My recipe for an optimal event: Take the right people in the right environment with the right content, infuse liberally with love and care and sprinkle in some surprise and delight. Boom!
I’ve had the tremendous opportunity to produce more than 100 stellar events around the world in a wide variety of locations and with some tremendous talent – both onstage and behind the scenes, among them:
- Ten time producer: Conscious Capitalism CEO Summit – Austin, TX
- Ten time producer: Conscious Capitalism Annual Conference – Various cities
- Oregon Governor’s Volunteer Awards and Forum on Diversity – Salem, OR
- Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Conference – San Rafael, CA
- Positive Legacy Days of Service and Celebration – Haiti, Honduras, Belize, Jamaica, Mexico, Grand Cayman
- Celebrate Peace! Launch – National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
- Celebrate Peace! Concerts, Workshops and Service Work – 14 Cities Nationwide
- The Socially Responsible Business Awards – Washington, DC
- International Peace Prayer Day – Jemez, NM
- The Rex Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Celebration – San Francisco, CA
- We The Planet – San Francisco, CA
- Benefits for: Sierra Club, Buckeye Forest Council, The Pangaea Project and others.
- A wide variety of creative gatherings and representation at tradeshows and other industry gatherings.
Some speakers I have collaborated with:
- Shawn Achor, Author, The Happiness Advantage
- Miki Agrawal, Founder, THINX
- Radha Agrawal, Founder, Daybreaker
- David Allen, Chair, The David Allen Co., Author, Getting Things Done
- Jim Alling, CEO, TOMS
- Suzy Batiz, Founder & CEO, Poo-pourri
- Howard Behar, Former President, Starbucks
- Arthur Brooks, President, American Enterprise Institute
- Brené Brown, Author, Researcher, Founder & CEO, Brave Leaders
- Cal Fussman, Author, Interviewer
- Randy Garutti, CEO, Shake Shack
- Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder, B-Lab
- Chip Conley, Founder, Modern Elder Academy
- Michael Gelb, Author & Thought Leader
- Greg Glassman, Founder & CEO, Crossfit
- Tony Hsieh, Founder, Zappos
- Mark Hoplamazian, President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- Jean Houston, Author, Scholar
- IN-Q, Award-winning Spoken Word Poet
- Bert Jacobs, Founder, Life is Good
- John Mackey, Co-Founder & CEO, Whole Foods Market
- Danny Meyer, CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group
- Shabnam Mogharabi, CEO, Soul Pancake
- Denise Morrison, President & CEO, Campbell Soup Company
- Blake Nordstrom, President, Nordstrom
- Thomas E. Perez, Chair, Democratic National Committee
- Dan Pink, Author
- Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
- Doug Rauch, Founder, Daily Table/Former President, Trader Joes
- Paul Rice, President & CEO, Fair Trade USA
- Maria Rodale, CEO & Chair, Rodale
- Rich Roll, Ultra Endurance Athlete & Author
- Tony Schwartz, President, Founder & CEO, The Energy Project
- Eva Selhub, MD, Author & Resilience Expert
- Ron Shaich, Founder & Chair, Panera Bread Company
- Raj Sisodia, Co-Founder, Conscious Capitalism, Inc.
- Jostein Solheim, CEO, Ben & Jerry’s
- Rand Stagen, CEO, Stagen Leadership Academy
- Arthur Sulzberger, Chair, The New York Times
- Scott & Ally Svenson, Founders, MOD Pizza
- Kip Tindell, Founder & Former CEO, The Container Store
- Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder & CEO, Chobani
- James White, former CEO & President, Jamba Juice
- Marianne Williamson, Author, Spiritual Leader
- Paul Zak, Director, Center for Neuroeconomic Studies