January 6, 2025 – Powerful Phrases Karin Hurt and Sign Here Alex Hamilton

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Karin Hurt – CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders and Author of Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict: What to Say Next to De-stress the Workday, Build Collaboration, and Calm Difficult Customers

Karin Hurt helps human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results. She’s the Founder and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership development firm known for practical tools and techniques for human-centered leaders. A former Verizon Wireless executive with more than two decades of experience in sales, customer service, and human resources, Karin is known for growing courageous leaders, building great cultures, and inspiring high-performance teams. Since 2013, Karin and her husband, David have grown tens of thousands of leaders on every continent (except Antarctica) with their leadership development programs and keynotes. In addition to encouraging courage around the world, they also provide clean water to the people of Cambodia through their Winning Wells philanthropic initiative.
Alex Hamilton – CEO of Radiant Law and Author of Sign Here: The Enterprise Guide to Closing Contracts Quickly

Alex Hamilton is a legal visionary and an authority on contracting improvements and legal tech. With a rich background in law and a career that includes working at renowned firms such as Norton Rose, Shaw Pittman (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), and Latham & Watkins, he brings a wealth of experience to the table. Notably, he co-chaired the global Technology Transactions Group at Latham & Watkins and has negotiated some of the largest outsourcing deals worldwide. Creating commercial relationships is a critical business competence for the 21st century, but does the contracting process have to be so painful? With a focus on your day-to-day negotiated contracts, “Sign Here” offers a radical vision for fast and pain-free contracting. Building on principles of reasonable terms, smart automation, data-driven learning, continuous improvement, and taking a collaborative approach to accelerate the creation of long-term relationships, “Sign Here” is a practical guide to making your contracting fly.