Week 5
Welcome to Week 5 of your ProX internship experience!
You have made it to the final week of the summer program. This week is a chance to reflect on your growth, celebrate your accomplishments, and finish strong as you wrap up your internship experience.
Take time to review this week’s content and continue showing up with confidence and professionalism — we are proud of everything you have accomplished this summer.
Strong leadership requires the ability to positively influence those around you. Sometimes leadership looks like stepping forward with an idea, while other times it means listening well, staying dependable, or helping move a team toward a shared goal.
Within work-ready skill development, leadership becomes the master skill by bringing together communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and self-awareness to help you grow into a confident and capable professional.
Week 5: Leadership
ImBlaze Check-in
This Week’s Agenda
Check-In
Kick off the day by checking in, connecting with your Coach, and getting ready for another exciting day of the ProX experience.
Week 5 Rally
All interns will come together for our final ProX Rally! During this time, you’ll hear program-wide announcements and immerse yourself within the program community.
Breakout Sessions
This week’s breakout sessions will focus on:
Leadership
PD Wrap-Up
We’ll close out the day together with final reminders, reflection, and a chance to reset before heading into another week of your internship experience.
This Week’s Featured Speakers
Throughout the summer, featured speakers will lead conversations and interactive sessions focused on topics that support your growth, career readiness, and life beyond ProX. While speakers come from a variety of industries and backgrounds, each session is designed to help you build work-ready skills and learn from the real-world experiences of professionals who have navigated their own career journeys.
Take advantage of these opportunities to make connections between what you are learning throughout the program and your goals for the future!
DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Ed.D.
President and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace is president and chief executive officer of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a private, nonpartisan foundation that provides access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity – regardless of race, gender, or geography.
Working across the public service, academic, and philanthropic sectors, Dr. Burns-Wallace carries a career commitment to enriching and strengthening equitable economic mobility. With Ewing Kauffman’s vision serving as the centerpiece for the Kauffman Foundation, Dr. Burns-Wallace guided a comprehensive community engagement process to solidify the Foundation’s enduring bond with Kansas City and renew its focus on college access and completion, workforce and career development, and entrepreneurship.
Maggie Smardo
Marketing Specialist, Team KC: Kansas City Area Development Council
Maggie Smardo is a Marketing Specialist, Investor Relations at the Kansas City Area Development Council. In her role, she collaborates with nearly 400 companies across the region to market Kansas City as a premier destination for talent and business investment. Through strategic engagement, Maggie helps drive a unified regional vision that supports the growth and competitiveness of the KC region.
Danielle Hilton
Managing Director Team KC: Kansas City Area Development Council
Danielle Hilton is the Managing Director of TeamKC: Life+Talent at the Kansas City Area Development Council. In her role, she works with more than 300 companies across the region to showcase KC to talented individuals from around the world. Overseeing an exclusive leadership group of global HR and recruiting executives and a network of more than 1,100 recruiters in the KC community, Danielle provides strategic direction for attracting and retaining talent in the KC region.
