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I have spent most of the last 2 decades working in the software industry, with a focus on web technologies. After 10 years as a software engineer I moved into consultancy where I quickly learned the value of team dynamics and how most technical challenges are projecting underlying issues with collaboration. So my focus shifted to facilitating a safe, creative, collaborative environment.
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Dr. Grady Batchelor, co-author of Group Coaching and Mentoring: A Framework for Fostering Organizational Change, is a certified executive coach and management consultant who speaks and leads workshops that inspire business professionals to lead with coaching and mentoring to achieve goals, deepen awareness, ask challenging questions, take action, and hold themselves and others accountable. Grady is a sought-after and award-winning consultant and coach who consistently gets results and inspires clients. Grady is described by his clients as “a dedicated partner,” “achieves results,” “a true change maker,” “an expert,” “a person of vision,” and “one of those rare master teachers.” Grady is currently president of Grady Batchelor & Associates, an award-winning coaching and consulting practice. Grady was formerly Assistant Provost of Faculty Success and Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at American Public University System where he oversaw the Certified Professional Coaching and Mentoring program, Center for Teaching and Learning, Competency-Based Education, and Alternative Learning including badging, micro-credentials, non-credit certificates and certifications, and several other strategic initiatives. Grady holds a doctorate in management specializing in organizational development and change from Colorado Technical University, a master of business administration in advanced management studies from Touro University, a master of arts in management from Bellevue University, a bachelor of science in human resources management from Bellevue University, and associates degrees in information analysis and instructional technology from the Community College of the Air Force. He is also a Professional Certified Coach, Board Certified Coach, Certified Professional Coach, Certified Management Consultant, and a Certified Manager.
$1,501 - $5,000
Elaine Montilla is a respected technology executive, TEDx speaker, and inclusive leadership advocate with over two decades of experience in digital transformation and IT strategy. As the former Chief Technology Officer for US School Assessment at Pearson, she led innovation efforts impacting millions of students nationwide. Elaine is the founder of 5xMinority, a platform dedicated to empowering women and underrepresented minorities in STEM and leadership. Her speaking style is a blend of authenticity, technical credibility, and purpose-driven insight. Elaine is a former Forbes Technology Council member and has been featured on several top industry lists, including Yahoo Finance’s “Top LGBTQ+ Executive Role Models” and Technology Magazine’s “Top 100 Women in Tech.” She has spoken at events for global organizations such as Adobe, Scholastic, Nestle, WSIB Ontatio, World Woman Future Forum, SHPE, Parsable, Nysernet, MuleSoft, Liberty Mutual, Global Fondries, Meetup, Latinas in Tech, CIO Synergy, WITI, NAIC, Techqueria, World Happiness foundation, the City University of New York, and others. Whether on stage or in the boardroom, Elaine inspires audiences to lead with empathy, embrace diversity, and build inclusive, future-ready organizations.
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Linda Berger’s vast experience as a serial entrepreneur coupled with her laser focus in listening to find the opposing thought patterns help her guide women business owners with precision to scale their businesses with step-by-step training for sustainable income and exponential growth by strategically moving forward while breaking patterns... Quickly. Her proprietary programs have successfully helped hundreds of women become more focused and disciplined in increasing their client base and programs by accomplishing one big goal in at a time. Clients describe Linda as: laser focused and able to highlight emotions, belief systems, and/or actions that hold women back from experiencing their potential. She is inspiring and motivating with out of the box ideas to expand ones frame of reference to their situations. Linda's proprietary programs started with her 90 day Challenges. Their success stem from focused planning and implementing strategies to achieve 1 BIG goal to impact their business sales. 90-Day Business Women Warriors™ Kick Start Your Success is now a Home Study course. Women Biz Owners often need more clients, more time, and most importantly, a community of other women biz owners facing similar challenges. Our virtual Masterminds are 6 months. Our focus: Big changes in Mindset, Planning and Strategies. Why it works?- Accountability, 1:1 and group Coaching, Community (tribe) Support and Focus. For experienced high level biz owners: VIP 1:1 Coaching is available. As a woman business owner, I intimately know the challenges when wanting to serve more clients by growing my business. The constant chatter: Is it too soon? Will I loose my freedom? I'll never see my family? I don't have the money to grow? Next Year? Next Year? And on and on. I've been there done that. It didn't stop until I put my foot down and said NO MORE! My fears turned into the fuel that ignited the fire within me to dig deep to discover if this is what I really want! It was a resounding YES!
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Lawrence E. Henderson, Jr., PhD is a comfort-disrupting leadership and organizational development speaker, coach, and trainer who delivers socially and culturally aware programs that shift the fabric of organizations. A former U.S. Army Commissioned Officer, Lawrence began his leadership journey through service to his country, blending military discipline with dynamic coaching strategies to build high-performing, engaged teams. Now the Owner & CEO of Business Operational Support Services (BOSS), LLC, Lawrence helps individuals, teams, and organizations connect the dots to their best selves. An ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Certified Professional Coach (CPC), he specializes in leadership development, strategic change, and executive presence, working with top organizations like Facebook, Verizon, and Pfizer to drive transformative outcomes. A TEDx speaker, Lawrence equips audiences with practical tools to lead with purpose and impact. Holding a PhD in Organizational Leadership and a master’s in human resources, he remains committed to advancing leadership excellence and helping others bridge the gap between self-awareness and purpose in today’s evolving business landscape.
$1,501 - $5,000
Seconde Nimenya is a five-time author and speaker renowned for her inspiring insights on inclusive leadership, focusing on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. She has written five books, including her latest, “Unlocking Diversity: Your Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Leader Beyond Surface Level.” This timely and thought-provoking book provides best practices to help organizational leaders build inclusive workplace and community cultures. Seconde has also delivered a TEDx talk titled "We Are Not All That Different," which continues to make a meaningful impact worldwide. For more information about her work, visit https://www.bechangegroup.com/home
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Dr. Roberta J. Wilburn is an award-winning diversity and inclusion expert who champions diversity, equity, and inclusion while inviting people to enhance their intercultural skills and build authentic relationships with people from diverse backgrounds to promote cross-cultural understanding. She is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, diversity trainer, cultural coach, and racial justice advocate that works with people who are serious about uncovering their hidden biases and doing the necessary work to become culturally sensitive and responsive advocates and allies. Using her R.E.A.L. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework she teaches and encourages others how to embrace cultural differences, disrupt racist practice, and foster collaborative relationships with people from diverse backgrounds using an Afro-centric and faith-based perspective so they can excel in a diverse and inclusive world. Dr. Wilburn is also the President and Co-founder of Wilburn & Associates, LLC a consulting organization that focuses on diversity training, intercultural coaching and assessment, courageous conversations, and cultural events. Dr. Wilburn has more than thirty years of experience in higher education including majority institutions, HBCUs, secular and religious affiliated colleges; at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Dr. Wilburn was asked to return to Whitworth as the Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, after retiring following fourteen years of service. She is now Associate Dean Emerita following her encore retirement. As a transformational servant-leader, she has always tried to have her hands on the pulse of local and national concerns, and it has been recognized by others locally and nationally. In 2023 she was selected to be included in the 125th edition of the Marquis Who’s Who in America for Excellence Diversity and Inclusion Training. In November 2022, she received the Grassroots Project Award for Cultural Leadership in her community. She is also the recipient of the designation of a Lilac City Legend and Strong Woman Achieving Greatness for Women’s History Month in March 2021. In the fall of 2016, her diversity work was validated when she became the recipient of the YWCA Women of Achievement Carl Maxey Racial and Social Justice Award and the following year, she received the 2017 Insight Into Diversity Giving Back Award for Administrators in Higher Education. She had conducted numerous workshops and professional presentations locally, nationally and internationally, on various topics related to diversity. Her research has led her to pursue and acquire two international grants spanning Africa, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic; receive two invitations to present her research on women of color at the Oxford Round Table in England. She is the author of numerous publications. She is married to James Wilburn, Jr. and they have 3 adult children and three grandsons.
$5,001 - $10,000
Dr Vivian O. Ikem (Dr Viv) is as vivacious and full of life as her name ‘Vivian’ suggests. She is a Life Reset & Self Reinvention strategist, Consultant, Speaker and Teacher with a passion for helping ambitious leaders, organisations and individuals become more empathetic, wellbeing and personal growth aware so they can thrive better. She is a Chemical Engineer by background (with a PhD)and ex-management consultant with a top UK based Consulting firm. Inspired by her journey as a high achieving professional and recovering perfectionist who overcame major trauma, depression and sudden change, Dr Viv taps into the invaluable lessons she has learnt from overcoming her most challenging life experiences and bouncing back, to empower & help individuals, organisations and communities transform in non-technical aspects including in wellbeing, leadership, confidence and potential. She is a UK certified Mental Health First Aider, NLP certified life coach, John Maxwell Team Leadership Coach, Speaker & Teacher, and podcast host of Reset with Dr Viv; a podcast with a focus on self-rediscovery, mental health, Leadership and Personal Growth. She is the author of Shadows in the Mirror – The Many Faces of Depression and contributing Author in Unzenable – A Guide to Stress Less and be More. She has been featured in numerous media outlets (TV, radio, online & print) and writes for various blogs including Thrive Global and medium. She believes it is important for individuals, leaders, organisations and communities to be balanced, mental health aware and compassionate to self & others whilst being successful. She is also a singer and song writer.
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I am a Career & Life Coach specializing in personal branding, career clarity and job interviews. As a former VP of HR with a master's in HR, I am well-equipped to help clients navigate their goals in conjunction with the needs of the labor market. Career Coach Highlights: • 15+ years of previous HR leadership and recruiting experience • 60+ positive client career coaching reviews on LinkedIn + Google • Author of 5-star rated “Resume Cheat Sheet” and “Cover Letter Cheat Sheet” available on Amazon • 5-star average rating for contract Career & Life Coaching on the Placement and Exec platforms I have successfully served over 400+ clients with career and life coaching needs, with a focus on helping them see through the lens of a hiring manager and recruiter. Featured speaker on job search and career topics, including high schools, universities, private employers and state government. Creator and publisher of 3 job search and career discovery courses. In my free time, I am a doting dog parent, wife, mother of two football & hockey-playing boys and recent devotee to reformer pilates. You can find me SUPing the Wisconsin lakes in the summer and wearing a heated vest in the winters. I would love to connect and network with you on any needs you may have. Please DM me on this platform to get started.
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Hi! I am a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, working on building architectures for Netflix Studios. I work as a part of the Data Storage Platform team. Prior to Netflix, I was building the petabyte scale storage architecture at Box for millions of users. I have experience in distributed systems, storage, file systems, building cloud native services, blockchain, and general backend architectures. I am also an International Keynote speaker covering topics in Cloud Computing & General Software Development, and giving career advice. I have received a Masters in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
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An ad on the NYC subway drove my entire professional career. In reality, it wasn't a single ad, but a series of ads put out by the NYC Teaching Fellows, encouraging recent graduates and career changers to give teaching in New York City public schools a chance. What I thought would be a two-year stint while I figured out what I wanted to do with my life turned into a 14-year tenure at the NYC Dept. of Education. Fourteen wonderful years, sparked by a long commute from the 4 train from the Bronx to Wall Street, to a job that I didn’t find fulfilling. Teaching opened a world of possibilities in leadership, learning and development, and self-reflection that I can’t imagine coalescing in any other role. A few lessons learned during my ten years as a high school math teacher: • Being good at something does make you good at teaching that subject- time, practice, patience, and experience are necessary components • Applied knowledge is far more valuable than memorized facts • Ask your students what they want to learn and how they learn best • High schoolers are the weirdest, most-thoughtful, and inspirational people to learn with My interest in using technology to support learners lead me to a role at the NYCDOE central offices. There, my team developed a robust professional learning platform to help teachers improve and advance their practice. Our work impacted over 100,000 NYC educators. Transitioning to facilitating adult learning reaffirmed my love of helping empower individuals to help themselves. Adult learning taught me a few new lessons. • Learning needs to be practical and applicable • Technological tools do not replace well-designed learning experiences • There is always someone in the room whom you can learn from As the Head of Learning Experiences at StoryIQ, I take these lessons (and more) to heart as I design courses supporting professionals in upskilling their communication with data and analysis skills. I believe that we all have something to teach, and learning with a community can profoundly impact organizations, big and small. I have the honor of leading a team of trainers and content developers – all of who share the innate curiosity and love of teaching that I have. No matter who or what I’m teaching, my goal is to spark curiosity and make new skills and concepts accessible to all learners.
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Sue Bowles is a survivor turned thriver as an award-winning author, speaker and ACC credentialed Life Coach. Weaving together personal stories of evil-redeemed-for-good, you will experience courage to face your pain, creating stories of hope for yourself and others. ===== Having done the hard work of healing from a childhood rape, an eating disorder, other sexual assaults, and twice considering suicide, Sue uses these life-altering events to catalyze new hope for others. Now, As the Chief Instigator behind the Dare to Believe Movement and Founder of My Step Ahead LLC, Sue leads the charge in talking about real things that matter. She gets to the heart of the issues where true breakthrough and change happen. Through speaking, writing, and Life Coaching, Sue challenges others who feel stuck and disqualified due to life circumstances to take the next step in their journey, walking with them along the way so they can live boldly in Christ and fulfill their God-given calling. Sue's author credits include her award-winning first book, "This Much I Know...The Space Between". Sue is also a co-author of the Amazon best-selling book, “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Survivors Vol 1” and is an invited author for “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Survivors Vol 2” due out October 2024.
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