April
Register Take a coffee break that inspires positive change,
Take a coffee break that inspires positive change, join us to be part of a growing community committed to making business a force for good.
Join us for Brewed Awakenings: Virtual Coffee and Conversation, a monthly 15-minute gathering where we explore the principles of Conscious Capitalism in a relaxed and engaging environment.
What is it? These 15-minute gatherings are designed to provide a regular space for reflection, discussion, and learning about how we can integrate Conscious Capitalism into our daily work. It’s a chance to connect with our community, share insights, and leave with practical ideas that can inspire positive change in our organizations.
Why Should You Join?
Meaningful Conversations: Dive into topics that matter and contribute to our collective growth.
Practical Takeaways: Walk away with actionable steps to apply Conscious Capitalism principles in your role.
Community Building: Connect with like-minded colleagues and be part of a movement towards conscious business practices.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your understanding or simply enjoy a meaningful conversation with like-valued individuals, these sessions are open to all. Join us to be part of a growing community committed to making business a force for good.
How to Join: Joining the conversation is simple! Just click the access link to join the conversation.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of something impactful, grab your coffee and a colleague, and let’s make a difference together!
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April 22, 2026 10:00 am - 10:15 am ET(GMT-04:00)
Register FREE 45-minute working session: Get
FREE 45-minute working session: Get clear on your leadership style, what needs to shift, and how to show up intentionally for greater impact
How Conscious Culture Becomes Your Competitive Advantage
Culture isn’t perks, posters, or what’s written in your values deck. It’s how decisions get made when no one is watching.
Most leaders don’t set out to create a misaligned culture. But under pressure, culture becomes reactive instead of intentional. Priorities shift, behaviors drift, and the gap between what you say and what people experience starts to show up in engagement, retention, and results.
In this 45-minute interactive Lunch & Learn, we’ll focus on how to design culture on purpose, not by default.
Grounded in the Conscious Capitalism principle of Conscious Culture, we’ll explore how culture becomes a true competitive advantage when it is consistently reinforced through leadership behaviors, decisions, and team dynamics.
Because culture doesn’t live in statements. It lives in how leaders show up every day.
This is not a passive webinar. It’s a guided, interactive experience hosted by Conscious Capaitalism NYC Chapter Board Members, Konstantin Popovic and Kathy Eastwood. You’ll have an opportunity to reflect, connect, and take action alongside a like-minded community of leaders committed to doing business better. And you’ll leave with a simple, practical way to assess your culture and where to focus next.
This session is for:
Bring your lunch. Bring your curiosity. Leave with clarity.
✅ FREE 45-minute working session
✅ Live and interactive, not a lecture
✅ Part of the Lead with Purpose: Executive Learning Series
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April 29, 2026 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Register Join us to unbox conscious
Join us to unbox conscious culture with The Wendy Slaughter Team and explore a collaborative approach that goes beyond profit. Register!
What does it look like when a real estate team puts people, purpose, and community at the center of every deal? In this conversation, we’ll hear from a residential realty team that has intentionally built a culture aligned with all stakeholders—clients, team members, partners, and the broader community.
They’ll share how they move beyond a profit-only mindset to invest in relationships, foster a deeply collaborative and empathetic team dynamic, and create lasting impact through their work. Attendees can expect practical insights, real-world examples, and inspiration for embedding conscious business principles into their own organizations—no matter the industry.
Join us to unbox conscious culture with The Wendy Slaughter Team of Samson Properties — Wendy herself, Maria Villani, Rocky Brown, and Donna Weaver — and explore how a collaborative team dynamic that prioritizes people over profit can transform not just business outcomes, but entire communities.
Trust… this is going to be fun. Grab your lunch a few minutes early and join us on Thursday, April 30. Tickets are $20. Current C3MD members can register free with their code.
As part of our culture of giving back, we encourage donations to a nonprofit or two if you are able. Please donate to Columbia Community Care, and/or C3MD.
Keep an eye out for event updates on Facebook!
When you register, you will be added to C3MD’s email list.
This program is brought to you in part by C3MD Programming Sponsors The Wendy Slaughter Team at Samson Properties and Davis, Agnor, Rapaport, and Skalny LLC
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April 30, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-04:00)
May
Register An informal coffee meetup for
An informal coffee meetup for people passionate about purpose, impact, and better business.
Join us for coffee and casual conversation about conscious business in Central Indiana. Meet new people and share ideas about business as a force for good. Stop in when you can, leave when you need to go.
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May 8, 2026 8:30 am - 10:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Register Break silos. Build partnerships. Join
Break silos. Build partnerships. Join regional leaders activating collaboration and shared purpose across the GLBR.
What becomes possible when organizations stop working in silos and start designing around shared purpose?
Join leaders from across business, nonprofit, education, healthcare, housing, transit, and community organizations for a powerful morning focused on cross-sector collaboration in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
Conscious Connections: Awakening the Collaborative Region is a half-day leadership gathering designed to spark new partnerships, surface shared opportunities, and strengthen the relationships that shape our region’s future.
This is not a traditional conference. It is a working session for the future of the region.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Purpose and Partnership Marketplace: A structured networking experience where organizations share:
This is not a vendor fair. It is a collaboration space designed to reveal alignment across organizations before the main program begins.
Featured Keynote: Regional Collaboration in Action: Christina Harrington, MPH, B Well
Hear a powerful, real-world example of cross-sector collaboration in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Christina will share how organizations came together to identify regional needs, align stakeholders, navigate challenges, and create measurable impact through the B Well initiative.
This keynote sets the foundation for the day by demonstrating what is possible when organizations move beyond silos and work toward shared purpose.
Cross-Sector Collaboration Panel: Following the keynote, a panel of for-profit and nonprofit leaders from across the region will share their own experiences building partnerships that expand impact and opportunity.
This conversation will explore:
This session brings together diverse perspectives to provide practical insight into how collaboration actually works across sectors in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
Regional Collaboration Lab: Participants will engage in a facilitated experience designed to move from inspiration to action. You will:
WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH
A SHARED REGIONAL COMMITMENT
The event concludes with a collective reflection and commitment to continue strengthening relationships and collaboration across the Great Lakes Bay Region.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This event is designed for leaders and professionals who care about the future of our region, including:
EVENT FLOW
8:00 to 8:30 AM: Arrival, coffee, and connection
8:30 to 9:00 AM: Purpose and Partnership Marketplace
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Main Program and Regional Collaboration Lab
12:00 to 12:20 PM (Optional): Collaboration Connection Window for continued conversations
Location
Saginaw Valley State University
Scott L. Carmona College of Business – Curtiss Hall
7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI 48710
Free parking is available near Curtiss Hall.
Why This Matters
If the Great Lakes Bay Region is going to thrive, our organizations cannot work in isolation. This experience is designed to move leaders from conversation to connection to collaboration to action. You will leave with new relationships, clearer direction, and a defined next step to explore.
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May 18, 2026 8:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
March
Register Why performance breaks when human
Why performance breaks when human needs go out of balance: A participatory keynote.
Many leadership challenges labelled as “performance,” “motivation,” or “engagement” are actually problems of imbalance. When fundamental human needs are overlooked or get out of balance, energy drops, trust erodes, and organizations rely more on control than commitment.
In this participatory keynote workshop, Prof. Michael Pirson, Professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and Founder of the Humanistic Leadership Institute, invites senior leaders to explore a different way of understanding organizational performance.
Using the lens of four fundamental human drives, participants will actively reflect on real organizational situations and examine where leadership systems unintentionally drain energy or undermine dignity. Rather than offering best practices or prescriptions, the session focuses on diagnosis, judgment, and leadership trade-offs.
This is not a lecture and not a traditional workshop. The format combines a concise conceptual framing with guided reflection and small-group discussion, allowing participants to apply the ideas directly to their own leadership context.
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March 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-04:00)