Mimi Nicklin is an internationally bestselling author and the multi-award-winning founder of Empathy Everywhere, the world’s leading organizational empathy training and engagement platform. She is the host of the top-rated podcast MiMi YouYou and a sought-after global speaker, regularly featured in media and on international event stages.
Specializing in Listening-Led Leadership, Psychological Safety, and Diversity & Inclusion, Mimi is a renowned organizational coach and thought leader championing the movement to balance humanism and capitalism in workplaces worldwide. With an organic reach of over 55,000 weekly and 60,000 followers, she has trained 12,500+ professionals across Fortune 500 organizations, focusing on multi-generational leadership.
A truly global leader, Mimi was recently honored with the Malaysian Female Leader 2024 and Top 45 Sri Lankan Leader awards. Charismatic and deeply passionate, Mimi is committed to reconnecting the corporate world—one organization and one audience at a time.
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.
Ingrid is a HR leader and Director of Leadership Development at GAP. In her previous role, she led the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Learning at organzations such as Meta and Capital One. Ingrid is also a certified coach. Her extensive experience is centered on leadership, inclusion, and fostering a sense of belonging within organizations. Ingrid's expertise encompasses executive and team coaching, as well as the creation of tailored learning experiences geared towards empowering women and leaders of color. Her illustrious career spans across diverse sectors, including nonprofit organizations, social justice initiatives, academia, public media, financial technology, and the realm of big tech.
Beth Berila, Ph.D., is an Equity-Focused Coach, Consultant, Facilitator, and Educator. With over twenty years of experience in social justice and DEI education, Beth is skilled at meeting people and groups where they are and engaging them in transformation toward justice. Her approach combines mindfulness, somatics, transformational coaching, and best practices in equity and inclusion to help transform individuals and organizations. She holds a certificate in Organizational Development Consulting and Change Leadership from Georgetown University.
Beth is also an engaging speaker and workshop facilitator who speaks on a variety of topics around transformational leadership, equity and inclusion, and mindfulness. She is relatable, funny, and real, helping people apply DEI training to their lives, leadership, and organizations.
In her coaching, she is a thought-partner to help leaders integrate DEI principles in their lives and work. She helps clients connect to their insights and wisdom to lead with an equity approach.
Casey has twenty years of experience in Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Casey envisions and believes in creating an equitable and sustainable world. They do this with humility, vulnerability, empathy, and rooted in love and joy. Casey possesses a proven track record of leveraging their excellent interpersonal skills to converse clearly and compassionately and build lasting relationships with individual and organizational clients. Additionally, Casey is an exceptional motivator and collaborator who effectively spearheads improvements for clients that enable their personal and professional growth.
Jessica is recognized internationally as an inspirational keynote speaker. Born without arms, Jessica flies airplanes, drives cars, and otherwise lives a normal life using her feet as others use their hands. She is the first person without arms to earn a black belt in ATA Martial Arts and the Guinness World Record for being the first armless person in aviation history to earn a pilot's certificate. Convinced that the way we think has a more significant impact on our lives than our physical constraints, Jessica chose to pursue a degree in psychology at the University of Arizona. Since then, she has traveled to 26 countries on six continents, sharing her inspirational message.
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.
Ruth Rathblott is a disability diversity expert on inclusion within organizations. She is an inspiring TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and an award-winning former nonprofit leader. She was born with a limb difference and speaks with leaders on issues of equity and belonging, the gifts of being unique, and the freedom of accepting our differences. Ruth was profiled as a CEO in The New York Times’ Corner Office and received Goucher College’s Excellence in Public Service Award, among other awards, for her outstanding leadership in the nonprofit sector. She has spent her entire career focused on providing opportunities for those who have been underrepresented. She serves as a board member of The Lucky Fin Project.
Michael Levin is President and CEO of Custom Solutions. He has launched and built numerous companies into multi-million dollar entities in a wide variety of industries.
He is a three-time #1 International Best-Selling author. His books include his #1 inspirational best-seller “Let Them See You Sweat” along with “The Art of Collaborative Selling” . He is also co-author of Jack Canfield’s, “The Road to Success”.
He is a former 50 Senior Executive for Pepsi-Cola running gold standard divisions in San Francisco, Oakland and Reno.
He has delivered his keynotes and workshops on Leadership, Change, Sales, and Communication Skills around the world for companies and conferences of all sizes. He has been on TV and radio shows around the country sharing his knowledge. He has appeared on Home Shopping Network and featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and had his products featured in Oprah Magazine.
Emily Kittell was born a conjoined twin and was separated from her twin sister at four months old. At 40 years old she and her sister are the oldest living conjoined twins in the United States and are the oldest living separated conjoined twins in the world. As a woman living with chronic medical issues and disability, Emily strives to encourage the world - especially the corporate/professional world - to look at disability, inclusion and culture through a new lens. Emily encourages groups to understand the spectrum of disbility and how small system changes can have a large impact on business, professions and even communities.
Anadri has over 20 years of experience implementing sustainable talent management solutions that enhance leadership capability, employee development, performance management, and workplace inclusion. She has coached new supervisors, high-potential managers, senior leaders, and teams, utilizing behavioral assessments and individual development plans to guide professional development. She has transformed leadership and employee development by creating innovative, award-winning, competency-based leadership and mentoring programs in financial services, media, nonprofit, and higher education organizations.
