Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Frederick Johnson, an accomplished vocalist & percussionist, recognized internationally as one of the world’s greatest vocal jazz improvisers. He has recorded & toured with jazz legends Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Herbie Mann, Aretha Franklin, Patti La Belle, George Benson, BB King & others. Around the world, Fred teaches the power of creative expression as...

Cheryl welcomes Wilbert Alix, a contemporary healer and teacher of progressive psychology and neo-shamanic studies. A prominent figure in the emerging science of body-centered psychology, his presentations are accentuated with intellectual depth and unique insight into the relationships between traditional shamanic healing, western science and eastern mysticism. Wilbert Alix is a 7th generation na...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Mike Dooley, author of the New York Times bestseller Infinite Possibilities: The Art of Living Your Dreams and Manifesting Change: It’s That Easy. He was one of the featured teachers in the international phenomenon, The Secret. Mike is a former PriceWaterhouseCoopers international tax consultant, turned entrepreneur. He founded a philosophical Adventurers Club and tours th...

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 welcomes Mark Gerzon, President of The Mediators Foundation, one of the key architects of the field of global leadership and an experienced facilitator in global high-conflict zones. He is author of American Citizen, Global Citizen and other books including Leading Through Conflict: How Successful Leaders Transform Differences into Opportunities. Whether working with leaders of global corpo...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes William Arntz, Film Producer, Director, Screenwriter, & President of Captured Light Industries. Will Arntz is an enigma. He worked as a research physicist. He wrote the computer System Management software “AutoSys.” He’s a serial entrepreneur & a filmmaker on a mission. He is well known for his production “What the Bleep Do We Know?” a film that left many people shaking th...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Stuart Lord, President of Naropa University at Boulder, Colorado. Naropa is a liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education by integrating the best of eastern & western traditions. Stuart’s leadership roles include Dartmouth & DePauw Universities, & executive director of the 1997 President’s Summit for America’s Future, working under General C...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes John P. Milton, founder of The Way of Nature and Sacred Passage™. John is a pioneering ecologist, author, spiritual teacher, meditation master, vision quest leader, and counsel to leaders around the world. His teachings take individuals to their inner essence, challenging each to let their best self move in the world to create success. His book, Sky Above, Earth Below: Spi...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President, & CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer & author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. Since 1983, Gary has overseen Stonyfield’s phenomenal growth, from its infancy as a seven-cow organic farming school to its current $366 million in annual sales. Consistently producing great-tasting p...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes David Jay, an international fashion photographer & founder of The Scar Project, a series of large-scale portraits of young breast cancer survivors to raise awareness, challenge traditional perceptions about the disease. David Jay has been shooting fashion & beauty professionally for over 20 years. His images have appeared in a multitude of international magazines & adverti...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Peter Block award winning author, thought leader, and consultant to corporate, government, and community organizations in the realm of empowerment, stewardship, chosen accountability, & the reconciliation of community. Peter’s many books include The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters, the 2002 Independent Book Publisher Business Breakthrough Book of the Year; and...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Gary Malkin, Founder & CEO of the life-enhancing media company Wisdom of the World. He is an award –winning composer, performer & producer, receiving multiple Emmy, ASCAP, & CLIO awards. Dedicated to catalyzing social change & individual healing, Gary sees music as the universal language and a tool for emotional wellness- a way to restore our “inner ecology.” Mind/body pra...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes John Montgomery, a Silicon Valley corporate attorney, entrepreneur, executive coach & author. John works with high potential entrepreneurs to turn their concepts into companies. His book, Great from the Start: How Conscious Corporations Attract Success combines the best of Silicon Valley business practices & corporate law with principles from other disciplines, including n...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes James O’Dea, international peace activist and author. He is the former Washington D.C. Office Director of Amnesty International. He is Co-Director of the Social Healing Project, and extended faculty and past president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. His newest book has just been released: Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador. “We are in an evolu...

Dr. Ken Druck, Ph. D., author and pioneer in personal transformation, healing & loss. He is a leader in male psychology with his book The Secrets Men Keep: Breaking the Silence Barrier. In all of his work, Ken puts forth the challenge that we need to confront life as it is, not as we want it to be. His latest book, The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life's Terms with Your Own shows us how to discov...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Jean Houston, scholar, philosopher, researcher in human capacities, and one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement. To say Jean Houston is forward thinking is an understatement. A true visionary for what is (beyond the obvious), and what can be, she speaks to the complexity of our times as being an indicator rather than a problem. She sees it as if t...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Deirdre Hade, a spiritual teacher and visionary leader in the ancient arts of the wisdom traditions. She is founder of the Foundation for Radiance, a non-profit center dedicated to healing those who have suffered from trauma, pain, and loss. It is time to bring to life the wisdom traditions and ancient truths of sages and prophets, and make them new again. We have much to...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Nina Simons, a social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Bioneers, writer and thought leader in women’s leadership. Her previous roles include President of Seeds of Change and Director of Strategic Marketing for Odwalla. Nina says that we are operating with an inherited definition of leadership that does not serve us in the 21st century. It carries with it assumptions that pl...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Gabriel Nossovitch, founder of The Nossovitch Group; co-founder of WorldWorks Inc. in the U.S.; ArgentinaWorks SA; ChileWorks SA; and Worldworks Mexico. His organizations offer personal growth and transformational learning, and sponsor large scale community service projects aimed at raising awareness in underprivileged populations in the Americas. Gabriel says learning can...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes David Jay, an international fashion photographer & founder of The Scar Project, a series of large-scale portraits of young breast cancer survivors to raise awareness, challenge traditional perceptions about the disease. David Jay has been shooting fashion & beauty professionally for over 20 years. His images have appeared in a multitude of international magazines & adverti...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Sandra Yancey Founder & CEO of eWomenNetwork & author of Relationship Networking: The Art of Turning Contacts Into Connections, & Succeeding in Spite of Everything - lessons learned & savvy moves that shake up old paradigms of success. Succeeding in Spite of Everything could be the title of Sandra’s life. Her father died when she was 5 & her mom taught her that she could b...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Frederick Johnson, an accomplished vocalist & percussionist, recognized internationally as one of the world’s greatest vocal jazz improvisers. He has recorded & toured with jazz legends Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Herbie Mann, Aretha Franklin, Patti La Belle, George Benson, BB King & others. Around the world, Fred teaches the power of creative expression as...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Chip Conley, founder and former CEO of Joie de Vivre, an award winning boutique hotel company. Chip is the best-selling author of Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness & Success and PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow. A preeminent thought leader in psychology & business, Chip sees CEO’s and company leaders as “Chief Emotions Officers.”...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Genpo Merzel Roshi, a Zen Master, Buddhist priest and author of several books including Big Mind/Big Heart: Finding Your Way and The Path of The Human Being: Zen Teachings on the Bodhisattva Way. Genpo Roshi’s adult life has been about waking up to our essential nature, our True Self. Throughout, his purpose and his passion have remained the same: to deepen his own clarity...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder & Chairman of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization; and bestselling author of Masters of Networking; Networking Like a Pro: Turning Contacts into Connections; and co-author of Business Networking and Sex: (not what you think)- his newest bestseller. Ivan Misner could be called the accidental networking guru. He was a management...