ND Heritage Center
Bismarck, ND
November 19th, 2026
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
A WORLD CLASS LEADERS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
Live2Lead is a half Day Leadership Conference and Personal Growth Event broadcasting from Bismarck, ND. This simulcast event is an annual leadership gathering developed by Maxwell Leadership.
This is a great event to bring your team together for a team building day or a day to invest in your own personal growth.
Prepare to accelerate your own leadership abilities during this event that is jam-packed with leadership principles and personal growth techniques from their time-tested teaching.
Whether you lead a large organization or want to be a better mentor to those around you, Live2Lead 2026 will give you meaningful and relevant insights so you can implement a new action plan and lead with renewed passion and commitment!
LEARN FROM WORLD-CLASS LEADERS.
You will learn from elite thinkers, including the #1 leadership expert in the world, John C. Maxwell, and gain leadership principles and personal growth techniques from their time-tested teaching. Speakers this year include Dan Heath, Stephanie Chung, Kathryn McLay, and Rory Vaden! See below for more information.
IMPACT YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.
Whether you lead a large organization or want to be a better mentor to those around you, you will gain meaningful and relevant insights so you can return home ready to implement your new action plan and lead with renewed passion and commitment.
MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS
This event is an opportunity for you to network with like-minded leaders who share your passion for leadership and learning. Make new connections or build on the ones you have during this event.
*Please note, this event is a rebroadcast via video simulcast.
*Original Event was Live in Atlanta on October 2nd, 2026.
2026 Live2Lead Event Details:
Date: November 19th, 2026
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center - Russell Reid Auditorium
Program Time: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Doors Open: 11:30 am
Please email Lorie (lpope@nexusinnovations.com) for more information
*A lite lunch will be provided during the break
Your John Maxwell Team
Lorie Pope is Co-Founder/President of Nexus Innovations, a strategic technology consulting company that “Empowers Clients for Success through Vision, Leadership and Strategic Solutions” serving the Upper Midwest. Started in 2000, Nexus provides strategic solutions in the following areas: IT consulting, custom software development, Project Management, SharePoint, and organizational consulting. Nexus is a North Dakota Certified Woman Owned Business.
As an entrepreneurial business owner, she knows all about meeting the challenges of building an organization, the perseverance and vision required to own and grow a successful company. Lorie’s areas of passion have been expanding the strategic direction of Nexus, financial oversite, and building a strong culture. Specifically applied to create a healthy culture that can be leveraged to achieve the organization’s strategic success. Nexus was recognized for the 13th year in a row as one of the “25 Top Small Businesses To Work” for in SD, ND, and Western MN.
She is a certified executive Leadership coach with the John Maxwell team, an internationally-recognized expert in leadership. Along with also being a certified executive/personal coach with DiSC, 6 Advisors, and Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, she loves to help leaders and organizations create the long-term results they want in their business and personal life. Lorie volunteers with CRU, teaching and mentoring for various groups plus speaking.
What drives Lorie is equipping and empowering a person to operate in their sweet-spot as a leader, and give them ‘wings’ to take off with growth and inspiration to become all they were meant to be!
Lorie is married to her high school sweetheart, Bob. Life has been an adventure with many unexpected turns, joys, challenges, and laughter. They have four grown sons…who have provided them with many hilarious and “personal growth” moments during the process of growing up. Their family now includes three special daughters-in-law, and twelve incredible grandchildren.
