At our 2023 Page Annual Conference, Dahabo Ahmed-Omer, CEO of Black North, joined a panel to share her experiences as a CEO and as a black, Muslim woman in Canada as well as actionable, candid advice on having tough conversations on DEI. If your organization’s DEI efforts have waned or are being impacted by the recent wave of anti-DEI sentiment, let this episode be the bolt of inspiration to recharge your efforts. 

In this episode, we turn back the clock to 1992 — Southwest Airlines is helmed by their eccentric co-founder Herb Kelleher, whose larger-than-life personality has become the stuff of legend. Hear how he and a rival CEO took an unorthodox route to settle a tagline dispute, all in the name of charity.

In this 3-episode mini-series, we sit down with three CommTech experts, discussing what generative AI technologies currently exist, how they are developing, and the implications for the communication profession. In the final episode of the series, we look at what current systems and guardrails are in place for this technology, identify areas of concern, and prognosticate what may happen if these concerns aren’t addressed.

Recently in the United States, Indigenous People's Day was observed, a holiday that, until fairly recently, was known most commonly as Columbus Day. We are bringing you one of the many powerful voices from our recent Annual Conference Panel on On Racism, Inclusion and Reconciliation: Breaking Barriers through Partnerships, Michael Jacobs, the CEO, and Chairman of Cambium Indigenous Professional Services. He shared his personal experiences with us and revealed how communicators should be speaking with this oft-overlooked stakeholder group.

In this 3-episode mini-series, we sit down with three CommTech experts, discussing what generative AI technologies currently exist, how they are developing, and the implications for the communication profession. In the second episode, we analyze the current state of disruption caused by AI technologies, and look at similar points of technological transformation in the past to see how they unfurled.

In this 3-episode mini-series, we sit down with three CommTech experts, discussing what generative AI technologies currently exist, how they are developing, and the implications for the communication profession. In the first episode, we attempt to level-set the existing AI landscape, analyzing how people are currently using (and misusing) these tools.

After a Florida law prohibiting the discussion and instruction of sexual orientation or gender expression in classrooms was passed, the Walt Disney Company publicly opposed the law, despite the repercussions that it would have on its special district status. This year’s winning student case study examined how Disney navigated through discrepant expectations related to its stance on the bill from different stakeholders, along with the impact it had on the company's reputation and financial standing. For this episode, we brought in three of the winning authors, Ayesha Djibo, Mya Estrada, and Breahn Fisher, from Texas Christian University, to dive deeper into their research.

Howard Pyle has worked for more than two decades integrating design, technology, and creativity — from leading startups to running global design at Fortune 100 companies. At the 2023 Page Spring Seminar, Howard shared how emerging technologies and methods can scale influence to serve stakeholders — and stand out in a sea of dark patterns, digital haves-and-have-nots, and experiential siloes rife with friction.

Emily Goodson is a writer, entrepreneur and workplace culture consultant. She joined us at our 2023 Spring Seminar and shared how her disability helped her uncover bias and deficiencies in many aspects of day-to-day life and led to her finding her own voice, sharing important ways you can help design inclusive journeys for all your stakeholders.

In this episode, we’re featuring a highly rated session from our 2023 Spring Seminar featuring futurist Mark Schaefer, author of "Marketing Rebellion" and "Belonging to the Brand." He dives deep into the new ways branding is shaping our relationships with companies and their products. You can learn more about Mark at www.businessesGROW.com

In this episode, Ethan McCarty, CEO at Integral and the chair of our upcoming Spring Seminar, discusses the event’s theme of Influence at Work, and explains how communicators can leverage influence to drive results.