Alison Wood Brooks
Dr. Alison Wood Brooks is the O’Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration and Hellman Faculty Fellow at the Harvard Business School, where she created and teaches a course called TALK. As a behavioral scientist, she is a leading expert on the science of conversation. Her award-winning research has been published in top academic journals and […]
LaPora Lindsey
LaPora Lindsey is a speaker known for challenging how organizations define and recognize engagement. As a Professional Development and Engagement Consultant, she works with teams at every level—from executives to frontline employees—to rethink workplace value and take ownership of their impact on both their growth and the organization’s success. As a military spouse, LaPora has […]
Meg Steinschauer
Meg Steinschauer is the founder of Connected Assistants, a learning and development platform for executive assistants and chiefs of staff. She works as a chief of staff herself, which keeps her teaching honest, since everything she brings to a room is something she uses in her own week. She builds practical frameworks that turn the […]
Mary Ritz
Dr. Mary Ritz is in the business of empowering, educating, and encouraging people to reach their maximum potential. Her passion is to help people see the best in themselves and develop and harness their skills to effect positive change in their lives, organizations, communities, and families. She is a dynamic trainer, facilitator, coach, and consultant […]
Thomas McGeggen
Reji Johnson
Tara Browne
Tara E. Browne, DTM is an administrative operations and executive support leader at Ascentria Care Alliance whose work sits at the intersection of strategy, governance, and operational design. Tara has long believed that when organizations exclude administrative professionals from improvement work, they are leaving talent, insight, and value on the table. Her current work gives […]
Deanna Danger
Deanna Danger is a strategic Executive Assistant with over 20 years of experience supporting C-suite leaders in higher education, healthcare, and manufacturing. She currently partners with the Chief Information Officer at Vanderbilt University, where she leads initiatives, improves operations, and serves as a trusted strategic advisor. Deanna is Nova Chief of Staff certified and also […]
Michael Eskridge
Michael has spent 11 years in the travel technology industry. Originally from Chicago, he started his career at Orbitz and Expedia, helping companies take control of their corporate travel programs.Now based in Minneapolis, he’s the VP of Technology for the local chapter of GBTA (Global Business Travel Association) and an Account Executive at TROOP where […]
Elle Edberg
