Make Them Matter: Leadership Beyond Titles, Numbers & Profits

<p>TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ ☕</p><p><strong>Friday, October 23rd, 2026 | 3 PM EST</strong></p><p><strong>Guest: Ken Proctor</strong><br />Executive Leadership Coach • Keynote Speaker • Entrepreneur • Ten-Time Vistage Chair Excellence Award Recipient</p><p><strong>Make Them Matter: Leadership Beyond Titles, Numbers &amp; Profits</strong></p><p><strong>TAGLINE</strong><br />People don’t give their best because they’re controlled. They grow when they’re heard, trusted, empowered, and appreciated.</p><p>Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a powerful and meaningful conversation about leadership, human connection, workplace culture, and the difference between managing people and making people matter.</p><p>Our guest is <strong>Ken Proctor</strong>, executive leadership coach, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and ten-time Vistage Chair Excellence Award recipient.</p><p>With leadership experience spanning sales representative to CEO, Ken has built, scaled, and sold his own manufacturing company. For more than a decade, he has coached CEOs, business owners, and executive leadership teams across organizations generating between $5 million and $2 billion in revenue.</p><p>His signature leadership presentations, including <em>Make Them Matter: How Significance Creates an Ownership Mindset</em>, challenge organizations to rethink how they approach accountability, employee retention, engagement, and leadership development.</p><p>Ken believes that when people feel genuinely valued, they become more engaged, responsible, and invested in their work.</p><p>But his message reaches far beyond boardrooms and business strategies.</p><p>It's about listening.<br />Trust.<br />Curiosity.<br />Respect.<br />And recognizing the human being behind every position.</p><p>His favourite colour is <strong>Navy</strong>.<br />The one word he uses to describe himself is <strong>Trustworthy</strong>.</p><p>His T-E-A brings three meaningful words:</p><p><strong>TRUSTED • EMPOWERED • APPRECIATED</strong></p><p>And his personal philosophy challenges us to:</p><p><strong>Replace Judgment with Curiosity.</strong></p><p>This Teatime explores what happens when leadership moves beyond authority and begins with humanity.</p><p>What does it truly mean to make employees feel valued?<br />How can trust and appreciation transform workplace culture?<br />What happens when leaders empower people instead of simply managing them?<br />And how can organizations create environments where people feel responsible, re