The Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to present our 2026 Leadership Development Series — four engaging sessions designed to give current and emerging leaders practical tools, fresh perspectives, and meaningful connections that can make an impact in the workplace and throughout our community.
Invest in yourself. Strengthen your team. Grow our community.
Invest in yourself. Strengthen your team. Grow our community.
Who should attend?
This series is designed for business owners, managers, supervisors, nonprofit leaders, emerging professionals, and team members with leadership potential.
Whether you've been leading for years or are just beginning to step into a leadership role, these sessions are designed to help you strengthen your skills, build confidence, and bring practical ideas back to your organization.
What will the sessions cover?
SESSION ONE | SEPTEMBER 23
Fostering Young Leadership & Communication
Featuring Kaylea Bosman of VirtuLead Consulting and Jason Kron
Explore how today's leaders can better communicate, connect with and develop the next generation of leaders. Kaylea will bring her expertise in motivating and developing leadership teams, while Jason will share insights and takeaways from extensive leadership training and how those lessons can be applied in the workplace.
Location: Great Blue Heron
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SESSION TWO | OCTOBER 7
Restoring Team Trust
Featuring Tara Gronhovd of ALIGN
Strong teams are built on trust. This session will explore how leaders can strengthen relationships, navigate challenges, improve communication, and intentionally rebuild trust within their teams and organizations.
Location: Quarry Cinema
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SESSION THREE | OCTOBER 28
Confidence & Mindset in Leadership
Featuring Blair Popham and Michelle Crawford
Leadership begins with understanding yourself and how you interact with others. This interactive session will explore confidence, mindset, and personality through GEM Personality Training, helping participants better understand themselves, communicate with others, and lead more effectively.
Location: River of Life – Youth Area
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SESSION FOUR | NOVEMBER 18
Building a Business Through Community Involvement: The ROI of Showing Up Locally
Featuring Sandy Wolff
What happens when businesses and leaders choose to show up for their communities?
Our final session will explore the connection between community involvement and business growth — from building relationships and increasing visibility to establishing trust and creating long-term impact. Learn why investing your time and talents locally can create a meaningful return for your business, your leadership, and your community.
Location: Peace Lutheran Church
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
What does registration include?
Your registration includes:
RegistrationEARLY BIRD | $175
Register by September 11, 2026
REGULAR REGISTRATION | $200
Space is limited to 100 participants, so early registration is encouraged.
This series is designed for business owners, managers, supervisors, nonprofit leaders, emerging professionals, and team members with leadership potential.
Whether you've been leading for years or are just beginning to step into a leadership role, these sessions are designed to help you strengthen your skills, build confidence, and bring practical ideas back to your organization.
What will the sessions cover?
SESSION ONE | SEPTEMBER 23
Fostering Young Leadership & Communication
Featuring Kaylea Bosman of VirtuLead Consulting and Jason Kron
Explore how today's leaders can better communicate, connect with and develop the next generation of leaders. Kaylea will bring her expertise in motivating and developing leadership teams, while Jason will share insights and takeaways from extensive leadership training and how those lessons can be applied in the workplace.
Location: Great Blue Heron
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SESSION TWO | OCTOBER 7
Restoring Team Trust
Featuring Tara Gronhovd of ALIGN
Strong teams are built on trust. This session will explore how leaders can strengthen relationships, navigate challenges, improve communication, and intentionally rebuild trust within their teams and organizations.
Location: Quarry Cinema
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SESSION THREE | OCTOBER 28
Confidence & Mindset in Leadership
Featuring Blair Popham and Michelle Crawford
Leadership begins with understanding yourself and how you interact with others. This interactive session will explore confidence, mindset, and personality through GEM Personality Training, helping participants better understand themselves, communicate with others, and lead more effectively.
Location: River of Life – Youth Area
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SESSION FOUR | NOVEMBER 18
Building a Business Through Community Involvement: The ROI of Showing Up Locally
Featuring Sandy Wolff
What happens when businesses and leaders choose to show up for their communities?
Our final session will explore the connection between community involvement and business growth — from building relationships and increasing visibility to establishing trust and creating long-term impact. Learn why investing your time and talents locally can create a meaningful return for your business, your leadership, and your community.
Location: Peace Lutheran Church
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
What does registration include?
Your registration includes:
- All four Leadership Development Series sessions
- Lunch from a local restaurant at each session
- Leadership workbook and printed materials
- Resources and materials from our presenters
- Networking and relationship-building with area professionals
- Practical leadership tools and takeaways you can put to work immediately
RegistrationEARLY BIRD | $175
Register by September 11, 2026
REGULAR REGISTRATION | $200
Space is limited to 100 participants, so early registration is encouraged.
REGISTRATION OPEN TILL SEPT 18th
Speaker information
SESSION 1 September 23rd:
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JASON KRON
Coldspring – Vice President of Sales Jason entered the stone industry working for a family-owned stone countertop business and never looked back. Since joining Coldspring in 2010, he has served in multiple capacities throughout the company in the areas of inside sales, project management, and sales management. In his current role as the Vice President of Sales specializing in the architectural market, he provides motivation and leadership to his growing team. Outside of the office, you’ll find him fishing and hunting or coaching both baseball and basketball at the youth level.
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SESSION 2 October 7th:
TARA GRONHOVD
is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach
leadership and team coach with proven experience in
business operations, growth strategy, and engaging
teams and organizations. As a speaker, Tara has
experience facilitating workshops, whether breakout
sessions or full-day workshops with a team, keynote
presentations, and panel facilitation and participation.
When it comes to keynote presentations, Tara focuses
on engaging the audience and giving attendees
takeaways they can implement into their lives, personally
and professionally. As Individualization as one of her top
Strengths, Tara prides herself on customizing a
presentation for her specific audience, increasing
audience participation and implementation.
With over 17 years of experience in business operations,
marketing, change management, and leadership
development, Tara’s expertise will shine through and
assist your audience in making progress, improving
culture, or meeting goals.
aligntransform.com
SESSION 3 October 28th:
MICHELLE CRAWFORD
Since 2022, I have been happily married, and since 2023, I have been the proud mother of a son with Down syndrome. Through him, I have learned deeply and expanded my perspective in meaningful and positive ways. Our family life is enriched by our loyal dog, with whom I enjoy long walks. I value spending time with my family and close friends, and I love traveling and discovering new places.
My parents are originally from Romania, which means I grew up in a multicultural environment from an early age. Through my American husband, my appreciation for cultural diversity has grown even further, and I enjoy integrating the best of different cultures into my own life and that of my family.
Faith plays an essential role in my life. My relationship with Jesus is not something separate from everyday life, but something that carries and guides me daily. Especially through our journey as parents, through challenging seasons with our son, and during our move from Germany to the United States, I have witnessed moments of deep trust, provision, and hope. These experiences have shaped me profoundly and continue to influence how I see life, people, and purpose.
Until May 2025, we lived in Germany. Since then, our family has been living in Minnesota, where we have begun a new chapter of life. Along the way, our family has grown, and we welcomed another baby boy. Today, we are a family of five, learning, growing, and navigating life together with gratitude and trust.
From a young age, I have been drawn to philosophical reflection and psychological topics as a personal interest. Being able to turn this passion into my work is something I value deeply. Today, I am grateful to combine my interest in psychology and human behavior with my lived experience, personal faith, and family life in the work I do.
michelle-crawford.de/
BLAIR POPHAM
is an entrepreneur, business owner, mom of four, and firm believer that you can build big things without taking yourself too seriously. She has spent years growing businesses, leading teams, and navigating the beautiful chaos of entrepreneurship. Blair loves helping people simplify the complicated, think bigger, and actually use the tools available to make business—and life—a little easier and much more enjoyable. She’s endlessly curious, always dreaming up her next idea, and firmly believes life and business are both a whole lot better when you’re having fun along the way.
SESSION 4 November 14th:
SANDY WOLFF
Sandy Hansen-Wolff
is an Executive Advisor, Transformational Leadership Coach, and creator of the FlowKeys™ Blueprint.
With more than two decades of real-world leadership experience, Sandy helps leaders navigate growth, change, high-stakes decisions, and the complexities that come with building strong organizations.
Sandy’s leadership journey was shaped by personal experience. After losing her young husband to cancer, she unexpectedly stepped into ownership of the agribusiness company they had built together—taking responsibility for a business carrying significant debt, a team looking for stability, and an uncertain future. Through steady leadership and intentional decision-making, Sandy helped transform the struggling operation into a thriving multimillion-dollar enterprise that ultimately led to a successful exit.
Today, she brings those lessons into her work with CEOs, founders, executive teams, and organizations, helping leaders create clarity, strengthen relationships, make thoughtful decisions, and build sustainable momentum. Her approach combines real-world business experience with practical leadership frameworks designed to help people think clearly, lead confidently, and build organizations that thrive.