Team Cadre- What Is Cadre?

Well, good morning, Cadre. Happy Monday. And if it's not morning where you are, I hope you're having a great time of day, whatever that time is, say, my name is JC Lippold, and if we've never shared time together before, I'm the director of people here at Cadre, so I'm a part of team Cadre. And every morning during the week, you're going to see someone from team Cadre Bop on to answer the question, so, what is Cadre? Right. We are doing a disservice to the thing that we really care about and to you.

If we don't take time every single day to come back to the whiteboard and answer the question, what is Cadre? I just saw Steph and Marisa sign on as well. Y'all. I see you sign on all the time. So if you're not also asking the question, what is Cadre? If you're talking to Cadre, talking about Cadre to other people, you're doing a disservice as well. Jules, I saw you sign on. I see you signing on all the time as well. We need to understand what this thing is if we're going to share it with other people.

So what is Cadre? Cadre is a very special group of people with a very special intention. What is Cadre trying to do in the world? Cadre is bringing together professionals and peers to create a community with resources to show the world that there are many ways to wellness. On Mondays. That's today. It's all about professional development. So if you are signing into your workspace right now, if you are signing into your vocational space, whatever you are called to do with your life, I want to ask you a very big question.

How much time do you take in your work life to get better at it? Not to do the work, but to step aside from your work to consider how you can be better at what you do. So, for my. When I put on my work hat, what do I do? I help people get better at their work. I coach and I teach on change and development. I work with people in teams and momentum. I help people plan. I help people develop skills. So I'm a professional development guy. I get brought in to work on communication and engaging people within different projects.

And so often the work that I do is getting people to say, hey, I know you have so much on your plate, but right now, for you to pause from doing what you need to do to learn how to do what you do better or different is really important. So what is Cadre? Cadre is a space that allows you for a few minutes to go. Huh? I'm going to consider how I do what I do better or different. So, for all of you who have just signed on, I just saw Nate bop on. Nate. I know. We just became LinkedIn buddies. Thank you for reaching out.

I'm excited to get to know you better. Hey, t boys. Nice to see you. My new friend here in the Cadre sphere as well. Connecting invites us to take moments with each other outside of what we do so we can learn to do things better and different. Think about how powerful that is for your mental health. That is what we do. So today, on Monday, you're going to see Mister Luke Wendtlett, founder of Cadre. In about an hour, he kicks off our professional development day. You're gonna see people like Gene Mitchells.

You're gonna see Matt Tappe. You're gonna see myself around midday, and throughout the day, you'll see other masterful individuals who will contribute their expertise. I want to share one of my favorite people, Stephen Amelia, who is based in Rehoboth beach, just outside of DC. He's one of my friends from time that I spent in Boston. He is an MBSR, a mindfulness based stress reduction superstar, but former tech industry juggernaut of an individual. He's going to be joining our Monday lineup in just a few weeks as well.

So we're always adding contributors. But I'm rambling a little bit, y'all. These what is Cadre kickoffs to the day is our way of saying we are always thinking about how we can help you understand better why we are doing what we are doing. Because what we are doing is important, but why we are doing it is the fuel in the tank. Y'all have a great day, and Nate just said it best. Let's have a great Monday. We'll see you soon.