CHARLOTTE, N.C. - s4story -- Lead Forward™ to Participate in 2026 _preneur Conference at Johnson C. Smith University

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lead Forward™, a Charlotte-area leadership and organizational development business founded by turnaround specialist Rustie, will participate as a vendor at the 2026 _preneur Conference, hosted by Money Magnets Club, on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at Johnson C. Smith University.

Lead Forward™ works with organizations facing challenges involving leadership, retention, workplace culture, communication and performance. Its approach focuses on strengthening the people side of performance through practical leadership development, workforce stabilization, organizational strategy, workshops and training.

"Leadership problems rarely stay leadership problems," said Rustie, founder of Lead Forward™. "They show up in retention, communication, culture and ultimately performance. Lead Forward was created to help organizations identify those gaps, strengthen their people and turn what isn't working around."

Rustie brings more than 20 years of leadership and operational experience, including multi-location management and organizational turnaround work. Her documented results include leadership across 17 locations, a 38% performance improvement, a 78% employee return rate and year-over-year gross and net growth of 23.7% and 14.1%.

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Conference attendees will be able to meet Rustie at the Lead Forward™ booth, learn about the company's leadership development and organizational services, and discuss challenges affecting their own teams and workplaces.

The 2026 _preneur Conference will be held Saturday, November 21, from 9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST at the New Science Center at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte.

About Lead Forward™

Lead Forward™ helps organizations turn around the people side of performance. Through leadership development, workforce stabilization, culture and communication strategy, keynotes, workshops and training, Lead Forward™ helps organizations build stronger leaders, stronger teams and stronger organizations.

Stronger People. Stronger Organizations.™

Media Contact

Rustie
Turnaround Specialist | Leadership Strategist | Speaker | Facilitator
Lead Forward™
rustie@rustie.info
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