Frank Sesno

As a journalist, author, and educator, Frank Sesno has often sought to find the counter-narrative to the doomsday scenarios that abound. In his Planet Forward environmental project, the focus is on innovation – the new ideas and breakthrough technologies that represent a fundamentally positive frame. His book, Ask More: the Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change, explores how we can put inquiry to use to improve our lives through awareness, understanding, and creativity. His teaching at the George Washington University summons students to learn so that they may make positive contributions for the rest of their lives.

Frank's talk, based on his book "Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change," explores how organizations can challenge colleagues, motivate the workforce, and engage leaders through brilliant and provocative questions. He delves into the types of questions that inspire imagination, the listening skills that maximize performance, and how inquiry can catalyze risk-taking and creativity. Attendees will learn how to harness purpose and meaning in their work, build bridges in divisive times, and use a journalist’s tools—questions, curiosity, listening, and learning—to become more engaged, aware, and productive.

Frank Sesno is a master at moderating panels and leadership discussions, blending expertise, curiosity, warmth, and humor to engage guests and panelists. With a career as an interviewer, anchor, talk show host, and public event moderator, he has conversed with global leaders on topics from business to international affairs. Sesno has interviewed figures like Condoleezza Rice, Jack Welch, and five American presidents, including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He has also led high-profile panels and interviewed Fortune 500 CEOs like Bill Gates. Attendees will learn how to create engaging, informative discussions that draw out the best in their subjects.

There are many things to worry about, and constant news and alerts can be overwhelming. How can we view the future more optimistically? Veteran journalist, educator, author, and commentator Frank Sesno addresses this in his talk, highlighting trends in culture and business that showcase human progress and ingenuity. From the environment to food, technology to health care, Frank reveals important achievements often overshadowed by daily news. With humor and a conversational style, he engages the audience on a journey to a future full of potential and promise. Attendees will learn to see a hopeful and exciting future.

Frank Sesno discusses asking the right questions, reflective time, and storytelling's power in climate awareness. Tailored talks draw from his book "You've Got 8 Seconds," offering effective communication guidance.