Tri-State SHRM

Milagros  Phillips

Working with diverse groups including corporate leaders and members of Congress, I have spent the past 20 years facilitating race literacy programs that inform, transform and lead to inspired action. These programs are presented at educational institutions, corporations, and through public seminars. I am a member of the American Ballet Theater (ABT) RISE Advisory Council, as they create greater inclusion in the world of Ballet.

My work comes from lived experience and is backed by historical and scientific research. It comes from walking through the shadow to find my light and in the process, helping others find theirs. What I bring to this work is great compassion, a deep understanding of race, and an awareness of our individual and collective power.

In my 20 years facilitating seminars, I found that people often lacked the information with which to transform. Without the systemic and institutional background of race and racism, it is difficult to get beyond the personal. The missing information associated with race keeps us in a loop of endless repetition.

However, we are not stuck. Race literacy and awareness puts us in the driver’s seat of our lives and allows us to choose differently.

What makes my program unique? RACE Demystified is the only program on race that walks participants through the healing process.

My background uniquely prepared me to do this work. My indoctrination began early as a Black, Latina; I spent my formative years living under a dictatorship in the Caribbean and understand the various forms that oppression takes. I have experienced racism and prejudice in two languages, and understand the impact of both racism and colonization. Moreover, I am committed to compassionate transformation.

Personal & collective development is my calling. Understanding and Healing Racism is the work of my heart.

Andy Lopata

A specialist in professional relationships and networking for over 20 years, Andy Lopata was called ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ by the Financial Times and ‘a true master of networking’ by the Independent and Forbes.com.

A very experienced international speaker, Andy is the author of five books, has been quoted in a number of other business books and regularly quoted in the international press.

Andy is a Fellow and a Board Member of the Professional Speaking Association UK & Ireland (PSA) and a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute as well as a Master of the Institute for Sales Management. He is also one of just 26 recipients of the PSA’s top honour, the ‘Award of Excellence’.

Charles Fields MSHRM

As a human capital management (HCM) strategy consultant, Charles (Chas) Fields works with leadership teams to invest in people-centric technologies that enhance the employee experience and overall company culture of their business. With expertise in project management and change management, Fields advises organizations how too improve long-term employee engagement, and ensure future business success.

Lori Kleiman

Lori Kleiman is a business expert with more than 30 years advising companies on HR issues. With a Master of Human Resources, Senior HR Certifications, and a member of National Speakers Association, Lori bring the depth of knowledge needed to provide her audiences with the foundation of traditional study and real-world solutions to drive immediate action.

Mack Munro

Mack Munro is Founder and CEO of Boss Builders and is an experienced consultant, author, and speaker who has worked with executive and management teams in companies of all types, sizes, and industries in the USA and abroad. He is the author of How to Build Better Bosses, How to Win at Performance Management, and How to Be a Great Boss. He holds a MA degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University and a BS degree in Health Care Management from Southern Illinois University He is a qualified facilitator of the MBTI® and has also written and developed several personality and behavioral assessments and online tools. Mack hosts two popular podcasts: HR Oxygen geared towards the overworked, over stressed, overwhelmed, and under-appreciated HR professional, and The Boss Builder Podcast, aimed at newly-promoted supervisors.

Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson

Ms. Cole-Johnson counsels boards of directors, senior management, and human resources professionals in all areas of employment law, with a focus on sensitive, high-risk personnel issues, investigations, compliance, training, and U.S. market-entry initiatives for international corporations. She routinely advises private sector employers, ranging from Fortune 500 and NYSE companies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions to manufacturers, financial services firms, and federal contractors. Ms. Cole-Johnson is a trained workplace investigator and also represents employers in litigation. As a trusted advisor, she regularly counsels board chairs and C-Suite executives on C-Suite/director transitions, the executive search/selection process, investigations, and board and committee training.

Abby Warren

Ms. Warren counsels clients, including multinational corporations, private equity firms educational institutions, manufacturers, and non-profits, on employment law an workplace human resource issues, including personnel issues and compliance. She also defends clients in state and federal court litigation matters as well as before state and federal agencies. Ms. Warren represents federal contractors in their compliance efforts, including with regard to affirmative action plans and audits. She is a trained workplace investigator and conducts, manages and provides advice regarding workplace investigations. Ms. Warren conducts trainings and presents on topics such as sexual harassment, workplace investigations, and discrimination.

Craig Dickinson

Craig T. Dickinson collaborates with clients to identify and avoid legal problems with their employees, and to resolve them efficiently when they do arise. Craig works with clients in a range of businesses, including hospital and healthcare, financial services, retail, restaurant, and hospitality, distribution and logistics, and manufacturing and technology. He has in-depth experience in Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation, Disability and Leave of absence, and Employment Contracts and Noncompete Agreements.

Alice Kokodis

Alice A. Kokodis represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters, with a particular focus in the financial services industry. She has litigated claims pending in more than fifteen states and appears before FINRA with respect to employment related matters brought against brokerage firms and other financial institutions. Alice also has extensive experience representing hospitality, retail and technology employers.

She advises clients at every stage of the employment relationship, ranging from the initial hiring process, to every facet of daily operations, including compensation, performance management, leaves of absence and reasonable accommodation requests, and employee terminations.

Jillian Folger-Hartwell

Jillian Folger-Hartwell’s practice focuses exclusively on representing management, litigating and advising on labor and employment law matters. Jillian devotes a substantial portion of her practice to compliance, especially as it relates to managing leaves of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act, disability issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and compliance with other similar state laws. She has deep knowledge of the Rhode Island Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act, the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time law, and other paid sick leave laws, nationally, in addition to defending employers on a myriad of employment-related issues, including:

• Wage and hour compliance

• Hiring and firing policies

• Employee terminations

• Noncompetition agreements

• Executive and other employment agreements

• Employment handbooks and manuals

Paul Critchley

Paul Critchley is a recognized thought leader on employee engagement and management interaction, and has helped businesses around the world achieve greater levels of success through the application of Lean techniques.

Paul is a former Board Member of the Northeast Region of AME, holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a M.S. degree in Management and a M.S. in Organizational Leadership.

He is passionate about Lean and creating organizational cultures that are sustainably engaged. He co-authored his first book, “The Whole Professional” to bring a fresh perspective on Work/Life Balance and how individuals and organizations can work together to achieve greater levels of attainment. He is a frequent guest on radio shows and podcasts, as well as being a contributing writer to Quality and Industry Week Magazines.

Thomas Wright

Thomas Wright began his financial career in 1980. For 30+ years he was a benefits advisor. In 2016, he launched the Turning 65 Workshop to bring Social Security & Medicare learning programs to the workplace, including advanced training for HR & Benefits teams.

He attended the University of New Hampshire and holds the prestigious Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from The American College of Financial Services.

Tom has spoken to audiences from Los Angeles to Miami to Caribou, Maine on Social Security & Medicare, and how they impact an Aging Workforce. He’s well known for communicating complex financial information understandably.

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Ben Eden

Ben Eden has presented around the world with a message that raises listeners’ sights and encourage them to “Reach Their Ultimate Potential”. He has a unique way of communicating with words that will capture your attention and inspire your mindset.

With real life examples and entertaining stories, Ben helps audiences master their thoughts, heal their emotions, and live their dreams so they can achieve their best in both business and in life.

From being an HR executive with nearly 2,000 employees … to starting multiple businesses, Ben will help you live your dreams now as you reach for your ultimate potential.

Rachel Kushel

Ms. Kushel counsels clients on employment law and workplace human resource issues, working across a wide range of industries, including health care, financial services, government, and higher education. She has extensive experience defending management clients in state and federal court litigation matters as well as handling union grievances and arbitrations on behalf of employers. Ms. Kushel also represents clients in alternative dispute resolution and mediation sessions. She is a trained workplace investigator and conducts training sessions related to topics such as sexual harassment, workplace civility and avoiding discrimination claims.

Abby Warren

Ms. Warren counsels clients, including multinational corporations, private equity firms educational institutions, manufacturers, and non-profits, on employment law an workplace human resource issues, including personnel issues and compliance. She also defends clients in state and federal court litigation matters as well as before state and federal agencies. Ms. Warren represents federal contractors in their compliance efforts, including with regard to affirmative action plans and audits. She is a trained workplace investigator and conducts, manages and provides advice regarding workplace investigations. Ms. Warren conducts trainings and presents on topics such as sexual harassment, workplace investigations, and discrimination.

Lauren Schieffer, CSP

As the daughter of a career Air Force officer, Lauren Schieffer, CSP gained a profound independence and ability to adapt to changing circumstances with grace and humor. She shares lessons learned from “The Colonel” and 20 years in business with corporations, associations, and non-profits across the globe, challenging them to transcend success and strive for significance.

Relatable for everyone from custodial staff to C-Level executives, Lauren is a master storyteller, delivering insightful, and relevant content that empowers people to absorb and act upon what they’ve heard – with a dry sense of humor that keeps them chuckling while they’re learning.

Jason Treu

Jason Treu is a Chief People Officer and leadership and teamwork expert. He helps executives, managers, and HR departments develop unstoppable leaders, talent, and employee experiences.

He spent 15+ years in leadership positions working with industry-changers such as Steve Jobs, Mark Cuban, and others.

He’s the best-selling author of Social Wealth that’s sold more than 60,000 copies.

More than 60,000 leaders, managers, and employees are using his culture- and team- building game Cards Against Mundanity to skyrocket trust, communication, and teamwork. It’s being used at Amazon, Southwest Airlines, Gillette, and many others.

Eric Bailey

Eric M. Bailey is the bestselling author and president of Bailey Strategic Innovation Group, one of the fastest-growing human communication consulting firms in the United States. Eric has a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Organizational Development from Saint Louis University and is a lifetime learner of human and organizational behavior and has been featured on CNN, Huffington Post, Forbes, and Like a Real Boss Podcast. Eric works with Google Inc, the US Air Force, Los Angeles County, the City of St. Louis, MO, Phoenix Police Department and many more.

Michael Butler

Mike Butler has more than 20 years’ experience working in the UK, France and US as a European HR executive and consultant working with such companies as United Airlines and Jones Lang Lasalle. If you enjoy learning from other’s battlescars, you’re in the right place as Mike is definitely qualified to enter the debate and offer an interesting perspective. Mike currently advises US companies setting up remote Sales / IT teams outside the US on all aspects of international expansion. Mike has both the CIPD (UK) and GPHR (US) HR qualifications as well an MBA. He currently sits on SHRM’s global expertise panel and has previously written exam questions for Global HR certifications.

David O'Brien

David O’Brien is President of WorkChoice Solutions, a trusted provider of leadership training, coaching and consulting services that was founded in 2000. His HR and Organizational Development consulting career spans 30 years and includes key leadership and P&L responsibility within a variety of industries including, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Financial Services.

His first book, The Navigator’s Handbook, 101 Leadership Lessons for Work & Life was released in 2010. David’s second book, The Navigator’s Compass, 101 Steps Toward Leadership Excellence had a nationwide release in 2016. Additionally, his articles have appeared in a wide range of publications .

David Shar

President of Illuminate PMC, David is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help attract, retain, and motivate top talent.

David holds his master’s in industrial / organizational psychology and is a current doctoral candidate in business psychology where he is studying the interaction between meaningful work and burnout.

David is NOT your typical academic – as a scientist / practitioner translator, David makes leadership theory & business psychology accessible, implementable, and fun through the use of humor and storytelling.

Rodney Burris

Rodney C Burris Is One Of America’s Top Leaders In Unlocking Human Potential And Inspiring Organizations to Greatness…”

Raised in the inner cities of Baltimore and Jacksonville, Rodney is the son of a hardworking single mother.

Because his father often battled substance abuse, the family spent time in a homeless shelter and endured poverty and domestic abuse.

Despite this adversity, Rodney still earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The Johns Hopkins University and a master’s in Nonprofit Management from Capella University.

Rodney has assisted numerous companies with team-building, communication, data evaluation and program development. His workshops and seminars are among the most popular in the United States and abroad.

Christine Cunneen

Ms. Cole-Johnson counsels boards of directors, senior management, and human resources professionals in all areas of employment law, with a focus on sensitive, high-risk personnel issues, investigations, compliance, training, and U.S. market-entry initiatives for international corporations. She routinely advises private sector employers, ranging from Fortune 500 and NYSE companies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions to manufacturers, financial services firms, and federal contractors. Ms. Cole-Johnson is a trained workplace investigator and also represents employers in litigation. As a trusted advisor, she regularly counsels board chairs and C-Suite executives on C-Suite/director transitions, the executive search/selection process, investigations, and board and committee training.

Ursula Pawlowski

Ursula Pawlowski has over twenty years of HR experience working in food and beverage, retail, education, volunteer management, non-profits and healthcare. Ursula’s passion is in mental health wellness, training and development, organizational behavior/organizational development, performance management, mentoring and strategic planning. Ursula is a certified suicide prevention instructor, (QPR Gatekeeper Instructor), earned a Master degree in human resource management and development and the SHRM-SCP credential and the SPHR credential. She is an adjunct professor at National Louis University, Chicago, Illinois.

Katie Magoon

Katie Magoon has over 20 years of human resources experience including a Fortune 200 company. In 2016, she launched People Solutions Center an HR consulting firm for small to mid-size companies. The combination of her HR background, and practical experience allows her to advise leaders on how to best leverage their greatest asset – their people!

She was recently recognized as a Finalist for Most Innovative Company for the 2019 Business Excellence Awards and a Finalist for Best HR Organization in 2020. These innovative solutions include an HR Director program, Recruiting Director program, an HR Alertline and a Leadership Development program.

Lisa Perez

Lisa I. Perez, founder of HBL Resources, Inc., a full-service Human Resources consulting firm. She has also founded National Management Training week and The Complete Manager Makeover Membership & Training platform where she trains human resources compliance strategies and effective communications techniques so they reduce liability, communicate confidently and improve engagement. Lisa’s goal is “To ensure that, regardless of the conversation being held, every individual walks out of a manager’s office with their dignity intact”. She is the recipient of two 2020 Silver Stevie® Awards for Entrepreneur of the Year and Human Resources Professional of the Year. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, she is a wife, mom, grandma and craftgeek.

Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson

Ms. Cole-Johnson counsels boards of directors, senior management, and human resources professionals in all areas of employment law, with a focus on sensitive, high-risk personnel issues, investigations, compliance, training, and U.S. market-entry initiatives for international corporations. She routinely advises private sector employers, ranging from Fortune 500 and NYSE companies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions to manufacturers, financial services firms, and federal contractors. Ms. Cole-Johnson is a trained workplace investigator and also represents employers in litigation. As a trusted advisor, she regularly counsels board chairs and C-Suite executives on C-Suite/director transitions, the executive search/selection process, investigations, and board and committee training.

Abby Warren

Ms. Warren counsels clients, including multinational corporations, private equity firms educational institutions, manufacturers, and non-profits, on employment law an workplace human resource issues, including personnel issues and compliance. She also defends clients in state and federal court litigation matters as well as before state and federal agencies. Ms. Warren represents federal contractors in their compliance efforts, including with regard to affirmative action plans and audits. She is a trained workplace investigator and conducts, manages and provides advice regarding workplace investigations. Ms. Warren conducts trainings and presents on topics such as sexual harassment, workplace investigations, and discrimination.

David Nachman

David H. Nachman, Esq. is one of the Managing Attorneys at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., a pre-eminent International Immigration and Nationality Law Firm dedicated to providing a wide array of business and family immigration law services for skilled U.S.-and Canada-bound workers. The Firm provides assistance with waivers, removal defense, PERM, green cards, visas, work permits and immigration compliance matters for employers and employees and their families.

Mr. Nachman assists international businesses of all sizes with intracompany transfers, I-9 Form issues, H-1B Site Visits, FDNS Investigations, DOL Wage & Hour Audits and consular processing of immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications throughout the world. The VISASERVE staff also assists corporations and Human Resources Managers and Professionals with Form I-9 Compliance, I-9 Audits, E-Verify, and IMAGE.

Ludka Zimovcak

Ludka Zimovcak, Esq., the Managing Attorney at NPZ has over a decade of experience specializing in a wide range of complex immigration matters, including nonimmigrant visas, labor certification applications, employment-based and self-sponsored immigrant petitions, and family-sponsored immigrant petitions. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Slovakia. Ms. Zimovcak is a member of The American Immigration Lawyers Association and is a frequent speaker at various seminars. She graduated from prestigious Comenius University in Slovakia and obtained a graduate degree from Temple University, Beasley School of Law.

Kathy Parry

A recognized authority in personal energy, productivity, and resilience, Kathy Parry ignites positive changes for professional leaders. Prior to launching her own speaking and consulting business Kathy was a trainer for a super-regional bank on their merger and acquisition team. In this role, she helped others integrate new technology and transition through organizational transformation.

But it was personal and devastating news about her fourth child that led Ms. Parry to a career where she empowers others to become more resilient and energized. Kathy works with Fortune 500 corporate leaders, association leaders and talent development specialists to help professionals plan for resilience to positively move through disruptive circumstances. Attendees leave her sessions with an action list to power-up their lives and create positive mindsets towards change.

Kathy holds degrees in Business and Food Management from Miami University, a Certification in Plant Based Nutrition from T.Colin Campbell Program at eCornell University and a coaching certification from WellCoaches. She holds the designation of professional speaker from the National Speakers Association and speaks at events nationwide. Ms. Parry has authored four books including The Rubber Band Resilient Leader

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Kevin Coleman

Kevin M. Coleman is the Founder of KMC Empowerment, LLC where he provides executive coaching, empowering speeches, and professional development training to make individuals and organizations successful. I’ve leading training for Executives, Division Chiefs, Branch Chiefs, Mid-Level Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leads for over 20 years. I have vast experience speaking for all audiences from three (3) to three thousand (3,000). Kevin served his country in the military for over 9 years and is a disabled veteran. Kevin has been recognized as a winner of the BIG Region XI President Leadership Award and was awarded the Virginia Professional Leadership Award.

Mario Pecoraro

Mario Pecoraro is President/CEO of Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group. The company specializes in background screening and insurance investigations. A member of NAPBS, Alliance employees hold FCRA Advanced Certification. Pecoraro presents at SHRM conferences around the country and his blogs have been published nationally including How to Protect Yourself from FCRA Lawsuits, Best Practices to Prevent Workplace Violence, and Refining Your Background Check Strategy During Hiring. He was featured on ABC’s 20/20, and Your World with Neil Cavuto. He recently published his second book called “Avoiding Costly Hiring Mistakes,” and his company was twice named a “Best Places to Work.”

Kiki Orski

Kiki Orski is an experienced Performance Improvement Consultant with over 20 years of coaching and training leaders to achieve great results by improving workplace relationships and transforming business processes.

Kiki coaches leaders on how to work more effectively with their leadership teams, their employees and their clients to improve productivity, engagement and ultimately profits.

Her company, Peak Performance Consulting is dedicated to helping organizations achieve exceptional performance at every level, starting at the top!

Kiki maximizes the powerful influence that combining the people and performance sides of business can have on organizational outcomes and results. Her primary goal is to ensure the work and learning that is done is truly sustainable.

Peak Performance has a client list that spans healthcare, pharmaceuticals, retail, travel, banking and engineering. Partial Client List: UNICEF, United Nations, Chick-Fil-A, Pfizer, Victorinox, SUNY Upstate Healthcare System, Citibank, NY Presbyterian Healthcare System, Integra Medical Managed Care, Air France, Citibank

Erin O’Malley

Erin O’Malley helps people thrive through the power of human connection. She speaks to business leaders, from the frontline to the C-Suite, teaching them to redefine perceived problems with leadership, engagement, and loyalty, and focus on the real issue: connection.

While she currently calls Jacksonville, Florida home – Erin identifies as a Jersey Girl, with all the stamina to rock ten years in hospitality leadership; the strength to survive two years in the Peace Corps in Panama; the savvy to consult for the past 10 years with industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to automotive; and the smarts to get out of Jersey and see the world.

Susan Post

As Field Services Director for the Society for Human Resource Management, Susan Post has accountability for the membership and relationship management strategies for SHRM affiliates in a nine-state territory (CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT.) She serves SHRM members, prospective members and volunteer leaders from her home office in upstate NY.

Prior to joining SHRM in 1999, Susan had 15 years of progressively responsible HR experience with several organizations, including Eastman Kodak and Cornell University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Le Moyne College, is certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

Susan's affiliation with the Society began in the early 1980's, when she served two terms as President of the Le Moyne College student chapter in Syracuse, NY. Throughout her professional career, Susan held numerous SHRM volunteer leadership roles, including two terms as President of her local professional chapter and District Director on the New York State Council.

Outside of SHRM, Susan has served in a variety of volunteer leader capacities for many organizations. She is currently a member of the Elmira Little Theater board of directors, a non-profit community theater group in Elmira, NY.

Kim Becking

Kim Becking is an engaging, high-energy, fun and impactful motivational keynote speaker, change and leadership expert, leadership coach and award-winning author who helps organizations, teams and leaders build a Momentum Mindset® to conquer change, boost resilience and accelerate success no matter what life or work throws at them – even a pandemic. As a leading thought leader on resilience and thriving in the midst of change, Kim has been featured in national media such as People, SELF, The New York Times, USA Today, Good Morning America and Lifetime Television. Kim is a highly rated SHRM speaker and has presented her oustanding programs on change and resilience for Missouri SHRM as well as other SHRM chapters across our state and the Country.

Ed Krow

Ed Krow works with executives and business owners who are struggling with people problems, such as adapting to changing business conditions and customer, investor, or community expectations. He turns irrelevant and ineffective HR functions into strategic contributors by aligning HR with the business objectives. As a result, Human Resources actually drives business results. To date, Ed has completed over 700 projects for more than 250 clients across nearly all industries. Ed is an advocate for using Organizational Development strategies to drive business results. He speaks to senior leaders across the United States and Canada about how to turn their people into strategic contributors. He is the author of, “Strategic HR: Driving Bottom-Line Results Through Your People”. Ed’s clients and audiences include organizations as diverse as Johnson & Johnson, Goodwill Industries, Penn State University, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Utz Snack Foods. When he’s not working with clients, Ed can be found teaching at Millersville University. In his free time, Ed enjoys family time, travel, golf, the outdoors and Notre Dame and Baltimore Ravens football.

Jonathan Persky

Jon has over a decade of experience as a litigator and advocate. He represents employers of all sizes and across all industries in federal and state courts, arbitration, and administrative agencies. Jon regularly appears before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and other agencies to defend employers against claims of workplace discrimination and harassment.

Jon has successfully resolved numerous high-value individual claims in early and late-stage mediation with both represented and pro se parties. When litigation is filed, Jon utilizes his experience in all aspects of the pretrial process, including written discovery, depositions, expert reports, and summary judgment. Jon is also well-versed in appellate practice, having argued at the New Hampshire Supreme Court and filed winning briefs at the First and Second Circuits. In addition to his litigation practice, Jon provides clients with day-to-day counseling and crisis management on a variety of employment issues including hiring, discipline, termination, leave, wage and hour, disability accommodation, union grievances, and collective bargaining.

Prior to joining Constangy, Jon was an associate at the Boston firms Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, and Morgan Brown & Joy LLP.

Jamie Winter

Jamie Winter joined APTMetrics in 2018 as their Vice President in charge of their Talent Acquisition practice after a variety of consulting roles with Aon Consulting and DDI. He has 25 years of experience consulting with organizations across a variety of industries in private and public sectors both in the US and abroad including in the areas of selection and promotion systems, performance management, re-engineering/downsizing, job analysis, leadership development, and succession management. Mr. Winter graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and earned his M.A. and is A.B.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron.

Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author and the Managing Partner of Workplace Intelligence, a research and advisory firm helping HR adapt to trends, drive performance and prepare for the future. Dan is the bestselling author of three career books: Back to Human, Promote Yourself and Me 2.0. His new book, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation, is a Washington Post bestseller and was selected by The Financial Times as the book of the month. Through his companies, he’s conducted dozens of research studies and worked with major brands including American Express, GE, Microsoft, Virgin, IBM, Coca Cola, and Oracle. Dan has interviewed over 2,000 of the world’s most successful people, including Warren Buffett, Anthony Bourdain, Jessica Alba, will.i.am, Michael Bloomberg, Chelsea Handler, Colin Powell, Sheryl Sandberg, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the host of “5 Questions”, a podcast where he interviews a variety of world-class humans by asking them 5 questions in less than 15 minutes. In addition, he has written countless articles for Forbes, Fortune, TIME, The Economist, Quartz, The World Economic Forum, The Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and others that have combined generated over 15 million views. Considered “one of today’s more dynamic young entrepreneurs” by Inc. Magazine, Schawbel has been profiled or quoted in over 2,000 media outlets, such as NBC’s “The Today Show” and “Nightly News”, Fox News’s “Fox & Friends”, MSNBC’s “Your Business,” The Steve Harvey Show, The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Wired Magazine, GQ, The Economist, and NPR. He has been recognized on several lists including Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Business Insider’s “40 Under 40”, BusinessWeek’s “20 Entrepreneurs You Should Follow,” and as one of Workforce Magazine’s “Game Changers”. Schawbel is a featured expert in the upcoming documentary “The Revolution Generation”, which is directed by Josh Tickell and narrated by actress Michelle Rodriguez.

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