Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Deborah Rozman President & co-CEO of

Quantum Intech, Inc. the parent company of HeartMath. Deborah’s

background as entrepreneur, psychologist, & business executive led her

to become executive director of the Institute of HeartMath in 1991. Doc

Childre started HeartMath to research & develop a science-based system

of tools & technologies to help people reduce their stress & improve

health, resilience & quality of life. HeartMath’s breakthrough

research uncovered a physiological state called heart coherence:

spirit, heart, brain & nervous system synchronize and align. Today

Deborah leads Quantum Intech, which develops HeartMath's technologies.

The purpose: “…give people tools to access the power of their

heart…the access point for intuition, the core of authenticity,

self-security, & blueprint for larger purpose…

” Join Cheryl

Esposito & Dr. Deborah Rozman to discover the technology that is

changing lives & creating heart-based leadership around the world.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Shailja Patel, an award-winning Kenyan poet, artist & political activist. Growing up in Kenya Shailja experienced the impact of war on the lives and spirit of the people. Her path took her on a journey from working on Wall Street to living a monastic life, running non-profits, eventually finding her voice in poetry. Today she is a performance artist bringing her work to people around the world. Her one-woman show, Migritude, unfolds hidden histories of women's lives in the bootprint of Empire, from India to East Africa. Shailja’s powerful performances bring her audiences to an introspective space of connection with the raw emotion and impact of war and oppression. The irresistible passion and eloquence of her words touches people at a core level and inspires them to take action. Shailja recently performed at Bioneers and said, “The fifteen-second pindrop silence after I finished my performance was worth three standing ovations.” Words shape us. They inspire. Join the conversation.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Peter Block award winning author, thought leader, and consultant to corporate, government, and community organizations in the realm of empowerment, stewardship, chosen accountability, & the reconciliation of community. Peter’s many books include The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters, the 2002 Independent Book Publisher Business Breakthrough Book of the Year; and his most recent, Community: The Structure of Belonging. Peter suggests that our major challenge in moving toward a relevant future is to focus on what we can create, rather than what problems we can solve. Instead, he observes, Nothing new gets created by better problem solving or by focusing on low-hanging fruit. No matter how sophisticated we are as a learning organization, if our conversations are limited to measurable outcomes, we are simply getting better at a system, not creating a new future.” Want to know how to do this? Just say yes and join Cheryl & Peter in the conversation!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Cynthia James, a leader in the field of personal transformation. A multi-award winning author, her latest book is I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home & at Work. Cynthia holds two Master’s Degrees, one in Consciousness Studies(Holmes Institute); one in Spiritual Psychology(University of Santa Monica). Cynthia believes your past does not define you. What you decide to do, defines you. Cynthia’s personal life experience is proof of that. Transcending childhood violence & abuse, she found success as a singer & Hollywood actress. Even then her life was fraught with challenges in personal & professional relationships. Healing the past can accelerate the future. Knowing yourself deeply,uncovering the quiet beliefs that don’t serve you, & realizing that you are the most important person in your life, are required for success. Curious about re-writing your story?Join Cheryl Esposito with Cynthia James to learn the art of “I Choose Me.”

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Peter Senge, PhD., a Senior Lecturer at MIT, & founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning (SOL). He is author of many books including The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization; Presence: Human Purpose & the Field of the Future; and Necessary Revolution: How Individuals & Organizations are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World. As a systems thinker, Peter sees the world as a plethora of possibility for collaboration and co-creation. He sees deep connection to self and to nature as key to successful and sustainable organizations that make a difference to our future. How do we do this in a world that values short-term results and immediate gratification? A world where we are told to leave our emotions outside of work and focus on killing the competition? Join Cheryl Esposito & Dr. Peter Senge as they explore leadership and the field of the future!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes GP Walsh, author of The Tao of Allowing:

Surfing on the Law of Attraction. A master meditation teacher and often called the Irreverent Sage, he asks: “Have you ever wondered: Why does self-help promise so much and deliver so little? Why is spiritual practice so damn hard? Why is the world messed up? Why do I keep

working on myself and never get fixed?” Uh-huh. We thought so. GP

Walsh wants to be sure we understand the sacred...the sacred is our true nature. He says we are born into “original innocence” –where all is possible, and we haven’t yet forgotten who we are. In that state, there’s no need for self-help. When people are looking outside of themselves for deep answers, he says “look closer” because the answers reside within. He recommends that we “begin the practice of allowing; surrender to the wisdom of what is.” So, how do you actually “do” that? Join Cheryl Esposito & GP Walsh to master the Tao of Allowing!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Jerilyn Brusseau, a cook, baker, restaurateur, businesswoman, humanitarian and cultural diplomat. She is founder of PeaceTable and co-founder of PeaceTrees Vietnam. Her story begins in her grandmother’s kitchen and takes her globetrotting in the spirit of peace and diplomacy. Jerilyn passionately advocates warm-hearted, soul-connected food as the most common language spoken around the world. She founded PeaceTable to create shared culinary experiences between people of the United States and the former Soviet Republics as a tool for building cultural understanding. Her citizen diplomacy did not stop there. In 1995, she co-founded PeaceTrees Vietnam, a humanitarian organization that sponsors the removal of land mines and sends volunteers to plant trees and build homes in their place. To date, there have been 13,000 bombs removed and 32,000 trees planted. Jerilyn can imagine…all the people…living life in peace… Join us for a beautiful conversation!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Freddie Ravel, Grammy-winning producer & jazz keyboardist. His performances, productions & recordings include icons Sergio Mendes, Madonna, Prince, Quincy Jones, Boston Pops, & Carlos Santana. Loving music since age 5, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in music, & began performing worldwide with Brazilian master Sergio Mendes by age 23. His career soared & he saw the power of music to affect the energy of the human spirit around the

world. Challenges in leadership, collaboration, & time are huge.

Using music as a lens to view business, he created peak performance systems for leadership, innovation & collaboration, with rave reviews

from Apple, NASA, Citi & more. Your leadership score isn’t a

number. It’s your ability to influence the melody, harmony, & rhythm of your organization to create great music – the score. Want to know how to unlock people’s greatest potential to create your score? Join Cheryl Esposito & Freddie Ravel to “Tune Up To Success!”

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Freeman Michaels & Susan Leahy, co-founders of Group to Team Leadership Solutions. How many times have you worked on a team, only to discover that no one was really interested in being a team? Freeman Michaels & Susan Leahy say the concept of team is widely misunderstood. There is a difference between acting as a group of individuals motivated by separate self-interest, versus operating as a team fueled by shared vision and mutual interest. Here’s the linchpin: successful teams begin with each individual. Everything you do, say or think is either propelling the organization further into group or generating more team. Freeman and Susan have created a way to determine whether your choices, attitudes & behavior are viewed through the lens of group or the lens of team. Ready to explore this new vision of team? Join Cheryl Esposito with Freeman Michaels & Susan Leahy exploring their powerful “Group to Team” model of success!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes NICOLAS ORTNER, Creator & Executive Producer of the breakthrough documentary, The Tapping Solution,” & author of “The Tapping Solution: A Revolutionary System for Stress- Free Living.” Nick’s work explores EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or “tapping,” a healing tool based on ancient Chinese acupressure & modern psychology. EFT suggests we can tap into our body’s brilliance for healing. Nick had to find a way to get this information out to help others. His most recent opportunity to help, hit very close to home.

Nick lives in Newtown, CT, the place where a shooting tragedy occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. 26 people – 20 of them children- were killed that day. The community continues to reel in shock & grief. Nick will share a story of the help EFT/tapping provided to some in the aftermath, as the community attempts to heal & thrive once again. Join Cheryl Esposito and Nick Ortner to learn a different way of healing our emotional self.