From the Practice Room to the Board Room: Developing & Deploying Your Non-Linear Destiny with Paul Jan Zdunek, Peab '91

From the Practice Room

Lifelong Learning LogoCourse Title: From the Practice Room to the Board Room: Developing & Deploying Your Non-Linear Destiny

Instructor: Paul Jan Zdunek, Peab '91

Brought to you by Odyssey  

October 23, 2025 - December 4, 2025 (6 Sessions) 

Thursday,  7:00PM ET - 8:30PM ET 

Virtual via Zoom

 

Course Description: Based on Paul Jan Zdunek’s transformative journey from child entrepreneur to orchestra conductor to executive leader, this course offers a dynamic exploration into building a meaningful and resilient career by embracing the non-linear. Through personal storytelling, guided exercises, and practical tools drawn from his book, participants will uncover how to identify their unique path, leverage personal challenges, and turn dreams into strategic action.

Participants will need:  Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations on Horseman-Humanship By Dustin Davis & Paul Jan Zdunek. ISBN: 978-1639881826. 

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ABOUT Paul Jan Zdunek
Conductor turned CEO with over 20 years' experience transforming organizations

Paul Jan Zdunek is the Chief Operating Officer at Miller Kaplan, a top-100 U.S. accounting and business advisory firm, and a Partner at Tipping Point Strategists, guiding organizations through transformative change rooted in Purpose, People, and Place. A former orchestra conductor turned C-suite leader, Paul brings 20+ years of executive experience helping companies and nonprofits navigate financial turnarounds, leadership crises, and strategic reinvention.

A PROSCI® Certified Change Management Professional, Paul is a trusted advisor on organizational development, conflict resolution, and stakeholder alignment. He serves as a mentor at The Johns Hopkins University and has taught leadership courses at USC, UCLA, and Goucher College in Maryland. A TEDx speaker and an award-winning co-author of Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations in Horseman-Humanship, Paul is currently an instructor in the Odyssey Program at The Johns Hopkins University.

He holds an Executive MBA from Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management and degrees in Music Composition and Orchestral Conducting from The Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute and The Cleveland Institute of Music.

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 Event Date
Starts:
Thursday, October 23, 2025
7:00pm EDT

Ends:
Thursday, December 4, 2025
8:30pm EDT

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