Lead

The Global
Leadership Summit

In Canada – 2023

We’re expanding! We’d love to have you join the Canadian GLS Hosting Team!

Would you like to host the GLS for your community? Here’s what it takes:

1. A room with high-quality A/V technology that can comfortably seat at least 100+ people

2. A volunteer team that can bless your community with outstanding hospitality

3. A networking team that can engage business and government leaders, educators & schools, media influencers, and church & not-for-profit leaders to invest in their leadership

Faculty

 

*Faculty lineup and topics subject to change. Additional faculty and guest artists to be revealed.

DR. CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Director of the Hoover Institution, 66th Secretary of State, Author, Professor

Condoleezza Rice is the Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow on Public Policy. Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States and as President George W. Bush’s Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 2022, she became a part-owner of the Denver Broncos and is Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Rice is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded over 15 honorary doctorates. She has authored and co-authored numerous books, most recentlyTo Build a Better World, co-authored with Philip Zelikow. Her other bestsellers include Extraordinary Ordinary People andNo Higher Honor.

PATRICK LENCIONI

Founder and President, The Table Group; Best-Selling Author 

Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, a firm dedicated to providing organizations with ideas, products, and services that improve teamwork, clarity, and employee engagement. Lencioni’s passion for organizations and the people who work in them is reflected in his writing, speaking, and executive consulting. He is the author of 12 best-selling books with over 7,000,000 copies sold. After more than 20 years in print, his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, remains a fixture on national best-seller lists. His most recent book, The Six Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations and Your Team, was released in September 2022, and was designed to help people find joy and energy in their work. He is also the host of the popular business podcast, At the Table with Patrick Lencioni.  

LIZ BOHANNON

Founder, Sseko Designs; Author 

Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, the author of the bestselling book Beginner's Pluck: Build your Life of Purpose & Impact Now, and host of the Plucking Up podcast. Through her work in the fashion industry, Bohannon seeks to create educational and economic opportunities for women worldwide and infuse radical transparency and equity into the global supply chain. She uses her entrepreneurial journey and learnings as an author, writer, and speaker to inspire and equip leaders across the globe to build lives of purpose, passion, and impact. Bohannon’s story has been featured in dozens of publications, including Vogue, Redbook, Fortune, and O, and appeared on national broadcasts, including ABC's Shark Tank and Good Morning America. Among other notable honors, Bohannon was named a top three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell, Forbes listed her as a top 20 public speaker in the U.S., and Bloomberg Businessweek named her a leading social entrepreneur to watch. 

JAMES CLEAR

Founder, Habits Academy; Best-Selling Author

James Clear is one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation. His New York Times best-selling book, Atomic Habits, has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages and is the number one best-selling book of 2021 on Amazon and number one audiobook on Audible. Known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work, Clear’s “3-2-1” email newsletter is sent to more than 1 million subscribers each week.  He has presented his teachings to audiences at many Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft, Facebook, and Google. His work has been featured in Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on CBS This Morning.   

Erin Meyer

Professor, INSEAD; Best-Selling Author 

Erin Meyer is the co-author, with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, of the New York Times best-selling book and FT nominated best business book of 2020: No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. She is also the author of The Culture Map and a professor at INSEAD. Her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, and Forbes.com. In 2021, Erin was selected for the third time by the Thinkers50 as one of the fifty most influential business thinkers in the world. 

PAT GELSINGER

CEO, Intel Corporation

Pat Gelsinger is CEO of Intel Corporation and serves on its board of directors. He spent the first 30 years of his career at Intel, becoming its first chief technology officer, and served as senior vice president and the general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group. He was the lead architect of the 80486 processor, managed the creation of key industry technologies such as USB and Wi-Fi, and played key roles in the Intel® CoreTM and Intel® Xeon® processor families, leading to Intel becoming the preeminent microprocessor supplier. Gelsinger then transitioned to new positions as the president and COO at EMC, followed by the CEO of VMware, to later rejoin Intel in 2021 in his current role. In 2019, Glassdoor ranked him as the best CEO in America through an annual survey. He holds eight patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is an IEEE Fellow, and serves as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

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RYAN LEAK

CEO, The Ryan Leak Group; Best-Selling Author 

Ryan Leak is an executive coach and best-selling author who’s widely known for two documentaries: The Surprise Wedding and Chasing Failure. He is also the CEO of the Ryan Leak Group, LLC, a leadership development firm that has the privilege of working with leaders and teams all over the world, from NBA teams to Fortune 500 companies. Known as a deeply aware coach and connector who can seamlessly operate across the spectrum of a business, Leak helps leaders better understand the potential of their teams by addressing the friction that stands in their way. He trains 15,000+ entrepreneurial leaders and speaks to over 200,000 people each year as a curator of relevant leadership content and transformational storytelling. Leak teaches that being a great leader is not about having all the answers but asking the right questions. His latest book, Leveling Up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development helps you focus on the leader you're becoming and think about the goals you want to accomplish. 

Dallas Jenkins

Creator, Director, and Co-Writer of The Chosen

At the age of 25, Dallas Jenkins produced the independent feature Hometown Legend, which was distributed by Warner Brothers. In the 20 years since, he has directed and produced over a dozen feature and short films for Universal, Lionsgate, Pureflix, Hallmark Channel, and Amazon. He is now writing, directing, and producing the largest crowd funded media project of all-time, a multi-season series about the life of Jesus entitled The Chosen. A global phenomenon, The Chosen is the largest fan supported entertainment project of all time and has garnered over 500-million-episode views worldwide. It’s available on major streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Peacock while all seasons remain free in The Chosen mobile and TV apps. It has also been translated into more than 50 languages and Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. box office in 2021.  

Erwin McManus

Founder, McManus Masterminds and The Art of Communication

Erwin McManus is an award-winning author and artist. His books have sold over one million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His creative genius has resulted in consulting work with organizations spanning from the NFL to the Pentagon. McManus has spent the last thirty years advising and coaching CEOs, professional athletes, celebrities, billion-dollar companies, universities, and world-leaders, and is passionate about helping people destroy their internal limitations and unlock their personal genius. A native of El Salvador, McManus is also recognized internationally of being the founder and lead pastor of Mosaic, a spiritual movement that has inspired millions across the globe. McManus coaches leaders, entrepreneurs, and communicators worldwide through McManus Mastermind as well as his groundbreaking work on The Seven Frequencies of Communication.

Anita Elberse

Professor, Harvard Business School; Best-Selling Author

Anita Elberse is the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. An award-winning teacher and scholar, Professor Elberse develops and teaches an MBA course covering the “Businesses of Entertainment, Media, and Sports,” which ranks among the most sought-after courses in the School’s curriculum, and chairs a short executive education program, also named “The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports.” In her research, Professor Elberse primarily aims to understand what drives the success of products in the entertainment, media, sports, and other creative industries, and how firms can effectively manage products and talent in such sectors. She is acclaimed for her work on digital-media strategies. Professor Elberse has conducted case studies on dozens of entertainment companies and personalities, including The Walt Disney Studios, Live Nation, NBCUniversal, the NFL, Nike, and Spotify. Several of these are described in her first book, Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment. Professor Elberse is one of the youngest female professors to have been promoted to full professor with tenure in Harvard Business School’s history.

Henry Cloud

Clinical Psychologist; Leadership Consultant; Best-Selling Author

Dr. Henry Cloud is an acclaimed leadership expert, clinical psychologist and New York Times best-selling author. His 46 books, including the iconic Boundaries, have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. He has an extensive executive coaching background and experience as a leadership consultant, devoting the majority of his time working with CEOs, leadership teams, and executives to improve performance, leadership skills and culture. His latest book, Trust: Learn When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken, is an Amazon Best Seller.

CRAIG
GROESCHEL

Founder & Senior Pastor, Life.Church; Best-Selling Author 

Globally recognized as a leader of leaders, Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor ofLife.Church, rated the #1 place to work in 2021 for small and mid-size companies by Glassdoor. Known for their missional approach to leveraging thelatest technology,Life.Churchis theinnovativecreator of theYouVersionBible App—downloaded more than a half a billion times worldwide. In 2020,Life.Churchprovided free tools to thousands of churches who quickly transitioned to a virtual church experience in the wake oftheglobal health pandemic. Traveling the world on behalf of The Global Leadership Summit, Groeschel advocatesfor buildingleaders in every sector of society. He is also the host of the top-rankedCraig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. ANew York Timesbest-selling author, his latest book isLead Like It Matters. 

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Faculty

 

DR. CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Director of the Hoover Institution, 66th Secretary of State, Author, Professor

PATRICK LENCIONI

Founder and President, The Table Group; Best-Selling Author 

LIZ
BOHANNON

Founder, Sseko Designs; Author 

JAMES
CLEAR

Founder, Habits Academy; Best-Selling Author

Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, a firm dedicated to providing organizations with ideas, products, and services that improve teamwork, clarity, and employee engagement. Lencioni’s passion for organizations and the people who work in them is reflected in his writing, speaking, and executive consulting. He is the author of 12 best-selling books with over 7,000,000 copies sold. After more than 20 years in print, his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, remains a fixture on national best-seller lists. His most recent book, The Six Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations and Your Team, was released in September 2022, and was designed to help people find joy and energy in their work. He is also the host of the popular business podcast, At the Table with Patrick Lencioni.  

Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, the author of the bestselling book Beginner's Pluck: Build your Life of Purpose & Impact Now, and host of the Plucking Up podcast. Through her work in the fashion industry, Bohannon seeks to create educational and economic opportunities for women worldwide and infuse radical transparency and equity into the global supply chain. She uses her entrepreneurial journey and learnings as an author, writer, and speaker to inspire and equip leaders across the globe to build lives of purpose, passion, and impact. Bohannon’s story has been featured in dozens of publications, including Vogue, Redbook, Fortune, and O, and appeared on national broadcasts, including ABC's Shark Tank and Good Morning America. Among other notable honors, Bohannon was named a top three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell, Forbes listed her as a top 20 public speaker in the U.S., and Bloomberg Businessweek named her a leading social entrepreneur to watch. 

James Clear is one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation. His New York Times best-selling book, Atomic Habits, has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages and is the number one best-selling book of 2021 on Amazon and number one audiobook on Audible. Known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work, Clear’s “3-2-1” email newsletter is sent to more than 1 million subscribers each week.  He has presented his teachings to audiences at many Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft, Facebook, and Google. His work has been featured in Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on CBS This Morning.   

Condoleezza Rice is the Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow on Public Policy. Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States and as President George W. Bush’s Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 2022, she became a part-owner of the Denver Broncos and is Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Rice is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded over 15 honorary doctorates. She has authored and co-authored numerous books, most recentlyTo Build a Better World, co-authored with Philip Zelikow. Her other bestsellers include Extraordinary Ordinary People andNo Higher Honor.

PAT
GELSINGER

CEO, Intel Corporation

ERIN
MEYER

Professor, INSEAD; Best-Selling Author 

RYAN
LEAK

CEO, The Ryan Leak Group; Best-Selling Author 

ERWIN
McMANUS

Founder, McManus Masterminds and The Art of Communication

Erin Meyer is the co-author, with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, of the New York Times best-selling book and FT nominated best business book of 2020: No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. She is also the author of The Culture Map and a professor at INSEAD. Her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, and Forbes.com. In 2021, Erin was selected for the third time by the Thinkers50 as one of the fifty most influential business thinkers in the world. 

Ryan Leak is an executive coach and best-selling author who’s widely known for two documentaries: The Surprise Wedding and Chasing Failure. He is also the CEO of the Ryan Leak Group, LLC, a leadership development firm that has the privilege of working with leaders and teams all over the world, from NBA teams to Fortune 500 companies. Known as a deeply aware coach and connector who can seamlessly operate across the spectrum of a business, Leak helps leaders better understand the potential of their teams by addressing the friction that stands in their way. He trains 15,000+ entrepreneurial leaders and speaks to over 200,000 people each year as a curator of relevant leadership content and transformational storytelling. Leak teaches that being a great leader is not about having all the answers but asking the right questions. His latest book, Leveling Up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development helps you focus on the leader you're becoming and think about the goals you want to accomplish. 

Erwin McManus is an award-winning author and artist. His books have sold over one million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His creative genius has resulted in consulting work with organizations spanning from the NFL to the Pentagon. McManus has spent the last thirty years advising and coaching CEOs, professional athletes, celebrities, billion-dollar companies, universities, and world-leaders, and is passionate about helping people destroy their internal limitations and unlock their personal genius. A native of El Salvador, McManus is also recognized internationally of being the founder and lead pastor of Mosaic, a spiritual movement that has inspired millions across the globe. McManus coaches leaders, entrepreneurs, and communicators worldwide through McManus Mastermind as well as his groundbreaking work on The Seven Frequencies of Communication.

Pat Gelsinger is CEO of Intel Corporation and serves on its board of directors. He spent the first 30 years of his career at Intel, becoming its first chief technology officer, and served as senior vice president and the general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group. He was the lead architect of the 80486 processor, managed the creation of key industry technologies such as USB and Wi-Fi, and played key roles in the Intel® CoreTM and Intel® Xeon® processor families, leading to Intel becoming the preeminent microprocessor supplier. Gelsinger then transitioned to new positions as the president and COO at EMC, followed by the CEO of VMware, to later rejoin Intel in 2021 in his current role. In 2019, Glassdoor ranked him as the best CEO in America through an annual survey. He holds eight patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is an IEEE Fellow, and serves as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

Dallas
Jenkins

Creator, Director, and Co-Writer of The Chosen

ANITA
ELBERSE

Professor, Harvard Business School; Best-Selling Author

HENRY
CLOUD

Clinical Psychologist; Leadership Consultant; Best-Selling Author

craig groeschel

Founder & Senior Pastor, Life.Church; Best-Selling Author

Globally recognized as a leader of leaders, Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor ofLife.Church, rated the #1 place to work in 2021 for small and mid-size companies by Glassdoor. Known for their missional approach to leveraging thelatest technology,Life.Churchis theinnovativecreator of theYouVersionBible App—downloaded more than a half a billion times worldwide. In 2020,Life.Churchprovided free tools to thousands of churches who quickly transitioned to a virtual church experience in the wake oftheglobal health pandemic. Traveling the world on behalf of The Global Leadership Summit, Groeschel advocatesfor buildingleaders in every sector of society. He is also the host of the top-rankedCraig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. ANew York Timesbest-selling author, his latest book isLead Like It Matters. 

At the age of 25, Dallas Jenkins produced the independent feature Hometown Legend, which was distributed by Warner Brothers. In the 20 years since, he has directed and produced over a dozen feature and short films for Universal, Lionsgate, Pureflix, Hallmark Channel, and Amazon. He is now writing, directing, and producing the largest crowd funded media project of all-time, a multi-season series about the life of Jesus entitled The Chosen. A global phenomenon, The Chosen is the largest fan supported entertainment project of all time and has garnered over 500-million-episode views worldwide. It’s available on major streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Peacock while all seasons remain free in The Chosen mobile and TV apps. It has also been translated into more than 50 languages and Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. box office in 2021.  

Anita Elberse is the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. An award-winning teacher and scholar, Professor Elberse develops and teaches an MBA course covering the "Businesses of Entertainment, Media, and Sports," which ranks among the most sought-after courses in the School’s curriculum, and chairs a short executive education program, also named "The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports." In her research, Professor Elberse primarily aims to understand what drives the success of products in the entertainment, media, sports, and other creative industries and how firms can effectively manage products and talent in such sectors. She is acclaimed for her work on digital-media strategies. Professor Elberse has conducted case studies on dozens of entertainment companies and personalities, including The Walt Disney Studios, Live Nation, NBCUniversal, the NFL, Nike, and Spotify. Several of these are described in her first book, Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment. Professor Elberse is one of the youngest female professors to have been promoted to full professor with tenure in Harvard Business School's history.

 

Dr. Henry Cloud is an acclaimed leadership expert, clinical psychologist and New York Times best-selling author. His 46 books, including the iconic Boundaries, have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. He has an extensive executive coaching background and experience as a leadership consultant, devoting the majority of his time working with CEOs, leadership teams, and executives to improve performance, leadership skills and culture. His latest book, Trust: Learn When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken, is an Amazon Best Seller.

*Faculty lineup and topics subject to change. Additional faculty and guest artists to be revealed.

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    August 3-4, 2023 & October 19-20, 2023
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    We are convinced that when Christians are inspired and activated to use their influence missionally, our communities can thrive. The Global Leadership Summit exists to help convene these networks of Impact-Makers and to inspire, encourage, and equip them for such a time as this!

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