The Aspire Conference: A Journey to the White House
This year’s virtual Aspire Conference experience will take place Tuesday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 16, with over 15 sessions revolving around personal and professional development that highlight creativity, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Sessions will also be within the holistic scope of self-care, wellness, equity and inclusion, and community engagement.
A Journey to the White House
From 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, former presidential advisor Grant Harris will candidly discuss his professional journey and what he learned along the way as he navigated successes and failures. The session will be built with a question and answer session, moderated by Professor Tony Barnhart. Mr. Harris has agreed to answer questions “off the record,” so this is a rare chance to get an insider peek into life in the White House and around the world. As an entrepreneur, consultant, lawyer and presidential advisor, Mr. Harris has traveled to 95 countries addressing global problems as a leader.
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The conference launches on October 13 at 6pm with professional doodler, Natalie Keller Pariano of NatterDoodle, who has built her own business by fusing her creativity and entrepreneurial skills and ends on October 16 at 3pm with a candid conversation with former Presidential Advisor, Grant Harris, reflecting on his ability to leverage leadership skills while in a high stakes environment. Between these dynamic sessions, there are wide variety of other sessions focusing on career development, entrepreneurship, creativity, leadership, wellness/self-care, and community engagement.