C Level Executives (C - Business)

One of Forbes’ Leading Female Futurists and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Sheryl Connelly helps business leaders think like futurists for resilience, performance, and growth through uncertainty.

All too often, companies are surprised by disruption. While no one can predict the future, many of these events can be anticipated. As a corporate futurist, Sheryl Connelly has nearly two decades of experience helping organizations prepare for disruption by building resilience into their business plans and strategies. 

<p>Zack Kass is an AI Futurist, keynote speaker, consultant, and the former Head of Go To Market for OpenAI. He has spent over 14 years in the field of AI with companies like Figure Eight, Lilt, and OpenAI.

<p>Paul Epstein shares the same winning playbook he used in his own career to help others make high-impact decisions, develop unshakeable confidence, and lead with authenticity while navigating uncertainty.</p><p>In his fifteen-year career as a pro sports executive, Paul Epstein helped take NBA teams from the bottom of the league in revenue to the top, broke every premium sales revenue record metric in NFL Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy.</p><p>Now he shares the proven habits and rituals th

<p>Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Netflix Co-founder and Former CEO Marc Randolph has established himself as an authority on business, strategy, and innovation. His insight on fostering creativity and effectively transforming ideas into realities has led to numerous successful business ventures, including many that he founded.</p><p>A business entrepreneur and innovator, Randolph offers audiences a behind-the-scenes look at building worldwide businesses. He seamlessly translates his wisdom into meaningful insight and inspiration to all types of audiences.

<p>From the cockpit to the International Space Station and ultimately to the executive boardroom, Ron Garan shares the perspective-changing insights he garnered from viewing Earth from afar.</p><p>A forty-year career in the US Air Force, NASA, and as CEO of iSpace, Ron provides a unique perspective on how to navigate today’s complex environment.

<p>From “ball girl to CMO,” Melissa Proctor shares stories from her trailblazing career journey, providing powerful strategies to help audiences navigate high-stakes decisions and achieve success. </p><p>Though Melissa Proctor never played basketball herself, it was her passion—in fact, her childhood dream was to be the first female coach in the NBA.

<p>Why do good teams kill great ideas? Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs and innovative organizations. </p><p>Safi Bahcall is a former public-company CEO, a physicist and an award-winning biotech entrepreneur.

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.

<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.

<p>It’s been said that Neha Sampat “goes against the grain of startup mythology.” She is a three-time tech founder and CEO, even though she comes from a non-technical background. Neha is known for building purpose-driven companies that are great places to work.</p><p>Neha is currently founder and CEO at Contentstack.