MAKERS Live Author to Author: Books By and For Leaders Moderated by Daisy Auger-Dominguez

In our MAKERS Live, Author to Author: Books By and For Leaders Daisy Auger-Dominguez, a cross-sector global leader, speaker, author, and advisor focused on future-readying the workforce and building high-performing teams without burning out, led us in a riveting conversation based around her book Burnt Out to Lit Up: How to Reignite the Joy of Leading People. Auger-Dominguez describes this as a “no-nonsense love letter to managers who want more than just survival—they want to lead with purpose, passion, and resilience.” It’s filled with practices to pause, reflect, and reset, this book is a roadmap to reigniting your light and ending burnout culture. Because if we want to lead well, we have to feel well!

Joining Auger-Dominguez in the conversation:

Jezz Chung is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores personal and collective change through the lens of race, gender, trauma, disability, and neurodivergence. They’ve been recognized internationally by Spain’s El País, Portugal’s Público, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Logo TV, and Made of Millions. You can listen to their podcast with Deem Journal titled Dreaming Different and read their debut collection of poetry, prose, and practices titled This Way to Change: A Gentle Guide to Personal Transformation and Collective Liberation.

Raquel Willis is an award-winning author, activist, and media strategist dedicated to Black transgender liberation. She has held groundbreaking posts, including Director of Communications for Ms. Foundation for Women, Executive Editor of Out Magazine, and National Organizer for Transgender Law Center. As co-founder of Transgender Week of Visibility and Action, Willis has worked to amplify trans voices. She currently serves as an executive producer for iHeartMedia's Outspoken, president of the executive board of the Solutions Not Punishments Collaborative, and is a member of the WNBA Social Justice Council. Her debut memoir, The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation, was released in November 2023 via St. Martin’s Press.