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Speaker Highlight: Brandon Shamim, LSC' 04

Recently we connected with Leadership Southern California (LSC) Alum, Brandon Shamim to talk about his experience as a leader. Brandon retur

The Tie Between Great Storytelling, Your Own Origin Story, Your Ability to Succeed

By Gabriele N. Ward Almon (LLA '19) As someone who has been working in and around Hollywood for the past few years, I can tell that there...

Alumni Spotlight: Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Run for Office

Henry Bouchot, graduate of LLA 2016, recently successfully ran for office in the City of Whitter, and he wrote about book about it – A...

Alumni Spotlight – Leadership Southern California, Class of 2021

Leadership Southern California Class of 2020 For the first time EVER, we are spotlighting an entire cohort! Leadership Southern...

Beyond Performative Allyship by Natalie Marrero

As the world’s mainstream culture begins to acknowledge #BlackLivesMatter as a legitimate issue that needs to be addressed, much is being...

Alumni Spotlight: Jenifer Harris (LLA ’19)

Recent Leadership Los Angeles (LLA) graduate Jen caught our attention when we saw her LinkedIn post: “In the last three days I have...

Alumni Spotlight: Derick Brazell and Kersten Haile (LSC 20)

One of our favorite things to witness during each program is the unique and fortuitous connections fellows make within their cohort. From...

What is Burnout? with Dr. Stanley J. Ward

Dr. Stanley J. Ward supports leaders who do work that is both needed and challenging. While coaching leaders to successfully accomplish...

Alumni Spotlight – Yvette Stott

Yvette Stott, LSC ’20 When you are in a room with Yvette Stott, recent graduate and Class Speaker for Leadership Southern California...

Women's History Month Alumni Spotlight – Gabriele Almon

Gabriele Almon graduated from Leadership L.A. in 2019. She is the founder of Brain + Bullish, an agency that sparks ground-breaking,...

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