Young Professionals

Are You A Young Professional?

Inforum’s work is comprehensive. It includes convening and connecting members to foster the right relationships at the right time for self-development and career advancement. As a young professional, below you will find ways that YOU can engage with Inforum.

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL 6-MONTH MEMBERSHIP

$35*

Ideal for young professionals 18-33 years old. In addition to Professional Member benefits, Young Professional Members receive a 6-month plan to help them maximize their membership. Not only will this plan help you accomplish attainable goals, you have the opportunity to connect with existing Inforum members and use the robust resources Inforum has to offer. We will help you:

Attend any affinity group in-person or virtually.
Connect with other members for coffee or a virtual lunch break.
Volunteer at an Inforum in-person event to assist with registration.
Participate in an orientation session to get the most of out your membership.
Give feedback to help improve next generation of leadership.

Each month challenge yourself to take advantage of an Inforum membership benefit. After the six-months we hope that you renew as a professional member.

*This one-time membership is available to new members.

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Young Professionals Affinity Group (Southeast Michigan)

The young professionals affinity group was formed to bring together members in the Millennial/GenZ demographic, or young professionals, who are looking to network, develop relationships and overall look to better themselves in their personal and professional life.

Young Professionals Network Group (West Michigan)

Young Professionals Network Group (West Michigan)

The Young Professionals Network Affinity Group is built on three pillars, diversity/inclusion, professional development and social engagement. As a community of young professionals, we welcome recent graduates, and those looking to further establish direction within their careers. We aim to give members the tools they need to build their professional networks at the beginning of their careers while fostering confidence.

Southeast Michigan Affinity Groups

View all Southeast Michigan Affinity Groups.

West Michigan Michigan Affinity Groups

View all West Michigan Affinity Groups.

Special thanks to the Inforum members who volunteer their time to lead Affinity Group gatherings as a benefit to other Inforum members!

EQ Essentials

This new virtual course, based on Daniel Goleman’s groundbreaking emotional intelligence model, is targeted to those in a managerial role with people responsibilities. It is an ideal precursor to Executive Leadership.

Target Participant: Early Career, Mid Career

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NextUP

A specialized leadership development program for women considered to be emerging talent either early in their careers or after making a significant career change.

Target Participant: Early Career

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Learning Labs

Hands-on, skill-based 90-minute sessions that bring real-world perspective from practitioners with deep expertise.

Target Participant: Early Career, Mid Career

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Mentoring is…

A trusting and mutually beneficial relationship where a knowledgeable individual takes an interest in fostering and supporting the learning of someone else’s career development
A platform to develop a person’s passion, skills and experience
An opportunity to model effective organizational behaviors such as decisiveness, tolerance of uncertainty, resistance to stress, and use of personal power
A learning partnership for both the mentor and mentee
A process whereby the mentor and mentee work collaboratively to spark discovery, insights and understanding for mutual learning and growth

Inforum’s mentorship program features…

Personal selection of each individual’s preference for topics, session formats, industry, career stage, and start/end date.
Mentor program directory where you can search all mentors/mentees listed and categorize by specific criteria.
Connecting with mentors and mentees through the app!

This program is for Inforum members only on the Inforum app and can only be accessed by logging in with your Inforum username and password. Need help? Contact Anna Grace, director of events and membership, agrace@myinforum.org

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Inforum’s “Meet Them” podcast series features pairs of high-level and rising professionals tackling a variety of important subjects from both their shared and individual perspectives. Our goal is to uncover ways we all can succeed and learn from each other.

Inforum’s “Meet Her” podcast series introduces listeners to women of accomplishment whose experiences and insights feed us all on our leadership journeys.

Inforum’s “Meet Him” podcast series introduces listeners to male leaders who share what they’ve learned about the value of diverse leadership in their companies and in their own leadership journeys.