Leadership Conversations

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Thoughtful conversations that challenge assumptions, develop leaders, and create space for meaningful dialogue.

Through Thoerrisen Rizk Group, Mathis partners with organizations, teams, associations, and educational institutions to facilitate conversations that encourage new perspectives, strengthen leadership thinking, and inspire practical action.

Rather than delivering a one-size-fits-all presentation, each engagement is shaped around the audience, organizational context, and desired outcome.

Areas of Conversation

Leadership rarely comes with straightforward answers. Mathis creates space for audiences to explore questions such as:

  • How do leaders build sound judgment and influence without relying solely on authority?

  • What changes when a successful individual contributor becomes responsible for developing others?

  • How can leaders create clarity, accountability, and trust, particularly during difficult conversations or organizational change?

  • What can hospitality teach us about leadership, service, standards, and care?

  • How can organizations translate strategy into repeatable team behaviors and operating practices?

  • How should leaders use AI to strengthen rather than outsource human judgment?

A Perspective Grounded in Practice

Mathis brings leadership experience across luxury hospitality, client services, operations, organizational development, and practical AI adoption. His perspective is shaped by leading teams through demanding service environments, growth, change, and technology adoption—and by helping managers and organizations translate complex ideas into practical action.

Engagement Formats

Leadership Conversations may be delivered through:

  • Organizational and conference presentations

  • Leadership workshops and facilitated discussions

  • Panel discussions and executive roundtables

  • Guest lectures and classroom conversations

  • Podcasts and moderated interviews

  • Internal leadership-development sessions

  • Practical AI adoption and enablement sessions

Mathis is available for virtual and in-person engagements.

Begin a Conversation

Every audience and organization is different. Speaking inquiries begin with a conversation about the people in the room, the challenges they are navigating, and the outcome the engagement should create.

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