Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Lisa Kalmin, transformational leader and trainer, and author of The Problem with the Problem is the Way You See The Problem. Lisa Kalmin is focused…on a world transformed, on a humanity that can make that happen. As a transformational trainer, she has helped thousands of people to redefine what is possible for them. She didn’t always do this work. Lisa was an Investment Ma...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Greg Delson, vocal artist songwriter, & Founder of the LANDLIGHTS Center for Voice in Los Angeles, CA. When he’s not touring or performing with his band – Father Tiger – or with collectives and music projects, Greg is teaching. Greg Delson knows the power of voice. Singing lets people tap into their own power. GRAMMY award winners & beginners come to him to work his magic,...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Shelly Lefkoe, co-founder of The Lefkoe Institute, and co-author of Hitting the Wall, Eliminate the Beliefs That Sabotage Your Business and Your Life. Behavior changes don’t always stick. Ever wonder why? Our lives are driven by beliefs – many that go unexamined, and shape behaviors. Beliefs can manifest as phobias, relationships that never worked, violence, procrastinatio...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Angeles Arrien, to Leading Conversations for a second time! Angeles is an anthropologist, educator, award-winning author, consultant, and Founder and President of the Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research. Her work bridges cultural anthropology, psychology, and mediation skills. Her award winning books include The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Pa...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kute Blackson, inspirer, best-selling author, transformational teacher, & wisdom leader to a new generation of spiritual seekers. Kute’s mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life’s purpose. His recent book, The Magic of Surrender I Finding the Courage to Let Go challenges us to...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Cynthia James, inspirational leader in the field of personal transformation, creator of Emotional Integration techniques, award winning author, actress and singer. Her newest book Does My Voice Matter? A Journey of Self-Discovery, Authenticity and Empowerment, captures our imagination as we explore “what if’s” of our own story, name the signature moments of our life, and v...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Martin Rutte, a visionary in large-scale transformation, who has spent over 15 years exploring peoples' vision for the world they deeply long for. He realized that as human beings, we have forgotten our humanity. As humanity, we have no collective purpose. The story of being human and being humanity needs an upgrade. Project Heaven on Earth is Martin's work that has emerge...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Ken Honda, best-selling author of Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money. Is your money happy? Are you happy with your money? Ken Honda says money should never get in the way of being happy. And for sure, making your happiness dependent on achieving your goals or your net worth number is backward. Happiness is a state of being, not a destination. Can...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Vasken Kalayjian, award-winning global branding expert, design strategist, artist, CEO of GK Brand, co-founder of Tribe Global Network, & author. Are your values aligned with your business? A childhood lesson from his father is the cornerstone of Vasken's work in branding: you are your values & they are in everything you do. His book Brand Real - The Startup Entrepreneurs’...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Carl Studna world-renowned photographer, inspirational speaker, teacher & author of Evolution of Loving. Carl’s intimate portraits of influential people - from Sir Paul McCartney to His Holiness the Dalai Lama - are published & known worldwide. Carl has had hundreds of thousands of moments to preserve the essence of a smile, a soul, a spirit, a dream. His focus is on prese...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Martin Rutte, an international speaker & president of Livelihood, a Santa Fe, New Mexico consulting firm. Known as a game-changer, he helps organizations see the deeper meaning of work & its contribution to society. For over 15 years Martin has been exploring peoples’ vision for the world they deeply long for. Wanting to end all that is wrong with our world & feeling helpl...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Cherie Clark & James Redmond, creators of the film Shock Incarceration, a program developed & directed by Dr. Clark for NY State Department of Correctional Services, readying inmates for a successful life on the outside. What if prison reform was about human beings & not politics? And the intention was to cultivate self-respect, self-discipline & life skills, & provide...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Melanie DewBerry, author of The Power of Naming, The Journey toward Your Soul?s Indigenous Nature. Melanie is in the business of courage & human potential & describes herself as a fellow traveler finding her way home. The power of naming our identity. Positive or negative, loving or hateful, it shapes our beliefs about the safety to be our full self. At nine, she first exp...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Rinaldo Brutoco, Founding President of World Business Academy, a nonprofit think tank focused on roles & responsibility of business in relation to humanities challenges - moral, environmental & social. Rinaldo Brutoco is certain: business for good doesn't require sacrificing profit. He says core thinking about business must evolve, beginning with shifting consciousness of...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dawson Church, author of The Genie in Your Genes demonstrates the link between emotions&genetics. His book Mind to Matter:The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality examines the science of peak mental states known as“flow.” Dawson is founder of National Institute for Integrative Healthcare&initiated the Veterans Stress Project treating PTSD. Using E...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Carter Phipps, author, journalist, & thought leader focused on understanding how worldviews form & human culture evolves. Carter’s book, Evolutionaries:Unlocking the Spiritual & Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea, reveals visionary scientists, philosophers & spiritual thinkers forging a new understanding of evolution - yes, that evolution. Over the centuries thr...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Sandy Forster, best-selling author of How to Be Wildly Wealthy FAST. Sandy is an award winning entrepreneur, renowned prosperity mentor, and Wildly Wealthy Woman. Many make the mistake of believing that making a certain amount of money will make life easy. Sandy learned the hard way that making money is only part of the equation. Keeping it and growing it require a wealth...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Beth Misner & Ivan Misner, co-authors of Healing Begins in the Kitchen: Get Well & Stay There. They co-founded BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization & two charitable foundations. Beth & Ivan are committed to business as a force for good. Both are masters of positive possibility – a viewpoint that served them in creating success in business, personal, &...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Alan Cohen, author, speaker and teacher dedicated to helping you reveal your own deep well of wisdom, your genius. His work inspires us to consider “the life well-lived,” & offers ways to live it ourselves. He teaches how to extract lessons from the practical experiences of daily living, & find beauty in the seeming mundane. Alan tells us “You deserve far more than you hav...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Arjuna Ardagh writer, public speaker & executive coach, who has trained more than 2000 coaches around the world toward awakening the unique gifts in every person. Ardagh’s latest book, Radical Brilliance teaches us how & why people have original ideas which change the world. He has interviewed some of the most brilliant people alive today, written nine books, spoken from p...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Anita Sanchez, Aztec and Mexican-American thought leader, global business consultant, and author of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times. Wisdom is speaking...can you hear it? Have you allowed yourself the quiet to listen for wisdom in you, wisdom of lineage, wisdom of humanity? Never in human history have we had access to so much information, and...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Sandra Joseph, a history-making Broadway star turned author and speaker. For nearly a decade, she played one of the best-known roles in Broadway history: Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Her new book is Unmasking What Matters: 10 Life Lessons from 10 Years on Broadway. Sandra’s extraordinary journey includes transforming her own life from being too afraid to sin...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kimi Werner, filmmaker & blue planet advocate. She is a National Spearfishing Champion, freediver, chef, artist & entrepreneur. Imagine falling in love with the ocean. Feeling safe & free & nurtured by something so vast, yet, so intimate. At 5 years old Kimi Werner knew ocean as home. It shaped her spirit for living & reverence for all life. On the island of Maui, Kimi spe...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Meg Wheatley, author, teacher, advisor, & thought leader on our global culture and the choices we have to make as leaders today. Her newest book, Who Do We Choose To Be? Facing Reality I Claiming Leadership I Restoring Sanity is a call for sane leadership on behalf of the human spirit. Courageous & noble leaders showing high moral principles and ideals, can create islands...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Ken Druck, author, speaker, & coach, and a lifeline to thousands of individuals, families, communities & organizations he's helped through tragic loss. He wrote The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life’s Terms with Your Own; & just released, Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined. Ken knows courage. His journey through tragedy after the death of his daughter J...