Spotlight Speaker Series
Exploring Leadership
One Ticket. Four Great Speakers.
The inaugural 2025 - 2026 speaker season brings an exciting lineup of four change-making thought leaders to the greater Northern Colorado region.
- NYT bestselling author Amy Cuddy, whose TED Talk “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are” is the #2 most-watched of all time
- Leif Babin, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, NYT bestselling co-author, and leadership instructor
- Former NFL player, Rhodes Scholar, Harvard-trained neurosurgeon, and author, Dr. Myron Rolle
- Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, author of three best-selling books, and regular contributor to television and radio.
This program is designed to foster connections and inspire important and stimulating conversations about leadership growth for individuals and organizations in our community and beyond.
Ambassador “Sully” Sullenberger will no longer be able to appear at the Spotlight Speaker Series, as he has decided to retire effective immediately. Charles Duhigg will step in on March 25 with an engaging, research-backed talk on habits, performance, and communication.
All shows are from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Miller Auditorium in the Aims Community College Welcome Center.
After the talk, I spoke one-on-one with about forty people—men and women, young and old, from all walks of life. There were tears and kindnesses, hugs and handshakes. People shared their own stories of division and their longing for connection. The warmth I had felt from the stage became even more vivid up close.
-- Dr. Amy Cuddy
New Speakers Announced
2026-2027 Season | Ticket Details Announced Soon
Tim Tebow
3.30.2027
Tim Tebow is a speaker, entrepreneur, college football analyst for ESPN and SEC Network, the author of five New York Times bestsellers, and the founder of the Tim Tebow Foundation—dedicated to bringing Faith, Hope and Love to some of the most vulnerable people around the world. Tim was previously an NFL quarterback, a two-time NCAAF national champion, a Heisman Trophy winner and a College Football Hall of Fame inductee.
One Day. Three Speakers. 9.16.2026
Dan Heath is the #1 New York Times bestselling author (or co-author) of six beloved business books, including Switch, Made to Stick, and The Power of Moments. His books have been translated into 35 languages and have sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Dan hosts an award-winning podcast called What It’s Like to Be… In every episode, he interviews someone from a different profession, such as a mystery novelist, a couples therapist, or a rancher. It ranked among Apple’s Top 50 Society & Culture podcasts. Dan has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives now in Durham, North Carolina.
Dan Heath
Cassandra Worthy
Cassandra Worthy is the world’s truly disruptive thought-leader on the change that companies need to build organizational resilience and adaptability. She has created and cultivated the unique strategy of Change Enthusiasm®, which is arming individuals around the world with the means to harness the power of emotion, a resource in infinite supply, to embrace and accelerate change and transformation journeys. Cassandra’s message nurtures highly resilient and adaptable organizations beginning at the heart of the individual.
Susan Cain is the author of two #1 New York Times bestsellers, QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, and BITTERSWEET: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, which was also an Oprah Book Club selection. She has spent the last twenty years exploring a particular realm of human nature: the quiet, the sensitive, the thoughtful and the bittersweet. It has always seemed clear to her - and to her millions of readers - that this way of being can lead to a richer, deeper form of happiness. Susan’s books have been translated into 40+ languages, and her record-smashing TED talks have been viewed over 50 million times on TED and YouTube combined. Susan is the host of the bestselling Audible series, A QUIET LIFE IN SEVEN STEPS, and the QUIET LIFE online community. Her Kindred Letters newsletter is read by people in all 193 countries and all 50 American states. Join her at TheQuietLife.net!
Susan Cain
Ready To Be Inspired?
Join the Spotlight Speaker Series at the Miller Auditorium in the Aims Community College Welcome Center—an evening of big ideas, practical takeaways, and meaningful conversation about leadership and growth.
Two Spotlight events are still ahead this season—tickets are available now.
Explore the schedule to see what’s coming up next.
Looking ahead: the 2026–2027 speaker lineup is live, and ticket details will be shared soon.
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2025–2026 Season Passes
Season passes for the Spotlight Speaker Series are available now for the remaining 2025–2026 events. Your season pass includes reserved seating in the Aims Welcome Center auditorium.
2026–2027 speakers have been announced. Ticket details will be shared soon.
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