TEDx – Day of Inspiring Talks

TEDxTemecula Adds the ‘Human’ Touch to a Day of Inspiring Talks

TEDxTemecula presents its 10th annual conference on Saturday, September 25, at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater.

As in the past, TEDxTemecula will have an in-person program featuring dynamic speakers who are sure to inspire, under this year’s theme, “Human Being | Being Human.” To be sure, all six will be presenting “ideas worth spreading.” Here are some details about each speaker:

Lena Evans

The founder of Jade Phoenix, a San Diego-based community organization dedicated to helping other nonprofits, Lena Evans discovered about a decade ago while becoming a two-time World Series of Poker Champion, that playing poker actually expands brainpower when it comes to multitasking, decision-making, strategic thinking and other skills.

Steven Kleinman everything a person could want. Yet, to him, his life felt empty, and about five years ago he suffered through a period of suicidal depression. He also learned that his beliefs about masculinity stood in the way of his ability to seek help.

• When: Saturday, Sept. 25, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm • Where: Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula • Tickets: $60, $85 and $110, lunch included ($10 early bird discount available, if purchased by Sept. 1; $110 level also includes a post-event speaker reception) • Note: For the comfort and safety of all involved, masks will be required regardless of vaccination status. • Information: www.tedxtemecula.com • Contacts: Jim McLaughlin: 951-225-2179, jim@tedxtemecula.com

Jerry Rice: call/text 951-541-1825, jerry.rice@hotmail.com

After a 30-year career as an intelligence officer – during which he became an expert in the fields of strategic interrogation and special operations, Steven Kleinman knows a thing or two about trust and the science-based strategies for building it. While he says that trust is often MIA these days, he adds that having a more informed approach to trust can enhance personal relationships and, yes, even politics.

Yudhister Kumar

A high school sophomore, Yudhister Kumar has already completed all of the math courses at his current school and also at Mount San Jacinto College, so this fall, he’s tackling more advanced and specialized university-level math courses. He also watches as many of his peers, who are otherwise successful students, struggle with math. The problem, Kumar says, is the public school system has math education all wrong – and he has some ideas about how to fix it.

Teresse Lewis

A child of the inner city, Teresse Lewis has long wondered why some students thrive amid difficulty and others don’t. The answer, she says, is both simple and complicated: resilience. As executive director of The Empowerment Center in Temecula, and also through her work as a licensed therapist and school social worker, Lewis has helped many youngsters move from risk to resilience.

Corey McComb

Ever have the feeling that the more hours you work, the more work you still have to do? That's where Corey McComb was in 2018. The San Diego area writer and digital marketer started investigating how to break out of that cycle, and he wrote a book about it – “Productivity is for Robots: How to (re)Connect, Get Creative, and Stay Human in the New World.”

Rob Wang

A certified charisma coach and entrepreneur who quit a job working with Fortune 500 brands to work for a longtime idol, Rob Wang seemingly had