DH @ Illinois

This workshop qualifies for reimbursement as part of the City of Champaign New Business Grant Program. If you are an awardee of the program and attend this session, you will receive a certificate to include in your reimbursement forms to the City.

Presented by Kelly Gust – President, HR Full Circle

This practical, one‑hour session gives business owners and leaders simple, science‑backed strategies for motivating employees to bring their best to work every day. We’ll focus on clear, repeatable leadership behaviors that make an immediate impact. Using insights from the Predictive Index, you’ll learn how to understand what truly drives your people, tailor your approach to individual needs, and shift small daily habits that strengthen trust, boost accountability, and unlock higher performance. Participants will leave with actionable tools they can use the very next day to create a more energized, committed, and high‑performing team.

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 1-2 PM

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zwz8LsdFSdq7yrNrU9j7dw

*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: this webinar will be recorded and may be shared publicly. By registering for this webinar, you understand that your questions or comments shared during the webinar will be recorded and shared in a public domain.

Kelly Gust’s HR career began behind a bar in Wisconsin, where she learned two universal truths: people love cocktails, and they really love talking about their jobs. With a liberal arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a fear she might actually end up bartending forever, she pursued a master’s degree at California State University — a step that launched her into roles with companies like Starwood Hotels and Hot Topic.

For the past 20 years, Kelly has focused on making work better: better hiring, better onboarding, better leaders, better engagement, and better teams. Today she owns HR Full Circle, where she helps organizations hire, inspire, and engage their people to perform at their best.

Kelly serves as the HR Expert-in-Residence for the University of Illinois Research Park / EnterpriseWorks, on the board at Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County, and the Central Illinois Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, and is a monthly columnist for the Springfield Business Journal.