Chick-Fil-A Leadercast: May 6, 2011

While enjoying a chicken sandwich at my local Chick-Fil-A on Saturday, I discovered the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast. It looks to be a great leadership event, with excellent speakers and sites across the country. Here is a rundown of the speakers, from the website:

• Voices of Influence
• Seth Godin – Entrepreneur, Marketing Expert, & Best-Selling Author of 12 Books Including “Linchpin”
• John Maxwell – Leadership Expert & Best-Selling Author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
• Voices of Purpose
• Mack Brown – Head Coach of the Texas Longhorns, 2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year
• Suzy Welch – Best-selling author, television commentator, and noted business journalist
• Voices of Hope
• Erin Gruwell – Founder & President of Freedom Writers Foundation
• Alison Levine – Mountain Climber and adjunct professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point
• Voices of Service
• Muhtar Kent – Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company
• Dan Cathy – President & COO of Chick-fil-A, Inc.
• Dave Ramsey – Personal money-management expert, national radio personality, and best-selling author of The Total Money Makeover
• Voices of Innovation
• Frans Johansson – Best-selling author of The Medici Effect
• Sir Ken Robinson – Best-Selling Author & Leader in the Development of Creativity, Innovation & Human Resources

I hope to be able to attend a local event. Have you been to this before? Will you attend this year?

This event is just one of the many reasons that I appreciate Chick-Fil-A.