L.E.A.D Leadership Symposium

The LEAD Symposium is a high-impact leadership experience bringing together U.S. military leaders and business executives to explore the core principles of Servant Leadership, leadership rooted in responsibility, service, and developing others.

Attendees will hear from proven leaders who have led under pressure in combat, boardrooms, and complex organizations. Each session delivers practical insight on decision-making, accountability, trust, and building resilient teams that perform when it matters most.

Your registration includes access to a full day of purpose-driven engagement, beginning with an exclusive VIP Morning Coffee & Cigar Networking Event, offering intentional connection with speakers, executives, veterans, and community leaders. The afternoon LEAD Symposium features focused talks and discussions centered on real-world leadership application, not theory.

The day concludes with the 20-Year Maupin Family Yellow Ribbon Support Center Evening Gala, honoring service, sacrifice, and two decades of support for Gold Star families and service members.

This event is designed for executives, entrepreneurs, veterans, rising professionals, and community leaders committed to leading with character, service, and impact.

Info: Start the day with an exclusive Networking Coffee & Cigars experience designed for meaningful connection among U.S. military leaders, business executives, entrepreneurs, and community influencers. This relaxed, invitation-style gathering creates space for authentic conversation, relationship-building, and shared insight before the day’s programming begins.

Over premium coffee and cigars, attendees will engage directly with speakers, VIP guests, veterans, and executive leaders in an environment that encourages dialogue, mentorship, and collaboration. This is not a sales pitch or crowded meet-and-greet—it’s a curated setting for leaders who value relationships, perspective, and intentional networking.

Ideal for executives, founders, professionals, and supporters seeking high-quality connections and conversation, the Coffee & Cigars experience sets the tone for a day focused on leadership, service, and impact.

Info: LEAD Symposium | Learn. Execute. Accept. Develop.

The LEAD Symposium is a focused leadership experience built around the core LEAD framework: Learn Continuously, Execute Decisively, Accept Responsibility, and Develop Leaders. This portion of the day features multiple impactful speakers from U.S. military and business backgrounds, each bringing real-world stories and proven leadership frameworks.

Sessions emphasize practical, repeatable approaches to building and sustaining successful leadership initiatives within organizations of any size—from small teams to enterprise environments. Speakers draw from lived experience, not theory, sharing how leaders learn under pressure, make decisive decisions, own outcomes, and intentionally develop others.

Designed for executives, entrepreneurs, veterans, and emerging leaders, the LEAD Symposium delivers actionable insight, accountability-driven leadership principles, and tools that translate directly into organizational performance, culture, an

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