As CEO of Propel Forward LLC, Carlann Fergusson and her team partner with leaders to gain the insights, capacity and confidence to transform themselves and their organizations. Whether providing coaching, visioning, strategic planning or leadership development, her ultimate goal is to create leaders who love their role and bring passion and energy to their work. Corporations shouldn’t be places where people are counting the days till the weekend or the years till retirement.

Carlann is known for her unique approach of blending coaching and organizational development to create both personal and business results. Her keen insight and her ability to synthesize information from numerous sources results in solutions that stick. She has over 25 years of experience in executive and leadership coaching, strategic planning, organizational development, and leadership development. She is also a master certified coach. 

As a past Senior Director of Global Organizational and Leadership Development as well as a Manufacturing Manager overseeing a team of 740, Carlann uses her line and staff management experience to achieve measurable results. Her past position titles also include Strategic Planning Manager and Change Manager.  Carlann has worked for a diversity of businesses including Intel Corporation, Visteon Automotive, Meijer Corporation, Press Ganey, Florida Power and the United States Government. She and her teams were recipients of two Intel Quality Awards, Press Ganey’s Innovation Award, The Department of Treasury Treasurer’s Award and a finalist for the Visteon Summit Award. Today her client list includes pharmaceutical, fashion & design, financial, healthcare, construction and technology companies.

Carlann teaches the Leadership Certificate Program for Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. She is the author of Shoots and Ladders Workbook; Insights to Accelerate Your Leadership and has been cited in CBS MoneyWatch, International Business Times, Newsday, and The Boston Globe.

She holds a Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Southern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland.

Scott Hamilton has a long and proven track record in the successful improvement of executive and organization performance in global Fortune 5000 companies. Scott is the co-founder of Allign, a company that has developed and introduced a proprietary process that integrates leadership vision with visual-experiential mapping methods to align all stakeholders into unified, positive action. His global advisory team helps leaders build the internal organizational capability to innovate, execute and measure.

Been there – done that!  With 30 years of HR and business experience – Lori has walked in your shoes.  A recovered HR Generalist, she built a consulting company that she sold to Arthur J Gallagher after 7 years and then reinvented her current business – HR Topics -  training, speaking and developing content for HR professionals.  Lori delivers facts, tips, tricks and best practices in a way that appeals to human resource and business leaders: with a sense of humor, a bias toward actions that improve their operations right away, and practical resources and tools to support their progress.  As an annual speaker at the National SHRM conference, she has leveraged her masters in HR, SPHR and SHRM-SCP background to elevate the position of all HR professionals!

Doug Stevenson is the creator of The Story Theater Method for strategic storytelling in business. He is the author of the book Doug Stevenson’s Story Theater Method, The 21-Step How to Write and Deliver a Dynamite Speech System, and The Next Level Storytelling Video eLearning Series. Doug is a former actor, now professional keynote speaker, trainer and speaker’s coach. His clients span many industries and associations, including the American Medical Assn., the National Assn. of Realtors, Microsoft, Cisco, Amgen, Bayer, Caterpillar, Coca Cola, ConAgra Foods, Oracle, Aetna Insurance, Wells Fargo, US Bank, Eli Lilly and many others. Doug has presented storytelling in business keynotes and workshops in the U.S., Canada, and 15 other countries in South America, Europe and Asia. 

Doug has blended his acting experience with his experience on the keynote platform to bring a unique perspective to speaking and storytelling. He helps presenters of all kinds use strategically chosen and crafted stories to make their content more entertaining, persuasive and memorable. Doug believes that “emotion is the fast lane to the brain” and stories, when told with authentic emotion and imagery, are the best way to create an emotional connection with any audience. People remember your stories!  Join him to learn how to Story Your Message for Communication Success!