Board of Directors Meeting & Working Lunch

Committee Forums

Program, Marketing, & Education

Welcome Reception & Dinner Party

Scholarship Fund Board of Directors Meeting

Keynote Presentation

Blake Williams, Battle Tested LLC

Member-led Session (Roundtables)

Committee Forums

Associate, Industry, & Membership

FLC Activities

The Bernie M. Pipan Memorial 5K Walk/Run

General Business Session

Educational Session

Annual Golf Tournament 

Networking Reception

Board of Directors Meeting & Breakfast

In these unprecedented times, we must have the courage and discipline to toe the line each day to face the giants that oppose us. In this session we'll explore the impact that having a resilient mindset can have as we toe the line each day.  You'll come away inspired and equipped to develop your "stone" of resilience. 

About the Presenter: Blake Williams, Battle Tested, LLC

Blake is a leadership and resilience coach and has been leading others all his life.  He has lived his life to be a role model to others. He has endured a lot of hardship in his life, which he has learned lessons from to make himself better after each one.  He has learned how to be a resilient leader the hard way and now equips current and future leaders to better handle the adversity they will face at work and at home.

His corporate journey began in international logistics in 1995 after moving to Illinois from Alabama. After 10 years he transitioned into the field of export compliance for three different Fortune 500 companies. During this time, he earned a master’s degree in Training and Development. 

In 2012 Blake founded a non-profit, Battle Tested, that serves high school and college sports teams through leadership development, team building, and character development.  He’s a gifted professional speaker that shares compelling stories that motivates his audiences.

Blake has written two books, The Battle-Tested Teammate and The Battle-Tested Leader and is currently working on a third. He is passionate about pouring into others to help them to become the best versions of themselves and is always looking for ways to serve others in that way. He’s provided leadership coaching to many students and adults over the years and, in the latter half of his life, has decided to invest even more heavily into equipping current and future leaders.

Blake is also a father of five, an endurance athlete, and a lover of college football.

Last Spring if you joined us for WASDA CONNECT 2021, you heard this presenter offer in industry-tailored assessment of issues, challenges and strategies to grow your business over the next two years. He’s back in 2022 to review what has happened in the U.S. during the past 9 to 10 months and how it may impact your business.  

About the Presenter: Dr. Christopher Kuehl (PhD)

Dr. Kuehl is a Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence and one of the co-founders of the company in 1999. He has been Armada’s economic analyst and has worked with a wide variety of private clients and professional associations in the last ten years. He is the Chief Economist for the National Association for Credit Management and is on the Board of Advisors for their global division – Finance, Credit and International Business. He prepares NACM’s monthly Credit Managers Index. He is the Economic Analyst for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and writes their bi-weekly publication, Fabrinomics, which details the impact of economic trends on the manufacturer. 

Chris is the chief editor for the Business Intelligence Briefs, distributed all over the world by business organizations and he is one of the primary writers (with Keith Prather) for the Executive Intelligence Briefs. He also makes close to a hundred presentations each year to business and industry associations in the US and overseas. He is on the Board of the Business Information Industry Association in Hong Kong and serves as a resource for the media and for many trade publications.

Chris has a doctorate in Political Economics and advanced degrees in Soviet Studies and Asian Studies and was a professor of international economics and finance for over 15 years prior to starting Armada.