< Back To Speakers Chitra Nawbatt Investor | Business Development & Ecosystem Builder | Entrepreneur | Growth, CEO & Board Advisor | Media & Content Creator Contact For Booking Chitra Nawbatt is the author of The CodeBreaker Mindset™, a powerful framework for navigating the rules, pivots, and serendipity behind achieving bold goals. A trailblazer across six competitive global industries, Chitra’s journey—from humble beginnings in South America to C-suite leadership—embodies resilience, innovation, and reinvention. As one of the youngest recruits at EY, an early fintech innovator at Deutsche Bank, and later a prime-time TV news anchor for Reuters, Chitra broke barriers in traditionally exclusive spaces. She later advised Fortune 1000 executives on digital transformation as a Market Maker at a global consulting firm, and built a unique value creation function at a multibillion-dollar venture capital firm supporting 75+ companies across tech, healthcare, fintech, and media. Chitra is known for her cross-industry credibility, sharp insights, and dedication to systemic change. With a powerful presence across media and social platforms, she challenges organizations to address bias, unlock growth, and lead with equity. KEYNOTE TOPICS • The CodeBreaker Mindset • Headwinds Against Women of Color: Overcoming Systemic Barriers • The Challenge of Honest Feedback – How environmental, structural, and systemic racism undermine confidence and growth. • Micro & Macro Aggressions: The Push to Leave – Understanding the impact of pervasive discrimination on retention and belonging. • Cultural Blind Spots in Organizations – Why companies must implement checks and balances in culture, risk management, and governance. • The Hidden Cost of Inequity – How failing to address systemic barriers leads to significant organizational losses. •The Value Destruction of Workplace Headwinds

< Back To Speakers Alison Canavan UCLA-trained Mindfulness Facilitator | Master NLP Practitioner | HeartMath Facilitator | Raw Foods Master & Nutritional Coach | Meditation & Breathwork Teacher | Award-Winning Author Contact For Booking Alison Canavan is a globally recognized keynote speaker, wellness expert, and mindfulness facilitator whose remarkable journey from international supermodel to transformational guide inspires audiences worldwide. After years on the world’s top runways and magazine covers, Alison faced addiction, mental health struggles, and burnout—experiences that became the foundation of her work today. With rare authenticity and emotional depth, she empowers people to take control of their lives by learning to spend, save, and invest their energy wisely. A pioneer in the wellness space, Alison created Ireland’s first one-day transformational immersion, The Full 360, integrating gratitude, mindset, nutrition, sound healing, and energy work. She was also one of the first to bring meditation to online audiences through social media, making powerful practices accessible globally. Named one of the Top 100 Irish in Business in America (2025) and one of the Top 8 Transformational Coaches in the U.S. by USA Today, Alison’s mission is to redefine success through mindfulness, resilience, and conscious leadership. Her engaging blend of storytelling, science, and soul equips audiences with practical, science-backed tools to manage stress, reconnect with purpose, and lead with clarity. Alison teaches that energy is life’s true currency—and mastering it unlocks clarity, creativity, and meaningful change. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Leading from Within – Mastering Your Energy • The Game of Life and How to Play It • HEART – The Art of Inspirational Living

< Back To Speakers Sirena Moore-Thomas The Destroyer of Comfort Zones™ Exposing the Hidden Costs of Leadership, Burnout, and Organizational Dysfunction Contact For Booking Sirena Moore-Thomas is not a motivational speaker. She is a business strategist, organizational performance expert, and leadership voice known for helping leaders identify what their current decisions, systems, and habits are really costing them. Known as The Destroyer of Comfort Zones™, Sirena has built a reputation for asking the questions most people avoid. Her work focuses on uncovering the hidden costs of burnout, poor leadership, delayed decisions, organizational dysfunction, and misalignment before they become barriers to growth. As CEO of The Highmark Group, Sirena works with organizations that are stuck, underperforming, or struggling to achieve desired results despite significant investments of time, talent, and resources. Her ability to quickly identify root causes and create practical pathways forward has helped business owners, executive teams, nonprofit leaders, and entrepreneurs move from frustration to measurable progress. Her own story is equally compelling. A former teenage mother of twins with no traditional roadmap to success, Sirena went on to build multiple successful companies, secure hundreds of federal contracts, and become a respected voice in leadership, entrepreneurship, and organizational performance. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, NBC Nightly News, and other national media outlets. Audiences leave her presentations with more than inspiration. They leave with clarity, accountability, practical next steps, and a renewed commitment to address what is no longer working. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Girl, Your Cape is on Fire™ • Fireproof Leadership Strategies™ • The Water Walker Mindset™ • Every Delay Is Costing More Than The Solution™ • Destroying Comfort Zones™ • Called to Build™

< Back To Speakers Cheyenne Hunt Board member of The Women of Global Change | Facilitator Contact For Booking Cheyenne Hunt is a pioneering voice for progressive change in America, known for her historic run as the first Gen Z woman to seek a congressional seat. She champions forward-thinking policy solutions, emphasizing coalition building and innovation for a brighter future. Raised by resilient single mothers and as a descendant of Syrian refugees, Cheyenne's journey from overcoming personal trials to achieving dual degrees in political science, public policy, and law underscores her relentless pursuit of societal progress. Her strategic legislative acumen, highlighted by her tenure as the youngest law clerk for Senator Amy Klobuchar, complements her role as a digital educator and influencer, reaching hundreds of thousands with her insightful, accessible commentary. Recognized by media outlets like Newsweek, CNBC, and Forbes, Cheyenne advocates for tech accountability, women's rights, and a renewed American dream, aiming to make it accessible for all through democratic processes and a commitment to innovation and equality. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Mindful Organizing: Compassionate Strategies for Effective Change • Why Staying Still Means Falling Behind • The Case for Hope and Resilience Post Election • Challenging Stasis: Hostility in the Midst of Normalcy • Generation Change: How Gen Z Will Shape America's Future • Social Media at a Crossroads: Policy and Big Tech Accountability

< Back To Speakers Lisa Gable Presidential, Secretarial, and Gubernatorial Advisor | U.S. Ambassador | UN Delegate | Corporate Executive with Leadership at the Highest Levels of Business, Government, and Military Sectors | Board Member | Public Speaker | Commentator Contact For Booking Lisa Gable has served four U.S. presidents and two governors, counseled Fortune 500 CEOs, and represented global public-private partnerships and nonprofits with an end goal of moving organizations to higher levels of performance. Bi-partisan in nature, she has brought together political parties, corporate competitors and disparate nations to foster quality leadership, diplomacy and results that better society and create sustainable partnerships and profitable business models. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Achieving Bi-Partisanship • Solving Societal Problems • Empowering Women in Business and Politics • Correcting Abuse of Power • Tackling Corporate Challenges • Building Global Initiatives

< Back To Speakers Abhi Golhar National Radio Host | Speaker | Entrepreneur Contact For Booking Abhi Golhar is a transformational speaker who makes finance accessible, human, and actionable. In his keynote, The Non-Finance Finance Talk, he demystifies the numbers that overwhelm so many leaders, helping them see finance not as spreadsheets and jargon but as a strategic story that drives every decision. A three-time nationally syndicated radio host, Abhi’s insights have been featured in Forbes, Inc., and The Huffington Post. Known for breaking down complex financial concepts with humor and clarity, he has become a go-to resource for organizations that want their teams to think more strategically about money without fear or confusion. Abhi’s journey from building businesses in Detroit to advising executives across industries illustrates his belief that finance is not just math, it is a mindset. His talks blend storytelling, real-world examples, and practical frameworks that give audiences the confidence to turn financial data into powerful decisions. Leaders walk away with the tools to align resources with vision, manage risk with confidence, and scale growth with clarity. KEYNOTE TOPICS • How Leaders can Turn Numbers into Strategy • Building Wealth: How to Find the Sweet Spot for Building Wealth with Single Family & Multi-Family • Make It Rain: The New Launch Model for Moving from Real Estate Agent to Real Estate Investor • Accelerate Your Business: Ultimate Framework to Growing from $0 to $1,000,000 in Less Than Six Months

< Back To Speakers Ken Schmidt Customer Loyalty Expert | Reputation and Brand-building Authority | Senior Role in Harley-Davidson Turnaround | Author, Make Some Noise: The Unconventional Road to Dominance Contact For Booking When customers can’t associate any positive human qualities among possible suppliers, they know they can buy from anyone and be satisfied with what they get (quick: name an industry where this isn’t reality). Instead of fighting this dynamic, most businesses roll over, mimic their competitors, use price as a weapon and unwittingly weaken their competitiveness -- along with any chance of creating customer loyalty. Which means, in every industry, the doors are wide open for dominators to emerge. This is a dynamic Ken knows intimately and capitalized on in his leadership role in the against-all-odds turnaround of Harley-Davidson Motor Company. In his supercharged, high-energy speeches, Ken inspires companies and individuals to become dominant competitors by becoming memorable – not for what they make or do, but for who they are. In more than 1,000 keynotes around the world, he’s shared his proven techniques for harnessing simple drivers of human behavior to create customer experiences that delight, build reputations, fuel preference and foster tattoo-worthy levels of loyalty. He’s the author of Make Some Noise: The Unconventional Road to Dominance, host of the Tailgating with Geniuses podcast and co-founder of Torque Sessions Leadership Training. In everything he does, he lives by his credo of, “Never do what’s expected, make yourself as noticeably different as possible and have a lot more fun than you’re supposed to.” KEYNOTE TOPICS • Make Some Noise: Change Directions, Open The Throttle and Dominate Your Marketplace • Rev Up Your Reputation: Be Memorable, Preferred and Talked About

< Back To Speakers Joyel Crawford TEDx & Int’l Keynote Speaker | Bestselling Author of Show Your Ask | Award Winning Fortune 50 Experienced Leadership Consultant & Coach | Your Fairygodmentor® Contact For Booking Joyel Crawford, MBA, CPCC, PHR is a Certified Professional Career Coach, Certified Virtual Presenter and Leadership Development Consultant at Crawford Leadership Strategies with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources and career management. Crawford Leadership Strategies provides Leadership consulting, Keynotes and Hybrid Solutions to provide your organization with the tools, knowledge and skills to RISE and thrive in the global workplace. Crawford is the host of a podcast called Career View Mirror®. She's also the author of Amazon Bestseller- "Show Your Ask: Using Your Voice to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Navigating Grief at Work: Building Resilience Through Change • Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: How to Increase Your Visibility While Working Remotely • Show Your Ask: Using Your Voice to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career • How To RISE And Shine Above It All: Overcoming Work Burnout with Resilience • No is a Complete Sentence: Assertive Communication in the Workplace • Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: How to Increase Your Visibility While Working Remotely • Speak UP: Effective Negotiation Skills to Raise Your Voice and Your Value

< Back To Speakers Adi Y. Segal Managing Partner, OnBelay Ventures | Co-Founder of The Global Listening Movement Contact For Booking Adi Y. Segal is the Managing Partner at OnBelay Ventures and Co-Founder of The Global Listening Movement. An internationally recognized leader and educator in the art and science of listening, he collaborates with the world’s foremost researchers and practitioners. Previously, he was CEO of Hapi, a tech-enabled listening platform focused on extending the continuum of care in mental wellness and ending loneliness. Earlier in his career, Adi founded SeeThru, a platform for healthcare price transparency. He has dedicated his career to scaling impact-driven healthcare ventures and was a key leader in building America’s largest telepsychiatry network, Genoa. A former medical student with 20 years of EMS experience, he has testified at healthcare hearings and advised policymakers on expanding access to care. In his free time, Adi volunteers as an EMT and enjoys hiking, cycling, and climbing with friends and family. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, daughter, and rescue pup, Joey! Adi Y. Segal is a distinguished healthcare executive and CEO of Hapi, a platform pioneering the KEYNOTE TOPICS • The Untapped Power of Listening: Fueling Performance, Leadership, and Well-being at Work • Listening as Medicine: Reimagining Patient Care Through Connection and Understanding • Beyond "Active Listening": Unpacking the Dynamics of Truly Being Heard • The Dyadic Core of Connection: How Listening Builds Safety and Authenticity - in the workplace, home, and community • Confronting the Inner Obstacles of Professional Performance: Navigating the Forces That Prevent Us from Listening WORKSHOPS • Empathetic Listening Skills Workshop: Building Connection Through Micro-Interactions • The Power of the Pause and the Question: Cultivating Listening in Challenging Conversations • Understanding the Listener's Experience: Managing Stress and Emotional Responses • Creating Psychological Safety: The Foundational Role of Intentional Listening • Listening in Practice: Applying Episodic Listening to Specific Contexts (e.g., Leadership, Negotiation, Sales, Healthcare)

< Back To Speakers Laurie Sayles Author | Change Agent | Serial Entrepreneur | Thought Leader. Contact For Booking Laurie Sayles is an author, change agent, and President & CEO of Civility Management Solutions (CivilityMS), a professional services consulting firm serving government and commercial clients. CivilityMS is Small Business Administration 8(a) certified, Women-Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned—reflecting Laurie’s unwavering commitment to service and leadership. A native of South Chicago, Laurie discovered her entrepreneurial spirit early, creating business ventures in childcare and sales. Her drive to serve led her to the U.S. Marine Corps, where she completed seven years of active duty. Merging military discipline with business acumen, she founded CivilityMS and has since led numerous initiatives advocating for veterans, women entrepreneurs, and survivors of military sexual trauma. Laurie is a recognized thought leader, frequently called upon to empower organizations with insights on leadership, service, and personal growth. She serves in various advisory roles, championing policy change for veterans, small businesses, and underserved communities. Her book As My Leaders Go… So Do I supports survivors of economic domestic violence. She also launched R3 (Recognize, Repair, Repeat), a platform dedicated to helping women, especially veterans, access wealth-building resources. KEYNOTE TOPICS • From Military Service to Business Success: A Marine's Guide to Entrepreneurship (and/or) Networking • Breaking Barriers: Women Veterans in Leadership • The R3 Method: Recognize, Repair, and Repeat Generational Wealth • Service-Driven Leadership: Building with Purpose

< Back To Speakers Edward Beltran CEO Fierce Inc.| Disruptive Innovator & Author | Fierce Resilience: Combatting Workplace Stress, One Conversation at a Time Contact For Booking Edward Jason Beltran, CEO of Fierce Inc., brings over 20 years of experience from prestigious firms like Arthur Anderson and PwC, the leadership development industry, and tech innovation to his new book, Fierce Resilience: Combatting Workplace Stress, One Conversation at a Time. Inspired by his abuela’s American dream, Edward's path to becoming CEO is a true testament to resilience. His MBA from the Ross School of Business, along with programs at Wharton and Harvard, fueled his unwavering drive to use technology for positive change. As CEO of Fierce Inc., Edward created Pulse by Fierce, a platform that combines biometric intelligence with structured conversations for real-time feedback and personalized learning. Fierce Resilience blends his passion and expertise into practical tips to help combat workplace stress and burnout, one conversation at a time. Ed collaborated with biometrics experts to extend Fierce Conversations into the science of stress management through Pulse, an app for wearable devices. Pulse tracks stress in real time, syncing with your calendar to pinpoint exact moments of stress. It also provides customized, AI-driven coaching to guide you through stressful tasks, like giving feedback. Fierce Resilience has been recognized on Amazon bestseller lists, Barnes & Noble bestseller lists, and USA Today bestseller lists. Ed also received accolades, including the Literary Titan Book Award (Winner) and the American Book Fest Award (Finalist). KEYNOTE TOPICS • Boost Resilience and Performance with Biometric Intelligence™ • Creating A Toxic Free Workplace • Build Emotional Intelligence • Drive Measurable Results

< Back To Speakers Jon Dorenbos World-Renowned Keynote Speaker | Best-Selling | Former NFL Pro Bowler | World-Class Magician Contact For Booking Jon Dorenbos is a world-renowned keynote speaker whose rare ability to combine elite performance insight, emotional storytelling, and awe-inspiring magic has established him as one of the most in-demand voices on today’s global stages. A former NFL Pro Bowler and world-class magician, Jon’s journey - from profound personal loss to peak success - serves as a powerful framework for resilience, leadership, and perspective. His keynotes do more than inspire, they equip audiences with actionable tools to embrace change, strengthen culture, and perform at their highest level. Fortune 500 companies, global associations, and elite teams trust Jon to captivate rooms, arenas and stadiums, to create moments that truly matter. With humor, heart, and unforgettable visual metaphors, he brings abstract concepts to life - proving that mindset is everything and adversity can become a competitive advantage. This best-selling author delivers more than a speech. He delivers a transformative experience that reshapes how people think, lead, and show up in their lives and workplace. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Resilience Through Adversity • Living in Vision • Teamwork • Embracing Change • Self-Talk