IN-PERSON | Servant Leadership and the Power of Influence
Join Central Exchange as we welcome Erin Herman for a special keynote presentation, Servant Leadership and the Power of Influence. Erin Herman is a globally recognized Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, and Social Impact Strategist, empowering world-class organizations and visionary leaders to show up with clarity, connect with purpose, and thrive during high-stakes moments.
Servant Leadership and the Power of Influence is designed to help leaders rethink influence as something that happens in the small, everyday moments, not just in big decisions or formal leadership roles. Erin will explore how the way leaders show up through presence, tone, recognition, and trust directly shapes team engagement, retention, and overall culture. She will introduce a simple, practical framework (SERVE) that leaders can apply in real time, along with a few tangible habits they can start immediately like creating intentional “see me” moments, building confidence through ownership, and reinforcing culture through how they close each day.
Attendees will walk away with a clear understanding that leadership isn’t about doing more, it’s about being more intentional in the moments that already exist and recognizing the powerful ripple effect they have on every person they lead.
Erin Herman empowers leaders to leverage change as a superpower so that they can take themselves and their organizations to new heights. For two decades, Erin has worked with Fortune 500 executive leadership teams across the globe to achieve global impact at scale. She has held executive leadership roles with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital-ALSAC and the United Nations Children's Fund, where she set the strategy for the global corporate partnerships program to achieve ambitious goals supporting the world’s most vulnerable children. Erin is responsible for securing one of the largest philanthropic commitments ever made to a children’s hospital: a $300 million, 10-year partnership.
One of Erin’s proudest developments was the “Learning Passport,” an online and mobile platform that enables continuous access to quality education, which she created in partnership with Microsoft and Cambridge University. The platform has educated children in more than 40 countries to date and was ranked among the 100 Best Inventions of 2021 by Time. In 2020, PMI ranked the platform as the 3rd Most Influential Project in the World. Through her work, she has traveled the world extensively, meeting with teams to inspire, cultivate, and collaborate on what is truly possible.
Erin has been a panelist at the United Nations General Assembly, a featured speaker at the Partner Summit in Memphis, Tennessee, and featured in the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Bloch School of Business Semi-Annual Publication.
Erin has lived and worked in China, Finland, Italy, and South Africa. She currently resides in the Kansas City metropolitan area with her husband, daughter, and son.
Date and Time
Tuesday Oct 13, 2026
11:30 AM - 10:00 PM CDT
11:30 AM - Arrival, Mingle and Enjoy Lunch
12:00 PM - Program Begins
1:00 PM - Program Ends
Please Provide Us Notice If You Need To Cancel:
We understand that schedules change. If you have registered for this program and can no longer attend, we greatly appreciate you notifying us of your cancellation by completing our cancellation form or emailing hello@centralexchange.org at least 48-hours prior to the program if possible. This is so we can adjust our catering order to help eliminate food waste and prepare accordingly. Thank you!
Location
IN-PERSON AT UMKC BLOCH EXECUTIVE HALL
5108 CHERRY STREET, ROOM 414
KANSAS CITY, MO 64110
Parking is available in the Cherry Street Garage and you are able to park in Lot 12, Lot 14 or Lot 19, or any of the other lots in red on the map (see here).
Fees/Admission
FREE for CX Members Interested in becoming a CX Member? Read more about membership here and be our guest for up to two CX Programs or Exchange Circles.
1 Voucher for CX Partners
$35.00 for Non-members
No refunds.
Contact Information
Allison Baker
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