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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MKSSA Live Webinar Series: Presented by Shad Tidler (Wed, August 19, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="354" data-end="446" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;How do top performing talent acquisition professionals continue to grow without ever taking their foot off the gas?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Join nationally recognized speaker Shad Tidler as he shares the patterns he's seeing across the talent acquisition industry, insights gathered from organizations nationwide, and timeless principles that recruiters, sales professionals, and leaders can put into practice immediately.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1236" data-end="1412" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Mark your calendar for&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://mkssa.wildapricot.org/event-6775664" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wedne&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong data-start="206" data-end="245"&gt;sday, August 19 at 11:00 AM CT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for this live, interactive webinar.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p data-start="1236" data-end="1412" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;This webinar is&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#009CFF"&gt;complimentary for MKSSA members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#009CFF"&gt;$35 for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Not yet a member? Your registration can be applied toward an annual MKSSA membership, giving you access to this and all future events for just $200.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://mkssa.com/member-registration/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;BECOME A MEMBER&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;About:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shadtidler/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;had Tidler&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Shad Tidler is a nationally recognized sales transformation consultant with Lushin and has been helping CEOs, company presidents, business owners, and sales leaders build stronger, more predictable sales organizations since 2014. Drawing on years of experience working with organizations across North America, Shad specializes in helping teams generate more opportunities, strengthen sales pipelines, improve forecasting, and create consistent performance across their organizations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Known for developing practical, scalable strategies, Shad equips recruiting, sales, and leadership teams with timeless principles that drive long-term success. His structured, results-focused approach helps organizations move beyond immediate challenges, build lasting sales disciplines, and position themselves for sustainable growth.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;In addition to his extensive business experience, Shad brings the discipline and perseverance of an Ironman triathlete: qualities that are reflected in his practical, accountable, and high-performance approach to leadership and sales.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Book a call with Shad:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#464646"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://calendly.com/shad-tidler"&gt;Calendly - Shad Tidler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;For MKSSA membership information, please visit our website at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mkssa.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;www.mkssa.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Best regards,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Jose Rodriguez&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;MKSSA State President&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MKSSA 2026 Annual Conference (Thu, November 12, 2026)</title>
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          &lt;a href="https://mkssa.wildapricot.org/event-6655156" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 27px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MKSSA 2026 Annual Conference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

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          &lt;p data-start="447" data-end="852" align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;The MKSSA 2026 Annual Conference will bring together professionals from across the staffing, recruiting, and talent acquisition industry for two days centered around connection, collaboration, innovation, and growth. Attendees can expect meaningful networking opportunities, valuable industry insights, partner showcases, and conversations focused on the evolving future of talent and workforce solutions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p data-start="854" data-end="1135" align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Additional keynote speakers, sessions, and conference experiences will be announced in the coming months as we continue building an impactful event for our industry. Conference venue, hotel accommodations, registration information, and sponsorship opportunities can be found below.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p data-start="691" data-end="716" align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="691" data-end="714"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Early Access Rates:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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                &lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;MKSSA Member Attendee (1–4 registrations): $250 per attendee&lt;/font&gt;
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                &lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;MKSSA Member Group Rate (5+ registrations): $225 per attendee&lt;/font&gt;
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                &lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Non-Member Attendee: $300 per attendee&lt;/font&gt;
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          &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#252464"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://mkssa.wildapricot.org/event-6655156" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MKSSA 2026 Annual Conference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Conference Venue: &lt;a href="https://www.thevenueinleawood.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#252464"&gt;The Venue in Leawood&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

          &lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Host Hotel Accommodations:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;A discounted room block has been reserved for MKSSA 2026 attendees at &lt;a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/mciel-element-overland-park/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0" target="_blank"&gt;Element Overland Park&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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