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YPN Professional Development Series – Networking with a Twist!

YPN Professional Development Series – Networking with a Twist!

Get an early start to the weekend with the Young Professionals of the Naperville Chamber (YPN) Friday, April 12! This month’s YPN business meeting is a chance for members to network with a fun twist—board games! A different board game will be set up at each table, and attendees will have 20 minutes to play and [...]

YPN Informal Networking Luncheon – BD’s Mongolian Barbeque

YPN Informal Networking Luncheon – BD’s Mongolian Barbeque

The monthly YPN Informal Networking Luncheons are a fun and relaxing opportunity to network and expand your professional contacts while enjoying a meal with your peers. This month’s luncheon will be held Friday, April, 26, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at BD’s Mongolian Barbeque loacted at 221 S. Washington St. in Naperville. Lunch will [...]

Informal Networking Luncheon at Rock Bottom

Informal Networking Luncheon at Rock Bottom

The monthly YPN Informal Networking Luncheons are a fun and relaxing opportunity to network and expand your professional contacts while enjoying a meal with your peers. This month’s luncheon will be held Friday, March 22, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Rock Bottom located at 28256 Diehl Rd. in Warrenville. Lunch will be served promptly at 11:30 [...]

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YPN Needs Your Feedback!

YPN Needs Your Feedback!

YPN belongs to you, our Members, and we need your feedback to know how we are doing. Your input helps guide our efforts to help Members build relationships and provide opportunities for personal and professional growth. Take this brief survey and help us plan for next year’s activities, programs and events. Complete the survey by [...]

The YPN Perspective: Pay Yourself First

The YPN Perspective: Pay Yourself First

No matter how hard you try to avoid it, sometimes it seems like your day-to-day living expenses just eat away at your entire paycheck.  Before you know it, the money in your paycheck seems to vanish, and you don’t even know where it went.  And while you’re focused on just making ends meet, putting money [...]

The YPN Perspective: What’s in a Brand?

The YPN Perspective: What’s in a Brand?

Your brand is a vital component of your marketing and networking strategy. Not just in the context of your company’s image, but your personal brand—your reputation.  I will explain what a brand is and why it’s important and how you can establish and maintain your personal brand. The American Marketing Association (AMA) defines a brand [...]

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YPN Table and Discount to Chamber Inaugural Gala & Silent Auction

YPN Table and Discount to Chamber Inaugural Gala & Silent Auction

The Inaugural Gala & Silent Auction on Friday, January 27, 2012 serves as the formal welcoming of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Board of Directors. Join us as we honor and recognize the outgoing Members of the Board for their hard work and efforts, and help us welcome seven new Members, who will serve as [...]

Chamber Receives Prestigious 5-Star Accreditation

Chamber Receives Prestigious 5-Star Accreditation

Dear Members: I have great news about your Chamber. Yesterday we received word that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has given the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce the prestigious designation of a 5-Star Accreditation ranking. Approximately one percent of all chambers have achieved this prestigious ranking. Only 75 chambers of commerce, out of the nearly [...]

Meet the Candidates: Mayor & City Council

Meet the Candidates: Mayor & City Council

The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, Naperville Jaycees and Young Professionals of the Naperville Chamber invite the community to join their Members for Meet The Candidates Night on Wednesday, March 23 at Club Mamalu in downtown Naperville. On April 5, voters will be asked to cast a ballot to decide who will serve as Mayor [...]

What People Are Saying

Meghan McCormick, Nordstrom, Inc.

Meghan McCormick, Nordstrom, Inc.

I joined YPN 2 years ago, I am probably an exception to most young professionals that belong to YPN since most are entrepreneurs that own or work for small companies in the Naperville area. I work for a large corporation based on the west coast- Nordstrom, Inc.  So why would I would join such organization? [...]

Liz Jump, Interior Investments LLC

Liz Jump, Interior Investments LLC

YPN: A Game Changer  About two and a half years ago, I joined a large company that was a member of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, but did not take advantage of what the Chamber had to offer. I took the liberty to explore what was available to me to help grow my business. [...]

Michelle Taylor, Digiovine Hnilo Jordan + Johnson LTD.

Michelle Taylor, Digiovine Hnilo Jordan + Johnson LTD.

I have been a member of YPN since 2005 and have found it to be a very useful organization for networking, learning from the distinguished leaders of our community and making great friends. I have obtained several clients for my firm with my connections through YPN. Michelle Taylor, Digiovine Hnilo Jordan + Johnson LTD.

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YPN Professional Development Series: Roundtable Discussion on the Young Professional Experience

YPN Professional Development Series: Roundtable Discussion on the Young Professional Experience

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Young Professionals of the Naperville Chamber invite all Members to attend the February Professional Development Series; a roundtable discussion on the struggles and issues that young professionals face. The meeting will take place on Friday, Feb. 8, from 7:30 – 9 a.m. in Conference Room A of the Naperville Chamber offices in the Main [...]

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YPN Professional Development Series: Creating Goals for 2013

YPN Professional Development Series: Creating Goals for 2013

| January 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Young Professionals of the Naperville Chamber invite all Members to attend the January Professional Development Series, a reflection on 2012 and what you can do to create a plan for success in 2013. The meeting will take place on Friday, Jan. 11, from 7:30 – 9 a.m. in Conference Room A of the Naperville [...]

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Professional Development Series: Holiday Networking & Stocking Stuffer Drive

Professional Development Series: Holiday Networking & Stocking Stuffer Drive

| November 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

The Young Professionals of the Naperville Chamber invite all Members to attend the December Professional Development Series, dedicated to networking and collecting items for children in need from Indian Prairie School District 204. The meeting will take place on Friday, Dec. 14, from 7:30 – 9 a.m. in Conference Room A of the Chamber offices [...]

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