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Welcome to the weekly Responsive newsletter! Here’s what we have for you today:

• A quote from our speaker, Sally Thornton
• Some of our speakers at Responsive Conference 2024
• A special offer

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“If you follow your energy, inevitably beautiful things bloom.”

- Sally Thornton

Who You Will See at Responsive Conference 2024

Robin here. Responsive Conference 2024 is only sixteen days away. I can’t believe we’ll be at the Oakland Museum of California together so soon!

One of my projects outside of Responsive Conference is my podcast, Snafu. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been interviewing speakers at Responsive Conference 2024, and I wanted to highlight some of those episodes.

​The Coaching Habit with Michael Bugay Steiner​

Michael Bugay Steiner is the author of books that have sold a million copies, including The Coaching Habit, a self-published book that’s become the best-selling book on coaching this century.

In this episode, Michael and I talk about turning your weaknesses into strengths, giving feedback the right way, talking about how to work together before you actually work together, and much more.

​The Future of Teams with Sally Thornton​

Sally Thornton is the founder and CEO of Forshay. Forshay is a company that specializes in executive recruiting and improving workplace dynamics through diversity and inclusion. She has a background in creating innovative solutions for work-life balance and has been a speaker at various conferences, including TEDx talks.

In this episode, Sally and I talk about the science of work, how to be a good leader, doing work you love, cold plunges, and more.

​Why You Should Work Less with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang​

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is a Silicon Valley-based author, consultant, and researcher known for advocating for a 4-day work week.

Alex has become a leading advocate for the concept of "deliberate rest" through his books Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less and Work Less, Do More.

In this episode, we talk about why we should work less and not more, the importance of deliberate rest in work, breaking work down into smaller tasks, and much more.

​How to Navigatie Life’s Biggest Decisions Abby Davisson​

Abby Davisson is the president of the Gap Foundation, and author who has worked in the fields of social impact and corporate philanthropy. Abby believes in using business to make positive changes in society. She recently wrote a book called Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions, which talks about how to make important choices in life.

In this episode, we talk about social impact through work, money being more taboo than sex, going from intern to president at Gap Foundation, and much more.

As you may know, Responsive is an annual gathering that brings together 250 CEOs, founders, and people leaders with the shared goal of creating more human-centered organizations.

Outside of the ones above, our 40 speakers include Bloomberg Beta's Roy Bahat, CIO at UCSF Joe Bengford, Carole Robin of Stanford's Graduate School of Business "Touchy Feely" course.
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The event is equal parts experiential summit and 3-ring circus, and attendees leave with tools to build future-ready companies.

​Get your tickets here​

(Use the discount code “newsletter” for a special discount)

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See you next week,
Robin, Marie, and Nicole