Ed Catmull is a highly respected figure in the business and creative worlds. Having revolutionized the world of animation and built one of the most innovative and emulated companies on earth, Catmull speaks with great experience and thought about structuring and operating creative organizations. In his informative conversations, he outlines techniques and ideas on preparing for unknown problems, getting the team right, and ensuring that a company’s communication structure does not mirror its organizational structure.

“Leadership is not about giving orders, but setting an example.” Amy McGrath is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel who was the first woman in the Marine Corps to fly a combat mission in an F/A-18. In stirring lectures, McGrath speaks about her incredible journey to become a fighter pilot, her experience as a woman serving in the military, and her career in Washington, working in the Pentagon as a liaison to the State Department and advising a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. The hard lessons in leadership, sacrifice, and patriotism that she learned over the course of her career propelled her to run two nationally recognized political campaigns. She now runs the nonprofit organization, Honor Bound, Inc., to empower women with service backgrounds to pursue leadership positions and to be the leaders we need.