Begins January 11, 2021
Join culture experts from across the country as they share their expertise and knowledge and challenge you to embrace joy and purpose in your business. Business is never easy. Work is filled with challenges and appear insurmountable. So start 2021 the right way, with a day of inspiration, encouragement, and challenge.
Watch the invitation from CEO, Nicole Martin
What To Expect
Culture experts from across the country are coming together to share their expertise and knowledge on how to create innovative culture solutions that are sustainable in the workplace. Our speakers will share their insights to show you how to boost your company culture with real world strategies that work.
The summit is designed for CEO's, leaders, HR professionals and companies that are prioritizing culture change for sustainable competitive advantages.
The conference sessions will be held virtually and every registrant will receive a schedule and links to view each session.
Presented by:
Our Keynote and Benefactor
Neli Vazquez Rowland
Co-Founder & President, A Safe Haven Foundation
Neli Vazquez Rowland and her husband Brian Rowland a military veteran. They left their successful 13 year careers in finance and Co-Founded A Safe Haven 26 years ago. Today they are recognized as the pioneering architects for one of the most lauded models in the world that helps break the cycle of homelessness. Neli is a fearless advocate, entrepreneur, non profit leader, author, speaker and she was recently named Covid-19 Pandemic Response HealthCare Hero by Crains Chicago Magazine.
Speakers
Candy Barone
CEO of You Empowered Strong
Candy Barone is a leadership development expert, trainer and executive coach, as well as an international speaker and Amazon best-selling author. With nearly 20 years in corporate, combined with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, certification as a Six Sigma Black Belt, and MBA, she is a master at building exceptional, high-performing teams, maximizing and leveraging ROI, growing emerging leaders, creating metrics for greater accountability, and catapulting individuals to achieve explosive growth.
Elizabeth Colón
Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions, LLC
Elizabeth Colón is a Speaker, Contributing Author, philanthropic, & CEO of the award-winning language service company, Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions, LLC. Growing up, Elizabeth saw the many ways that language can become a barrier for individuals who do not have the means to communicate on their own. Her experiences inspired her to become a language advocate and provide a voice for individuals who may not have the means to communicate on their own.
Diane Forster
CEO and Founder of I HAVE TODAY
Diane Forster is a Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Inventor, TEDx Speaker, TV Host, Podcaster, Intentional Living Expert and Re-Invention Specialist. She works with clients privately and helps you clear away mindset blocks and limiting beliefs that can block you from reaching your full potential in business, life and relationships. She is the best-selling author of “I HAVE TODAY: Find Your Passion, Purpose and Smile...Finally!” Diane is also the inventor of The SPIFTER, an award-winning and fun kitchen tool.
Dr. Donna M. Marino
Speaker, Author and Executive Coach
Dr. Donna Marino is a Psychologist and Executive Coach who excels in helping Executives and Business leaders move from frustrated and overwhelmed to innovative, energized, and focused. Dr. Donna helps leaders perform head and shoulders above the rest, but without sacrificing their family or burning out. Her latest book: Unleash the Wise Leader in You! : A Woman’s Guide to Leadership is available on Amazon help you get your Wise Leader out of your head and into your life.
Debbie Pickus
Founder and CEO of Team Fireball, Inc.
Debbie leads Team Fireball, Inc. a company focused on creating power, confidence and a little bit of badass for her clients which include women business owners and their teams and professional organizations. Her 20+ years in fitness and martial arts have given Debbie a unique perspective on the mind/body connection and how to use it as a power source. She works with and speaks to groups about harnessing this power to create confidence, energy and success in their business and personal lives.
Dr. Val Margarit
Professor, Consultant, Speaker, and Author
Dr. Val Margarit's work focuses on the complex relationship between neuroscience/neuroplasticity, leadership education, and social and cultural behavior. She has won numerous teaching awards and has developed an open course The Complete Guide: Achieving Success in College and Beyond and she has served in diverse education capacities for over 10 years. Her books include the best-selling “Why Not You? How to Become an Empowered Woman and The Successful Student Mindset.
Manoj Sangany
Senior Sales & Customer Success Manager, Incepteo
A senior executive with over 17+ years of experience driving transformational change scaling & coaching global teams for SaaS clients across Technology, digital, Cybersecurity, retail, hospitality, FMCG & Martech, Fintech. Track record of excellence in recruiting and retaining global high-performing teams fostering long-term customer lifetime loyalty. Influencer and thought leader with strengths in change management and building enterprise client/board relationships. Entrepreneurial approach to solving business challenges representing business brand values.
Judith Carmody
International Consultant, Educator, Author and Speaker
Judith is a Facilitator of learning, an Author and a Specialist in bullying prevention. She develops and delivers Life Skills programs based on her books "Co-Bully No More" and “Unwrap the Gift of YOU” and her additional books in this area. One of Judith’s greatest rewards is supporting those who have experienced or are experiencing workplace psychological fear, intimidation or violence. Judith’s Life Skill’s education program encourages the target(s) to develop their Best Self - Safe Self.
Jodi DeRoo
Director of Learning and Partner at Become Unmistakable
Jodi's passion is people. She believes most people have untapped potential, and if businesses invest in unleashing that potential — then numbers will follow. Jodi has had the opportunity to master a variety of roles, from lending to treasury management to operations, with start-up companies and tenured organizations helping drive cultural change in a way that inspired organic growth, momentum and team member engagement. (Jodi will be presenting alongside Joe Sonheim.)
Chineme Noke
CEO and Founder, Unstoppable Shepreneurs
Chineme Noke has a long career as a Lawyer, Success Coach, International Award Winning Author of 'Special Hidden Talents' and Multiple Amazon #1 Bestseller. Her expertise is in all round Obstacle and Challenge obliteration - with ease. She does this by dealing effectively with what she calls the mountains and molehills that success seekers encounter in their daily lives. Chineme believes that Mindset - the way we think - is the key to Success in ANY
endeavor!
Paul Rogers
Founding Member, Take Action Academy
Paul Rogers’ mission is to help others experience the power and journey of
transformation to find their inner passion and true purpose. Paul is a master story teller and he uses his classic British humour to inspire magic in others. He tells his own 21-year overnight success story to chart the highs and lows of life, which, each time, required a new version of himself. He knows that he has had another shot at life and has taken these destructive events
to inspire, motivate and energize others.
Joe Sonheim
Director of Marketing at Become Unmistakable
Joe began his professional career in the wonderful world of start-ups - teaching himself the various disciples of design, integrated marketing, and multimedia production. Joe believes that nothing can teach you more about strategy, leadership and work ethic than building a business from the ground up. One client - that involved specialty bikes that blended smoothies while you ride them - led to a job at Michigan's largest PR agency. (Joe will be presenting alongside Jodi DeRoo.)
