Adonica Black is the Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion for LexisNexis Legal & Professional. Her experience includes working with clients globally to strategically build a culture of inclusion where people can live to their full potential and organizations realize an advantage in business. The DEI initiatives counter unconscious bias in recruitment by promoting diverse perspectives, equitable processes, and inclusive hiring practices, fostering a more representative workforce. In her personal time, Adonica sits on Duke University’s Global Board of Directors, is Chair of the Women’s Forum, and leads the Women of Color Coalition for Duke Alumni. Adonica’s legal, professional, and volunteership experience evidences that she is passionate about justice, equity, and advancing all with a particular focus on those who experience the nexus between being a woman and a person of color.
With over 10 years of experience in higher education and nonprofit management, Mary is a passionate and skilled Principal Coach at Phinishing Strong LLC, a company that provides coaching, consulting, and development services for individuals and teams. She leverages her MBA, MS, and PhD in Organizational Leadership to help her clients navigate complex and dynamic situations, develop authentic and effective leadership styles, and achieve their personal and professional goals.
Mary has a proven track record of leading and facilitating organizational change processes, strategic planning, and leadership development initiatives for various organizations. She has also held executive leadership positions on boards and committees, where she contributed to policy and structure changes that supported organizational design and utilizing human resources. As a lifelong learner and educator, Mary also teaches, researches, and publishes on topics related to leadership, organizational behavior, mentoring, and women in leadership.
Dr. Jennifer E. Dougherty is the founder and lead coach at Dougherty Coaching and Consulting. Passionate about driving change and helping organizations and leaders be their best, she has been employed by organizations and leaders who desire to change their culture, provide work-life harmony for themselves and their employees, and increase teamwork, engagement, collaboration, and voicing.
Seasoned as both an internal and external coach, Jennifer offers leadership and professional development training, facilitation, consulting, and research services. She especially loves working with emerging leaders, leaders entering their first leadership role, and those transitioning to leadership.
If you are an emerging leader, a leader entering their first leadership role, or someone transiting to leadership and would like a guide and partner in exploring your leadership style, values, and much more, then connect with Jennifer to see how you can partner together – jennifer@doughertycoaching.com
As a change strategist, knowledge seeker, and challenge solver, Brian helps organizations, individuals, and teams reach their full potential.
He provides strategic insights by analyzing data to identify areas for improvement and offer recommendations to achieve goals. His personalized coaching, mentoring, and leadership development guide people to excel in their roles. Facilitating communication and impartial conflict resolution enables fairness between groups.
A thoughtful, imaginative leader focused on potential, he absorbs and analyzes information to help teams make better decisions. Guided by inner vision, values, and quiet humanism in all things, he strategically organizes information, sets priorities, and sequences tactics. With strengths in both strategy and tactics, he is essential to any massive effort, keeping all focused on what could be.
Breandan Ward is an engaging and purpose-driven leader, He brings a proven track record of developing and unlocking potential, delivering excellence in service, change and governance, and achieving strategic outcomes in various leadership capacities within both corporate and non-profit sectors on a global scale. Guided by a steadfast commitment to core values of inclusion, innovation, and collective achievement, his passion lies in empowering individuals with lived experiences of disability and promoting diversity at all levels of organisations. With a 15-year background in investment banking in London and New York, he currently support leaders, teams and organisations to deliver more inclusive impact and outcomes through coaching, consulting and education.
Andrew has led start-ups, supported businesses through exponential international growth (£7M - £4B), and helped SME business owners scale, internationalize and float their companies. He has staged major global events, launched products, built high-performing teams, managed major organisational change, and delivered technology transformation programs. It all adds up to a lifetime of experimentation and learning which he is happy to share in service to his clients.
His coaching methodology is designed to help clients explore what's possible, what's important, and what to do. He provides professional support, advocacy, and accountability specific to the needs of each client. Working as a personal development partner, He is committed to helping clients achieve their goal, whether that's finding direction, driving growth, getting more from your team or simply feeling happier and more fulfilled.
Alan's first MD role at 23, saw him running a manufacturing facility with a turnover of £7m and 120 headcount. His journey there took him to live and work in the USA, China, and Australia with revenues in excess of £750m and EBITDA of £40m. Working in manufacturing covering foundries, injection moulding, PCB, electronics, white goods, and lighting, he then moved into wholesale distribution with some of the world's leading brands. With experience in M&A, Turnarounds, and Private Equity, his most recent role saw him move to Australia to turnaround the fortunes of a wholesale distribution business based in Brisbane.
Upon his return, Alan trained as an Executive Coach, gaining a Masters Degree and opening his International Coaching Business. He published his first book through Covid, and now coaches and mentors businesses and business leaders as well as running off-site sessions and speaking at conferences and events.
Geoff McDonald is now best known as a global advocate, campaigner and consultant who is passionate about addressing the stigma of mental ill health in workplaces, and helping organisations embed purpose as a key driver of business performance, and prior to this Geoff was the Global VP of Human Resources for Unilever. In 2008 he was diagnosed with anxiety fuelled depression, recovery from which led him to discover a new personal purpose. And in 2014 he left his role with Unilever to devote his time, energy and expertise to ending the stigma of depression and anxiety in the workplace.
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