Events

Giving Interns a Seat at the Table

Genesys Works Invites Houston Business Community to Open Doors of Opportunity and Have a Seat at the Table with Intern Ambassadors

2019 Breaking Through Ceremony Event Recap

On Thursday, May 2nd, the Genesys Works Twin Cities team gathered 1,300 of our closst friends to celebrate the Class of 2019 for the Breaking Through Ceremony held at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Presented by ThreeBridge Solutions, the Breaking Through Ceremony gives the entire Genesys Works community – corporate partners, family members, current and former young professionals, school and community members and partners, and staff – an opportunity to mingle, connect, and recognize the collective and individual accomplishments of this hardworking class of young professionals as they approach the finish line of their year-long internships.

Event Recap: CIO Luncheon 2019

On Monday, nearly 400 stakeholders joined forces to celebrate the collective impact of Genesys Works Twin Cities at our sixth annual CIO Luncheon presented by the Accenture Microsoft Business Group powered by Avanade.

Executives and leaders from more than 35 partner companies gathered at the Radisson Blu to recognize the achievements of the countless champions of the program from technology leaders and corporate supervisors to Genesys Works alumni and board members.

Event Recap: Supervisor Forum

Part of what makes Genesys Works special was on full display in our downtown Minneapolis office earlier this month. On November 7th, nearly 60 supervisors from companies across the metro joined Genesys Works staff members for the first-ever Genesys Works Supervisor Forum.

2018 Bay Area Breaking Through Ceremony

Nearly 130 rising high school seniors from San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, have begun their internships at local Bay Area companies. These Genesys Works program participants capped their eight-week skills training with the Breaking Through Ceremony, a milestone event for young professionals continuing their transformational journey with a year-long, paid corporate internship.

Event Recap: Bank of America Celebration

This year, Genesys Works is honored to receive Bank of America’s sixth-ever Neighborhood Builder’s grant in the Twin Cities. Each year, the grant is awarded to one local nonprofit who is doing an exceptional job of addressing issues of economic mobility in our community.

Event Recap: 2018 MSP Hatfield & McCoys

Genesys Works Twin Cities hosted its seventh year of MSP Hatfield & McCoys on Monday, October 15th. Attended by the Twin Cities’ IT vendor community, it was our most successful year yet. This year, the event was hosted at Surly Brewing Company for the first time, bringing in more attendees than any year prior.

Event Recap: Genesys Works Career Fair

Genesys Works Twin Cities successfully hosted its inaugural Career Fair on Friday, October 12th. More than 30 Genesys Works young professionals in college arraived at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, prepared with resumes and wearing their professional best. Students had the opportunity to network with representatives from seven of our corporate partners – including Ameriprise Financial, Andersen Corporation, ThreeBridge’s Boom Lab, Cargill, Land O’Lakes, Optum, and Target – to eventually earn an internship or full-time position.

Genesys Works Dreams Big at Dreamforce 2018

Genesys Works participated in Dreamforce, the annual user conference from Salesforce in San Francisco, CA. Dreamforce consists of four days (September 25-28, 2018) of transforming organizations, shaping careers, giving back, having a ball, and connecting with a community of fellow Trailblazers — all at the largest nonprofit technology conference in the world.

Event Recap: Think IT Golf Tournament

York Solutions has been an outstanding partner of Genesys Works, sharing our vision of creating a talented and diverse workforce for tomorrow. In June, Genesys Works and York Solutions once again partnered to host the 5th Annual Think IT Charity Golf Invitational. The event, hosted at the Minneapolis Golf Club, was another big success.