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#### What I do when I’m not at work

As a huge jazz fan, I’m typically at a local live music venue listening to a jam session.

#### My three goals for 2019

**1. Grow membership** by 25 percent.

**2. Get appointed to the board** of a Fortune 1000 company.

**3. Finally clean the garage** and become more organized.

#### My media mix

**Playlist:** Miles Davis, Cool Jazz, House Music

**Magazines:** Chief Executive, Black Enterprise, Harvard Business Review

**Newspapers:** The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post

#### On my desk right now

Our 2018–2019 strategic plan, engagement strategy and member prospects, potential speakers list, sales pipeline, “People on the Move” in Crain’s Chicago Business

#### The best advice I ever got

As a leader, be clear and transparent.

#### If I weren’t doing this, I’d …

… seek to make a difference in the lives of today’s disadvantaged youth by teaching and inspiring them to succeed through soft-skills training and education.

(Bob Stefko)

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