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Sally Helgesen, cited in Forbes as the world's premier expert on women's leadership, is an internationally best-selling author, speaker and leadership coach. She has been inducted into the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame, which honors those whose ideas have shaped the field of leadership worldwide. She is also ranked number 3 among the world's thought leaders by Global Gurus. Sally's latest book,   Risin...

BREAKING THROUGH Communicating to Open Minds, Move Hearts, and Change the World   "The world was depending on us. But vaccine skepticism, suspicion around Big Pharma's motives, economic insecurity, political polarization, civil unrest, and just plain fear were challenges we had to recognize and respect. We had to address those challenges in a way that didn't alienate people but, instead, brought t...

Megan Carle spent 30 years rising steadily through the ranks at Nike, finishing her career there as Vice President/General Manager of Basketball for North America, where she drove businesses featuring superstars like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant. She was elevated multiple times to roles no woman had ever held, including stints leading international teams in London and Amsterdam. She...

Lisa Bragg is the award-winning entrepreneur behind MediaFace, one of Canada's first content companies and the soon-to-be-published author of Bragging Rights: How to Talk About Your Work Using Purposeful Self-Promotion. Lisa is on a mission to help people talk about their successes. Put your head down, do good work and eventually, someone will notice you is the lesson many of us learned to get ahe...

Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and founder of CoveyClub , a new club for lifelong learners launched in February 2017 (Covey is a small flock of birds). CoveyClub allows women 40+ to bond over issues of interest and concern through virtual salons (Coffee & Conversation Zoom calls) or topics in the CoveyClub blog which is written and produced by the best journalists around the world. Co...

Do you head to work every day feeling as if you're living a lie, in fear of raising your authentic voice because you worry about how others will perceive you? If you're stifling your hopes and dreams in your career—and feel yourself shrinking—you may be ready to embrace your Wild Hair! Tracy J. Edmonds struck out bravely into that uncharted territory in her role as Chief Diversity Officer at a For...

Nicole Gebhardt  is the Founder and Chief Storyteller at Niche Pressworks ( https://nichepressworks.com ), a full-service publishing agency that works exclusively with mission-driven business leaders. She and her mighty team have helped over 200 speakers, coaches, consultants, and influencers expand their influence and grow their business through strategic book planning and publishing.  In this ep...

Donna Griffit, author of STICKING TO MY STORY:  The Alchemy Of Storytelling For Startups , is a world-renowned Corporate Storyteller and Pitch Alchemist. She has helped over 1000 startups, corporates and investors raise over one billion dollars and accelerate their sales with a personal touch and unmatched messaging savvy, in any industry, at any phase.  For more information, please visit  www. Do...

ALI GREENE is co-founder of Remote Works, an organizational design and consulting firm with a mission to liberate teams from the nine-to-five and teach them how to do their best work anytime, anywhere. Along with Tamara Sanderson, Ali Green has spent a combined two decades in distributed workplaces: Greene as the former director of people operations at DuckDuckGo and Sanderson as the director of s...

BETH FISHER-YOSHIDA, PH.D., CCS,  is a global expert and educator in intercultural negotiation and communication. She's the program director of Columbia University's Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, a negotiation consultant for the United Nations, and the CEO of the consulting agency Fisher Yoshida International. She works in the U.S. and worldwide, conducting workshops on...

Karen Dillon is a former editor of Harvard Business Review and coauthor of  The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems — and What to Do About It . She is also coauthor of three books with Clayton Christensen, including the New York Times bestseller  How Will You Measure Your Life?   She and her co-author, Rob Cross interviewed 300 people from 30 global companies, eve...

Christie Garcia is a Leadership Coach, Speaker, Facilitator, Contributor to Forbes Coaches Council, and Founder of Mindful Choice Leadership Academy. She has 19 years of experience in sales, recruiting, and leadership development. For the last decade she has worked with current and upcoming leaders from fast growing organizations including Airbnb, Twitter, Movement For Life, Sunrun, and Oakley. Ch...

Jenna Fisher is committed to finding transformational leaders who can guide companies forward in a changing world. Over the past 20 years, she has developed strong relationships with a broad cross-section of global business leaders and the companies they shape. Having completed more than 400 CFO and board searches, she has a deep understanding of what professional and personal experiences, as well...

Leigh Anne Taylor Knight is a resourceful, future-focused leader who currently serves The DeBruce Foundation in Kansas City as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. A teacher at heart, Leigh Anne has also served as a K-12 assistant superintendent, advised learning institutions across the nation, and led a bi-state consortium providing powerful tools for data-driven educational research t...

Raising your game as a communicator is the best way to make a difference in your career and relationships, but it takes courage to find your voice, open up, and invite others to open up to us. As a life-long communication coach and top gun in her field, Michelle Gladieux has discovered four obstacles keeping us from becoming the best communicators we can be: ·       Hiding: Fear of exposing our su...

Cancel culture. Wokeness. Privilege. When did talking to each other get so…. complicated? The good news: it doesn't have to be this way. New York University scholars—and experts on tough conversations—Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow have literally written the book for people who are terrified of saying the wrong thing in conversations about our differences.  In SAY THE RIGHT THING: How to Talk abo...

Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown discuss the power of influence and redefining what it means to sell. Their book is, THE UNSOLD MINDSET: Redefining What It Means to Sell "    Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown are authors of The Unsold Mindset, to be published by Harper Business on February 21, 2023. Thy are longtime sales leaders, practitioners, teachers, and best friends. They met at software startup Bi...

Jhaymee Tynan is an award-winning strategist, culture leader, and wellness champion. She is a board-certified healthcare strategy executive and thought leader known for her values of empathy and kindness in the workplace. A former Assistant Vice President of Integration at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC, she is currently an active member of Egon Zehnder's global Health Services, Public and Social...

Susan Drumm shares another important tool in her ongoing quest to help leaders be their best in both their professional and personal lives. Her book is, " The Leader's Playlist: Unleash the Power of Music and Neuroscience to Transform your Leadership and Your Life" Susan Drumm is on a mission to inspire and guide leaders to heal what holds them back and help them develop the capacity and mindset t...

Sharlee Lyons shows you how to boost your coaching and mentoring success with emerging leaders to help bridge the leadership gap. Her book is, " Average to All-Star: Equipping Young Leaders to Start Strong and Go Further Faster" Sharlee Lyons is a multi-dimensional professional whose entire career has focused on developing others. A former Division 1 athlete, Sharlee brought her love of leadership...

Dr. Ella Washington talks about the need for transparency and bolder action for DEI initiatives in companies around the world. Her book is, " The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion "   Dr. Ella F. Washington is an organizational psychologist who finds inspiration through the intersection of business, diversity, and leadership. She has global consulting experience in fi...

Jim Citrin talks about how remote work continues to evolve and change the workplace and how leaders can use practical tools to achieve virtual success. His book is, "Leading at a Distance: Practical Lessons for Virtual Success" co-authored by Darleen Derosa Jim Citrin leads Spencer Stuart's North American CEO Practice and serves on the firm's Board of Directors.  During his 28-year tenure, he has...

Dr. Amy Mednick talks about transforming the virtual experience for the better. Her book is, " Humanizing the Remote Experience through Leadership and Coaching: Strategies for Better Virtual Connections" Amy is a psychiatrist working in her own private practice. She earned her medical degree with Distinction in Research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Brain &...

Mia Baytop Russell, PhD talks about reframing burnout to focus on engagement to inspire your team. Her book is, " Fired Up! A Guide to Transforming Your Team From Burnout to Engagement" Mia has served in various roles across nonprofit, academic, and corporate sectors. Currently, as lecturer in the Center for Leadership Education at Johns Hopkins University, she teaches leadership and management co...

Danielle Grant is a Director at LeaderShape Global and talks about transpersonal leadership and leading beyond the ego for savvy modern professionals. Her book is, "Transpersonal Leadership in Action: How to Lead Beyond The Ego" Danielle Grant's career epitomizes embracing change. She held Director level positions in UK, US & European blue chip and executive search businesses, including Disney. In...