Keynote Address: In a Pickle: Cultivating Authenticity and Preserving Leadership for the Nonprofit Sector
Location: Room 186 | Terry Liggins
Session Overview: Join us for an inspiring keynote address at the 4th Annual South Dakota Nonprofit Network Conference, where we will explore the essential qualities of authentic leadership in the nonprofit sector through a unique and powerful metaphor: the process of pickling. Just as pickling preserves and enhances the flavors of food, leadership must preserve the core values and vision of an organization while adapting to the challenges that arise. In this address, Terry will dive into the "pickle" moments that test leaders, drawing parallels between the stages of pickling—brining, fermenting, and maturing—and the growth of effective and mature leadership. Learn how these critical steps mirror the way exceptional leaders face pressure, adapt to change, and preserve the vitality of their missions. You'll gain fresh insights on how to lead with authenticity, emotional intelligence, and outstanding performance ensuring that your organization thrives for years to come.
Terry Liggins
CEO and President, TLC Services and Hurdle Life Coach Foundation
Speaker Bio: Terry Liggins has been a practitioner of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) principles and a developer of DEIJ programs since 2005. Terry’s cross cultural-immersion experience began as a first-generation college student-athlete enrolled in a predominantly, white institution in rural Vermillion, South Dakota. He was born in North Omaha, Nebraska, raised by a single mom of six and his childhood was saturated with adversity and chaos, drugs and violence, gangs and trauma - in his home, neighborhoods and thirteen schools he attended as a youth. Terry is a graduate of the University of South Dakota, where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and minored in Leadership Studies. He also completed his Master of Arts in Public Administration with an emphasis in Non-Profit Organizations. Terry is recognized for partnering with startup nonprofits, corporations, charitable groups, and advocacy efforts that help to advance a healing-informed society that is inclusive and equitable in all its practices. Specializing in recruitment and retention strategies through a whole-person focus, he helps teams develop a trauma-informed culture that is safe for all people while inviting a community-based response to the Administration of Justice. Passionate about workforce development, entrepreneurship, mentorship-in-the-margins and effective communication as a full-time consultant and coach, Terry is proud to be the founder and Chief Executive Officer officer at TLC Services and Hurdle Life Coach Foundation.