John Renesch has been focused on social and organizational transformation for almost half a century. He has been the godfather of the conscious leadership movement, a global futurist, executive coach and prolific writer on these subjects. He has published 14 books, hundreds of articles and currently has two blogs and a free monthly newsletter. He hosted the monthly public gatherings of The Presidio Dialogues (2000-2008), co-hosted the annual International Spirit at Work Awards (2002-2010), and Meet the Visionaries monthly series of public interviews (2015 & 2016). He is founder of FutureShapers, LLC and Renesch Advisory Services.
Chinwe Onyeagoro is a Co-Founder and Head of Growth & Customer Success for PocketSuite, a YCombinator backed, Saas company. PocketSuite is a market leader in delivering mobile first, software solutions to service professionals that enable them to monetize their calendar and grow. She previously served as President & Chief Strategy Officer of Great Place to Work® which provides management consulting to over 10,000 organizations in 57 countries. Her executive advisory work with Great Place to Work® included advising multi-billion dollar technology, telecom, financial services, and bio-pharma companies. Great Place to Work also produces many annual "Best Workplaces" lists including the popular FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list. Chinwe previously worked as a strategy consultant and investment manager for McKinsey & Company, The Monitor Company (now Deloitte), and Pritzker Realty Group. She holds an A.B. from Harvard University and is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
Eric Le Reste is a Senior Producer for CBC/Radio-Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. With more than 30 years of experience in news and documentary production, he directed some of the main Current Affairs Programs for Radio-Canada Public Television, including "Enquete", an impactful investigative program, and the evening National News Program. He now produces value-based documentaries for "Second Regard", a Current Affairs Program looking at the multiple facets of humanity, for CBC/Radio-Canada Television. Eric also acts as the National Coordinator for the Brahma Kumaris centres in Canada.
Fern Jeffcoat has 23 years of teaching students of all ages and backgrounds at various levels, from beginners to those more advanced. With her 26 years of experience in Tai Chi and Qigong, she goes beyond the external movements and integrates the internal principles to make the energy coherent and harmonized. As a meditation practitioner and teacher, she focuses on bringing the relaxed, clear state of meditation into the practice of Tai Chi to be a moving meditation. Students appreciate her for communicating clearly, for her patience, support and encouragement, and for her lighthearted humor.
Jay Chodagam was a techie by day and meditation trainer by nights and weekends. As a student of the Brahma Kumaris for almost two decades, his research of meditation techniques led him to become a proponent of awareness training for people of all ages and backgrounds to identify their purpose and enhance their sense of self-worth. Jay co-produces the annual SPIRIT Summit in India and Peace in the Park festival in San Francisco. He also regularly conducts workshops and seminars at the Anubhuti Retreat Center in Marin County California, and at companies, schools, hospitals and prisons in the Bay Area.
(Leadership Retreat Jan 26-28 2018 Schedule)
| Friday | |
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| 6pm | Arrivals & Check-in |
| 6:30pm | Group Dinner |
| 7:30pm | Welcome, Meditation, Orientation, Bonding Exercise |
| 9pm | Closing Meditation |
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Wake-up exercise (Qigong) - Fern |
| 8:30am | Breakfast |
| 9:30am |
Spirituality in Leadership - Eric
Experience being Present, being Presence. Discovering, and Nourishing your Inner Resource of unchanging well-being.
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| 10:30am | Tea Break |
| 11am |
But Why? Challenging Your Norms & Sustaining New Levels of Awareness Beyond the Retreat - Chinwe
Experience the art of listening in a way that fosters deeper connection and calls forth the higher potential and creativity in others.
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| 12:30pm | Lunch in Silence |
| 1:30pm |
A Framework for Finding Your Calling and Following it - Jay
Our purpose in life i.e. what we are here to do, is not something we can arbitrarily create. Purpose is what we are here to do... in continuity. Learn how to find It. And how to put your purpose into action.
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| 2:30pm | Outdoor Activity (Nature Walk or Yoga) |
| 3:30pm | Conscious Leader Covenant - John |
| 4:45pm | Tea Break |
| 5:15pm | What If? Scenario Plan Your Way from Tipping Point to Transformation - Chinwe |
| 6:15pm | Dinner |
| 7:15pm | Improv/Creative Time |
| 8:40pm | Winding down exercise |
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| 7:30am | Wake-up exercise (Qigong) - Fern |
| 8:30am | Breakfast |
| 9:30am | Discovering Competing Commitments - John |
| 10:30am | Break |
| 10:45am | Seeing Greatness with an Appreciative Eye - Eric |
| 11:45am | Tea Break |
| 12:00pm | Practical implications of the answer you have received |
| 1:00pm | Closing Ceremony |
| 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Departures |
Chip Conley currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to Airbnb. As the Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy, Chip taught his award-winning methods to hundreds of thousands of Airbnb hosts in nearly 200 countries, and created the Airbnb Open that brings thousands together in a global festival of belonging. Chip's books, PEAK and the New York Times bestseller EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS, share his own theories on transformation and meaning in business and life.
Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok, currently serving as the Consul General of India in SF, has held diplomatic assignments in Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Austria and Sri Lanka, apart from postings in the Ministry of External Affairs in different capacities. He was Director of External Relations in the Department of Atomic Energy between 1995-1998 following which he was appointed as India's. Alternate Governor and Alternate Permanent Representative in the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.
Prasad Kaipa PhD has been an advisor and coach since 1990 for about 130 C-level executives in large and small companies. He founded and directed the Center for Leadership and Innovation Change at the Indian School of Business from 2008-2010 and has been a visiting professor in USC, INSEAD, Tuck and Saybrook. Prasad co-founded the Entrepreneur Institute for TiE in the Silicon Valley in 2002 to assist entrepreneurs develop soft skills. Prasad's book "From Smart to Wise: Acting and Leading with Wisdom" (with Navi Radjou) became an international bestseller and His 2016 book with Meera Shenoy called "You Can" (based on stories of disabled entrepreneurs in India) is in third printing.
Sherri Lassila has been an executive coach, transformational leadership facilitator, and company founder, whose life-changing work has impacted thousands of leaders worldwide. Since 1997, she has led hundreds of workshop sessions and coaching circles for organizations including the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Conscious Capitalism, Wisdom 2.0, Stanford Continuing Studies, The Shift Network and a wide variety of executives and entrepreneurs. She has particular expertise in aligning your career with your calling, mindfulness, unleashing creative potential, women's authentic leadership, and transforming the inner barriers to greater impact, fulfillment and success.
Richard Miller PhD is the founder and Executive Director of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Institute. Richard is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher, yogic scholar and spiritual teacher. Richard is the co-founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapy and founding editor of the professional Journal of IAYT. Author of Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga, Richard serves as a research consultant studying the iRest Yoga Nidra protocol that he has developed researching its efficacy on health, healing and well-being with diverse populations including active-duty soldiers, veterans, the homeless, the incarcerated, and people experiencing issues such as sleep disorders, PTSD, chemical dependency and chronic pain.
Jay Chodagam was a techie by day and meditation trainer by nights and weekends. As a student of the Brahma Kumaris for almost two decades, his research of meditation techniques led him to become a proponent of awareness training for people of all ages and backgrounds to identify their purpose and enhance their sense of self-worth. Jay co-produces the annual SPIRIT Summit in India and Peace in the Park festival in San Francisco. He also regularly conducts workshops and seminars at the Anubhuti Retreat Center in Marin County California, and at companies, schools, hospitals and prisons in the Bay Area.
| Wednesday , May 10 | |
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| 6pm | Arrivals & Check-in |
| 6:30pm | Group Dinner |
| 7:30pm | Welcome, Meditation, Orientation, Creation of Pods |
| 9pm | Closing Meditation |
| Thursday, May 11 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Wake-up exercise (Nature Walk or Yoga) |
8:30am Breakfast |
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| 9:30am |
Experience being Present, being Presence. Discovering, and Nourishing your Inner Resource of unchanging well-being.
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10:30am Tea Break |
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| 11am |