Corporate Casual

MKE: A Global Hub for Water Technology
2021-09-28 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
The Water Council, located here in Milwaukee, is leading the world in researching and designing technologies and programs dedicated to stewardship of water around the world.
This month’s guest is Dean Amhaus, CEO of the Water Council. Join us on September 28th at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club to hear to Dean talk about the global impact he and his team are leading from own backyard.

Summer Social - August 2021
2021-08-31 16:00 - 18:00 | Western Racquet Club, 1800 Highland Drive, Elm Grove, WI, 53122, United States
Every year we take a break from our normal networking and excellent speaker series to celebrate the personal friendships and business relationships we’ve made throughout the year and to invite non-members to explore the networking opportunities provided through Corporate Casual.
Join us on August 31, 2021 for a FREE Summer Social hosted at Western Racquet Club in Brookfield . This event is open to all members and Non-Members of Corporate Casual. Free food and drinks will be available.
We look forward to seeing all of our members and guests on August 31st at 5pm at Western Racquet Club in Brookfield.

VISIT Milwaukee - Open for Business
2021-06-22 16:00 - 18:00
As we shake the effects of lockdowns over the last year, it’s time to welcome tourist again, restore the vibrant local economy and recapture the excitement and revival of Milwaukee that we had enjoyed prior to the pandemic.
This month’s guest is Peggy Williams-Smith. Peggy is President and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee and is responsible for promoting Milwaukee as an attractive travel destination and enhancing its public image as a dynamic place to live, work and visit.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday June 22nd at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club.

We're Back and the Results Are In!
2021-05-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
It seems that the nation’s eyes have increasingly been on Wisconsin and our politics a lot over the last several election cycles. When folks around the country want to know the mood of the state’s electorate on any given topic or political candidate, they look to the polls conducted by this month’s guest speaker – Professor Charles Franklin of Marquette University Law School.
Professor Franklin is a nationally recognized government scholar and pollster, and has been director of the Marquette Law School Poll since its inception in 2012. He’ll share his insights from the 2020 elections and its implications for the upcoming 2022 midterms.
Professor Franklin has led the Law School Poll in each of the highly scrutinized election cycles since 2012, establishing Marquette as the definitive source for information concerning public opinion in Wisconsin. His articles on partisanship, public opinion and the Supreme Court, and U.S. Senate elections have appeared in a number of major journals and book chapters. He has been a member of the ABC News election night analysis team since 2002.

February Event - Using AI in Foreign Currency Exchange Trading
2020-02-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
Entrepreneur Patrick Neuwirth will discuss how he’s launched a global company that uses AI and machine learning to help make trading of foreign currencies easier for the average investor.
Join us on February 25th at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club

2020 Democratic National Convention - What to Expect?
2020-01-28 16:00 - 18:00
In 2020, Wisconsin will once again be at the center of the US political world as Milwaukee prepares to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention in July. Our guest this month will tell us about the preparations being made, the impacts to the city and how you can get involved to help showcase the City of Milwaukee to the world.
Join us on January 28th at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club to hear from Liz Gilbert, President of the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee.

The Hottest New Cruising Destination: Milwaukee
2019-11-19 16:00 - 18:00
Really? Great Lakes Cruising is a real thing and Milwaukee is quickly establishing itself as one of the top destinations.
Join us on November 19th at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club to hear from Adam Schlicht, Port of Milwaukee Executive Director. Adam will discuss the work his agency is leading to spur economic development in the Port of Milwaukee.
***Special Note – Our meetings are normally held on the last Tuesday of the month. We’ve moved this meeting up one week to accommodate for the Thanksgiving Day holiday the following week. ***

Go Pack Go!
2019-10-22 16:00 - 18:00
With the Brewers coming off an amazing run and Packer Season in full gear, it only makes sense to have a Wisconsin sports themed speaker for our upcoming event on Tuesday October 22nd.
Drew Olson is a long-time sportswriter and radio host in Milwaukee. In his new book the “The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the Green Bay Packers” he recounts the living history of the team and brings to life the historic franchise’s remarkable story from Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr to Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers.
Join us in Tuesday October 22nd at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club.

Improving Education in Wisconsin Through Choice
2019-09-24 16:00 - 18:00
The results are in…
For the fourth year in a row, students enrolled in Parental Choice Programs have outperformed their public school peers in standardized testing – all while spending significantly less per student.
Our guest this month is Terry Brown the Vice President of School Choice Wisconsin, a non-partisan, statewide organization dedicated to advancing private and religious school choice. Currently, Terry is working with school leaders, private and religious school boards, and parents to maximize participation of families and schools in the statewide Wisconsin Parental Choice Program
Join us on September 27th at 5pm to hear how Terry and School Choice Wisconsin is improving education in Wisconsin.

We're Back! CBD Craze - Opportunities & Challenges
2019-08-27 16:00 - 18:00
The interest in the health affects and commercial opportunities surrounding CBD are all over the place. Our guest this month is Stacey Peterson, President and CEO of Connolis, LLC. Connolis is a global leader in oil and oil powder manufacturing and distribution of high quality natural, organic and nutritional oils and oil powders. Connolis helps a variety of industries bring their products to market faster.
Join us on August 27th at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club – Downtown to hear Stacy discuss the growing opportunities and challenges surrounding the CBD industry.

Summer Social - Guests Welcome
2019-06-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Hotel Metro – Zen on Seven, 411 E Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Every year we take a break from our normal networking and excellent speaker series to celebrate the personal friendships and business relationships we’ve made throughout the year and to invite non-members to explore the networking opportunities provided through Corporate Casual.
Join us on June 25th for a FREE Summer Social hosted at Zen on Seven inside Hotel Metro . This event is open to all members and Non-Members of Corporate Casual. Free food and drinks will be available.
We look forward to seeing all of our members and guests on June 25th at 5pm at Zen on Seven at Hotel Metro.

Mayor Tom Barrett, City of Milwaukee
2019-05-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
While crime, MPS and infrastructure problems continue to exist, there is no doubt that the affluent downtown area of Milwaukee is going through a revival of sorts. Last year the controversial downtown trolley was launched and earlier this year the DNC selected Milwaukee to host their 2020 national convention.
Tom Barrett has been the Mayor of Milwaukee since 2004, and we’re honored to host him again on Tuesday May 28th. Come hear Mayor Barrett discuss the growth of downtown, the DNC convention, expansion of the trolley system and other issues facing the City.

Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Wisconsin
2019-04-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
It seems that nearly every part of our lives is being impacted by a set of technologies often referred to as “Digital Disruption Technologies”. One of the leading technological disrupters is Artificial Intelligence (“AI”).
Our guests this month founded an organization designed to create an awareness and positive dynamic regarding the adoption and impact of AI in Wisconsin.
Join us on Tuesday April 23rd at 5:30pm to hear from Oliver Buechse and Brent Leland of Advancing AI Wisconsin.

Bucks Ownership Team Making Big Impacts in Milwaukee
2019-03-26 16:00 - 18:00
For the Bucks ownership group, opening the Fiserv Forum was a huge accomplishment, but they’re not done investing in downtown Milwaukee. They have a vision to revitalize the district surrounding the arena and they’re executing on it.
***Special Early Start Time – Speaker To Begin at 5:30pm***
Our guest this month is Alex Lasry, Senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks. Alex will discuss the progress on the development of the entertainment district near the arena and their role in Milwaukee’s winning bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Milwaukee's Finest - Chief Alfonso Morales
2019-02-26 16:00 - 18:00
Born and raised in Milwaukee and with over 25 years of law enforcement experience, Alfonso Morales was name Chief of Police for the City of Milwaukee.
This month Chief Morales celebrates his first full year in the role as the top police officer in the City of Milwaukee. After a difficult six months for the community and especially the police department, Chief Morales will share his vision for the Milwaukee Police Department, the challenges facing the City, and the great work his department is doing to keep Milwaukee safe.
We’re excited and honored to host Chief Morales and hope you will join us on February 26th at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club to hear from and meet Chief Morales.

Innovating Democracy - Making Every Vote Count
2019-01-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
Since our country’s founding the two-party political process has ruled. This means that voters select their leaders based on the candidates nominated by the two parties in a “winner take all” election. Our guest this month represents a growing group of organizations that believe this model should be challenged in favor of a system that they believe is more representative of the whole population and can hold our elected officials accountable.
Our guest this month is Sara Eskrich, Executive Director of Democracy Found. Democracy Found is a Wisconsin-based initiative committed to revitalizing democracy. By implementing a system wherein the top four candidates are selected from the primary ballot and ranked choice voting is used in the general election.
Join us on January 22 at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club.

Foxconn, Midterm Elections & SE Wisconsin Economic Development
2018-11-27 16:00 - 18:00
Record low unemployment, rising wages, lower income taxes, budgets surpluses and a pro-business environment helped Wisconsin land one of the largest and most impactful business development stories in the nation – Foxconn. This month, the state elected a governor that strongly opposes the Foxconn development and promises to roll it back, while at the same time electing all the same legislators that strongly supported and helped engineer the development.
Tim Sheehy, President of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce, will join us on Tuesday November 27th at 5pm to help us sort out what’s in store for Wisconsin considering the election results and what the impact could be on the Foxconn development.

Derek Deprey - Author of SHIFT- Move From Frustrated to Fulfilled
2018-10-23 16:00 - 18:00
We’re pleased to welcome Derek Deprey the author of “SHIFT Move from Frustrated to Fulfilled”, to our October 23rd event at 5pm.
Derek is a speaker, author and consultant who helps organizations create energized and effective cultures so they can fully realize their mission and vision. His passion in life is to evoke excellence in every person at every level. Derek brings his expertise on organizational culture, employee engagement, and leadership development to thousands of people each year and we’re excited to have him speak at Corporate Casual.

Investing in Research - Making A Difference
2018-09-25 16:00 - 18:00
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is Wisconsin’s premier technology transfer and research foundation. WARF has supported scientific research at the University of Wisconsin Madison since 1925.
This month’s speaker is WARF’s Managing Director, Erik Iverson. Iverson, who came to WARF in 2016, will share both WARF’s history and current day contributions that advance research, technology innovation, partnerships, including its work on developing a venture capital fund to support Wisconsin start-ups.
Join us on September 25, 2018 at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club.

The Future of Artificial Intelligence
2018-08-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
As technology continues to rapidly change the way we work and live our lives, it’s sometimes a challenge to keep up with all the latest innovations and what is driving these changes. At the center of a lot of the innovation today are machines or computer systems learning to do and perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. This theory is better known as Artificial Intelligence or machine learning.
Our guest this month is Dr. Derek Riley, Ph.D. an associate professor in MSOE’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department and the director of MSOE’s new Computer Science program, which is focused on artificial intelligence.
Join us on August 28th to hear Dr. Riley share the latest on Artificial Intelligence as he presents “The Future of AI”

2018 Summer Social - @AleHouseMilwaukee
2018-06-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Milwaukee Ale House, 233 N Water Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
Celebrate! Summer Social with Corporate Casual @AleHouse Milwaukee
This month we deviate from our normal networking and excellent speaker series to celebrate the personal friendships and business relationships we’ve made throughout the year and to invite non-members to explore the networking opportunities provided through Corporate Casual.
Join us on June 26th for a FREE Summer Social hosted at the Milwaukee Ale House – Hop Side Down Irish Pub. This event is open to all members and Non-Members of Corporate Casual. Free food and drinks will be available.
We look forward to seeing all of our members and guests on June 26th at 5pm at the Milwaukee Ale House.

Grocery Wars Heating Up In Milwaukee
2018-05-22 16:00 - 18:00
In case you have not noticed, there are two phenomenon that are taking place nationally and here in Milwaukee. The number of brick and mortar retail businesses that are reducing their square footage, closing locations and or going out of business. At the same time, the traditional grocery store business continues to be growing, adding new locations, innovating and adapting to the new retail landscape.
In Milwaukee, Sendik’s Food Market has thrived and continues to innovate and compete with much larger national chains that have entered the marketplace.
Join us on May 22nd to hear from Ted Balistreri, President of Sendik’s as he discusses the state of the grocery business in Milwaukee and how Sendik’s is adapting to rapidly changing consumer habits.

Charlie Sykes on Trump and The Future of the Republican Party
2018-04-24 16:00 - 18:00
Until he stepped down in December 2016, Charlie Sykes was one of Wisconsin’s top-rated and most influential conservative talk show hosts. He’s currently an MSNBC contributor, a contributing editor at the Weekly Standard magazine, and the host of that magazine’s Daily Standard Podcast. Charlie also appears regularly on a variety of network and nationally syndicated news programs, and writes for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico and many other national publications.
As demonstrated in his online and televised commentaries and his latest book, How the Right Lost Its Mind, Charlie is an outspoken critic of the Trump Administration and the conservative “alternative reality” media that he was once labeled as being a part of.
Join us on April 24th to hear Charlie’s thoughts on President Donald Trump, current political events and the future of the Republican Party.

Milwaukee Economic Development - Current Projects & Future Visions
2018-03-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
Economic Development activity in the city of Milwaukee has been extremely high over the last several years. The new Milwaukee Bucks arena, the Northwestern Mutual Tower & Commons, several new hotels and office buildings, residential apartment buildings and a controversial but publicly funded trolley just to name a few. Our guest speaker this month has been a part of all of these projects and many others.
Our speaker this month is Rocky Marcoux, the Commissioner of the Department of City Development for the City of Milwaukee. In this role, Rocky oversees the city’s economic development, real estate, neighborhood improvement and planning efforts.
Rocky has been a regular speaker at Corporate Casual, but he plans to provide an update on current projects, (some you may not be aware of), and give us an insight into the City’s vision for future development.
Join us on March 27th at 5pm to meet and hear Rocky Marcoux.

Milwaukee Admirals Hockey Club
2018-02-27 16:00 - 18:00
The Admirals first took to the ice in the winter of 1970 as an amateur club known as the Milwaukee Wings, the name was changed in 1971. After many changes in the league, the Admirals continue to be one the more successful franchises in the American Hockey League.
With changes at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, the team has taken up home at the newly renovated UWM Panther Arena. Integral to the Admirals success on the ice and off has been Jon Greenberg, who is in his 13th year as the president of the club.
Under his guidance the team has seen significant increases in attendance and corporate sponsorship. Last season, the Admirals set new organizational standards for revenue generation which was recognized by the American Hockey League.
Join us on February 27th at 5pm to meet and hear from Jon on the current state of the Milwaukee Admirals.

Introduction to Crypto Currency - 21st Century Unicorn or Money of the Future
2018-01-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
You’ve heard all the headlines and it sounds very mysterious and sexy, but what exactly is crypto currency: 21st-century unicorn – or the money of the future?
This month’s guest is Jonathan Wichmann, a business owner, investor and online educator that specializes in training investors on how to invest in gold, silver and crypto currency. Jonathan is the owner of JMW Innovation. He is also the owner and creator of the online trading alert subscription and training site NextWealthTransfer.com.
Jonathan has been involved in the crypto currency space for over 5 years, purchasing his first Bitcoin at $20. Join us on January 23, 2018 at 5pm to meet and hear from a local expert on crypto currency.

How to Capitalize on the New LinkedIn for Your Business & Your Personal Brand
2017-11-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
Join the 80,000+ people who have learned how to achieve business and career success with LinkedIn, the world’s most popular professional networking site, from Wayne Breitbarth, a nationally recognized speaker, consultant and author of the bestseller The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success. Wayne will be sharing all the latest strategies and features of the new updated LinkedIn platform for increasing your business and improving your personal brand.

Revitalizing Near West Side Milwaukee
2017-10-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
The revitalization of downtown Milwaukee has been all over the local and even national news. What is not always highlighted is the great efforts that are underway to revitalize the near west side neighborhoods near downtown.
This month’s guest and his company Near West Side Partners, are spearheading the efforts to transform the perception of the near west side to attract tenants and other developers to the neighborhood. He will share with us the great successes and challenges they have had bringing investment and opportunity to this area.
Don’t miss this month’s event! Please join us on Tuesday October 24th, 2017 to hear and meet Keith Stanley, Executive Director, Near West Side Partners.

Financial Wellness And The Impact of Financial Instability In The Workforce
2017-09-26 16:00 - 18:00
Financial Technology, or “Fintech” as it’s known, is a rapidly growing industry that includes companies that leverage new technology to create new and better financial services for both consumers and businesses. These tech startups have realized early that financial services of all kinds – including money transfer, lending, investing, payments, etc. need to seamlessly integrate in the lives of the tech-savvy and sophisticated customers of today to stay relevant in a world where business and private life become increasingly digitalized.
This month’s guest is the Founder and CEO of a local fintech start up – Shift Savings, Inc. Craig Sweeney launched his company to help the millions of Americans who live pay check to pay check with an easy to use personal financial savings solution.
Join us on Tuesday September 26th at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club as we welcome Craig Sweeney of Shift Savings, Inc.

Accelerate Startups - August Event
2017-08-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233, United States
Entrepreneurship is alive and well in America. Our guest this month is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of gener8tor.
gener8tor is one the leading accelerator companies in the nation that supports the growth of startups in Milwaukee, Madison and Minneapolis through a network of experienced mentors, technologist, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists.
gener8tor invests in high-growth startups, including software, IT, web, SaaS, e-commerce and hardware. Accepted startups receive up to $140K and 12 weeks of mentorship-driven programming.
Join us on August 22nd at 5pm at the Wisconsin Club to hear Troy Vossler, co-founder & Managing Director of gener8tor.
