Senior-Level

Darren is an accomplished leader and seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience focused on driving healthcare innovation and transforming organizations. He has a background in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare, having held senior roles at companies specializing in developing disruptive and innovative genomic technologies for personalizing cancer treatments. Darren’s impressive track record of leadership roles includes the former Managing Director of Champions Oncology, founder and CEO of Reframe Health, and Chief Product Officer and Head of Programs and Market Intelligence at Genomic Life. Originally from the UK, he was a regular healthcare commentator for BBC before relocating to the U.S. to continue to make a significant impact on the healthcare industry.

Carrie has practiced in the employment law field for over 20 years including as an HR professional, an employment law defense attorney, and in-house counsel for a national PEO. Carrie has devoted a significant portion of her career to providing training and education to business leaders, HR professionals, and Plan Administrators. Carrie also provides employment law and employee benefits compliance consulting and guidance to HUB clients in the South region of the U.S.

Carrie works closely with clients to identify compliance risks across the organization and develop responsive strategies and solutions that further the organization’s goals while mitigating risks. Carrie partners with HUB clients in various industries such as hospitality/restaurant, medical/hospitals, manufacturing, and white-collar businesses to identify various organizational risks and develop responsive strategic solutions.

Carrie provides customized training and education programs including one-on-one programs, manager and leadership employee relations programs, and community-based seminars. Carrie has also developed a wide array of educational tools and materials to help facilitate job-related compliance skills.

Previously, Carrie B. Cherveny, Esq. served as the Chief Compliance Officer for the Southeast Region of HUB International, supporting the organization’s Employee Benefits Division. Prior to her time at HUB, Carrie was General Counsel and Vice President for a national PEO designing and developing client compliance strategies and solutions

While working previously as a Partner in a West Palm Beach Employment Law firm, Carrie focused her practice on employment litigation and employee relations in both state and federal courts. She has represented private sector employers in litigation under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FLSA, the FMLA, the Florida Civil Rights Act, and  the Florida Whistleblowers’ Acts.

Alex Murzaku leads the Genius Institute’s Research and Development team at Gap International. His ideas have been implemented in various consulting practices and digital products as well as data analysis and the adaptation towards a world expanded by artificial intelligence. 

After his doctorate at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, Italy, Alex worked in leadership positions at several startups—in the areas of information retrieval, machine translation, and knowledge discovery. Following a decade in industry, he returned to academia as a university professor of both Linguistics and Data Science.

Since joining Gap International in 2014, Alex’s research has focused on the role of language in mindset transformation and in the creation of mental tools that allow performance to reach breakthrough, genius levels.

Kristen Howe is the Vice President Enterprise Products for SHRM Enterprise Solutions, where she oversees Product Management and Product Development. She has over 20 years of experience building and leading businesses in the leadership and development space, with a focus on leadership development, sales, coaching and facilitation.

Kristen is passionate about building products that foster inclusive behavior, positive corporate performance and business outcomes. She strives to create products that help global organizations develop key segments of their business, in both live settings and through digital platforms. She empowers teams by developing smart and efficient processes designed to utilize the individual skills of every team member, all while optimizing overall performance.

Kristen is a highly sought-after leadership consultant and speaker, with a deep expertise in Advancing Women Leaders and Inclusive Leadership. She has delivered programs and keynotes to thousands of leaders globally at organizations such as the Chief HR Officer Exchange, The Chief Learning Officer Exchange, Constellation Brands, The Tata Group, Western Union, and Texas Instruments, among others. She is also an emcee at Linkage’s Women in Leadership Institute™, an immersive experience which attracts more than 1,400 women leaders across the globe each year.

Background & Experience:

Prior to joining Linkage, Kristen spent the last decade growing businesses within Corporate Executive Board (CEB), now Gartner. During her time there, she led multiple teams across the Talent Solutions business, focusing on conceptualizing, building, selling and delivering talent solutions based on CEB data. She also ran CEB’s Leadership Academies business, which developed more than 30,000 professionals at 2,100 companies throughout 50 countries; Kristen was consistently recognized as one of the top managers and coaches across the entire firm.

Education & Training:

Kristen previously served in a variety of roles including global facilitator, consultant and engineer. She has a Master of Business Administration from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, and an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University.

Shannon Bayer, JD, is a Principal Consultant with over a decade of consulting and facilitation experience. Shannon brings in-depth expertise and a passion for designing and implementing programs focused on advancing women in leadership—and empowering each leader with the knowledge they need to transform how they show up in their role and drive change in their organization. Shannon has led strategic engagements across a variety of industries, ranging from government to financial services, healthcare, insurance, and consumer products and goods. 

As a keynote speaker, Shannon brings stories from her personal leadership journey to the forefront, connecting her real-life experiences and work with leaders globally to key leadership concepts designed to help participants reflect on their own journey and take control of their path forward. 

Shannon holds a BS in animal science from the University of Vermont and a JD in international law from Suffolk University. 

Shannon was a rower in college and still loves to get on the water when she can. She enjoys spending time outdoors and will travel for a good hike or beach day with her dog and son, Max. Currently, Shannon resides in the greater Indianapolis, IN, area of the US after living in New England for over 25 years. 

Chris Dohrmann is Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships at Global Shares, a J.P. Morgan company and host of the Global Shares equity compensation podcast, Own Up. Chris has over 30 years’ experience and has worked with companies ranging from startups to pre-IPO, from small to mid-cap companies in the US, and with international Fortune 500 firms. Chris’ career has spanned all areas of the industry, including investment banks, issuers, brokers, and platform providers. Chris was formerly Executive Director at Equatex, and prior to that spent 20 years in positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Citigroup and AST. He is experienced in managing high profile, high revenue relationships, as well as large client bases. Chris is a Fellow of Global Equity as well as a current member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, a former Board Member of Global Equity Organization as well as the CEPI Advisory Board.

Lori Tauber Marcus is a corporate board director, executive coach and founding member of “The Band of Sisters.” Lori spent 24 years at PepsiCo in multiple roles, including Senior Vice President, Marketing Activation. After PepsiCo, she served as SVP, CMO of The Children’s Place Retail Stores; EVP, Chief Global Brand & Product Officer at Keurig Green Mountain; and Interim Global CMO, Peloton Interactive. She also served for several years as the leader of the direct-to-patient workstream at Harvard Business School’s Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator. Lori has significant Board experience and presently sits on the boards of Fresh Del Monte Produce, Primo Water, and 24-Hour Fitness. She earned her BS from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Lori lives in CT and is a health and fitness nut. You can find her most mornings riding her Peloton bike at the crack of dawn

Cie Nicholson is an investor, speaker, and advisor to a number of start-up companies, and a founding member of “The Band of Sisters.”. Cie spent 11 years at PepsiCo in marketing positions, including Chief Marketing Officer, Pepsi-Cola N.A. After PepsiCo, she served as EVP and CMO of Equinox, SVP and CMO of Softcard (fintech start-up acquired by Google). Cie presently serves as public board director for Selective Insurance and also served as a private board member for Heartland Food Group and the ANA (Association of National Advertisers). Cie earned her BS at the University of Illinois and her MBA at Indiana University. Cie lives in NYC and is on a 20 year quest (2015-2035) to do handstands all over the world.

Angelique Bellmer Krembs is a Chief Marketing Officer, Advisor and Board Director, and a founding member of “The Band of Sisters.” She is currently CMO-in-Residence at A.Team working with a portfolio of VC and PE-backed brands, and an independent Board Director at NextFoods, Inc. Angelique spent 23 years at PepsiCo, leading turnaround and growth for many beloved brands, including VP of Pepsi in the US and VP/Regional CMO for Brand Activation. After PepsiCo, she was EVP, CMO at News America Marketing, leading digital transformation for this a division of News Corp, and then Global Head of Brand at BlackRock, creating the corporate brand strategy and activation around BlackRock’s brand purpose and Corporate Sustainability. Angelique earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and an M.B.A. from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Angelique passionately believes in “performance with purpose,” and that great business results and high functioning teams always "start with why.” She claims a quirky obsession with how board games can teach leadership lessons.

Priscilla is Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Washington DC office where she has been practicing since 1998. She advises companies on employment-related immigration issues, focusing on strategic immigration planning and regulatory compliance and has extensive experience representing clients in a wide variety of industries with complex matters across all major employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories. She regularly assists clients with internal audits (LCA and I-9) and government investigation. Priscilla frequently presents on immigration topics for SHRM and is a regular contributor of Practice Advisories and webinars for the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Rebecca is the Executive Director of the Accelerate Leadership Center at the Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University. The Center develops confident and inclusive leaders by providing assessments, learning experiences, and 1 on 1 coaching for Tepper Masters Students. Prior to joining the Tepper School, Rebecca worked at a Fortune 500 Company where she oversaw nationwide employee growth and development experiences and led award-winning sales teams. Rebecca earned an MBA from St. Joseph's University and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from University of Pennsylvania. Rebecca is an ACC ICF certified coach. 

Dr. Goldsmith is a member of  the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame. He is the only two-time Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World He has been ranked as the World’s #1 Executive Coach and Top Ten Business Thinker for years. His clients have included over 200 CEOs from around the world - including 5 US CEOs of the Year.

A New York Times #1 bestselling author, his 55 books have sold over 3 million copies and been translated into 35 languages.  In 2023, both Chief Executive magazine and Thinkers 50, listed What Got You Here Won’t Get You There as one of Best Business Books ever written. Amazon listed it, along with Triggers, in 100 Best Leadership & Success Books of All Time. Marshall is the only living author with two books on the list.  His newest book, and fourth NYT bestseller, is The Earned Life.

Marshall’s acknowledgements include BusinessWeek - 50 great leaders in America, Institute for Management Studies - Lifetime Award for Teaching, Harvard Business Review - World’s #1 Leadership Thinker, American Management Association - 50 Great Thinkers Who Have Influenced the Field of Management, SHRM Linkage – Legends of Leadership Award and  Global Gurus - Corps D ’Elite Award for Lifetime Contribution in Leadership and Coaching,  His life is featured in the documentary movie, “The Earned Life” and the New Yorker profile, “The Better Boss”.

Dr. Goldsmith served as a Professor of Management Practice at the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business. He has a Ph.D. is from the UCLA Anderson School of Management - where he was the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, an MBA is from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business - where he was the Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year and a BS from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – where he received an honorary Ph.D. in Engineering (in 2023). He has been a volunteer advisor and coach for the leaders in the Peter Drucker Foundation, World Bank, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, US Army and Navy, Girl Scouts, NY Public Library, USAID, and International and American Red Cross – where he was a National Volunteer of the Year.

Marshall has over 1.5 million followers on LinkedIn and 4 million views on YouTube. Hundreds of his articles, interviews, columns, and videos are online (at no charge). His resources have been viewed, read, listened to, downloaded, or shared over 100 million times.