PRESS RELEASE
October 24, 2024

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SAVANNAH, Ga.- The Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum announced today details about the 2025 Forum, to be held March 3-4, 2025, at Kehoe Iron Works at Trustees Garden.

“The Forum is designed to bring established and emerging leaders together in an innovative environment promoting leadership development, networking and collaborative teamwork for the betterment of our growing Coastal Georgia region,” said Charles Hill Morris, co-founder of the Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum. ” We are excited about this year’s speakers and, as part of the two-day event, attendees will be given the opportunity to tour various sites based on community interest.”

Each of the past three Forums have had more than 400 attendees each year, including emerging, established and diverse leaders from civic groups, non-profits, neighborhoods, government, and business. The Forum also awards scholarships to leaders who cannot afford the cost of attendance and would benefit by being in attendance.

Forum speakers have included Stedman Graham, Horst Schulze, Michael Thurmond, John O’Leary, Hala Moodlemog, and Mashama Bailey/John Morisano, Malcolm Mitchell, Bruce McCabe, and Stephanie Stuckey.

2025 Speakers will include:

• Bonneau Ansley, an Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Passionate Philanthropist and one of the top Real Estate Specialists in the country. As a business owner who is in the market every single day, Bonneau understands the current conditions and the context surrounding the data. In his book, Brokering Billions: Secrets of the Nation’s Top Real Estate Agents, he shares simple systems and processes to obtain more success than you ever dreamed. He started his career in Savannah and over the last 20 years he has been instrumental in myriad business endeavors throughout Georgia.
• Mariana Atencio, a Peabody Award-Winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Inspiring Story-teller, and Host/Moderator. Coming to America from Venezuela as a young girl, Mariana felt self-conscious about being different. She recounted her struggles in a TED talk that captured the hearts of tens of millions. Her message is what makes you different is what makes you special…unleash your potential by embracing your authenticity.
• Don Yaeger, a twelve-time New York Times best-selling author, host of the top-rated Corporate Competitor Podcast, Storyteller in Residence for National Geographic, Executive Leadership Coach, and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated. Recently inducted into the National Speakers Hall of Fame, he is one of America’s most provocative thought leaders.

An exciting addition to this year’s Forum will be a Monday afternoon networking reception followed by music from The Warren Brothers. Grammy nominated and Emmy Award songwriters and artists with nine #1 songs to their credit, the Warren Brothers have written hits for Tim McGraw (“If You’re Reading This”, “Felt Good on My Lips”, “Highway Don’t Care”), Toby Keith (“Red Solo Cup”), Keith Urban (“Little Bit of Everything”), Faith Hill (“The Lucky One”), Martina McBride (“Anyway”, “Wrong Baby Wrong”), Dierks Bentley (“Feel That Fire”), Jerrod Niemann (“Drink To That All Night”) and many others.

Additional speakers, tours, the 2025 Legacy Leadership Award recipients, and more details about the 2025 Forum will be announced soon.

Cost for the 2024 Forum is $490 and includes access to all speaker presentations/regional tours, lunch each day, morning coffee/afternoon beverage/snack bars, Monday evening reception and music, plus invitations to additional special events being held during the Forum.

Now through November 20th, there is an early-bird special discount of $100 off your ticket price using the code: earlybird. Tickets may be purchased online at: https://southeastleadershipforum.com/tickets.

Major sponsors of the Forum include Gulfstream Aerospace, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Power, MetroMarket Media and Morris Multimedia.

For more information visit https://southeastleadershipforum.com.

About The Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum:

The Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum’s core mission is to include, listen, learn, act and grow. The Forum was founded to help our region address generational systemic poverty, isolated silos of community and communication, while moving the community forward towards excellence and growth opportunities for all. The Forum seeks to challenge leaders to think differently and boldly with a bias towards action while building a bench of leaders for generations to come. For more details about the 2025 Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum, visit: https://southeastleadershipforum.com.