Goldie Hawn
Academy Award-Winning Actress/Producer
Known as Hollywood's sweetheart, Goldie Hawn's Academy Award-winning roles and lasting impressions have gained her adoring audiences worldwide. A woman of many talents, Hawn is not only a gifted actor, but also a creative director, savvy producer, flourishing entrepreneur, respected CEO and loving parent. Managing to balance her life with such extensive responsibilities, she understands the importance of appreciating the simple joys of a hectic lifestyle.
Perseverant by nature, Hawn made her behind-the-scenes debut in 1980 - the beginnings of over two decades of entrepreneurial success. She has produced critically acclaimed films such as Overboard, My Blue Heaven, and Private Benjamin, and has most recently starred in movies such as The Out-of-Towners and The First Wives Club. Today, Hawn is a principal in Cosmic Entertainment, a production entity created with Kurt Russell and children Oliver Hudson and Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson.
Hawn's many accomplishments illustrate that she has a solid grasp on what it takes to be an effective leader. An advocate that our strengths come from within, and a firm believer that we are responsible for our own happiness, Hawn has dedicated herself to enlightening others and encouraging the interconnectedness of society. Drawing her wisdom from a unique lifetime of experiences, Hawn maintains that complete wellness requires a balance of mind, body, and spirit.
Believing that laughter is the best medicine and that humor is highly infectious, Hawn is creating the "Traveling Museum of Laughter." With hopes to bring smiles to faces nationwide, Hawn teaches that all are capable of healing themselves by embracing the joys in life. Hawn's contagious energy and enthusiasm have already begun to make a difference, as she continues to develop her Bright Light Foundation. Dedicated to creating a more peaceful and tolerant world by supporting research efforts and teaching programs targeting children, the Bright Light Foundation brings promise to the younger generation and its future. Concerned that children are not developing to full potential, one of Hawn's missions is to change the world "one mind at a time." Hawn's mindfulness and inquisitive nature drive her interests in humanity, and she addresses prevalent issues with a compassion that evokes audiences to respond. Recently, Hawn and fellow Hollywood celebrity, Richard Gere, have together offered $1 million to improve the living of conditions of Tibetans exiled in North India.
With endless optimism, Hawn welcomes a new stage in her life. In her book, Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud, Hawn shares her positive attitude towards life. She will not only continue to touch her own generation, but will inspire ones to come. Hawn's gracious appeal has earned her respect not only as an actress, but also as a grounded and approachable human being.
Eileen McDargh
Motivator/Work-Life Balance Expert
Since beginning her consulting and training practice in 1980, Eileen has become noted for her ability to speak the truth with clarity, wisdom, humor and compassion. Long-standing clients and repeat engagements attest to her commitment to make a difference in minds, hearts and spirits of organizations and individuals.
She draws upon practical business know-how, life's experiences and years of consulting to major national and international organizations that have ranged from global pharmaceuticals to the US Armed Forces, from health care associations to religious institutions. Executive Excellence magazine selected her as one of the top 100 thought leaders in leadership and among the top ten consultant providers of leadership development.
She authored Work for a Living & Still Be Free to Live, the first book on work/life balance—a topic that placed her as a futurist in this issue and continues to be published in revised editions. Her second book, The Resilient Spirit, is found from South Africa to California. Her newest book, Gifts from the Mountain: Simple Truths for Life's Complexities, is a featured title with award-winning publisher, Berrett Koehler.
She's been a guest on CNN as well as other television and radio programs and has created an exciting Chicago-based radio commentary, Celebrating the Human Spirit. She is a featured author in A Women's Way to Incredible Success: Real Life Lessons from 20 Prominent Business Women and a contributing author in Meditations for the Road Warrior. Her three-part video training program, Engaging the Spirit of Nurse Leadership is in constant demand within the healthcare arena.
Clients have ranged from American Airlines to Xerox, from 3M to IBM, from drill foremen in the Arctic to juvenile offenders in prison. She served as one of ten faculty members in a business television series, Reclaiming Business Excellence and has headlined with speakers like NBA Coach Pat Riley, Notre Dame's former coach Lou Holtz, Dr. Ken Blanchard, executive strategist Marshall Goldsmith, William Bridges, and boardroom poet, David Whyte.
Eileen is a certified speaking professional (CSP) and her election into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame places her among the top 3% of the 4000-member National Speakers Association. She's served two three-year terms on the Board of Directors of NSA and also currently on the national board for Take Back Your Time, an international initiative for work/life integration practices.
