OPTION 1: Secrets from Culture Club
Speakers:
- Kyle Stapleton, Manager of Culture & Experience, Turner
- Aynn Collins, Director, Talent Strategy, Mailchimp
Every month, these two leaders and close friends from Turner and MailChimp (Inc’s 2017 Company of the Year) meet up for a breakfast “culture club” to discuss, debate, learn from and inspire each other’s culture initiatives. This is their first gathering of 2018, and you can eavesdrop as they debrief successes and failures and discuss what it takes to build a durable culture (or turn a bad one around) and engage the next generation workforce.
OPTION 2: The Army’s Human Dimension
Speakers:
- Brig. Gen Peter Palmer, U.S. Army Retired, President, P2 Consulting Services, LLC
- Steven Kornguth, Professor Neurology, Dell Medical School; Senior Fellow KHE at The University of Texas at Austin
Physical health is just the beginning of wellness. In this session, Retired Brig. Gen. Pete Palmer of the U.S. Army and his mentor in neuroscience, University of Texas’ Professor Steven Kornguth, will discuss “The Human Dimension,” a framework the Army uses to optimize human performance with an emphasis on maintaining a cognitive edge for long-term vitality.
OPTION 3: How Digitally Native Brands Are Defining Culture Through Storytelling
Speakers:
- Mickey Ashmore, Founder, Sabah
- Gwendolyn Floyd, Founder, Soko
- Jordan Bresler, Associate Director, RAD Office Tour and Co-founder, Native Color (Moderator)
Consumers are gravitating toward digitally native brands that use unique storytelling to connect shoppers with the artisans who craft their products. Can storytelling also create the internal culture that keeps the company strong as it grows? The founders of Sabah & Soko, two brands at the forefront of this new wave, discuss how companies competing in a world where Instagram is king can keep their internal culture as strong as their external presence.
OPTION 4: High-Growth Cultures
Speakers:
Cotter Cunningham, CEO, RetailMeNot, Inc.
Jag Bath, CEO & President, Favor
Sabina Bharwani, Founder & CEO, Hello World (Moderator)
What happens to culture when a company grows at breakneck speed? Can culture actually scale? How can we preserve and protect a company’s soul while simultaneously embracing growth? How might growth become an opportunity to deepen and strengthen the best parts of your culture? The CEO’s of two hyper-growth stage companies, Favor and RetailmeNot, speak candidly about their experiences building culture while adding new customers and new colleagues at what seems like the speed of light.