contact Ross Iverson at ross@vailleadership.org to receive their promo code and second, visit http://www.vailleadership.org/product/seeker-membership/ to initiate their one-year membership.
For more information on Vail Leadership Institute, please visit http://www.vailleadership.org/. To learn more about additional VVP member savings and programming benefits, please contact Jeremy Rietmann by calling 970-477-4012.