Attending regular meetings allows you to discuss topics with peers and learn more about the industry, suppliers, and supporters. Learning opportunities like new technologies, legislation, and trends are often the subjects discussed and, at times, healthfully debated. You can meet peers, both experienced and novice, within the coatings industry from different coating application backgrounds, which can quickly increase your technical and business exposure.
Every social event or technical discussion you attend can increase your exposure to continued learning opportunities. Furthermore, annually the Cleveland Coatings Society awards thousands of supportive dollars in through our scholarship programs for college bound high school students. Only children of current Cleveland Coatrigns Society members are eligible for these scholastic awards.
Educational opportunities within the association are offered regularly, such as past seminars and classes that have covered manufacturing, technical, current trends, or business topics planned for our coatings industry, given by peers and experts from our industry.
All our social gatherings allow you to meet and mingle with our many members, industry peers, and even their families. These gatherings, including our golf outings, dances, volunteer events in the community, and even game nights, all contribute to community support and mentoring opportunities for us and those around us.
The more exposure you have in this industry, the more you learn, the more you network, and the more you improve your professional network, skills, and value in the coatings industry. This can help you earn more opportunities throughout your career now and into the future.
Whether as an active member or especially as a volunteer board or committee member, you will earn, develop, and earn essential skills such as leadership, teamwork, and communication. You can also make new friends and discover your passions, interests, and strengths.
Research shows that mentoring a peer in our industry or even bringing a younger colleague to mingle with their new peers can lead to increased learning opportunities, higher job satisfaction, career advancement, and overall energy for you, your company and our industry.
Having increased access to more peers and mentors and sharing time both socially and academically can earn access to early risers, prominent business leaders, humanitarians, and change-makers within our industry.
Bring one, bring all. You, your work colleagues, your friends, and your family will all have the opportunity to participate in multiple Cleveland area community service projects. This is an excellent opportunity to spend quality mentoring and bonding time as a team, even within your company.
