Dr. Chad Prevost serves Big Self School as a wellbeing coach. He works with high-functioning men and women navigating the middle passage of life, and creatives who feel stuck, burned out, or seeking purpose.

A certified Enneagram and LCP 360 practitioner, he is also the author of several books, and the host of the podcast, The Authentic Life.

Dr. Shelley Prevost serves Big Self School as an educational psychologist, a leadership coach, and a licensed therapist. She is a certified Enneagram practitioner, and a startup investor.

Eric Brown and Taylor Jones founded Whiteboard, an award-winning creative agency empowering visionaries to design, build, and grow a brighter future.Since starting Whiteboard in 2010, Eric and Taylor have served organizations across all facets of the internet—websites, apps, branding, automation, and advertising—helping over 400 organizations lead digital transformation, end-to-end.

Over their career, Eric and Taylor has helped steer creative initiatives for clients such as Airbus, NCR, Legacybox, Chick-fil-A, Praxis, IEX Exchange, TED Conferences, Justice Defenders, Tennessee Aquarium, Aro, Trilith Studios, Steam Logistics, Purposity, Charityvest, and more.

About this Session:

In a world rich with resources about leadership, self-help, management, and marketing, we began to wrestle with the word that defines our industry: agency. But what does agency really mean? What does it mean for us as individuals, for our work, and for our families? Can we reframe the importance of agency in our hearts and imaginations? Wrestling with these questions has been a cornerstone of our work for nearly fifteen years.“Agency” is a word often taken for granted. Practicing agency requires balancing tensions of purpose, expertise, advocacy, and ambition.

First and foremost, Phil is a family man. He has been a husband to Anna for 15 years and a father to three amazing little kiddos: Ollie [10], Emmett [7], and Marigold [2]. Kinda started over with that last one :)

Phil has been an entrepreneur since 2010. Out of pure boredom with the corporate world of Starbucks and an inability to understand risk, he launched Three Pennies, a photography and graphic design business. Since then, he’s owned Foster, a co-working space for creative solo-entrepreneurs, and Citizen Supply, a brick-and-mortar marketplace for small DTC-only brands.

He’s seen the highs as he grew his retail business, Citizen Supply, to $3.5 million in its first three years with an amazing team and hundreds of thousands of customers. He’s also experienced real lows as he went through losing it all during the pandemic and ultimately going through bankruptcy.

Now, Phil spends his time helping creative entrepreneurs and retail business owners find more confidence, satisfaction, and sustainability in their businesses.

Jonathan Shelton is a leadership coach and strategy consultant for creative entrepreneurs. His decades of creative experience in music, writing, art, design, and retreat facilitation have led him to his sweet spot as a coach: helping creative individuals and teams get inspired, stay productive, and create momentum. A self-identifying “idea collector and dot connector,” he constantly scans the horizon for new mental models and inspiration to find meaningful connections in seemingly disparate ideas. With his practical, warm, and insatiably curious approach, Jonathan is committed to guiding his clients toward their desired future and their specific definition of success.

Kody Dahl is a designer, photography, and Creative Director at Whiteboard, an award-winning creative agency based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is also the Founder and Host of CreativeMornings Chattanooga, a breakfast lecture series.