
SUMMIT DETAILS
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Teach For America Headquarters
25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Learning Experience
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Post-Summit Happy Hour
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM


#DAYOFPURPOSE SUMMIT
The Day of Purpose Summit is a carefully-curated personal and professional development experience focused on inspiring you into action! This summit was designed to give you inspiration, skills, opportunities, resources, and meaningful connections to help you live on purpose.

JOIN US!
SUMMIT OVERVIEW
Participants will "choose their own adventure," selecting a mixture of expert-led masterclasses, workshops and 1:1 coaching sessions to support their personal and professional development needs.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Dr. Frances-Victoria Olajide
Diversity & Inclusion Executive & Leadership Coach

Brooke Flowers
Executive Director/
Chief Purpose Activator, OneGoal-Metro Atlanta

Demetrius Thornton
Executive Coach, Writer, Facilitator, NYC Citywide Administrative Services

Alyssa Casden
Talent Consultant & Certified Coach
More speakers to be announced soon!

Rachel Dubois
Assistant Director of Career Services, NYU


FAQs
None of these answered your question? Email us at info@dayofpurpose.org and we’ll do our best!

#dayofpurpose TEAM
Jovian Zayne
Founder and CEO, The OnPurpose Movement® / Day of Purpose
Jovian Zayne is a management and professional development consultant with years of experience in change management and global diversity leadership development. She leads The OnPurpose Movement, a professional development organization committed to helping individuals and organizations to “Live and Work OnPurpose.” Through targeted executive coaching, facilitated training and development and strategic consulting engagements, they support their clients’ organizational development. She is a widely recognized diversity and management thought-leader who supports a range of Fortune 100/500 companies and mission-driven organizations; from Google, Harvard and Columbia Universities, The Robin Hood Foundation, to The Aspen Institute, and Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Records.
She is the Founder of the widely celebrated annual International Day of Purpose®, and in partnership with Academy Award Winner, Janelle Monáe, KIND®, the Obama Administration and Big Brothers Big Sisters, she’s engaged over 16 million people around the world, from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Los Angeles, California with her “OnPurpose” message.
An author and sought-after consultant, facilitator and coach on issues regarding management, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, Jovian finds deep purpose in helping others to be their unequivocal best.
Learn more about Jovian here.

Chidere "Rae" Igwe
Social Media Manager, #dayofpurpose
Chidere "Rae" Igwe is a PR professional, creative and rising entrepreneur from New Jersey. Her passion for people, and sharing their stories, is the sole motivation for her career in public relations. She supports clients in the luxury lifestyle, consumer products, real estate and healthcare industries, but found her purpose in the work she does for the small businesses in her neighborhood. Rae is able to confidently execute publicity, social media and event planning initiatives to benefit her clients and overall community.

Callan Blount Fleming
Founder, Coach, Trainer, and Community Builder
Callan Blount Fleming founded Spark Collective because she loves the power of lightbulb moments—the moments when we understand something that opens up new possibilities. She has learned through her diverse leadership experience that people are most fulfilled and inspired to do their best, world-changing work when companies are people-centered and people are purpose-driven. This philosophy drives Spark Collective’s customized leadership trainings, one-on-one coaching, and community and culture building support.
Callan shares her own leadership journey through Spark Collective’s blog and offers clients and the broader community opportunities to learn and reflect alongside one another. After all, we’re all in this together.

Nyla Nation
Nyla Nation is a communications professional specializing in media and entertainment.
Fortunate to identify one of her passions early on, she was able to explore traditional and creative narratives while attending Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. She turned her passion into productivity through plethora of internships, special projects, and organizations.
Nyla began her career in entertainment by becoming an assistant to a celebrity publicist. Following that experience, her skill and passion led her to roles at Viacom, NBCUniversal, Allied Integrated Marketing and FOX Broadcasting Company.
In addition to these roles, she has done freelance PR work on several projects that she has been passionate about, including project management for the On Purpose Movement®.

Julie Ngyuen
Julie Nguyen is a culturally savvy creative who is passionate about building brands. From content strategy to graphic design and creative direction, she has led multi-channel marketing initiatives for various industries—global nonprofits like the U.S. Peace Corps to top Silicon Valley tech companies such as YouTube. Through thoughtful analysis, she is able to help companies navigate complex issues, and identify creative solutions to communicate their story.

Duanecia Evans
Teach For America is a diverse network of leaders who confront educational inequity through teaching and work with unwavering commitment from every sector of society to create a nation free from this injustice.
As a collective force—educators, advocates, entrepreneurs, policymakers, community members—we fight for the aspirations of students and families. Our aim is to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, grow, influence, and lead.
The Black Community Alliances cultivates and develops relationships with external organizations committed to strengthening Black educators, students, and communities. Our partnerships expand the professional and personal development of TFA’s Black staff, alumni, and corps members, to make sure that our organization is in greater service to the community.
Duanecia serves as Senior Managing Director of Teach For America's Black Community Alliances and is our liaison with Teach For America for the 2018 Day of Purpose.

The OnPurpose Movement (OPM) is a firm committed to helping individuals and organizations to “Live and Work OnPurpose.” It offers targeted executive coaching, customized facilitated training and development, and strategic consulting engagements. The firm serves a range of Fortune 100/500 businesses and mission-driven organizations. As a broader community, the OPM offers a place for purpose-driven people to build meaningful connections, develop authentic relationships, and tap into useful tools and resources to support their desire to live #OnPurpose.