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Alan Fine
founder and president
InsideOut Development
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Alan Fine is considered the pioneer of the modern-day coaching movement and is the co-creator of the widely recognized GROW® Model. Alan is a New York Times Bestselling Author, international performance expert, and well-respected business executive and professional athlete coach. He has dedicated the past 35 years to helping people elevate their performance and unlock potential. From the golf course to the boardroom, Alan has worked with many respected athletes and organizations.

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Marjorie Brody
president/CEO
BRODY Professional Development
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Marjorie Brody is one of the most sought-after speakers and executive coaches in America. Marjorie provides a hardcore reality check for all working professionals, helping them communicate like leaders.

With enough degrees, honors, awards, certifications, and rave reviews to fill a bookcase, Marjorie has become the go-to “sage” for organizations and leaders looking for what it truly takes to succeed in a highly competitive business world.

She is certified by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). As an internationally recognized speaker, Marjorie also earned the designation of CSP – Certified Speaking Professional, designated by the National Speakers Association (NSA). She was also inducted into NSA’s Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame.

Marjorie has been described as experienced, wise, irreverent, remarkably insightful, honest, and classy. She delves into the vital characteristics, behaviors and strategies that lead to career success. Her message is real, relatable and actionable.

Through repeat business and referrals, Marjorie has built up an impressive client roster of Fortune 100 and 500 companies.

Marjorie’s content-rich presentations and keynotes all delve into the vital characteristics, behaviors and strategies that lead to personal and professional-growth and are centered around accountability … yours and others.

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Monday, June 19, 2017 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Tiffany Helley
director of HR
The Douglas Stewart Co.
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Schyler Houck, SHRM-CP
HR director
Saratoga Casino Hotel
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Schyler Houck has a MBA from Clarkson University and a BS in Marketing and Management from Siena College.  He is certified as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) through HRCI and SHRM-SCP through the Society for Human Resource Management.  Schyler has been recognized as a leader within his profession and was recently selected as one “Top 30 Under 30 HR Professionals” by HR Magazine in 2016.  Hilton has also recognized his use of gamification as one of their best practices in employee recognition.  Schyler currently serves as the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations at the Saratoga Casino Hotel where he leads the HR team's service delivery to ensure positive employee relations.  When not at work, you can find Schyler volunteering with the Capital Region Human Resource Association, or leading the Hudson-Mohawk Association for Talent Development.

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Rena Suhwail
HR generalist
Asurint
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Rena Suhwail is a Human Resources Generalist at Asurint, which is located in Downtown Cleveland, OH. In 2013, she graduated from Cleveland State University, with her undergraduate degree in Business Management and Labor Relations, with a concentration in Human Resources. She began her career at Asurint in 2012 as a Human Resources Intern; she quickly blended into the culture of Asurint, learned basic HR practices and took on many projects.

Over the years, she has developed into a dedicated, experienced, and passionate HR professional with a strong grasp of all areas of Human Resources including but not limited to employment laws, employee relations, performance management, progressive initiatives, and HRIS systems.

In addition, she has a proven record of working as a strategic business partner to effectively integrate HR processes with the needs of the business. Demonstrated competencies in building organizational capability, talent acquisition and retention, inclusion, and lean management initiatives. She continues to successfully introduce policy improvements, develop initiatives to drive corporate goal attainment, and create comprehensive programs to improve profitability. Rena has brought her knowledge and contagious personality to Asurint which is present in everything that she produces. 

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Joey V. Price
CEO
Jumpstart: HR
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Joey Price is a recent SHRM Top 30 under 30 awardee and CEO of Jumpstart:HR, LLC - an HR firm that provides administrative and strategic HR support to US-based small businesses and startups. Joey also hosts a podcast entitled "Business, Life, and Coffee" that's all about personal development for busy professionals. You can find him online building his social army at @joeyvpriceHR and www.jumpstart-hr.com/blog

 

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Tony Lee
Retired Vice President, Content
SHRM
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Tony Lee recently retired as vice president of content for the Society for Human Resource Management, where he oversaw all editorial functions and staff and focused on evolving SHRM's content strategy globally. Lee hosts two award-winning podcasts, All Things Work and People + Strategy, and is a recognized authority on recruitment trends.

Lee is a frequent conference speaker in the U.S. and internationally, and has appeared as a career guidance authority on a range of television and radio programs, such as those produced by NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, NPR, CNBC, Huffington Post, WCBS and The Wall Street Journal, including “The Today Show” and “Good Morning America.”

Lee is co-author of “The Jobs Rated Almanac” (Barricade), and “Career Choice, Change and Challenge” (JIST Pub.), and has published more than 15 books through his career. He also is a columnist for a range of industry web sites, including RecruitingTrends, Jobboarders and Staffing Stream. He has written The Wall Street Journal's “Managing Your Career” column, and his articles have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines globally. Lee also has served on the board of directors of the International Association of Employment Web Sites for many years.

Prior to joining SHRM, Lee was editor and publisher of CareerCast.com, an award-winning site he created for job hunters and the HR community. He also served as chief alliance officer of CareerCast’s parent company, Adicio Inc..Lee also is the founder and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online Vertical Network and all of the sites within that network, including CareerJournal.com, OpinionJournal.com, StartupJournal.com, RealEstateJournal.com, CollegeJournal.com and “Political Diary,” a paid email newsletter about politics. Under his leadership, those sites won a range of awards and accolades. Combined, the Network sites attracted an average of 2.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month. Lee also was one of two finalists for the Newspaper Association of America’s annual Online Innovator Award. Prior to moving online, Lee was editor in chief of the National Business Employment Weekly and of Managing Your Career, both published by Dow Jones & Co. Lee started his career as Director of Publications for the Chicago Chapter of the American Diabetes Association.

 

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Valerie M. Grubb
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Principal
Val Grubb & Associates, Ltd.
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Valerie helps companies improve their bottom line by elevating employees from tactical thinkers to strategic leaders.

She served in senior leadership roles at RollsRoyce Aircraft before helping to found InterActiveCorp, parent company to Expedia, Home Shopping Network and TicketMaster. She then went to work for Oprah Winfrey, helping to found the Oxygen channel which was later sold to NBC Universal.

Valerie obtained her mechanical engineering degree from Kettering University and her MBA from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Val’s book, Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality, helps leaders manage multiple generations in the office.

 

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Amanda Haddaway
Managing Director
HR Answerbox
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Amanda Haddaway is an award-winning HR consultant and corporate trainer. In her role as the managing director of HR Answerbox, she serves small businesses and start-ups as a talent optimization expert. She has more than 40,000 hours of experience in HR and holds the two highest professional certifications, SPHR and SHRM-SCP, as well as a Master of Jurisprudence degree in Labor and Employment Law from Tulane University Law School, a Master’s degree from George Washington University and a Bachelor’s degree from James Madison University.

She has been recognized as the Most Influential Woman in HR Training - USA by Acquisition International and the Gamechanger of the Year (US-East Coast) by ACQ Global Awards.

She is also the creator of New Manager Bootcamp and the author of two books.

 
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Monday, June 19, 2017 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Kevin Cope
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Founder & CEO
Acumen Learning
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Kevin Cope is the #1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling author of Seeing the Big Picture: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career, and Company. A renowned trainer and speaker, Kevin has spent the last 25 years working with top organizations including 30 Fortune 50 companies. His 5 Business Drivers model and ideas, shared with millions through his book, articles, and courses, have been praised for being relevant and actionable; they help you come to the table prepared.

 

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Todd Averett
president
Leading People Partners, LLC
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Carol Leonie Maria Schulte
Founder
The Brave Initiative
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Founder of The Brave Initiative, Carol empowers audiences globally, and works with numerous Fortune 500 companies, International Associations, and individual leaders to get their brave on! She is committed to building braver workplaces - where every person brings all they are to all they do.

A dedicated mental health advocate, she’s the creator of the Brave Beyond Diagnosis community, and author of The Brave Healing Journal, a guided journey to find your brave and empower your life, one day at a time.

She’s lived in 16 countries, completed marathons and triathlons, bungee jumped in her birthday suit, and is a serious carpool karaoke-er!

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Randy Anderson
Productivity Improvement Specialist
E3 Professional Trainers
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Randy Anderson has a true passion for teaching the “how’s” and “why’s” of engaging, equipping, and empowering people in work and life. He teaches ideas and strategies that he learned from working for and managing in organizations ranging from 5 to 35,000 employees. Over the last 25 years, he has developed and taught these principles to tens of thousands of people in all sizes of organizations from front line to back office to upper management. Whether learning to improve your performance, or so you can train others to improve theirs, Randy will transform your thinking, your productivity, and your influence. 

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 7:00am to 8:15am
Ryan Kohler
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CEO
ApplicantPro
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Ryan is the Founder and CEO of ApplicantPro, a hiring software company founded in 2006. Ryan and his team have grown the small startup into a leading provider of hiring software for over 7,000 companies around the nation. Ryan's mission is to help companies, managers, and HR teams improve their hiring results. To do this, he and his team strive to create educational content, tools, integrations, and software to help businesses drive their hiring results. In addition, he is an HRCI and SHRM-CP Approved Provider and conducts weekly, free webinars and presents at SHRM events around the country. 

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