Stop settling for work that drains you and master the strategic framework to align your strengths, values, and ambitions with a deeply fulfilling career.
This course examines the alignment of personal values, professional strengths, and organizational culture to facilitate career success. It covers methods for evaluating potential workplaces and navigating professional transitions while prioritizing long-term impact over short-term popularity. The content addresses the importance of self-awareness in leadership, the role of vulnerability in decision-making, and the strategy of building teams with complementary talent to support organizational growth.
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Motivational & Leadership Speaker
Adam Mendler is a nationally recognized authority on leadership, renowned for his unique ability to deliver perspective-shifting insights shaped by interviewing more than 500 of America’s most successful leaders. The creator and host of the top-rated business and leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors, Adam regularly elicits insights from America's top CEOs, founders, athletes, celebrities, and political and military leaders. A keynote speaker to businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations, Adam has written extensively on business and leadership, having authored more than 70 articles published in major media outlets including Forbes, Inc., and HuffPost. A Los Angeles native and lifelong Angels fan, Adam teaches graduate-level courses on leadership at UCLA, serves on the board of UCLA’s Master of Applied Statistics & Data Science program, is an emeritus member of USC’s Board of Governors, and is an advisor to numerous companies and leaders.

CEO of Xero
She is a CEO, board member and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience building, scaling and leading global businesses, including Xero, StubHub, Google, Amazon and Yodlee. She has served on the boards of Ericsson, Urban Outfitters, TripAdvisor, Upstart, Stitch Fix and J.Crew. She is also an active angel investor and a minority owner of the Toronto Tempo, Canada’s first WNBA franchise. She is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-seller Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) (2021).

CEO at LPL Financial
Rich Steinmeier is the Chief Executive Officer of LPL Financial. He joined the company in 2018 to lead its business strategy and growth, and later served as Chief Growth Officer. He became interim CEO in October 2024 and was confirmed as permanent CEO, and elected to the board, later that month. Before LPL, he held senior leadership roles at UBS Financial and Merrill Lynch and worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He holds a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University.