Date: July, 16th, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

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Closing the Courage Gap: Leadership, Innovation, and Speaking Up When It Matters

Most organizations don't have an innovation problem, they have a courage problem.

Whether you're leading a team, managing a project, influencing stakeholders, or contributing as an individual contributor, leadership is ultimately about having the courage to act, speak up, and challenge assumptions in service of better outcomes.

In this Lunch & Learn, Hugo Pérez will explore what he calls the "courage gap", the space between what we know should be said or done and what we actually do. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience across consumer brands, entertainment, higher education, nonprofits, and startups, Hugo will share lessons on leading with conviction, embracing creative risk, and creating environments where new ideas can thrive.

Participants will gain practical insights into how courage fuels innovation, why breakthrough ideas often require challenging the status quo, and how leaders at every level can foster meaningful change by speaking up when it matters most.

Join us for a conversation about leadership, creativity, and the courage to move beyond the ordinary.