2022 Talks
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Toxic bosses: we all know them, and we’ve all had one. Drawing from his diverse experiences as a mountaineer and marketing mogul, Lincoln Garrick stakes his case for the value of anti-mentors and what we can learn from them. Lincoln is the President of Up All Night […]
As a leadership coach to executives of Fortune 500 companies, Woodrie Burich’s mission is to help people better manage their work-life balance. This talk offers viewers a few simple strategies and a formula to live more and stress less. At the forefront is self-care […]
The transition from the Army to civilian life can be difficult to navigate: it takes patience, self-discovery, and surrounding yourself with the right people. Megan Militello—a former air traffic controller turned organic granola CEO—shares what can happen when we have the […]
GRAPPLING WITH GENDER INEQUALITY
Tela O’Donnell Bacher is the founder of Wrestle Like a Girl and a member of the 2004 US Olympic wrestling team. From grappling with gender discrimination throughout her wrestling career, to leading gender based violence initiatives across the world, Tela knows firsthand […]
Lael Wilcox is the first American to win the Trans Am, an ultra-distance cycling race spanning 4,200 miles across the United States. In her talk, Lael instantly plops you in the seat of her saddle, recounting the grueling climb from Astoria, Oregon to Yorktown, Virginia. Her […]
DO CLOTHES REALLY MAKE THE MAN?
Brooks Banker is a LGBTQ+ advocate and drag queen who performs as Golden Delicious.
“Do Clothes Really Make the Man?” is an intimate exploration of identity, expression, and everything in between. Language is constantly evolving—and in his talk, Brooks suggests […]
A MICRO SOLUTION TO A MEGAWATT PROBLEM
Alaska has long been touted as a hotbed for renewable energy. With an abundance of active volcanoes, raging rivers, and a sun that refuses to set in the summer—you wonder how it became so reliant on oil & gas in the first place. Launch Alaska’s Chief Innovation Officer […]
LESSONS IN PRACTICAL IMAGINATION
What’s it take to launch a rocket into space and recover that same rocket?Long nights, some certain failures, and—according to Ben Kellie—a little practical imagination. Ben Kellie is the founder and CEO of The Launch Company, an aerospace hardware, and services […]