(Acworth, Ga. – May 5, 2017)
Nearly 200 local community and business leaders gathered at Chattahoochee Technical College’s North Metro Campus’ North Metro Hall for Leadercast 2017, a premiere leadership event and simulcast, on Friday, May 5.
According to Leadercast, since 2010, Leadercast has been building Leaders Worth Following through its two main platforms: Leadercast Live, the world’s largest one-day leadership event, with more than 100,000 attendees in 700-plus locations and 20 countries, … and Leadercast Now, a digital platform that offers hundreds of interviews with real leaders sharing their true stories, solutions and insights. Leadercast Now wraps up these world-class speakers’ content into short, relevant videos and learning actions that members can access anywhere, any time, on any device.
This year’s speakers included comedian and director Tripp Crosby; leadership author and communicator Andy Stanley; sports agent, author and world-renowned public speaker Molly Fletcher; director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, actor, author and entrepreneur Tyler Perry; clinical psychologist, leadership expert and author Dr. Henry Cloud; leadership expert and best-selling author Suzy Welch; co-founder of Square and founder of LaunchCode Jim McKelvey; behavioral science expert, author and host of “Crowd Control” Daniel Pink; CEO of Headbands of Hope Jess Ekstrom; and CEO of Storybrand Donald Miller.
“We had a great turnout this year and our attendees were very engaged and entertained,” Business and Industry Coordinator Cynthia Brown said of the event. “Leadercast is a great opportunity for community members to come together and network while also hearing from some very influential and successful leaders.”
This year’s theme, Powered by Purpose, focused on speakers sharing personal philosophies and life lessons. Those in attendance included North Georgia Staffing, who provided breakfast; Goodwill of North Georgia; Cobb County Marietta Water Authority; Shaw Industries; Comcast; Yamaha; Fastenal; Kennesaw State University; Bartow Paving and Ryeco.