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The Creative Leadership Studio™

Develop Inner Confidence, Master How You Navigate Complexity, and Grow Resilient Teams with Purpose.

Dates :: Six weekly sessions

Time :: Tuesdays, 9:00-11:30 AM PST

Where :: Virtual

 

This Current Moment Calls for A Mindset Shift.

From AI to the climate crisis to the global polarization, change is a constant force permeating our organizations. Navigating this evolving landscape requires us to work through and embrace ambiguity. Beyond the sound bites and talking points lie deep questions that give our lives meaning and call us to action: 

  1. How do we align strategy and action to deliver greater influence and impact?

  2. How do we use that purpose to overcome stress, burnout, grief, and anxiety?

  3. How do we stay true to our humanity while up leveling excellence?

  4. How do we keep a clear head and attuned heart while continuously seeing around corners ?

  5. How do we inspire cultures of innovation where you can experiment with purpose?

 
 

In the Studio, you will:

  • Solve real-world challenges you’re facing right now.

  • Gain clarity of purpose and empowerment to realize bold ambitions while withstanding turbulence and change.

  • Be in deep dialogue with cross-industry leaders who are also evolving how they lead.

  • Learn from a curated network of guest speakers who are rewriting the rules of influence.

  • Adopt tools & frameworks for navigating ambiguity, decision-making, and strategy.

“More than a leadership incubator, this experience is a true leadership reset.”

— Corporate Creative Director

 

You’ll leave with…

  • A renewed and fully articulated leadership identity.

  • Innovative frameworks that support strategic action.

  • An expanded capacity for understanding discernment, trust, and intuition.

  • A community of bold peers and a shared language for growth.

  • Tactics and tools that will inspire you and your team to achieve greater results from every endeavor.

  • A personalized playbook for managing ambiguity and uncertainty.

“This experience is a really inspiring way to look inward at yourself and uncover what you might have already known, but had forgotten or was lost.”

— Senior Strategy Director

This is for you, if…

  • You’re a creative director, head of brand, entrepreneur, strategist, or cross-functional leader at the edge of a next-level role.

  • You’ve been operating as the fixer, translator, or executor—and you’re ready to lead at the table.

  • You’re seeking clarity on your leadership style, values, and how to move through tension with confidence.

Transformational Six-Week Program for Leaders

Develop Inner Confidence, Master How You Navigate Complexity, Grow Resilient Teams with Purpose

Your Guides

Rimma Boshernitsan

Over her 20-year career, she has served as a strategic advisor and thought partner to CEOs of emerging businesses and Fortune 500 organizations (including Apple, TATA, Roche, Google, Kaiser Permanente, Aesop, Levi's, Lyft, Kraft Foods, and Chevron). A native of the former Soviet Union, she’s worked in Moscow, London, and throughout the U.S.

More than ever, the complex dynamics of our ever-changing world demand clear, non-linear thinking to navigate today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s. DIALOGUE was created to instill an interdisciplinary mindset that helps leaders gather mission-critical insights and transform their businesses into future-facing organizations.

Bonnie Wan

Bonnie Wan is a global speaker, teacher, and bestselling author of The Life Brief, a simple and profound action-driving practice that helps people navigate life’s biggest and trickiest decisions with clarity, creativity and courage. The Life Brief applies the art and science of brand strategy to how we live our lives, helping people get clear, take meaningful action, and live with greater intention and imagination. 

 As AdAge’s 2022 Chief Strategy Officer of the Year and 30-year Brand Strategy Leader turned Leadership & Life Strategist, Wan has led strategy for some of the most iconic and innovative companies in the world. She has been named an Advertising Icon, and one of 100 Women to KNOW in America. Today, she not only helps companies innovate from a place of purpose, but also guides everyday people who seek to realize their potential. Bonnie has taught The Life Brief at Accenture, AirBnB, Apple, Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Change.org, Chief, Google, SXSW, and World 50 Group as well as for Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop, and Jane Goodall’s Activating Hope Summit.

This is what Karen John, CEO of Heartwork had to say about the program after her participation:

Speakers

Neil Theise, M.D. Author, MD-scientist, Human Interstitium Anatomy, Zen Buddhist

Neil Theise, M.D.

Author, MD-scientist, Human Interstitium Anatomy, Zen Buddhist

Christopher Huie Virgin Galactic Astronaut 006 & Unity 25 Mission Specialist

Christopher Huie

Virgin Galactic Astronaut 006 & Unity 25 Mission Specialist

Elizabeth Dwoskin

Silicon Valley Correspondent 
at The Washington Post

Past Speakers

Executives from top organizations, artists, storytellers, health experts, spiritual leaders, and musicians will join us for this five-week program.

Neil Theise, M.D. Author, MD-scientist, Human Interstitium Anatomy, Zen Buddhist

Neil Theise, M.D.

Author, MD-scientist, Human Interstitium Anatomy, Zen Buddhist

Christopher Huie Virgin Galactic Astronaut 006 & Unity 25 Mission Specialist

Christopher Huie

Virgin Galactic Astronaut 006 & Unity 25 Mission Specialist

Elizabeth Dwoskin

Silicon Valley Correspondent 

at The Washington Post

Ivy Ross

Chief Design Officer
at Google

Dr. Neha Sangwan

Dr. Neha Sangwan

Internal Medicine Physician, Author of Talk Rx & Powered By Me, CEO of Intuitive Intelligence

L. Ashley Aull

Trial Litigator, Former Federal Prosecutor, Partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson

Beth Comstock

Writer, Former Business Executive, CMO

Simon Ballard

Simon Ballard

Ritual, Ceremony, Breathwork, Meditation Teacher

Nick Platoff

Chamber Musician and Recording Artist at the SF Symphony

Lindsey Crawford

Brand Strategy & Creative Director at Thermos

Indre Viskontas

Cognitive Neuroscientist, Soprano and Faculty at SF Conservatory of Music, USF

Deirdre Findlay

Global Chief Marketing Officer at Conde Nast

 

What other leaders are saying

  • Life is so busy. No matter how much you think you know or where you are at in your career taking time to reflect and connect is never a bad thing. It's more important than ever to take a break fro everyday noise to connect with your true intentions. More than a leadership incubator, this experience is a true leadership reset."

    — Corporate Creative Director

  • This experience is a really inspiring way to look inward at yourself and uncover what you might have already known, but had forgotten or was lost." 

    — Senior Strategy Director

  • “This program isn’t just about acquiring skills; it’s about fostering a mindset of curiosity and adaptability that propels both personal and organizational growth. The program stands out for its ability to equip leaders with invaluable resources to navigate today’s complex challenges. Through engaging workshops, substantive frameworks, and insightful dialogues (amidst a well-curated group of leaders), I not only learned when to use these tactics but also how to formulate unexpected questions that drive meaningful change.

    — Executive Director & Strategist

  • “Opening oneself to possibilities to unlearn, breaking barriers and feel one’s potential lift towards the collective, is simply what is offered ….. in a safe and gentle setting amongst like minded individuals. Heart Essence.”

    — Startup Entrepreneur

  • “I loved the variety of speakers and the non-traditional backgrounds each had and how the content flowed into the tactical material.”

    — Chief Design Officer, Electronics Manufacturing Company

  • “The program sparks renewed creativity around leading and problem solving, by being able to grapple with challenges we are all facing from a different perspective. Collaborating with other leaders to process in realtime offers a jolt of new thinking, new tools and strength. “

    — Executive Director, Arts Foundation

  • “Taking a leadership and management training with Rimma Boshernitsan has been one of the highlights of my career. It was incredibly valuable.”

    — Trial Litigator & Partner, National Law Firm

Need more reasons to join us?

You will walk away with a deep sense of self in the context of your role as a creative leader.

We know that leadership workshops are abundant….but this experience is different. This is not a lecture or a webinar, but a dialogue designed to take your leadership to the next level in a way that takes you from execution to strategic action in ways that are distinct to you.

Join us to uncover actionable insights alongside top facilitators and learn from fellow cross-industry executives as you chart a path forward for your organization.