Join us for

Join us for LIVE2LEAD, a premier leader development experience designed to help you grow, connect, and lead with purpose. This year’s theme—I.M.P.A.C.T. Over Impression: Leading with What Lasts—invites you to shift your focus from short-term recognition to long-term influence. Through powerful insights from world-class leadership experts, you’ll gain the clarity, courage, and tools to lead with heart and leave a lasting mark—one that echoes far beyond the moment.

Make Meaningful Connections

Learn from Local Leaders

Gain Expert Leadership Principles

Meet Your Host

Ervin Watson

Ervin Watson is a nationally recognized leadership strategist and keynote speaker specializing in transforming overextended leaders and reactive teams into proactive, self-led cultures that thrive under pressure.

With over 25 years of executive coaching and an MBA in Management and Strategy, he has partnered with 32 of the largest school districts, Fortune 500 companies, and state agencies to help leadership teams reclaim time, boost morale, and improve performance.

He is the founder and principal consultant for Vantage Resource Group and through his proprietary Five-Step Leadership Process, Ervin equips organizations to replace burnout with balance, chaos with clarity, and firefighting with focused leadership.

His insights have been featured in SN Magazine and the Leading Outward Podcast, making him a sought-after expert in school nutrition and public leadership.

To learn more visit www.vantageresource.group

Insight from Expert

Virtual Speakers

John Maxwell

#1 Leadership Expert and Best-Selling Author

Jesse Cole

Owner of the Savannah Bananas and Creator of Banana Ball

Craig Grochel

Senior Pastor, Bestselling Author, Leader

Valorie Burton

Life Strategist, Bestselling Author, Positive Psychology Expert, Motivational Speaker

Connect Live With

Local Leaders

Coach Jeimy Arias

Jeimy Arias is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, speaker, and corporate strategist who helps leaders overcome fear, build confidence, and achieve sustainable success. With more than 20 years of executive experience, she empowers entrepreneurs and organizations to lead with clarity, purpose, and courage through her signature Next Right Step Framework®.

MC "Lady Q"

Lady Q (LaQuitcha Lanay Walker) is a nationally recognized clean comedian and inspirational speaker who blends humor, faith, and healing. A two-time PrayzeFactor People’s Choice Award winner and Presidential Lifetime Achievement honoree, she inspires audiences worldwide to rediscover joy, purpose, and laughter through life’s challenges.