RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. -- More than 300 people attended the free Performance Breakthrough Conference at the Santa Margarita California Stake Center on Thursday, Oct. 22, to receive advice on finding a job or starting a business.

The conference, open to the entire community, was jointly hosted by the Santa Margarita California Stake, the Mission Viejo California Stake and the Rancho Santa Margarita Management Society, which is affiliated with the BYU Marriott School. Ken Gibson, president of the management society, said, "There were many in our society that wanted to host the event after the holidays, but I was convinced the need was urgent and we just couldn't wait."

The overflowing attendance at the conference indicated he was correct.

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