Join us for this exciting learning session where Katie Yee, owner of Connect Strategic Consulting, discusses best practices for preparing for new business interviews!

During the session, Katie will emphasize the value of including your team early in the RFQ/RFP process, how to involve them in creating your value proposition and how to incorporate their authentic strengths and experiences into a winning interview. We all know that people hire people they like, so we are not trying to make our teams perfect, but want to make them authentic subject matter experts. Come prepared to participate, share, speak and be vulnerable and authentic!

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Refund requests must be received at least 48 hours prior to the event. No refunds can be given with less than 48-hour notice. No shows will be charged.

About Katie Yee:

Katie Yee has spent her entire career in the design and construction industry with the last 15 years focused on business development for engineering firms.   In July of 2019, Katie ventured out on her own and formed Connect Strategic Consulting, a business development consulting and executive training firm. 

As owner of Connect Strategic Consulting, Katie is working with a wide variety of firms across the A/E/C Industry providing training, coaching and strategic planning. Katie’s focus is on relationship-based business development and believes firmly that people do business with people they like. She emphasizes the importance of being authentic and developing relationships that result in mutually beneficial partnerships. Katie also helps teams prepare for project interviews with strategy, interview, and public speaking coaching. 

Katie received her B.S. in Psychology at San Diego State in 2002 where she was also heavily involved in the Gamma Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Katie resides in San Marcos with her husband Ryan, who teaches Middle School math, and her two young girls Leila (SEMS) and Kirra (SMHS). When she is not working, Katie is a dedicated cheer mom and chauffeur.    

Katie has a history of active participation in several local industry organizations including BIA, ULI, DBIA, NAIOP and served as the Director of Career Outreach for the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) San Diego Chapter in 2020. Katie is a CREW Legacy member and chaired the UCREW University outreach program since 2015. In 2019 Katie was selected to be on the CREW Network Industry Research Committee to assist in the development of the 2019 CREW white paper “Accelerating the Advancement of Women in Commercial Real Estate.” Katie is currently Chairing the CREW Careers committee which was established locally in 2019. CREW Careers is a Middle and High School outreach committee that educates students, specifically young women, on career opportunities in CRE. 

Through the CREW Careers Committee, Katie has collaborated with the San Marcos Boys and Girls Club, the San Dieguito Boys and Girls Club, the King Chavez School and The San Marcos Promise. Katie currently serves on the Board of The San Marcos Promise.