After over eighteen months of dramatic changes to the way we work, organizations are prioritizing nurturing a growth mindset in their teams. Coined by researcher Carol Dweck, growth mindset is a frame of mind that suggests one can improve one’s ability and talent through practice, seeing failure as an opportunity to learn instead of an insurmountable roadblock. We are proud to represent these speakers who embody growth mindset in their areas of expertise, encourage continual improvement and critical feedback, and inspire audiences to take creative risks in order to grow.

Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

Co-authors of the #1 New York Times-bestselling book Designing Your Life

Bill Burnett and Dave Evans have spent their careers immersed in the principles of effective design, and in teaching individuals how to apply those principles both personally and professionally. In their bestselling book, Designing Your Life, Burnett and Evans apply design thinking principles to a business landscape where traditional hierarchies are changing and employee engagement is more crucial than ever. In their hands-on presentations, Burnett and Evans help teams design their way through disruption (personal as well as global) and navigate uncharted waters by discussing things like how to move from a “new normal” to “normal,” how to build teams and trusted networks while in hybrid offices, and how to effectively prototype and iterate the way to a better future.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin

Author of Becoming Heroines, activist, and founder and CEO of The Gaia Project for Women’s Leadership

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin has a storied track record of success as a Wall Street lawyer, serial CEO and entrepreneur, and high-powered executive coach. Drawing from both her personal experience working on Wall Street and her work with clients at The Gaia Project for Women’s Leadership, McLaughlin provides a profound guide for radical personal transformation in her new book, Becoming Heroines. She is the go-to mentor for women and companies who are ready to challenge traditional paradigms of leadership and radically transform diversity and equality in the workplace. An experienced and powerful speaker, McLaughlin helps audiences find and use their own voices, and shows them what real revolution in leadership looks like.

Ed Catmull

Co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, former president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and author of Creativity, Inc.

As the co-founder of Pixar, Ed Catmull turned a small hardware company into a household name through fostering a culture of creativity that has led to unprecedented success. His book, Creativity, Inc. is a distillation of the ideas and management principles Catmull has used to develop a creative culture. In talks that revolutionize the creative process across all levels of an organization, Catmull reveals the leadership principles that allow innovative ideas to flourish and help teams to meet challenges with flexibility.

Porter Braswell

CEO and co-founder of Jopwell and author of Let Them See You

Porter Braswell is the CEO and cofounder of Jopwell, the leading career advancement platform for Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals. A diversity expert, Braswell advises over 100 of America’s leading companies on how to achieve a more representative workplace, while also creating professional opportunities for Jopwell’s community. In Let Them See You, Braswell offers a clear and compelling roadmap for professionals of color looking to rise in their careers. Braswell gives action-oriented presentations to organizations and teams, acknowledging the clear gaps in equitability for workers of color and offering concrete steps for both employers and employees to make their future workplaces more representative, collaborative, and sustainable.

Bina Venkataraman

Journalist and author of The Optimist’s Telescope

Bina Venkataraman is a former journalist and Senior Advisor for Climate Change Innovation under the Obama Administration, a role in which she worked to forge partnerships across communities, companies, and the government to prepare for climate change disasters. Her book, The Optimist’s Telescope, explores the ways that we can plan better for the future in a time where it’s easy to move forward without thinking, highlighting examples throughout history and drawing from research in biology, psychology, and economics. Her talks urge listeners to replace a “legacy building” approach to the future with “heirloom thinking” to improve their ability to make long-term decisions.

Dr. Jennifer L. Eberhardt

Award-winning social psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious bias

Dr. Jennifer L. Eberhardt is an award-winning Stanford social psychologist who received the 2014 MacArthur Genius grant for her groundbreaking work on unconscious bias. Melding research-backed truths with revealing anecdotes, Dr. Eberhardt shows that despite our best intentions, implicit bias can silently and perniciously reinforce inequality in policing, schools, businesses, and beyond. Her research and talks change mindsets and open dialogues that can have far-reaching effects on equality and equity. In opening audiences eyes to their own prejudices and explaining the science of bias, Dr. Eberhardt proves that an evidence-based approach and self-aware thinking leads to long-lasting change in every avenue of life.

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Nurturing a Growth Mindset