What happens when 50 leaders intentionally practice the Flip the Box® Method for 50 days?
50 Leaders. 5 Cities. 50 Days.
One Human-Centered Leadership Experiment.
the FLIP 50
Across five U.S. cities, Shari Leid will bring together ten thoughtfully selected leaders at a time. Each cohort
begins around one intimate table with a private dinner and a foundational experience in the Flip the Box®
Method. Then the real experiment begins.
For the next 50 days, each Founding Leader intentionally applies the Method to a real relationship, team
dynamic, leadership behavior, or area of influence and pays attention to what changes.
The dinners start the conversation. The 50 days put the Method into practice.
The Flip 50 takes the central idea behind Flip the Box® off the page and puts it into practice.
The 50 leaders create the stories. What we learn becomes the next chapter.
WHAT IS THE FLIP 50?
The most interesting tables aren't filled with ten people who lead the same way, work in the same industry, or carry the same title.
WHO BELONGS AT THE TABLE?
A Flip 50 table might include a CEO, entrepreneur, physician, educator, nonprofit leader, executive, creative, community builder, or someone whose influence doesn't fit neatly on a business card.
What matters isn't the size of the organization you lead. It's that you influence people—and you're curious enough to examine how you do it.
Different experiences. Different perspectives. Different kinds of influence. One table. That's intentional.
Control can create compliance. Connection creates collaboration.
THE FLIP THE BOX METHOD
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Don’t choose control. IGNITE the soul.
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Don’t listen to reply. LISTEN to identify.
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Don’t focus on you. FOCUS on who.
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Don’t play small. PLAY ball.
This happens once.
wHY JOIN US AT THE TABLE?
The first 50 leaders won't simply participate in The Flip 50. They will help shape what it becomes.
As a Founding Leader, you'll join nine people you might never otherwise meet, examine something real about the way you lead, and spend 50 days putting the Flip the Box® Method into practice where it matters in your life and work.
You'll contribute to what we learn from the inaugural experiment—and become part of the original group that started it.
Only 50 people will ever be able to say they were one of the Founding 50.
Control can create compliance. Connection creates collaboration.
The 50 Day Experiment
- What happens when a leader changes the way they focus?
- What changes when people feel more seen, heard and trusted?
- Can greater human connection change the way people engage, contribute, collaborate and perform
WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DISCOVER?
Or 2 payments of $700)
$1,111
Founding Leader Investment
- Intimate, thoughtfully curated private dinner with their leader cohort
- Foundational Flip the Box® Method experience with Shari
- Participation in the 50-Day Leadership Experiment
- Day 25 virtual check-in / Day 50 culmination & reflection
- Opportunity to earn the Flip the Box® Founding Practitioner credential
- Professional dinner photography/content
- Permanent recognition as one of the original Founding 50
- Connection to the national Founding Leader community
- Annual virtual Founding 50 reunion
- Access to the final Flip 50 findings/field report
- Consideration for selected stories in Shari’s podcast, newsletter, media, speaking case studies, and future book-related content (participation does not guarantee editorial or media inclusion.)
Participants do not have to live or work in one of these cities/states. Leaders from across the U.S. and internationally are welcome to request a place.
the five cities
6:30 PM • Virtu Room
Bellevue, WA— Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi
25
FEB
6:30 PM • Miru
Chicago, IL — St. Regis Chicago
08
APR
7:00 PM • The Velvet Room
New York City, NY — Ludlow House (Private Club)
06
MAY
6:30 PM • Private Dining
Nashville, TN — 5th & Taylor
09
SEPT
6:30 PM • The Wine Room
Dallas, TX — (Private Club in Highland Park)
04
NOV
Know of a leader whose title doesn’t tell the whole story of their impact? Nominate them.
We will be selecting 50 leaders whose different experiences, perspectives, and spheres
of influence can make this experiment more meaningful. For the opportunity to be part of our founding FLIP 50, simply tell us a little about yourself. Every request is personally reviewed as we thoughtfully build each city cohort.
How Selection Works
NOMINATE
Shari Leid is an author, keynote speaker, former trial attorney, and creator of the Flip the Box® Method.
A unique perspective, built on experience...
Her work explores what changes when we become more intentional about the way we see, hear, and lead other people. In 2023, Shari traveled to all 50 states with one question at the heart of the journey: what can happen when we intentionally create space to connect with someone we might not otherwise know?
The Flip 50 is the next evolution of that work.
Across 50 shared meals, she experienced firsthand how quickly assumptions can change when people sit across from one another, listen, and become curious about the person behind the story they may have expected to find.
Instead of Shari traveling to meet 50 people, 50 leaders across
five cities will take the Flip the Box® Method into their own lives, workplaces, relationships, and communities for 50 days. The question moves from what can happen when we intentionally connect to what can happen when we intentionally change the way we lead.
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The Flip 50 gives select organizations an opportunity to align with a national conversation about leadership, connection, collaboration, and the future of work. Corporate partnership supports the initiative and provides visibility, thought-leadership association, and opportunities for organizational activation.
Partnership does not purchase or guarantee Founding Leader places; participant curation remains independent.
Interested in partnering with The Flip 50? View Corporate Sponsorship opportunities.
The first 50 will help us discover what can happen when human-centered leadership becomes an intentional daily practice.