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April 1s t, 2026

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Agenda

Bagels & Coffee
Intros
Keeping up with ID
Upcoming Events & Offerings for Members
ID Member Spotlight: Assad Koshul from Game Changer Mindsets, LLC
ID Member Problem Solving: Phil Brown from Score Fox Valley

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Keeping up with ID:

Scan the QR code to keep up with the news:

Industry Cluster Meeting Today – Technology Cluster
Connect with Rob Glaser for a Business Plan 4-weeks Workshop led by Phil Brown – SCORE’s Mentor
Clean Energy Incubator Program:�

Fill out the Connect Form
Connect with Ricardo Magallon or Arlinda Bajrami

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Keeping up with ID:

Congratulations to our Construction Owner to CEO graduates!

Thank you to our supporting partner, HACIA, our Instructional Designer, Heidi Kuharich and our Strategic Business Advisor, Mike Varon for another amazing 6^th Cohort!

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Upcoming Event

Register Today!

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Resources and Workshops

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Additional Resources:

Strategic Business Advisor

Mike Varon

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Elina Conley

Strategic Technology Advisor

Adam Jeffries

Strategic Business Advisor - CEI

Ozge Guney

Interim CEI Program Director

Ricardo Magallon

Interim CEI Program Manager

Arlinda Bajrami

Mentor Program Advisor

Heather Sattler

Grant Writer

Jessica Wain

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ID Member Spotlight:

Game Changer Mindsets

Assad Koshul

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Overview and Sample Lesson

Innovation DuPage

Assad Koshul – Founder

Glen Ellyn, IL | April 1, 2026

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Leadership Development
Team-Building
Power and Transformative Skill Enhancement
Employee Onboarding
Career and Life Coaching

WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS FOR GROWTH

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WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM GAME CHANGER MINDSETS

Leaders who want to improve specific skills like change management, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, or strategic thinking, ensuring they can effectively lead diverse teams.
Individuals who want to gain skills in communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making to enhance their personal and professional growth
Teams who want improved collaboration, trust, and cohesion that leads to higher productivity and a more positive team dynamic.
Organizations who want to increase employee engagement, retention, and overall performance, contributing to a stronger organizational culture.
Managers who want to learn how to effectively motivate and guide their teams, resulting in better leadership practices.
HR Departments who want to streamline recruitment and onboarding processes by preparing employees for future roles and fostering a cohesive workplace culture.

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TOP 10 JOB SKILLS FOR 2026 AND BEYOND

Analytical thinking and innovation
Active learning and learning strategies
Complex problem-solving
Critical thinking and analysis
Creativity, originality, and initiative

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Leadership and social influence
Technology use, monitoring, and control
Technology design and programming
Resilience, stress tolerance, and flexibility
Reasoning and ideation

GAME CHANGER MINDSETS IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR YOUR WORKFORCE

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WORKFORCE CHALLENGES FOR GLOBAL ORGANIZATION

Communication Barriers
Cultural Differences
Understanding Team Structure
Effectively Managing Team Interactions
Cross-Border Collaboration

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Diversity And Inclusion
Work-Life Balance
Career Development
Global Citizenship
Training and Development of Talent

GAME CHANGER MINDSETS IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS CHALLENGING YOUR WORKFORCE

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Connects unique multimodal instructional delivery to empower learning

HOW GAME CHANGER MINDSETS WORKS

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Employs proven Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) methodology

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Strengthens transformative leadership, character, decision-making, and communications power skills for success

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Engages participants with dynamic sessions and real-world applicability

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MOVIE WHY CLIPS?

Hones in on Drivers of Human Behavior

Bridges between Sports, Society and Participant

Ties to Great Stories, People, and Moments

Creates Relevancy with the Right Message and Practical Application

Draws Parallels to Challenges of Daily Business

Encourages Strategic Thought, Ideas, and Discussion

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HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE COMPETITION

We provide tools of inquiry and analysis
We leave you with a framework that applies to all circumstances rather than just one scenario or situation
We position you to solve not only today’s problems, but also tomorrow’s challenges
We teach you how to think and analyze not what to think, so you can apply the framework and your knowledge to multiple situations

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They provide advice for certain solutions in certain circumstances
They charge you a consulting fee to implement best practices for a specific challenge, leaving you to go back to them for every new situation
They teach you what to think about a specific concern, but don’t teach you how to apply analysis and inquiry to multiple situations

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GCM’s Focus

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Triangular Thinking

Critical Thinking

Situational Analysis

Triadic Logic

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Relationships Between

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GCM’s Focus

People

Communities

Ideas

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PAIN POINTS FOR GROWTH

What are the key challenges your business is facing?
Worried about client acquisition and retention?
Finding it difficult to balance client expectations, personal service, and efficient operations?
Are you challenged by lack of effective and timely communication?
Are you struggling to manage conflicts within your team?
Having difficulty maintaining team unity across remote, virtual, and in-person work environments?
Worried about scaling your organization with their current skill set?
Looking to prepare junior staff for career growth and a development path?
Are you trying to foster and engage a vibrant community?

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GAME CHANGER MINDSETS IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS CHALLENGING YOUR GROWTH

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Miracle

Building Leaders

ONE CLIP AT A TIME

Lesson 02 | 00:03:15- 00:06:15

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Amateur Hockey Federation meeting 1979

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Interview candidate Herb Brooks to coach the national hockey team

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OVERVIEW

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Exercise

Who are the CHARACTERS?

What are THEMES?

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PROBING QUESTIONS

Which team is the best in the world and where did they finish in 64, 68, 72, and 76 olympics?

What are some of Coach Brooks achievements at University of Minnesota?

What are some of the constraints that the members of the hockey federation highlight during the interview?

What are some of the ways that Herb Brooks says the USA Hockey team has to change in order to compete with the Eastern Bloc (Soviet) teams?

Why do all Star teams fail according to Coach Brooks?

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THEMES

Intellectual Combat

Herb Brooks says during the interview process that USA Hockey team must change following to compete with Eastern Block teams

Way team trains
Way team prepares
Change schedule -tougher longer more competitive

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THEMES

Intellectual Combat

Intellectual Combat : Group Dynamics : Leadership

Change the way USA plays the game

Hybrid of the Soviet and Canadian School of hockey
Combination of highest level of conditioning, speed and creativity
Most importantly team chemistry

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THEMES

Intellectual Combat

Intellectual Combat : Group Dynamics : Leadership

Personality Clashes: Negotiations

Members of the hockey federation ask if a new system can be taught to the athletes in a couple of months. Time Constraint
Athletes have not played together before Relationship Constraint
Some of the interviewers think Coach Brooks goals are unrealistic

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THEMES

Intellectual Combat

Personality Clashes: Negotiations

Group Dynamics : Leadership : Organizational Development

Intellectual Combat : Group Dynamics : Leadership

Coach Brooks argues that All Star teams fail because they rely solely on individual talent
Soviets have a better system in place to optimize individual talents of athletes

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BELIEF

SELF

FAMILY

SOCIETY + JUSTICE

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BELIEF
The Creator
Spiritual Leader
Humanity
Fate

SELF
Accepting Truth	Forgiveness
Character Evolution	Identity
Confidence	Ownership / Responsibility
Deflating Pride	Pragmatism vs Idealism
Discipline	Patience and Gratefulness
Envy	Repentance

FAMILY + GROUP DYNAMICS
Family Relations
Parenting
Team Dynamics

SOCIETY + JUSTICE
Consultation
Foreign Policy
Intellectual Combat
Leadership
Legacy
Motivation Factors (Economic, status etc)
Negotiation
Organizational Development
Personality Clashes
Public Relation
Race Relations
Women’s Activism

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SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

What Happened?

How did it Happen?

Why is it Important?

What is Unique?

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REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS

Identify an action item you will change/improve as a result of understanding this lesson?

What character strengths are highlighted in this lesson?

Give an example of how this lesson applies to your life?

What is stimulating and inspirational about this lesson?

How/Why/What in this lesson helps continually clarify what is important to me?

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IT IS WITH THE CLASH OF IDEAS THAT THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE ARE TRULY OPENED.

-ASSAD KOSHUL

IT IS WITH THE CLASH OF IDEAS THAT THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE ARE TRULY OPENED.

-ASSAD KOSHUL

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(630) 433 - 6481

assad@gcmindsets.com

www.gcmindsets.com

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THANK YOU

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ID Member Resource: �SCORE Fox Valley

Phil Brown

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Welcome!

www.score.org

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What is SCORE?

SCORE has the largest network of free volunteer small business mentors in the nation

No matter what stage your business, SCORE has a mentor for you

Easily request a mentor to help you start, grow, or transition your business today!

www.score.org

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SCORE’s mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education.

We aim to give every person the support they need to thrive as a small business owner.

Small business drives our national economy through business formation, job creation and wealth building. Small businesses are critical to vibrant communities in our society.

Our Mission, Vision and Values

www.score.org

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Volunteers give freely of their time, energy and knowledge to help others.

Our Volunteers

www.score.org

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Protecting Our Clients is Our Priority

SCORE has a code of ethics that all volunteers must agree to and sign annually:

SCORE members are not permitted to make money in any way from SCORE clients
Volunteer may not use our client or member database for commercial reasons
All Client information is confidential and protected by the U.S. Government

Our Code of Ethics

www.score.org

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SCORE Land of Lincoln Chapter

Link to Website

110 Volunteers

Covering Illinois (except Chicago)

120 new clients each month

12 workshops per month

www.score.org

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Lean Business Model Canvas

www.score.org

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SCORE Land of Lincoln Chapter - Upcoming

www.score.org

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Website

SCORE Land of Lincoln Chapter

www.score.org

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Visit our website, www.score.org

to find a mentor

www.score.org

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Stick Around – Technology Cluster

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Catch the next Meetup on 04/15/2026

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