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Dr. Karyn Edwards is passionate about helping leaders realize their potential and flourish. As the founder and CEO of Abloom Coaching, she takes an evidence-based approach to professional coaching and personal development. She has a solid understanding of what leaders experience and also understands what organizations are looking for in their top leaders. Karyn is a member of Forefront, part of the Marshall Goldsmith program supporting top coaches. Karyn is certified in multiple assessments, including EQi-2.0, Hogan, Predictive Index, Conflict Styles, and the Six Team Conditions. Reach out on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/karynedwards/ or set up a free consultation https://www.abloomcoaching.com/

For more than 25 years, Daniel has dedicated himself to helping children and youth navigate various health needs, with a particular focus on mental health challenges. As a co- founder of Choose Mental Health, a nonprofit with the national voice for children's mental health, his goal is to fundamentally transform how America addresses this critical issue. For Daniel, this cause is deeply personal, as he has seen firsthand the devastating impact that mental health struggles can have on young people, including the tragic loss of life by suicide. Unfortunately, mental health is stigmatized and marginalized by society, leaving children and youth feeling ashamed and unsupported. However, Daniel is committed to changing this by rallying a national community of businesses and supporters to break the shame and stigma by creating resources and funding for mental health treatment. His ultimate aim is to bring good mental health to as many children and youth as possible and he welcomes anyone who shares his vision to join the movement and save lives.

Nanci Appleman-Vassil is a highly sought after Certified Speaking Professional® (CSP) and accomplished business professional with more than 25 years' experience in training, organization development, and corporate consulting with focus on coaching and developing managers and building high-performing teams.She is the Founder and CEO of APLS Group, a firm that specializes in facilitating individuals, groups and organizations toward better solutions for increased effectiveness.Known for her dynamic style that touches hearts, engages minds and gets an audience smiling, Nanci infuses her presentations with real-life examples that are relatable to the audience and bring teams to a new level of understanding. From keynotes to webinars to workshops and everything in between, Nanci will get you excited about discovering, learning and transforming your behavior to increase your influence in the workplace.As part of her commitment to helping others increase their confidence and competence, Nanci devotes her off work time to supporting non-profits and aspiring entrepreneurs. 
 

Psychologist and humorist, Bruce Christopher, is America's foremost "Enter---Trainer" today. He has earned this distinction because of his high-energy style and humorous presentation of his material. He is a licensed psychologist holding degrees in Professional Psychology and Interpersonal Communications. Bruce has Enter-Trained audiences internationally because of his humorous approach to today's hot topics which impact our personal and professional lives. He combines excellent content with loads of laughter and contagious comedy.  He has earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation (CSP), which is the speaking profession's highest merited international measure of professional platform competence.Psychologist and humorist, Bruce Christopher, is America's foremost "Enter---Trainer" today. He has earned this distinction because of his high-energy style and humorous presentation of his material. He is a licensed psychologist holding degrees in Professional Psychology and Interpersonal Communications. Bruce has Enter-Trained audiences internationally because of his humorous approach to today's hot topics which impact our personal and professional lives. He combines excellent content with loads of laughter and contagious comedy.  He has earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation (CSP), which is the speaking profession's highest merited international measure of professional platform competence.

Raushawna Price, CEO of Eyrie Success, is known as the Giver of Awesomeness, and is International Author, Coach, Speaker, and Award-Winning Radio Personality. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Purdue University, respectively and a Master’s Degree in Education Leadership from the Broad (pronounced Broad) Center.

She resides in the York County, South Carolina area with her husband, two beautiful children, and dog, Frankie. She is a lover of superhero movies and fun workouts!

LaKisha Kinsey-Sallis a partner with Fisher Phillips, has years of experience assisting businesses ranging from small start-ups to large well-established national corporations in employment law matters. LaKisha represents businesses in litigation of collective and class actions as well as single plaintiff claims and provides day-to-day advice on issues impacting the workplace. She develops and reviews handbooks, personnel policies, offers preventive strategies through management trainings and risk assessments. LaKisha is a sought-after speaker on emerging employment law trends and is active in her local community, using her involvement to bridge connections between her professional passions and love for volunteer work.

Kathleen Pearson serves as the Global Chief Talent Officer at McDermott Will & Emery, an elite global law firm with over 3,000 partners and employees. With a career spanning more than two decades in human capital management, Kathleen has dedicated herself to fostering strong, resilient, and diverse teams adept at navigating change and uncertainty. Her strategic leadership encompasses all aspects of people-related functions, including talent acquisition, management, employee relations, training and development, as well as compensation and benefits. Kathleen's passion lies in delivering human-based solutions to human-created challenges, empowering individuals and teams for future success. Her expertise in building teams that adapt, innovate, and thrive has established her as a venerated leader in the legal industry.

Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law  and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a national background screening company.  He is a consultant, writer, expert witness  and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening. He is the author of “The Safe Hiring Manual,” (3d Edition 2017/826 pages), the first comprehensive book on background screening.  He served as the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA),  served as its first co-chair and received the PBSA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. 

A woman serial entrepreneur, Brianna Rooney is the founder and CEO of TalentPerch, Thriversity, The Millionaire Recruiter,  and Techees; Affirm acquired its team in 2021. Passionate about all things recruiting, she also co-hosts a podcast called Talent Takeover Unfiltered that brings respect and awareness to the industry.

Brianna’s businesses offer companies and individuals a 360-degree solution to recruiting and sourcing. Thriversity’s mission is to turn anyone into an efficient and successful recruiter, while TalentPerch focuses on providing solutions to the most daunting business hiring goals.

Brianna is a mom to Diego Danger and Lima Ariel. She believes you can be as successful at work, as you are at home. You don’t have to choose. Be present and rock everything you do.