News Release

Jon Bowman

WARSAW — Jon Bowman will be the keynote speaker Tuesday, March 25, at the annual Kosciusko Human Resources Association conference. Through the topic “The Fine Art of People Power,” attendees will learn how to lead leaders to greater success.

Born in Pittsburgh, Bowman is the last of four children whose lives were enveloped in poverty and homelessness. By the time he was 17 years old, he and his family had lived in two homeless shelters, a church, a small fourth-floor attic, public housing projects and a hotel, among many other places.

However, with his determination to ascend from poverty unaffected, he earned his GED diploma and obtained an associate degree in English and communications at Allegheny Community College. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in journalism and communications from Point Park University, where he graduated cum laude. Bowman then attended and graduated from Ohio State University College of Law.

Today, Bowman serves as chief executive officer of Clear Picture Leadership. He uses lessons learned from his childhood, leadership skills honed throughout his career and his artwork to encourage leaders to achieve a “clear picture” vision.

“Picturing your destination is the first step to achieving something great,” Bowman says. Sometimes leaders are tempted to cast aside an imaginative vision because it is deemed “unrealistic,” but Bowman challenges leaders to take “a different perspective: where imagination and reality meet.”

Throughout the day, additional speakers will present on topics such as “Four Ways to Use Social Media to Become a Talent Magnet,” “How to Lead the Way to Picture Perfect Change,” and more. The conference is geared toward developing leadership skills of area business leaders and human resources professionals. More information on sessions and speakers is available at khra.shrm.org.

The one-day conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Zimmer Biomet Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw. The registration fee for Kosciusko Human Resources Association members is $25 and the nonmember registration fee is $50. Visit khra.shrm.org to register.

Kosciusko Human Resources Association is a nonprofit organization of professionals entrusted with human resources responsibilities that promotes educational and networking opportunities for the advancement of human resources.