2025 Greater Brighton Area Chamber Business Success Series at Cleary University
Each 90-minute session—hosted at Cleary University and led by their faculty and industry experts—combines engaging presentations with hands-on learning to help you address real-world business challenges and walk away with shovel-ready solutions. Join us for the first session in this monthly series:
Join Us for the Third Installment of the Brighton Chamber Business Success Series!
Leadership Challenges for Small Businesses
Presented by Dr. Ryan Simmons
August 14 at 4:00 PM | Cleary Commons
3725 Cleary Drive, Howell, MI
Join us for the third session in the Brighton Chamber Business Success Series at Cleary University, where Dr. Ryan Simmons will lead an interactive workshop designed to help small business leaders navigate real-world leadership challenges. Through guided reflection, presentation, and group-based problem solving, participants will explore leadership in the context of small and growing businesses—with a focus on team dynamics and practical solutions.
What You’ll Gain:
- A deeper understanding of common leadership challenges and solutions
- Skills for managing teams and scaling a business
- Tools to begin drafting a leadership development plan
- Hands-on experience identifying and refining a solution to a current leadership challenge
- A shovel-ready leadership action plan to take back to your business
About the Presenter:
Dr. Ryan Simmons is an Industrial Organizational Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in for-profit, non-profit, and public industries. As a business advisor, he specializes in organizational leadership, change management, and executive coaching. At Cleary University, Dr. Simmons teaches business, leadership, and psychology courses.

Date and Time
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
August 14, 2025
September 11, 2025
October 9, 2025
Location
Cleary University
3725 Cleary Drive
Howell, MI 48843
Fees/Admission
FREE
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Contact Information
Karen Storey
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