ENX Mid-Market

ENX Mid-Market cohort

Leah Marone
Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant
Leah Marone, LCSW
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Leah Marone, LCSW, is a seasoned psychotherapist and corporate mental wellness consultant based in Charlotte, NC, boasting over 20 years of extensive experience. Having conducted over 20,000 therapy sessions and contributing articles to reputable publications such as Psychology Today, The Atlantic, and Newsweek, Leah is recognized for her expertise in mental health.

Leah's personal journey as a former anxiety-ridden Division 1 basketball player fuels her passion for working with high-achieving individuals, often described as type A go-getters. She specializes in addressing internal pressures, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and performance anxiety.

In her dual role as a mental wellness consultant and board member, Leah collaborates with both companies and nonprofits. Her areas of focus encompass anxiety and stress management, burnout prevention, boundary setting, mindfulness practices, effective communication, and emotional intelligence. Leah's holistic approach includes a thorough assessment of the company culture to tailor her services, meeting organizations where they are and addressing their specific needs.

Leah's innovative 5-step initiative not only underscores the significance of mental wellness organization-wide but also identifies areas for growth and connection. The initiative aims to prevent high turnover, address burnout, and enhance overall productivity.

As a co-facilitator for the "Mindful Momentum" female empowerment coaching group tailored for high-powered female professionals, Leah collaborates with a distinguished coach and professor from UCLA. Her expertise in boundary setting and resilience has made her a sought-after speaker for leadership groups. Leah addresses individuals navigating perpetual burnout, often fueled by relentless inner critics and the challenges of people-pleasing. Her insights provide a transformative guide for cultivating resilience and establishing healthy boundaries in demanding professional environments.

Beyond her professional commitments, Leah finds joy in traveling, hiking, exercising, and pursuing her upcoming book slated for publication early next year. Additionally, she actively contributes as a coach for her daughter's club soccer team, showcasing her dedication to both personal and community well-being.

SESSIONS:
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Jonathan A. Siegel
Partner
Jackson Lewis, P.C.
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Jonathan A. Siegel is a principal in the Orange County, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has spent more than 27 years at Jackson Lewis representing employers in workplace law matters.  In 2009, Jonathan was recognized as one of the Top 100 Labor Attorneys in America. In 2020 and 2021, Jonathan was recognized in Best Lawyers in America.

Jonathan provides advice and counsel to employers regarding various issues including wage and hour, reduction in force, discipline, leave management, labor, harassment and discrimination issues. 

Jonathan has represented management in NLRB elections, unfair labor practice proceedings, collective bargaining and arbitrations.

SESSIONS:
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Jonathan A. Siegel
Partner
Jackson Lewis, P.C.
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Jonathan A. Siegel is a principal in the Orange County, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has spent more than 27 years at Jackson Lewis representing employers in workplace law matters.  In 2009, Jonathan was recognized as one of the Top 100 Labor Attorneys in America. In 2020 and 2021, Jonathan was recognized in Best Lawyers in America.

Jonathan provides advice and counsel to employers regarding various issues including wage and hour, reduction in force, discipline, leave management, labor, harassment and discrimination issues. 

Jonathan has represented management in NLRB elections, unfair labor practice proceedings, collective bargaining and arbitrations.

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Prudence Pitter, MBA SPHR GPHR
Global Head of HR; Auto/Manufacturing
AWS
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Prudence Pitter is a business executive with 27+ years of broad Human Resource leadership expertise across several industries. In addition to her HR and consulting experience she previously served as Adjunct Professor of HR, for 9+ years. She is currently a Board Member for the Women Mentoring Network, and volunteers her time to help junior HR professionals learn the skills needed to succeed in their career. Her passion is delivering leadership development presentations to HR and business leaders while also inspiring these leaders to align people practices to business priorities while keeping the employee experience as a key focus. Prudence enjoys writing about HR trends, and influencing leadership behaviors that enhance the employee experience.

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SESSIONS:
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SHRM-SCP
Partner
Fisher & Phillips, LLP
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James J. McDonald, Jr. is a partner in the Irvine, California and Tampa, Florida offices of Fisher & Phillips LLP, where he is a litigator, trial lawyer and strategic advisor to employers regarding labor and employment law matters.  He is author of the SHRM-published book, California Employment Law: An Employer’s Guide, and he is a frequent speaker on employment law issues.  He is a cum laude law graduate of Georgetown University and a member of the California and Florida Bars, and he holds the SHRM-SCP certification.

 

 

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James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SHRM-SCP
Partner
Fisher & Phillips, LLP
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James J. McDonald, Jr. is a partner in the Irvine, California and Tampa, Florida offices of Fisher & Phillips LLP, where he is a litigator, trial lawyer and strategic advisor to employers regarding labor and employment law matters.  He is author of the SHRM-published book, California Employment Law: An Employer’s Guide, and he is a frequent speaker on employment law issues.  He is a cum laude law graduate of Georgetown University and a member of the California and Florida Bars, and he holds the SHRM-SCP certification.

 

 

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Kelly Dobbs Bunting
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Kelly Bunting, Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Labor & Employment Practice's Workplace Compliance & Counseling Group, and member of its Artificial Intelligence Law Group, has considerable experience defending class and collective wage and hour litigation and misclassification claims, having defended employers in Title III ADA access litigation and litigation alleging race, sex, pregnancy, age, disability discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She is deeply experienced in virtually all aspects of employment litigation, including wage and hour, labor, Title VII, harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, non-competition and non-solicitation, trade secrets, SOX and Dodd Frank whistleblower claims, CEPA, ADEA, FMLA, NJLAD, and failure to accommodate issues. She has identified and managed employment issues in M&A deals and appeared before the EEOC, NLRB, and DOL in many states, as well as state agencies in DE, NY, NJ and PA. Kelly has represented many clients in mediation and settlement negotiations, and created HR and compliance training modules. She is regularly sought after as a workforce trainer for issues related to harassment and discrimination, FCPA compliance, good management techniques, and union awareness.

Kelly focuses much of her practice on international L&E issues, including employment/secondment contracts, data privacy, and global anti-corruption compliance. She advises clients on national and international handbook policies, procedures, and strategic HR issues, and provides day-to-day counsel in hiring, employee relations, employee discipline, and termination. She also conducts and advises on internal investigations.

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Lisa Stornaielo
Co- Founder
The Future of You
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Lisa Stornaielo is a seasoned talent management strategist and career coach with over 25 years of experience spanning diverse industries. Throughout her distinguished career, she held influential leadership positions, honing her leadership development, and transition planning skills. As a career coach, she assists individuals at all career stages, but her passion lies in aiding those transitioning into retirement.

Lisa co-founded The Future of You, an innovative, research-based organization revolutionizing how individuals prepare for retirement. Utilizing her extensive HR expertise, Lisa developed an award-winning program that seamlessly aligns organizations’ workforce planning strategies with the unique needs of employees nearing retirement.

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Nan Ives
Co-Founder
The Future of You
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Nan Ives is a co-founder of The Future of You, an innovative, research-based organization that is reshaping the landscape of retirement planning by revolutionizing how individuals prepare for life beyond work. Driven by a mission to redefine conventional perspectives on life post-career, Nan relied on her expertise in design thinking to develop a “future in four-step” method that empowers individuals to reimagine their retirement journey 

Before establishing The Future of You, Nan enjoyed a distinguished 27-year career at Fidelity Investments, where she held influential leadership positions in Human Resources and Marketing. 

SESSIONS:
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Valerie M. Grubb
Personal Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Principal
Val Grubb & Associates, Ltd.
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Valerie helps companies improve their bottom line by elevating employees from tactical thinkers to strategic leaders.

She served in senior leadership roles at RollsRoyce Aircraft before helping to found InterActiveCorp, parent company to Expedia, Home Shopping Network and TicketMaster. She then went to work for Oprah Winfrey, helping to found the Oxygen channel which was later sold to NBC Universal.

Valerie obtained her mechanical engineering degree from Kettering University and her MBA from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Val’s book, Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality, helps leaders manage multiple generations in the office.

 

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Sonia Sethi-Kohli
Founder-CEO, Communication Success Coach & Diversity Consultant
The Global Speech Suite
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Sonia Sethi-Kohli, M.S., CCC-SLP is a 20 + year Communication Success Coach, Cultural-Linguistic Diversity Consultant, Educator, Author, and board-certified multilingual Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) who has served in a variety of settings/roles with extensive clinical and corporate experience. Ms. Sethi Kohli owns and operates The Global Speech Suite, a boutique firm providing customized coaching and consultation to individuals/organizations focusing on professional presentation skills/public speaking enhancement, leadership communication/executive presence coaching, cross-/inter-cultural communication & diversity consulting, and more, leveraging their proprietary ExecYOUtive™ development methodology. Sonia also owns and operates her clinical speech-language pathology private practice, Global Speech and Swallow, serving children/adults within healthcare and educational contexts; co-founded The Communication Collective, an online communication enrichment & leadership development coaching program for children & teens; co-authored The SLP Entrepreneur: A Speech-Language Pathologist’s Guide to Private Practice and Other Business Ventures (a professional resource book for clinical professionals seeking to engage in business ownership/entrepreneurship); serves on the Executive Board of CORSPAN [The Corporate Speech Pathology Network]; and serves as an Advisor and Mentor for various organizations and small business owners.

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