First Friday Breakfast

REGISTER ONLINE HERE: https://web.carlsbad.org/atlas/events/3995/details

Why attend a First Friday Breakfast?

Unlike a Happy Hour or Coffee Connection, our Monthly First Friday Breakfast includes continental breakfast, industry-differentiated and strategic table networking with a trained facilitator, plus a fantastic guest speaker to teach the group a new skill.

Tabletop exhibits or Soapbox presentations are available to promote your business, must be reserved in advance.

The First Friday Breakfast Club gets you free happy hour tickets. Just ask for more information if interested.

The ROI of Kindness: Culture, Connection, and Collaboration

In a world of constant deadlines, competition, and disruption, kindness might seem like a soft skill with little strategic value—but the evidence says otherwise. In this engaging and practical keynote, you'll discover how kindness is good for morale and a key driver of innovation, resilience, and sustainable success.

Through compelling stories, research insights, and actionable strategies, our speaker, Devin Hughes, will reveal how small acts of empathy and generosity can lead to big shifts in workplace culture, collaboration, and performance. Whether you're a team leader, executive, or early-career professional, you'll learn how to harness the power of kindness to build trust, reduce burnout, enhance communication, and inspire loyalty across your organization.

• Understand the neuroscience and business case for kindness at work
• Explore how kindness fuels creativity, engagement, and better problem-solving
• Get practical tools to lead with empathy and create a more connected, high-performing team
  

This is more than just feel-good talk—it’s a roadmap to thriving together in a workplace that works for everyone.

About the Speaker: International Speaker |Thought Leader |Author

Devin C. Hughes isn’t your average leadership speaker—unless your average speaker has a TED-worthy sense of humor, a black belt in culture transformation, and a résumé that includes everyone from Disney to the Department of Defense.

Named one of PeopleHum’s Top 200 Thought Leaders to Watch in 2025, Devin holds a BA from Colgate University and an MS from Southern New Hampshire University. His work spans Fortune 100 giants, scrappy startups, and mission-driven organizations that want more than just another PowerPoint parade.

He doesn't just talk about better workplaces—he helps build them.

REGISTER ONLINE HERE: https://web.carlsbad.org/atlas/events/3995/details