The 2024 Global Leadership Summit: Get To Know Our Speakers (Part Four)

The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) is an annual event hosted live from Willow Creek Church outside of Chicago and is broadcast to satellite locations across the globe, including Warsaw, IN. 

This 2-day event on August 8 & 9 brings together top-notch global leadership faculty, and C4One hosts the satellite location in Warsaw to bring this content to our city, community, and county.

Interested in being a sponsor? Our goal is to make it easy for you to motivate positive change in our community, so you can choose from a variety of sponsorship levels and bring your team to GLS this year.

Equipping You To Design Your Tomorrow

The theme of this year’s GLS event is “Equipping You To Design Your Tomorrow”. We want to connect curious, growth-minded people together to ignite transformation, wherever they are and in whatever they do. 

GLS is designed to do just that: bringing men and women from various industries and backgrounds to develop their insight and skills to drive a positive influence on the world around them. No matter your professional background and position, GLS will empower you with the skills you need to design your tomorrow.

Get To Know The 2024 Event Speakers

*Faculty lineup and topics are subject to change

There will be at least 12 speakers presenting information and inspiring their audiences around the world at GLS, so be sure to keep an eye on our website and social media channels as we continue to release more information the closer we get to GLS in August!

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Will Guidara

Hospitality Evangelist; Restauranteur; Bestselling Author

Will Guidara is the author of the National Bestseller “Unreasonable Hospitality,” which chronicles the lessons in service and leadership he has learned over the course of his career in restaurants. He is the former co-owner of the Manhattan restaurant Eleven Madison Park, which under his leadership received four stars from the New York Times, three Michelin stars, and in 2017 was named #1 on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Guidara is the host of the Welcome Conference, an annual hospitality symposium that brings together like-minded people to share ideas, inspire one another, and connect to form community. A graduate of the hospitality school at Cornell University, he has co-authored four cookbooks, was named one of Crain’s New York Business’s 40 Under 40, and is the recipient of WSJ Magazine’s Innovator Award.

Presenting: Unreasonable Hospitality

Tap into the one principle that will never go out of season—the human desire to be taken care of. No matter what industry you are in—you are in the hospitality business! Join Will Guidara, as he helps us all unleash the power of giving people more than they expect. Explore what it means to have a hospitality-first culture—making people feel seen and truly welcomed. Discover how to deliver praise and criticism with intention and empower your people to think like an owner.

Molly Fletcher

Former Top Sports Agent; Podcast Host; Bestselling Author

Molly Fletcher made a name for herself as one of the first female sports agents. During her almost two-decade career as President of CSE, Fletcher negotiated over $500 million in contracts and represented over 300 of sports’ biggest names, including Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, PGA Tour golfer Matt Kuchar, broadcaster Erin Andrews, and basketball champion coaches Tom Izzo and Doc Rivers. 

Today she is a World’s Top 50 Keynote Speaker, and her TED Talk “Secrets of a Champion Mindset” has more than one million views. 

As host of the popular podcast, “Game Changers with Molly Fletcher,” she interviews experts and celebrities in every field. Fletcher is the founder of Game Changer Performance Group training company and the author of five books, most recently “The Energy Clock.” Her newest book, “Dynamic Drive,” will be released in September 2024.

Presenting: Dynamic Drive

Every leader knows that it takes tremendous drive to achieve. But at what cost? In a world fixated on fleeting accolades, join renowned leadership expert Molly Fletcher as she shares a bold framework for achieving greater fulfillment by identifying the parts of your life where you are playing small or safe. 

Explore a proven formula for high performance in all areas of your life, moving purpose into the driver’s seat. Walk away with a renewed sense of purpose, expanded curiosity, and reignited energy.

Arthur C. Brooks

Harvard Professor; Bestselling Author

Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. 

He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the popular “How to Build a Life” column. Brooks is the author of 13 books, including the 2023 #1 New York Times bestseller “Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier” with co-author Oprah Winfrey, and the 2022 #1 New York Times bestseller “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.” 

He speaks to audiences all around the world about human happiness and works to raise well-being within private companies, universities, public agencies, and community organizations.

Dan Owolabi

Executive Director of Branches Worldwide; Author; Pastor

Dan Owolabi is the Executive Director of Branches Worldwide, a fast-growing nonprofit dedicated to investing in high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. Owolabi has nearly 20 years of experience helping leaders develop genuine, effective influence. 

He has worked with leaders in 18 countries and four continents, helping them clarify their identity and leverage their influence to serve others. Owolabi’s latest book “Authentic Leadership” was an Amazon #1 New Release. He holds a graduate degree from Ashland University centering on American Leadership and is completing a doctorate in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Presenting: A Legacy Of Leadership

Oftentimes when we think about legacy, we think about success. We think about financial success or relational success. Some sort of success that we’re able to pass on to the next generation, something that’ll live beyond us. 

But what if legacy starts with sacrifice, not success? Join Dan Owolabi as he explores legacy through a unique lens. Walk away with key principles and next steps, that will inspire you to leave a lasting leadership legacy far beyond your current horizon.

2024 Global Leadership Summit

This year’s leadership speakers represent the best of ministry wisdom and marketplace knowledge to inspire and equip you in your leadership journey, so you can be a catalyst for change in the world.

GLS will take place on August 8-9, streaming live from Chicago to our satellite location at Warsaw Community Church.

We’ll be sharing more specific speaker information and topics in the coming weeks and hope you decide to join us this year!

Get Involved With C4One

Want to get more involved with C4One? You can join us once for an event or regularly for connection, fellowship, and discussions for leaders in every type of field by attending one of our events. 

We regularly connect with working parents, college students, boardroom CEOs, teachers, pastors, and everyone in between!

We’re here to inspire you as a leader in the marketplace as we work together to live our lives on mission; transforming our communities.