3rd Annual InitiativeOne
Leadership Conference
Leadership Reframe is not about learning something new. It is about seeing differently. The challenges most leaders are carrying right now are not caused by a lack of effort. They come from outdated mental models, conversations avoided, and systems that no longer support the results we expect. This conference is designed to help you reframe how you approach trust, accountability, performance, and culture so your leadership produces different outcomes, not just more activity.
Over three days, you will learn how to address tension on your team without damaging relationships, create clarity where priorities have blurred, and lead conversations that move performance forward instead of circling the same issues. You will leave with practical frameworks to shift team dynamics, strengthen trust across functions, and drive culture change that lasts beyond a short-term push.
This experience is for leaders who influence more than their own workload. Leaders who carry responsibility beyond their job description: senior-level leaders, top administrators, cabinet-level leaders, business leaders, superintendents, principals, directors, executives, and aspiring leaders who understand that sustainable performance is built on trust, clarity, and courageous conversations. You will join a room of serious leaders committed to doing the disciplined work that elevates how teams perform. If you are ready to stop managing symptoms and start changing the conditions that shape results, this is your moment to reframe how you lead.
Register now and step into the work that changes outcomes.
Results Leaders Care About!
Shift How You Think Under Pressure
Lead Difficult Conversations Without Damaging Trust
Connect With Leaders Who Carry Real Responsibility
Apply Frameworks Immediately With Your Team
Strengthen Accountability Without Creating Resistance
Learn From Leaders Who’ve Done the Work, Not Just Studied It
Build Relationships That Outlast the Event
Actionable Strategies
Leave With Tools That Change Team Performance
Catch the highlights from our Leadership Conference
Conference Emcee
Dr. Margaret Gilmore
Deputy VP of Educational Leadership & Transformation Leader
Meet Our Keynote Speakers
Inky Johnson
Former Collegiate Athlete,
Entrepreneur and Author
Dr. Alan Roga
Physician, Medical Entrepreneur, Healthcare Executive, and Influencer
Katya Andresen
Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Analytics Officer
Matt Joski
Sheriff of Kewaunee County
Dr. Fred Johnson
Author, Keynote Speaker,
Founder of InitiativeOne
Tracy Johnson
CEO and Transformation Leader
at InitiativeOne
Meet Our Keynote Breakout Speakers
Meet Our Breakout Speakers
To Be Announced
John Blanchard, Leadership Development Consultant for the Pittsburgh Pirates
The Convening Advantage
Dr. Shawnrece Butler, L Assistant Vice President for Opportunity, Empowerment, & People at Northern Michigan University
"Lack of time" really is an opportunity not a problem!
Dr. Phil Ertl, VP of Educational Leadership & Transformation Leader, InitiativeOne
How Youth Sports defined Leadership to Me
Chad Fuss, Assistant General Manager of finance, Oneida Nation
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Keep Flying the Plane
Dr. Dean Hess, Transformation Leader, InitiativeOne
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Integration of AI in Leadership: Yay or Nay?
Gina Marchionda, Technology Integration Specialist, Fond du Lac School District
Reframing Leadership: You Lost Before You Started
Zach Jensen, COO, Washworld
Connection Is the Real Competitive Advantage
Gina Thorsen, CEO, Stormy Kromer
What’s amazing about this event is that the energy that surrounds it is just incredible. This is something that can change your life, small pivot, big decisions, and gives you direction where you need to go with your leadership journey.
I’ve attended many education conferences, but what stands out here is the collaboration across sectors—private, public, county, and business leadership. At the end of the day, leadership is leadership. The topics apply to all of us, and the conversations on growth have been refreshing.
Whether you’re a Fortune 500 company or have 25 employees, leadership lessons are universal. InitiativeOne delivers something genuine, heartfelt, smart, and thought-provoking.
Event Location
Escape to one of the premier hotels in Green Bay. Boasting an unbeatable location just across from Austin Straubel International Airport, the award-winning Oneida Casino Hotel is one of the top hotels in Green Bay for travelers of all types. Conveniently situated near Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, and connected to Oneida Casino.
The Oneida Casino Hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to the airport, making transportation a breeze. With useful amenities and services, fine on-site dining and 30,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, the Oneida Casino Hotel has everything you need for a pleasant and productive stay.
We can’t wait to see you there June 8-10, 2026!
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