Shola Kaye
Author and Award-Winning International Speaker
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Shola Kaye is the author of two books and an award-winning international speaker on Communication, Inclusive Leadership and Empathy at Work. She’s passionate about helping organisations create an atmosphere of belonging for their people and for those individuals, in turn, to be given the skills and opportunity to communicate with power and clarity. Shola’s Empathy to Equity Blueprint programme helps organisations improve staff inclusion and engagement. When individuals have the confidence and tools to share their brilliance, amazing things happen. People are transformed into leaders. Teams and groups perform better. Everyone gains. Shola’s work has appeared in a variety of industry journals, she’s a LinkedIn Learning instructor, and her clients include The United Nations and Deloitte.

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Bronkar Lee
President and Founder
Spread the Good Stuff, LLC
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Bronkar Lee is the President and Founder of Spread the Good Stuff, LLC. Their mission is to help people live with greater health, joy, and power in order to “spread the good stuff” throughout their day-to-day lives. Bronkar has performed over 5,000 live events for companies like Google, Facebook, Youtube, Keller Williams, and Disney Cruise Lines; and he supports individuals and organizations with coaching, consulting, and dynamic presentations. Fun Fact: He plays over 40 musical instruments and uses these as tools within sessions in order to amplify the possibilities for growth and inspiration.

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Bronkar Lee
President and Founder
Spread the Good Stuff, LLC
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Bronkar Lee is the President and Founder of Spread the Good Stuff, LLC. Their mission is to help people live with greater health, joy, and power in order to “spread the good stuff” throughout their day-to-day lives. Bronkar has performed over 5,000 live events for companies like Google, Facebook, Youtube, Keller Williams, and Disney Cruise Lines; and he supports individuals and organizations with coaching, consulting, and dynamic presentations. Fun Fact: He plays over 40 musical instruments and uses these as tools within sessions in order to amplify the possibilities for growth and inspiration.

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Jay Charness
Director of Sales
SkillSurvey
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Jay Charness is a sales professional with over 20 years of driving change at organizations of all sizes. He is passionate about working directly with individuals to better understand their talent management and talent acquisition needs to better solve the business challenges they face every day. When not helping clients tackle their business challenges, Jay spends his time teaching self-defense workshops and enjoying the beauty of Colorado with his family.

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Jay Charness
Director of Sales
SkillSurvey
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Jay Charness is a sales professional with over 20 years of driving change at organizations of all sizes. He is passionate about working directly with individuals to better understand their talent management and talent acquisition needs to better solve the business challenges they face every day. When not helping clients tackle their business challenges, Jay spends his time teaching self-defense workshops and enjoying the beauty of Colorado with his family.

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Starla Sampaco
Forbes Columnist, Emmy-Nominated Journalist and Speaker
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Starla Sampaco joins us again this year to serve as SHRM24's Main Stage host! She is a Filipino-American columnist, host, and international speaker with a background in TV news for Seattle's PBS Channel. She is a contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review, where she focuses on teaching women and people of color how to advocate for themselves in the workplace. She also leads keynotes for clients like Microsoft and AT&T. As an extension of this work, Starla taught graduate students as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington Communication Leadership Master's Program, where she developed a course on executive presence, public speaking, and communication strategy. Prior to anchoring for PBS, she covered Washington state politics as a legislative reporter and hosted a technology news show.

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Marshall Chiles
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Marshall Chiles started stand-up comedy in 1999.  After 10 years of being a stand-up comedian and club owner, in 2009 he opened the world famous comedy club called The Laughing Skull Lounge. In 2010, Marshall started The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival which is considered by the industry to be the number one discovery comedy festival in North America.

 

Marshall has also written three books. His first book is called ‘Your Presentation is a Joke: Using Humor to Maximize Impact’ and is currently in use as a textbook at the University of Alabama.

 

His second book is a children’s board book called ‘Cool Kids Share.’ He came up with the concept when his son was four years old playing on a playground. This one kid did not want to share and Marshall’s wife said, “It’s ok that the kid does not want to share.” Marshall said, “No, not really. That kid is being a jerk. Only cool kids share.” And then BAM, 10 years later he wrote the book. 

 

His third book is children’s book for adults called ‘My Colonoscopy & Me: A Love Story.’ He wrote the first version of this book as a poem while sitting in the waiting room of his first colonoscopy. You know, like you do.

 

As you can see, Marshall is building a comedy empire to pass down to his children so they can eventually run it into the ground.

 

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Jonathan Raymond
CEO at Refound and Author or Award Winning Book, Good Authority
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Jonathan Raymond is the CEO at Refound and author of the award-winning book, Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team is Waiting For. Jonathan advises CEOs in high-growth businesses on how to create a people-first culture that drives results. Refound’s clients range from Fortune 100 companies like Panasonic and McKesson to startups like Niantic and ZipRecruiter. He loves being dad to two amazing girls, SUP-surfing, getting into the backcountry, and he'll never give up on the New York Knicks.

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Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Jonathan Raymond
CEO at Refound and Author or Award Winning Book, Good Authority
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Jonathan Raymond is the CEO at Refound and author of the award-winning book, Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team is Waiting For. Jonathan advises CEOs in high-growth businesses on how to create a people-first culture that drives results. Refound’s clients range from Fortune 100 companies like Panasonic and McKesson to startups like Niantic and ZipRecruiter. He loves being dad to two amazing girls, SUP-surfing, getting into the backcountry, and he'll never give up on the New York Knicks.

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Claire Wasserman
Founder and Author of Ladies Get Paid
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Claire Wasserman is an educator, author, and founder of Ladies Get Paid, a platform, global community, and book that teaches women to level up professionally and financially. She is also the host of the John Hancock podcast, “Friends Who Talk About Money”. 

A highly sought-after expert for Fortune 500 companies working to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, Claire has traveled the country teaching thousands of women how to negotiate millions of dollars in raises, start businesses, and advocate for themselves in the workplace. Claire was chosen as one of Marquis Who's Who 75 Most Influential Financial Leaders of 2021, as well as Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women. She has spoken at places such as Harvard Business School, Facebook, NASA, and the United Nations, and has appeared on Good Morning America and in the New York Times, among others. Claire’s book, Ladies Get Paid, is available at ladiesgetpaid.com/book and wherever books are sold. 

Learn more about Claire at clairewasserman.com and follow her on Instagram at @clairegetspaid.

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Friday, September 24, 2021 - 11:15am to 12:15pm
Claire Wasserman
Founder and Author of Ladies Get Paid
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Claire Wasserman is an educator, author, and founder of Ladies Get Paid, a platform, global community, and book that teaches women to level up professionally and financially. She is also the host of the John Hancock podcast, “Friends Who Talk About Money”. 

A highly sought-after expert for Fortune 500 companies working to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, Claire has traveled the country teaching thousands of women how to negotiate millions of dollars in raises, start businesses, and advocate for themselves in the workplace. Claire was chosen as one of Marquis Who's Who 75 Most Influential Financial Leaders of 2021, as well as Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women. She has spoken at places such as Harvard Business School, Facebook, NASA, and the United Nations, and has appeared on Good Morning America and in the New York Times, among others. Claire’s book, Ladies Get Paid, is available at ladiesgetpaid.com/book and wherever books are sold. 

Learn more about Claire at clairewasserman.com and follow her on Instagram at @clairegetspaid.

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