Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Lisa Kalmin, transformational leader and trainer, and author of The Problem with the Problem is the Way You See The Problem. Lisa Kalmin is focused…on a world transformed, on a humanity that can make that happen. As a transformational trainer, she has helped thousands of people to redefine what is possible for them. She didn’t always do this work. Lisa was an Investment Manager for a financial firm when she decided there was more for her to do in the world. She was drawn to transformational work. She chose to be a “Yes” to that path before she knew how it would materialize. Fast-forward twenty years, Lisa is transforming the lives of individuals, working with people all over the world; Lisa and her business partner created the BadAss Women’s Leadership Summit to give women the opportunity to explore “their possible” - and she fits all of that into her life as the mother of two teenagers. Life is full. What are you intuiting about yourself that you could be a “yes” to? Join Cheryl Esposito & Lisa Kalmin to explore!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Greg Delson, vocal artist songwriter, & Founder of the LANDLIGHTS Center for Voice in Los Angeles, CA. When he’s not touring or performing with his band – Father Tiger – or with collectives and music projects, Greg is teaching. Greg Delson knows the power of voice. Singing lets people tap into their own power. GRAMMY award winners & beginners come to him to work his magic, producing stellar results. He says, “It’s not magic, it’s science!” He would know. As a singer, he had his own voice problems. He couldn’t hit certain keys, bouts of laryngitis – he was distraught & researched answers. A discovery of the Complete Vocal Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, saved his voice, led to a 3-year Singing Teacher’s Diploma & continued his singing career. Greg often says: Singing is not a talent, it's a skill. He’s proving it at LANDLIGHTS Center for Voice. He created the Community Choir. Each season, random groups of people come together (no matter the experience & skill level, and no auditioning!) for sessions instructed by Greg, culminating in a concert performance with a live band. It is life changing! For Greg, he is happy to extend his passion beyond himself, proving to people they can sing & feel the deep joy it brings. Greg’s work reminds us of our humanity. Magic, indeed. Join Cheryl Esposito & Greg Delson to learn the secrets of the voice - magic that’s not magic!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Shelly Lefkoe, co-founder of The Lefkoe Institute, and co-author of Hitting the Wall, Eliminate the Beliefs That Sabotage Your Business and Your Life. Behavior changes don’t always stick. Ever wonder why? Our lives are driven by beliefs – many that go unexamined, and shape behaviors. Beliefs can manifest as phobias, relationships that never worked, violence, procrastination, unwilling to confront people, and more. Shelly has helped thousands of people, using The Lefkoe Method, to eliminate beliefs that were keeping them from happiness, achieving their dreams, experiencing the life they were meant to live. Want to change a behavior? Change your belief that underlies that behavior. Sound too easy? Join Cheryl Esposito with Shelly Lefkoe to learn the secret to keep you from Hitting the Wall … again and again!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Angeles Arrien, to Leading Conversations for a second time! Angeles is an anthropologist, educator, award-winning author, consultant, and Founder and President of the Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research.Her work bridges cultural anthropology, psychology, and mediation skills. Her award winning books include The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary; Signs of Life: The Five Universal Shapes and How to Use Them; and The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom. Leadership is undergoing a cultural revolution. How do expertise and mastery figure in this? During our conversation we explore the practice of leadership, the shift in expectations we have of our leaders around the world, and what it requires of us all. Angeles shares practical wisdom of the ages and challenges us to tap our capacity to lead from within. We can bring meaning to our work and our world.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kute Blackson, inspirer, best-selling author, transformational teacher, & wisdom leader to a new generation of spiritual seekers. Kute’s mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life’s purpose. His recent book, The Magic of Surrender I Finding the Courage to Let Go challenges us to take a new look at surrender. “Surrender isn’t giving up. It’s not about breaking you down; it’s about breaking you open – breaking your heart open to all that is possible for you. It’s tapping into a source that is bigger than your own personal power.” Kute Blackson was born in Ghana, the child of a Japanese mother and a Ghanaian father and has lived his life on four continents. Kute’s gift of oration was cultivated at an early age as he watched his minister father teach and inspire congregations throughout Africa and London. It was expected that Kute would continue his father’s legacy – except Kute wanted something more in his life. He knew that what everyone wanted for him was not what his heart wanted for him. This was one of Kute’s first (of many) opportunities to surrender to his truth. When he spoke his truth, he empowered himself to take a step forward into the unknown of potential. He had to let go. It was Kute’s mother who quietly practiced surrender as a life principle – everything is as it should be; every moment is a learning, and an opportunity to live one’s truth. Kute lives this everyday. Are you ready...to surrender to what life wants for you? Join Cheryl Esposito & Kute Blackson to explore the Magic of Surrender!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Cynthia James, inspirational leader in the field of personal transformation, creator of Emotional Integration techniques, award winning author, actress and singer. Her newest book Does My Voice Matter? A Journey of Self-Discovery, Authenticity and Empowerment, captures our imagination as we explore “what if’s” of our own story, name the signature moments of our life, and vision what else is mine to do with this life?” Cynthia's experience of great successes and what felt like epic fails, catalyzed her to transform her pattern. She decided that no situation has the power to hijack your life - unless you let it. Cynthia began to understand that those fails - they typically were prefaced with part of her shutting down. “...my entire life had been about silencing my voice to be safe.” Join Cheryl Esposito with Cynthia James … your voice matters more than you know!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Martin Rutte, a visionary in large-scale transformation, who has spent over 15 years exploring peoples' vision for the world they deeply long for. He realized that as human beings, we have forgotten our humanity. As humanity, we have no collective purpose. The story of being human and being humanity needs an upgrade. Project Heaven on Earth is Martin's work that has emerged into a movement, engaging people in profound, simple ways of transforming that story - and, thus the world - every day. The First Annual Global Heaven on Earth Day is March 7, 2022. Imagine people all over the world doing their part in shaping a new story of humanity. And... what if it's not as difficult as you think it is? Join Cheryl Esposito & Martin Rutte to discover Heaven on Earth & imagine a new story of Humanity.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Ken Honda, best-selling author of Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money. Is your money happy? Are you happy with your money? Ken Honda says money should never get in the way of being happy. And for sure, making your happiness dependent on achieving your goals or your net worth number is backward. Happiness is a state of being, not a destination. Can you be generally happy, just not happy with your money situation? The answer is not so simple. Join Cheryl Esposito & Ken Honda to learn the ways of Happy Money!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Vasken Kalayjian, award-winning global branding expert, design strategist, artist, CEO of GK Brand, co-founder of Tribe Global Network, & author. Are your values aligned with your business? A childhood lesson from his father is the cornerstone of Vasken's work in branding: you are your values & they are in everything you do. His book Brand Real - The Startup Entrepreneurs’ Guide to Effective Branding & Building Values-Based Organizations, is a startup's success blueprint. Entrepreneurs: your brand is successful when it reflects your values. Passionate in helping clients define what matters to them, he infuses it into the brand.Born in Syria to Armenian immigrants, his life is a learning journey. Believing in endless possibility & living your values are lessons his father passed along. For Vasken, it is his way of being. Do your values align with your life & your business? Join Cheryl Esposito & Vasken Kalayjian for the inspiration of endless possibility!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Carl Studna world-renowned photographer, inspirational speaker, teacher & author of Evolution of Loving. Carl’s intimate portraits of influential people - from Sir Paul McCartney to His Holiness the Dalai Lama - are published & known worldwide. Carl has had hundreds of thousands of moments to preserve the essence of a smile, a soul, a spirit, a dream. His focus is on presence – yours. His searching is for the radiance within. His gift is the grace he holds as you let it shine. Evolution of Loving, Carl‘s newest book, is an intimate glimpse into real love, in photographs and story. Carl photographed eight couples over multiple phases of their relationships, in moments of pure presence, devotional love, trust, tenderness, passion & challenges, listening to stories of the evolution of their own love. Join Cheryl Esposito & Carl Studna on a journey into the radiance within & view the inspirational photographs of the Evolution of Loving.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Martin Rutte, an international speaker & president of Livelihood, a Santa Fe, New Mexico consulting firm. Known as a game-changer, he helps organizations see the deeper meaning of work & its contribution to society. For over 15 years Martin has been exploring peoples’ vision for the world they deeply long for. Wanting to end all that is wrong with our world & feeling helpless to do it was a consistent theme. He says we see ourselves as a human&have forgotten we are humanity. We have forgotten that we are all in this together. Project Heaven on Earth is Martin’s creation to engage people in a profound,simple way of changing that game every day. And,no, it’s not religion. Imagine Humanity expressing common purpose, common vision, & thus our common work. Imagine people all over the world doing their part to achieve this. And...what if it’s not as hard as you think it is? Join Cheryl Esposito & Martin Rutte to experience Heaven on Earth & a new story of Humanity.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Cherie Clark & James Redmond, creators of the film Shock Incarceration, a program developed & directed by Dr. Clark for NY State Department of Correctional Services, readying inmates for a successful life on the outside. What if prison reform was about human beings & not politics?And the intention was to cultivate self-respect, self-discipline & life skills, & provide intensive substance abuse treatment to non-violent felony offenders in a six-month program? Since its inception in 1987, 50,000 + have graduated & NY state has saved $1.5 Billion: the 3-year recidivism rate for graduates is about 28%; for the general prison population it’s 65-70%. A story worth telling. Cue James Redmond whose passion is using video media to facilitate transformation. Together they invite us into the human experience & life-changing results of Shock Incarceration.Join Cheryl Esposito with Dr. Cherie Clark & James Redmond for the story worth telling called Shock Incarceration.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Melanie DewBerry, author of The Power of Naming, The Journey toward Your Soul?s Indigenous Nature. Melanie is in the business of courage & human potential & describes herself as a fellow traveler finding her way home. The power of naming our identity. Positive or negative, loving or hateful, it shapes our beliefs about the safety to be our full self. At nine, she first experienced the power of naming when moving to a new city. ?A policeman?s kid tried to hose me down on the way to school. Here I heard the ?N word? for the first time.? Neighbors signed a petition to force them out of the neighborhood & made death threats. ?I didn?t understand. All I knew, suddenly, someone didn?t love me. That felt strange.? ?You?ve always had an inkling of your essence, but you?ve played a game of hide-and-seek with your soul.? Ready to be seen?Join Cheryl Esposito & Melanie DewBerry to peek into your own journey to name your essence - the indigenous nature of your soul.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Rinaldo Brutoco, Founding President of World Business Academy, a nonprofit think tank focused on roles & responsibility of business in relation to humanities challenges - moral, environmental & social. Rinaldo Brutoco is certain: business for good doesn't require sacrificing profit. He says core thinking about business must evolve, beginning with shifting consciousness of 1) business leaders: because you act differently if you think you are responsible for the result; 2) young people going into business: because you act differently in the temple than you do in the jungle; & 3) how the public votes with its dollars - putting its money where its values are: because when the public does this, business will immediately shift in response. “Well. Isn’t that special? Tell it to the stockholders.” And that is exactly what Rinaldo Brutoco is doing. Join Cheryl Esposito with Rinaldo Brutoco to vision business as a partner in making the world a better place for all.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dawson Church, author of The Genie in Your Genes demonstrates the link between emotions&genetics. His book Mind to Matter:The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality examines the science of peak mental states known as“flow.” Dawson is founder of National Institute for Integrative Healthcare&initiated the Veterans Stress Project treating PTSD. Using Emotional Freedom Technique,86% were subclinical after six sessions of EFT & remained so on follow-up. The results were replicated in more scientific studies. Dawson says: “...our souls seek expression through our material forms. ...our thoughts create our reality, [and] our actions, our actions create our habits, our habits create our character, our character creates our destiny.” The science behind the links in the chain show the how our intentions create the material world. Join Cheryl Esposito&Dawson Church to learn how your intentions shape your life, your emotions, your material reality.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Carter Phipps, author, journalist, & thought leader focused on understanding how worldviews form & human culture evolves. Carter’s book, Evolutionaries:Unlocking the Spiritual & Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea, reveals visionary scientists, philosophers & spiritual thinkers forging a new understanding of evolution - yes, that evolution. Over the centuries three major worldviews have evolved - Traditional, Modernist, & Postmodern - & they often collide. Cultural & political polarization has us alternating between naïve idealism & cynical pessimism. If you think the only way out of this mess is a cultural revolution, step back & appreciate our history of cultural evolution. We appear to be birthing the next worldview that will shape the future. You may think your own worldview is based on knowledge & experiences...in fact, there is so much more to the story! Join Cheryl Esposito with Carter Phipps to begin your inquiry into “Why do I think that?”

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Sandy Forster, best-selling author of How to Be Wildly Wealthy FAST. Sandy is an award winning entrepreneur, renowned prosperity mentor, and Wildly Wealthy Woman. Many make the mistake of believing that making a certain amount of money will make life easy. Sandy learned the hard way that making money is only part of the equation. Keeping it and growing it require a wealth mindset. Sandy’s mind shift changed her life. Today she is a world renowned expert in practical approaches to prosperity and abundance – how to make it flow, grow, and multiply. She is especially passionate about mentoring women to shape their mindset, transform their business, and create a life of prosperity and success. Join Cheryl Esposito with Sandy Forster to learn how she went from welfare to millionaire and so much more!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Beth Misner & Ivan Misner, co-authors of Healing Begins in the Kitchen: Get Well & Stay There. They co-founded BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization & two charitable foundations. Beth & Ivan are committed to business as a force for good. Both are masters of positive possibility – a viewpoint that served them in creating success in business, personal, & humanitarian efforts. Of course, life includes challenges. Both had cancer, each chose to address it without standard medical treatments. When Ivan was given the cancer diagnosis, he left the doctor’s office & created a list: “the potential positive outcomes of a cancer diagnosis.” Having an affinity for natural healing, Beth researched the body’s natural ability to heal when supported by specific nutritional & spiritual practices. The result: a new way of living & complete remission of the cancer. Join Cheryl Esposito with Beth Misner & Ivan Misner to learn how Healing Begins in the Kitchen!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Alan Cohen, author, speaker and teacher dedicated to helping you reveal your own deep well of wisdom, your genius. His work inspires us to consider “the life well-lived,” & offers ways to live it ourselves. He teaches how to extract lessons from the practical experiences of daily living, & find beauty in the seeming mundane. Alan tells us “You deserve far more than you have been settling for. Rather than hardship, you are heir to boundless love, forgiveness, prosperity, & healing.” When we are settling, our true nature - our integrity with self – is out of sync with our life.You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside. It takes practice: tuning in to how things feel; tuning into our body; understanding when things feel off - they are off, & so are we. Are you ready to be true to yourself & live your full integrity? Join Cheryl Esposito & Alan Cohen & say yes to your wisdom & genius for a life well-lived.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Arjuna Ardagh writer, public speaker & executive coach, who has trained more than 2000 coaches around the world toward awakening the unique gifts in every person. Ardagh’s latest book, Radical Brilliance teaches us how & why people have original ideas which change the world. He has interviewed some of the most brilliant people alive today, written nine books, spoken from platforms such as the United Nations. Arjuna is dedicated to a world of collective brilliance. Start with “Who am I?” Sounds like a simple question. Arjuna Ardagh says if we are willing to deepen this inquiry, it can be transformational. It is THE question that moves us beyond the story of “me and my life” to expanded possibilities of contribution, connection and awakening - the foundation of our own Radical Brilliance. Ready to change your life or change the world? Join Cheryl Esposito & Arjuna Ardagh and dare to believe in your own Radical Brilliance.