Early Career

Jennifer Dulski has a wide range of executive experience including leadership roles at Facebook, Google, and Yahoo!, and founder, CEO and president roles at early stage and scaling startups.

She is currently CEO and founder of Rising Team, a team performance platform that helps companies increase engagement, strengthen culture, and scale leadership development by equipping managers to lead science-backed, interactive team sessions without an outside facilitator.

She is also a member of the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and teaches a course called "Managing Growing Enterprises."

She writes about leadership for LinkedIn Influencers, Fortune, and Fast Company, and her first book, Purposeful, was published by Penguin Portfolio in 2018 and is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

Jennifer Dulski has a wide range of executive experience including leadership roles at Facebook, Google, and Yahoo!, and founder, CEO and president roles at early stage and scaling startups.

She is currently CEO and founder of Rising Team, a team performance platform that helps companies increase engagement, strengthen culture, and scale leadership development by equipping managers to lead science-backed, interactive team sessions without an outside facilitator.

She is also a member of the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and teaches a course called "Managing Growing Enterprises."

She writes about leadership for LinkedIn Influencers, Fortune, and Fast Company, and her first book, Purposeful, was published by Penguin Portfolio in 2018 and is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

Jennifer Dulski has a wide range of executive experience including leadership roles at Facebook, Google, and Yahoo!, and founder, CEO and president roles at early stage and scaling startups.

She is currently CEO and founder of Rising Team, a team performance platform that helps companies increase engagement, strengthen culture, and scale leadership development by equipping managers to lead science-backed, interactive team sessions without an outside facilitator.

She is also a member of the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and teaches a course called "Managing Growing Enterprises."

She writes about leadership for LinkedIn Influencers, Fortune, and Fast Company, and her first book, Purposeful, was published by Penguin Portfolio in 2018 and is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

Jennifer Dulski has a wide range of executive experience including leadership roles at Facebook, Google, and Yahoo!, and founder, CEO and president roles at early stage and scaling startups.

She is currently CEO and founder of Rising Team, a team performance platform that helps companies increase engagement, strengthen culture, and scale leadership development by equipping managers to lead science-backed, interactive team sessions without an outside facilitator.

She is also a member of the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and teaches a course called "Managing Growing Enterprises."

She writes about leadership for LinkedIn Influencers, Fortune, and Fast Company, and her first book, Purposeful, was published by Penguin Portfolio in 2018 and is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

An accomplished HR practitioner, Laurie has industry experience in non-profit, health care, consumer packaged goods, and banking. As a senior leader of SHRM’s HR team, she focuses on strategic initiatives to drive innovation to positively impact the employee experience and allow staff to maximize their potential through a culture of learning. She received her Masters’ degree in HRM from Capella University, is a Certified Strengths Coach and holds both SHRM-SCP and CAE designations.

Yutaka Takagi serves as Principal Product Evangelist at isolved, where he focuses on the impact of technology on creating positive employee experiences. Across his over 25 years in the HR Technology industry, Yutaka has navigated through various roles on both sides of the vendor relationship. His specialty lies in his ability to articulate the relevance of cutting-edge technology in achieving business outcomes while serving the fast-evolving needs of the modern workforce. 

Peter Canellis is an award-winning meditation energy healer who specializes in sound baths and sound therapy. In 2019, Peter discovered the benefits of sound therapy after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, with an expected five-year lifespan. He has been living in remission since November 2020, thanks in part to the healing impact of sound therapy. Peter has led sound therapy workshops in numerous institutions around Chicago, including the Willis Tower Skydeck, the City of Chicago Police Department, Workday Corp, Advocate Christ Hospital, and many more. In 2023, he established the only sound studio in Chicago dedicated solely to sound healing, Saints and Angels Healing Through Sound. In addition to his work in sound therapy, Peter offers workshops and training on crystal singing bowls and other healing instruments at his studio and showroom. Through these workshops, Peter inspires and educates others about the profound effects of sound on mind, body, and spirit. His work has garnered attention, earning him a feature on the upcoming national and local lifestyle TV channel "Destination Chicago Season 2." 

Peter Canellis is an award-winning meditation energy healer who specializes in sound baths and sound therapy. In 2019, Peter discovered the benefits of sound therapy after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, with an expected five-year lifespan. He has been living in remission since November 2020, thanks in part to the healing impact of sound therapy. Peter has led sound therapy workshops in numerous institutions around Chicago, including the Willis Tower Skydeck, the City of Chicago Police Department, Workday Corp, Advocate Christ Hospital, and many more. In 2023, he established the only sound studio in Chicago dedicated solely to sound healing, Saints and Angels Healing Through Sound. In addition to his work in sound therapy, Peter offers workshops and training on crystal singing bowls and other healing instruments at his studio and showroom. Through these workshops, Peter inspires and educates others about the profound effects of sound on mind, body, and spirit. His work has garnered attention, earning him a feature on the upcoming national and local lifestyle TV channel "Destination Chicago Season 2." 

Peter Canellis is an award-winning meditation energy healer who specializes in sound baths and sound therapy. In 2019, Peter discovered the benefits of sound therapy after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, with an expected five-year lifespan. He has been living in remission since November 2020, thanks in part to the healing impact of sound therapy. Peter has led sound therapy workshops in numerous institutions around Chicago, including the Willis Tower Skydeck, the City of Chicago Police Department, Workday Corp, Advocate Christ Hospital, and many more. In 2023, he established the only sound studio in Chicago dedicated solely to sound healing, Saints and Angels Healing Through Sound. In addition to his work in sound therapy, Peter offers workshops and training on crystal singing bowls and other healing instruments at his studio and showroom. Through these workshops, Peter inspires and educates others about the profound effects of sound on mind, body, and spirit. His work has garnered attention, earning him a feature on the upcoming national and local lifestyle TV channel "Destination Chicago Season 2." 

Scott is an internationally recognized crisis negotiator, advisor, trainer and keynote speaker. He is known and respected for his experience negotiating in highly charged situations, with high stakes and when the situation requires sensitivity to the human element. Clients, audiences and students alike, find Scott’s teachings, insightful, inspiring and pragmatic.   

Scott worked as a hostage/crisis negotiator with one of the largest regional SWAT teams in the United States for many years before moving into the role of a negotiations speaker and trainer. He has over 20 years of law enforcement experience and retired from a Chicago area police department in 2023 at the rank of Lieutenant. He was trained by in negotiation by the FBI and has studied at the Harvard University Program on Negotiation, at IMD Business School, and he continues to receive training from the world’s top negotiators.  

​Scott is a prolific trainer within the negotiation field and travels the country and around the world speaking to a wide variety of audiences. He has taught negotiations at Harvard University, for the FBI, and has keynoted for companies such as Microsoft and Bosch.  In 2016, he was invited to give a TEDx talk titled “The Secrets of Hostage Negotiators”, which has received over 1 million views.  His visibility as a speaker and educator through TEDx and other venues has reached global status.  
 
Scott currently resides in the Chicago area and is a Partner and co-founder with the Negotiations Collective, where he works with organizations and their leaders on how to have difficult conversations to resolve conflict and increase their influence.    

Nathan blends data with industry trend analysis to share Indeed’s story and bring the value of the company’s programs and solutions to life. In his role, he focuses on crafting holistic, strategic solutions for clients to aid in solving their hiring challenges. With nearly ten years of experience within the HR and Staffing industry, Nathan still looks to challenge himself and learn from others every chance he gets. Prior to entering the private sector, Nathan worked for the Fire Department in Southern California for ten years. Nathan’s experience in public service is evident in his passion to deliver Indeed’s mission to “Help People Get Jobs.”