Finding Your True North: Leading from Values and Guiding Principles with Keith Lewis (June 04, 2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

ATDps: June 2026 In Person Member Event

Finding Your True North: Leading from Values and Guiding Principles

with Keith Lewis | VeraSpark

Whether you're stepping into a new leadership role, navigating a career transition, or simply looking to lead with greater clarity and intention, this session is for you.

Drawing from his own journey and executive coaching experience, Keith Lewis will walk attendees through a powerful, practical process for uncovering core values, organizing them into meaningful themes, and translating them into a personal set of guiding principles.

Because great leadership starts from the inside out, and when you know who you are, every next step becomes clearer.

Takeaways

Leave with a framework you can begin applying immediately, whether you're in an interview, leading a team, or figuring out your next chapter.

Our guest: Keith Lewis, Facilitator/Speaker/Coach

Keith is the president of VeraSpark, LLC, a global executive/leadership coaching, facilitation, and keynote speaking company based in Austin, Texas since 2001.

Keith’s expertise and background includes the following areas:

Effective Leadership
Interpersonal Communication
Coaching for Performance Skills
Giving and Receiving Feedback
True Teamwork

Keith is the author of the book: Sparking Your Inner Leader: A Practical and Passionate Perspective from the Mascot Who Became an Executive Coach. Well known coach Marshall Goldsmith notes, “With a blend of humor, personal reflection, and practical wisdom, this book challenges traditional leadership perspectives and offers a fresh, engaging approach. No matter where you are in your leadership journey, this book will leave you with valuable takeaways and what it means to truly inspire and lead.”

As a senior consultant in Change Management with Anderson Consulting (now Accenture), Keith cultivated his knowledge in organization development, corporate culture and organizational communication. Keith also contributed to the growth of Eagle’s Flight, a global experiential training company, as a Vice President of Business Development. While managing a sales team in Austin, Keith added over $3.5 million in sales and delivered hundreds of programs.

Keith earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Northwestern University, received a Masters in Business Administration from The University of Texas, has a certification in The Leadership Circle 360 Profile and Culture Survey, Accelerated Learning Design and Delivery, various business simulations, and is a graduate of Corporate Coach University.

Keith’s clients have included USAA, Advanced Energy United, Advanced MicroDevices, Freescale Semiconductor, Shell E&P and Shell Services, Baker Hughes, Inc., Granite Construction, Texas Instruments, Leadership Austin, Brinker International (Chili’s), Chick-fil-a, Interos, Enterey Life Sciences Consulting, University of Texas Development, Dell Medical School, Executive Education at Notre Dame, Texas Mutual Insurance, Essential Anesthesia Management, The Business Leadership Center at SMU’s Cox School of Business, The McCombs School of Business at the University ofTexas and the Stagen Leadership Institute.

Keith is a member of the Association for Talent Development (founder of the Collaborative Consultant special interest group) and the International CoachFederation.

Finally, Keith is proud of the fact that: he’s been married for over 30 years, he has 3 wonderful kids, he is a 5 th generation Texan, he served as Willie the Wildcat forNorthwestern University for four years and as Bennie the Bull for the Chicago Bulls for two seasons.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithdlewis/

Career & Leadership Development, Emotional Intelligence & Decision Making, Lifelong Learning, Performance Improvement, Compliance & Ethical Behavior

Registration:

Pre-Registration - Members attend at no charge. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory.

Pre-Registration - Non-Member $20.00. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory.

We are not able to issue refunds after the Friday prior to the meeting. Substitutions are encouraged.

Member Orientation & Networking (June 17, 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Join Us for the ATD Puget Sound Member Orientation! Whether you’re new to ATD or simply want a fresh look at all your membership has to offer, our virtual orientation is the perfect place to connect. Meet fellow members, or those considering membership, expand your network, and explore the benefits, services, and resources available to help you grow in your talent development journey. Come with questions, leave with inspiration—and get even more out of your membership.

Pre-registration is required to have the Zoom log in information sent. We are required to keep track of attendance. Also, there is no real time assistance available for this program.

ATD Puget Sound Chapter upcoming events

Finding Your True North: Leading from Values and Guiding Principles with Keith Lewis (June 04, 2026)

Member Orientation & Networking (June 17, 2026)