OUR MISSION

Elevating Humanity is a call to action for visionaries and pioneers, the curious minds and brave souls like you who are ready to explore the transformative power of leadership and harness it for a greater cause. 

Through our Elevating Humanity events, we are building a community of leaders who have a genuine desire to uplift themselves and their community, engaging with world-class thought leaders, while having transformational interactions, inspirational dialogue, and unique experiences.  

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a peek at what we do around here…

ELEVATING HUMANITY LAUNCH PARTY — 2026

A gathering of visionary leaders came together to imagine an elevated world and celebrate the official launch of the Elevating Humanity idea.

IMPACT EXPERIENCE — 2024-2026

The impact experience from our inaugural conference has come full circle. In 2024, conference attendees wrote letters of hope to a falsely incarcerated person, Nik Czysz. He finally received those letters in December of 2025. Nik’s family was able to share his thanks from prison via audio recording with those who attended our Launch Party, some of whom wrote letters to him at the 2024 conference. Nik’s family continues to advocate for him and make his story known.
Impact experience in collaboration with Randy Molland, Alphonso James, and Terri Strodthoff

ESSENCE + INFLUENCE — SEDONA 2025

Women’s Leadership and Wellness Retreat
in collaboration with Lotti Lofgren

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ELEVATING HUMANITY THROUGH LEADERSHIP — MILWAUKEE 2024

A Retreat-style Conference in an Urban Setting

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EHTL’24 COLLABORATORS

  • Mike Malatesta

    The Dream Exit

  • David Haznaw

    Author

  • Rob Olson

    PMA

  • Lotti Lofgren

    UN|STUCK spaces

Judy Dejno

Founder

Judy is the founder of Elevating Humanity, a mission-driven brand focused on expanding human possibility. She promotes conscious business interactions that amplify collective impact while driving exceptional results, viewing every enterprise as a platform for catalyzing potential. A seeker who thrives outside of conventional frameworks, Judy channels her unique perspective and experiences into elevating people, teams, and businesses that generate and co-create authentic, life-infusing environments.

“Imagine a world where leaders use their platforms to elevate humanity one person, one team, one business at a time.”