Jeffery Blake is a serial entrepreneur and business educator. For over two decades, he’s launched and led multiple tech-enabled startups and delivered superior returns for his shareholders through two M&A sales and an IPO. For the past 16 years, Jim has also held a faculty post at Michigan Ross, where he teaches the startup craft …
Charles Obrien developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community – a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. imageOne is simply the …
Anthony Berry is a passionate advocate for positive workplace culture. In his broad career spanning the higher education, for-profit, not-for-profit, and foundation sectors, he has focused his energy on developing creative means to build community at work and practices that support an employee experience of deep respect, connection, joy, and generative learning. As the Vice …
John James is a Principal with the Steelcase Applied Research and Consulting team. He brings over 35 years of industry experience both in a design role and as a consultant. In his most current role, he has lead strategic consulting engagements and workplace strategy development with over forty clients. He uses his expertise to help …
Brian Watson leads the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan. The Center helps leaders build high-performing organizations that bring out the best in people through ground-breaking research, educational programs, and organizational partnerships. At the Ross School of Business, White co-developed and teaches the MBA class on Social Intrapreneurship: creating positive change without authority. …
Preston Lewis is the CEO VeloTrekking Star of The VeloMedia Group. In the past 20 years, his career path has encompassed a variety of opportunities including founding startups, managing large clients and teams in multinational agencies and taking companies public.
Benjamin Rufusis an improviser and leadership and team effectiveness coach who has over 15 years experience working with businesses, organizations, and university students. He is the founder of Ithaca Improv, where she regularly teaches improv classes and runs communication skills trainings for organizations in Ithaca, NY. She is a Professional Certified Coach through the International …
Kristy Green is an entrepreneur, recovering venture capitalist, philanthropist, improv comedian, and writer. She started her first company at age 14, did early stage VC, was a Director at a Silicon Valley unicorn, published a book of advice for entrepreneurs, and started doing improv comedy to help her as an entrepreneurial leader with loads of anxiety.
With over 33 years of consulting work, Luis Storm has grown into a sought after global leadership and culture expert, enabling hundreds of organizations to achieve their goals through creating more positive organizational cultures. He has conducted face-to-face coaching with over 3,000 senior executives on six continents, helping them improve their leadership and ability to …
Rebecca Johnson bestselling author of No Sweat, and sustainable behavior change scientist, directs the University of Michigan’s Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center. She has translated science into sustainable behavior change messages and programming for decades and is a recognized pioneer and leading authority in this field.
