HIGH ALTITUDE LEADERSHIP AT THE MASTERY LEVEL
EXECUTIVE LEADER FORUM
Sharpen your executive ability to leverage and navigate the senior level environment with this 4-month program fostering a more compelling executive presence and influence power, through deep, rich personal development and one-on-one coaching from exceptional C-suite leaders.
WHY CHOOSE THE EXECUTIVE LEADER FORUM in 2025?
ELEVATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ... STRONG, EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ARE NEEDED AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL
In today’s hyper-competitive business landscape, “good” isn’t good enough. The need has never been greater for extraordinary executive leadership.
TRANSFORM YOUR "POTENTIAL" TO "POWER"
JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESS LEADERS
As you ascend in your career journey, the world becomes more complicated, the stakes are higher. You rely less on management skills and more on leadership and influence abilities. This program equips leaders with a sophisticated toolkit to be successful at the highest levels of corporate leadership.
- Develop the executive presence that boards and stakeholders expect.
- Expand your world view on relationships and vital communication at every level.
- Develop, demonstrate and utilize influence power.
- Enable emotional agility amid stress.
- Harness intellectual power and strength to be more influential, have stronger impact and make a difference.
UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL WITH THE EXECUTIVE LEADER FORUM:
SMALL COHORT SIZE ALLOWS FORMING DEEP RELATIONSHIPS
DIRECT APPLICATION OF LESSONS LEARNED TO CURRENT BUSINESS CHALLENGES
LIFETIME ACCESS TO ALUMNI NETWORK AND RESOURCES
EXECUTIVE PRESENCE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES BEYOND TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
STEVEN JOHN -- 2025 Program Leader
Steven John is the Director of Program Delivery for the SIM Leadership Institute, responsible for ensuring that all SIM Leadership Institute programs are delivered with the highest quality, are aligned with the Institute's mission and maintain the characteristics of relevance, challenge and professional growth. . He is also the former CIO of Aramark Uniform Services & Aramark Refreshment Services. He has also held senior executive positions at Workday, AmeriPride Services, H.B. Fuller, Agriliance, and Cigna. He’s been named to the ‘CIO Hall of Fame’ (Class of 2018) by IDG/ CIO.com, been recognized as a ‘Premier 100 IT Leader’ by Computerworld Magazine, has received the CIO Executive Council’s Leadership Award and been recognized by Information Week as an industry innovator for his work implementing cloud solutions. Steven holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Utah and is currently on the faculty of IANS Research, an organization focused on supporting the Chief Information Security Officer profession.
CAREN SHIOZAKI -- 2025 Program Leader
Caren Shiozaki is the most recent Director of Curriculum Development for the SIM Leadership Institute, responsible for ensuring that all SIM Leadership Institute programs are high quality, aligned with the Institute's mission and maintain the characteristics of depth, coherence, relevance, challenge, breadth and progression. Caren is also a C-Suite Leader & Board Advisor for digital risk, governance, compliance, ethics and ESG. She is a business technology executive with more than twenty years in financial services, travel, and media industries. Caren has experience as a savvy executive driving business operations to achieve profitable growth strategies, and can direct complex transformation projects from vision through successful execution while coordinating geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams. Caren is acknowledged as a turnaround expert and skilled leader of digital risk, data privacy & analytics, and ESG advisory & program design.
"Resilience and Adaptable Leadership" -- Pat Coffey
Pat Coffey is a former SVP of Allstate Technology & Strategic Ventures. Currently, she is the CEO of Cedibus and a Faculty Member for the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management’s Center for Leadership .
"Mastering High Stakes Presentations" -- Laura Packer
Laura Packer is a noted author and speaker about storytelling, and the principal of thinkstory llc.
"Developing Executive Presence" -- Art Hopkins
Art Hopkins is a Global Officer, Board Director, and former CEO and President.
"Leveraging An Inclusive Team" -- Lee Shull and Robert Blalock
Lee Shull is a Civil Rights Auditor, one of the founders of Sandy Hook Promise, and principal of SLS North Star Consulting. Robert Blalock has years of experience as a CIO, and is now CEO of Peak Benefits Administrators. He is on the board of the Tennessee State University Foundation.
"Influence And Persuasion" -- Blake Holman
Blake Holman is a certified coach, certified trainer, and an instructor in Influence And Persuasion For Leadership Excellence. He is also Chair of the SIM Dalls / Forth Worth chapter.
The 2025 sessions of the Executive Leader Forum will be held in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, TX.
All sessions of the 2025 Executive Leader Forum will take place at the Aloft Richardson hotel at 1160 State Street in Richardson, TX.