Keri Mesropov is the Founder of Spring, a talent development agency launching young careerists and cultivating multi-generational workforces. Data, research and results driven in its practice, Spring exists to help organizations optimize the generational diversity of their teams toward not-yet imagined future success. Delivering culture assessments and consulting, one-on-one advisories and skill-building workshops, Spring’s work today spans the business landscape of corporations, hospitality, entertainment and social non-profits.

Prior to launching Spring, Keri was the Chief Talent Officer for TRG Arts, one of the world’s most influential consulting firms dedicated to the performing arts. She was previously the firm’s Vice President of Client Service, leading consulting, database management and business intelligence services for theater, ballet, orchestral and Broadway producing organizations.

Keri was a Professional in Residence at her alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications’ new Experience Lab. She serves on the boards of the Nebraska Women’s Leadership Network and The Dance Archive at the University of Denver. In 2022 she received the prestigious Woman of Courage, Character and Commitment award from UNL’s Women’s Center.

With nearly a decade of HR experience, Chelsey has excelled in multiple HR functions, focusing on training, leadership, and people operations. Currently serving as the VP of HR in the tech industry, she brings her expertise across the education, agriculture, and tech industries. As an executive and team coach, she uses her platform as a public speaker to champion the causes of working parents. Her deep commitment to leadership development drives her continuous pursuit of innovative strategies for organizational success.

Shari Collins: The Dot Connector

With a career spanning education, training, HR, and DEI, Shari is a dynamic force as a consultant.

Highlights include:

• Current Board Service on the HR-Nebraska State Council and the Human Resource Association of the Midlands.
• Facilitating courses for educators through the National Education Association.
• Authoring a chapter on Inclusion for the Parent Ready Book Series, sponsored by the Chief Council of State School Officers.
• Recognized as a 2024 Marquis Who's Who biographical listing member.
• Serving on the Advisory Board for Harvard Business Review.
• National Facilitator for Open Sesame's DEI Club.

In 2024, Shari is expanding her global reach with speaking engagements in San Jose, Costa Rica; Lisbon, Portugal; the University of Cambridge, England; and Galway, Ireland.

Ed Frauenheim is about reinventing masculinity, organizations and society. And connecting the dots among the three, for a more soulful world.

Ed Frauenheim is about reinventing masculinity, workplaces and society--and connecting the dots among the three for a more soulful world. He is a writer, speaker and consultant who has focused on workplace, technology and culture matters for more than 25 years. His stories have been featured in USA Today, Harvard Business Review and Fortune. Ed spent six years as director of content at Great Place to Work, the global consultancy that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. He’s co-written four books, including Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection. 

Michael Welp, PhD. is a Founder and CEO of WMFDP, FDP Global and Full Partner Leadership. For 25 years, Michael has led pioneering workshops using experiential learning methods to shift mindsets, build leadership skills, and grow change agents to create cultures where everyone thrives. 

Earlier in his career, Michael facilitated interracial team-building with over a dozen South African corporations in his work with Outward Bound. 

Michael is the author of the book, Four Days To Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World. His TEDx talk, is entitled White Men: Time to Discover Your Cultural Blind Spots. Michael is also the host of The Insider Outsider Podcast.