What does it mean to live undimmed—to move through the world with clarity, agency, and full presence, even in settings that push us to distraction, numbing, and overextension?  Many high-performing people move through their days effective on paper but less present in practice—less connected to intuition, less available to the moment, and less potent in the rooms that matter most.

Join Cecily Mak, investor and author of Undimmed, and founder, visionary, and author Zander Rose for an intimate conversation on what it means to live and lead with greater clarity and agency. Together they’ll explore how subtle habits, pressures, and social norms can erode presence over time, and what it looks like to reverse that drift—showing up more awake, more intentional, and more impactful across work and life.

The discussion will move between their personal stories of battling their own “dimmers” (alcohol, social media, perfectionism, workaholism) and practical perspective: how can we navigate discomfort without checking out, make decisions that align with our deeper values, and operate with more focus and steadiness in environments that reward urgency and performance?

Expect an intimate, wide-ranging exchange on agency, attention, leadership, and the conditions that allow people to be their full selves.

For founders, investors, creatives, and leaders interested in being more present and more effective, not by doing more, but by dimming less.

Off the record. Conversation followed by audience Q&A.

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