Name: Richard Sheridan - Lead with Joy
Start: 2025-09-25T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-25T12:00:00-07:00

In this talk, Rich explores his own journey to joy, focusing on how he had to learn to lead in a completely diﬀerent way and, by doing so, witnessed results that exceeded his wildest expectations. Rich applies the analogy of ﬂight to the teams we lead. His message is simple: when we ﬁnally understand the relevant principles (in ﬂight or in teams), we can ﬂy to heights and distances previously unimaginable. However, to get there, you will need to create change and undergo your own personal evolution as well. By the end of this talk, you will come away energized and inspired with simple, actionable things you can do to start your own journey toward leading with joy and watching your team fly, no matter how big your organization or how long standing its culture.

**Bio:**
Menlo Innovations CEO Rich Sheridan became disillusioned in the middle of his career in the chaotic technology industry. He had an all-consuming thought…things can be better. Much better. He had to find a way. Why couldn't a workplace be filled with camaraderie, human energy, creativity, and productivity?

Ultimately, Rich co-founded Menlo Innovations in 2001 to end human suffering in the workplace. His unique approach to custom software creation is so surprisingly different, that 3,000 people a year travel from around the world just to see how they do it.

His passion for creating joyful work environments and cultures led to his bestselling and widely celebrated books, *Joy, Inc. - How We Built a Workplace People Love* and *Chief Joy Officer – How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear*.

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