Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes John Renesch, futurist, renowned global thought-leader & author who provokes people to think differently about work, leadership & the future. He has been called “… a true visionary who sees the potential to rise above our failings and take the next step in human evolution before our system collapses.” John’s latest book The Great Growing Up: Being Responsible for Humanity’s Future is about an urgent collective choice: to opt for responsible adulthood over the adolescent ways we relate to one another & our planet. It is not too late to create a future that is environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling & socially just. We look courageously at the choices that have led to our personal, societal & planetary dilemmas. He identifies behaviors that we need to encourage in ourselves and our leaders to shift in collective consciousness. Join Cheryl Esposito & John Renesch to learn an optimistic option for the future: The Great Growing Up

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Angeles Arrien, to Leading Conversations for a second time! Angeles is an anthropologist, educator, award-winning author, consultant, and Founder and President of the Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research.Her work bridges cultural anthropology, psychology, and mediation skills. Her award winning books include The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary; Signs of Life: The Five Universal Shapes and How to Use Them; and The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom. Leadership is undergoing a cultural revolution. How do expertise and mastery figure in this? During our conversation we explore the practice of leadership, the shift in expectations we have of our leaders around the world, and what it requires of us all. Angeles shares practical wisdom of the ages and challenges us to tap our capacity to lead from within. We can bring meaning to our work and our world.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Don Proffit, an ethical literacy coach with the Institute for Global Ethics and President of Proffit Projects, LLC. A conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, Don Proffit was assigned to alternative service in Alaska. That experience included an extended stay in the remote Inuit village of Point Hope, 150 miles above the Arctic Circle. In this isolated setting, his worldview began to take shape as he experienced the isolation of the outsider and witnessed the powerful role the arts and ethics can play in defining inclusive communities. The teachings from these early experiences provided insights that he brought to the New Jersey school system in order to create a caring, inclusive, safe school community for a student body from diverse backgrounds.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Mike Dooley, author of the New York Times bestseller Infinite Possibilities: The Art of Living Your Dreams and Manifesting Change: It’s That Easy. He was one of the featured teachers in the international phenomenon, The Secret. Mike is a former PriceWaterhouseCoopers international tax consultant, turned entrepreneur. He founded a philosophical Adventurers Club and tours the globe giving lectures and hosting workshops on the nature of reality, the law of attraction, creative visualization, the power of thought, and how to create major life changes by leveraging the Universe and engaging life's magic.He teaches that by setting yourself into motion, toward the realization of ANY dream, you also set into motion the entire Universe and all its wisdom, which will then conspire tirelessly on your behalf (even taking you off course if need be) to avail you of treasures & rewards beyond your greatest expectations. Join Cheryl Esposito & Mike Dooley to master the keys to infinite possibilities!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Gary Malkin and Bruce Cryer, Co-Founders of What Makes Your Heart Sing? Gary Malkin is an Emmy® award-winning composer, speaker & educator. Bruce Cryer is former CEO of HeartMath, the renowned health & wellness organization, & is Global Director of HeartMath Healthcare. In college Gary & Bruce pursued their love of the performing arts. Bruce went onto a successful career on Broadway. (Then he became a CEO-you know, the typical CEO career track.) Gary went to Hollywood, becoming an award-winning music composer for television, film, & commercials. Their own experiences with healthcare compelled them to create What Makes Your Heart Sing? They saw the power of the arts in healing. What Makes Your Heart Sing? is a powerful catalyst to deepen our humanity & inspire our leadership capacities, especially at a time of stress & complexity. Do you know what makes your heart sing? Join Cheryl Esposito with Gary Malkin & Bruce Cryer to get to the heart of the matter!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Blaine Bartlett, CEO & President of Avatar Resources, an international leadership training & consulting firm. Blaine is co-author of Discover Your Inner Strength with Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard & Brian Tracy. His next book and current passion is Success Sustained: The Case for Compassionate Capitalism. Blaine Bartlett wants organizations to feel; to be passionate; to come alive. He believes that people inside organizations have “deadened themselves” - to what matters, what has integrity, & what gives purpose & meaning to the work they do. Enter Compassionate Capitalism…what? Blaine says businesses all around the world can lead the charge for a major global reboot- a new bottom line: people, profit, place, & passion. With passion, meaning is created, & is the key to sustained success. Can business create a better world for all? Tune in to learn the three things you as a business leader can do today to move your organization toward Compassionate Capitalism.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes David Sibbet, President & Founder, The Grove Consultants International. He is a pioneer of visual facilitation—the use of large-scale, interactive graphics to support group process in meetings, teams, and organizations. David is the author of a three-volume Visual Leadership series, his most recent: Visual Leaders:New Tools for Visioning, Management, & Organization Change. How many times have you been asked, “Can you picture the future?” When David Sibbet asks the question he is immersing leaders and their teams into a creative and collaborative journey that allows the future to reveal itself via the use of interactive graphics. Don’t consider yourself to be an artist? No problem! He has made it easy- David shares with us his 7 tools to get you, your team, and your organization going on the road to your own visual revolution! Join us!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Lise Janelle, DC, Transformational Coach & Founder of Center for Heart Living dedicated to empowering people by connecting them to their core values. Lise is author of Conversation with the Heart: Reveal Yourself to Yourself. In her 22 years as a healing professional, Lise saw her patients get better but not always stay better. She began to suspect something deeper was at work. As she questioned, she understood that people held limiting beliefs in their lives that influenced their success, health & well-being. She names these areas the Eight Mirrors of the Self. “These mirrors reflect who we think we are at the moment, but they are not who we are” at our core. Lise teaches two conversations to have with our heart, to create breakthrough to our best health, highest success, & deepest well-being. Want to know what these are? Join Cheryl Esposito and Dr. Lise Janelle to begin the most important conversation you may ever have, the conversation with your heart.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Juanita Brown, Ph.D., co-author of the award-winning book, The World Café: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter. Juanita is the co-originator of an innovative approach to large group dialogue coined The World Café. She creates powerful dialogue forums with business, government, and nonprofit leaders internationally. “The collective holds the wisdom,” she says, and “gold lies in discovering the big questions.” Join us to discover how “conversational leadership” is shaping the successful future of our 21st century world and beyond.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist and author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom and Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time. An interpretation of the word “buddha” is one who knows how to be truly happy and effective. With the new breakthroughs in neuroscience, combined with insights from thousands of years of contemplative practice, you can shape your own brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom. Simple actions inside your mind can light up neural networks of deep well-being and resilience. Who knew it could be that easy? Join Cheryl Esposito and Rick Hanson to learn how One Simple Practice at a Time can change your mind to change your brain.