Focus

Hemispheric Leadership Exchange (HLE) is a boutique research and education initiative founded to connect leadership science with real-world organizational practices across financial professional sectors. Drawing on contemporary research in sensemaking, team dynamics, and behavioral leadership, HLE convenes executives, educators, and industry experts to exchange approaches that move organizations.

Sharing Models

Cognitive Shifts in Leadership

Glue Employees and Informal Power of Followership

Leading Up in Modern Organizations

Opportunity Identity Formation

The Romance of Leadership

Financial Professional Audience

Wealth management firms

Asset management organizations

Multi-office advisory teams

Higher education and faculty teams

Executive leaders navigating transitions

Approach

Evidence-Based:

Grounded in the latest leadership, behavioral, and organizational research.

Experience-Driven:

Developed and delivered by faculty and practitioners who understand contemporary organizational constraints.

Outcome-Focused:

Programs designed to elevate clarity, strengthen team dynamics, uphold accountability and improve leader effectiveness.

Founder

Mike Kurz, CEO

Mike Kurz is an educator and leadership strategist with experience in executive programs with top universities and financial institutions. He blends industry knowledge with research to help leaders and teams build their strengths.

Research

Mike Kurz, CEO

After completing his Masters of Legal Studies in Wealth Management at Texas A&M University School of Law, Mike began working towards his Educational Doctorate in Leadership and Learning in Organizations at Vanderbilt University focusing on cognitive shifts through sensemaking, team dynamics, and modern leadership challenges.

Methods

Mike Kurz, CEO

Methods

Mike explores leadership development research and frameworks tailored to financial professionals, helping advisors, executives, regional directors and teams navigate growth and relational complexity.