Lunch and Learn: Reading Circle on From Strength to Strength

In this one-hour session, David Paul Kirkpatrick will lead a thoughtful conversation on creativity, purpose, and sustaining a meaningful artistic life over time based on From Strength to Strength. Drawing on his decades in film and storytelling, David will explore how writers and creatives can continue to grow, adapt, and contribute at every stage of their careers. Together, participants will reflect on key ideas from the book, discuss how to redefine success as we evolve, and consider how storytelling and fiction can remain powerful tools for impact, connection, and building a better world.

About David Paul Kirkpatrick:

David Paul Kirkpatrick is the former production chief of Walt Disney Studios and former president of Paramount Pictures, with a career spanning more than 200 motion pictures and screenplays, including franchises such as Indiana Jones and Star Trek. He has guided acclaimed adaptations from page to screen, including Forrest Gump, The Elephant Man, Ordinary People, and Terms of Endearment. An Emmy and Golden Globe recipient for HBO’s Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, David is deeply committed to mentoring writers and believes fiction is a powerful, underutilized tool for building a better world.

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