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NY/NJ Community Hub

What issues and talent challenges are your leaders working through right now? Explore them with people leaders across NY-NJ and ELE’s wider community. Listen for patterns, question assumptions, and consider practical next moves that create business value. Over time, those conversations build judgment and trusted relationships.

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What Leaders Are Saying

Unfiltered perspective from people leaders doing the work.

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Meet Local Leaders in the NY/NJ Community

Get to know people contributing their experience and helping others think through real work.

Ali Glaser

Ali helps leaders sustain high performance without burnout by focusing on capacity, priorities, and energy — so people can lead well, stay engaged, and create stronger impact without burnout.

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Dan Kwong - Goodwill NYNJ

Dan, Head of People at Goodwill NYNJ, brings a practical, people-centered lens to leadership, talent strategy, and community building — helping organizations create stronger, more connected teams.

Explore Dan Kwong's Insights

Aaron Olson - Aon

Aaron, EVP and co-author of Strategy and Change, helps leaders turn complexity into clearer strategy, stronger decisions, and practical action — bringing a thoughtful lens to learning, leadership, and business impact.

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Help Shape the NY/NJ Conversation

What keeps coming up in your conversations with leaders? Share a signal, a difficult decision, or an opportunity worth exploring. What the community hears and questions together helps shape future meetups and working conversations.

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Upcoming NY/NJ + ELE Experiences

Join upcoming live discussions and in-person exchanges with the NYNJ executive community.

Explore what’s next in the NYNJ community. These upcoming experiences are built to spark practical conversation, peer exchange, and better thinking around real leadership, talent, and workforce challenges.

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NY/NJ Community FAQs

What to expect from the NYNJ community, who leads it, and how local connection extends into broader ELE value.

What does an ELE Metro Community Director do—and what does ELE handle?

ELE Metro Community Directors convene a small number of local live discussions and in-person exchanges for trusted peers in their market. ELE handles the broader support behind the scenes, including registrations, promotion, and amplification, so local leaders can focus on meaningful conversation rather than operational lift.

Who leads the NYNJ community—and how can I learn more about them?

The NYNJ community is led by ELE Community Directors who help bring together senior leaders for practical peer exchange around real business, talent, and workforce challenges. You can learn more about the leaders featured on this page through their ELE member profiles.

How does a local community like NY/NJ connect into the broader ELE network?

Local doesn't mean isolated. Conversations that start in NY/NJ feed into ELE's broader community — virtual exchanges, published insights, and cross-market relationships with leaders across Chicago, Philly, Wisconsin, and beyond. You get the depth of a local peer group and the reach of a national network.

What kind of conversations is the NYNJ community designed for?

The NYNJ community is designed for practical, peer-driven discussion around leadership, workforce, and talent challenges that matter now. The focus is not passive networking. It is better thinking, sharper questions, and more useful connection around real work.

How can I propose a top-of-mind business challenge for a future NYNJ meetup?

If there is a leadership, talent, or workforce challenge you think this community should tackle next, you can submit it here: https://www.ele.llc/faqs/share-top-of-mind-business-challenges. ELE uses member-submitted challenges to help shape future peer-driven meetups and live discussions around real work.

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