Fall 2024 Speakers
Jim Donald
- Current Co-Chairman and Former President & CEO, Albertsons Companies
- Former President & CEO, Starbucks
- Board Member, Nordstrom
Amanda Poole
- EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Former SVP of People Strategy, Solutions, and Services, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Former HR Leader, Raytheon
Dorie Clark
- WSJ bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Stand Out, & more
- Professor of Executive Education, Columbia Business School
- 3x Named a Thinkers50 Top 50 Business Thinker
Daryl Brewster
- CEO, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose
- Former Turnaround CEO, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
- Former President, Kraft North America
Molly Davis
- VP of International Marketing & Strategy, E. & J. Gallo Winery
- Responsible for coaching a diverse team of people and building brands in 90+ countries
Nayli Russo
- Executive Coach and Strategic Advisor
- Former VP of People & Strategy, Pittsburgh Pirates
Spring 2024 Speakers
Jessica Bigazzi Foster
- Chief Executive Officer, RHR International
- M.A. and PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Trusted Advisor to the World’s Most Influential CEOs, Executives, & Boards
Jane Hyun
- Bestselling Author of Leadership Toolkit for Asians, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, and co-author, FLEX
- Global Leadership Strategist & Trusted Coach to Global Fortune 500 Companies
- Creator of the Cultural Fluency in Leadership Approach, Featured on CNN, CNBC, NPR, and in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, & more.
Lucy Brazier
- CEO of Marcham Publishing, Home of Executive Support Magazine
- Renowned Author, The Modern-Day Assistant: Build Your Influence & Boost Your Potential
Bonnie Low Kramen
- Tedx Speaker, Author, Advocate, and Former Celebrity Assistant to Olympia Dukakis
- Celebrated Author, Be the Ultimate Assistant and Staff Matters
Dr. Vince Molinaro
- Founder and CEO, Leadership Contract Inc. (LCI)
- Prolific author of 5 books including Accountable Leaders, The Leadership Contract, & the forthcoming Community of Leaders (Sep. 2024)
- Host, Lead the Future video podcast
Amy Rapp
- Digital Product Creation Integration Director, Nike
- Excels at Leading Teams Through Digital Transformation
Monique Helstrom
- Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Coach, and Administrative Recruiter
- Former Executive Assistant, Producer, and “Chief of Simon Sinek”
Fall 2023 Speakers
Barbara Humpton
- President & CEO, Siemens Corporation
- Member, U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC)
- Host, The Optimistic Outlook Podcast
Jim Detert
- John L. Colley Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
- Author, Choosing Courage: The Everyday Guide to Being Brave at Work
- M.A. in Sociology & Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Harvard University
Jean-Philippe Courtois
- EVP & President, National Transformation Partnerships, Microsoft
- Host, The Positive Leadership Podcast
- Executive Sponsor, the Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact Initiative
Debra Benton
- Executive coach and keynote speaker to leaders across the Fortune 500
- Author, NYT bestseller How to Think Like a CEO
- Leadership professor at CSU MBA GSSE program and at UNC’s Monfort School of Business
Melissa Tassie
- CEO and Creator, Paths 2 Lead
- Over three decades of developing and teaching leaders
- Has worked with leaders from Victoria’s Secret, Lbrands, Coach, Dior, Mills James, The Ohio State University, NetJets and many more.
Molly Davis
- VP, International Marketing and Strategy for the E&J Gallo Winery
- Built brands in 90+ countries over a 25 year career
- Established brand presence, growing Gallo from five premium brands in 2005 to over 30 brands today
Spring 2023 Speakers
Jon Gordon
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President, The Jon Gordon Companies
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Bestselling author of 25 books including The Power of Positive Leadership and The Energy Bus
Jade Gordon
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Speaker and workshop facilitator, The Jon Gordon Companies
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Expert in positive leadership principles
Bill George
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Former Chairman and CEO, Medtronic
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Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School
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Bestselling Author of Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Discover Your True North, and more
Bonnie Low-Kramen
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Founder, Ultimate Assistant Training & Consulting Inc.
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Author, Staff Matters: People-Focused Solutions for the Ultimate New Workplace
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Former celebrity personal assistant turned entrepreneur
Ann Hiatt
- Leadership Strategist, Ann Hiatt Consulting
- Former “Right Hand” to CEOs Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt
- Author, Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities
Cynthia Covey Haller
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Co-author with Stephen R. Covey, Live Life in Crescendo
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Renowned author, teacher, and speaker
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Leader and organizer in multiple women’s organizations and community aid groups
Fall 2022 Speakers
John Pepper
- 38-year Procter & Gamble veteran who served as both CEO and President
- Former Chairman of the Board, Disney
- Co-Chairman, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Rob Garver
- Career journalist with bylines in the NYT, Scientific American, Business Insider, CBS News, and many more.
- Author of the forthcoming book, “Here Forever.”
Fran Horowitz
- Chief Executive Officer, Abercrombie & Fitch
- Board Director, Conagra Brands
- Former Brand President, Hollister
James D. White
- Co-author, “Anti-Racist Leadership”
- Former Chairman, President & CEO, Jamba Juice
- Board Chair, The Honest Company
Krista White
- Co-author, “Anti-Racist Leadership”
- Co-founder, Culture Design Lab
- Founder, Kiki For The Future™
Stephen M.R Covey
- Co-Founder and CEO, CoveyLink Worldwide
- Author of several NYT bestsellers including “Speed of Trust,” and “Trust and Inspire”
- Former CEO, Covey Leadership Center
McKinlee Covey
- Co-author, “Trust and Inspire”
- Seasoned Educator and Coach
Spring 2022 Speakers
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Brené Brown
- Research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work
- Author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers including Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead, Daring Greatly, and more
- Host of the acclaimed weekly Spotify Original podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead
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Liz Wiseman
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CEO, The Wiseman Group
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NYT Bestselling Author of Impact Players and Multipliers
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Former VP and Global HR Leader, Oracle University
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Steve Collis
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Chairman, President, and CEO, AmerisourceBergen
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A WSJ ‘Best Performing Chief Executive’
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Vice Chairman, American Cancer Society’s CEOs Against Cancer, PA Chapter
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Susan Cain
- CEO & Chief Revolutionary, Quiet Revolution
- NYT Bestselling Author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking & author of the forthcoming book, Bittersweet
- Co-Curator, The Next Big Idea Book Club
Fall 2021 Speakers
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Jane Hyun
- Founder & President of Hyun & Associates–Developing Culturally Fluent Leaders
- Bestselling Author of ‘Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling’ and ‘FLEX’
- Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist to Multinational Fortune 500 Companies, Schools, and Professional Associations
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Dan Pink
- #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘Drive’ and’ To Sell Is Human’
- Thinkers50 6th Most Influential Management Thinker in the World
- Work on NPR, CNN, PBS, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Wired, & more.
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Hubert Joly
- Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School
- Former CEO, Best Buy
- Bestselling Author of ‘The Heart of Business—Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism’
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Amy Edmondson
- Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School
- Bestselling Author, ‘The Fearless Organization’
- Top 3 ‘Thinkers50’ Global Management Thinkers
Spring 2021 Speakers
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Mette Norgaard
- Founder, Strategic Leadership and Learning
- Co-Creator of the Higher Ambition Leadership Institute
- Author of “TouchPoints” and “The Ugly Duckling Goes To Work”
Stephen M.R. Covey
- Former CEO, Covey Leadership Center
- Keynote Speaker and Thought Leader
- Author of the international bestseller, “The Speed of Trust”
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Bill George
- Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School
- Former Board Chair and CEO, Medtronic
- Author of bestsellers, “Discover Your True North” & “Authentic Leadership”
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Deanna Mulligan
- Former Board Chair and CEO, Guardian Life Insurance
- Rated one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”
- Author of “Hire Purpose”
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Indra Nooyi
- Former Board Chair and CEO, PepsiCo
- Rated one of the “Best CEOs in the World”
- Rated one of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women”
- Board of Directors, Amazon
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Douglas R. Conant is an internationally renowned business leader, New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social media influencer with over 40 years of leadership experience at world-class global companies. He is the only former Fortune 500 CEO who is a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, a Top 15 Leadership Guru, and a Top 100 Most Influential Author in the World.
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