Past Events

KOAN Conversations 2024

Nanci Luna Jiménez

Leading through Healing

Wednesday, May 29

Darrie Matthew Burrage

Crafting Tomorrow Together

Wednesday, August 28

Learn More About The Speakers

Sophie Wade is a work futurist, international keynote speaker, founder and Workforce Innovation Specialist at Flexcel Network who is an authority on Future-of-Work issues. Her book, Empathy Works: The Key to Competitive Advantage in the New Era of Work is an invaluable resource for both established and rising executives and managers, Empathy Works provides you with essential insights and knowledge to adapt, thrive, and grow―no matter what the future holds.

Denise Harrington, Thirty years ago, Denise Harrington stepped out onto the stage of a major business club to give a speech on the “Art of Speaking With Impact™.” That day, DMH Consulting Group and a legacy began! Denise and her team have delivered their signature program Speaking With Impact™ to an impressive global client list, consisting of companies like Nike, Autodesk, Siemens, Microsoft, CommScope, and Cisco. She brings strength to the table when working with C-Suite Executives, Premier Athletes, Political Leaders, and Business Owners.

Nanci Luna Jiménez has committed to her own healing for more than 30 years to be a transformative guide, heart-centered listener, and authentic companion for leaders and change-makers committed to racial healing and social justice. Since founding the Luna Jiménez Institute for Social Transformation in 1994, she has reached tens of thousands of people with her core message of human goodness and connection as a transformational approach to social change. 

Sarah E. McArthur is a seasoned leader and entrepreneur known for her dedication to personal empowerment. As the CEO of Power of XYZ Inc., a media and production consultation agency, she leads by prioritizing adaptability, awareness, and continuous personal growth. Her commitment to personal development is evident in her embrace of various empowerment and healing practices, which she uses to empower herself and others through insight and healing modalities.

Chantal Pierrat’s mission is to increase women’s leadership across the globe. After earning an MBA from the University of Colorado, Chantal left a career in medical device manufacturing in search of work that would align her dedication to transformative leadership with her passion for living an inspired, impactful life. In September 2012, she founded Emerging Women, a global leadership and media platform that serves over 70,000 women worldwide and has advanced women’s leadership within Fortune 500 companies such as HP, Oracle and more.

Darrie Matthew Burrage is a a pioneer in developing and delivering justice-based, human-first interventions. At Integrated Work, he focuses on developing and designing interactions that make a lasting difference. He has spent his career facilitating interactions in private, nonprofit, and academic settings centers on making differences that are deep, deliberate, and desirable at the organizational and individual levels.

KOAN Conversations: A Breakthrough Leadership Series

• Beverly Winterscheid, Ph.D., Founder of the Center for Nature and Leadership, speaks on (re)discovering ourselves on the land and the power of place.
•  Vicki Saunders, Founder of Coralus (formerly SheEO), speaks on the power of connection and community as we build new models of leading and organizing.
• Seth Godin, Author of The Song of Significance (and over 30 other best-selling titles), speaks on the importance of meaningful work and the role of peer support in blazing new trails.

Seth Godin

Image by Darius Bashar and Archangel

Thursday, September 7

Learn More About The Speakers

Beverly Winterscheid, Ph.D.: Beverly is a mentor and motivator for women who want to change the world through passionate commitment to their ideas, families, organizations, and communities. After investing two decades in change management with a large systems focus, Beverly came to the conclusion that change happens one person at a time. Cultivating fearless leaders, those who stand firmly on authenticity and truth, who strive to bring new visions into reality in concert with others, is her passion and expertise. In 2008, she founded the Center for Nature and Leadership (CNL) to blend traditional leadership development with scientific findings on the beneficial effects of nature on humans.

Vicki Saunders: Vicki is an entrepreneur, award-winning mentor, advisor to the next generation of changemakers, and a leading advocate for entrepreneurship as a way of creating positive transformation in the world. As the founder of #RadicalGenerosity and Coralus, Vicki has convened a global community of radically generous women supporting women-led ventures working on the world’s to-do list. Connect on LinkedIn. 

Seth Godin: Seth is the author of 30 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. He writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership, and, most of all, changing everything. You might be familiar with his books Linchpin, Tribes, Purple Cow, and The Carbon Almanac. His book, This Is Marketing, was an instant bestseller worldwide. His latest release, The Song of Significance, is a soulful re-envisioning of what work and leadership could be. Learn more about Seth at his website and connect on LinkedIn. 

Jennifer Lyn Simpson, Ph.D. (Host): Jennifer is Integrated Work’s CEO. She developed the KOAN method as an outgrowth of more than 30 years of working in and with organizations across the private, public, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors to create more meaningful and effective ways of living and working together across differences. Connect on LinkedIn.