Reimagining Education with Roy Spence and Ted Dintersmith

Start: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 5:00PM
End: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 7:00PM

Join The Holdsworth Center's president, Dr. Lindsay Whorton, for an engaging Place the Ladder conversation with Austin-based marketing guru Roy Spence, founder of the Make it Movement and venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith, founder of What School Could Be. Discover how Spence's marketing insights and Dintersmith's mission to reimagine schools are catalyzing progress across industries and education.

Ticket includes access to pre-event reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

ABOUT THE SERIES
"Place the Ladder" is a conversation series between dynamic Texan leaders and Holdsworth's president, Dr. Lindsay Whorton. The talks explore people's lived experiences based on the idea that leadership is not a skill people are born with-it can be learned, explored, and studied.

ABOUT ROY SPENCE
Roy Spence is co-founder/chairman of GSD and M advertising, where he co-created culture-changing campaigns like "Don't Mess with Texas" and helped grow some of the world's most successful brands like Southwest Airlines, DreamWorks, BMW and the U.S. Air Force. He believes deeply that marketing and storytelling can be a force for good and founded the Make it Movement to help young people discover their purpose and talents early on so they are confident about making a great living doing what they love.

He is also co-founder and CEO of The Purpose Institute, a consulting firm helping people and organizations discover and live their purpose. Along with Haley Rushing, Roy co-authored the Wall Street Journal bestselling book, "It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business is Driven by Purpose."

A native Austinite, Spence has been named Austinite of the Year, Ad Man of the Year and Idea Man of the Century. He's been interviewed by top national newspapers and networks for his perspectives on marketing and finding and fulfilling an organization's purpose.

ABOUT TED DINTERSMITH
Ted Dintersmith is passionate about issues at the intersection of education and democracy. His films, books, keynotes, and philanthropy focus on the urgency of reimagining school to keep pace with the tsunami of innovation reshaping society.

He is the founder and Chairman of What School Could Be, a non-profit organization catalyzing progress in schools, districts, and states across America, and in countries around the globe. His professional career centered on innovation, including being ranked as the top-performing U.S. venture capitalist for the years 1995-99. In 2012, he was appointed by President Obama to represent the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly. In 2018, he received the prestigious NEA Friend of Education Award.

Category: Classes / Courses | Professional Training | Talks and Lectures

Price:
General Admission: USD 20.00