In this live-streamed episode of the Association Chat Podcast, host KiKi L’Italien sits down with Charles Vogl, Author, Keynote Speaker and Adviser of The Vogl Group, to talk about The importance of time-tested principles used by spiritual traditions for thousand years to knit together people important to us.
About Charles Vogl:
Charles Vogl is an adviser, speaker, and the author of three books, including the international bestseller The Art of Community. He worked with Google in several capacities, including as a trusted thought leader for the Google School for Leaders, which develops over 20,000 Google managers. He is also a founding member of the Google Vitality Lab which works toward innovating healing strategies. His work is used to advise and develop leadership and programs worldwide within organizations including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Amazon, and the US Army.
His first book, The Art of Community, won the Nautilus Silver Award for Business and Leadership. The work lays out seven time tested principles for growing enduring, effective, and connected communities. His book, Building Brand Communities (with Carrie Melissa Jones) won an Axiom Business Book Gold Medal. The work speaks directly to organizational leaders that seek to connect people in ways that serve both members and larger organization goals.
Charles began his lifelong study of change making while a volunteer living in a Santa Ana, CA homeless shelter. He then worked on human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and later built teams to create high social impact media as a New York documentary filmmaker. His PBS film work won several international awards, including the Amnesty International Movies that Matter Award. All the work served as crucibles in which to learn the importance of and how to bring people together around shared values and purpose.
His work draws on three thousand years of spiritual traditions to understand how individuals build loyalty, strengthen identity, and live out shared values. He holds an M.Div. from Yale, where he studied spiritual traditions, ethics, and business as a Jesse Ball duPont Foundation scholar.
The updated and expanded Art of Community 2nd Edition is now available.
Ancient Wisdom for Building Stronger Communities
How do we create belonging in a world that feels more disconnected than ever? For thousands of years, spiritual traditions have used time-tested principles to bring people together, strengthen identity, and cultivate loyalty. But how can modern associations and nonprofits apply these same lessons to deepen connections and inspire lasting engagement?
In this episode of Association Chat, host KiKi L’Italien speaks with Charles Vogl, best-selling author of The Art of Community, trusted advisor to Google’s School for Leaders, and renowned expert in leadership and community-building. Drawing from ancient wisdom and his decades of work with organizations like Airbnb, LinkedIn, and the U.S. Army, Charles reveals the seven essential principles that can help any association foster trust, purpose, and genuine connection.
From creating meaningful rituals to strengthening shared values, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership, membership engagement, and the power of belonging.
Join us on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 12:00 PM ET to discover how your organization can build stronger, more resilient communities—just as spiritual traditions have done for millennia.
When: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 12:00pm ET
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