Registration and networking  - 12:30pm

Session - 1:00pm

Golf at BigShots' state of the art range from 2:00-4:00pm 

Light refreshments will be provided.    

Summary: In today’s challenging business environment, maximizing efficiency, profitability and employee retention is more important than ever.  This session will focus on how we can education our employees in the rules of business, rally them around a common goal, empower them to see and improve the score, and engage them by giving them a stake in the outcome.

Learning objectives:

• Learn how to educate employees on the business fundamentals that make companies financially successful
• Identify ways to empower employees to make good decisions by tracking relevant measurables
• Understand methods of engaging employees by providing them a stake in the outcome

The Session presented by The Great Game of Business, who will introduce us to doing business differently by fully, educating, empowering, and engaging our people in creating a great company.

Tom Hilmes

SRC Holdings

A long-time member of the Executive Staff for SRC Holdings, Tom currently serves as a Senior Coach and Executive for The Great Game of Business, Inc. Previous roles with SRC include CEO/GM for Ceramex North America, GM of the Great Game of Business, Business Development Manager for SRC Holdings and President of CNH Industrial Reman; a joint venture between SRC Holdings and CNH Industrial.

Since joining SRC in 1990, Tom has held leadership roles in seven of SRC’s subsidiaries. His experiences include operations, supply-chain management, finance, sales, and business development.

With a focus on economic development and job creation, Tom has served on several boards in our community including the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Missouri State University College of Business, Missouri Enterprise, Mercy Hospital, and OTC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing.

Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Missouri State University and is certified in Production and Inventory Management as well as Resource Planning by the American Production and Inventory Control Society.

His daughter Lillian is attending Missouri State University pursuing her bachelor’s degree in fine arts.

Steve Baker

Vice President

Steve Baker is vice president of The Great Game of Business, Inc. Steve coauthored Get in the Game as well as the update of the number one bestseller, The Great Game of Business—20th Anniversary Edition. Known for his engaging and irreverent style, Steve is a top-rated, sought-after speaker and coach on open-book management, strategy and execution, leadership, and employee engagement.

His audiences range from Harvard University to the Department of Defense, and he is a regular at Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 Conference. He has served on the Board of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and SRC Holding’s Ownership Culture Initiative.

Steve is an award-winning artist and lives in Springfield, Missouri, with his trophy wife, JoAnn, and three above-average children.