How Servant Leaders Can Change The Trajectory Of People’s Lives

by Jeff Bond

At the core of my work is helping global business, communications, and people leaders create meaningful engagement with their teams and customers. Together with my wonderful colleagues at Chat With Leaders Media and People First Elevation Team, we deliver all-hands meeting support, content, podcasts, creative, cross-cultural training, speaker coaching, and strategic advisory solutions. We are committed to unlocking the power of inclusive storytelling, shared experiences, leadership development, and mixed media to help our clients authentically connect with their most important stakeholders.

Our core values—Partnership, Inclusion, and Empowerment—guide everything we do. By fostering strong partnerships, embracing diverse perspectives, and equipping leaders with the tools to succeed, we aim to transform the way people engage while achieving meaningful work.

Outside of work, I cherish time with my wife and three children, balancing my roles as a husband and father with my professional life in Atlanta, GA. Let's connect and explore how we can create impactful media solutions for your business.

Anita Ward is an Applied Cultural Anthropologist whose Ph.D. and career have been dedicated to culture, purpose, and the growth and transformation of organizations.

Considered a corporate shaman, Anita has led organizations that include JPM Chase, American General, Occidental Petroleum, and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. She currently serves as CDO leading the US growth and development of the UK-based fintech, Salary Finance. With a mission to help millions of working Americans achieve financial happiness and wellbeing, Salary Finance partners with employers at no cost to provide a holistic financial wellbeing platform to their employees.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Anita’s story of overcoming poverty and the lack of a stable home early in her childhood
How her family overcame the odds so that she could pursue a college education and successful career track as an executive leader.
How sharing her story a few years ago made a huge impact and what she’s learned about the role of vulnerability in leadership since.
Why serving on the Conscious Capitalism Atlanta Chapter Board and several nonprofits throughout Atlanta has been so important to Anita.
How being a Conscious Capitalist and thinking holistically about all the stakeholders impacted by your business, including your community through the lens of inclusion is critical to the success of modern-day business leaders.