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Keynote for 2023

Rha Goddess ’89

Founder & CEO of Move The Crowd and Co-Founder of nFormation
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You Are Called: Finding Your Voice, Re-imagining Power, Redefining Success

Friday, January 13 at 5 p.m. in Skinner Hall—Mary Anna Fox Martel Recital Hall

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Welcome to a brave new world. As we attempt to make our way back from an unprecedented sea of change each of us is being guided to reconsider what matters. From the Great Resignation to the war in the Ukraine many of us are waking up to the realization that sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option. We’re being challenged to look at our families, organizations and institutions and within those halls - who has “the power” versus who does not. We are being invited to revisit what we thought was “true” about things we’ve taken for granted—from the quality of our leadership to the potential of our children. But nowhere are we more challenged, or more called, than in how we’re being forced to look at ourselves—who we are versus who we want to be. We’re being asked to defy the odds and push against the status quo in honor of a more authentic and powerful existence. Every single one of us has a calling. Whether we recognize it or not, whether we believe we are capable of it or not; yes, even whether we like it or not. There is something that each of us is here to do and be in this world that only we can do and be. How do we find our authentic voice? And how do we use it to make our highest contribution in service to our greatest desired impact? Join Move The Crowd Founder & CEO and author of The Calling, Rha Goddess, in a courageous conversation about what it means to reimagine power and redefine success.

Rha Goddess ’89 is the entrepreneurial soul coach behind hundreds of breakthrough changemakers, cultural visionaries and social entrepreneurs. Her mission? To revolutionize the way we live, work, play and handle our business. From multiple NY Times Bestsellers to multi-million dollar social enterprises, Rha’s unique methodology has empowered a new generation of conscious entrepreneurs and organizational leaders to stay true, get paid, and do good. From the onset of her more than 30-year career as a cultural innovator and social impact strategist, Rha has drawn on the power of creativity, culture and community to move hearts, minds and policy. Rha’s work has focused on issues of racial justice and equity, transformative leadership, electoral politics, offender aid and restoration, mental health and youth and women’s empowerment and contributed to initiatives that have impacted millions of lives. Her work has been featured in Time Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Variety, Essence, the Source, Mindbodygreen, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. As a sought-after speaker, Rha has led the conversation around a “whole self” approach to leadership as the key to a more just and sustainable economy and world. She has presented at TEDWomen, Bioneers, SVN, Women Donors Network, Equity Now, Netroots Nation, Emerging Women and more. As Founder & CEO of Move The Crowd, and Co-Founder of nFormation Rha has leveraged her innovative curriculum to galvanize a movement of conscious executives and entrepreneurs who are dedicated to re-imagining “work” as a vehicle for creative expression, financial freedom, and societal transformation.

Rha’s bestselling book The Calling: 3 Fundamental Shifts to Stay True, Get Paid, and Do Good, published in January 2020 by St. Martin’s Press, leverages her unique methodology into a step-by-step blueprint for finding your purpose and making your most profitable contribution.