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Thrive in ’25: Live2Lead Lynchburg

  • Thursday, October 30, 2025  
  • Hilton Garden Inn Lynchburg
  • One powerful day. Big ideas. Real growth.
  • General Admission: $147 (before discount)
  • 💡 Use code CV25EB at checkout to save $20 through August 15.
  • Get ready to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose—featuring John C. Maxwell, Tiffany Bova, Anthony Trucks, Jesse Cole, Craig Groeschel, and a special keynote from Mike Cook.

The second annual Live2Lead Lynchburg returns this fall with a full-day leadership experience designed to help you grow, lead, and thrive. Join us for a brand-new format from Maxwell Leadership that blends world-class content with practical application—right here in your own community. This isn't just another leadership event. It’s a day to refocus, reconnect, and walk away with tools to lead with bold clarity in a rapidly changing world.

Refund Policy: Refunds cannot be made after September 27, 2025, as all resource materials and meals will have been secured by that time. However, tickets are transferable to another person should you have a scheduling conflict. We appreciate your understanding. 

A world-class leadership experience designed to help you grow, lead, and thrive.

Live2Lead Lynchburg isn’t just a leadership conference—it’s a catalyst for clarity, confidence, and meaningful growth. Hosted by executive leadership consultant Andrea Johnson and powered by Maxwell Leadership, this energizing one-day event will challenge and equip you to Thrive in ’25 with boldness and intentionality.

Whether you're leading a business, managing a team, or preparing for your next leadership chapter, you'll gain:

  • Fresh insights from globally recognized thought leaders

  • Actionable strategies you can implement immediately

  • Renewed energy, confidence, and vision for the year ahead

This is not passive learning. Our format blends exclusive content from the global Live2Lead stage with local insight and real-time application, ensuring that you leave not only inspired—but ready to act.

What to Expect:

  • Exclusive rebroadcasts from Maxwell Leadership’s Live2Lead event

  • A powerful, live keynote from Mike Cook, focused on how to thrive in today’s leadership landscape

  • Guided reflection and practical exercises to help you apply what you’ve learned

  • Connection with growth-minded leaders across industries

  • SHRM professional development credits for qualifying attendees

 

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Meet Your Hosts

Mike Cook

I’m a Maxwell Leadership Team Certified Coach and Business Consultant. As the founder of Strategic Doers Group, I bring over 20 years of coaching experience to help leaders and teams build stronger connections, achieve strategic goals, and create values-driven cultures. My passion is equipping business owners and executives to lead with clarity and purpose, fostering growth and innovation within their organizations.

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Andrea Johnson

Hi, I’m Andrea Johnson—founder of The Intentional Optimist® and your co-host for Thrive in ’25: Live2Lead Lynchburg.

As a Maxwell Leadership Certified Speaker, Trainer, Executive Coach, and DISC Consultant, I help leaders and teams elevate communication, strengthen culture, and lead with confidence. Whether I’m facilitating a workshop, coaching one-on-one, or speaking on stage, my mission is always the same:

To equip growth-minded leaders to think critically, create imaginatively, and lead with bold authenticity—starting with a clear understanding of their Core Values.

Let’s build a leadership culture where resilience, clarity, and purpose thrive.

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Live2Lead: A World Class Leadership Development Experience.

Learn From World Class Leaders

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.

Make Meaningful Connections

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.

Impact Your Sphere of Influence

Whether you lead a large organization or want to be a better mentor, you will gain meaningful insights so you can return home to implement your new action plan and lead with renewed enthusiasm and commitment.

Professional Development Credits

We are always honored to partner with the Society for Human Resources Management to provide 3.74 PDC's when you attend the event. 

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Invest in YOU, YOUR TEAM, and YOUR COMMUNITY!

This isn’t just another leadership event—it’s a catalyst for transformation.
Live2Lead Lynchburg 2025 is where vision meets action, where purpose-driven professionals gather to recharge, rethink, and rise. You’ll gain powerful insights from globally recognized voices in leadership, innovation, and human transformation—each one chosen to equip you with practical strategies that spark real, sustainable growth.

Whether you’re leading a team or launching your next chapter, you’ll walk away ready to lead with greater confidence, clarity, and connection.

What You’ll Take With You:

  • Inclusive, People-First Leadership: Lead with empathy, cultivate belonging, and elevate your team’s collective potential.

  • Clarity in Complex Decisions: Make bold, ethical choices with conviction—even when the stakes are high.

  • Emotional Resilience & Growth: Build inner strength that fuels you through challenge, change, and chaos.

  • Vision That Inspires Action: Align your leadership with a deeper purpose—and motivate others to do the same.

  • Confidence from the Inside Out: Reflect, refine, and grow as a leader who leads from who you are.

  • Culture That Connects: Move beyond performative values—create rituals, rhythms, and relationships that matter.

  • Impact Beyond the Office: Use your business or leadership role as a force for good—with clarity, heart, and purpose.

  • Team Loyalty That Lasts: Earn trust through courageous conversations, clear communication, and shared vision.

  • Strategic Creativity: Learn how to create business moments that leave lasting impressions—on your people and your customers.

Thrive in ’25 isn’t just a theme—

it’s a movement.

Our partners are helping equip the next generation of leaders to grow, lead, and thrive—from the inside out.

The mission of Live2Lead Lynchburg is to equip and empower local leaders—because when leaders thrive, communities flourish.
This experience has become a trusted tool for personal and professional growth, and we're honored to partner with organizations who share a passion for leadership excellence.
If your vision aligns, we’d love to talk about how your organization can be part of this year’s transformative opportunity to help leaders grow, lead, and thrive.

Partner & Sponsor Opportunities

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Join us in equipping the next generation of leaders to grow, lead, and thrive—from the inside out.

Hilton Garden Inn

4025 Wards Rd, Lynchburg, VA, 24502

Located in the Heart of Lynchburg’s Business District, the Hilton Garden Inn offers a modern, comfortable space for connection and leadership development—just minutes from Liberty University and key city landmarks. Situated at 4025 Wards Road, this venue provides easy access to dining, shopping, and major roadways, making it ideal for both local attendees and out-of-town guests.

Designed for high-impact events like Live2Lead, the Hilton Garden Inn features bright meeting rooms, professional amenities, and on-site hospitality. It’s the perfect setting to Thrive in ‘25.

Can’t make it to the main event?

You don’t have to miss out.

Bring the Live2Lead experience directly to your organization with a private, customized session. Whether you want to inspire your staff, develop new leaders, or align your executive team, we’ll tailor it to fit your goals, your team, and your timeline.

Private access is available through February 2026.

Email us or fill out the form below to start the conversation.