Past Events

Date Event
November 16, 2023 CBEX November Networking Event
Join us and connect with fellow business folks in the greater Charlotte area.
October 26, 2023 CBEX Fall Speaker Series
Fall Speaker Series : Matt Doherty, “Building Your Team: Creating a Championship Culture”
September 21, 2023 CBEX Fall Networking Event
Join us and connect with fellow business folks in the greater Charlotte area.
August 24, 2023 CBEX Speaker Series: Where has all the talent gone?
WHERE has all the talent gone. .. And what can you do to get it back!
June 15, 2023 CBEX Spring Networking Event
Join us and connect with fellow business folks in the greater Charlotte area.
April 27, 2023 CBEX Speaker Series April,
The 2023 Workplace – Finding the Best Fit
Speakers: Thaddeus Jones – Nexus Search Partners, Lisa Hildreth – Sherpa, Michael Brannock – Arevo Group.
October 6, 2022 CBEX Speaker Series October,
Overcoming Obstacles by Setting Goals and Achieving Them Authentically Without the Imposter Syndrome
Speaker: Tana Greene – MyWorkChoice Co-founder and CEO.
In addition to the daily challenges of running a successful tech-based staffing company, Tana serves on the board of Safe Alliance Women’s Services, and has published an inspirational book on business success entitled “Creating a World of Difference”.
September 15, 2022 CBEX Fall Social Event
Join us and connect with fellow business folks in the greater Charlotte area.
May 4, 2022 CBEX Speaker Series May,
Envisioning a Bold and Exciting Future for Charlotte’s Center City
Come hear Michael Smith of Charlotte Center City Partners and Jennifer Appleby of Wray Ward share highlights of the plan.
Audience: Business Owners, Advisors, Consultants, Service Providers, CEOs, C-Suite, Managers, etc.
Social: Social will follow the speaker event at Midnight Mulligan Brewing.
January 19, 2022 CBEX Virtual Speaker Series January,
Recruiting and Retention: Getting the Most from Today’s New Workforce
Join CBEX for a virtual discussion on Recruiting and Retention: Getting the Most from Today’s New Workforce.
Topics of discussion: What are the insights that business leaders need to hear about recruiting and retention, even though they may not think that they do? Why can’t we treat today’s workforce the same as we did twenty (20) years ago? What are the differences? How should CEOs change? How has attraction and retention changed in the past five (5) years? What do the today’s employees want from businesses and business leaders? How do I keep my best teammates from jumping ship? Is working remotely a fad?
August 11, 2021 CBEX Virtual Speaker Series August,
CLT Resilience & Our Future Workspace
Join CBEX for a discussion on the future of the Charlotte workspace. We will take information from the Charlotte business community and share plans, and the impact on productivity and collaboration as we transition back to our offices. Please complete this anonymous questionnaire so your voice can be heard! Also, please consider sharing the link with other Charlotte businesses so we can include feedback from across the region!
April 28, 2021 CBEX Virtual Speaker Series April,
The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace
CBEX is hosting it’s next Virtual Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 7:30am-8:30am. Our topic, “The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace” will be presented by our panel of distinguished speakers: Dr. Shante Williams of the Charlotte Black Chamber of Commerce, Chad Turner, President of LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Frank Nelson with Charlotte Regional Business Alliance. The panel will be moderated by Bruce Fritch of Fritch Consulting.
October 22nd CBEX Virtual Speaker Series October,
Wellness in the Workplace: For Leaders and Our Teams
Join our panel discussion with Carmella Whitehead, MS, LMFT, licensed psychotherapist, Chuck Cooper, Managing Partner, Whitewater Consulting, and Lisa Clement-Bryant, MSN, RN, CDE, CPT Director of Employer Services at CaroMont Health. The discussion will be moderated by Jeff Wanner, Founder of Pair PEO.
September 24th CBEX Virtual Speaker Series September,
the upcoming election in NC.
Join us on Thursday, September 24 at 7:30AM for our next CBEX Speaker Series: “Decision 2020: How Will NC Businesses Be Affected by the Elections?”
We will have a “fireside chat” with the Executive Director of NC FreeEnterprise Foundation, Anna Beavon Gravely moderated by William McKee of Knowmad Digital Marketing.
August 19th Virtual Speaker Series August
Business Development in a Pandemic
Join us on Wednesday, August 19th at 7:30 am for a “Virtual coffee & breakfast” discussion, Q&A and networking. The program begins at 7:30 am and ends promptly at 8:15 am. How can I get new business in today’s environment? The world has changed and everyone in business development must change. What no longer works? What does work? What strategies are effective when you cannot meet face-to-face? How can I build trust?
July 21st Virtual Speaker Series July
Dr. Rebecca Heiss, Become Fearless
Join us on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:30 am for a “Virtual coffee & breakfast” discussion, Q&A and networking . The program begins at 7:30 am and ends promptly at 8:15 am.
June 24th Adapting in Adversity,
An Entrepreneur’s Perspective
Join us on Wednesday, June 24 at 7:30 am for a “Virtual coffee & breakfast” discussion, Q&A and networking . The program begins at 7:30 am and ends promptly at 8:15 am. Hang around after for 15 minutes of small group breakouts to share who you are! We will wrap up at 8:30am. We will have a candid conversation between a business owner and a strategic HR consultant about what has worked, what has not and how to surf the waves of change.
March 11th CBEX Speaker Series
Charlotte on the National Stage: the RNC in the Queen City
Join CBEX on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00AM for our first Speaker Series event of the year. We’ll have breakfast, discussion, Q&A and networking at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille (911 E. Morehead St, Charlotte, NC 28204) from 7AM – 8:30AM. Networking and breakfast is from 7AM – 7:30AM, and the panel discussion begins promptly at 7:30AM and ends at 8:30AM.
February 5th CBEX Winter 2020 Social at Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Join CBEX for our Winter Social! at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in South Park. Network, make new friends and learn from other business leaders. The event is free, but registration is appreciated. We’ll be meeting on Wednesday, February 5 from 5:30PM – 7:00PM.

2019 Event Calendar

DateEvent
January 23rdWinter Social @ Legion Brewing in Southpark (Register »)
February 27thSpeakers Series: Great Companies, Great People, Great Leaders
May 1stSpeakers Series: Multi-Generation Business Owners
June 6thSummer Social @ Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern in Southpark
AugustEnd of Summer Social @ Unknown
September 25thSpeakers Series: Point-Counterpoint
NovemberFall Social @ Napa on Providence