Burnout, Bottlenecks, and Blind Spots: From Pressure to Possibility

The Skyline Speaker Series is The Commerce Club’s premier thought leadership event, bringing together Atlanta’s top professionals, entrepreneurs, and business leaders for high-level discussions that drive success.

In the month of July, we will be covering Burnout, Bottlenecks, and Blind Spots: From Pressure to Possibility

Burnout, Bottlenecks, and Blind Spots: From Pressure to Possibility. Join us for an engaging evening exchange where we delve into the critical challenges of burnout organizational bottlenecks, and leadership blind spots, —and how to turn them into catalysts for growth and innovation.

In this interactive discussion, we'll explore:

• The Hidden Crisis in High Achievement: Why the most “successful” people often silently suffer from emotional disconnection and the lack of joy.
• Understanding Anhedonia: What it is, how it differs from burnout or depression, and why high achievers are particularly vulnerable.
• Success Without Satisfaction: How chasing external metrics without internal alignment leads to emotional flatlining.

Whether you're a team leader, entrepreneur, or part of a growing organization, this conversation will offer fresh insights and peer-driven strategies to navigate high-pressure environments with greater clarity, resilience, and purpose.

What to Expect:

• A facilitated group dialogue with real-world examples
• Breakout discussions to reflect and share insights
• Actionable takeaways for both personal and organizational growth

Come ready to reflect, contribute, and connect!

Meet Our Speakers: Shakirah Forde is a multi state Licensed Clinical Social Worker, speaker, and transformational coach with over 13 years of experience helping high-performing professionals realign their lives with purpose, peace, and authenticity. Known for her intuitive approach and clinical precision, she specializes in guiding CEOs, entrepreneurs, and creatives to break free from societal expectations, burnout cycles, and emotional suppression so they can live and lead with clarity.

After years in private practice and leadership roles within behavioral health, Shakirah built a high-end therapeutic service for executives seeking results beyond traditional talk therapy. Her work blends evidence-based modalities with intuitive insight, helping clients access deeper self-awareness, reconnect with joy, and experience professional breakthroughs from a place of centeredness.

Shakirah’s signature message—“Aligned work is powerful work.”—is the thread that runs through everything she teaches. Whether she’s speaking on stage, guiding clients in session, or building systems behind the scenes, her mission is to help others anchor into purpose, trust their inner compass, and build lives and businesses that reflect who they truly are—no compromises, just clarity and alignment.

Joining Shakirah Forde is Kalyn Romaine Founder & CEO of Forward Collective Group, an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and former corporate executive who has been successfully leading business transformation for over 15 years at unicorn startups, Fortune 100 companies, nonprofits, and the nation’s largest city governments. Her expertise has transformed organizations such as Amazon, The Walt Disney Company, the City of New York, and Zapier, among others. This global work has taken her to places like Chicago, Los Angeles, Ghana, Turkiyë, and South Africa. As the founder of the Forward Collective Group, she prioritizes creativity, intimacy, and efficiency to drive results that propel her clients forward.

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