Maureen Ennis is a dynamic change leader with a unique blend of expertise in strategic planning, human resources and technology. Maureen has over 20 years of corporate experience, successfully leading large scale business change. She is passionate about helping others invent new practices to make business and life more productive and enjoyable. An engaging speaker, Maureen inspires her audiences to adopt new ways of thinking and working. Maureen is a Certified Behaviors, Values and Attributes Analyst. She also has completed Honeywell’s Black Belt program, the Center for Creative Leadership’s HR Leadership program, and has a BS in Mathematics and Education from Albright College.

Jenny uses her wealth of experience, energy and enthusiasm to actively involve her audiences and clients in presentations and projects. Whatever the topic, her fresh, lively approach engages participants of all knowledge and skill levels, putting them at ease, helping them to better understand topics, and apply concepts and information for immediate results.

Andrea R. Nierenberg is a bestselling author and world-renowned business authority who is an entertaining, down-to-earth speaker with substance. Called a “networking success story” by The Wall Street Journal, Andrea Nierenberg is founder and president of The Nierenberg Group. With a stellar 25 years as a leader in sales and marketing, Andrea is an in-demand business expert both at home and abroad.

For over 15 years Ms. Kernan has helped great brands across the U.S and Europe develop retail strategy, effective in-store programs, and satisfying, profitable shopping environments (both big box and boutique). She advises executive management teams on how to tell just the right story at the store level to improve sales and market share. Prior to founding her own firm, Secor Retail Consulting (SRC), Ms. Kernan was the Senior Director of Apparel Brand Strategy for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., managing, planning, and growing its $30 billion softlines brand portfolio, overseeing the successful, exclusive launches of both Ocean Pacific and Garanimals. From 1994 through 2012, Ms. Kernan held various buying and executive positions in merchandising, strategic planning and product development at Nordstrom, Harrod’s, Walmart and Condé Nast's Product Licensing Division.

Kerri Salls MBA, is a speaker/author/radio show host, and exit strategist, who helps business owners to craft a transition plan that creates wealth so they can cash out and move on to the next venture/adventure/avocation. She and her team offer the most comprehensive collaborative solution for owners to sell/scale or develop their successor and help them execute strategies to: optimize growth, maximize value, and produce a buyer attractive business; which will guarantee the owner achieves their exit to reinvention. A strategist to the SME market since 1999 Kerri advises companies on transition, succession, contingency, continuity to include growth, performance improvement, identifying and creating value, and owner transition to reinvention

Since co-founding Halo in 1994, Linda Passante has been the high-performance engine driving the consistent growth of Halo and its clients. With 30 years of experience at the helm of independent marketing communications companies, she’s worked alongside CEOs and Senior Marketing Executives at regional, national and international businesses. Based on her history of delivering on business goals and a “defy or die” philosophy she has cultivated Halo’s culture and core competencies. Linda has always advocated outthinking rather than outspending the competition.

Serial entrepreneur, mentor, start-up consultant, blogger and eternal student. My first venture was a successful media company developing children’s programming. I consult with seed stage companies and intellectual property holders to help them evaluate market potential, provide guidance and develop go-to-market strategies. I continue to work with companies to develop their business plans, provide introductions, and mentor founders. My experiences as a woman entrepreneur inspired “Entrepreneurs and Innovators” where I share what I have learned, the stories of women entrepreneurs and some quirky food for thought.

Colleen Cunningham is an internationally recognized expert on corporate financial reporting and accounting. Colleen served as CEO of Financial Executives International (FEI) for nearly four years, during which time she had significant influence in legislative and regulatory matters including Sarbanes-Oxley, pension reform and financial accounting standards. Colleen currently leads Resources Global Professionals’ Accounting and Finance practice which provides financial reporting expertise to Fortune 1000 companies through its over 85 offices around the world. She speaks and writes frequently on a variety of finance and accounting issues bo

Susan A. Hyatt, M.S. is Founder and CEO of CORE THOUGHT, a private consulting and training company that provides companies with ideas and tools for actively managing their community impacts and giving strategies. She is the author of Strategy for Good: Business Giving Strategies for the 21st Century. Leveraging 20 years of experience in corporate social responsibility, business philanthropy, organizational development, and nonprofit resource development and partnerships, Sue helps clients transform their good intentions into real impact in their communities and on their bottom line.