Caroline Dowd-Higgins is passionate about empowering individuals and organizations successfully adapt to today’s complex, ambiguous, and high-velocity work environments. Her speaking, coaching, and consulting, helps organizations to
become more collaborative, creative, entrepreneurial, and agile.

As a former professional opera singer and executive leader, Caroline knows how to navigate the challenges and opportunities in the competitive international marketplace. Certified by the International Coaching Federation, Caroline has also
trained in Design Thinking, Positive Intelligence, and Creating Inclusive Cultures. She is a global expert in leading company culture and specializes in helping leaders design a future path to optimize strengths, magnify influence, and pursue work that is meaningful and rewarding.

Caroline is ardent about unlocking the art-of-the-possible and her engaging and inspiring style helps people and organizations navigate change, overcome challenges, and elevate strengths so they can thrive. With tested tools and resources,
Caroline creates sustainable work cultures that boost productivity, retention, and growth while honoring worker wellbeing at organizations such as Lilly, Salesforce, BAIRD, Deloitte, Sanofi, Rolls Royce, and Goodwill International.

A sought-after public speaker presenting to global audiences, her TEDxWomen talk about reframing failure and defining success on your own terms has been celebratedas a must-watch resource. Caroline hosts the 3-time award winning podcast, Your Working Life with listeners in 34 countries. She has been recognized as a Top Leadership Development Voice for LinkedIn and her video series about career & life empowerment is on YouTube. Her first book, “This Is Not The Career I Ordered” is followed by her new best-selling book, “Your Career Advantage: Overcome Challenges to Achieve a Rewarding Work Life”, helping careerists enjoy their careers and love their lives.

Sam Kabert is a successful serial entrepreneur turned spiritual seeker and keynote speaker. He is known for his ability to put together teams to execute the vision. He is the Author of the #1 Bestselling book SOUL/Life Balance, Founder of SwagWorx & Clone Yourself University, and hosts the Soul Seekr Podcast. Despite all of Sam’s ventures and business success and being recognized as one of Silicon Valley’s “40 Under 40” at just age 31 years old and “Rising Star” in the promotional products industry, he soon recognized that something was missing. Sam realized that despite his success, he was unhappy. This understanding catapulted him on his most recent exploration of his life’s purpose. 

He is on a mission to bridge the gap between the way we conduct ourselves in business, mindful practices, how we communicate with everyone, especially oneself, all through prioritizing psychological safety and mental health first.

Sam Kabert is a successful serial entrepreneur turned spiritual seeker and keynote speaker. He is known for his ability to put together teams to execute the vision. He is the Author of the #1 Bestselling book SOUL/Life Balance, Founder of SwagWorx & Clone Yourself University, and hosts the Soul Seekr Podcast. Despite all of Sam’s ventures and business success and being recognized as one of Silicon Valley’s “40 Under 40” at just age 31 years old and “Rising Star” in the promotional products industry, he soon recognized that something was missing. Sam realized that despite his success, he was unhappy. This understanding catapulted him on his most recent exploration of his life’s purpose. 

He is on a mission to bridge the gap between the way we conduct ourselves in business, mindful practices, how we communicate with everyone, especially oneself, all through prioritizing psychological safety and mental health first.

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.