Business owner and former Executive Director of the Hays Chamber of Commerce Tammy Wellbrock was one of the career speakers that spoke to students on Oct. 17 during PRIDE Time. 

Before going into career advice, Wellbrock gave some background information on how she got into her current career. 

In her adult life, she has worked several jobs, like working at a newspaper, being the Alumni Director at Fort Hays State University and holding positions at Nex-Tech. 

During her time at Nex-Tech, Wellbrock hired many employees, which led her to being on the search committees for the FHSU president and the Hays COC Executive Director. 

The Hays COC Executive Director that was chosen ended up not working out, so Wellbrock decided to apply for the position, and she got the job. 

“I didn’t know if I had the skills for the job, but I had the passion and the work ethic, so I thought I’d give it a try,” Wellbrock said. 

After eight years as Executive Director, Wellbrock decided to step down from that position and start her own business so she could be more present in her child’s life. 

The business she started is called Girl Twin Solutions and she uses it to provide professional business advice. 

“I encourage people to see the world differently and approach problems in a creative and unique manner,” Wellbrock said. 

After sharing a bit of her background, Wellbrock provided business advice for the students. She demonstrated how everyone interprets things differently by having the students close their eyes and follow the same directions, but seeing that they somehow ended with different results. 

“If you run a business, you have to understand that everyone interprets things differently and learn how to work with that,” Wellbrock said. 

Wellbrock said that some of the most important things in business are developing relationships, knowing your own strengths and weaknesses, being an active listener and being able to communicate effectively with others. 

“Communication is the foundation to anything and everything that you want to do in life,” Wellbrock said. 

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