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This Memorial Day, I keep coming back to a simple but powerful idea from Dr. Zeke Emanuel:

“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.”

In a culture obsessed with optimization, longevity, and doing everything “right,” that perspective feels grounding.

Not anti-health.
Just deeply human.

Wishing everyone a meaningful Memorial Day filled with reflection, gratitude, and time with the people who matter most.

And if this conversation resonates, join us on June 1 for 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 at the The Union League of Philadelphia with Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel.

🗓 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 1
⏰ 12:00–2:00 𝐏𝐌
📍 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚

Registration includes lunch, program, and a copy of the book.

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/giUEWXzMNsNycnyQ7

𝐈𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞?

On 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 20, the The Union League of Philadelphia Business Leadership Forum will host Liz Tran—executive coach, founder of Reset, former venture capitalist, and author of 𝘈𝘘: 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨.

Her keynote, 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥, explores one of the most urgent leadership questions of the moment: how do you make clear, confident decisions when conditions are constantly changing?

Drawing from her work advising founders and executives at companies including Google, Coinbase, and Dropbox, Liz introduces Agility Quotient, or AQ, as a modern leadership capability for navigating uncertainty without losing focus.

This is not about reacting faster. It’s about thinking better.

Attendees will leave with practical tools to make stronger decisions under pressure, stay focused amid constant change, and lead teams with clarity when the path forward is not obvious.

In a business environment where volatility is the norm, agility is no longer a soft skill. It is a strategic advantage.

𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 | 7:30–9:00 𝐀𝐌 | 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞

👉 Fill out this form if you’d like to attend — complimentary for BLF Members who register before 𝐌𝐚𝐲 19 𝐚𝐭 1:00 𝐏𝐌. Seating is limited, and this will be a timely conversation for leaders navigating what’s next: https://lnkd.in/e5b3Sx6K

📚 New book alert: Ethan Mollick is reframing how leaders think about AI.

𝘊𝘰-𝘌𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 (releasing October 20, 2026) doesn’t just inform—it reframes.

A follow-up to the bestselling 𝘊𝘰-𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, it explores how to thrive at the jagged frontier where human and AI capabilities collide.

The central idea: AI isn’t replacing us—it’s creating uneven terrain where human judgment matters more, not less.

That’s the part most organizations are still underestimating.

We’re not moving into a world of clean automation.
We’re moving into a world of peaks and valleys—where knowing when to trust AI (and when not to) becomes a leadership skill.

For anyone designing leadership experiences right now, this is required reading.

And Ethan brings this thinking to life in a room in a way that’s hard to replicate anywhere else.

On our radar. Should be on yours.

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