Tony Ulwick

Founder & CEO · Strategyn

Tony is the pioneer of Jobs-to-be-Done Theory and the inventor of Outcome-Driven Innovation® (ODI).

Outcome-Driven Innovation Marketing Strategy Innovation Management Strategy Innovation Consulting

Daniel Cornfield

Professor of Sociology · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the American labor movement, the creative class, and work and occupation issues generally.

labor & employment Creative Class Unionization Labor Unions Musicians

Carla Moreno

Assistant Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Mary Walshok

Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs, Dean of UC San Diego Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology · UC San Diego

She is a thought leader and subject matter expert on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth.

Economic Growth Sociology Public Speaking Strategic Planning Program Management

Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D.

Professor of Management; Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship; Academic Director, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · University of Connecticut

Prof Folta is an expert in entrepreneurship and corporate strategy, analyzing decisions around entry, exit, and diversification.

Strategic Management Market Entry and Exit Corporate Strategy and Diversification Innovation Policy Managing Uncertainty

Gillian Gregory

Researcher, Traditional Knowledge and Use Studies · The Firelight Group

Research, analysis & technical support for Indigenous communities

Indigenous communities Traditional land and resource use Resource Management Migration Vulnerability & well-being

Monder Ram

Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship & Professor of Small Business · Aston University

Monder is an authority on small business & ethnic minority entrepreneurship research & has appeared frequently in the media on these topics.

Industrial Sociology Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship SMEs in the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship SMEs

Golda Ginsburg, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut

Professor with expertise in anxiety in children and psychology.

Mental Health Anxiety Psychiatry Anxiety in Children Youth

Dave Lunt

Associate Professor of History · Southern Utah University

History expert, specializing in ancient Greece, ancient Greek athletics, and the history of the olympic games

History of Athletics Sports and Religion Sports in Ancient Greece Ancient Greece Sports History

Joe Schroeder

Associate Professor of Accounting · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Joe Schroeder researches the implications of auditing and financial accounting standards

Tax Financial Disclosures Implications of Auditing Auditing Financial Accounting Standards

Yenisel Cruz-Almeida

Associate Professor/Associate Director · University of Florida

Yenisel Cruz-Almeida's research is focused on understanding age-related pain perception and pain management.

Chronic Pain Translational Pain Research Pain Pain related to age

Barry Himmel

Senior Vice President · Signature Worldwide

"We can fix it" is a common saying for Signature Worldwide's SVP, who helps cure customer service and sales ills in many industries

Negotiating Sales Strategy Customer Experience Customer Service

Jeremy Larochelle

Associate Professor, Modern Languages · University of Mary Washington

Jeremy Larochelle is an Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Mary Washington.

Latin America Spanish Modern Languages Sustainability Spanish Literature

William Heyborne

Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University

Specializing in reptile and amphibian natural history, biological pedagogy, and animal venoms

Ecology and Evolution of Insects and Arachnids Herpetology Entomology Zoology Amphibians

Jan Kostner

Marketing Consultant

Keeping Focus = Success

Marketing Networking for Success Site Selection for Events Using Story Telling for Successful Familiarization Tours

Maria Watson

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Maria Watson is an urban planner with expertise in disaster recovery.

Disaster Assistance Disaster Recovery Small Business Recovery

Scott Monty

Global Digital & Multimedia Communications Manager · Ford Motor Company

Communications executive adept at providing strategic counsel and connecting people to address a full range of business issues

Social Media Marketing Integrated Marketing & Communications Strategies Digital Marketing Strategy Mobile Marketing Branding and Reputation Management

Los Ellis

Personal Brand and Body Language Decoder · TraLos Inc.

Personal Brand Coach for Businessmen and Woman, Government Professionals and Educators.

Branding Body Language Communications and Networks

Laura Doering

Assistant Professor of Strategic Management · Rotman School of Management

Laura Doering's research examines how micro-level decisions and circumstances affect economic outcomes in developing countries

Qualitative Analytics Qualitative Research Data Analysis Statistic Econometrics

Matt Sakakeeny

Associate Professor of Music, Ethnomusicology · Tulane University

Matt Sakakeeny studies the intersections of music, race and power.

Music Musicology Music Anthropology Ethnomusicology Brass Bands