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title: "YBL & WBL: Transforming the Marketplace by Winning Men & Women to Christ"
date: 2019-08-25
author: "Laurie Stroud"
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# YBL & WBL: Transforming the Marketplace by Winning Men & Women to Christ

**Special Feature**

**Young Business Leaders (YBL) Fall Breakfast ![YBL Logo](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-25-at-1.52.18-PM-300x89.png "YBL Logo")**

Friday, October 18, 2019

The Harbert Center, 2019 4th Ave North, Birmingham AL 35203

Serving Line opens at 6 a.m., Program 6:30-7:30 a.m.

![white plume YBL Joel Manby image second option](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/white-plume-YBL-Joel-Manby-image-second-option-150x150.jpg "white plume YBL Joel Manby image second option")

You are invited to come and join YBL at our fall breakfast! Joel Manby will be our featured guest and speaker. Joel’s leadership roles include serving as the CEO for Sea World, Herschend Family Entertainment and SAAB North America. He also appeared on the hit TV show Undercover Boss, and has written a book on leadership entitled, *Love Works.* As the premise of his book and his leadership philosophy, Joel believes that love, understood as a verb, can transform the workplace and our personal lives. Come and join us as we learn more together. Tickets $20 or $150 for a table of eight. To purchase tickets visit [www.yblbreakfastoctober18.eventbrite.com.](http://www.yblbreakfastoctober18.eventbrite.com)

**Women’s Business Leaders (WBL) 3rd Annual Faith and Work Showcase ![white plume WBL Logo Final](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/white-plume-WBL-Logo-Final-300x138.jpg "white plume WBL Logo Final")**

Friday, October 18, 2019

The Club, 1 Robert Smith Dr., Birmingham AL 35209

11:30-12:30 p.m.

Featured Guests:

Founder & Owner of Ashley Mac’s, Ashley McMakin & CEO Keller Williams Vestavia, Jennifer Hay

![whtie plume WBL Luncheon speaker Ashley McMakin Fall 2019](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/whtie-plume-WBL-Luncheon-speaker-Ashley-McMakin-Fall-2019-150x150.jpg "whtie plume WBL Luncheon speaker Ashley McMakin Fall 2019")

![white plume WBL Luncheon speaker Jenn Hay Headshot hr](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/white-plume-WBL-Luncheon-speaker-Jenn-Hay-Headshot-hr-150x150.jpg "white plume WBL Luncheon speaker Jenn Hay Headshot hr")

Emcee: Kathryn Boyd, Samford University

Network, connect and be encouraged by featured guests who share how they have handled workplace challenges and succeeded as business leaders. Tickets: $25. To purchase tickets visit [www.wblfaithandwork.eventbrite.com](http://www.wblfaithandwork.eventbrite.com)

The mission of Young Business Leaders (YBL) and Women Business Leaders (WBL) is to transform the marketplace by winning men and women to Christ, building them in their faith and sending them out locally, nationally and internationally for God’s glory. For more information about either organization call 205-776-5450 or visit [www.ybl.org](http://www.ybl.org) and [www.ybl.org/wbl.](http://www.ybl.org/wbl)†