Tara is a Human Resources leader who is passionate about the intersection of people, organizations, and culture and the impact of nurturing and developing high-performing teams in business. As a two-time Chief People Officer and HR leader, Tara’s 20+ year career leading people and culture functions through organizational change spans an array of public and private entities, including technology, entertainment, gaming, media, education and non-profit organizations such as Zillow, VIZIO, and Enthusiast Gaming. Her current position is Interim Chief People & Culture Officer for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. She also serves as the current President of the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) and as a member of the Board of Directors of the California Society for Human Resource Management (CalSHRM).

Lonnie Giamela is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Fisher Phillips and a co-chair of the firm's Pay Equity practice group.  Lonnie has handled a full range of labor and employment matters, from single-plaintiff to multi-plaintiff, in both federal and state courts in California, the California Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Lonnie also has extensive experience representing local, regional and national clients in class action wage-hour lawsuits as well as representative lawsuits brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), having handled more than 200 such matters across the country. Lonnie also has experience as lead counsel in two wage-hour class actions that have gone to trial.  Additionally, Lonnie counsels employers on preventative measures to prevent litigation from arising on various issues including wage and hour compliance, independent contractor classification, mass layoff strategy, and management training. He has assisted in the preparation of more than 500 handbooks for clients and has developed policies and procedures manuals for both small businesses and national companies with multi-state operations.  Utilizing experiences from his family's restaurants in the San Fernando Valley, Lonnie prides himself on providing advice to the companies he represents. His prior business experience enables him to find practical, compliant legal solutions to clients’ everyday employee relations issues. Lonnie is a frequent lecturer on employment law topics and has presented over 350 seminars to various groups. 

Chris Failla is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and Gallup-certified Strengths Consultant. He has a master's degree in Organizational Leadership, and has worked with teams on every inhabited continent, including five years in China. Chris loves to Ignite What’s Possible in organizations, helping them gain greater clarity, connection, and capacity so they can be more fulfilled and productive. 
 
Chris has been married to Sarah for over 20 years, and they have three boys. As a family they enjoy traveling (he’s been to over 50 countries and speaks three languages), time in the snow, and planning their next adventure. 

Sarah Bettman is the founder of Bettman Consulting Group. She blends organizational culture, leadership, and change principles to support meaningful change for her clients. Sarah’s style is deeply rooted in her values of integrity and authenticity. She brings forward her experiences with passion and humor that ignites engagement and creates traction where there none before. 

Feeling like a badass is your birthright. 
 
Based in Los Angeles, Jennifer Cassetta is a nationally recognized keynote and TEDx speaker, empowerment coach, self defense expert and author of The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo With Wisdom of the Dojo. She helps people feel strong, safe and powerful from the streets to the boardroom. 
 
Equipped with her 3rd degree black belt in Hapkido, Master’s degree in Nutrition, and health coaching certification, she’s been presenting her signature programming for the last two decades for corporate clients that include: Apple, American Airlines, British Airways, Del Monte, Nike, Uber, UBS and Visa. Jennifer has rocked hundreds of stages across the country with her super power combination of engaging content and contagious enthusiasm.  
 
Her skills have been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Doctors, Rachael Ray and she was a featured expert on ABC-TV’s My Diet is Better Than Yours. From national magazines to newspapers, Jenn is a go-to expert on safety and empowerment for dozens of publications. 

Jennifer's career highlights include: 
 
- Speaking over 50 times a year to professionals in the banking, hospitality, travel, real estate industries and more. 
 
- Speaking at over 55 universities around the country about empowerment, self confidence, safety and self-defense. Schools include: Cornell University, Fordham University, Loyola Marymount University, Dusquesne University, UC Boulder, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbary, San Diego State University, Penn State, St. John's University, Lenoir Rhyne, and many more.  
 
- Speaking at conferences such as Professional Business Women of California, Bacardi S.H.E. Summit, Meeting Planner's International, National Association of Realtors and SITE Global.  
 
- Media appearances on: Good Morning America, The Today Show, Inside Edition, E!, The Doctors, Rachael Ray, The Real, Bethenny Frankel, Marie Osmond and many more. 
 
- Created an online training program called She Warrior Self Defense.