Business Leadership

Paul Epstein

<p>Paul Epstein has spent nearly 15 years as a professional sports executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams, a global sports agency, and the NFL league office, where he has broken every premium revenue metric in Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy, where he became known as the “Why Coach.”</p><p>As an award-winning speaker he was named one of <em>SUCCESS magazines</em> top thought leaders that get results, Paul’s impact continues off stage providing leadership development and culture transforma

Anna Maria Chávez

<p><em>Fortune</em> magazine named Anna Maria Chávez one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” citing her vision and creativity in revitalizing the Girl Scout brand for a new century and transforming it into one of the top 10 most innovative nonprofits in the world.</p><p>The first woman of color to lead the iconic Girl Scouts of the USA in their 104-year-old history, Anna Maria Chávez is a renowned leadership expert who harnesses the power of technology and her passion for public service to transform organizations, earning her a place in U.S.

David Burkus

<p>One of the world’s leading business thinkers, David’s forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are changing how companies approach leadership, teamwork, and collaboration.</p><p>A skilled researcher and inspiring communicator, Dr. David Burkus is the bestselling author of five books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. Since 2017, David has been ranked multiple times as one of the world’s top business thought leaders.

Michael C. Bush

Michael C. Bush is a global chief executive with over 25 years of experience leading small and mid-sized organizations through transformational growth.

Michael is CEO of Great Place to Work®, the global research and analytics firm that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list, the World’s Best Workplaces list, the 100 Best Workplaces for Women list and dozens of other distinguished workplace rankings around the world.

Marcus Lemonis

<p>“Business turnaround king” and TV personality Marcus Lemonis inspires audiences to wake up the self-starter, the go-getter and the entrepreneur that is in all of us.</p><p>Though best known as the star of <em>The Profit</em> and other business and lifestyle reality shows, Marcus Lemonis was a self-made business success long before he became a star for CNBC and HGTV. </p><p>Marcus honed his entrepreneurial spirit while working at his family&#39;s automotive dealership as a young man.

Nely Galán

<p>As the first Latina President of Entertainment at Telemundo, Nely Galán is a self-made media entrepreneur who empowers women to become financially self-reliant and grow from failure. </p><p>Galán, an Emmy award-winning producer of over 700 television shows, produced the hit reality series <em>The Swan</em> for 20th Century Fox through her multi-media company Galán Entertainment.

Jessica Kriegel

<p>For more than fifteen years, Jessica Kriegel has been guiding global, national, Fortune 100 and other organizations across finance, technology, real estate and healthcare industries on how to create intentional cultures that accelerate performance.</p><p>After receiving her MBA and becoming a global consultant for a human capital management solutions provider, Jessica consistently saw highly-stressed leaders failing to deliver against lofty financial goals. She knew that if these leaders could transform their cultures, performance and profitability would follow.

Lee Jourdan

<p>Inclusive leadership expert Lee Jourdan explains why workplace diversity gives organizations a competitive advantage, and offers concrete solutions for leveraging it amid the changing landscape.</p><p>Though data shows more diverse companies outperform their less diverse competitors, DEI efforts face growing challenges—from rulings against affirmative action to the current administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives. So what does this mean for the future of DEI?