The Future Face of Environment & Energy Industry Leadership
RePOWER your leadership … 
Contact us to learn more, or to register for the next Energy & Environment EPPRENTICE Experience coming October 2010
PARAGON’s Environment & Energy EPPRENTICE Experience is an innovative 1-day learning forum designed to develop leadership skills of emerging leaders in all sectors of green-related industries while simultaneously contributing to critical environment and energy-related social needs.
In partnership with PARAGON, non-profit organizations identify and sponsor relevant, critical projects that participants work on in cross-functional project teams with emerging leader peers from throughout the environment and energy industries. Simultaneous to their engagement on the project, participants receive just-in-time coaching on leadership behaviors such as strategic problem solving, innovation, collaboration, influence, communication and presentation skills.
The day culminates with teams presenting their project outcomes to a panel of industry judges, who provide immediate feedback and recognize the most innovative, strategic and sustainable solutions.
Participants - high potential top talent from organizations focused on the environment, energy and sustainable leadership…
Engage for 1 day in teams on focused, environment/energy--related projects
Enhance their leadership, innovation and collaboration skills
Expand their industry knowledge and exposure
Enrich their industry network
…Emerge as the future leaders of the green revolution!
EPPRENTICE Frequently Asked Questions
“The Paragon Environment & Energy Epprentice Experience was rewarding and worthwhile. I valued the opportunity to collaborate and develop an innovative concept with talented and creative individuals having different backgrounds and skills than mine. It was also a wonderful networking opportunity, and helped in the greater understanding my work.”
David Herb
DELEG, State of Michigan
Michigan Environment & Energy EPPRENTICE Experience™
October 2010
Non-profit associations from Michigan’s environment and energy sectors will identify specific, focused projects which support their initiatives and address critical issues such as:
Clean Transportation ● Clean Water ● Clean Energy
Participants will work in diverse teams on these projects, competing to create the most impactful, innovative solutions. Industry leaders will be on hand to judge & award winners, and celebrate sustainableoutcomes of the day.
Please contact us for information on how you can be a Corporate Sponsor and demonstrate your commitment to our future face of environment and energy leaders and the health of our planet
Contact us to learn more, or to register for the next Energy & Environment EPPRENTICE Experience
“I got to learn a lot from the people of various industries and diverse fields such as energy management and energy efficiency in the Epprentice Experience. For a student like me, this is the best experience. I had a career fair today, but I thought this was much more important. I really had a great experience.”
Punit Shah
Graduate Student at Wayne State University
“The Environment & Energy Epprentice Experience enabled collaborative engagement that promoted dialogue, problem solving and relationship-building with a group of like-minded individuals hoping to make an impact in the energy and environmental space.”
Susan Zaffarano
Carbon Credit Corporation