Events

Leaders are responsible for charting the course to success and prosperity for their teams, organizations, and communities. Conscious Leaders are so important to our movement because those at the helm play a crucial role in embodying the Four Tenets and leading by example to show the true impact of Conscious Capitalism.

Soyini Coke, Founder and Managing Principal of Annona Enterprises, will join us from our Atlanta Chapter to lead a conversation on the meaning of Conscious Leadership and strategies for leaders looking to develop and employ thoughtful strategies. Also participating in the conversation is Deke Cateau, CEO of AG Rhodes. As the chief executive of Atlanta’s premier provider of therapy and rehabilitation services, short-term recovery, and long-term care, Deke will share his experiences leading a mission-driven organization. Gain insight into how Deke’s conscious leadership, with a focus on people and relationships, factors into the success of the organization, and results in the physical, social and psychological well-being of all stakeholders.

Whether you are just starting your conscious journey or are looking to evolve an existing practice, our Four Tenets In Action series will provide you with practical advice and tools from our chapter communities to help you take that next step.

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In reimagining their DEI practices, many employers are beginning to pay considerable attention to ensuring that their plans are inclusive of LGBTQ+ workers and their families. From trans-inclusive health insurance to domestic partner benefits, there are a number of ways leaders in our conscious business community can, and should, support the LGBTQ+ community.

Not only is it the right thing to do, leveling the playing field for LGBTQ+ employees is also good for business. According to this year’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), facilitated by the Human Rights Corporation (HRC), businesses that support LGBTQ+ professionals are more likely to benefit from greater recruitment and retention of a talented, diverse workforce. Join us for a conversation with Keisha Williams, Director of the Workplace Equality Program at HRC, as she shares more on the HRC and key findings from this year’s CEI, examples of employers getting LGBTQ+ inclusion right, resources for employers to improve their own equality scores, and more.

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Employees, consumers, investors, and communities are more interested than ever in the values, principles, and purposes of the companies they support. People want to attach to brands and people they trust. Conscious businesses with a defined Higher Purpose are better positioned to address this need, but true long-term success of a brand requires Conscious Leadership with a North Star focus to guide strategy and execution.

As an exemplar of Conscious Capitalism’s Four Tenets, Jim Weber joined Brooks Running Company as CEO more than 20 years ago. With bankruptcy a payroll away, he devised a pathway for the company to move from the back of the pack to lead in the global running category. It would require courage, conviction, fortitude, and constancy of purpose to out-execute much larger brands. Jim shares how he and his team transformed a failing business into a billion-dollar brand in his new book Running with Purpose: How Brooks Outpaced Goliath Competitors to Lead the Pack. Join us for a conversation with Jim as he expands on his Higher Purpose and vision for Brooks, his take on authentic leadership, and his six leadership principles he believes are essential to building trust and drawing people to a calling bigger than themselves.

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Many entrepreneurs start their businesses with the intent of either filling a need they’ve identified or to simply be of service to a given community—yet, oftentimes, the logistical challenges, overhead, and regulations force many to lose sight of their Higher Purpose and the passion with which they began their enterprise.

Today, there are a number of organizations stepping in to support small businesses and budding entrepreneurs and our partner ZenBusiness is one of those companies—enabling anyone to start, run, and grow a business, while avoiding common pitfalls, is what they do. Ross Buhrdorf, CEO of ZenBusiness, will join us for a conversation on the importance of supporting entrepreneurs and business leaders to help them realize their purpose. Ross will also offer insights into how to focus on growing your company and your heart, keys to creating an honest and authentic business, and the difference between doing good and doing well and how to do both.

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What types of opportunities does having five generations in today’s workforce present? How can organizations optimize those opportunities through the lens of Conscious Capitalism?

One of the greatest sources of potential is in the intergenerational make up of your workforce. Harnessing that potential is one of the greatest challenges. It’s a tall order to dispel generational stereotypes and address the needs and preferences of many different groups of employees at once. What happens when a leader sets aside their assumptions, fosters a culture of mutual respect and productive collaboration, and takes not a generational approach, but rather a human approach to consciously leading their employees?

“Leaders need to look at the multigenerational workforce as a benefit rather than a challenge. From a tactical standpoint, once you have the mindset that it’s a benefit, you pave the way for a healthy discourse, for a diversity in opinions, and for a richness in dialogue.”
-Aaron Raby

We invite you to join fellow Conscious Capitalists, a panel of local intergenerational leaders, and featured guest DeLinda Forsythe, Conscious Capitalism ambassador and best-selling author of “Inspiring Generational Leadership: Your Guide to Design a Conscious Culture,” to discover how an effective intergenerational workforce supported by a conscious culture of cross collaboration and mutual mentoring offers unprecedented opportunities to:

– attract and retain the best talent
– overcome inaccurate generational perceptions
– integrate your company’s purpose and stakeholders into your operating system
– create sustainable change and value for all stakeholder
– reveal the financial, societal, and emotional benefits of leading and building a conscious business enterprise

while creating a profitable business with a succession plan that defines legacy and embraces the future vision of capitalism.

Location of In-person Event:
Saginaw Valley State University
7400 Bay Rd
University Center, MI 48710
Banquet Rooms A-C, Curtiss Hall

It will happen with influential people like you, our community business leaders. Because you understand the contagious power of knowledge. Because you believe in a San Diego that is fit for business, now and in the future. Because you love this community. That is why we need you.

Small businesses play crucial roles in their communities—whether they fulfill a vital need for the individuals in that community or create gainful job opportunities, they have significant influence and impact on the vitality and economic well-being of the surrounding area. As many begin to realize the power in creating and sustaining small businesses, community ownership has emerged as a model for shared wealth creation, access, and opportunity. Because community-owned enterprises are run by residents, they have a distinct connection and commitment to the community and a unique Higher Purpose to ensure it thrives.

As future partners, peers, and members of our conscious community, enabling the creation of business and empowering entrepreneurs means the collective growth and prosperity of enterprises everywhere, and the Center for Community Ownership (CCO) is actively working to put power back into the hands of small communities to realize this potential. Join us for a conversation with Andrew Connor, Director of the CCO, who will provide an overview of what it takes to create these enterprises, examples of how the CCO is helping communities meet their economic development goals, different ways this approach can be implemented, and how businesses in the conscious community can support these efforts.

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Employees in today’s workplaces are looking to their company’s leaders more than ever before for transparency, communication, and action. A firm commitment to internal stakeholders has always been a part of Conscious Leadership, as leaders find ways to pursue profit while not prioritizing it over people. Through practices like facilitating necessary conversations, seeking and responding to feedback, and personally supporting individual workers in need, leaders are bringing humanity, accountability and action to stakeholder management.

This is the new type of leadership necessary to address modern challenges, including widespread discord, fractured systems, and continued inequalities in the workplace. JeVon McCormick—CEO of Scribe Media, author of the soon-to-be-released book Modern Leader, and esteemed member of our board—is calling for leaders to throw away the usual playbook and intentionally create meaningful opportunities for everyone. Join us for a conversation with JeVon as he sheds light on his new book, discusses how to embrace responsibility and take action as a leader, and shares his perspective on how focusing on people and process can lead to profit.

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Elevating humanity through business begins with knowing why your company exists—your Higher Purpose. Once Conscious Leaders can clearly define their purpose, they can confidently create strategies to help realize their vision and drive their mission forward beyond just making a profit.

At the next session in our Four Tenets in Action series, hear Conscious Capitalism Austin Chapter Leader Andrew Rauch, Vice President of Growth at Improving, moderate a conversation on the impact of Higher Purpose and how each of the other tenets of Conscious Capitalism depend on it. Also participating in the conversation are data.world leaders Lisa Novak, Vice President of Employee Experience, and Brett Hurt, CEO. Lisa and Brett lead data.world, a Certified B Corp and Public Benefit Corporation, and the company’s purpose to create the most meaningful, collaborative, and abundant data resource in the world. They’ll share their experiences creating a business founded in a clear Higher Purpose, how they achieve success while staying true to their values, and how a focus on purpose, people, and community factors into their decision-making and the company’s prosperity.

Whether you are just starting your conscious journey or are looking to evolve an existing practice, our Four Tenets In Action series will provide you with practical advice and tools from our chapter communities to help you take that next step.

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Come join the Conscious Capitalism, D.C. community for food, drinks, and connection at Founding Farmers DC. 

Purpose provides us with a sense of strong personal fulfillment. Conscious Leaders seek this fulfillment by identifying ways to affect positive change in the world through their businesses. For Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates (CA), early career experiences gave him a unique perspective which helped shape his Higher Purpose to leave a lasting impact on the education system for both teachers and students alike.

The CA team has grown rapidly to fulfill this purpose at scale by providing classroom support to a third of the K-8 students in the U.S. —that’s over 11 million students and 700,000 teachers. At this virtual gathering, Rob will expand on the encounters that inspired him to look at the world and business differently, share the core values that factor into CA’s success, and touch on the impact of leading consciously and creating a conscious culture grounded in a Higher Purpose.

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The United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide comprehensive objectives to help businesses create meaningful sustainability game plans that are in alignment with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Conscious businesses worldwide are rallying around the SDGs, and integrating a number of these goals into their business practices and culture. This focus on sustainable development presents new opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and action around supporting people, the planet, and inclusive prosperity.

While each business has the opportunity to execute on the UN’s 17 SDGs with unique processes and targets in mind, the use of advanced digital technologies has been widely beneficial in connecting leaders to the resources and knowledge needed to stay on track. At this virtual gathering, hear from Jacqueline Corbelli, Founder and CEO, and Joanna Hall, Executive Director at U.S. Coalition on Sustainability and SustainChain about:

• How technological innovations are helping to address challenges, leverage opportunities and connect changemakers around important UN SDG initiatives
• Why collective effort and shared accountability are needed for progress
• How conscious businesses can get more involved in helping to meet the 2030 timeline

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Lead, Pivot, Grow: Employing a “Be Better” Mindset for Conscious Leadership

Resolve, perseverance, humility, and empathy are some of the hallmarks of the most effective leaders today. And it takes consistent, unwavering effort to strive to be a better support system and leader for your team and external stakeholders each day, all while ensuring your company profits and thrives.

Being Better is a driving force for Senior Leader Network member Michael Kurland, CEO of Branded Group, Inc., and author of the new book Broken to Better: 13 Ways Not to Fail at Life and Leadership. Amid the ups and downs of his entrepreneurial journey, Michael never lost sight of the importance of doing what he could to grow and adapt as a leader. During this virtual gathering, Michael will share how his determination to Be Better has influenced the exponential growth of his company, his methods for organizational strength, and his Conscious Leadership journey, while providing insight into his 13 Be Better Principles for profitability, growth, and purpose-driven leadership.

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To recruit and hire top talent, many employers actively promote the ways in which their company culture is positive, welcoming, and inclusive. Conscious employers not only use their culture as a recruitment tool but actively live it each day by building trust, fostering community, and showing support for employees new and tenured.

At this virtual gathering with Jose Ruiz, President of IMD International Search Group and CEO and Managing Partner of Alder Koten, gain insight into what it takes to build and cultivate successful employee-employer relationships founded in trust, explore best practices for navigating the evolving recruitment and hiring landscape, and learn new steps to ensure new hires and current employees feel valued, included, and respected.

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Leaders who embrace inclusion and create welcoming work environments not only excel in cultivating a truly Conscious Culture, but they are also able to leverage the unique competitive advantage that diversity in the workplace can provide.

As markets and stakeholder attitudes continue to change, workplaces that prioritize diversity of thought, background, and skill will be more equipped to meet the needs of their communities. Embracing the six traits of an inclusive leader—cognizance, curiosity, cultural intelligence, collaboration, commitment, and courage—ensures companies are bringing new voices to the table and creating opportunities for collaboration, problem solving, and important decision-making.

At this virtual gathering focused on the impact of inclusion, hear Kimberly Manns, CEO of H3 Diversity, break down the six traits of inclusive leadership, share how to create a culture of belonging that starts at the top with Head, Heart, and Hands (H3), and explain how these approaches can strengthen your organization and better support stakeholders.

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Eradicating global poverty is first and foremost among the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The U.N. recognizes that advancing human rights by fostering financial wellbeing in our communities is a crucial part of sustainable development and the foundation from which the other SDGs can be achieved. Meeting these global challenges takes innovative ideas and collaboration among conscious leaders from both the nonprofit and private sectors.

From connecting communities with clean water and healthy, affordable food to ensuring access to education and income-generating opportunities, Helvetas work is underpinned by the SDGs. At this virtual gathering, Christian Steiner, CEO of Helvetas USA, will illustrate how nonprofits like Helvetas join with the private sector to help advance the SDGs and why business support is so critical, in addition to providing examples of successful collaborative projects that are creating positive impacts locally and globally.

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Join CCDC as we welcome our newest Partner, BRINK at a behind the scenes tour and happy hour at BRINK’s DC location. 

The BRINK team invites the conscious capitalism community to enjoy drinks and light refreshments in their downtown studio to meet, mingle and briefly hear their own journey in embracing the tenets of conscious capitalism not just in their workplace, but in the work they do.

BRINK is a brand strategy and creative agency that harnesses the power of storytelling to educate, build empathy and shape cultural norms–elevating human-centered organizations that are helping reimagine a more just marketplace.

According to Gallup, Millennials belong to one of the most purpose-driven and people-centered generational workforces yet to come. As a conscious community, equipping new leaders with the support and resources needed to continue to guide their organizations with both their heart and heads, even in times of uncertainty and change, is vital to our vision of an elevated humanity.

At this virtual gathering, Bill George, Former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and current professor at Harvard Business School, will engage in conversation with Dev Patnaik, CEO of Jump Associates and member of our Board of Directors, about his new book True North: Emerging Leaders Edition. He’ll share what he learned from talking with over 220 exceptional leaders about their North Star moments, tips for emerging leaders to turn challenges into the inspiration needed to accomplish extraordinary things, and approaches to help develop Conscious Leaders who lead with self-awareness, values, and a Higher Purpose.

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