Wednesday, October 1st

Lisa Gerber

Communications and Storytelling Strategist, Big Leap Creative

Lisa is a story strategist who helps purpose-driven leaders connect with the communities they serve through effective storytelling. Her career in travel and hospitality, urban development, and public relations has informed her thinking on the power of story to engage and build trust. Her framework helps leaders show up more authentically and magnetically to progress from unknown to galvanizing and influential. She is the author of two books, and her latest is The Power of Story: Connect to Purpose, Unlock Influence.

Lisa has worked in PR and communications for the past 20+ years and has spent the past decade thinking about how stories help us be better at relationships in life and work. (Hint: it’s about being real, relatable, and riveting.) She has helped her clients transform how they communicate and use story to fund education through a permanent tax levy, to secure $1.75 million in funding for a conservation organization, and to earn the trust of thousands of employees in a global outdoor education company. When she’s not at her desk, you’ll find her in the mountains skiing or running, trying to keep up with her friends. That’s where she does her best creative work.

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Friday, October 3rd

Megan W. Gerhardt, Ph.D.

Megan W. Gerhardt, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management and Leadership at Miami University's Farmer School of Business. In addition to her academic work, she consults and speaks with leading organizations worldwide on leveraging generational diversity in the workplace and is the author of Gentelligence: A Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce.Her Gentelligence framework was featured as Harvard Business Review's Big Idea in March 2022 and selected for Harvard Business Review's Top 10 Must Reads for 2024. Through her work (www.gentelligence.org), Dr. Gerhardt focuses on harnessing individual differences to drive impact and exceptional performance.

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