In-Person | CEO Series with Crux's Melea McRae!

About this event

The CEO Series , originally established in 2001, offers members and guests the opportunity to connect with Kansas City CEOs as they share their leadership journeys, insights from their business experiences, and the latest business trends. Whether you're looking to enhance your personal and professional performance or simply hear from top industry leaders, this is an event you won't want to miss!

Join us November 5th for lunch at UMKC Bloch Executive Hall , as we hear from Crux's CEO, Melea McRae .

Melea McRae is the Founder & CEO of Crux, a nationally recognized marketing leadership and growth firm helping companies achieve intentional growth through fractional executive expertise.

A marketing leader for more than three decades and an entrepreneur for the last decade, Melea founded Crux in 2016 to create a smarter way for growing organizations to access senior-level marketing leadership. Under her leadership, Crux has been named to the Inc. 5000 list five consecutive years, recognized as an Inc. Best Workplace, honored three times as a Kansas City Business Journal Champion of Business and inducted into the publication's Hall of Champions.

A connector, speaker, mentor and advocate for entrepreneurship, Melea is passionate about helping organizations accelerate growth and redefining how companies think about marketing leadership. She is a HEMP Fellow, a member of the Forbes Communications Council, a Kansas City Business Journal Women of Influence honoree and an Ingram's WeKC honoree.

Melea serves as Chair of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre Board of Directors and also serves in board leadership roles with Arvest Bank Kansas City, the University of Kansas Medical Center Advancement Board, Rockhurst University's Dean's Advisory Board, the Enterprising Center of Johnson County and Children's Mercy Research Institute. A proud Kansas Citian, she is committed to advancing the region's business, civic and cultural vitality.