Finding Your Place & Purpose: A Storytelling Experience
Five leaders. Five personal stories. One evening about the moments that shape who we become.
Join the CYP Club and Columbus Impact Academy on Wednesday, December 9 at Dawson Auditorium for a special evening of storytelling, reflection, and conversation.
As part of the Columbus Impact Academy Class of 2027 experience, we’re opening the doors to CYP Club members and Impact Academy alumni for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the Academy’s signature experiential leadership programs.
Five local leaders will each share a personal story about the choices, challenges, relationships, pivots, and defining moments that helped shape who they are today and brought greater clarity to their own sense of place and purpose.
Think part TED Talk, part fireside chat, followed by an interactive conversation with the audience.
Featured Storytellers
Brandi Braun AL-Issa
President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity MidOhio
Densil Porteous
Vice President of Volunteer Leadership, Human Rights Campaign
Julie Miller
Founder, What Should We Do Today? Columbus
Karen Hewitt
Local leader and creative
Kate Oliphint
Director, Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation
What to Expect
An evening featuring personal stories from five distinguished community leaders
Interactive audience Q&A
Catered appetizers from Red Bao Kitchen and Tupelo Honey Southern Cuisine
Snacks and refreshments
Networking with Impact Academy participants, alumni, and fellow CYP members
Free parking
When: Wednesday, December 9 from 6-8 PM
Where: Dawson, 1114 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43212
Who: CYP Club members, Impact Academy alumni, and Class of 2027 participants
Come for the stories. Leave with a few new perspectives on the people, choices, and experiences that shape where we belong and how we contribute.