Create X Change

Name: Create X Change
Address: Philadelphia, PA, US
Telephone: +12157041844

Delivering game-changing authors, vetted visionaries, and in-demand cultural futurists to your front door.

A speaker curation and experience-design studio that helps organizations turn events into strategic leadership experiences through authors, thinkers, and cultural voices.

08/26/2026

Leadership isn't just about setting the vision—it’s about modeling the behavior you want others to follow.

Gina London reminds us that the most effective leaders start by looking at what they bring into the room: their energy, their actions, and the example they set for everyone around them.

Would this conversation resonate with your leadership team?

08/19/2026

📚 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 2026: 3 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 & 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

This month’s releases point to a challenge every leader is facing in some form: 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝?

These three authors approach that question from very different angles, but together they offer a powerful lens on misinformation, belief, leadership, and human connection.

📚 On the shelves this August:

𝐀 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞 — Melanie Trecek-King
A practical guide to recognizing misinformation, questioning what we see and hear, and building the critical-thinking habits needed to make better decisions in a complex information environment.

𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 — Owen Fitzpatrick
An exploration of how beliefs are formed, reinforced, and changed — and what leaders need to understand about influence, persuasion, and the stories people tell themselves.

𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 — Gina London
A practical approach to communicating with greater confidence, clarity, and presence, with an especially timely focus on the value of authentic human connection in an AI-shaped world.

What connects all three is something we’re thinking about a lot at CreateXChange:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞.

08/11/2026

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

For 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, the Committee of Seventy created an ambitious two-day gathering around a very big question: what will American democracy require from us as we enter the next 250 years?

Our job at CreateXChange was to help translate that ambition into the experience.

The right voices. Different perspectives. Speaker preparation. Arrivals and departures. Book signings. Green rooms. Moderator conversations. VIP moments. Stage timing. And all of the little things happening behind the scenes that hopefully no one in the audience ever has to think about.

Because the goal is never simply to put impressive people on a stage.

It is to create a room where the ideas, the audience and the experience all make sense together.

A few things we took away from two very memorable days in Philadelphia.

07/31/2026

𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐧.

In this quiet pre-event moment with Cherri Gregg, David was doing what thoughtful speakers do best: listening, testing ideas and getting a feel for the room before the microphones were turned on.

David’s work has long explored the forces that hold people together—trust, character, belonging, community and our responsibility to one another. Those ideas were especially relevant at 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵, where the conversation was not only about institutions, but about the relationships and shared commitments that make democratic life possible.

What I appreciate about David is that he does not treat big civic questions as abstract. He brings them back to how people live, connect and choose to show up for one another.

This was the conversation before the conversation—and a reminder that the most meaningful moments onstage often begin well before anyone sees them.

Brooks Gregg of Seventy

07/29/2026

Jon Meacham can hold a room with history—but he also knows exactly when the room needs to laugh.

In this moment, a simple encounter becomes a perfectly timed story, complete with self-deprecating humor, an “existentially speaking” detour and a very Tennessee punchline.

That is part of what makes Jon such a compelling speaker. He is deeply informed without feeling distant, intellectually rigorous without becoming inaccessible, and funny without ever trying too hard.

For a summit centered on the future of democracy, that balance mattered. The subject was serious. The conversation was consequential. But Jon understood that people stay open to difficult ideas when there is also warmth, humanity and a little room to breathe.

And anyone who can use “existentially” as an adverb and land the joke has my attention.

Meacham of Seventy Constitution Center

07/27/2026

𝐑𝐨𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠, 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭.

At 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵, her conversation with Cherri Gregg moved beyond democracy as a system and into the harder questions of how it is actually experienced.

Who is heard?
Who is protected?
Who feels represented?
And who is still being asked to wait?

Roxane brought the kind of clarity that does not make a complicated subject simpler than it is. Instead, she made the stakes more human.

With Cherri guiding the conversation so thoughtfully, the discussion created space for honesty, nuance and a deeper examination of what a stronger, more inclusive democracy really requires.

That was exactly why Roxane’s voice belonged in this room.

And yes, after a conversation that serious, I still remembered to get the photo.

Gay Gregg of Seventy

07/23/2026

Two days. Three extraordinary voices. One essential conversation about the future of democracy.

From Jon Meacham at the National Constitution Center to Roxane Gay and David Brooks in conversation with Cherri Gregg at the University of Pennsylvania, The Promise of Democracy brought history, culture, leadership, and civic responsibility into the same room.

Philadelphia · July 15–16, 2026

07/21/2026

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Over two days in Philadelphia, the Committee of Seventy brought together historians, writers, civic leaders, educators, policymakers and citizens to consider a question that feels increasingly urgent:

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰?

Jon Meacham opened the summit at the National Constitution Center with the historical perspective that helps us understand the present more clearly. The following day, Roxane Gay and David Brooks joined Cherri Gregg at the University of Pennsylvania for a thoughtful conversation about citizenship, culture, trust and our shared civic future.

What struck me most was not simply the caliber of the speakers. It was the quality of attention in each room.

People came ready to listen, reflect and engage with ideas that do not have easy answers.

That is what the best gatherings can create: not just a program, but a space where people think differently together.

And behind every meaningful experience is a team doing the detailed, often invisible work required to make it possible.

I was proud to work alongside Lauren Cristella, Cherri Gregg, Vince Stango, Stephanie Rio, Amy Kusen, Dan Bright, Andrew McGinley, Justin Villere, Tanisha Bezue, Heather Bowlan, Violet F., Elizabeth Burdett, MPA and Rachael Garnick—and the broader teams at Committee of Seventy, National Constitution Center and University of Pennsylvania.

Thank you for the trust, care and collaboration that brought 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺: 250 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 to life.

CreateXChange

07/17/2026

Before a speaker investment is approved, leadership is usually asking:

Why this topic?
Why this person?
Why now?
What should happen after the session?

A strong recommendation answers all four. A list of impressive names does not.

Send this to the person building your next agenda.

07/16/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞.

Proud to continue serving on The Forum of Executive Women'𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 2026–2027—𝐦𝐲 6𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝, and a meaningful one, as the organization enters its 50𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.

The Forum has built an important platform for expanding the influence and impact of women leaders throughout the Philadelphia region. I'm looking forward to deepening that work—and to helping create the conversations, connections and experiences that move the mission forward.

Grateful to serve alongside Meghan Pierce, Kate (Groark) Shields, Tracey Jasey, Sarah Brand, Lauren Cristella, Jessica Sharp, Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake and this remarkable group of leaders.

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