LEAD3R Launches 2025 Healthy Team Summit, Sponsored by The Future of Teamwork Podcast

BOSTON, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a time of rapid change, team fatigue, and fractured collaboration, LEAD3R is proud to unveil the 2025 Healthy Team Summit, a full-day "un-conference" designed to help teams thrive – not just survive.

Held October 21 at 9OFS in Boston, this immersive experience is built for companies that know the future of performance is human-centered. With the support of foundational members Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Deciphera, BlueRock Therapeutics, Terray Therapeutics, and The Future of Teamwork podcast, the Summit brings together forward-thinking teams to reignite energy, rebuild connection, and reimagine how we team in today's world.

Over the past two years, summit sponsor, The Future of Teamwork podcast, has hosted more than 100 conversations with leaders, thinkers, and innovators across industries. These candid, cross-disciplinary dialogues have surfaced the themes that underpin the Healthy Team concept: the need for trust over hierarchy, energy over efficiency, and connection over control. The podcast has become a living laboratory for exploring what helps, or hinders, teams from performing at their best, and many of its most compelling insights now shape the frameworks, content, and experiential design of the Healthy Team Summit.

"Healthy teams are the real competitive edge. A Healthy Team does better work, together," said Dane Groeneveld, CEO of LEAD3R and host of The Future of Teamwork. "This summit goes beyond inspiration. It's an activation, a shift in mindset and muscle that transforms how we work, lead, and connect."

This Is More Than an Event – It's a Movement

The Healthy Team Summit is a launchpad for building resilient, high-performing, and human teams equipped for the future of work. It's for leaders who want to do more than check boxes. It's for teams ready to go from functional to flourishing.

Attendees will leave with:

• Workouts: short, iterative, and repeatable practices to energize and align any team
• A community of practice to continue learning after the summit
• Clarity and courage to lead with trust, connection, and confidence
• Tools to solve for real-world challenges like burnout, low engagement, poor collaboration, and team drift

Keynote and Speaker Highlights

The Summit is anchored by an extraordinary lineup of leaders who embody the future of teaming:

• Admiral John Richardson (Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations, shares insights on resilience, collective leadership, and decision-making under pressure
• Maggie Jackson, award-winning journalist and author of Uncertain and Distracted, explores attention, human focus, and thriving in uncertainty
• Paul Troiano, TEDxPortland co-founder and creative entrepreneur, on the power of creative culture
• Michael Ioffe, 25-year-old CEO of Arist, on microlearning and enabling rapid team upskilling
• Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40 and culture coach, on servant leadership and building high-trust workplaces

Interactive Learning at The Teams Playground

This isn't a sit-and-listen event – it's a high-energy, hands-on, human-first experience.

Attendees will explore the Teams Playground, featuring interactive demos and connection-building experiences:

• Arist: Rapid-fire microlearning via text to upskill teams in minutes
• Aktivo Labs: Real-time energy tracking and insights into physical and mental well-being
• Mystery Trip: Surprise team-building challenges to unlock creativity and break barriers
• The LEAD3R Lounge + 36 Questions: A space for meaningful team conversations
• The Human Library: Borrow a thought leader for intimate, 1:1 dialogue and insight

"Team is a verb, not a static structure," said Dr. André Martin, organizational psychologist, Head of Product Innovation at LEAD3R. "We created the Healthy Team Summit to help people work on the team, not just in it. That's when trust deepens, confidence grows, and great work begins."

Meet Your Guides: Experienced Facilitators Who've Built Culture at the World's Best Companies

The day is designed and led by top experts in team transformation:

• Dr. André Martin, former CLO at Nike and author of Wrong Fit, Right Fit
• Dane Groeneveld, global executive and host of The Future of Teamwork podcast
• Kurt Landon, Chief Talent Officer at LEAD3R and former HR exec at Pfizer, Pinterest, and J&J

A Strategic Investment in Human Capital

Healthy teams don't just work better – they think better, innovate faster, and stay longer.

Leaders who attend will gain:

• Proven methods to reclaim lost time and reduce friction
• Mindset shifts that restore energy and unlock team potential
• Scalable practices to drive trust, clarity, and collaboration
• A peer network committed to human-centered growth

"Performance doesn't start with hustle," added Groeneveld. "It starts with health."

Pre-Summit Bonus: The Team Leader Accelerator (October 20)

Team leaders and people managers are invited to an optional day of immersive learning focused on building confident, change-ready, high-impact teams. Expect hands-on workshops, expert coaching, and real-time feedback.

Giving Back: 10% of Summit Revenue Donated to TeamUP Foundation

LEAD3R is proud to donate 10% of all event revenue to the TeamUP Foundation, supporting inclusive team development programs for underserved communities and youth. By investing in the summit, attendees also help expand access to the transformative power of healthy teams.

Join the Movement
October 21, 2025
9OFS, One Federal Street, Boston
Register now: https://web.cvent.com/event/6102c634-88a7-495b-add2-886277f7c6b7/summary

This is your moment to reset, recharge, and reignite your team's potential. Be part of the shift. Be part of the solution. Be part of the movement.

About LEAD3R

LEAD3R is an advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations build healthy, high-performing teams and high-impact leaders. We help organizations unlock the full potential of their people, teams, and culture by focusing on what truly drives performance: trust, energy, clarity, and connection. Through a unique blend of executive coaching, team effectiveness programs, interim & fractional talent, and executive search & talent intelligence, we partner with forward-thinking companies to design the conditions where healthy teams can thrive, and where bold leadership becomes the norm.

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