Leadership (Behavioral)

Raeann Burgo is a labor and employment attorney at Fisher Phillips, Pittsburg. Raeann adeptly advocates for employers across diverse industries, skillfully managing various aspects of litigation, NLRB representation, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration. She provides guidance on workplace policies and investigations, defends charges before administrative agencies, and crafts comprehensive handbooks. Additionally, Raeann plays a pivotal role in devising preventative strategies through comprehensive training initiatives and risk assessments, both before and after legal proceedings. Raeann’s extensive range of experience equips clients with strategies to navigate the intricate and complex landscape between the NLRA, Title VII and other employment laws with adeptness.

Jasmine Aquino has been driving learning and development for over a decade. She coaches individuals in action planning and career development to help them realize potential and achieve their goals, as well as redesigns organizational programs and launches strategic initiatives that focus on improving employee performance and retaining talent.  Her passion is influencing positive action-oriented change by increasing education, empowerment, and engagement.  Jasmine earned her MBA from University of Central Arkansas, and she holds multiple certifications in human resources (SHRM-SCP), project management (PMP), coaching (CPC), talent development (CPTD), and change management (CCMP).

I currently have the privilege of leading a national network of consultants, coaches and trainers. In partnership with JoDee Curtis, we are helping solopreneurs in the “people” space grow their businesses and better serve their clients.  I have been an educator, writer, marketer, business developer, connector, and content strategist at different times in my life. Now, I am all of those things at once. After years of connecting folks just because I couldn’t help myself (including the young man next me on the airplane and my daughter), I am now building a business on the promise that connection is powerful, valuable, and vital to being human.

Wellington O. Hepburn is a Senior Human Resources Leader with 24 years of business experience. Mr. Hepburn is the President of Wellington Hepburn International (WHI), which is an international talent management advisory company focused on training and development, talent acquisition, employee development, organizational development, leadership development, succession planning and career pathing. WHI has provided talent management solutions in numerous countries worldwide, some of which include The US, Canada, The Bahamas, Malaysia, Spain, Africa, Turks and Caicos, Europe, The British Virgin Islands and Jamaica.

Mr. Hepburn has earned over twenty awards for his leadership, communication and Human Resources expertise. Wellington is also a Past President of The Bahamas Society for Human Resources Management, a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and a two-time book author.

Wellington is married to his beautiful wife Rose, and they have three children: Sienna, Myles and Caleb.

Joe Grasso, PhD, is the Vice President of Workforce Transformation at Lyra Health and a clinical psychologist by training. At Lyra, he oversees Lyra's product suite for supporting workplace mental health and he leads a team of experts who consult with employers on their management practices, corporate policies, and learning and development programs. Dr. Grasso has been interviewed by national media outlets including CNN, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, and Washington Post for his perspective on workforce mental health topics. Prior to joining Lyra, Dr. Grasso managed the implementation of a national training program for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, where he also led quality improvement initiatives and conducted health services research. His peer-reviewed research spans topics including integrated health care, psychotherapy outcomes, and the intersection of social identities and mental health.

Troy Vincent is the Founder and CEO of Navigate Wellbeing Solutions. For nearly 20 years, he has been leading the wonderful "Do Gooders" at Navigate, a purpose-driven healthcare technology and employee engagement company that serves nearly 2 million people worldwide. 

Troy's expertise in the employee engagement and wellbeing industry, combined with nearly two decades of leadership experience in healthcare, benefits strategy, carrier relations, operations, and talent development, has enabled Navigate to become one of the Top 5 leading providers of health and wellbeing solutions.  

Navigate's mission is to help people and organizations find purpose, meaning, and fulfillment together through the 8 Pillars of Wellbeing (Balance, Community, Financial, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Physical, Purpose, Social). Under Troy's leadership, Navigate is the first employee wellbeing engagement platform to fully integrate a framework that drives culture, psychological safety, inclusive multicultural communication, and wellbeing via the NavigateYOU personality assessment. 

Troy is driven by one simple phrase: "We are here to make good things happen for other people." As a result of that passion, Navigate has earned the right to partner with clients such as BMW, Garmin, Hy-Vee Food Stores, City of Boston, City of Dallas, and hundreds of small businesses that generate the heartbeat of our nation.  

Troy was named a finalist for Entrepreneur Of The Year® by Ernst & Young in 2020. Troy graduated with a BA in Business from Central College and completed additional studies in Executive Management at the University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College. Troy also recently led the strategic private equity investment for Navigate by McCarthy Capital. 

Outside of Navigate, Troy devotes his time to his wife Kayrin, their daughter Caroline, local boards, and charities including Blank Children's Hospital, Boys and Girls Club, Special Olympics, and the Wounded Warrior Foundation. 

Chaitanya Peddi is the co-founder of Darwinbox. Rated highest globally on Gartner Peer Insights, Darwinbox is used by 900+ growing businesses and enterprises to manage their end-to-end HR needs.

As a subject matter expert in both HR and technology, Chaitanya's experience as an HR consultant has equipped him to understand the specific needs of the HR tech market. This has enabled him to build a world-class product that not only automates and simplifies HR processes but also empowers HR to be a strategic, game-changing function.

Chaitanya strongly believes the HR function can be a source of great competitive advantage for an organization. And also, that this underlying potential can be optimally harnessed through technology.