https://leadlikeyourlegacySFL.eventbrite.com/, http://www.unorthodoxleadership.org/

Dr. Shernette Grant, The Unorthodox Leader, Baltimore, MD (2026)

09/30/2026

With Kennedy Krieger Institute – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

09/30/2026

is ready!

09/29/2026

Last Friday, I joined the Work in the Age of Longevity panel at Towson University’s Re/Imagining Retirement Summit.

We talked about how work is changing as people live and work longer. One point that stayed with me: leaders need to look beyond time spent working and pay closer attention to what people accomplish.

I appreciated the perspectives of my fellow panelists Simon Chan, Mike Mitchell, and Laura Stoner. Thank you to Erin Moran for facilitating a great conversation, and to Tracy Jacobs, director of Towson University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and the Towson University team for bringing us together.

09/26/2026

Last two days to register!
Join us October 1 at The Center Club for Lead Like Your Legacy Depends On It: Baltimore Edition 2026 | Built to Last.
Registration closes tomorrow, September 27.
🎟️ Register: https://LegacySummitBaltimore.eventbrite.com

09/25/2026

What a great day spending time with the leaders at Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Brought to Kennedy Krieger by the Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute, I had the opportunity to facilitate When Generations Collide in the Workplace with people whose work makes a difference every day. I appreciated their openness, thoughtful questions, and willingness to reflect on how they lead and support their teams.

As generations continue to work side by side, we need to reframe the conversation. Generational differences are not simply sources of workplace friction; they can be opportunities to learn from one another, strengthen collaboration, and build more inclusive, effective teams.

Thank you to Kennedy Krieger for welcoming us, and to the Grasmick Leadership Institute for the opportunity to partner in this work. I left grateful for the conversation and for the people behind Kennedy Krieger’s mission.

If you’re experiencing workplace friction across generations, reach out. Let’s start a conversation about how to turn those differences into strengths.

09/21/2026

Final call! 🔥
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵.
🎟️ https://LegacySummitBaltimore.eventbrite.com

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝘁: 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

Join us 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 for a powerful day of leadership, connection, and real conversation with leaders bringing experience across business, finance, law, nonprofit leadership, community impact, and organizational strategy.

D. Matthews | K. Harrington | Bell-McKoy | Edwards | Dinkel | Jones Terrell | Goodman | Hodnett | Moran

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

A special thank you to our sponsors and partners for helping make this convening possible: BGE, Jacob William Advisory, Offit Kurman, and Dinkel Business Development.

09/15/2026

Join me, alongside an exceptional group of thought leaders, on September 25 at Towson University for the Reimagining Retirement Summit.

I’m pleased to contribute to “Work in the Age of Longevity,” a timely conversation examining how longer lifespans are reshaping careers, retirement, talent strategy, and the way organizations think about the future of work.

I’ll share the conversation with Simon Chan, Mike Mitchell, and Laura Stoner, with Erin Moran, Executive Director of the Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute, guiding the discussion.

As people live and work longer, leaders have an opportunity to rethink what meaningful work, career transitions, workforce planning, and retirement can look like across a much longer life.

📅 September 25 | 9 AM–4 PM
📍 Towson University
🎟️ $75 early rate
👥 Team registration discounts available

Learn more and register:
https://www.towson.edu/campus/business-public-engagement/osher/programs/summit.html

09/07/2026

🌟 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🌟

𝗜𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝘁: 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 has been on your radar, 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 $𝟭𝟴𝟵.

And the room we are building for October 1? 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗠.

We are bringing together leaders from corporate, nonprofit, legal, philanthropy, business development, financial services, and community leadership. Different sectors. Different experiences. Different perspectives. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

I am incredibly excited about the leaders who will help us do the work:

🎤 Robert Matthews | Vice President & Chief of Staff to the CEO, Exelon
🎤 Deriece Harrington, MPA | Director of Government Affairs & Corporate Citizenship, PepsiCo
🎤 Tanya Jones Terrell | Vice President, T. Rowe Price Foundation
🎤 Erin Moran | Executive Director, Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute Leadership Institute
🎤 Sarah Goodman | Principal, Offit Kurman
🎤 David Hodnett, JD | Wealth Advisor, Jacob William Advisory
🎤 John Dinkel | Founder & CEO, Dinkel Business Development
🎤 Diane Bell-McKoy | Founder & CEO, Opportunity Connection

Delighted to be your host, Dr. Shernette Grant, bringing it all together.

This is not a day to sit back and simply be inspired.

We are going to talk about the 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: people, accountability, culture, relationships, money, business growth, organizational performance, and what it actually takes to build something that can endure beyond any one leader.

And just as important as who is on the stage is 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

Come ready to think.
Come ready to contribute.
Come ready to connect.

🎟️ 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬: $𝟭𝟴𝟵
Regular registration increases to $249 after today.

👥 Bring your leadership team. Team bundles are available. The strongest organizations are built when leaders learn together.

📅 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 The Center Club | #𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲
⏰ 𝟴:𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁.

Secure your seat today:
https://LegacySummitBaltimore.eventbrite.com

09/03/2026

🌟 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 + 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗗. 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗪𝗦 | 𝗕𝗚𝗘/𝗘𝗫𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡 🌟

Some partnerships matter because of the resources they provide. Others matter because of the 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵.

I am incredibly pleased to welcome Robert D. Matthews, Vice President & Chief of Staff to the CEO of Exelon, back to 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝘁: 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁.

Robert brings the perspective of a senior executive working at the intersection of leadership, strategy, people, and enterprise ex*****on. He understands what it means to help lead within a large, complex organization where decisions have real consequences for employees, customers, communities, and the future of the business.

And this year, he is doing more than taking the stage.

Robert will help lead our 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 conversation, bringing leaders together for the kind of candid, cross-sector dialogue this Summit was built to create.

I am also deeply grateful for the continued investment of MyBGE/ as a Summit sponsor. Their partnership goes beyond putting a name on an event. They are investing in the room, bringing leaders into the experience, and helping create an environment where people across sectors can learn from one another.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Because some of the most powerful leadership development happens when we get outside of our usual circles and hear how other leaders are navigating the same questions of 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Robert brings that kind of perspective, and I am excited to have him in the room again.

📅 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 | 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲
🎟️ 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱: $𝟭𝟴𝟵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳

👥 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

Register: https://LegacySummitBaltimore.eventbrite.com

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁.

08/31/2026

🌟 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 + 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗟 | 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗟 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 🌟

The right partnerships do more than support an event. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁.

That is why I am especially excited to have John Dinkel, 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 Dinkel Business Development, 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝘁: 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿.

John’s work is grounded in something every leader needs to understand: 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.

It takes more than networking. It takes the ability to build meaningful relationships, create trust, recognize opportunities, and develop a disciplined process for turning connections into business.

And John will not simply be talking about it.

He will bring a practical business development process into the room that challenges leaders to think differently about 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.

That is what partnership looks like to me.

Dinkel Business Development is not simply supporting the Summit. John is helping us deliver the work.

I am grateful to have John and Dinkel Business Development as partners in creating an experience designed to leave leaders with more than ideas. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲.

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