Elevate Cody
A One-Day Leadership & Professional Development Conference
January 15, 2026 | 
Cody, Wyoming
Take Your Career (and Cody’s Future) to the Next Level
Success in Cody doesn’t just happen—it’s built by professionals who are willing to invest in their growth. Elevate Cody is designed for exactly that: one powerful day to sharpen your skills, connect with peers, and walk away ready to lead with confidence.
Whether you’re a business owner, manager, or any employee looking to grow, this event brings together top regional voices and local experts with strategies you can use immediately. We have worked hard to organize a lineup that will offer useful training for everyone.
Visit the official Eventbrite signup page to reserve your spot today. Early-bird rates end October 20!
Why Elevate Cody?
In a small community like ours, professional development opportunities are rare. Many people travel to Billings, Casper, or Denver to access conferences like this—spending hundreds or possibly even thousands on travel, hotels, and tickets.
Elevate Cody makes professional growth affordable, accessible, and local.
- Early-bird pricing: $125 (Chamber members) / $160 (non-members)
- After October 20: rates increase by $25 for members and $50 for non-members
- Includes lunch + networking opportunities
- Limited to 200 seats—Cody’s largest professional event of its kind
Why wait? Invest in yourself for less than the cost of a weekend getaway.
Who Should Attend?
- Business owners & managers who want stronger leadership tools
- Employees looking to grow into leadership roles or bring fresh ideas to their workplace
- Nonprofit leaders who juggle tight budgets and big missions
- Educators, healthcare workers, service professionals—anyone who wants to grow their skills while helping Cody grow too
- Students over 18 who want to get a jump on developing leadership skills that employers are starving to hire
What You’ll Walk Away With
Elevate Cody is designed to set you up with practical tools you can put into action immediately.
- Leadership strategies to help you motivate teams and manage conflict
- Communication skills that inspire trust and clarity
- Mindset and goal-setting techniques to crush your personal and professional goals
- Best-practice marketing and storytelling tactics adapted for small-town businesses
- Networking opportunities with professionals from Cody and surrounding towns
Who You’ll Learn From
We’ve built Elevate Cody to bring you world-class training without leaving town. You’ll hear directly from professional business consultants who normally work with corporate teams across the region—plus inspiring local leaders who know what it takes to thrive in Cody.
Spotlight Sessions: Big-Picture Learning for All Attendees
- Matt Melinkovich, Timberline Training (Gillette, WY)
Trust: A Learnable Leadership Skill
Discover how trust is built, sustained, and repaired—critical skills for anyone in a leadership role. - Camden Easterling, Peak Consulting (Sheridan, WY)
Managing Change with Understanding, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence
Learn how to guide yourself and your team through transitions with resilience and empathy.
Breakout Sessions: Choose the Topics That Matter to You
After the spotlight sessions, you’ll choose from smaller workshops designed to give you hands-on strategies. Mix and match to fit your professional goals:
Breakout Session I
- Non-Negotiables in Your Goals and Values — Luke Krubeck, The Barbell Club
- Getting to Know Your Audience: The Psychology of Soft Selling in a Tourist Town — Ken Straniere, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Breakout Session II
- Delegation: The Art of Managing Through Others — Camden Easterling, Peak Consulting
- Scale Without the Grind: Automations that Print Money — Jennifer Anderson, 1330 Creative Marketing
Breakout Session III
- Dig Deeper: Uncovering Root Problems for Solutions That Actually Work — Amber Power, Consultant & Coach
- Internal Entrepreneurship — Jake Hogan, Forward Cody
Wrap-Up Session
- How to Take Action from Today: Re-Introducing PCLI — Jennifer Thoma, Cody Country Chamber of Commerce
With multiple breakout sessions, you’ll customize your day to focus on the topics most valuable to you.
What You’re Getting for the Money
We know: professional events can feel expensive. But here’s the truth:
- One day, one investment can shift the way you lead, market, and grow for years to come.
- The early-bird member rate is just $125. Pull the trigger now and save before the cost goes up
- Any employee of a Chamber member is eligible for the reduced rate, and there is no limit to how many employees an organization can sign up at the member rate
- If you typically send staff to larger conferences, you’re saving thousands by keeping it local.
- Lunch, training, and networking are all included.
Ask yourself: what would just one new idea, contact, or strategy be worth to you and your business in 2026?
An industry-backed analysis found that 51% of employees say training increases their confidence, and 41% report it improves their time-management skills—both key drivers of productivity.
Not only that, but the same study found that professional training boosts morale for 68% of workers (Acuity International). Who doesn’t need a morale boost in Cody in January?
The return on this investment starts the very next day.
Don’t Miss Cody’s Largest Professional Event Yet
By signing up for Elevate Cody, you’re not just investing in yourself. You’re helping elevate Cody’s professional culture. This is a turning point for the business community.
Seats are limited to 200, and they will go quickly!
Reserve your early-bird ticket now:
- $125 Chamber Members (+$25 after October 20)
- $160 Non-Members (+$50 after October 20)
Hosted by the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber exists to support local businesses and professionals. With Elevate Cody, we’re taking that mission further—creating an event that challenges, inspires, and equips our community for success.
January 15, 2026
Cody, WY
Don’t wait. Lock in your early-bird ticket today.