Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kristin Engvig, founder & convener of the internationally acclaimed Women's International Networking (W.I.N ) Conference & Global Leadership Forum. The theme for this year’s conference, Make Space: Find Possibilities, drew nearly 1000 people to spend 3 days in Rome, working together to shape themselves for a world filled with possibility in the face of an uncertain future. It is time to leave what no longer works & courageously make space allowing something new into our lives as we reach for the stars. Kristin has gathered over 10,000 leaders to life-changing events across the globe. She is the creative mind & engaging spirit behind the face of W.I.N. Kristin is a visionary who transformed her idea of ‘bringing a more feminine, global and sustainable vision to work, communities and life’ into an opportunity to empower, develop and connect women leaders. Want to know more? Join Cheryl Esposito and Kristin Engvig to explore a future in a world of possibility.

Cheryl 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 with Jerilyn Brusseau!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Mark Silver founder of Heart of Business, and a successful business teacher and healer, who brings an active connection with the Divine to his work. Mark says that Heart of Business has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners to integrate the nitty gritty of business with the heart-opening truths of spirit in a way that actually helps the business be profitable and make a difference in the world. Mark has run a magazine, worked as a paramedic, operated a distribution business, been an activist, and worked in the non-profit arena. He has failed horribly in business, and he has succeeded beautifully, each in turn. He trained at the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism in Organizational and Business Healing, and is a Sufi healer and teacher. His vision is that in the process of your business becoming profitable and sustainable, your heart will deepen in knowing its own truth. Join the conversation to bring heart to your business!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Ray Blanchard, inspirational teacher, seminar leader, consultant and award winning media producer. He is the creator of eight inspirational movies and numerous motivational DVDs, including THE ANSWER To Absolutely Everything, with one documentary story winning CNN’s 2009 Hero Award. Leading together is the only way forward. The new leader has the courage to follow his or her calling and help others in being true to oneself. Strong leaders are passionate about their work and surround themselves with people who are as well. This requires the courage to follow your own calling and help others in being true to themselves. Ray implores leaders to consider this: “What is it that moves your people? Inspires them? And…is authentic to you?” Join Cheryl Esposito and Dr. Ray Blanchard to explore The New Leadership Model: Leading Together!

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 Dr. Paul Scheele, CEO of Learning Systems, co-founder of Learning Strategies and best selling author. His books include PhotoReading; Natural Brilliance; and the e-book Drop into Genius. What if everything you think you know about learning…is wrong? How can that be? Entire societies use classroom-learning models to ready children into adulthood. Leaders apply the same approach when attempting to transform organizations. Paul Scheele says there is a better way. Following years of research culminating in a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change, Paul has defined the four essential steps to take that enables leaders to “facilitate transformative learning and change” in their organization. Join Cheryl Esposito and Dr. Paul Scheele to explore learning to learn and the science of success in organizational transformation.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Stephen M. R. Covey & Greg Link, co-authors of Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, & Joy in a Low-Trust World. The first job of a leader is to inspire trust, and the second is to extend it. So say Covey & Link. In Smart Trust, they tell us that a powerful, global renaissance of trust has begun. Sparked by recent world events, business ethics, and transparency enabled by the internet, this call for a renaissance of high trust leadership is reverberating around the globe. Smart Trust is judgment. It’s a competency and a process that enables us to operate with high trust in a low-trust world. It minimizes risk & maximizes possibilities. It optimizes two key factors: (1) a propensity to trust and (2) analysis. Simply put, Smart Trust is how to trust in a low-trust world. Join Cheryl Esposito & Stephen M.R. Covey & Greg Link to learn what you can do now to build Smart Trust!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes David Wagner, founder, CEO and owner of JUUT Salonspas, the original AVEDA concept salons. David is a hair stylist, artist, entrepreneur, educator, and author of Life as a Daymaker. Innovator of the “Daymaking” movement, his philosophy for living a life that changes the world one person at a time through simple acts of kindness, has captured the hearts of people around the world. As CEO, David has committed his leadership to transforming the world with beauty, and this goes way beyond the haircut. Imagine a world where each person “sees” oneself as having beauty and personal value. David believes this is integral to the ability to create a more fulfilling life and that “beauty can transform people, society, and businesses.” How does a CEO inspire his entire organization to make a difference in every encounter? Join Cheryl Esposito and David Wagner to hear the everyday lessons of the life of a daymaker.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Sam Horn, an award-winning communication/creativity consultant. Known as America’s Intrigue Expert, Sam has authored several best-sellers, including Tongue Fu!®, POP!, and the upcoming E.Y.E.B.R.O.W. Test® learning system. Infusing your business and projects with Intrigue is a proven ROI. Sam has served as the Pitch Coach for Springboard Enterprises – which has helped entrepreneurs receive $5.5 billion in funding for their projects. What is the most important project you are working on at the moment? A New Business? A Proposal or Pitch? A Book? An Important Media Appearance? Sam says: “The world is suffering from INFOBESITY. To overcome INFOBESITY, we need INTRIGUE. Intrigue = the art of capturing and keeping people’s interest. Can you articulate the value of what you are working on? Create intrigue so people want to know more! Join Cheryl Esposito and Sam Horn to learn how to give them something to talk about!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Lyly Rojas, a university professor, international humanitarian, and co-founder of the European Institute of Collaborative Law. She specializes in the teaching the culture of Peace (inner and outer) and Corporate Social Responsibility, and Multicultural Intelligence. Lyly was born in Nicaragua, a country of conflict with a long history of turmoil, and ultimately her family had to flee because of their political beliefs. She has worked with and consulted to the United Nations; as an advisor to the Vatican in the trafficking of human beings; in war zones training diplomats, human rights workers, the military, and tortured women & children. The unifying theme for her work: compassion and dignity for self and others. Lyly says that we cannot begin to help others heal if we cannot heal ourselves. “How can you teach peace if you are not peaceful within yourself?” Her current book project is titled: From Inner Peace to Outer Peace and All the Pieces In Between.