Hundreds of people attended the two-day Global Leadership Summit hosted by Lima Community Church, which has brought the virtual conference to the region for the past 12 years. The event featured nationally recognized speakers and leadership training for professionals from business, health care, manufacturing and government.

“One of the recurring themes is, when a leader gets better, everybody wins,” said Joe Patton, director of OhioMeansJobs Allen County. “But a lot of people don't realize they can lead from where they're at. So I think that's a big thing. We like to bring our leadership team, from both management on down to line staff, because we're trying to develop future leaders at our agency and for the county, and this is a great place where they can get inspired.”