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Gant Laborde
Gant Laborde

CIO and Advocate of Education with Infinite Red

Gant Laborde is a New Orleans native, born and raised. He grew up with hurricanes (not the drink), rich New Orleans culture, and as a free tour guide for all his out-of-state friends. Over the years he’s seen his city experience corruption, flooding, heartbreak, and most importantly, revived-determination. “New Orleans doesn’t know how to quit,” Gant says, “that’s why I love it.” Gant firmly believes conflict abets passion, a fire always moves fastest uphill. As CIO for the popular company Infinite Red, Gant works remotely from his home and uses his self-managed autonomy to explore a variety of leadership arts. Besides managing the all-remote team from around the world, Gant has become a published author, adjunct professor, volunteer mentor, and a speaker at conferences worldwide. Each day, Gant refines what motivation and leadership mean as he strives to bridge the gap the theory and the concrete. He voraciously consumes self-help books and online lectures, which he incorporates into his everyday processes. Focus on personal enthusiasm and motivation to lead projects, workshops, and teams are the bedrock of success. He refines these skills as often as possible at his local Toastmasters clubs, where he serves as Division Director.

Practices/Tools/Techniques

Influence - Witchcraft and Wizardry

What can you do better today to make people care about what you have to say? I know the answer, and I don’t want to keep it to myself. A skilled leader can take anyone from the audience saunter around the room with them, making the pair of them look practiced. The trick? An excellent lead benefits all. When you increase your influence, you don’t just make your own life easier, you make those who listen to you feel at ease. Your wisdom can properly aid your team, and your message can ring loud. I’ve broken influence into some Harry Potter themed blocks. I’ll teach you things like * Charms- simple phrases that increase influence * Potions- the critical elements for a strong effect * Divination- making the right outcome foreseeable * and more. I’ll use real-world examples and results to keep our magic tethered to scientific and reproducible results. With only an hour of training on influence, you’ll find a newfound power behind your words. The magic is real.

CONNECT.TECHNovember 18-20, 2024
Cobb Galleria Centre 2 Galleria Pkwy SE Atlanta, GA

The largest multi-framework front-end conference in the USA.
A three day event diving deep with experts from across the tech ecosystem.

6 Tracks 60+ sessions 6 workshops

CONNECT.TECH is the largest multi-framework front-end conference in the USA.

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Choose your ticket

Ticket fee includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks, conference reception, tshirts, and entry into our mega raffle prizes and more!

Individual Conference Pass

Two Day Conference, November 19-20

Individual Workshop/Training and Conference Combo Pass

Three Day Workshop and Conference, November 18-20

Group (5+) Conference Pass

Two Day Conference, November 19-20

Group (5+) Workshop/Training and Conference Combo Pass

Three Day Workshop and Conference, November 18-20

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  • July 1

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