The national and local economic outlook and the current business climate are primary topics on news and social media sites. How businesses are faring, how many have survived, and what the future portends in the post-pandemic environment are major questions on peoples’ minds today. During the month of October, the speaker theme centers on the perspectives of local women business leaders. Several have agreed to address the club on their experiences in their respective businesses, and their views on future prospects as locally-anchored concerns. Tentative commitments for October’s Monday nights include Chapman Fina of Via Lago on Lake Street, Melissa Acton-Buzard of Chameleon Technologies, and Kate Vitasek of Vested Outsourcing. Many thanks to Dave DeBois for his leadership in assembling this speaker series, on which he continues to work. Rotarians can find topic and speaker background on the club's website using the Speakers tab.