Dr. Larde, who is an associate professor of leadership in the 午夜剧场 Center for听Leadership and Organizations, will share her life鈥檚 journey and leadership principles on an episode that鈥檚 part of Daymond John鈥檚 Next Level CEO, which will air sometime in Spring 2026.听
Next Level CEO, created by Johns, known for being on the reality TV series Shark Tank, is a high-impact business educational series where top听entrepreneurs听will share their stories of leadership success. The series will be seen on Inside Success, a network available online and on Roku TV.听
Dr. Larde was approached by the series鈥� producers, intrigued by her insights on how joy can serve as a powerful strategy that sustains well-being and success.听
鈥�In that conversation,” Dr. Larde commented, “we connected so well. It was very organic, and she really听loves听my听angle听with joy, and听they听said, 鈥楾hat’s not something we get. We听don’t听have any applicants who are talking about听this,鈥櫶齛nd it stood out for them.”听
About being chosen for an episode in a series primarily featuring top-level CEOs, Dr. Larde says, “It’s so surreal. I still听don’t听fully believe it.鈥�听
According to Dr. Larde, the episode format is devoted to three phases of life.听
鈥淭hey did a whole segment of the interview asking about my childhood. The next segment of the interview was my young adulthood and maybe where some of the ideas came from that听I’m听doing now, and then my life as a CEO and what that looks like now,鈥� she said.听
Dr. Larde recalled that, growing up in California, she had a great childhood. As she grew up, she听encountered听some bumps听in听the road. In the episode,听she鈥檒l听share about how she grew through adversity.听
“Those different kinds of traumatic experiences that I talk about in the episode are what pivoted me to design the life that I have now, just with a lot of intention, trying to solve different problems, and realizing 鈥榦h, there’s a business idea for that.鈥櫶齌hat’s听probably the听overarching theme,鈥� Dr. Larde said. “The people who know me here in Atlanta have no clue听of听that journey. They just see the CEO, this person听who’s听leading joy retreats and owns these businesses and is a professor, but they have no idea that the journey involved me and my young son sleeping on the couches of God-sent strangers at times. There were some听pretty rough听times, which is exactly why I do the work that I do today.鈥�听
Dr. Larde will also share how her personal faith and biblical principles have played an integral role in shaping her as a leader, in her classes, through her coaching and in books听she鈥檚听authored.听
Details about Next Level CEO can be found online听.听听
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