WHAT STORY ARE YOU TELLING?
Join Us for Our Next Learning Conference on Mindset, Marketing, Personal Branding and Strengthening Leadership
Your Story Matters.
At Spark Lab Summit 2026, you’ll spend a half-day with three inspiring speakers who will help you uncover your purpose, reframe your personal brand, and find balance after the grind of corporate life. Expect real talk, fresh ideas, and tools you can actually use.
Next Summit Event:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026
9:00am - 12:30pm
Doors open at 8:30am for our Networking Mixer
The Nexus Theatre,
Knauss School of Business
University of San Diego:
5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, 92110
What You’ll Take Away
- Practical skills you can use right away
- Clearer purpose you can apply immediately
- Strategies to reset and recenter through change
- Meaningful connections with like minded people
- Tools to shape how you show up at work and in life
Who Is This For?
Spark Lab Summit welcomes anyone who’s thinking about what’s working, what isn’t, and what could be better. If you’re feeling curious, stuck, or ready for something different, this Summit is the place to be!
OUR SUMMIT SPEAKERS
Meet the speakers shaping the conversation.
Each speaker brings a different lens to the same question.
What story are you telling, and is it working for you?
Zil Eiler
CEO, International Speaker, Business Coach
“The Story
We Tell Others”
Zil helps professionals redefine what is possible. Through mindset and strategy, she empowers leaders to break limits and build sustainable success.
Dan Harris
Fractional CMO, Marketing Leader
“The Story We
Tell Ourselves”
Dan turns strategy into growth by clarifying complex business stories. He aligns marketing, data, and purpose to drive measurable results.
Michael Mance
CEO,
Creative Strategist
“The Story We Tell
Through Color”
Michael explores The Psychology of Color and how visual choices shape perception and behavior. Discover how color influences the story you tell well before any words are spoken.
Karl Bimshas
Leadership Strategist, Author, Speaker
“The Story Your
Leadership Tells”
Karl helps leaders bridge the gap between managing and inspiring. His honest, values driven approach builds stronger teams, clearer decisions, and better workplace stories.
What to Expect at Our Spark Lab Summit
This summit is for anyone ready for a fresh perspective. Whether you’re a business owner, a professional in transition, a creative or community leader, or simply curious about living with more intention, you’ll find tools and ideas you can use right away.
Discover
Live each day with confidence and direction that moves you forward.
Build
Turn your personal brand into a powerful tool for work and life.
Connect
Find your center, fuel your growth, and build relationships that inspire you.
Testimonials
From Uncertain to Confident Leader
“The Spark Lab workshops helped me discover my leadership style and gave me tools to lead my team effectively. Highly recommend it for anyone navigating leadership unexpectedly!” - Mike M.
Insightful Tools for Life’s Shifts
“I really appreciated the clarity that the workshop provided, as well as new ideas on how to move through change with greater ease and insight, whether the change is personal, business, or simply life happening.”
Revealing Purpose, Changing Lives
“It led me to a purpose that was so obvious when it was discovered, yet had somehow remain hidden in me... It was a truly amazing exercise and experience and I highly recommend it for anyone.” - Bobbi R.
Unexpected Growth, Tangible Results
“It took me to places I wasn’t expecting and gave me tools that will help the inevitable process of change go smoother... I would highly recommend it.”
Nexus Theatre
Knauss School of Business, University of San Diego
The Knauss Center for Business Education has been intentionally designed to bring out the very best of innovation, collaboration and values-driven leadership from our students. In these halls, we’ll educate the next wave of business leaders, foster student startups, grow small businesses and facilitate change on both a local and global scale.
SAVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
Join us for the next Spark Lab Summit on Saturday, January 31, 2026,
from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the University of San Diego’s Nexus Theatre.
Doors open at 8:30 AM for our pre-event Networking Mixer, so come early to connect and get inspired.
Group discounts are available! Email info@sparklabsummit.com to get set up.
Bring your team, your colleagues, or your friends and spark something amazing together.
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