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Sally Susman is Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Pfizer. She is also Vice Chair of the Pfizer Foundation.  Sally leads engagement with all of Pfizer’s external stakeholders, overseeing communications, corporate responsibility, global policy, government relations, investor relations, and patient advocacy.  Before joining Pfizer in 2007, she held several senior communications and government relations roles at Estée Lauder Companies and the American Express Company. https://www.sallysusman.com

Mahesh M. Thakur is an AI expert who helps businesses and leaders successfully deliver their AI-enabled Strategy. He has professional work experience with F500 companies, including Microsoft, Intuit, Amazon, and Intel. He defined how Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning would improve the relevance of Bing Search results. Bing servers 1.3 Billion visitors per month. Mahesh is the former CEO of PhotoWeaver and an experienced Board Member. Mahesh elevated the leaders he worked with by identifying their strengths and presenting them with opportunities and projects to thrive. He brought out the best in them by always knowing what inspired them to bring their best to work. He did this by coaching his leaders on delegation, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, decision-making, and clarity. www.maheshmthakur.com

Lucy Parker and Jon Miller work together helping companies get to grips with their role in society. Lucy Parker is a former BBC documentary maker. She moved into business as a coach to executives on strategic communications. Today she is well-known as a top corporate advisor. In government, she led the UK Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Talent and Enterprise. Jon Miller left an award-winning career in advertising to help businesses play a more positive role in the world. He is the founder of Open For Business, a coalition of 40 global companies campaigning for LGBTQ+ rights in countries hostile to LGBTQ+ people.

Jacquelyn Lane is the president of the 100 Coaches Agency and codesigner of their proprietary curation process and relationship-first philosophy. She has been with the agency since its founding and is a critical pillar of the 100 Coaches Community. Jacquelyn comes to the world of executive coaching through her  previous roles in the energy industry and lifelong commitment to improving the lives of all people by elevating the quality of leadership. Scott Osman is the founder and CEO of the 100 Coaches Agency andco-designer of their proprietary curation process and the company’s relationship-first philosophy. In his role as CEO, he establishes the vision for the company, leads partnerships and business  development, and serves as a leading light of the 100 Coaches Community, which he cofounded with Marshall in 2016. He is the cofounder of Methods by 100 Coaches, the online learning platform. www.becomingcoachable.com  

Scott Jeffrey Miller was raised in Central Florida and began his leadership journey early as the student body president of his high school where he fell in love with power politics. After working on numerous local, state, and national political campaigns, Scott joined the Disney Development Company where for nearly four years he was part of the team that designed and built the famed city of Celebration, Florida (Walt Disney’s original vision for EPCOT Center).   At the age of 26, Scott left was kicked out of Disney in Orlando, and moved to the next natural place for a good Catholic boy in his twenties: Provo, Utah. Now at first blush, this might seem genius insane, but he fell in love with Utah’s mountains lack of humidity and joined the FranklinCovey Company. Recruited by Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s team, Scott built a 26-year career in the world’s most respected and influential leadership development firm serving in nearly every role imaginable. From a front-line salesperson, to project manager, sales leader, general manager, vice president, chief marketing officer to executive vice president of thought leadership, Scott’s experience at FranklinCovey shaped his views on leadership being a human and somehow found himself married at the age of 41 and begrudgingly lovingly the father of three rascal angelic sons. Scott’s professional roles evolved as he became a multi-bestselling author, radio and podcast host, leadership coach, columnist, and global keynote speaker. He continues to consult with FranklinCovey and is proud to continue their collaboration as he expands his own influence through new books, speeches, and coaching offerings. Scott currently serves as the Special Advisor on Thought Leadership for the Franklin Covey Company and is the host of their weekly podcast series, On Leadership with Scott Miller. Scott also hosts FranklinCovey’s monthly book club on Bookclub.com which debuted in April 2021. Additionally, Scott is the prolific author of numerous books, writes a column for Inc. Magazine, and keynotes for clients around the world. The Millers live in Salt Lake City with their two annoying treasured dogs and live every day full of gratitude for all their blessings. Welcome to Millerland! www.greatmentorship.com www.scottjeffreymiller.com

Tanveer Naseer is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer. He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, a leadership corporate training and consulting firm that works with executives and managers to help them develop practical leadership and team-building competencies to drive organizational growth and development. Tanveer's work and writings have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, The Globe and Mail, The Economist Executive Education Navigator, CBC Radio Daybreak, Global News, and the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center. Tanveer is the recipient of several awards and recognitions as one of the world's top thinkers in the leadership sphere, including being recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts. Tanveer has been very active on speaking circuit, giving keynotes and workshops on leadership and empowering employees to audiences across Canada, United States, Europe, and the Middle East in a wide range of industries in both private and public sectors. His keynotes and corporate training sessions have received rave reviews from clients including Boehringer Ingelheim, Capital One Canada, Henkel, TJX Canada, Boston Children's Hospital, CMHC, Dematic, Tomlinson Group, ERAC, Project Management Institute (PMI) New Jersey, McGill University, Lonza Group, VIPAR, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, NAED, and the Government of Canada. He's even given a TED talk titled “Forget Passion – Purpose is the Real Spice of Life”. www.tanveernaseer.com

  Tom Burbage retired from the Lockheed Martin Corporation in April 2013. He was the President of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Company and the Executive VP/GM for both the USAF F-22 Raptor and the multi-service, allied next generation fighter, the F-35.   Prior to joining Lockheed, Mr. Burbage was a Naval Aviator, completing the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School in 1975. He has accumulated more than 3,000 hours in 38 different types of military aircraft. As a reservist he retired as a Navy Captain in 1994. Mr. Burbage has received numerous industry awards, including the U.S. Naval Academy/Harvard Business Review Award for Ethical Leadership; the Aerospace Industry Personality of the Year; the  Society of Automotive Engineers Leadership in Aerospace Award; the Donald C. Burnham Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers; the Silver Knight Award from the National Management Association; three Aviation Week Magazine Laurels Awards and the  Society of Experimental Test Pilots James H Doolittle Award for outstanding accomplishment in technical management and engineering achievement in aerospace technology. He was elected an Associate Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in recognition of notable contributions to the arts, sciences and technology of aeronautics and astronautics. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in the United Kingdom. Mr. Burbage received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and holds master's degrees in Aeronautical Systems from the University of West Florida and Business Administration from UCLA. Tom and his wife, Ellen, reside in Alpharetta, Ga., and have three daughters and twelve grandchildren. The authors’ website is https://f35insidestory.shop

Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is an international speaker, trilingual poet, talk show host, rapper and professor of Intercultural Communication at American University, where he also serves as a faculty affiliate to the Antiracist Research & Policy Center. He has studied at Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Georgetown, Morehouse and The Fletcher School, where he earned his M.A. in Law & Diplomacy. He worked for four years as the lead Teaching Assistant to Dr. Michael Eric Dyson at Georgetown University. Dr. Dibinga earned his Ph.D. in International Education Policy at The University of Maryland (UMD) where his dissertation centered on the global hip-hop phenomenon and JAY-Z. At UMD, he worked with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Diverse Students initiative. Dr. Dibinga has also worked with school districts on culturally relevant instruction throughout the United States. His Urban Music Award-winning work has best been described by poet Nikki Giovanni as “outstanding, exciting, and new while being very old.” His first book, From the Limbs of My Poetree was lauded by Essence Magazine as “a remarkable and insightful collection of exquisite poetry that touches sacred places within your spirit.” He was one of five international recipients out of 750,000 entrants to win the inaugural CNN iReport Spirit Award, receiving over 1 million views on CNN.com. Dr. Dibinga’s writings and performances have appeared in O Magazine, BET, NPR, Music Choice, Voice of America and the BBC. He has written songs for major motion pictures as well as organizations including NASA and the Enough! Project. He has spoken before the United Nations and conducts leadership training overseas for the State Department, as well as for corporate, government and educational organizations across the country on issues centered on leadership, antiracism, diversity and inclusion. www.liesaboutblackpeople.com www.omekongo.com

Caroline Webb is an executive coach, author, and speaker, who specializes in showing people how to transform their life and work for the better by applying insights from the behavioral sciences (behavioral economics, psychology and neuroscience). Her book on that topic – How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life – has been published in 17 editions and over 60 countries. It was hailed by Forbes as one of their “must-read business books,” by Fortune as one of their top “self-improvement through data” books, and by Inc magazine as one of the “best 15 leadership and personal development books of the past five years.” The book also won plaudits from publications as diverse as the Financial Times, TIME, and Cosmopolitan magazine. Caroline has created two LinkedIn Learning programs, including her newest on science-based leadership. Caroline is also a Senior Advisor to McKinsey, where she was previously a Partner. www.carolinewebb.co

Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal (pronounced Stay-skull) is the Founder and Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) of Resilience Leadership Institute (RLI), she is recognized #1 international expert on resilience, mental health, and wellbeing in both leadership and life. Her mission is to positively impact the lives of 1 billion people, by enhancing hope, healing, and health as well as increased consciousness and enhanced leadership through the practices of resilience. She also serves as the Chief Wellness Officer for Lifewrite, a platform leveraging the latest in AI technology dedicated to enhancing mental health and wellbeing through by harnessing the power of our human expression through writing. Global Gurus has recognized her as a Top 30 Thinker in Leadership, she is a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach Globally (MG100), and she was a finalist for the Tony Hsieh Award focused on people who are leading progressive and innovative change in the area of human capital. Her work has been featured by Fox and NBC News, Bloomberg Business, Thrive Global, and Forbes. Her TEDx talk entitled “How Resilience Breaks Us Out of Our Vulnerability Cage” has been viewed over 1 million times! LA Progressive magazine calls her “the go-to person” and “a secret weapon” for CEOs and executive leadership teams who want to find their edge as well as rise above the competition. Her bestselling book entitled The Five Practices of Highly Resilient People: Why some flourish when others fold debuted at #3 in the world on Barnes & Noble and topped the book charts at #1 for Personal Growth and Self-Help & Relationships. By conducting two decades of original research on resilience, Dr. Taryn Marie developed the empirically based framework, The Five Practices of Highly Resilient People and believes that resilience is the key to individual, teams, and organizational growth and acceleration across the globe. Prior to founding RLI, she served as the Head of Executive Leadership Development & Talent Strategy at Nike, as well as Head of Global Leadership Development at Cigna. Dr. Taryn Marie earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, along with master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park, and completed pre- and postdoctoral fellowships in neuropsychology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. She is the host of the top 5% acclaimed podcast Flourish or Fold: Stories of Resilience, where well-known people tell their lesser well-known story of facing challenge to remind us that adversity is a necessary ingredient in life. She is honored to serve as a sought-after trusted advisor and board member to amplify resilience, engagement, and talent strategy. Her two sons, Samson and Sawyer are always teaching her about resilience!  www.resilience-leadership.com