Chamber Breakfast Sept. 8, 2011

Description

This breakfast is being sponsored by Busey Bank and the topic is ''Developing Your Corporate Culture''.

The speaker is Kristie Campbell, owner of the Firefly Grill in Effingham. The Firefly Grill has been featured in Midwest Living's Summer edition of Best of the Midwest, the Chicago Tribune, and in Europe's Gourmetreise. The on-line reservation system Open Table, named the Firefly Grill as one of the top 10 American restaurants! They are rated as the number 5 restaurant to check out.

In 1996, Kristie began her career with Fidelity Investments, quickly moving to the coveted Equities Desk and in 1998 she became Fidelity's youngest trader. Kristie joined the structured equities team and was responsible for the execution of programs trades ranging from a few hundred thousand to several billion dollars. After losing a friend in the September 11th attacks, Kristie took a leave of absence, traveling to Puerto Rico where she met and fell in love with her husband, Niall. She resigned from Fidelity, choosing to remain with Niall in Puerto Rico where she began her induction into the restaurant business.

Kristie's business savvy and newfound appreciation for the culinary world makes for the perfect professional partnership in her role as Firefly's CEO. She manages all areas of the restaurant exclusive of the kitchen. Kristie also serves as head cheerleader, greeting guests, motivating the staff and setting high standards of customer service to insure that all guests have an enjoyable experience at the firefly grill.

Cost to attend is $16 for Chamber Members and $27 for Non-Members. Contact Norma Wesley at 531.4669 or normaw@champaigncounty.org to register for this breakfast.