This week on Clear Lake Connections Podcast presented by UTMB Health: Meet Shannon Harms, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, and J.P. Morris, b1 BANK and Dean of Leadership Clear Lake. In this week’s episode, Shannon and J.P. talk about the advantages and inner workings of Leadership Clear Lake. As an alumnus of Leadership Clear Lake and now on the planning committee, Shannon discusses the many things she learned during her class and how that has helped her grow in her career. She also talks about her favorite times during class and the relationships that she built and continues to enjoy with her fellow classmates. J.P., as the Dean of Leadership Clear Lake and also an alumnus of the program, discusses the history of the program and its intended benefits to the person, their business, the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, and ultimately the community. He also shares why businesses should send their employees by saying “A CEO and a CFO are talking about training and leadership development and the CFO says, ‘what happens if we spend a bunch of money training them and then they turn around and leave?’ and the CEO says, ‘What happens if we don’t, and they stay?’”. Finally, Jamieson Mackay mentions how Leadership Clear Lake has benefited his company as he has had three employees graduate from the program.