Janice Litvin is an award-winning workplace wellness speaker and author of Banish Burnout Toolkit. She is on a mission to help leaders and teams banish burnout in their organizations so they can retain top talent. She does this through keynotes, workshops and coaching groups.

What makes Janice unique is her 10 years in corporate IT, 20 years in tech recruiting, and a lifetime of working on her own work-life balance.

Janice is past president of National Speakers Association of Northern California, and is a member of SHRM, for whom she is a Recertification Provider.

For fun she leads Zumba Fitness classes.

Ellen Connelly Cohen earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, where she graduated cum laude. She received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006. Ms. Cohen's practice focuses on employment litigation and counseling.

Lauren is an activator and a creative thinker with a heart for public service. Disciplined, coachable, and goal-oriented, she is driven by challenges and has a passion for leadership development and collaboration. She has advanced coaching certifications from the Direct Sales World Alliance (DSWA) along with a Bachelor of Science in Community and Regional Development from UC Davis. While there, Lauren also earned the Charles Hess Community Service Award for her efforts in the community. Lauren has served as an Ambassador for the Brea Chamber for several years and enjoys supporting businesses with marketing, and confidence/leadership development. Serving as a trainer of trainers for the California Association of Student Councils for many years, Lauren thrives on mentoring via asking questions, actively listening and being a positive example of what she teaches.

Sarah Aviram has held Human Resources and Talent Development leadership roles in companies like Avon, Pepsico and IAC. She has created programs and processes that have helped over 50,000 people have more fulfilling careers and perform at their best. She has worked in New York City and remotely from 12 different countries. Sarah Aviram is the Author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book, "Remotivation: The Remote Worker's Ultimate Guide to Life-Changing Fulfillment." Sarah holds a BA in Communications Studies from the University of Michigan and MBA from New York University Stern School of Business, where she is also a regular guest lecturer on the topic of change management.

Michelle Beauchamp, CEO of The Champ Group, has a passion help others grow and unleash their inner champ. As an Executive Director on the Maxwell Leadership team, she is a certified speaker, trainer, coach. Michelle's 25 years in Corporate America as a Sales Leader, combined with her 10 + years as an entrepreneur has equipped her to help others explore their strengths, improve areas of weakness and through a journey of inner discovery, transform their former ineffective habits into new behaviors that enrich relationships and increase productivity. As an Executive Director on the Maxwell Leadership team, she is a certified speaker, trainer, coach. Michelle's 25 years in Corporate America as a Sales Leader, combined with her 10 + years as an entrepreneur has equipped her to help others explore their strengths, improve areas of weakness and through a journey of inner discovery, transform their former ineffective habits into new behaviors that enrich relationships and increase productivity. Michelle combines Leadership skills with supporting clients to journey through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Her Leadership development teaching fosters an understanding of appreciating uniqueness to create inclusive and productive cultures. Whether leaders struggle with initiating difficult conversations, or teams struggle to work cohesively, Michelle is pleased to partner with individuals and companies to refresh and flourish. She's also a facilitator with the American Management Association. Michelle combines Leadership skills with supporting clients to journey through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Her Leadership development teaching fosters an understanding of appreciating uniqueness to create inclusive and productive cultures. Whether leaders struggle with initiating difficult conversations, or teams struggle to work cohesively, Michelle is pleased to partner with individuals and companies to refresh and flourish. She's also a facilitator with the American Management Association

Erika Frank is a well-respected employment attorney with a passion for advising and educating employers about California's complex workplace laws. Leveraging more than two decades of legal, regulatory and legislative experience, Erika offers a practical and insightful approach to helping clients deal with the effects of California's employment laws on employee relations and workplace policies. Prior to joining the Shaw Law Group, Erika served as the General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs at the California Chamber of Commerce, the largest broad-based trade association in California. With a focus on employment law compliance, Erika oversaw CalChamber's Labor Law Helpline and assisted countless members with their labor and employment law questions. She also played an integral role in the launch and success of CalChamber's The Workplace podcast.

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.

 

The need to transform their recruiting tactics and elevate the candidate experience should be a pressing concern for any company. The fact is, we're all perpetual candidates as well as potential customers regardless of generation or gender, skill set or experience, and negative experiences could add up to millions of dollars of lost revenue. By using the platform of the CandE Awards and the research data, we can help more organizations uncover the process changes and tools that enable them to deliver on improving candidate experience and their business bottom line.

Jason Geller is managing partner of Fisher Phillips San Francisco office. Jason represents employers in all facets of employment law matters. He has considerable experience defending employers in litigation involving claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and California wage and hour laws. Jason has also defended employers against whistleblowing and retaliation claims, including claims under the California Whistleblower Act, the False Claims Act and various provisions of the California Labor Code.

Dr. Sherrie A. Johnson is an expert in organizational leadership, communication, and how authentic leader behavior affects employee job performance. She is an authority on leading and communicating in a global environment and competency in leadership. As a teacher, consultant, and executive coach, Dr. Johnson shows individuals, universities, and companies how to communicate, develop talent, to provide organizational effectiveness. Her research focuses on authentic leadership and how it positively affects employees' job performance in an organization. Dr. Johnson has served in a leadership capacity as a director for local government, secondary and K-12 public education organizations, and corporate communications. She has also served as part of the executive management team in leadership roles. This involved overseeing the Communications and applying advanced management principles with a critical impact on citizens and the organization. Dr. Johnson supervised award-winning teams and managed all facets of communication. She is also an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist with 20 years of experience in the reporting/anchoring field with local and national news organizations. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and majored in Journalism and Mass Communication, received her master's degree from Johns Hopkins University in Communications, and obtained a Doctor of Education at Grand Canyon University in Organizational Leadership. In her spare time, Dr. Johnson enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family and her dog Shayla.