Radical Love: The Future of Leadership

Maite Gasco Prospera

Track

Place-Based & Community Impact

Format

Fireside chat (2 speakers)

Speakers

  • NameDr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga
  • TitleExecutive Director
  • OrganizationALAS
  • NameClaudia Arroyo
  • TitleExecutive Director
  • OrganizationProspera

Description

In a society addicted to individualism, hero worship, and relentless productivity, we invite you to return to what truly transforms: love.

If the future is collaborative, then love has to lead the way. People dream and build with those they love and trust. And yet, our institutions and professional spaces continue to push out the very thing that makes real transformation possible.

At ALAS, Prospera, and the Latino Community Foundation, love isn’t just a tagline—it’s a lived strategy. It’s how we lead, how we organize, how we build ecosystems of care, and how we stay grounded in what truly matters.

In this Fireside Chat, you’ll hear from immigrant leaders who are reimagining leadership—not as control, but as connection. Not as power over, but as power with. For us, love isn’t an add-on. It’s the heart of our theory of change. It’s the greatest offering to our young people, our entrepreneurs, and our elders. It’s the reason our communities come back, again and again.

And the love we’re talking about? It’s not soft. It’s radical. It’s fierce, strategic, messy, and it’s alive. It’s how we show up. It’s what we protect. It’s what we value. It’s the foundation of our work, our impact, and our collective power.

Together, we’ll step into a Radical Love Circle—not just to talk about love, but to feel it, practice it, and honor it. We’ll reflect together:
– What do you love about yourself?
– About this work? Your community?
– How does love show up in your leadership?
– What becomes possible when we lead with love?
– If love is the answer, what are we still afraid of?

Radical Love is bold. It’s strategic. It’s necessary.

This session is a call to lead with heart, to build trust, to imagine—and practice—a future grounded not in fear or scarcity, but in deep, collective care.

We’ve built systems without love—and we see the consequences every day.

It’s time to lead differently. Let’s circle up. The future is collaborative. And at the heart of it all—is love.

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