North Carolina – Croixstone

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Did you know that November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month? This month is exceptionally important to Croixstone Consulting as three of our senior leaders have families who have been impacted by this challenging disease.

Croixstone’s CEO and co-founder Patti Weber lost her father to pancreatic cancer, our Managing Partner and co-founder Mark Weber lost his mother to the disease, and our Senior Manager of Business Operations Grace Lynch lost her niece to the disease.

Pancreatic cancer is the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the USA and is the nation’s third leading cause of cancer-related death. Despite these facts, the typical American knows very little about the disease.

To honor the loved ones they’ve lost to pancreatic cancer. Patti, Mark and Grace are determined to educate Americans about the disease. In 2020, the trio launched a non-profit community organization (The Charlotte Pancreatic Cancer Alliance) to increase awareness of the disease with a hyper local focus on the fast-growing Charlotte, North Carolina region.

Charlotte Pancreatic Cancer Alliance is a member of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition (WPCC) which is a global consortium of pancreatic cancer advocacy organizations. In October 2021, WPCC profiled Charlotte Pancreatic Cancer Alliance along with Patti, Mark and Grace in its monthly newsletter.

Read the profile here.
Learn more about the symptoms and risks of pancreatic cancer here.

Croixstone Welcomes Grace Lynch

Croixstone is excited to announce today that Grace Lynch has joined our team in the newly-created role of Senior Manager, Business Operations.

Grace is an operations and process expert who drives business outcomes for fast-growth and transformative organizations. Her background includes nearly two decades at Wells Fargo during the bank’s growth spree where she served in the Office of the President and provided leadership focused on problem resolution and process optimization.

Grace also performed due diligence and integration activities for mergers and acquisitions. She served as a leader in the bank’s credit risk area and worked in a number of other roles in customer service and branch operations.

Grace has supported the Charlotte region’s nonprofit and faith communities in leadership roles with the Charlotte Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Assurance United Methodist Church. As a social innovator, Grace is a co-founder of the Charlotte Pancreatic Cancer Alliance.

Grace holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Finance and Economics from Augusta University.

We invite you to visit Grace’s profile on LinkedIn to learn more about her professional background and impressive accomplishments.

#Fresh Links

A curated list of business, career and community links.

No. 8: Charlotte is one of the USA’s top metros for women entrepreneurs.

Look Who’s Hiring: LinkedIn’s Workforce Report for December 2020.

Who’s Wearing the Mask?: NC ranks #23, SC ranks #37

Fresh Links…September 25th

A curated list of business, career and community links.

The Big 7: U NC says these 7 factors are permanently reshaping the US economy.

Crate & Barrel: A new distribution center in Catawba County for this global specialty retailer.

The Final Four: T he coolest things made in NC.

Top 125 Private Companies in North Carolina

Business North Carolina Magazine has published its annual list of the state’s largest privately held companies. The #1 ranked company with sales of more than $1 billion is based in Charlotte.
R eview the list here.

Fresh Links – July 23

A curated list of business, career and community links.

The Giants: F ortune 500 + 1000 companies in the greater Charlotte region.
Fast Growth Middle Market Firms: T he 40 fastest-growing middle market companies in NC.
Major Upstate Employers: The largest employers in Upstate SC.
Fintech SE: The latest Fintech news from the Carolinas + 6 other SE states.
Remote Workers: NC is a hot spot nationally for remote workers.
Charlotte Angel Connection: Podcasts covering the start-up ecosystem in CLT.

Fresh Links – July 14th

A curated list of business, career and community links.

Hiring is down: By nearly 40% in June 2020 over prior year according to LinkedIn.
Hiring youth over experience: How McKinsey changed consulting forever.
M&A challenges: Fewer than 1/3 of companies that come to market end up selling successfully.
NC jobs: These are the companies driving jobs growth in North Carolina.
Network + learn: 38 events + webinars happening across North Carolina in July.

Fresh Links…July 3rd

A curated list of business, career and community links.

Congrats to author (and Croixstone friend) Ashley Prisant on the release of her new book, “Choose Your Comeback Plan.”

Is Durham one of the best run cities in the USA?

The 2020 best employers in North Carolina.

Fresh Links – June 9th Edition

A curated list of business, career and community links with a focus on positivity.

The pandemic isn’t over – especially in NC + SC.

5 charts that track the U.S. economy amid reopening progress.

U.S. aviation industry could take four years to reach pre-COVID levels.

D eloitte cuts 5,000 jobs.

H ow consulting will likely change because of the pandemic.

T he interesting history of NoDa – Croixstone’s new home.

Career Tips + Strategies for Experienced Professionals

More than 500,000 people in North Carolina have filed for unemployment in the weeks since businesses starting closing down due to the pandemic. This equates to 10% of North Carolina’s workforce. And the picture is certainly challenging in South Carolina, too. Last week, WalletHub released a study that compared unemployment claim increases in USA states for the week of March 30, 2019 to the same week in 2020. North Carolina’s unemployment claims rose 4282.7% year-over-year (7th highest in the nation), while South Carolina’s claims rose 3931.2% (33rd highest in the nation).

With the rise in unemployment, we have curated links that have relevance to professionals – especially those who are experienced in their career paths.

It might be time to think about a career change.
Times of crisis can fuel pivots in your career path. This article provides terrific insights and is aimed at professionals in the 50+ age range.
C lick here.

LinkedIn has free resources to help with job search strategies.
11 free courses to help you build a job search strategy, lean on your professional network, and improve your interviewing skills.
Click here.

Why losing a job deserves its own grieving process.
The loss of a job triggers grief. Understand the grieving process and use these 3 tips to get into a productive mindset.
Click here.

How to prepare for the future of work in uncertain times.
Some great career tips from Forbes on how to use the disruption created by the pandemic to take control and future-proof yourself.
Click here.

How to train your mind for high-pressure situations.
Tips from an Olympic Coach to help you excel during interviews, negotiations, etc.
Click here.