Leadership Wichita - Episode 124 - Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator - Kim Doze-Lohmann and Joseph Shepard

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Joseph Shepard took a difficult childhood to change the trajectory of his life. Born into a military family, Shepard recalls sleeping in a car, living in homeless shelters, and struggling to maintain a stable lifestyle. Those experiences, coupled with other hardships, help shape his passion to tackle critical challenges that hinder young people from achieving their American dream.

As a first-generation college graduate, Shepard holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Master’s degree in Public Administration with a focus on nonprofit management and is currently working on his Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership at Wichita State University. Shepard is a community mobilizer, champion for youth and young professionals as well a conversational catalyst for equity and inclusion.

When not working for Lead For America, Joseph spends time serving in the community through various non-profit organization.

Kim Doze-Lohmann is the Director of Marketing at Martin Pringle Law firm and is responsible for providing regional marketing support for 40+ attorneys in three offices across two markets. She serves as the firm’s lead marketing resource and is responsible for building and maintaining the firm’s brand. Additionally, she is responsible for unifying the firm’s business development, marketing & communications into an integrated offering that distinguishes the firm as a leader in legal services, including the development and implementation of firm-wide practice-specific strategies and priorities.

Kim is a Wichita native and received her undergraduate degree from Wichita State University in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations. She is the immediate past chair of Leadership Wichita and now serves on the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as the Vice Chair of Leadership. Kim was a member of the 2010 Wichita Business Journal 40 under 40 class, a member of the 2012 Leadership Wichita class and was selected for Advance Kansas in 2019. In 2020, the Wichita Business Journal recognized Kim in the inaugural Marketing Awards class as well as a Woman in Business. In 2019, Kim collaborated with a partner to bring salary negotiation training to Wichita in an effort to close the gender pay gap in our community. She was recognized for this effort in 2021 with the Junior League of Wichita’s Helen Brooks Hall Training award and an award for diversity equity and inclusion by the Wichita Business Journal. Kim is passionate about helping women learn to effectively negotiate their salaries and for advocating for the differently-abled.

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Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator is a weekly podcast devoted to supporting and learning from area business owners. Released every Wednesday, it's produced by Forge Podcast Co, managed by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Evergy. 

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