About The World Purpose Forum

Our Promise: To bring the power of intentional purpose to individuals throughout the world.  

Our Purpose: To enable people to imagine and achieve their purpose and live their full potential as citizens of the world. We do this by providing access to a global network of thought leaders, mentors and professionals dedicated to bringing the power of each individual’s purpose to fruition.

Our Commitment: We are committed to building the world’s largest network of Purpose Forums integrating and certifying professional support services dedicated to enabling people to achieve their purpose in life.

Board of Advisors: Our Board of Advisors includes individuals from industry, healthcare, entertainment, education, the arts and government from around the world.

World Network of Local Purpose Forums: The Calgary Purpose Forum, our first local Forum, will offer services beginning in the summer of 2015.  At all Local Purpose Forums we use a proven process and a simple set of tools to enable members to define their purpose, along with developing and implementing Life Purpose Plans aimed at driving their individual goals and objectives to fulfill outcomes. We offer individuals who become a WPF member access to WPFCertified Professional Coaches, Skilled Mentors and Certified Master Professional Facilitators. 

• We are establishing additional Foundations in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia.

Annual World Purpose Forum Summits:We are hosting the first Annual World Purpose Forum Summit in Orlando, Florida April 11-13, 2016.  This three day immersion experience brings together thought leaders, experts, authors, mentors, coaches and participants who are all committed to bringing purpose and meaning to their own lives and the lives of others. We expect 600-800 participants at the Summit.

• We are establishing additional Foundations in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia.

World Purpose Foundation: We are the founders of a separate free standing non-profit philanthropic organization, the World Purpose Foundation, which is committed raising charitable funds to assure that individuals who might not otherwise be able to benefit from the WPF programs are able to attend. Initial support in the United States will be for Armed Service Veterans and participants and leaders of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Separate Purpose Foundations will be established in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia.

• We are establishing additional Foundations in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia.

World Purpose Community: We are creating a world purpose community for sponsorship or participation opportunities in your country of origin through the integration of local Forums, global Summits and Foundations that are linked by a sophisticated web enabled network supported by our executive management team and local Forum Leaders. This will give members and professional coaches access to a global network of individuals and professionals committed to assuring that significant resources are brought to bear in supporting members in meeting their goals.

WPF Senior Leadership Team

We are preparing for a January 1, 2016 full launch of the World Purpose Forum, LLC. In the meantime, our Calgary World Purpose Forum will be opening in July 2015 under the leadership of Susan Healy, Executive Director.

• Philip J. Harkins, Chairman of the Board
• Robert Simpson, Jr., Effective January 2016, Chief Executive Officer
• Susan Healy, Executive Director, Calgary WPF
• Jennifer Stefano, Vice President Strategic Partnerships 

Board of Advisors

Our Board of Advisors includes individuals from industry, healthcare, entertainment, education, the arts and government from around the world. Richard Leider, Ken Howard, Mick Yates, Clarise Turner, Phil Harkins, Iris Mangelschots, Ron Nelson, Rob Simpson, Noel Tichy, Marshal Goldsmith, Amber Chand and Ron Greene.

Richard Leider: Richard Leider, founder of Inventure – The Purpose Company –  is one of America’s preeminent executive coaches. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the “Top 5” most respected executivecoaches, and by the Conference Board as a “legend in coaching.” Richard’s nine books, including three best sellers, have sold over one million copies and have been translated into 20 languages.Repacking Your Bags and The Power of Purpose are considered classics in the personal development field. Widely viewed as a visionary and thought leader on the “power of purpose”, his work is featured regularly in many media sources, including PBS public television and NPR public radio. As a keynote speaker, he is one of a select few advisors and coaches who have been asked to work with over 100,000 leaders from over 100 organizations to discover the power of purpose. These include AARP, Ericsson, Mayo Clinic, MetLife, National Football League (NFL), and United Health Group . Richard holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), a National Certified Career Counselor (NCCC), and a National Certified Master Career Counselor (MCC).

Ken Howard, Jr. is an American actor, best known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in1776 and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow. Howard is currently the President of SAG-AFTRA (after Screen Actors Guild merged with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). The Tony and two-time Emmy Award-winning actor, most recently received the 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor Emmy for his role as “Phelan Beale” in HBO’s critically-acclaimed Grey Gardens (2009).  He has taught master classes at the American Repertory Theatre Institute and has been an instructor at Harvard University, Harvard Law School and Amherst College where he was a 1967 graduate. His teaching experience helped form the basis for his book, ACT NATURAL: How to Speak to Any Audience, published by Random House in 2003.

Mick Yates has a successful track record as senior Executive and Board Director in global non-profit and for-profit organizations. He is known for his respect for customers, clear strategic choices, developing great people and leading high performing international teams. He founded Leader-values.com in 1997, a popular site with a vast range of leadership resources. As a visiting Professor at University of Leeds Business School, he works on the human, ethical and change challenges arising from the impact of Big Data & Social Media. His career as a senior executive over the last 30 years has included leading businesses in Europe, the USA, Asia & Australasia. He was Company Group Chairman (Regional CEO) of Johnson & Johnson Consumer in Asia-Pacific. Prior to this, he spent 22 years at Procter & Gamble, latterly as Regional Vice President & President of Max Factor Japan. In the non-profit arena, he has served on the Board of Trustees of Save the Children (USA) and the Board of Save the Children Korea, & Chief Advisor to the International Alliance. In 1999, the Yates family started a Cambodian school development program, in a remote ex-Khmer Rouge area. They were awarded Medals of National Reconstruction by the Royal Cambodian Government (2002) & P&G Alumni’s Humanitarian of the Year award (2011).

Clarice Turner serves as the Senior Vice President of North Division of Starbucks Corp. Ms. Turner served as the Chief Operating Officer and President of Papa Murphy’s International Inc., from May 14, 2007 to August 2009. Ms. Turner joined Papa Murphy’s following a highly-respected 16-year stint with Yum! Brands.  She was also instrumental in establishing standards for successful operation of multi-branded Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Long John Silvers locations. Her previous experience included international sales and marketing and a stint as a Financial Controller. Ms. Turner serves as Board President of Washington State University’s Advisory Board for the School of Hospitality and has been its Director since 1994. Ms. Turner attended Fudan University in Shanghai, China and the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, earning her undergraduate degree in Geology from San Francisco State University. She later also earned an MBA from San Francisco State University.

Phil Harkins: Dr. Phil Harkins founded Linkage, Inc., in 1988 and serves as its Executive Chairman of the Board, and has served as Chief Executive Officer and President at Linkage, Inc. Dr. Harkins is an internationally-known expert in the fields of organizational development, leadership, communications, and executive coaching. He has worked with leaders, leadership teams, and boards in more than 25 countries located in Asia, North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. He has been profiled in “50 Top Coaches”, an online network resource listing of the best executive coaches working today. In addition, he serves as co-chair of The Global Institute For Leadership Development, which has trained and developed more than 4,000 leaders from around the world. Mr. Harkins has authored and edited several books, including Everybody Wins: The Story and Lessons Behind RE/MAX (John Wiley & Sons, 2004); The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching (John Wiley & Sons, 2004); and Powerful Conversations: How High-Impact Leaders Communicate (McGraw-Hill, 1999). He is a graduate of Merrimack College and received three advanced degrees from Harvard University.

Iris Mangelschots: Dr. Iris Mangelschots has served as head of several international enterprises, including head of Business Unit Digital Imaging of Amazys Holding AG, President for the Asia Pacific Region at X-Rite, Gretag-Macbeth AG, Regensdorf, Head OEM Sales, Rockwell Automation, Mägenwil, Branch Manager/Sales Manager Drive Systems Cerberus AG, Männedorf, Product Manager. Dr. Mangelschots holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and a Master of Sciences degree in Physics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Ron Nelson: Mr. Ron Nelson has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc. since August 2006, and has been its President and Chief Operating Officer since June 2010. Mr. Nelson served as the Chief Financial Officer of Avis Budget Group Inc. and as Chief Financial Officer of Cendant Corporation, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cendant Corporation’s Vehicle Rental business. He co-founded DW Studios L.L.C. (Formerly, DreamWorks L.L.C.) and served as its Chief Operating Officer from November 1994 to January 1, 2003. Mr. Nelson served as Principal Operating Executive of DreamWorks for nine years. Mr. Nelson served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Paramount Communications, Inc. from January 1990 to March 1994. He has been an Independent Director of Zipcar, Inc. since March 14, 2013. Mr. Nelson holds a B.S. Degree from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. Degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Robert E. Simpson, Jr.: Dr. Rob Simpson has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brattleboro Retreat since 2006. Modern Healthcare magazine has ranked the Brattleboro Retreat as number 13 on its 2015 list of the 15 largest behavioral health providers in the United States. Prior to joining the Retreat, Dr. Simpson served as CEO of Arbour Hospital, a member of the Universal Health Services, Inc., in Boston; Chief Operating Officer of Behavioral Healthcare and Sr. Vice President of Government Relations at the Sisters of Providence Health System; and Vice President of Behavioral Health and Cancer Services at Baystate Health System. Dr. Simpson was named as a Behavioral Healthcare Champion in 2014 by Behavioral Healthcare magazine, chosen for his “unique brand of dedication, courage, inspiration, and excellence as a behavioral healthcare leader.” He was named as an American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion 2011, which “singles out one hospital leader from each state who, over the previous year, effectively delivered the hospital message to elected officials; helped broaden the base of community support for hospitals; and advocated tirelessly on behalf of patients, hospitals and the community served.” He also received Official Citations in 2005 & 2006 from the Massachusetts State House and Senate for his “Dedication to the Profession of Mental Health & Endless Assistance to the People of Western Massachusetts.”  Dr. Simpson can be heard on the weekly radio show, Keep Talking, on WPTL 107.7, The Pulse, covering topics ranging from the neurobiology of addiction and depression to the prevention and treatment of suicide. He is a graduate of Amherst College, Simmons College (MSW), Harvard University (MPH), and the University of Utah (DSW).

Noel Tichy: Professor Noel M. Tichy is a Professor of Management & Organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he is the director of the Global Business Partnership, a 36-company consortium of Japanese, European and North American companies who partnered to develop senior executives and conduct action research on globalization in China, India, Russia and Brazil. In 2003, he launched the Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative in partnership with General Electric, Procter & Gamble and 3M, designed to create a national model for partnership opportunities between business and society, emphasizing free enterprise and democratic principles. He recently partnered with a variety of medical systems, as well as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, to build a world class capability for leadership development.  He is also currently partnered with two charter schools in Texas, Uplift Education and IDEA, to develop their leadership capacity. Professor Tichy also conducts the LEADERSHIP JUDGMENT PROGRAM executive workshop at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the Michigan faculty, he served for nine years on the Columbia University Business School faculty. Professor Tichy is the author of numerous books and articles. His most recent book is JUDGMENT ON THE FRONT LINE: How Smart Companies Win by Trusting Their People.  Tichy has long been regarded as a staple of management literacy, as noted by his rating as one of the “Top 10 Management Gurus” by BUSINESSWEEK and BUSINESS 2.0. He has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Review, Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Business Research, and Journal of Business Strategy and was the founding editor and chief of HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

Marshal Goldsmith: Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behavior. He is the million-selling author or editor of 31 books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, “MOJO” and “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” – a WSJ #1 business book and winner of the Harold Longman Award for Business Book of the Year. Recently, Dr. Goldsmith was recognized as one of the fifteen most influential business thinkers in the world in the global bi-annual study sponsored by The London Times and Forbes. His other professional acknowledgments include: Institute for Management Studies – Lifetime Achievement Award; American Management Association – 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years; BusinessWeek – 50 great leaders in America; Wall Street Journal – top ten executive educators; and Forbes – five most-respected executive coaches. Dr. Goldsmith’s Ph.D. is from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management where he was recognized as one of 100 distinguished graduates in the 75 year history of the School. He teaches executive education at Dartmouth’s Tuck School and frequently speaks at leading business schools. He served on the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation for ten years. He has been a volunteer teacher for US Army Generals, Navy Admirals, Girl Scout executives, International and American Red Cross leaders. 

Amber Chand: Born in East Africa of Indian parentage and expelled from her country during a time of political turmoil in her youth, Amber Chand has developed a profound interest in issues affecting women’s empowerment and economic security around the world, and in the role of business as a transformational agent for social change and peace building. She is the Founder of The Women’s Peace Collection, a social enterprise that supports women’s micro-enterprises primarily in regions of conflict and post-conflict, offering high quality, meaningful gifts created by talented craftswomen who are rebuilding their lives in the shadows of war, genocide, civil strife and crippling poverty. The Women’s Peace Collection  works with artisans in areas such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Burma, Cambodia, Israel, Palestine, Colombia, Bolivia, Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan and Nepal. To support this work further, she is also the co-founder of Prosperity Candle, a social enterprise that supports women as entrepreneur candle makers in regions such as Haiti, Rwanda and Iraq. She has also launched The 100 Women: 100 Hopes Campaign in Darfur, an initiative that supports women who are struggling in one of the largest refugee camps in Western Darfur to earn a dignified livelihood under extremely challenging circumstance. The Amber Chand Foundation was created in 2009, as a vehicle to offer women in these regions micro finance grants to create and grow their enterprises. In 2008 she was inducted into the Business Women’s Hall of Fame by Baypath College, her Rwanda journals were published by Marie Claire Magazine, and Inc Magazine voted her entrepreneur of the month. Most recently she is performing nationally in the one woman theatre show she wrote, “Searching for the Moon: A Heroine’s Journey, Tales of Love, Despair, Faith and Forgiveness”, directed by Jayne Atkinson. She is an active member of the Business Advisory Council for Women for Women International, a global organization supporting women in regions of conflict.

Mr. Ron Greene is an Independent Businessman operating through his ownership of Tortuga Investment Corp. and serves as its Officer. Mr. Greene founded Renaissance Resources, Ltd. and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1974 until rolling it into Renaissance Energy Ltd. in 1982. Mr. Greene served as the Chairman at Denbury Resources Inc. from 1995 to February 20, 2008 and Renaissance Energy Ltd. from 1974 to May 1990. He serves as Director of WestJet Airlines Ltd., Husky Energy Inc. and Tortuga Investment Corp. He believes in giving back to his community and he has served on several charitable fundraising committees in the Calgary community as well as on the boards of local and international charities. The family’s charitable foundation provides support and assistance to the needy of southern Alberta. He and his family have been instrumental in helping to provide the necessities of life, health and education to hundreds of needy people in rural southern India.  He attended Mount Royal College, then the University of Calgary where he graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Economics.

What We Do

The World Purpose Forum operates by the following principles with firm conviction and commitment to those we serve by helping them find meaning and purpose in their lives.

Our Principles

• Everyone needs a defined life purpose
• Throughout the stages of life our purpose can change
• At certain junctures people need help in charting their life plan for their next stage
• When people get stuck they need expert help

Working on life plans in forums is a magical formula for getting and keeping traction

The WPF Proven Process

The World Purpose Forum follows a proven process for helping members define and prepare their life plan with their coach and through participation in their Forum group:

• Having a purpose statement allows you to state your dream in an accountable way
• Defining specifics allows your life plan to emerge
• Confronting the true facts of your current state prepares you to properly chart the course for realizing what has to change or what you must change to open doors
• Being able to state what you won’t settle for validates your willingness to put a plan in place
• Plans with measurable outputs and triple accountability keep your mental discipline and focused drive on track to reach your objectives

 What the World Purpose Forum provides you…

Forum Group: Provides the opportunity for members to be part of a forum in their local area of 12-14 people in similar situations that provide a peer support network, as well as inspiration and ideas to advance their plans and to assure accountability for achieving their life purpose.

Facilitation: Attend a three day purpose session and join a forum in your area led by an expert WPF certified facilitator. Benefit from the opportunity to work with the support of your coach and your Forum group to define your purpose and leave with a life purpose plan that ensures triple accountability – a peer coach, a professional coach and mentorship through a personal Board of Directors.

Purpose Coaching: We will match you with the right coach to ensure alignment to your specific needs. All coaches are certified by the World Purpose Forum and follow our proven process. At times, in addition to Triple Accountability, you may require continued and ongoing expert coaching help. Your facilitator coach can help you to make this decision based upon your Life Purpose Map.

Mentorship through the Establishment of a Personal Board of Directors: For most, having a personal Board of Directors is a very unusual concept, as Boards of Directors are usually set up for organizations, businesses, non-profits, etc. At the World Purpose Forum, having a personal Board of Directors is strongly encouraged. You will learn from your facilitator coach how to set this up and make it a core part of your support network.

Membership in a Lifelong Purpose Community: By joining the World Purpose Forum, sponsors and individuals will have access to a lifelong world purpose community of  sponsorship or participation opportunities in their country of origin through the integration of local Forums, global Summits and a Foundation that are linked by a sophisticated web enabled network supported by our executive management team, sponsors and local Forum Leaders. This will give members and professional coaches access to a global network of individuals and professionals committed to assuring that significant resources are brought to bear in supporting members in meeting their goals. Specific components will include:

• Online Network
• Listing of Professional Certified Purpose Coaches
• Inspirational Stories and Samples of Individual Successes
• Forum Newsletters

Triple Personal Purpose Accountability

Triple Personal Purpose Accountability = Peer Support, Coaching Support, Mentor Support

Peer Support: 
A local and global opportunity for individuals to work with other peers in small group settings led by Certified Purpose Facilitators to develop a unique personal Purpose Life Plan.

Opportunity for Lifetime Associate Membership in the WPF

Use of our virtual website to Networking opportunities

Certified Coaching Support
Work with a Certified Purpose Coach who will guide you as you develop your personal Purpose Life Plan.

Expert trained, certified and experienced Professional Purpose Coaches

Certification for Master Group Facilitators

Local Forum Purpose professionals who can offer support and guidance

Mentor Support through a Personal Board of Directors:
Learn how to develop your Personal Board of Directors who will offer guidance and support as your plan unfolds with purpose thought leaders and peers around the world.

Research shows that individuals who learn how to establish trusting relationships with Mentors are more likely to feel personally inspired and have more confidence in fulfilling their life’s purpose.

Local and global mentors from industry, healthcare, publishing, education, the arts, etc. are available to meet with and guide individuals

Learn from successful mentors how they found and realized their individual purpose

Triple Network Accountability

Triple Network Accountability = Global Local Forums, Annual Summits, Website Community

Global Local Purpose Forums: Located in communities around the world

A local opportunity for individuals to work with a skilled team of purpose facilitators to develop a unique Purpose Life Plan to guide them.

• Peer Group Support
• Speakers with a Unique Message
• Certified Master Facilitators to facilitate the Forum Group Interaction
• Certified Purpose Coaches
• Local Mentors
• Development of a Personal Board of Directors

Annual World Purpose Forum Summit

A unique opportunity for individuals seeking a personal Purpose Life Plan or who have attended a local Purpose Forum to attend the internationally attended World Purpose Forum Summit.

• Internationally Recognized Speakers
• Peers from Around the Globe
• Certification for Master Group Facilitators
• Certification for Purpose Coaches
• International Mentors
• Annual World Purpose Forum Awards

Virtual Website Connectivity to a World Purpose Community

Our website introduces the value of a virtual opportunity to join with other Local Purpose Forums and individuals around the world.

• News of purpose work taking place in Local Purpose Forums
• News of the Annual World Purpose Summits
• Membership opportunities for online coursework
• Connections for Purpose Coaches to other Purpose Professionals
• Connections to Mentors interested in assisting individuals advance their personal Purpose Life Plan

Mentoring

We are developing an international network of Mentors who will provide a structured professional mentor relationship to our members assisting them in developing specific skills and knowledge that will enhance their professional and personal growth through their Purpose Life Plan. We will provide a Certification process for our Mentors. (See Certification section)

 Our Mentor’s Responsibilities:

• To facilitate our member’s growth by sharing knowledge of access to resources and networks that will synergistic with our member’s Purpose Life Plan
• To provide support and encouragement to member in working through a particular challenge
• Will assist in challenging the member to move beyond his or her comfort zone
• To create a safe learning environment for the consideration of measured risk taking

 The Benefits of Mentoring

 For the Mentor:

• Gains satisfaction in sharing expertise with members
• Enhances their skills in coaching, counseling, listening and modeling how to engage in implementing a Purpose Life Plan
• Re-energizes the Mentor’s career or post-career
• Increases generational and gender awareness instrumental in creating generativity across the life cycle

For the Member: 

• Learns specific skills and knowledge that are relevant to personal goals in succeeding in the development of their Purpose Life Plan
• Develops new perspectives on how to achieve their sense of purpose
• Develops a sharper focus on what is needed to grow professionally or personally
• Gains the capacity to translate intergenerational values and strategies into productive actions
• Gets assistance with clarifying ideas
• Receives critical feedback in key areas, such as communications, interpersonal relationships, technical abilities, change management and leadership skills
• Increases career networks and receives greater exposure in the world
• Has a friendly ear with whom to share frustrations as well as successes

Coaching

At request, we align individuals with Professional Purpose Coaches who have been certified by the World Purpose Forum. Our coaches meet our rigorous standards and have been trained to assist individuals in discovering, designing and completing a personal Purpose Life Plan. Our Coaches remain available to provide coaching in our Forums and to continue with individuals for as long as is needed to assure that the individual is confident in actualizing their plan. We provide a Certification process for our Coaches. (See Certification section)

Advantages of the  World Purpose Forum for Individuals:

• The World Purpose Forum is the first organization in the world to assure that individuals seeking to understand, articulate and achieve their purpose are aligned with Coaches who are similarly committed to and aligned withpurpose.
• Each individual will be working with a Coach who has been certified by the World Purpose Forum.
• This coach certification assures the individual that World Purpose Forum Coaches are part of a global network of professionals who understand the value of being aligned with coaches who are similarly certified.
• The WPF Certification of Coaches process provides a methodology that allows for flexibility in responding to individuals with different demographic experiences but also focuses on creating an experience that drives the individual forward to the creation and implementation of an actionable plan to truly actualize their purpose with connection and meaning.

Advantages of the World Purpose Forum for Coaches:

• The World Purpose Forum is the first organization in the world to assure that coaches who wish to work with individuals seeking to understand, articulate and achieve their purpose are aligned with other coaches who are similarly committed to and aligned with purpose.
• Each coach will join a global network of other coaches who have been certified by the World Purpose Forum.
• This certification assures coaches that their participation in the World Purpose Forum global network of professionals provides referral relationships and the gold standard of professional work in purpose.

The Annual World Purpose Forum Summit

The Mission

The Annual World Purpose Forum Summit creates dialogue and provides certification for those who are interested in bringing purpose and meaning to the world. The Summit meeting is comprised of Forum teams. At the completion of the meeting professional purpose coaches will leave with WPF certification and members will leave with a clear purpose and a plan design.

World Purpose Summits are held in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia.

Participants

The first World Purpose Forum will be offered primarily to invited participants. The targeted participants include:

• Approximately 200 coaches who wish to be included in the World Purpose Forum network (website) and to be authorized as World Purpose Forum Certified Coaches
• 100 certified mentors
• 100 certified facilitators
• 200 individuals joining as Associate Members

Participants will join forum teams comprised of 12-14 participants in pursuit of advancing their personal development, i.e., to define their purpose and build a plan. These  teams will be designed around specific, targeted audiences that might include:

• Women returning to the workplace
• Individuals seeking to re-define their career purpose goals
• Men and women leaving the formal workplace to pursue other interests
• Young people who wish to map their future around a purpose and a plan
• Certification of coaches, mentors and facilitators
• Master Certification of Forum Leaders and Master Facilitators

Design of the Summit

The program is three days comprised of nine keynote speakers and 18 hours of forum learning time. Each day a speaker will come from the following categories:

• Recognized Purpose Thought Leader
• Purpose Success Story
• Motivational Purpose Message

Networking time is provided throughout the program so that maximum interaction happens between all participants.Participants automatically become Associate Members of the World Purpose Forum Community with ongoing rights and privileges including information, access to other members, shared tools and methods, as well as providing help to those seeking purpose. Members will be encouraged to agree to mutual accountability to share in helping people discover purpose, find meaning, and work on their purpose life plans.

Every participant of the annual meeting beforehand completes a personalized survey which helps direct their invitation to join a forum comprised of members who have similar objectives. 

Forum Meetings:

Each Forum is led by a master-certified team leader. Each Forum becomes a permanent learning and resource group available and committed to each member’s success in work and in life. Great care is extended to ensure that a participant is placed on a team that will provide them maximum benefit going forward, offering life-long networking connection to individuals committed to supporting each member’s drive to fulfilling their life’s purpose.

Each Forum follows a similar learning paradigm. The Forum leaders are certified on how to create a spirit and enthusiasm around staying together as a team after the program. Day One is focused on building significant steps towards building team chemistry. Day Two has a major focus on transferring the methodology that instills confidence that participants will be enabled to develop their purpose life plan and for coaches to be empowered to coach or mentor others. Day Three results in the finalization steps for members and provides the final step for certifying coaches, facilitators and mentors to the standards of the World Purpose Forum.

Optional Day Four Day Four is reserved for Step 2 – Master Certification for those who will pursue Forum Leadership or become Master Facilitators for Coaching, Facilitating, and Mentoring in Forums.

• Our Value Proposition for Professional Coaches
  •  The Invitation: Become a founder member of the World Purpose Forum where you can advance your personal brand, receive valuable training, and become recognized as a certified World Purpose Forum expert. It includes representation on the World Purpose Forum network website.
• Benefits and Features for Coaches, Mentors and Facilitators:
  • Certification as a coach, mentor, facilitator (4th day to become a Master Coach/Facilitator)
  • Associate Membership—upon completion of certification become a Full Member
  • Full membership includes listing on the World Purpose Forum Network website
  • Networking with thought leaders and a private reception and the opportunity to have interaction with the Who’s Who of coaches, facilitators, mentors
  • Leave with a personal Purpose Life Plan (PLP)
  • A set of tools to use in you coaching practice
  • Be on the front end of the Purpose Revolution (in many respects this places you as a Founder in the Purpose Revolution)
  • Have the latest access to Best Practice information in coaching for purpose
  • Leave with inspiration and commitment
  • Be in a forum that may very well continue to meet and work for years to come providing networking support
  • A new Marketing engine for your practice
• Benefits and Features for Participants who are coming to the forum to experience an awakening in their lives and to leave with:
  • A personal Purpose Life Plan (PLP)
  • Associate Membership in the WPF
  • Networking with the thought leaders in the field of purpose
  • Meeting potential coaches
  • Receiving expert coaching
  • Having a Forum team that provides the opportunity for triple accountability
  • Promises and commitments to self
  • A peer coach
  • Follow up commitment to rejoin the team for life long connection and learning
  • Opportunity of a lifetime—leave inspired and motivated to drive your plan

Pricing:

 Call our Sponsorship Specialist

Jennifer Stefano 

Phone: 702-243-9354

Email: Jennifer.Stefano@worldpurposeforum.com

Sponsorship Opportunities

We invite you to become a sponsor of the Inaugural World Purpose Forum in Orlando, Florida April 11-13, 2016. Aligning your brand as a sponsor to the World Purpose Forum delivers the following benefits:

1. Brand Awareness
2. Product Differentiation
3. Advance the power of purpose aligned to your brand
4. Leverage the value of the World Purpose Forum partnership
5. Drive change within the world
6. Become a patron and support a non-profit venture – Boy & Girls Clubs of America or Wounded Warriors Veterans Programs
7. Rich touch points with thought leaders, business leaders, coaches, mentors, and participants
8. Mutually beneficial, multidimensional interactions
9. Be a consistently most visible brand around the power of purpose

World Purpose Forum Partners are invaluable to continued innovation, program development, and strategic positioning.

The World Purpose Forum forges an individual alliance with each Partner, creating powerful advantages of exceptional visibility and dynamic exchanges of information that will continue to distinguish and align your brand with the power of purpose globally. 

Join The World Purpose Forum movement today….and ensure your brand’s strategic position.

Contact Jennifer Stefano, Director of Marketing, today to find out your brand can be recognized as Founding Members of the World Purpose Forum Summit

Sponsors
20 Sponsors: Gold, Silver, and Bronze

Call our Director of Marketing

Jennifer Stefano 

Phone: 702-243-9354

Email: Jennifer.Stefano@worldpurposeforum.com

Who Should Attend

 The World Purpose Summit
April 11-13, 2016
The Hilton Disney Village
Orlando, Florida

The World Purpose Forum Summit in Orlando, Florida April 11-13 2016 is a three day long immersion experience bringing together thought leaders, experts, authors, mentors, coaches and participants who are committed to bringing purpose and meaning to their own lives and the world. Individual participants will create an executable Purpose Plan where triple accountability and ongoing dialogue within a world community of forums assists each member in not only defining, but realizing their purpose. 

The Summit will include:

• Internationally Recognized Facilitators
• Certification for Purpose Coaches
• International Mentors
• Peers from Around the Globe
• Annual World Purpose Forum Awards

The World Purpose Forum (WPF) will attract to the Annual World Purpose Summit a diverse array of participants and speakers from the private and public sectors. These individuals represent a range of industries and experiences – from international coaches to up and coming entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, and business executives. More than 600 participants are expected at the Annual World Purpose Summit. It promises to be one of the most inspiring world events of the year.

Who Should Attend:

• Professional coaches, facilitators, counselors and mentors seeking World Purpose Forum Certification. 
• Individuals who are seeing transitions in their lives and want to be inspired and engaged as they reimagine their work and life.

Our Promise: At the summit you will find new meaning with a renewed life plan to live and work richer, happier, and healthier because you will leave with a forum network to support and guide you.

Ten things you will learn:

• To use a toolkit that will enhance your life
• The Power of Purpose
• New improved methods for coaching and mentoring
• How to reimagine your life and work
• The value of a forum in your life
• Mindfulness techniques to hone and learn
• Ways to help others
• How to stay on a course to your true north
• The magic of purpose and meaning and leave with a doable purpose life plan

Eight Reasons You Want to Attend

1. Participate with top thought leaders and life coaches in the world
2. Advance your skills, knowledge, and abilities
3. Become certified as a World Purpose Forum coach, facilitator and/or mentor and be listed on our website
4. Become a full member of the World Purpose Forum with extended benefits
5. Learn how to grow your brand and business
6. Leave with a renewed life plan
7. Join a forum of committed people who have similar hopes and dreams
8. Build your global network

Who You Will Meet

• 600 participants from around the world who are coming to reimagine their work and life and who want to join forums for ongoing support and new knowledge about how people achieve their purpose

Plus

• Richard Leider
• Phil Harkins
• Nando Parrado
• Bill Strickland
• Amber Chand
• Marshall Goldsmith
• Francoise Adan
• Emilio Pardo
• Bill George
• Noel Tichy
• Rob Simpson
• Ron Nelson
• Clarice Turner
• Rafiah Salem
• Top coaches, facilitators, and mentors who are committed to World Purpose Forum Network

Membership Opportunities:

Membership in the World Purpose Forum is open to individuals, professional coaches, mentors, sponsors and patrons. There are different levels of membership.

1. Associate Members – Level One

1. For Individuals: Access to our Online materials, newsletter, and list of certified Professional Purpose Coaches.
2. For Coaches: Access to our Online materials, newsletter, Forums and matching with individuals seeking purpose coaching in your area. Coaches must be certified by the WPF in order to receive referrals.
3. For Mentors: Access to our Online materials, newsletter, Forums and matching with individuals seeking purpose mentoring in your area.
4. For Sponsors & Patrons: Access to our Online materials, newsletter, Forums and matching with individuals seeking purpose mentoring in your area.

2. Full Members – Level Two

1. For Individuals: Full members must go through the three day workshop. They will have the benefit of ongoing connections to full members worldwide through a network of local Forums within the within the world-wide network.
2. For Coaches: Full members must go through the three day workshop and receive certification. They will have the benefit of ongoing connections to other coach full members worldwide through a network of local Forums within the within the world-wide network.
3. For Mentors: Full members must go through the three day workshop and receive certification. They will have the benefit of ongoing connections to other mentor full members worldwide through a network of local Forums within the within the world-wide network.
4. For Sponsors & Patrons: Full members will receive special consideration for lead sponsorships to World Forum Summits

 3. Professional Members – Level Three

1. For Coaches & Mentors: This level is open for professional coaches who wish to become Certified Forum Facilitators working in local Forums and at the Annual World Purpose Summits. 

4. Master Members – Level Four

1. Zone Leaders:  This level is open for individuals who wish to partner with the WPF through ownership of local Forums. Zone Leaders become certified master facilitators for both coaching and facilitated workshops.

Online Network

The online Member Log-in will take you to a rich set of World Purpose Forum offerings including:

• Access to Local Forum activities in your area
• Access to Professional Certified Purpose Coaches & Mentors
• Online Newsletter
• Information about World Purpose Summits in your area 
• Access to members who wish to connect with other members to share expertise and offer assistance

World Purpose Community

We are creating a world purpose community through the integration of local Forums, global Summits and a Foundation that are linked by a sophisticated web enabled network supported by our executive management team and local Forum Leaders.

This will give members and professional coaches access to a global network of individuals and professionals committed to assuring that significant resources are brought to bear in supporting members in meeting their goals.

A network of Mentors interested in supporting members in the achievement of their purpose is being created supported by a philanthropic foundation committed to assuring that individuals across the world will have access to the full services of the World Purpose Forum.

Professional Certified Purpose Coaches

Advantages of the World Purpose Forum for Coaches:

Certification as a World Purpose Forum Coach assures coaches that their participation in the World Purpose Forum global network of professionals provides referral relationships and the gold standard of professional work in purpose.

We trust that the international network of Purpose Coaches that we are aggregating will bring a sense of excitement and enthusiasm to you and your practice. The work of Coaching requires that you have a network of other professionals devoted to this work to serve as support beacons and avenues for renewal and innovation.

The World Purpose Forum is the first organization in the world to assure that coaches who wish to work with individuals seeking to understand, articulate and achieve their purpose are aligned with other coaches who are similarly committed to and aligned with purpose.

Each coach will join a global network of other coaches who have been certified by the World Purpose Forum.

Inspirational Stories and Samples of Individual Successes

To listen and absorb the story of a person who commits to finding and living their purpose is one of life’s greatest gifts. These stories inspire us, create confidence inside us, move us to tears and tell us that each of us must find our purpose in order to truly live a happy and fulfilling life. When we do, we inspire our children, our friends, our co-workers to take a step forward and find the courage to live a life of purpose. 

In every corner of our world, we will find these stories and support the individuals who are succeeding and will bring forward in our Newsletter these stories.

Forum Newsletters

A regularly published Purpose Newsletter will provide information for each of the constituents of the World Purpose Forum:

*Professional Coaches: Certification Updates & Best Practices

*Mentors: Mentor relationships that expand member potential

*Forum Dates: Updates on new Forum sites

*Summit News: Updates on annual Summits & Speakers

* Members: Inspirational Stories

World Purpose Foundations

We are the founders of separate free standing non-profit philanthropic organizations, the World Purpose Foundations, which are committed to raising charitable funds to assure that individuals who might not otherwise be able to benefit from the WPF programs are able to attend.

These Foundations will also be founded on each continent to assure world-wide participation in the local World Purpose Forums.

Initial support in the United States World Purpose Foundation will be for Armed Service Veterans and participants and leaders of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. 

Headquarters World Purpose Foundations:

United States: Boca Raton, Florida

Europe: In Process

Africa: In Process

South America: In Process

Asia: In Process

Be A Patron

United States – The World Purpose Foundation:

The goal of our non-profit World Purpose Foundation is to bring our focus on purpose planning and meaning to adolescents and veterans.

Sponsor Organizations

Please Contact:

Jennifer Stefano 

Phone: 702-243-9354

Email: Jennifer.Stefano@worldpurposeforum.com

Board of Advisors

United States Board of Advisors Chairman:

Ron Nelson: Mr. Ron Nelson has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc. since August 2006, and has been its President and Chief Operating Officer since June 2010. Mr. Nelson served as the Chief Financial Officer of Avis Budget Group Inc. and as Chief Financial Officer of Cendant Corporation, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cendant Corporation’s Vehicle Rental business. He co-founded DW Studios L.L.C. (Formerly, DreamWorks L.L.C.) and served as its Chief Operating Officer from November 1994 to January 1, 2003. Mr. Nelson served as Principal Operating Executive of DreamWorks for nine years. Mr. Nelson served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Paramount Communications, Inc. from January 1990 to March 1994. He has been an Independent Director of Zipcar, Inc. since March 14, 2013. Mr. Nelson holds a B.S. Degree from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. Degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Leadership Team

United States Director:

Ariane Krumholz is a seasoned healthcare executive who has been involved in global philanthropy in Asia and the United States. She is the co-founder of the Bhutan Nuns Foundation NGO and past Chair of the Advisory Committee. As an immigrant from Switzerland as a child with parents who were refugees from Europe, she has a clear sense of her purpose to bring support and resources to people who have been either in war torn areas of the world or who suffer from inadequate access to life sustaining or life changing support. In the 1980s, she directed a federally funded rural Massachusetts community health center, and later worked in planning and contracting for the Baystate Health System, one of the top 100 teaching hospital systems in the US. She has also worked as a senior consultant on state and national behavioral health projects with Abt Associates, an international Cambridge-based consulting company. These included project direction for the recent Massachusetts Department of Mental Health public mental health reform initiative in child and adult policy and programs; later she consulted as part of Abt teams managing several evaluative studies/surveys for children’s residential treatment programs across the nation, and for adult substance abuse treatment city-wide in Washington D.C. Ariane is a member of the Massachusetts Public Health Association. She recently stepped down after 5 years as Chair of the Health Care Administration Masters problem at Marlboro College Graduate School of professional Studies. Ariane currently serves as state-wide Chair of the Quality & Outcomes Committee of the Massachusetts Association for Behavioral Health (ABH), and as a member of the advisory committees for New England Public Radio, Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA, and is on the board of Mother-Woman, an organization promoting the resilience of mothers. She is Director of Quality Improvement at Clinical & Support Options, a lead child and family mental health agency in Western Massachusetts. Ariane earned her bachelor’s from Middlebury College and her Master of Science in Public Health from UMASS-Amherst. As part of her graduate studies, she interned in national health planning at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mission of the Foundations

The Mission of the World Purpose Foundations is to assure that any individual regardless of available resources is able to apply to a Local Purpose Forum, attend a Summit and access the online Purpose Forum Community and benefit from the programs offered.

Focus of Donations

The World Purpose Foundations are committed to raising charitable funds to assure that individuals who might not otherwise be able to benefit from the WPF programs are able to attend.

Each World Purpose Foundation on each continent will address its discrete focus depending upon the needs of the local populations served by their local Forums.

Initial support in the United States World Purpose Foundation will be for Armed Service Veterans and participants and leaders of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The Board of Advisors for the World Purpose Foundation will include Ron Nelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avis Budget Group taking a lead role.

Professional Coaches                  

Our Professional Coaching Certification Process:

At request, we align individuals with Professional Purpose Coaches who have been certified by the World Purpose Forum. Our coaches meet our rigorous standards and have been trained to assist individuals in discovering, designing and completing a Personal Purpose Plan. Our Coaches remain available to provide coaching in our Forums and to continue with individuals for as long as is needed to assure that the individual is confident in actualizing their plan

Eligibility: 

We reserve the right to determine an individual’s eligibility for certification as a World Purpose Forum Coach under the following categories:

1. We accept applications by individuals who have a practice providing coaching

2. We accept applications by individuals who have a coaching certification by other organizations, for example, the International Coaching Federation (including ACC, MCC, and PCC certification), Association for Coaching, Board Certified Coach (BCC) though the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE)

3. We accept applications from professionals in the fields of social work, psychology, nursing, medicine, pastoral counselling  and education wishing to be certified by the World Purpose Forum as Purpose Coaches. These professions have requirements for professional certification spanning the fields of psychology, human behavior, human motivation and leadership which are important  to the understanding of the human drive to seek purpose.

Certification by the World Purpose Forum is, therefore, enabled by a curriculum that builds upon existing professional skills and/or prior certifications and licensure.

General Benefits of Certification:

• Membership in the World Purpose Forum referral network.
• Priority registration for World Purpose Forum events and trainings around the world.
• Access to World Purpose Forum branding and other materials to promote one’s practice
• Continuing education credits

The 5-Step Certification Process

1. Confirm Your Eligibility 
2. Apply for Certification
3. Successfully Complete Certification Process
4. Maintain your Certified World Purpose Forum Membership in the Referral Network
5. Complete Annual Certification Updates

Specific Categories of Certification:

Founding Master Coach and Facilitator

 Specific Benefits of Certification

• Business Partner opportunity
• Listed on the website as Founding Member Master Coach and Facilitator
• Certified to train coaches and facilitators using the World Purpose Forum methodology and tools
• Certified to run World Purpose Retreats
• Certified to coach using the World Purpose Forum methodology and tools
• Receive referrals

 Requirements

• Substantial credentials, reputation, and experience as both a coach and a facilitator

• Attend and master train on the World Purpose Forum programs, tools, and methods
• In some cases, observe and/or be observed training/coaching
• Attendance at the World Purpose Summit in Orlando, FL in 2016

 Founding Coach and Facilitator

 Specific Benefits of Certification

• Listed on the website as Founding Member Coach and Facilitator
• Certified to train coaches and facilitators using the World Purpose Forum methodology and tools
• Certified to run World Purpose Retreats
• Certified to coach using the World Purpose Forum methodology and tools
• Receive referrals

 Requirements

• Experienced coach and facilitator with other accreditations

• In some cases, observe and/or be observed training/coaching
• Attendance at the World Purpose Summit in Orlando, FL in 2016

 Coach/Facilitator

 Specific Benefits of Certification

• Certified to run World Purpose Retreats
• Certified to coach using the World Purpose Forum methodology and tools
• Receive referrals

 Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as both a coach and a facilitator

• In some cases, observe and/or be observed training/coaching
• Attendance at the World Purpose Summit in Orlando, FL in 2016

 Facilitator

 Specific Benefits of Certification

• Certified to run World Purpose Retreats

 Requirements

• Experienced facilitator
• In some cases, observe and/or be observed training
• Attendance at the World Purpose Summit in Orlando, FL in 2016

 Coach

 Specific Benefits of Certification

• Certified to coach using the World Purpose Forum methodology and tools
• Receive referrals

 Requirements

• Experienced coach
• Attendance at the World Purpose Summit in Orlando, FL in 2016

* Please fill out this form for full access to the certification process and eligibility criteria.

Master Coach

Please contact us if you wish to receive more information about becoming a Master Coach. Master Coaches will be offered the opportunity to become Facilitators of Forums and Certification Instructors of coaches seeking certification as Purpose Coaches.

This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in the structure and growth of the World Purpose Forum.

Facilitator

Please contact us if you wish to receive more information about becoming a Facilitator.  Facilitators will be offered the opportunity to become Facilitators of Forums and perhaps receive certification as Master Coaches.

Facilitators will assist us in developing the international workforce devoted to our mission.

Master Facilitator

Please contact us if you wish to receive more information about becoming a Master Facilitator. Master Facilitators may be interested in participating in the ownership structure of a Local World Purpose Forum.

Mentors

We are developing an international network of Mentors who will provide a structured professional mentor relationship to our members assisting them in developing specific skills and knowledge that will enhance their professional and personal growth through their  Purpose Life Plan.

Mentors will come from many walks of life, countries and professions.

We will provide a Certification process for our Mentors.Please contact us if you wish to receive more information about becoming a Mentor. We look forward to discussing how we may mutually work together to make a difference in the lives of our members.