Tuesday, June 3, 2025 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT

By: Russ Hill, Cofounder and Managing Partner, Lone Rock Leadership

Today’s learning and development professionals, corporate trainers, or talent development leaders are standing at a crossroads. The role of L&D is shifting—those who fail to evolve risk becoming irrelevant.

AI, automation, and executive demands for measurable business impact are changing the game. Being a “nice to have” won’t cut it anymore. You must move from merely delivering training to proving strategic value—or risk being sidelined.

During this event, you will learn:

• Why L&D professionals are increasingly being seen by business leaders as expendable—and how to change that perception
• The critical shift from training creator and deliverer to business impact driver
• How to deliver leadership development programs that drive measurable ROI and business results
• How to embrace AI instead of fearing it

Presenter

Russ Hill

Cofounder and Managing Partner, Lone Rock Leadership

Russ Hill is the co-founder of Lone Rock Leadership and creator of Lead In 30, a leadership development program that drives results through the competencies of clarity, alignment, and movement. He travels the world coaching Fortune 100 executives and sharing practical tools like LeaderOS, which helps leaders build high-performing cultures. Russ’s journey began with a humbling moment early in his career when he was ranked the lowest-performing leader in his company. Determined to grow, he immersed himself in leadership training at Gallup and Wharton, eventually rising to oversee national media operations.

Russ is the author of The Great Resignation, Remoteability, and Decide to Lead, and hosts The Lead In 30 Podcast. When he’s not working with leaders at companies like Amazon, Walmart, General Motors, and Lockheed Martin, he enjoys life in Arizona with his wife and four kids—often escaping to the lake or mountains for adventure and downtime