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Most of us think ambition means doing everything in our power to get what we want. But this approach costs us our health and wellbeing and ultimately upholds oppressive systems. In The Ambition Trap, I show you how to break the cycle of overwork once and for all—and finally create the greatest, most joy-filled work of your life.

In the book, I help you uncover the roots of your painful ambition that’s holding you back—whether a childhood wound of abandonment, cultural biases about who’s allowed to be ambitious, or structural scripts that incentivize us to equate our identities with our jobs. I offer strategies for aligning your work with your deepest “why” and most natural gifts, honoring the natural rhythms of production, rest, and recovery, and stop instrumentalizing your body and those of others to get ahead. It turns out, ambition isn’t a dirty word. It’s an invitation to design a life with even greater purpose, meaning, and joy.

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As technical professionals advance in their careers, many realize that execution alone is not enough to lead at the highest levels. True leadership requires a strategic shift in mindset—one that moves beyond day-to-day tasks and into long-term impact.

In this thought-provoking session, Lei Wang, a former tech leader whose career has spanned Fortune 500 companies to startups, and the first Asian woman to complete the Explorer’s Grand Slam (climbing the highest peak on each continent and skiing to both the North and South Poles), will guide participants through the starting point of strategic leadership—a roadmap built on deep self-awareness, purpose-driven decision-making, and long-term visioning.

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As technical leaders, it is especially important for us to be able to lead from both the head and the heart. This may sound paradoxical, but it is in fact complimentary. It’s as old as the principle of yin and yang. Learn how to prevent overusing your strengths so they don’t become a weakness as well as what true strengths look like through the lens of paradoxical leadership.

Gloriana Teh, MBA, PMP is the founder of Claritas Consulting & Coaching, where she combines her 20+ years of engineering and process development experience with expertise in leadership development. As a certified coach, she now equips leaders to build healthy, high-performing teams.

Prior to consulting, she was part of Lonza’s specialty chemicals R&D group and led manufacturing process optimization, overseeing their Water Treatment and Wood Protection divisions. Gloriana has led complex cross-functional teams and major change initiatives throughout her career.

Her background as both a people leader and chemical engineer allows her to bridge the gap between people development and technical excellence. She has helped leaders at various size companies, including Fortune 500, build stronger teams and improve collaboration through data-driven approaches and practical leadership frameworks.

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Intergenerational cultural scripts are passed down in ways that impact Asian American mental health, workplace behaviors, and relationships. What happens when these cultural scripts no longer serve us?

Join Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam as she explored the origin of intergenerational cultural scripts and outline culturally responsive strategies to improve our well-being.

Stacey Diane Arañez Litam PhD., LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC is an Associate Professor of counselor education at Cleveland State University, racial equity strategist, licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor, as well as a diplomate and clinical sexologist with the American Board of Sexology. Dr. Litam is a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board, the Advisory Council Chair for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program and was named one of Crain’s Cleveland 40 Under 40 in 2023. Her book, "Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants" combines research, storytelling, and history to provide a practical framework to heal diasporic wounds, break intergenerational trauma patterns, and strengthen relationships.

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We all are living in an environment with an overwhelming number of commitments and goals. There are times that we are successful and times that we fail, and we often wonder why. Why do we fail? Is it that we have too many goals, not the right goals, or that we are not up to the task? Why do we succeed, and how do we replicate that success? And what does our cultural upbringing have to do with all of it?

Join this webinar on what’s powering your engine to discover the journey that you have been on when it comes to goal setting and learn the mystery of what can help make you most successful.

Sarita Vasa is a talented bay area-based coach and facilitator who has coached thousands of leaders on presentation skills, executive leadership, women’s leadership and team development.

Sarita comes with 25 years of business experience. She spent half of her career founding and running a social enterprise, and the other half of that as a coach, trainer, and facilitator. She is also a parent to two teenage kids and enjoys bringing all of herself into her work.

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