SHRM PDCs

Jeffery Tobias Halter is the President of YWomen, a strategic consulting company focused on engaging men in women’s leadership advancement.  Jeffery is the former Director of Diversity Strategy for The Coca-Cola Company.

Jeffery is author of WHY WOMEN, The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men.  He is a contributing writer to the Huffington Post, the New York Daily News, and is a two-time TEDx speaker.  Jeffery is certified in DDI’s Targeted Selection and Managing Performance, PDI’s 360 Assessment and is a master certified sales trainer.

His clients and best practice work includes two Catalyst award winning companies, The Coca-Cola Company and Kimberly-Clark as well as Deloitte, Bristol Myers, Caterpillar, Walmart, and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies.

Glen  E. Kraemer, a founding and managing partner of the employment law boutique firm Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, is nationally recognized for his “best practices” training programs relating to workplace harassment, bullying, violence prevention, and investigations.  From 2005 – 2021 Glen has been voted a California employment “Super Lawyer,” and in 2020 and 2021 ranked by Chambers USA as a top Labor & Employment Law attorney.  Named by Lawdragon as one of 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, he has also received the “Elite Boutique Trailblazer” award from the National Law Journal, and garnered “Top Speaker” recognition for each of his SHRM Annual Conference presentations from 2009 - 2019.

Amy Hirsh Robinson, M.B.A., is Chief People Officer for King’s Hawaiian, a global producer of irresistible Hawaiian food. Amy was brought on to King’s Hawaiian to re-envision the employee experience and transform the People function from traditional HR to a strategic driver of business growth. During her time at the company she has worked to radically redefine the purpose, structure and activities of HR with significant results. Prior to her role as CPO, Amy ran a successful human capital consulting firm, The Interchange Group, helping executives and HR professionals retool and adapt their strategies to rapidly changing workforce expectations and business landscapes.

Laura Stack is America's Premier Expert in Productivity™. In 1992, Laura founded her company, The Productivity Pro, Inc., which specializes in business performance, strategy execution, and employee productivity. As a highly-regarded speaker and author, Laura shares her vision and methodologies around the globe on creating Maximum Results in Minimum Time®. A sought-after thought leader, Laura writes on high-performance cultures, human potential, and peak performance in her columns in The Business Journal, Success, Training, Productive, and Time Management Magazines. Widely regarded as one of the leading experts in the field of human performance and workplace issues, Laura has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, and Forbes magazine. Laura is bestselling author of six books by major publishers including Random House, Wiley, and Berrett-Koehler, most recently Execution IS the Strategy.

Follow Laura on Twitter @laurastack.

Joe Urbanski believes an Undeniable Culture™ inspires its people to unleash their best selves, take home more wins and less stress to their families, and create incredible value for the company, its customers, and community. For more than two decades, he has worked with HR and training departments, consulting and coaching 750+ executives and leaders at 400+ global organizations, and facilitating 800+ kickass trainings, strategic retreats, and leadership programs for 480,000 people. Joe has a remarkable understanding of how to transform the workplace experience. Plus, you’ll have more fun and laughs than you’d expect.

Calvin Stevens, speaker; trainer and author of, “Four Steps in Developing Your A.C.E (Attitude, Commitment and Enthusiasm)” and “Individual Development Planning – A Guide for Professional Development”, works with people and organizations in developing their employees professional development. Calvin presents keynote speeches, half- and full-day seminars and workshops on a variety of topics including Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills, Implementing an Effective Individual Development Plan (IDP) and Career Development and Goal Setting. With a degree in management, Calvin combines leadership and communication skills presenting custom-designed speeches and workshops for business, educational, military and governmental organizations. Cal previously worked for Ford Motor Company, Air Force Reserves and U.S. General Services Administration.

Trainer and speaker Vincent Ivan Phipps literally puts the VIP in Communication VIP. Vincent is called the, “Attitude Amplifier!” due to his high energy, humor, interaction, and upbeat presentation style. His professional philosophy is, “If I can get you to laugh; I can get you to listen. If I can get you to listen, I can help you amplify!”