{"id":22780,"date":"2025-03-20T10:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/?p=22780"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:14:29","slug":"mike-farrington-joins-the-2025-leadership-kansas-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/news\/mike-farrington-joins-the-2025-leadership-kansas-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Farrington Joins the 2025 Leadership Kansas Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re proud to share that Mike Farrington<\/strong> has been selected for the 2025 Leadership Kansas (LK) Class<\/strong>, one of the state\u2019s most prestigious leadership development programs. This honor recognizes Mike\u2019s dedication to professional growth and his commitment to making a lasting impact on our industry and the communities we serve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Career Built from the Ground Up<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mike\u2019s journey with Crossland started over 20 years ago when he joined our internship program. What seemed like a small step at the time became the foundation for an exceptional career. From those early days, Mike worked his way up from Assistant Project Manager to Project Manager to Senior Project Manager<\/strong>\u2014to now leading our National Accounts division<\/strong><\/a>. He\u2019s built his success by managing expectations, fostering collaboration, and leading strong teams that consistently deliver exceptional results for our clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his current role, Mike partners with some of the world\u2019s largest retailers to streamline and support their construction and building needs, combining his leadership skills with a practical focus on getting things done efficiently while keeping clients happy. His knack for building tight-knit, high-performing teams speaks to his natural leadership and dedication to always doing great work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of work, Mike\u2019s passion and energy shine. Whether he\u2019s cheering on Pittsburg State or KU, spending time with his family, or tackling woodworking and home improvement projects<\/strong>, Mike\u2019s love for building things\u2014both professionally and personally\u2014is evident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Leadership Kansas<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each year, Leadership Kansas selects 40 professionals from across the state to participate in an eight-month journey designed to foster a deeper understanding of economic, business, and political issues in Kansas. With over 500 nominations for the 2025 class<\/strong>, the selection process is highly competitive. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Throughout the program, Mike will have the opportunity to engage with top business and government leaders, visit key cities across Kansas\u2014including Dodge City, Garden City, Hays, Hutchinson, Kansas City, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Pittsburg, Salina, Topeka, and Wichita<\/strong>\u2014and participate in discussions on critical topics such as economic development, education, public policy, and societal health<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a valued leader in our company, Mike\u2019s participation in Leadership Kansas will further strengthen his ability to drive innovation and foster collaboration both within our organization and in the broader Kansas business community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please join us in congratulating Mike on this well-deserved achievement!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership Kansas has more than 1,600 alumni. Click here to see a complete list of the 2025 Leadership Kansas class.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about Leadership Kansas, visit LeadershipKansas.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re proud to share that Mike Farrington has been selected for the 2025 Leadership Kansas (LK) Class, one of the state\u2019s most prestigious leadership development programs. This honor recognizes Mike\u2019s dedication to professional growth and his commitment to making a lasting impact on our industry and the communities we serve.  A Career Built from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":22781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MIKE-WEBPIC-1-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MIKE-WEBPIC-1-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Sam Bogle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/author\/sbogle\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22783,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22780\/revisions\/22783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}