presents

An evening with Mike Sweeney, to benefit the youth served by the Authentic Leadership Foundation.

Monday, december 9, 2024, @ 7 PM CST

VENUE forty|50 
4050 Belt Line Rd, Addison, TX 75001

Your Speaker

Mike Sweeney

The Authentic Leadership Foundation is proud to announce that former MLB All-Star Mike Sweeney will be the keynote speaker for our Bring Out the Greatness 2024! event, held on the evening of Monday, December 9, 2024.

Mike is a model of the authentic leader ALF is helping schools to build; and he can speak to our mission from first-hand experience. Sweeney, a five-time All-Star and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, is not only known for his outstanding accomplishments on the field but also for the authentic leadership he has demonstrated throughout his career and beyond. He currently works as a special assistant to the GM with the KC Royals where he was part of their World Series Championship team in 2015. Mike’s role is to model and coach authentic leadership for the players in their minor league farm system.

Sweeney is also a founder of San Diego Saints Baseball, which exists to “Use the Greatest Game Ever Played to Share the Greatest Story Ever Told!” The Saints’ goal is to play a positive role in developing players into young adults, who are great children, siblings, students, and baseball players! His dedication to shaping not only great athletes but also virtuous leaders reflect the core mission of the Authentic Leadership Foundation. By fostering the use of principals, building character and serving mission in young players, Sweeney embodies the practices we seek to advance in all areas of life. “We’re thrilled and fortunate to be able to have Mike join us for our fourth annual event,” adds ALF Board Chair Pierre Koshakji. “He’s an outstanding example of the kind of leadership qualities we aim to form and nurture in young people across the country.”

Through his career and charitable work, including the Mike and Shara Sweeney Family Foundation, Sweeney’s leadership has always transcended the baseball diamond. He consistently demonstrates the power of humility, integrity, and principled-centered leadership, values that the Foundation promotes. His keynote will offer insights into how these timeless truths can empower leaders in any field to make a lasting, positive impact on their communities.

Join us on December 9, 2024, for an inspiring evening of wisdom and leadership with Mike Sweeney, as we celebrate the principles of authentic leadership and how they bring out the greatness in all of us.

Event Agenda

Dress: Business Attire

TIME

ACTIVITY

6:00

Sponsor/VIP Reception

  • Check in begins
  • Mingling with Mike Sweeney
  • Preview of talk

7:00

  • Doors open for all guests
  • Heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages served

7:30

Program Begins - KEYNOTE

8:15

ALF Authentic Leader Award

8:30

Live Auction; Live Ask

Registration / Attendance Options

Monday, December 9, 2024, 7 PM CST

Table Host

Table Host Members receive 10 seats to the Authentic Leadership Foundation - Bring Out the Greatness! event which begins at 7:00 PM. In gratitude, you'll be recognized by the Authentic Leadership Foundation.
(Price increases to $1,250 after 11/26/24)

You must enter the name of each of your guests (ticket holders) here, on our ticketing platform before the date of the event so they can be added to the admittance list. No need to have all your guest names when you purchase your tickets.

Standard Admission

1 admission to BRING OUT THE GREATNESS! Doors open at 7:00 PM.
(Price increases to $135 after 11/26/24)

Premium (VIP) Admission

1 admission to BRING OUT THE GREATNESS!

This ticket includes the VIP pre-event reception with keynote speaker, Mike Sweeney, which begins at 6:00 PM

Ticket Donation

If you are unable or choose not to attend, sponsor the event by donating the ticket price.

Sponsorship Opportunities

With multiple admissions with each level, sponsors may invite other people who they believe would be highly interested in learning about and supporting the mission of the Authentic Leadership Foundation.

CO-PRESENTING Sponsor

Named Co-Presenting Sponsor: logo and/or name inclusion in both digital and print media (includes website, FB & Linked-In social media posts, onsite signage)

  • 10 tickets to the pre-event VIP sponsor reception with keynote speaker Mike Sweeney at 6:00pm
  • 10 admissions to the 2024 Bring-Out the Greatness! Fundraiser
  • As a co-presenting sponsor, you will have the opportunity to introduce your organization and the keynote speaker
  • Principled Decision-Making Training for up to 10 people  

If you are unable or choose not to attend the event, sponsor the event by making a donation at this sponsorship level.

GOLD Sponsor

Named Gold Sponsor: logo and/or name inclusion in both digital and print media (includes website, FB & Linked-In social media posts, onsite signage)

  • 6 tickets to the pre-event VIP sponsor reception with keynote speaker Mike Sweeney at 6:00pm
  • 6 admissions to the 2024 Bring-Out the Greatness! Fundraiser
  • Principled Decision-Making Training for up to 6 people

If you are unable or choose not to attend the event, sponsor the event by making a donation at this sponsorship level.

SILVER Sponsor

Named Silver Sponsor: logo and/or name inclusion in both digital and print media (includes website, FB & Linked-In social media posts, onsite signage)

  • 4 tickets to the pre-event VIP sponsor reception with keynote speaker Mike Sweeney at 6:00pm
  • 4 admissions to the 2024 Bring-Out the Greatness! Fundraiser
  • Principled Decision-Making Training for up to 4 people

If you are unable or choose not to attend the event, sponsor the event by making a donation at this sponsorship level.

BRONZE Sponsor

Named Bronze Sponsor: logo and/or name inclusion in both digital and print media (includes website, FB & Linked-In social media posts, onsite signage)

  • 2 tickets to the pre-event VIP sponsor reception with keynote speaker Mike Sweeney at 6:15pm
  • 2 admissions to the 2024 Bring-Out the Greatness! Fundraiser
  • Principled Decision-Making Training for up to 2 people

If you are unable or choose not to attend the event, sponsor the event by making a donation at this sponsorship level.

The Venue

VenueForty | 50

4050 Belt Line Rd, Addison, TX 75001

About the Authentic Leadership Foundation

The Authentic Leadership Foundation (ALF) is a personal growth platform focused on youth & young adults with the goal of building stronger leaders at scale.

IN OTHER WORDS...we offer a training path & community of support for educators to help youth with the crisis so many face of not knowing who they are and that they were made to be great and set the world on fire.

We invite you to learn more about the Foundation, and join us on the evening of December 9, 2024!

Partial background photo credit: Helena Lopes