#ACELing2026 ~ Lean Into Your Strengths: Show Up as a Lighthouse – An AAPI Leadership Workshop

Lean Into Your Strengths: Show Up as a Lighthouse – An AAPI Leadership Workshop

Every leader has a unique story, and those experiences can become a source of strength. At the 2026 ACELing In Leadership Conference, "Lean Into Your Strengths: Show Up as a Lighthouse – An AAPI Leadership Workshop" invites participants to embrace their authentic leadership style through creativity, self-reflection, and strengths-based learning. Designed specifically for AAPI professionals, this interactive workshop encourages attendees to explore how their personal experiences and cultural backgrounds have shaped their leadership journeys. Through hands-on activities, participants will identify their core strengths, challenge limiting narratives, and develop practical strategies for leading with greater confidence, authenticity, and purpose. Each participant will leave with a personalized action statement and a creative reminder of the unique value they bring to their organizations and communities.

Meet the Presenter:

Van Lai-DuMone  is a speaker, author, and founder of worksmart Advantage, a leadership and team development consultancy that helps organizations strengthen workplace culture through creativity, curiosity, and play. She partners with leaders and teams to unlock innovative thinking, improve collaboration, and inspire meaningful organizational change. Van is the author of What If Pigs Can Fly? A Practical Guide to Follow Your Curiosities to Achieve Impractical Possibilities, which tells the remarkable story of how her mother and 19 other Vietnamese refugee women helped pioneer what has become the $8.3 billion U.S. nail salon industry. The book also provides a practical framework for transforming curiosity into opportunity, encouraging readers to challenge assumptions, embrace possibility, and lead with purpose. Through her work, Van inspires professionals to recognize their strengths, celebrate their unique journeys, and unlock their full leadership potential.

Lead with Your Strengths

Authentic leadership begins by embracing who you are and recognizing the experiences that have shaped your journey. When leaders lead from their strengths, they inspire confidence, create meaningful connections, and empower others to do the same.

Join us at the 2026 ACELing In Leadership Conference for this engaging workshop and discover how your unique story can become a guiding light for your leadership and the people around you.

2026 ACELing In Leadership Conference

Theme: Shaping What's Next: Influence. Innovation. Impact.

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