In 2001, the US Small Business Administration partnered with the Omaha (Nebraska) Chamber of Commerce to begin the Omaha Empowerment Breakfast. It was formed to provide local businesses with insightful speakers and a non-commercial meeting in order to build relationships and opportunities for networking .
Having suffered declining attendance from a change of venue, the Omaha Empowerment Breakfast was then hit with the challenges of Covid, pushing the meeting online only. The organizers decided to end the breakfast as a going concern.
Michael McKee, a long time fan of the Empowerment Breakfast had the vision of reviving the event and enlisted Jim Barger as a partner. By focusing on value for attendees and sponsors, the Breakfast returned to it's former level.
Having rebuilt attendance and revived growth, the decision was made to begin offering events in other cities. Renamed the emPower Breakfast, Michael and Jim began by staying true to the principles the Breakfast was founded on: Access for everyone, a culture with no hidden agenda, and the best speakers in the community. We've made it possible for almost anyone to bring an emPower Breakfast to their community by developing a proprietary automated database system and documenting a proven system of attendance and profitability.
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