# Narrative Intelligence: The New Leadership Infrastructure

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**Date:** March 16, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** Hilton Austin Downtown / Room 412  
**Format:** Core Conversation  
**Track:** Culture  
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## Speakers

- **Reed Frerichs** — CEO & Founder

In a world of constant volatility, leadership isn’t just strategy—it’s meaning-making. This Core Conversation explores Narrative Intelligence as a practical skill grounded in psychology and neuroscience, helping founders and executive leaders create clarity, trust, and direction under pressure. Narrative is often mistaken for “good communication,” but it functions more like infrastructure—the framework people use to interpret events, assign meaning to risk, and decide what to do next.

Together, we’ll anchor the discussion around pivotal turning points—the catalyst moments when something shifts internally and a new path becomes possible. Through guided conversation, participants will practice turning real scenes from their lives into clear lessons, actionable resilience tools, and stronger leadership presence. Attendees will leave with a sharper personal narrative, a more compelling way to translate complexity for teams and stakeholders, and a repeatable approach to leading with emotional depth—turning story into direction, and direction into results.

## Transcript

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