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The Leadership Breakfast Series is a place where community leaders share their knowledge, attendees enjoy a hot buffet-style breakfast, and business and government professionals network with each other and MBU’s faculty, staff, and students. Each breakfast features a guest speaker and relevant topic, with a brief introduction to Maranatha. Subscribe HERE to be notified of upcoming breakfasts!
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Dr. Corey Pfaffe, CEO of MinistryCPA – “Reaching Globally – A Case Study”
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Jason Manke, Corporate Director of Recruitment, Kalahari Resorts
Breakfast opens: 7:00 AM
Presentation starts: 7:30 AM
Cost: $5.00 per person
Meet Your
Each speaker will share career experience, offer practical industry wisdom, and address trends and best practices in leadership. Join students and professionals from a variety of vocations for opportunities to connect with others and to grow as a leader.
STEVE BOARD
MBU School of Business
Assistant Professor
Speaker CV
Mr. Steve Board was a member of the Maranatha Board of Trustees for ten years before becoming a faculty/staff member in 2012. He brings real-life experience to his business courses, having spent more than thirty years in business, including supervisory, managerial, and leadership roles.
During those years, he assisted two businesses in recovering from previous poor management, led a national construction company to increase its annual revenues by 400% in less than 10 years, and acted as lead team member of a start-up business enterprise that grew to more than 240 employees in 10 years.
In addition to teaching in the Maranatha Baptist University School of Business, he is heavily involved in the community and the development happening in downtown Watertown.
Corey Pfaffe
CEO, MinistryCPA
Speaker CV
Corey Pfaffe serves as the CEO of MinistryCPA, a Watertown, Wisconsin-based Certified Public Accounting firm with clients in virtually every U.S. state and world Continent. The firm’s motto is “Reaching Globally, Serving Personally” – fitting in light of the topic of his presentation for our September 24, 2025, Leadership Breakfast.
The firm’s 14 professionals and administrative team members serve more than 1,200 business and family clients from offices housed in Watertown’s The Collective.
LOCATION & DIRECTIONS
Maranatha Baptist University is located at 745 W Main St, Watertown, WI.
Parking is available inside the main entrance to the left (number 32 in the map). The meeting venue is in the top level of the Dining Complex (number 4).
