Danita’s Community Involvement

Cheetah Development Board Member Cheetah Development is engaged in one of the poorest areas on earth, East Africa, primarily in Tanzania. They are filling the gap in an investment range essentially missing in the developing world, and in doing so aim to start or grow the small businesses that hire people and drive the economy. Working jointly with local universities, they provide intensive business training and mentoring. Danita serves on the board for this charitable organization. Learn more about Cheetah Development.

From left to right: Dr. Mark Ereth (Mayo Clinic), Don Keysser (Allison-Williams Company), Danita Bye, Bob Stewart (Platinum Group), Ray Menard (Executive Director, Cheetah), Russel Myers (VP of Development, Cheetah)

Guest Lecturing at Universities across the Twin Cities

Board of Advisors Entrepreneur-in-Action Team

Guest Speaker Women in Leadership Forum

Guest Lecturer Center for Sales Innovation

Guest Lecturer Center for Entrepreneurship

CitySites Urban Media Board Member

Danita is a part of the Executive Board of Directors for CitySites Urban Media.

From Left to Right:

• Danita Bye, President of Sales Growth Specialists
• David Diers, Vice President/General Manager of Telephony and H-I-S Operations
• Dana Peterson, President, Fresh Air
• Craig T. Sulentic, President, Egan Companies

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M.A. in Transformational Leadership

As part of Danita’s ongoing commitment to provide best-of-class sales leadership and management coaching, mentoring, consulting and training to her clients, she is pursuing a M.A. in Transformational Leadership. She is convinced that we live in an unprecedented time in history, having incredible power and privilege. We have a unique opportunity to accept the challenge of our rapidly-changing times and be transformational leaders with moral character, clearly defined values and a willingness to serve.

OPIN Apprenticeship Program

Danita is proud to be involved as a Faculty Member as well as a mentor in the OPIN Apprentice program.

The OPIN Apprentice Program (OAP) is a paid apprenticeship program for college juniors, seniors, and recent graduates in the area of Business, Sales, Marketing, Graphic Design, and Computer Science.

It’s designed to put classroom knowledge to work in a real-world setting while equipping the apprentices to impact the world with their lives and careers. While the largest portion of the program is the work experience, the heart of the program builds on the foundation of a personal faith in God to develop a vision that will empower a career and make a difference in the world.

It involves mentorship, training, and experiences geared to give each apprentice an edge in life as well as a career.

More information about the OAP.