OneZone NextGen, a new talent and leadership initiative designed to strengthen the region’s workforce by intentionally connecting emerging professionals with the business leaders responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining them.
Unlike traditional young professional programs, OneZone NextGen is built as a two-sided talent ecosystem, serving both early-career professionals and the employers navigating today’s talent challenges.
Who OneZone NextGen ServesEmerging Professionals
Early-career professionals, new managers, and high-potential employees seeking leadership development, career acceleration, mentorship, and meaningful community connection.
Talent Leaders & Employers
CEOs, business owners, HR leaders, and people managers focused on improving retention, strengthening culture, navigating generational differences, and building internal leadership pipelines.
The program is intentionally designed to bring these groups together—creating dialogue, understanding, and shared solutions.
Four Pillars of OneZone NextGenLead – Leadership & Professional Growth
Developing leadership fundamentals, communication skills, financial literacy, and civic awareness for emerging professionals—while helping employers build coaching cultures, succession plans, and leadership pipelines.
Connect – Real Relationships, Not Name Tags
Purposeful peer groups, cross-generational mentorship, and access to executives, community leaders, and civic pathways—designed for impact, not just networking.
Hire & Retain – Talent as a Business Strategy
Practical tools and conversations around hiring, retention, employer branding, workplace expectations, and workforce trends—paired with career navigation and long-term professional thinking.
Serve – Civic & Community Leadership
Opportunities to engage with local government, serve on nonprofit boards, and participate in community problem-solving—building civic-minded professionals and engaged employers.
Programming Highlights
Planned programming includes a NextGen Leadership Series, small-group roundtables for both emerging professionals and employers, a goal-based mentorship exchange, and an exclusive NextGen Employer Toolkit offering hiring and retention resources for member businesses.
The initiative will also include purposeful social events, service projects, and civic engagement opportunities that connect talent development with community impact.
A Strategic Talent Investment
OneZone NextGen aligns with the Chamber’s broader workforce, leadership, and advocacy efforts, including the OneZone Leadership Institute and regional talent initiatives. The program will be guided by an advisory council of emerging professionals and business leaders and measured by clear outcomes and business impact.
Unlike traditional young professional programs, OneZone NextGen is built as a two-sided talent ecosystem, serving both early-career professionals and the employers navigating today’s talent challenges.
Who OneZone NextGen ServesEmerging Professionals
Early-career professionals, new managers, and high-potential employees seeking leadership development, career acceleration, mentorship, and meaningful community connection.
Talent Leaders & Employers
CEOs, business owners, HR leaders, and people managers focused on improving retention, strengthening culture, navigating generational differences, and building internal leadership pipelines.
The program is intentionally designed to bring these groups together—creating dialogue, understanding, and shared solutions.
Four Pillars of OneZone NextGenLead – Leadership & Professional Growth
Developing leadership fundamentals, communication skills, financial literacy, and civic awareness for emerging professionals—while helping employers build coaching cultures, succession plans, and leadership pipelines.
Connect – Real Relationships, Not Name Tags
Purposeful peer groups, cross-generational mentorship, and access to executives, community leaders, and civic pathways—designed for impact, not just networking.
Hire & Retain – Talent as a Business Strategy
Practical tools and conversations around hiring, retention, employer branding, workplace expectations, and workforce trends—paired with career navigation and long-term professional thinking.
Serve – Civic & Community Leadership
Opportunities to engage with local government, serve on nonprofit boards, and participate in community problem-solving—building civic-minded professionals and engaged employers.
Programming Highlights
Planned programming includes a NextGen Leadership Series, small-group roundtables for both emerging professionals and employers, a goal-based mentorship exchange, and an exclusive NextGen Employer Toolkit offering hiring and retention resources for member businesses.
The initiative will also include purposeful social events, service projects, and civic engagement opportunities that connect talent development with community impact.
A Strategic Talent Investment
OneZone NextGen aligns with the Chamber’s broader workforce, leadership, and advocacy efforts, including the OneZone Leadership Institute and regional talent initiatives. The program will be guided by an advisory council of emerging professionals and business leaders and measured by clear outcomes and business impact.
