The Leader Within 2026 IBEA Fall Convention

Hors d'oeuvres with presenter Sinikka Waight
In this engaging session, our keynote speaker Sinikka Waugh, founder and president of Your Clear Next Step shares her business origin-story of how education and leadership in business shaped her journey, and how one simple mission has made the foundational difference that has led to success for her as an entrepreneur and for her customers and students in their businesses and their day-to-day lives.  Join us for this teaser session with Sinikka Waugh as she tells of the inspiration behind Your Clear Next Step, as well as some of the outcomes she’s been able to witness firsthand in 17 years of helping people have better workdays so that together, we can co-create better communities. 
*Session will be followed by a live Q&A and networking time

Join us for a Welcome Sessioon and Announcements

Please join us for the annual IBEA business meeting.

In this compelling session which blends stories from the trenches on a foundation of research from the industry’s best, keynote speaker Sinikka Waugh offers a novel look at the role emotional intelligence plays in leadership, entrepreneurship, and workplace satisfaction today, helping make the case for building emotional intelligence as one of the most powerful investments we can make in our future.  Punctuated with data from the field, the insights offered in this session will hit home with their clarity and relevance to those preparing tomorrow’s workforce. And for all of us, regardless of where we sit and what roles we play in our day-to-day, this enthusiastic and passionate speaker, founder and president of Your Clear Next Step, offers proven, practical tools we can use right now to grow our own emotional intelligence and co-create greatness around us.