Courage: Activated

The Next Step Summit

Equipping Leaders, Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Executives To Take The Next Step In Uncertain Times

The Next Step Summit brings together leading authors, creatives, executives, and entrepreneurs to address some of the challenges we are all facing. This experience will help leaders recognize the opportunities they have to take the next step in uncertain times.

Take the next step with thought provoking discussions on leadership, business, social media, and communication

Summit Host
- Pierre Quinn

Pierre Quinn is a speaker, consultant, and coach for emerging leaders and the organizations they serve. He has spent the last 15 years developing leaders across industries and he brings that experience to clients who are looking to grow courageous organizations.

Hear Amazing Conversations With...

Candace Doby

Candace Doby is an Atlanta-based speaker, author and advisor who works with universities and organizations to help young leaders build courage in themselves to have hard conversations, navigate through uncertainty and lead with authenticity. Candace combines a decade of research on courage with her experiences leading marketing teams at Chipotle Mexican Grill and solo traveling to more than 20 countries.

Joseph Michelli

Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P., is an internationally sought-after speaker, author, and organizational consultant who transfers his knowledge of exceptional business practices in ways that develop joyful and productive workplaces with a focus on customer experience. His insights encourage leaders and frontline workers to grow and invest passionately in all aspects of their lives.

Sterling McKinley

Sterling McKinley is a windowpane-suit-wearing, international keynote speaker, and digital marketing and brand strategist. Through his firm, McKinley Media, Sterling has provided digital marketing, social media, and branding strategies on projects with the Department of Defense, Bridgestone Golf, and Sprint.

Kirk Phillips

Kirk Phillips is President, CEO, and a founder of Wintrust Commercial Finance, a subsidiary of Wintrust Financial Corporation a $38 billion publicly traded bank holding company traded on the NYSE. He has spent over 30 years in the commercial finance industry.

Heather Day

Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an interdenominational speaker and contributor for Religion News Service, Newsweek and the Barna Group. She is also an Associate Professor of Communication at Colorado Christian University. She is passionate about supporting women, and runs an online community called I’m That Wife which has nearly 200k followers.

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