Master Leadership

Brian Samson is the founder of Plugg Technologies, a nearshore staffing and consulting firm helping companies make smarter hiring decisions across Latin America. His journey began with a solo backpacking trip to Argentina in 2012, where he fell in love with the energy, culture, food, and people of the region. Since then, he has traveled extensively throughout Latin America, built businesses there,...

Most leaders fund initiatives. Shannon Lucas builds the operating system that makes them land. Co-founder & CEO of Catalyst Constellations, Shannon has 20+ years driving corporate innovation at Ericsson, Cisco, TMobile, and Vodafone. At Vodafone, she launched the groundbreaking Innovation Champion program, turning a small group of passionate employees into a global, CEO-backed movement that ge...

Simone Knego is an international speaker, award-winning author, and empowerment coach who helps women move beyond self-doubt and step into purpose-driven lives. She is the bestselling author of The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You and cohost of the top 5% podcast Her Unshakeable Confidence . Through her signature REAL Method™ , she gives people practical tools to build lasting confidence from the insi...

Kevelyn Guzman is the Regional Vice President at Coldwell Banker Warburg, the premier brokerage that has been at the forefront of New York luxury real estate for more than 100 years. As Regional Vice President, she oversees a team comprised of over 100 agents across two offices. She has disrupted the traditional brokerage model by viewing agents as clients and constantly seeks innovative ways to e...

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is an ICU physician, health advocate, author, and wellness influencer who has spent his career on the front lines of critical care, supporting people and families in their most vulnerable moments. But his mission doesn’t stop in the ICU—it starts long before anyone gets there. He is the author of Unapologetic Leadership and Prevention Over Prescription , two powerful books...

Dr. Daniel Tataje is the Leader of Mercy Dental Group, an Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company and multi-award-winning "Best Place to Work" organization. He helps leaders and families globally through his humanity-focused leadership approach centered on the 7 Marks of Leadership: Integrity, Respect, Positivity, Empathy, Team Work, Service, and Humility. Daniel's journey began as an immigrant dentist...

Will Linssen has been ranked as World’s # 1 Leadership Coach by Global Gurus (USA) and recognized as #1 Coach Trainer by Thinkers50 (UK). Furthermore, Will is a Master Certified Coach at the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and co-author of the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching methodology. For over two decades he has been working with executive teams to measurably improve th...

Nomi Khedawala is a program management and product operations expert dedicated to helping Seed and Series A founders scale their product and engineering processes to achieve clarity, alignment, and sustainable growth. His mission is to empower founders to navigate the chaos of scaling by designing operational strategies that bring their long-term product vision to life. With over a decade of...

Dr. Rebecca Sutherns is a leader whose presence has been described as warm and wise , and whose impact goes far beyond energy. Rebecca doesn’t just bring energy into a room—she sparks it in others , leaving people more curious, more alive, and genuinely ready to move forward. A trusted advisor, bestselling author, master facilitator, and certified coach with over 25 years of experience , Rebecca w...

Ellin Sidell is the CEO of The Sidell Method, a boutique talent development firm specializing in influence, leadership coaching, and high-performance team development. With decades of experience inside Fortune 500 companies, including Nestlé, Microsoft, and Costco, she has built a career at the intersection of behavioral science and leadership, helping professionals and organizations master the sk...

Celeste Warren is the Founder and CEO of Celeste Warren Consulting, LLC, and a globally respected executive who has spent decades transforming how organizations lead and perform. A former C-suite leader at a top Fortune 50 company, Celeste led the Global Diversity & Inclusion Center of Excellence for over a decade—reshaping corporate culture, embedding inclusion into enterprise strategy, and s...

Christine Laperriere lives at the intersection of strategy and soul. She’s an executive coach, keynote speaker, and the founder of LeaderInMotion.com , where for more than a decade she’s helped leaders and teams across North America transform how they lead—and how they live. With a background in engineering and a master’s in business, Christine spent years leading multi-million-dollar change initi...

KRISTEN WONCH Money Coach • Wealth Ninja • High-Achiever • Recovering Perfectionist Kristen was one of a handful of women to land a highly coveted commodities trading role—accomplishing in just a few months what takes most people a decade. She was structuring multimillion-dollar deals. Her life looked glamorous. Behind the scenes, things were far more complicated. An MBA in Finance didn’t stop her...

Michael Bernstein has spent his entire career solving problems most people never see. As a college student given only $1,000 to last four years, Michael had no safety net and no days off. To survive, he built a sweater business from scratch, negotiating directly with his uncle, who owned one of the largest U.S. sweater mills. With no family discounts and a one-time credit, Michael would buy closeo...

Founder and CEO of Jennifer Nash Coaching & Consulting, Jennifer Nash, PhD, MBA, PCC is an executive advisor, leadership development consultant and author who helps Fortune 50 organizations prioritize people to power performance. Jennifer earned her MBA from the University of Michigan and her PhD from Case Western Reserve University. She taught over 700 rising leaders at Deloitte University an...

Jessica Parker , President of Wise Bites LLC , is a cybersecurity and AI strategist with over 25 years of global IT leadership experience. She has guided Fortune 500 companies across six continents through digital transformation, strategic risk mitigation, and the evolving landscape of cyber threats. As a doctoral candidate at Marymount University, Jessica’s research dives deeply into the intersec...

Charles Achampong is a best-selling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and passionate advocate for the power of pausing. After two decades leading transformative work across government, philanthropy, and the private sector—including with Scotiabank and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics—Charles made a bold move: he hit pause on it all to travel the world with his wife and daughters. That life-changin...

Dr. Veronica Anderson, a physician who has transitioned into serving as a Vistage Chair and leadership coach, specializes in developing peak-performing teams. Drawing on 14+ years as a relationship expert, Dr. Anderson employs her proprietary RESPECT Method alongside Human Design and Kolbe Index assessments to transform organizational dynamics. As a certified Kolbe consultant with an intuitive app...

Rosemary Ravinal is a TEDx Speaker and executive speaker coach who works with high-profile leaders in Spanish and English to fulfill their fullest potential when they speak. She is recognized as America's Premier Bilingual Public Speaking Coach after decades as a corporate spokesperson and media personality in the U.S., Hispanic and Latin American markets. A former contributor for MSNBC, she...

Imagine this: you’re in a meeting. You’ve got something important to say…but you don’t speak up. Or maybe you do, and later think, “That didn’t land the way I wanted.” If you’ve ever wished for more confidence—to truly own the room every time—you’re in the right place. Today we’re talking surefire ways to master your communication and presentation skills—in any meeting, conversation, or stage—with...

Dr. Katie Keller Wood is someone who deeply understands the challenges we face when our work holds deep meaning—because when our work matters, “balance” often feels impossible. And for those of us doing high-impact work—whether in education, social work, healthcare, or entrepreneurship—the risk of burnout and compassion fatigue is even higher. Katie has lived this reality, and she’s on a mission t...

Lacey Artemis is a multi-passionate creative producer, speaker, performer, and event host.  She has been a multimedia producer for over 20 years, an accountant for 15, and a project manager for 12. She’s the type that if she wants something to happen, she will make it happen. That's why she started her own company - Arty Mix Events. To put all of her skills to use in one versatile and dynamic...

Evan Sohn is a senior executive whose career reads like a masterclass in accelerating growth and dominating market share. From steering eCommerce initiatives in Fortune 500 giants to propelling nimble start-ups into industry leaders, Evan’s impact has been both profound and measurable. His expertise spans sales, market development, corporate and product strategy, marketing, and business developmen...

Carol Fraser is the visionary founder of Dancing Leaders and the dynamic CEO of C4 Talent , where she masterfully blends leadership development with the transformative power of dance. Yes, you heard that right—dance. With a background spanning ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, and swing, Carol doesn’t just talk about leadership—she moves through it. Her programs offer a unique, experiential learning en...

Bhuva Shakti is the Chief Product Operations Officer at Wallet Max , where she’s driving software innovation and expanding private investments for executives, venture capitalists, and sustainable startups. With an MBA from Columbia and over 30 years on Wall Street, Bhuva has led digital transformation across investment banks and payment networks worldwide. She’s steered major risk and compliance e...