With 20+ years of experience working at Fortune 500 companies and startups, Chris Ann partners with executives, leaders and stakeholders to translate strategy and drive business-ready, scalable global technology and operations. Currently, as the Director, Strategy and Operations, Chris Ann delivers value to stakeholders through successful completion of projects, delivery of products, and alignment to value streams across the enterprise. Awarded a utility patent, Chris Ann founded a shoe company and was featured in the New York Times and Nikkei Marketing Journal. She has extended her professional experience into many classrooms, including New York University’s Graduate STEM School (teaching Project Management theories) and FIT and Board Member of SpeakWell, an after-school youth leadership & speaking program. As a Coach for 7 years, Chris Ann is ICF/ACC/PCC Coaching certified, currently Coaching leaders for Fortune 500 Companies.
David J. Albritton, ACC is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified executive coach, as well as a public company board member, C-Suite executive, speaker, and communications expert with more than three decades of leadership experience in business, corporate affairs, corporate communications and the military. His career highlights include:
- Independent Board Director, Embecta Corp. (NASDAQ: EMBC)
- Founder & CEO, Nineteen88 Strategies, LLC
- President, General Motors Defense
- Vice President & Chief Communications Officer, Exelis
- Vice President, Communications, Amazon Web Services
As an executive coach and consultant, he offers executives and organizational leaders at all levels his decades of business experience and guidance to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to meet their career objectives on their terms. He has worked with dozens of leaders over many years and based on those experiences, he can help change your mindset...act with intention...influence others...reveal your strengths...empower your growth...and grow your career.
Adam draws upon over a decade of experience as a coach, companion, teacher, trainer and advocate. Anchored in Austin, he is committed to expanding coachings presence in service of its mission to bring the transformative joy of discovery to the global community.
Before turning toward helping others, Adam worked as an agent for Next Model Management and has managed restaurants, hotels, and nightclubs for One Group, Strategic & Tao Group.
After graduating from Fordham University with a BA in Visual Art, Adam received his transformative coaching education from the Co-Active Training Institute. Adam has trained as an Interventionist with Ken Seeley, Eric McLaughlin, and Dr. Louise Stanger and served as an Executive Coach for senior leadership at the German multinational Bertelsmann Group. Adam is PCC, CPCC and CARC certified. Additionally he is a member of the ICF and an NREMT.
Highly sought-after keynote speaker, leadership expert, author, and coach Michelle Edelen is one of the most compelling, captivating, and charismatic voices in motivational speaking today. She empowers audiences with her transformational principles. Fondly revered as 'The Excellence Engineer,' she facilitates robust workshop training and brings a unique perspective of diversity, equity, and inclusion to high-level corporate leaders and their employees. Leveraging over 30 years of leadership experience in the public and private sectors, Michelle has a unique talent for making meaningful connections with audiences and the ability to help others maximize their strengths. Michelle's leadership expertise has landed her on major stages. She has given keynote speeches on live and virtual international stages including Shawn Fair's Leadership Experience Tour, and Cardinal Innovations DEandI Conference.
