Thriving as a Climate Leader: Tools for Sustaining Self & Climate
Successful climate leaders work to sustain our climate, while also needing to sustain themselves. As we continue to live in an extractive and unsustainable world, personal and planetary burnout continue to rise. Join us for this interactive workshop that unpacks the links between burnout and climate, and presents tools and exercises for sustaining your well-being in climate leadership roles.
This interactive session is facilitated by a combination of climate design experts and leadership coaches with expertise in sustainability. Discover practical techniques and frameworks to enhance your resilience and wellbeing, tailored to the unique challenges of climate advocacy. Gain valuable insights for navigating stress, fostering personal growth, and aligning your leadership with sustainable impact.
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with peers, share experiences, and empower yourself with actionable strategies for thriving not only in climate leadership, but as a whole person.
Your hosts
Rachel Beth Egenhoefer is a design professor, sustainability and systems researcher, strategy consultant, and critical maker who uses design as a tool for social change. Her work focuses on shifting the narrative from sustainable to regenerative design that creates intersectional systems change for the masses. She encourages regenerative actions to restore, rejuvenate, and reenergize ourselves, our communities, and our planet. Egenhoefer is a full professor in design at the University of San Francisco. Her book, the 2nd Edition of her book The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Design was just published in April 2024. Working to bridge academic speak, the design industry, and climate science to create lasting change for the everyday, she also writes Regenerative Conversations on Substack.
Janice Lichtenwaldt is an Executive Coach with a strong sustainability background. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Business from Pinchot Programs at Presidio Graduate School and has 25 years of experience in sustainable practices and business leadership. At Expedia, Janice launched the Green Travel Store to promote sustainable travel. She served on the United Nations Foundation's Global Sustainable Tourism Council, helping to develop the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC). As Marketing Director for the GSTC, she expanded sustainable tourism understanding and access. Janice also consulted with USAID in the Balkans, conducting workshops to build collaborative sustainable tourism policies. As founder of Virago Coaching, she guides leaders to deepen their self awareness and understand their impact on themselves, their teams, and the world in which they operate.
Lilly Georgieva is a coach, facilitator, and trainer working with innovative climate founders and leaders. She supports them in making their lives sustainable – in creating and reaching their big missions outside of overwhelm and burnout and finding joy and peace amid the uncertainty. She is a Professional Certified Coach credentialed by the International Coach Federation, a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance, and holds a Sustainable Business Certificate from Pinchot Programs at Presidio Graduate School. Before becoming a coach, Lilly had a decade-long corporate career in aerospace engineering, working on the Space Shuttle and commercial aviation. Outside of work, she loves adventuring in the mountains with her husband and obsessing over their annual tomato crop.
About
This event is part of the PNW Climate Week Corporate Climate Innovation Track presented by Climate Designers Seattle and hosted by Indigo Slate, supporting climate action through their Sustainable Innovation Studio.
This series is designed for current and aspiring business leaders who aim to make a positive climate impact. Our goal is to inspire and empower attendees with tools and ideas to drive sustainability-driven innovation.
Event proceeds will support Soapbox Project, creating joyful community spaces to transform climate anxiety into connection, learning, and action.