Joel is a leadership architect, social entrepreneur, innovator, and facilitator of leadership and organizational development focused on the question, what would the world look like if all people had access to leadership development? This question began incubating while he served the Sri Lanka YMCA where he witnessed how leadership training empowered people to respond to the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Upon returning to the US, Joel spent twelve years with the Center for Creative Leadership innovating ways to democratize leadership development and create scalable leadership solutions. He and his team pioneered a new line of business creating new products, leadership development approaches, and systemic organizational frameworks to move entire organizations forward. Joel’s experience enables him to span Board rooms to camp “classrooms” cultivating collaborations that cut across many socioeconomic and cultural barriers. With over twenty years of experience, Joel writes, presents, and facilitates about the importance of Expanding the Leadership Equation. Joel is currently the President of the Leadership Forum Community, and has just completed a Masters of Educational Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is writing a book about how to scale leadership development in schools which introduces a new research-based life-long leader development framework designed to empower everyone, everywhere on their leadership journey. Specialties: Facilitation, Creating digital/scalable products, Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Coaching, Mentoring, Early/Young Adult Development, Innovation, Product Development, Outdoor Adventure, Low Ropes Course, Conference Design and Delivery