The Future of College Sports with Carol Hutchins, Jordan Acker, Claiborne Green, and Karan Higdon
25 years ago I launched LeadersConnect. We met upstairs at Zingerman’s for a discussion with Robert Quinn, a professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business who discussed his book, Deep Change. The audience consisted of 25 community leaders who were participating in my leadership development groups.
The next meeting on Friday, October 13, will be about the 200th in the series. With an average audience of 75 people, I estimate we have provided leadership development and networking to over 10,000 leaders, many of whom attend regularly. I don’t know exactly how many, but several leaders have made connections and deals through meetings at the event. Several others have been able to secure new roles in other organizations.
I’d like to think that over 25 years, we have contributed to keeping Ann Arbor strong in talent and in organizational knowledge. Only through the amazing support of our sponsors, I have been able to keep this event going, Bank of Ann Arbor, Office Evolution, Rehmann, The Surnow Company, Varnum Law, and Zingerman’s Community of Businesses. Holding the event at Zingerman’s Roadhouse and serving Zingerman’s food and coffee definitely has added to be success of the program.
For the first time this year, our sponsors have helped to plan eight sessions. Future sessions will focus on:
The Future of College Sports on October 13, 2023
Newly added speaker: Former University of Michigan Football Captain, Karan Higdon. Register for the event here.
AI with Mike VanLent from SoarTech, Steve Schwartz from Alfa Jango on November 10, 2023.
Ari Weinzweig is part of his new book, Dignity.
Clean Water featuring Limnotech and Others TBD
Founders / Entrepreneurial Ecosystem featuring Michigan Founders Fund
Regents from UM, WCC, and EMU
Health & Fitness featuring Applied Fitness Solutions and Others TBD
Women’s Panel on Leadership 2.0 hosted by Chris Sing
Any interested leaders can view over 130 of these LeadersConnect events on my YouTube channel including:
Three University Presidents
CEO of Ford
Three Winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year in Michigan
In the planning stages for new services to be provided by LeadersConnect, these include:
Social media advising
Coaching for athletes and sports personnel
Coaching for school leaders
Career Coaching
I am close to finishing my new book, A Man’s Guide to Healthy Aging: Staying Strong in Mind, Body, and Spirit.I am looking for beta readers who can read advanced copies of the book and post on social media and Amazon reviews about their reactions to the book. While it is aimed at men who are in the aging process, I have been told by early readers that the wisdom of Dr. Rob can be useful for everyone. Email me if you would like a beta reader.
Thank you all for your amazing support over the past 25 years.
