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Lauren Neal is the Founder of and Chief Programme Creator at Valued at Work (UK) – a consultancy that creates workplace cultures where no one wants to leave, in traditionally male-dominated sectors.   Since 2005, Lauren has worked as an engineer and project manager in the energy sector offshore, onshore, and onsite on multimillion-dollar projects across the globe. Chartered through both the Instit...

Claire McInerny is the Executive Producer of Refamulating, a podcast and newsletter that showcases all the ways to make a family. Claire is a podcast producer and writer based in Louisville, KY. Prior to podcasting she was a reporter for NPR stations in Indiana and Texas.  Julia Winston is the host and co-creator of Refamulating. She is also a facilitator, designer and teacher of human connection...

  Website:  https://azimuthpsych.com   Dr. Koretz is the founder of Azimuth, a therapy practice specializing in the mental health challenges of individuals in high-pressure careers. She has spent over a decade helping her clients face and overcome their mental health issues by developing a unique understanding of industry-specific nuances in fields like law, consulting, finance, and technology.  D...

Website: www. StephanieCawthon.com   Stephanie W. Cawthon, PhD is author of DISABILITY IS HUMAN: The Vital Power Of Accessibility In Everyday Life , a researcher, and consultant who brings relatable insights and real-world skills to her mission that – when we tap the power of accessibility – we ensure disabled people can thrive and succeed. Dr. Cawthon's groundbreaking research has been funded by...

Erika Ayers Badan is a digital innovator, disruptor, and seasoned executive on the cutting edge of content creation, distribution, and monetization of premier and culturally relevant content. As an early adopter of internet culture, Ayers has always been interested in what's next, driving digital entrepreneurship and large-scale revenue growth within companies. Ayers Badan was recently named CEO o...

Website:  www.juansilvera.com   Juan Silvera is a marketing, communications and digital product strategy executive and author with 30+ years real-life experience with some of the largest financial services firms in the world and with marketing agency startups. He is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, a $45 billion lending institution. He has...

Theresa Slater is the President of Empire Interpreting Service, which she founded in 2003. She built her company into a respected, award-winning organization with more than 300 interpreters and an array of customer-centric services. A speaker, author and advisor to new entrepreneurs, Slater's love for business drives her on her path. Slater's new book,  The Language of Success: An Interpreter's En...

  Linda Ugelow (YOU-guh-lo) is a speaking confidence coach, podcast host, and author of the book,  Delight in the Limelight :  Overcome Your Fear of Being Seen and Realize Your Dreams    and hosts a podcast of the same name. Formerly stricken with public speaking fear herself, she now helps entrepreneurs, coaches, and business leaders transform their experience of speaking from dread to delight wh...

A coach, facilitator, speaker, consultant, author, and the founder of Create WorkJoy, Beth Stallwood has an impressive track record of enabling people to achieve their career and life goals. She's spent 20 years developing her signature practical, passionate approach, and excels at getting to the heart of what's actually going on. Her clients range from global corporations to tech scale-ups, sport...

Brigid Schulte is the author of the bestselling  Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time  and an award-winning journalist formerly for the  Washington Post,  where she was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize. She is also the director of the Better Life Lab, the work-family justice and gender equity program at New America. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband...

www.webpsyched.com   Jessica Pryce-Jones is author of INTUITION AT WORK: Using Your Gut Feelings To Get Ahead . She started her career in finance where she learned about numbers, strategy, and leadership. After ten years in the corporate world, she completed a psychology degree – she wanted to understand why some of her bosses were brilliant and others were dismal. Those insights launched a new ca...

Thriving Women Leaders in Higher Education   https://www.thrivingwomenleaders.com/   Imagine a safe space to talk about your career, life challenges and aspirations with fellow high-achieving women leaders in Higher Education. Imagine an intimate cohort of national women that distinctly understand the challenges you face - a group who inspires and supports you to achieve your unique goals to live...

Siobhan McHale has worked across four continents, helping thousands of leaders to create more agile and productive workplaces. She also has been on the "inside" as the executive in charge of culture change in a series of large, multinational organizations. One of these inside jobs was a radical seven-year change initiative at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) Bank that transfor...

Gina Battye is the Founder and CEO of the Psychological Safety Institute . Her mission is to create work environments where people thrive. Gina's expertise has been sought after by the world's largest multinational corporations, spanning countries and cultures. As the visionary behind the 5 Pillars of Psychological Safety, the Hierarchy of Psychological Safety and Lux, the psychological safety dia...

Mindy Vail   has more than two decades of experience in leadership development, change management, education, and public speaking. Working with emerging leaders to veteran executives, her focus is cultivating a growth mindset and fostering resilience. Her new book,  The Mindshift Effect: Where Change Management Is Redefined and Leadership Is Defined   (April 16, 2024), provides a wellspring of ins...

Bio/Website : ·        https://smartnotloudbook.com/ ·        https://soulcastmedia.com/   Book: SMART, NOT LOUD: How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons Jessica Chen  is an Emmy-Award winner, top virtual keynote speaker, and CEO of Soulcast Media, a global business communication training agency. Her client list includes Google, LinkedIn, the CDC, Medtronic, Mattel, HP, DraftKings, an...

Adele Gambardella  and  Chip Massey  are the co-founders of  The Convincing Company ,  a crisis communications and training firm, and  co-authors of  Convince Me: High-Stakes Negotiation Tactics to Get Results in Any Business Situation      Adele  owned an award-winning PR agency in Washington, DC for 15 years, where she served as spokesperson for a variety of Fortune 100 companies, including DuPo...

Selena Rezvani is a recognized consultant, speaker and author on leadership and self-advocacy. Named by Forbes "the premier expert on advocating for yourself at work," she's the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Quick Confidence, and also wrote the award-winning Pushback and The Next Generation of Women Leaders, all about ways to make your voice heard and negotiate your needs at w...

Roberta Matuson, The Talent Maximizer® Matuson Consulting LinkedIn Top Voice in Workplace and Leadership For more than 25 years, Roberta Matuson, president of Matuson Consulting , has helped leaders in highly regarded companies, including General Motors, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and Microsoft, and small to medium-size businesses, achieve dramatic growth and market leadership through the maximizatio...

Jessica Calarco is a sociologist and associate professor at the  University of Wisconsin-Madison , an award-winning teacher, a leading expert on inequalities in family life and education, and the author of Holding it Together: How Women Became America's Social Safety Net (Portfolio/Penguin, June 2024) .  Jessica has written for the  New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic , and CNN. She...

Website: www.haileymagee.com   Hailey Magee is a certified life coach who helps people around the world stop people pleasing and find their power. Her refreshingly nuanced perspectives on boundary-setting and self-advocacy have captured the attention of millions on social media, and her public talks and virtual workshops have welcomed tens of thousands of participants. Certified by Erickson Coachi...

Cynthia L. Bentzen Mercer, PhD, MBA, BCC, SPHR Founder / CEO, Bentzen Performance Partners, LLC Co-Founder / Managing Partner, The Zeal of the Heel, LLC Strategic Executive, Sociologist, Servant Leader, Speaker, Author, Board Certified Coach   Dr. Cynthia Bentzen Mercer is an elite talent and organizational development strategist, social psychologist, and author with three decades of experience tr...

Rebecca Ahmed is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership IndexTM Master Practitioner (ELI-MP). She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Rebecca advises companies of all sizes on how to create a motivational workplace culture by transforming the energy and enthusiasm of their teams. Her new book is,  The Energ...

Naomi Cahn is the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, as well as the Co-Director of the Family Law Center. Cahn is the author or editor of numerous books written for both academic and trade publishers, including Red Families v. Blue Families and Homeward Bound . In 2017, Cahn received the Harry Krause Lifetime Achievement in Family...

Kim Dabbs, Founder: To Belonging   Book:  You Belong Here: The Power of Being Seen, Heard, and Valued on Your Own Terms . Kim Dabbs is a global leader in Belonging and Purpose, whose unique life story informs her passionate advocacy for inclusion and understanding. Born in Korea and adopted by American parents, Kim's journey has taken her from feeling perpetually out of place in different cultures...