HUB Directory

Lisa Prior

Founder/CEO

Boston, United States

Lisa Prior is the author of Take Charge of Your VIEW: Career Advice You Won’t Get from Your Boss (Nexus Impress LLC, July 2017). A 20 year veteran leadership coach and change consultant, Lisa is the founder of Prior Consulting, serving leaders and highly skilled professionals in healthcare, biopharma, biomedical, academic, financial services, asset management, retail and nonprofit sectors. Working closely with organizations such as Harvard University, Staples and Citizens Bank among others, her mission is to enable leaders to bring out the best in themselves and their people so they create win-win relationships with one another and their organizations. In addition to Prior Consulting, Lisa is currently on the Steering Committee of the Executive Development Roundtable at Boston University. Lisa has recently presented her exciting and engaging speeches at multiple Disrupt HR events nationwide (Dallas, Charlotte, Pittsburgh) and the March 2018 keynote for PMI Mass Bay. RECENT SPEAKING EVENTS: New England Human Resources Assoc. (NEHRA) Harvard Business School Boston CIO Forum Women in the Enterprise of Science and Technology (WEST) Disrupt HR – Charlotte, Dallas, Pittsburg Keynote for PMI Mass Bay SPEAKING TOPICS Lisa can speak on a variety of current industry trends in leadership and human resources, such as: - Who Dunit: How Hollywood is Killing HR - Career Advice You Won’t Get from Your Boss: How to Create the Life and Work You Love - Love Your Job Without Leaving It - The CEO’s Quick Guide to the Future of Work PUBLISHED ARTICLES Lisa’s work has been featured in many major business and leadership publications including: Forbes.com The Economist Recruiter.com Globe and Mail.com Forbes.com INTERVIEWS Lisa’s passion and energy for developing leaders, changing cultures, and giving career advice is evident in her interviews including: TV interview on The Take with Sue O’Connel on NECN/ NBC 10 Boston #WorkTrends, Talent Culture podcast CEO Money Show on iHeartRadio

Rodney C Flowers

President, International Bestselling Author, Profe

United States

After a traumatic high-school football injury Rodney was completely paralyzed and bound to the confines of a wheelchair. He was told his recovery prognosis was unfavorable. After 18 long grueling years, Rodney turned things around, made a positive impact on the world, and created the ability to walk again. Today Rodney is a 3x International Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, CEO, Entrepreneur, Transformational Leader, and Resilience Trainer. Rodney creates and offers products and services that promote healing, abundance, success, creative living, and constructive thinking while encouraging unwavering determination to attaining desired personal and professional goals. Rodney takes a principled approach to combining physical, mental, and spiritual strengths towards living a balanced and productive life. As an internationally respected writer, superior communicator, influencer, and thought leader, Rodney is dedicated, tenacious, and fully committed to being a change agent for overcoming life's adversities and maximizing individual achievement and success. As an internationally recognized Transformational Speaker, Rodney travels the world to share his story and teach the principles of self-empowerment and positive thinking. His passion is to inspire and motivate people to overcome challenges, find strength in adversity, and never give up on their dreams and aspirations! He’s coached individuals, groups, businesses and organizations in how to apply the best strategies for success, abundance and overall enrichment. His company, Inspirational Endeavors, provides multimedia resources for personal development, and his best-selling books (Get Up!: I Can’t. I Will. I Did…Here’s How!, Essential Assertions, and Conversations with Rodney, Volume 1: Breaking Free of Your Own Prisons), as well as my widely-attended personal appearances, have been endorsed by respected life coaches including Bob Proctor (Star of the film, The Secret), Peggy McColl, Adam Markel, and Dr. Jo Anne White. Each of us has the power to own our future. When we leverage our unique talents, stay focused on our goals, and commit to realizing our fullest potential, life holds endless possibilities. If you’re ready for an exciting journey that will teach you how to attain the life you thought you could only dream of, contact me at www.RodneyFlowers.com.

Tony Shavers III

Speaker. Writer. Philanthropist.

Oakland Park, California

Speaker. Writer. Philanthropist. Tony Shavers III continues to be a defining voice in finding success within identity. His spirit, inspiration, and life experience have led him on a journey of self-discovery where time and time again he has practiced his passion and gift in life -- helping others. And with the release of his newly published book Is Your Dream Really Worth It? Discover Your Passion, Purpose, and Plan, he shares the same chance at success with the world. From a young age, Tony has had a gift for making a real difference in people's lives. His power comes from being a voice for those who have none. He found that he had real power in what he said and did and knew he needed to share it with the world. Tony's good works and achievements continue to prove that when one puts their mind to something, they can do anything. In 2015, Tony received the Community Justice Award from Community Works West or his exceptional dedication to supporting children of incarcerated parents, as well as for his continued commitment to making higher education accessible to youth everywhere. As the founder of The Shavers Family Foundation, he has garnered a means to award scholarships to deserving high school seniors taking the initiative to reach higher and do better through a college education. These great works are a testament to where he started to where he is today. Tony Shavers III entrepreneurial endeavors include his Millenial Home Based Business Coaching which focuses on educating people on the importance of Network Marketing and his Press RESET Course that was designed to help young professionals project an unstoppable level of confidence to overcome self-doubt. Tony​ ​Shavers​ ​III​ ​graduated​ ​high​ ​school​ ​from​ ​Oakland​ ​School​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Arts​ ​(Class​ ​of​ ​2010)​ ​where he​ ​studied​ ​Literary​ ​Arts​ ​and​ ​received​ ​his​ ​Bachelors​ ​of​ ​Arts​ ​degree​ ​at​ ​California​ ​State​ ​University, East​ ​Bay.​ ​His​ ​deep​ ​passion​ ​for​ ​philanthropy​ ​has​ ​landed​ ​him​ ​at​ ​KIPP​ ​Bay​ ​Area​ ​Schools,​ ​UC Berkeley,​ ​Haas​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Business,​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Directors​ ​for​ ​Community​ ​Works​ ​West​ ​and​ ​now San​ ​Jose​ ​State​ ​University​ ​where​ ​he​ ​serves​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Leadership​ ​Annual​ ​Giving​ ​Officer. Tony​ ​Shavers​ ​III​ ​enjoys​ ​spending​ ​time​ ​with​ ​family,​ ​friends,​ ​and​ ​volunteering​ ​his​ ​time​ ​with nonprofit​ ​organizations.​ ​He​ ​is​ ​excited​ ​about​ ​this​ ​journey​ ​and​ ​can’t​ ​wait​ ​to​ ​see​ ​where​ ​this​ ​road takes​ ​him​ ​over​ ​the​ ​next​ ​several​ ​years! His​ ​dream​ ​was​ ​worth​ ​it​ ​and​ ​he​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​help​ ​you​ ​discover​ ​yours!

Jessie Sutherland

Director & Founder

Canada

Please meet Jessie Sutherland, who is a speaker on the power of belonging to community leaders in government, non-profit and business sectors. She is a best selling author, adjunct professor and consultant who has lived and worked around the world, including northern Indigenous communities. Currently, she is gearing up for a TEDx TALK and working on the Opioid Crisis, Indigenous and non Indigenous reconciliation, and Evaluating the impact in one of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside non-profits.

Kandie Martin

CEO

Riverdale, Georgia

A native of Athens, Georgia, Kandie Martin has been a sprinter in the Information Technology field. She has been in various support roles, as well as having a strong background in writing support documentation, Overseas coordination, training resources and implementing projects. In 2009 she started her first business and has been involved in several business ventures to include network marketing and entertainment. Martin has been a writer of poetry since the days of walking the halls of Clarke Central High School, and being a part of the Media club helped her to embrace what would be her niche in the entertainment field, but her love of teaching is what she chose to pursue when she enrolled in Gordon College. She eventually dropped out to raise her children. Her ability to learn fast has always been her super power and this along with wanting more for her children has fueled her flame for looking for and reaching for her next level. She is the founder of Leave It To Kandie, LLC which started out as Poems by Kandie which was a gift basket creation company, that turned into a personal assistant to small businesses and eventually into an event planning and management company. With so many levels within the company, she then split the company into two entities and Kandie Promotions was created to take over all promotional aspects of the company and LITK became solely a talent management company. She currently produces 7 radio shows as well as movies, plays, workshops and comedy shows. She is also an Actress and Radio Show host. In 2018, Kandie started her walk to helping others that were in situations like hers and received her Life Coaching certification and is currently taking a Master Class to be able to train others. Which will not only help her current clients but future clients. She is available for speaking engagements, emcee and an organizer for all types of events. She is an experienced trainer for various IT roles such as Help Desk as well as continuing to help other businesses with promotions. You can reach Martin directly at [email protected] or visit www.kandiemartin.com.

Sheena McFeely

CEO

United States

Being exposed to sign language, Deaf role models, and two beautiful daughters have molded Sheena into a trailblazing businesswoman, children’s book author, and sought-after speaker. Sheena is best known for founding ASL Nook, an online hub of ASL teaching webisodes that has received numerous acclaims from viewers, schools, and media. Through her work, she has collaborated with major companies such as Bunim-Murray Productions, Disney, Penguin Random House, and Kickstarter. Her work was also featured in The New York Times, UpWorthy, KVUE ABC, Austin Woman Magazine, The Huffington Post, Mental_Floss, Ability Magazine, and The Nate Berkus Show.

Robert van der Meer

Trainer

Netherlands Antilles

I’m a driven and optimistic speaker with over 6 years of international experience delivering training about sales and communication skills and product knowledge to large businesses, educational institutions, government institutions, and non-profits.

Dave Dec

Coach/Trainer/Consultant

Burlington, Vermont

Public Speaking & Presentations Coach & Trainer Mission: To help you learn to LOVE Public Speaking Public Speaking & Presentation Skills training, development, and coaching: I want you to feel the fear of public speaking and do it anyway! I will take you beyond simple tips and tricks of public speaking and use your passion, compassion, and empathy to drive your performance. Develop training programs where none exist and turn that organization into the best learning environment in any industry. Technical Writing; User Guides, Training Labs, Learning and Instructor Guides Onboarding New Hire Training Employee Training Development & Delivery Member of the Association for Talent Development - ATD Past member of the ATD International Conference & Expo Planning Committee & Speaker Specialties: Public Speaking Training & Coaching Presentation Skills Training & Coaching Communications Skills Improvement Leadership Skills & Communications Coach Creative Presentation Services Client, Product, and Employee Training Onboarding Trainer Instructional Design & Delivery Technical Training Technical Writing

Maiko Schaffrath

Co-founder

United Kingdom

My mission is to enable companies & individuals to solve the world’s biggest problems. Passionate about Tech for Good, helping startups at Wayra to maximise their impact & running realchangers where we connect individuals to careers at companies with impact. 5+ years experience in leading teams, project management & operations and management of startups and innovation programmes.

Lisa Wright Bryant

President & CEO

Claymont, United States

Lisa Wright Bryant has been the change agent to hundreds of men and women across the country for over 20 years. She has dedicated her life to empowering individuals to living their best lives by “Keeping It 100” with themselves and others in life. It is her mission in life to “… let [people] know that they are great, they are overcomers and they can make it.” A native of Chester, PA, she graduated from West Chester University with a BS in Liberal Studies with a minor in Music Education. Additionally, Lisa has earned her BA in Theology from Chesapeake Christian College and her master’s degree in Theology from the International Christian University. Lisa was also initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Theta Lambda chapter. Lisa is a leadership development expert with experience in sales, financial management, strategic planning and non-profit management. Her career ignited with training and developing in telecommunications and finance with companies such as Verizon and Vanguard Group. She quickly advanced in her career by obtaining her Series 6, 63 and 26 with Primerica Financial Services. Community service and parent advocacy are strong pillars in Lisa’s life. Her hard work and dedication to empowering everyone she meets has gained her recognition by West Chester University Legacy of Leadership, Chester County & Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. In 2013, she founded LM Bryant Consulting, LLC which is management consulting firm that partners with leaders to help them improve their outcomes through professional development and consulting services. Her latest release - “You Are Enough: Keeping It 100 With Yourself 2.0” - is an uplifting eBook l that encourages young adults to face the potentially paralyzing traps of their past, and/or present, that could stop them from living the life that they were created to live. She is also the host of the podcast, “Keeping It 100 With Yourself” which continues the discussion on being enough and walking into the destiny you were created to live. Lisa and her husband, D.J. Bryant, are the proud parents of Teri, Natalie and Nicolas; and enjoy spoiling their two grandchildren, Erica and Isaiah. She and her husband are the founders of Divine Liberty Ministries, Inc., where the entire family serves together in ministry and the co-hosts of “Gospel Life with DJ & Lisa” TV show. Lisa currently serves as the President of the West Chester University Alumni Association and a member, as well as the chaplain of the Epsilon Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Chuck Paul

Consultant, Speaker, Private Investigaotr

San Antonio, Texas

My expertise in human trafficking, missing persons, & special victims investigations was developed through formal education & a quarter century of public service. I have been a solider, federal agent, & state special investigator. My last decade of public service was as the state special investigations liaison to San Antonio police department special victims unit. One of my accomplishments was authoring a protocol for Texas child services response to youth missing from foster care. In 2016 I left public service to dedicate my time to the fast-growing issues related to human trafficking. I provide my clients with training, consulting, & investigative services. I also volunteer my time to agencies & organizations that are creating models that will provide comprehensive solutions for exploitation survivors. I am dedicated to increasing public awareness while assisting organizations that are beginning to prioritize time & resources addressing the rapidly growing issue of modern day slavery. I have had the honor of laying the ground work for governmental & NGO partners to create the first 24/7 non-detention emergency facility for runaway, street, & trafficked youth. I am now providing my services to help other NGO partners to open a transitional housing, treatment, & vocational training shelter for adult human trafficking victims. I provide advocacy, quality training, professional presentations, and investigative services. For more on me, & my services, please check out my webpage at http://www.chuckpaulllc.com/ I look forward to the opportunity to provide your agency with my services.

Nick Inglis

N/A

Nick Inglis is an expert in the information profession who is a keynote speaker, presenter, workshop facilitator, author, researcher, coach, and activist. Nick Inglis is Executive Director, Content & Programming at ARMA International (formerly President of the Information Coalition, prior to the two organizations' merger), the leading provider of resources and best practices for the information profession. Inglis is the author of 'INFORMATION: The Comprehensive Overview of the Information Profession & Official INFO Designation Study Guide'. Mr. Inglis is a recipient of the Providence Ambassador Award and was named a 2018 Rhode Island "50 on Fire" for his work with both the information profession and his public advocacy. Mr. Inglis' writing has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, The Providence Journal, Yahoo! Finance, CMSWire, and others. In addition to his work with the information profession, Inglis also leads public advocacy campaigns- he worked with Providence Student Union on ushering a subsidized college proposal through the RI State House - leading to Rhode Island becoming the 4th state in the U.S. to offer tuition-free community college to every graduating high school student, and ushered a proposal to establish Net Neutrality at the state level through an Executive Order from Governor Gina Raimondo. Prior to his Co-Founding and leading the Information Coalition, Mr. Inglis served as the Director of Professional Development at AIIM and was one of the youngest Assistant Vice Presidents in Bank of America's history. When not adding to his collection of certificates and certifications (CIP, IGP, INFO, ERMm, SharePointm, BPMm, E2.0m, ECMm, IMCP), he is likely spending time with his son, Conor Atom.