#1 Leadership Expert and Best-Selling Author
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October 3, 2025
8:00 am-3:00 pm
The Hogan Center
College of the holy cross
1 College St, Worcester, MA 01610
Live2Lead is a leader development experience designed to equip attendees with new perspectives, practical tools and key takeaways. They’ll learn from world-class leadership experts, be prepared to implement a new action plan, and start leading when they get back to the office with renewed passion and commitment.
In a remarkable milestone, we successfully brought this transformative conference featuring virtual and local leaders to the Worcester community for the first time in 2023 and we are happy to be back for our third year!
If you are a leader or a person of influence in any capacity seeking to be more intentional, effective, or better equipped, Live2Lead is the event for you! This event is for leaders throughout the community, college students, volunteers, small business owners, CEO, managers, teachers, pastors, etc.
"I feel so empowered and challenged. Leaving this conference with a new perspective on failure and the good that can come with it. I feel emboldened to take risks and knock on doors and seek opportunities that I otherwise may have never considered."
"This event was amazing! I as a high school student feel like I’m walking away with multiple valuable lessons that most people don’t learn until their adult years. Thank you for this amazing opportunity!"
"This was an exceptional conference, I am leaving empowered and ready to change the world one starfish at a time. I no longer look at failures as I did before, it is now just a part of my journey to success and my journey to sitting in the room."
"Great event, awesome speakers and great vibe in the room."
"I belong in the room and it is my responsibility to bring others along and be open to sharing ideas and collaborating as change agents. "
"The live to lead conference allowed time for amazing and well spoken question to spread their tips and knowledge on the audience."
"Great leadership experience for me and I hope not to miss next year and the next"
"My takeaway from this conference is that I’m going to be bold and take more chances. I will not procrastinate anymore and I am going to make a difference in my environment."
"I felt empowered and energized learning from so many influential and experienced world leaders. It was great to be nurtured with these powerful gems and life lessons that really have struck a chord in my mind and now I feel renewed and motivated to transform my thinking and impact change."
"This conference push me out of my comfort zone and remind me that is okay to said to myself, I’m worthy to cheer myself."
"As a first time attendee and a girl in her early 20’s it was a great experience that inspired me to shift my mindset and open my mind to so much "
"I was moved by the Shante Lowe’s story about leading yourself and how raw and honest she was about her journey. It was inspiring to see and I now know true leadership starts within."
You will learn from elite thinkers, including the #1 leadership expert in the world, John C. Maxwell, and gain leadership principles and personal growth techniques from their time-tested teaching.
Whether you lead a large organization or want to mentor those around you better, you will gain meaningful and relevant insights so you can return home ready to implement your new action plan and lead with renewed passion and commitment.
This event is an opportunity for you to network with like-minded leaders who share your passion for leadership and learning. Make new connections or build on the ones you have during this event.
In-person leadership day
Founder and CEO, McLean Coaching and Consulting, LLC, Live2Lead Worcester Host
Dr. Sheri-Ann McLean-Williams, founder and CEO of McLean Coaching and Consulting, leverages over 13 years of experience in coaching, training, and community development to empower individuals and organizations. Born and raised in Jamaica, her passion for helping others ignited at an early age. Recognized as one of Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2025, Dr. Sheri-Ann’s expertise in team building, leadership development, and community engagement is enriched by her diverse background and work in both Jamaica and the US. She is also the author of You Belong in the Room: Activating the Power of Self-Leadership and the BREATHE 30-Day Journal. Outside of work, she cherishes time with family, church, and community activities, along with travel and writing.
Founder, Business and Being
Abbey Acevedo, Business Consultant + Marketing Strategist + Operations Leader with a Master’s Degree in Communication Management & Organizational Change.
Board-accredited and certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist, T.I.M.E Technique Practitioner, and Life and Success Coach.
Sundoor International Certified Firewalk Instructor.
Abbey blends operations, marketing, subconscious coaching, and transformational experiences to support both the business and beings behind it.
Co-Founder of SALT Perspective
CEO of Cycle Breakers, Inc., LLC
Executive Consultant and Professor of Practice, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The Reverend Dr. Debora Jackson is a dynamic leader with experience in academia, business, ministry, and nonprofit leadership. She served as Dean and Harry G. Stoddard Endowed Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Business School, driving growth, innovation, and global partnerships. Her past roles include Director of Lifelong Learning at Yale Divinity School, Executive Director of the Ministers Council (ABC-USA), and Senior Pastor in Needham, MA.
Dr. Jackson spent 20 years in business, holding C-level roles in IT and consulting before transitioning to ministry. She holds advanced degrees in ministry, engineering, and management from Andover Newton Theological School, WPI, and Indiana University.
She is the author of Meant for Good and the award-winning Spiritual Practices for Effective Leadership.
#1 Leadership Expert and Best-Selling Author
Dr. JOHN C. MAXWELL is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker, coach, and leadership expert who has sold over 34 million books. As the founder of Maxwell Leadership®, he has trained tens of millions of
leaders around the world. Recognized as the #1 leader in business and the world’s most influential leadership expert,
Maxwell’s impact spans from Fortune 500 CEOs and national leaders to entrepreneurs and the next generation of
leaders.
Life Strategist, Bestselling Author,
Positive Psychology Expert,
Motivational Speaker
VALORIE BURTON is a life strategist, and international speaker, and is CEO of the Coaching and Positive
Psychology (CaPP) Institute.
Her life-changing message has an intriguing, research-based emphasis in the pioneering field of applied positive
psychology – the study of what happens when things go right with us. Her company provides coaching, coach training, and resilience training and has served clients in all 50 states and 20 countries on six continents.
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