Small Business Hot Topics- October 2025

SMALL BUSINESS HOT TOPICS - Internal Mobility for Small Businesses: Sell Growth, Hire Potential

Join the FWC for Small Business Hot Topics on Thursday, October 2nd from 12 PM - 1 PM. This bi-monthly lunch and learn series is designed to educate small business owners and provide resources to assist in today's business challenges. 
 

In this session, Stacey will show small business leaders how to reframe internal mobility into a low-cost, high-impact strategy for recruiting and retention. Attendees will learn how to present mobility as career growth, spot coachable hires, and showcase clear development routes that keep top performers engaged.

What we’ll cover:

• Reframe internal mobility: Simple language and examples that position “mobility” as career growth and skills development.

• Hire for potential: Interview probes and a 1-page scorecard to evaluate learning agility, coachability, and transferable skills.

• Retention meets recruiting: How to showcase real development routes with assessment and training to keep top performers engaged while attracting candidates who value growth.

Whether you’re hiring your first employee or scaling your team, this session will give you practical strategies to strengthen retention, sharpen your recruiting, and build a workplace where talent can grow.

 

Stacey Guillen Bridges is a seasoned business development leader and AI strategist with nearly two decades of experience spanning healthcare, tech, life sciences, education, and nonprofits. As SVP of Client Relations for CMP—a global talent solutions firm recently recognized among America’s Top 250 Executive Search Firms and Top 10 Outplacement Services Providers—she advises senior executives and organizations on leadership, workforce strategy, and enterprise transformation. Known as a global connector, Stacey blends cross-industry insights with intentionality to foster innovation and sustainable impact. Beyond her corporate role, she is actively engaged in civic and nonprofit leadership through organizations such as Fort Worth Sister Cities, SteerFW, and Rotary Club Fort Worth, and she was named a Dallas Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree. Stacey is a proud member of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. and holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of Phoenix.