Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Luh Ketut Suryani, M.D., Ph. D. a renowned Balinese healer, highly acclaimed western-trained psychiatrist and a leader in bridging indigenous Balinese knowledge and values with the western world. Founder of Suryani Institute for Mental Health, much of her work focuses on the challenges of the children of Bali. Dr. Suryani has authored numerous books on Balinese culture...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Debbie Ford, a New York Times #1 bestselling author of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers; The Secret of the Shadow; and The Best Year of your Life: Dream It, Plan It, Live It. Known for her groundbreaking work, the Shadow Process, and founder of The Ford Institute for Integrative Coaching at JFK University, Debbie is committed to the evolution of human consciousness. Her...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Riane Eisler, bestselling author of The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics; The Chalice & the Blade and The Power of Partnership. Riane’s story begins in Austria, where as a small child she and her family had to flee from the Nazis. This trauma could have destroyed her. Instead, it led to her quest to understand why horrible things like the Holocaust can h...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Juanita Brown, Ph. D., co-author of the award-winning book, The World Café: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter. Juanita is the co-originator of an innovative approach to large group dialogue coined The World Café. She creates powerful dialogue forums with business, government, and nonprofit leaders internationally. “The collective holds the wisdom,” she...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes C. Otto Scharmer, Ph. D., author of Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges, and Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations and Society, co-authored with Peter Senge, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers. Otto is Senior Lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and founding chair of Presencing Institute. A blend of the word...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Betty Sue Flowers, Ph. D., poet, editor, educator, business consultant and Director of the LBJ Presidential Library. She is co-author of the book Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society. As opportunity goes global, is a new story of leadership emerging? Can we shape the future by shaping the story? Betty Sue challenges leaders to s...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes John P. Milton a pioneering ecologist, spiritual teacher, meditation master, vision quest leader and corporate shaman. How can listening to our inner nature reveal the future? Join our conversation as we explore the importance of self-awareness in leadership. John shares his process of guiding global leaders into an encounter with nature that allows them to find a deeper p...

Cheryl welcomes Angeles Arrien, Ph. D. a cultural anthropologist, educator, corporate consultant and author. What can business learn from the ancient cultures? Angeles shares how indigenous wisdoms are relevant to global leadership today.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Ph. D. co-founder & President of Strozzi Institute, author of several books including In Search of the Warrior Spirit and The Leadership Dojo to be released this year. Richard crosses borders and boundaries in war zones and boardrooms to teach global leaders that the mind and the body are inextricably linked: to develop one, you must cultivate the...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Richard Leider, founder and Chairman of The Inventure Group, and ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 5 most respected [executive] coaches with thirty years experience in coaching people to live and work on purpose. He is a best-selling author of Repacking Your Bags and Claiming Your Place At The Fire. How do we find our place in the world? Richard Leider says “it is not a p...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Margaret J. Wheatley, Ph. D., co-founder of Berkana Institute, a global charitable foundation dedicated to serving life-affirming leaders. Meg writes, teaches, and speaks about radically new practices and ideas for organizing in chaotic times. She is author of Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World and Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncert...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Riane Eisler, bestselling author of The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics; The Chalice & the Blade and The Power of Partnership. Riane’s story begins in Austria, where as a small child she and her family had to flee from the Nazis. This trauma could have destroyed her. Instead, it led to her quest to understand why horrible things like the Holocaust can h...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Karen Tramontano, Founder and President of the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI). Globalization brings opportunity, but not for everyone. A partner in the Clinton Global Initiative, GFI’s premise is that economic globalization can and should work to improve the lives of impoverished populations around the world, creating jobs and economic opportunities. A key to their succe...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes John Renesch, a businessman-futurist, and author. He is passionate about business, human consciousness and possible scenarios for the future of humanity. In his latest book Getting to the Better Future: A Matter of Conscious Choosing John defines what he calls a choicepoint for all of us - a time to make a collective choice about whether or not we wish to achieve our full...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kimberly Weichel, co-author of the book Healing the Heart of the World. She is co-founder and co-director of the Institute for Peacebuilding, doing this work in Africa, Europe, the former Soviet Union, United States and with the United Nations. Her passion is to instill a new generation of peace leaders, the foundation for a culture of peace. “My work rests on several spir...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Marcia Jaffe, founder & president of the Bali Institute for Global Renewal, a world learning center that inspires, engages & empowers individual & collective leadership. Marcia created the Bali Institute in 2003 as a way for the world to learn from the Balinese about leadership, community, balance, spirituality and cultural self-reflection. She co-created two global confer...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Mal Warwick, founder and Chairman of Mal Warwick Associates a fundraising consultancy. Mal has been active in promoting social and environmental responsibility in the business community nationwide for more than 15 years. He is co-author of Values-Driven Business: How to Change the World, Make Money, and Have Fun with Ben Cohen, of Ben & Jerry’s. Mal co-founded Business for...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Paul Dudley Hart, former CEO of Pacific Crest Outward Bound School, currently serving as Director at large for Mercy Corps, an International humanitarian aid and development organization. Paul travels the globe with Mercy Corps working amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. P...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Peter Barnes, co-founder of Working Assets, successful journalist, thought leader, and author of Capitalism 3.0: A Guide To Reclaiming The Commons. Capitalism needs an upgrade. Our current economic “operating system” fits the 18th century more than the 21st century. “When capitalism started, nature was abundant and capital was scarce; it thus made sense to reward capital a...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Peter Barnes, co-founder of Working Assets, successful journalist, thought leader, and author of Capitalism 3.0: A Guide To Reclaiming The Commons. Capitalism needs an upgrade. Our current economic “operating system” fits the 18th century more than the 21st century. “When capitalism started, nature was abundant and capital was scarce; it thus made sense to reward capital a...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Margaret J. Wheatley, Ph. D., co-founder of Berkana Institute, a global charitable foundation dedicated to serving life-affirming leaders. Meg writes, teaches, and speaks about radically new practices and ideas for organizing in chaotic times. She is author of Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World and Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncert...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Patricia Aburdene, author of Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism. Aburdene says “capitalism is finding its soul” and points to 7 trends that will transform the way we all work, live and invest to prove it. Aburdene has a track record of deciphering the signs of significant long-term change. In the book Megatrends more than 20 years ago, she and John Naisbitt...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Jeffrey Glassman, J.D., founder of RainforestMaker, a non profit organization dedicated to saving and growing back the Earth’s rainforests- one tree at a time. Jeff is a highly successful attorney – a “rainmaker”- with passion for his work. Not having much time to play, he vacations as hard as he works. He adventures to exotic lands, climbs mountains, and explores wild coa...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Stewart Emery, entrepreneur, executive coach and leader; he served as the first CEO of est, and is considered one of the fathers of the Human Potential Movement. Author of several books, his latest bestseller is a collaborative effort with Jerry Porras and Mark Thompson, Success Built to Last: Creating A Life That Matters. What are the secrets of lasting success? And what’...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Craig Neal, co-founder of Heartland Inc., founder of the Conscious Business Alliance, a founding board member of Business for Social Responsibility, and former publisher of Utne magazine. A passionate change leader, Craig creates networks of authenticity and essential conversations with intent to shape societal, organizational, and individual transformations needed in thes...