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Below are additional speakers available,
that may be included in your GLS Next Gen.

Craig Groeschel

Senior Pastor Life.Church

TOPIC: Bend The Curve (‘Inside The Box’ Leadership Principles)

Craig Groeschel is Senior Pastor of Life.Church, an innovative church meeting in multiple USA locations and globally online. Known for its missional approach utilising the latest technology, Life.Church is the creator of the YouVersion Bible App—downloaded in every country. Named in the top 25 CEOs in the USA (small and midsize companies), Groeschel is a New York Times best-selling author, speaks frequently across North America and around the world and hosts the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast—with more than 1 million monthly downloads.

SPHERE: Marketplace and Ministry

Horst Schulze

Founder of The Capella Hotel Group

TOPIC: Servant Leadership (Hospitality in Leadership)

Horst Schulze’s principles relating to hospitality in leadership have helped to shape and instil values of excellence, service, and competitive advantage in leadership across the nations. His angle on servant leadership and empowering individuals to own the big picture transcends divisions of industry across the business landscape.

SPHERE: Marketplace and Education

Jason Dorsey

Gen Z & Millennial Speaker; Researcher

TOPIC: Generational Clues Uncovered

Jason Dorsey is President of The Centre for Generational Kinetics, which delivers research, speaking and consulting to separate generational myth from truth for leaders around the world. His team has repositioned global brands to win each generation and taken clients from last to first in both employee retention and customer growth. Considered the #1 generations speaker and researcher and called a “research guru” by Adweek, Dorsey uses original data-driven research to explain generational behaviours.

SPHERE: Next Generation and Education

Juliet Funt

CEO, Whitespace at Work

TOPIC: The Strategic Pause (Creative Headspace)

Juliet Funt, a recognized consultant and speaker, founded Whitespace at Work with the mission to unearth the potential of companies by unburdening their talent. A warrior against reactive busyness, Funt teaches a streamlined method for personal process improvement that reduces complexity in the workplace. Teams that incorporate Whitespace mindsets and skill-sets increase creativity and engage¬ment, reclaim lost capacity and execute at their finest.

SPHERE: Education

Fredrik Härén

Author; Business Creativity Expert

TOPIC: Creative Leadership in a Changing World

Fredrik Härén is a business creativity expert who has authored nine books, including The Idea Book—credited as one of “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.” He is a global speaker who has been invited to speak to leaders in more than 60 countries on six continents on the importance of creativity in solving problems. Recognizing how challenging this is, Härén provides practical steps to help individuals and organizations become more creative.

SPHERE: Marketplace and Education

Jo Saxton

Author; Leadership Coach; Entrepreneur

TOPIC: Level Up Your Leadership

Born to Nigerian parents and raised in London, England, Jo Saxton brings a multicultural and international perspective to leadership. She has served on staff teams in churches in the UK and the USA and is the founder of the Ezer Collective, an initiative that equips and invests in women leaders. Saxton co-hosts the podcast Lead Stories: Tales of Leadership and Life with Steph O’Brien and has authored three books, including The Dream of You.

SPHERE: Family

Erwin McManus

Author; Founder of Mosiac, Los Angeles

TOPIC: The Last Arrow (Long Distance Perseverance)

Redefining the family tree, Erwin McManus draws from his own personal experience through hardship and battling cancer to reinforce the notion that perseverance is a learnt habit, resilience a verb and your origins should not determine your present or future.

SPHERE: Family and Ministry

Bob Goff

Lawyer; Speaker; Author

TOPIC: Radical Forgiveness (Make Your Life Count)

Bob Goff is a lawyer, speaker, and author of the New York Times best-selling books Love Does and Everybody, Always. A true story of radical forgiveness and inspiring the notion that love is for everyone, always, Goff challenges mindsets and opens doors for love to invade the darkest places.

SPHERE: Government, Family, Ministry

Michael Todd

Co-Lead Pastor; Social Media Influencer

TOPIC: The Pace of Your Leadership (Running The Right Race)

In 2015, Michael Todd and his wife Natalie were entrusted with the leadership of Transformation Church. With a vision to reach their community, city, and world with the Gospel in a relevant and progressive way, they’ve grown rapidly. Each week, their church service serves 25,000 attendees both live and online. Todd’s influence reaches far beyond the church walls with the viral expansion of social media, including five of his talks with over 1 million views on YouTube alone.

SPHERE: Family, Ministry

Danielle Strickland

Pastor; Author; Justice Advocate

TOPIC: Leader Interrupted (See the Bigger Picture)

Danielle Strickland has led churches, started training schools and established justice departments around the world. She spent 22 years as an officer in The Salvation Army and is an Ambassador for Stop The Traffik. With a deep calling to empower people and to transform neighbourhoods and the world, she co-founded Infinitum (a way of life), Brave Global, Amplify Peace and the Women Speakers Collective. Strickland is the author of several books, including The Ultimate Exodus.

SPHERE: Family, Ministry

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