Storytelling & Communication - Leadership Insights

Join us for an engaging discussion on how the art of storytelling can enhance communication, inspire others, and strengthen leadership effectiveness. In this edition of Courageous Conversations, Karen Edwards will share how teaching art history for over two decades transformed her approach to leadership.
Courageous Conversations is a community of current and future leaders who learn from each other. This provides a platform for exchanging insights, strategies, and experiences related to leadership challenges and opportunities in today's ever-evolving landscape. Through small group discussions, attendees explore critical aspects of leadership, including team building, innovation, and personal growth.

About the conversation leader: Karen Edwards, Ph.D., has over 20 years of teaching experience in higher education and currently serves as the Director of Workforce & Economic Development and Title IX Coordinator at Laurus College. Previously, she taught art history and visual culture courses at the University of Akron, Cleveland Institute of Art, and the College of Wooster. Her specialties include sixteenth-century Italian and non-Western art.