Business & Management

Professionals who specialize in the organization and oversight of business activities, as well as focus on planning, directing, and controlling company operations

Mads P Bender

Mads P Bender

With an M.Sc. in Organization Innovation and Entrepreneurship, I've leveraged my expertise to work as a Function Consultant for 2 years. With more than 5 years of experience in ERP systems, my focus has been on optimizing supply chain management and finance operations.

With an M.Sc. in Organization Innovation and Entrepreneurship, I've leveraged my expertise to work as a Function Consultant for 2 years. With more than 5 years of experience in ERP systems, my focus has been on optimizing supply chain management and ... Show more

Gwénaëlle Hirrien

Gwénaëlle Hirrien

After a start in law and arts, then in video game testing, I made a reconversion in dev. After a few years loving quality and testing, I became Scrum Master, then little by little Agile Coach, Professional Coach and finally Digital Lead. I daily feed my path with trainings, MOOCs and researches on sustainable development, responsible digital and psychology, as well as volunteering for causes that are close to my heart (La Fresque du Climat, Time For The Planet, education and emancipation of women from underprivileged backgrounds), the path is made by walking, and taking into account the issues of the climate crisis by our society and our companies, through the social justice, has become the heart of what drives me, years after years :)

After a start in law and arts, then in video game testing, I made a reconversion in dev. After a few years loving quality and testing, I became Scrum Master, then little by little Agile Coach, Professional Coach and finally Digital Lead. I daily feed... Show more

Lionel Payan

Lionel Payan

In 2013, I discovered the world of Agility with the role of Product Owner. Today, I am an Agile Leader with the role of facilitator or team catalyst so that they achieve what the PO asks, while developing their collective intelligence. I am committed to improving the live of teams, by combining well-being and performance, in order to develop their skills and guide them to master the fundamentals of agility and change their behavior to avoid false agile.

Coach for 10 years in a table tennis club, I support young table tennis players with the tools of mental preparation, to optimize their individual (or collective) performance, while promoting the pleasure of practice and autonomy. My motto: “Be demanding about efforts, patient with results”.

In 2013, I discovered the world of Agility with the role of Product Owner. Today, I am an Agile Leader with the role of facilitator or team catalyst so that they achieve what the PO asks, while developing their collective intelligence. I am committed... Show more

Joanne Gouaillier

Joanne Gouaillier

Je suis tombée dans l'agilité il y a déjà pas mal d'années, sans en connaître le nom. Ce mindset, ainsi que ses valeurs et principes, sont pour moi cruciaux pour toute organisation, toute démarche, tout projet. Non pas que les méthodes liées à l'agilité soient toujours les + adaptées, mais ce mindset fondé sur l'humain, l'écoute, la co-construction, l'adaptation et la création de valeur est transposable à toutes les échelles. Je suis aujourd'hui coach pour les équipes agiles, et j'accompagne aussi l'individu et les organisations à se transformer.

Je suis tombée dans l'agilité il y a déjà pas mal d'années, sans en connaître le nom. Ce mindset, ainsi que ses valeurs et principes, sont pour moi cruciaux pour toute organisation, toute démarche, tout projet. Non pas que les méthodes liées à l'agil... Show more

Andy Suderman

Andy Suderman

Andy Suderman is CTO at Fairwinds, a managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service provider. Andy has worked with cloud native technologies for the last eight years helping organizations adopt and manage Kubernetes. Andy is the creator and primary developer of Goldilocks—an open source tool that helps companies leverage the Vertical Pod Autoscaler in Kubernetes. He has presented on many CNCF Cloud Native Live virtual events, Containers from the Coach and is a member of the Policy Working Group, as well as a CNCF Ambassador.

Andy Suderman is CTO at Fairwinds, a managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service provider. Andy has worked with cloud native technologies for the last eight years helping organizations adopt and manage Kubernetes. Andy is the creator and primary developer of Gol... Show more

Loren Fogelman

Loren Fogelman

Loren Fogelman is a keynote speaker and one of America’s top ranked business coaches. She’s been steadily recognized by HubSpot in its annual list of the world’s top 22 business coaches.

She delivers talks and workshops at major accounting conferences such as Accounting Today’s Firm Growth Forum and Accountex.

Loren is an expert in pricing strategy and sales for accounting professionals. She coaches them to shift away from the “dollars-per-hour” pricing trap to a value-based pricing model. This allows her clients to reduce workload by as much as 50% while doubling revenues.

She’s a regular contributor to Intuit’s Firm of the Future series, CPA Leadership Institute, CPA Academy and the author of two Amazon best seller books: The Winning Point: How to Master the Mindset of Champions and The Success Solution: Break Through Limiting Beliefs for Business Success.

Loren Fogelman is a keynote speaker and one of America’s top ranked business coaches. She’s been steadily recognized by HubSpot in its annual list of the world’s top 22 business coaches. She delivers talks and workshops at major accounting confer... Show more

Rob Swymer

Rob Swymer

A native of Boston, Rob is a seasoned sales executive of over four decades who embodiesa servant leadership mindset. He led his teams with empathy and applies the lessons learned from his best-selling book “Surrender to Your Adversity” which shows others how to build resilience and thrive, not only in business but in their personal lives as well.

During his four-decade career, Rob has generated massive value for many of the Fortune 500 including; Home Depot, Bank of America, Dell, Morgan Stanley, Macy’s, Equifax, CSX, Fidelity Information Systems and most recently as Group Vice President of The United Kingdom and Ireland for Splunk. Rob retired from Corporate America in January 2024 and is now focused on giving back to the next generation.

Being known as a global mental health disruptor, Rob has been seen on Fox News, ExtraTV, MSN, CBS, NewsNation, NY Post and CW to name a few. He has appeared on many podcasts both in the US and abroad. Rob is a certified life coach and has mentored and coached executives all over the world, passing on his lessons learned, giving them skills, they need to be successful in their personal and business life.

A native of Boston, Rob is a seasoned sales executive of over four decades who embodiesa servant leadership mindset. He led his teams with empathy and applies the lessons learned from his best-selling book “Surrender to Your Adversity” which shows ot... Show more

Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith is the founder and Principal Consultant behind the Northern VA based consulting firm. Her mission is to enable teams to consistently deliver value, reaching success through a culture of empowerment and collaboration. She is highly focused on creating innovation spaces and operational excellence in organizations.

Sarah Smith is the founder and Principal Consultant behind the Northern VA based consulting firm. Her mission is to enable teams to consistently deliver value, reaching success through a culture of empowerment and collaboration. She is highly focused... Show more

Mathieu Lamiot

Mathieu Lamiot

I am Mathieu Lamiot, a France-based tech-enthusiast engineer passionate about system design and bringing brilliant individuals together as a team. I dedicate myself to Tech & Engineering management, leading teams to make an impact, deliver value and accomplish great things.

I am Mathieu Lamiot, a France-based tech-enthusiast engineer passionate about system design and bringing brilliant individuals together as a team. I dedicate myself to Tech & Engineering management, leading teams to make an impact, deliver value and ... Show more

Sabine Wojcieszak

Sabine Wojcieszak

Sabine Wojcieszak is the Enthusiastic Happiness Enabler at getNextIT in Kiel, Germany. She has made it her mission to teach companies, leaders, teams, and individuals the importance of happiness as a way to better collaboration and performance. For her, people must be at the heart of every business. Sabine is a regular speaker at international conferences and writes blogs and articles on these topics. As a speaker coach, she supports newcomers and experts on stage to gain more visibility. In the Moinworld e.V. network, Sabine is also a mentor for Women in Tech.

Sabine Wojcieszak is the Enthusiastic Happiness Enabler at getNextIT in Kiel, Germany. She has made it her mission to teach companies, leaders, teams, and individuals the importance of happiness as a way to better collaboration and performance. For h... Show more

Bri Williams

Bri Williams

Bri Williams helps leaders speak confidently.

She ensures your voice is heard, your contributions are known, and your value is undeniable within your organization through public speaking and leadership development.

An international speaker, she has delivered talks worldwide to culturally diverse audiences in APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.

She brings 20 years of experience in talent, learning, and development within financial services and IT industries, from graduate programs to leadership development.

Her talks help emerging leaders develop unshakeable speaking confidence and skills for:
🟢 Internal and external meetings
🟢 Presentations and Training
🟢 Media
🟢 Events

Her clients are regularly featured in the media, including CNN, Reuters, Bloomberg, COP26, and Macy's, at top industry events or making waves internally with their teams and stakeholders.

Bri has been featured on Thrive Global, International Women's Day and is the in-house communication expert for the wellness app LiveMore.

✔️ 94% of hosts book Bri to speak again.
✔️ 93% of her audience rates her talks as Actionable, Engaging, Inspiring, and Relevant.

Australian-born 🇦🇺 and after a decade of living in London 🇬🇧 Bri is now based in the South of France 🇫🇷 (…if you can't pick the accent!) and loves living between the mountains and the sea, but is always happy to speak at your in-person event or deliver virtually.

Bri Williams helps leaders speak confidently. She ensures your voice is heard, your contributions are known, and your value is undeniable within your organization through public speaking and leadership development. An international speaker, sh... Show more

Richard Firth

Richard Firth

Richard Firth is the Chairman and CEO of MIP Holdings, a South African Fintech that supplies administration systems to the financial services industry. MIP’s "Progress first" systems cover the lives of some 24 million beneficiaries in South Africa and MIP has a staff compliment of more than 600 technology experts with 75% or 450 of the Peopleware at MIP being Progress Software engineers.

A stalwart of the South African technology industry, Firth’s successful software engineering career has spanned many roles. He has held numerous board positions, chaired the Board of Governors at a private local school for girls pioneering the use of technology in the learning process, he provides mentorship for technology start-ups, for example Matric Live a multifunctional education app that is reinventing the way pupils learn that currently has more than 400,000 South African learners using the platform, and he has acted as an advisor to a USA NASDAQ-listed multinational software and database company.

Firth recently won a “365 Men of the year” award from the Gauteng Government for being a positive role model and asset to the country, stemming from the work he does using technology to combat gender-based violence.

MIP have built an internship where they train Progress software engineers how to design, build and support world class solutions. MIP's strength in the Progress international community has culminated in MIP building a strong relationship with Progress worldwide to supply and manage large Progress outsourced projects. These projects include managing, building, supporting, maintaining and consulting on 3rd party Progress applications around the world. MIP have had amazing feedback in terms of the outsourced agile methodology that they deploy to remotely manage these projects.

Richard Firth is the Chairman and CEO of MIP Holdings, a South African Fintech that supplies administration systems to the financial services industry. MIP’s "Progress first" systems cover the lives of some 24 million beneficiaries in South Africa an... Show more

Caitlin Klink

Caitlin Klink

I am a driven and multi-disciplined IT professional. I believe in continuous improvement both within myself and for the clients I work with. I specialize in agile transformation and product delivery with an emphasis on innovation, collaboration and transparency. With strong facilitation skills and a firm foundation in business analysis, I am passionate about creating space for healthy and open dialogue between stakeholders, product and tech. I believe that when those three groups work together, the result is truly powerful software.

I am a driven and multi-disciplined IT professional. I believe in continuous improvement both within myself and for the clients I work with. I specialize in agile transformation and product delivery with an emphasis on innovation, collaboration and t... Show more

Daniel Anderson

Daniel Anderson

With over a decade of expertise as a Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Consultant, I specialize in planning, architecting, developing, implementing, and driving adoption of SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. My approach blends strategic analysis, effective communication to ensure seamless user experiences. I prioritize building strong relationships and fostering open dialogue with stakeholders from project initiation, ensuring clarity and comfort throughout. Whether leading technical development or consulting on productivity enhancement and aligning technology with business objectives, I am committed to facilitating successful outcomes. Passionate about process optimization and user adoption, I excel in translating technical concepts into user-friendly language.

With over a decade of expertise as a Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Consultant, I specialize in planning, architecting, developing, implementing, and driving adoption of SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. My approach blends strategic... Show more

Romano Roth

Romano Roth

I'm Romano Roth, Chief of DevOps and Partner at Zühlke. My journey with Zuhlke began 21 years ago. Over the years, I've evolved from an expert software engineer and software architect to a consultant. Throughout this journey, one question has always fueled my passion: How can we continuously deliver value while ensuring quality and automation?

When the DevOps movement began to gain momentum, I was naturally drawn to it. Today, I’m one of the organizers of the monthly DevOps Meetup in Zürich and president of DevOps Days Zürich, an annual conference part of the global DevOps movement. DevOps isn't just a professional interest; it's my passion. That’s why I’ve my own YouTube channel, where I've curated over 100 videos centered on DevOps, architecture, and leadership.

I'm Romano Roth, Chief of DevOps and Partner at Zühlke. My journey with Zuhlke began 21 years ago. Over the years, I've evolved from an expert software engineer and software architect to a consultant. Throughout this journey, one question has always ... Show more

Jesse Sieff

Jesse Sieff

An entrepreneur, media coach and consultant, Jesse is uniquely known for combining a precise attention to detail with pure artistic creativity. Formerly a professional musician, published composer, educator, and tenured percussionist in "The Commandant's Own" U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, Jesse has spent over a decade immersed in elite performance ensembles and working on multi-media productions across a variety of creative disciplines.

Upon the honorable completion of his enlistment with the Marine Corps in 2020, Jesse Sieff was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his profound impact on the unit’s outreach and recruiting mission in his secondary role as the NCOIC of the Public Affairs Office. Through creative media campaigns, video production and strategic communications, Jesse's work was attributed to increasing the unit’s following by 350% and total reach over 5.2 million impressions worldwide.

Today, his focus is helping leaders in workforce development make better investment in time, attention, and talent through strategic communications, training, and creative digital marketing. In January of 2021, Jesse embarked on a journey of entrepreneurship and founded Sieff Studios to continue sharing his talents and serving the public. Jesse lives in Annapolis, MD with his wife (an active duty Marine musician) and twin daughters while running multiple ventures, including a state of the art, home-based recording studio.

An entrepreneur, media coach and consultant, Jesse is uniquely known for combining a precise attention to detail with pure artistic creativity. Formerly a professional musician, published composer, educator, and tenured percussionist in "The Commanda... Show more

Ismael Novo

Ismael Novo

Formador de Formadores por Babson College
Director de #MurciaTIP y el proyecto #PowerUS
ExPresidente de la Confederación Española de Junior Empresa
Consultor Informático en NEORIS
Prince2 & Scrum Master
Colegio Mayor Azarbe

Formador de Formadores por Babson College Director de #MurciaTIP y el proyecto #PowerUS ExPresidente de la Confederación Española de Junior Empresa Consultor Informático en NEORIS Prince2 & Scrum Master Colegio Mayor Azarbe Show more

Christina Wheeler

Christina Wheeler

Christina Wheeler is a Senior Technical Specialist for Business Applications at Microsoft, focusing on the Financial Services Industry. A highly respected expert in Microsoft 365, Christina's journey as a tech enthusiast began at a young age. She started programming at 11 and built her first computer at 13. With over 20 years of industry experience, Christina initially worked as a .NET developer in the financial services industry before transitioning to consulting.

Specializing in SharePoint, Dynamics 365 (F&O and CRM), the Power Platform, and Business Intelligence, Christina has provided expert guidance to organizations worldwide. Her portfolio includes architecting and implementing solutions for financial, educational, commercial, and government sectors.

Christina is also a published author, with notable contributions including technical editor for "SharePoint 2007 Developer’s Guide to Business Data Catalog," co-author of "SharePoint 2010 Field Guide" and "SharePoint 2013 Inside Out," and author of "Mastering Microsoft Teams: Creating a Hub for Successful Teamwork in Office 365."

Recognized for her contributions, Christina received her first MVP award in M365 Apps & Services in October 2017, later earning the Business Applications MVP title in 2022. She retired her MVP status in October 2022 to join Microsoft, where she continues to drive innovation and excellence in business applications for FSI customers.

Christina Wheeler is a Senior Technical Specialist for Business Applications at Microsoft, focusing on the Financial Services Industry. A highly respected expert in Microsoft 365, Christina's journey as a tech enthusiast began at a young age. She sta... Show more

Stefan G. Gfrörer

Stefan G. Gfrörer

After a career in IT- and project management Stefan is now an independent interim manager helping customers to bridge the lack of internal management capacity; either as a program and project manager or as part of the internal management organization, e.g. as head of IT or similiar.
Stefan knows the classical project management methods like PMbook as well as he is a big friend and early adopter of agile. But he knows that the most important success factor of a project is the human being working together to solve a mutual problem.

After a career in IT- and project management Stefan is now an independent interim manager helping customers to bridge the lack of internal management capacity; either as a program and project manager or as part of the internal management organization... Show more

Nicolas Guiho

Nicolas Guiho

En 23 ans de travail dans l'IT, j'ai progressivement migré du DEV COBOL (reconversion scientifique bac + 5 en 1999, après un DEA Océanologie Biologique !!) vers la collaboration avec le client, en tant que MOA, SM puis PO. Quelques missions en analyse fonctionnelle, audit organisation et conduite du changement. Puis en 2021, retour en agilité avec le rôle de PO.

En 23 ans de travail dans l'IT, j'ai progressivement migré du DEV COBOL (reconversion scientifique bac + 5 en 1999, après un DEA Océanologie Biologique !!) vers la collaboration avec le client, en tant que MOA, SM puis PO. Quelques missions en analys... Show more

Kent McDonald

Kent McDonald

I write about and practice software product management in a variety of industries including retail, fintech, agriculture, financial services, health insurance, nonprofit, and automotive. I practice my craft with a variety of product teams and provide just-in-time resources for product people at insideproduct.co.

When not writing or product managing, I’m #ubersherpa for my family, listen to jazz and podcasts (but not necessarily podcasts about jazz), and collect national parks.

I write about and practice software product management in a variety of industries including retail, fintech, agriculture, financial services, health insurance, nonprofit, and automotive. I practice my craft with a variety of product teams and provide... Show more

Phil Almeroth

Phil Almeroth

Phil is the Director of Capabilities for Logisolve, a Twin Cities based consulting firm with a wide variety of practice areas, including Government. He is also the Public Board Member for the Board for Global EHS Credentialing. He has broad and deep experience in Product, Program, Project, and IT Management and Delivery across Financial Services, Banking, Manufacturing, Government, Agriculture, Retail, and Media for 35+ years.

Phil is the Director of Capabilities for Logisolve, a Twin Cities based consulting firm with a wide variety of practice areas, including Government. He is also the Public Board Member for the Board for Global EHS Credentialing. He has broad and deep ... Show more

Jason St-Cyr

Jason St-Cyr

Jason is a developer relations leader overseeing the strategy for developer relations at Sitecore. This means helping as many developers as possible, with a focus on outreach, nurturing, developer experience, and technical enablement.

Currently, Jason is continuously learning about leading people, developer relations, public speaking, product marketing, and how to write speaker bios.

Jason is a developer relations leader overseeing the strategy for developer relations at Sitecore. This means helping as many developers as possible, with a focus on outreach, nurturing, developer experience, and technical enablement. Currently, J... Show more

Viviane Morelle

Viviane Morelle

Being a Team Coach and a Facilitator gives me the opportunity to help teams discover new ways of working, introducing well-being, happiness, visual management, leadership at all levels, team self-organization, collaborative management, remote work and empowerment.

Being a Team Coach and a Facilitator gives me the opportunity to help teams discover new ways of working, introducing well-being, happiness, visual management, leadership at all levels, team self-organization, collaborative management, remote work an... Show more

Céline Swierkowski

Céline Swierkowski

Coach agile depuis plusieurs années, je suis une ancienne développeuse (en ASP 😅), formatrice, chef de project et Product Owner. J’ai grandi professionnellement au sein d’une start-up pendant 9 ans, j’y ai appris le sens du client, la priorisation et l’amélioration continue.

J’ai adoré découvrir l’agilité avec une équipe au top de l’efficacité, responsable et hyper prédictible. Comme quoi, ça existe ! Et c’était un plaisir d’en faire partie en tant que PO.

Aujourd’hui, j’aide, j’accompagne, je coache…les équipes sur ce chemin avec beaucoup de plaisir.

J’adore parler agilité à des collectifs hors IT et à titre perso. Et j’adore aussi donner des conférences au ton parfois un peu ironique.

Coach agile depuis plusieurs années, je suis une ancienne développeuse (en ASP 😅), formatrice, chef de project et Product Owner. J’ai grandi professionnellement au sein d’une start-up pendant 9 ans, j’y ai appris le sens du client, la priorisation e... Show more

Vincent Desmares

Vincent Desmares

Tech lead and Team lead in a startup studio. Developed business analytics platforms for Winsight, Apple and Rakuten before co-funding Teamstarter, a platform to boost employee initiative taking.

Tech lead and Team lead in a startup studio. Developed business analytics platforms for Winsight, Apple and Rakuten before co-funding Teamstarter, a platform to boost employee initiative taking. Show more

John Burns

John Burns

John Burns is a seasoned Agile practitioner and currently the Lean Agile Practice Lead at BTI360. John is dedicated to making people's lives better through Agile Coaching and has served as a Project Manager, Scrum Master, Configuration Manager, and Agile Coach for teams and organizations ranging from a single team to larger organizations with multiple divisions and branches. His versatile experience includes collaborating with teams in software development, network engineering, analysis, business process, product management, PMO, and executive leadership. John’s deeper experience is in U.S. Coast Guard operations, and operations research, modeling and simulation.

John Burns is a seasoned Agile practitioner and currently the Lean Agile Practice Lead at BTI360. John is dedicated to making people's lives better through Agile Coaching and has served as a Project Manager, Scrum Master, Configuration Manager, and A... Show more

Victoria Charra

Victoria Charra

Victoria ha estado trabajando en el ecosistema de start-ups de Argentina durante casi 15 años. Ha contribuido a la formación de equipos de alto rendimiento en ingeniería y desarrollo de productos en empresas como MuleSoft, OLX Group y ASAPP. Además de ser anfitriona y ponente en conferencias tecnológicas y profesora invitada en clases de MBA, sus especialidades incluyen networking, asesoramiento a start-ups, mentorias y desarrollo de estrategias de contratación. Su empresa, Talent Wind, conecta a los mejores talentos con proyectos increíbles, ayudando a organizaciones e individuos a alcanzar sus objetivos de contratación y carrera profesional.

Victoria ha estado trabajando en el ecosistema de start-ups de Argentina durante casi 15 años. Ha contribuido a la formación de equipos de alto rendimiento en ingeniería y desarrollo de productos en empresas como MuleSoft, OLX Group y ASAPP. Además d... Show more

Douglas Draper

Douglas Draper

Douglas Draper provides training and bizdev support to OpenCraft. His experience includes roles in sales and marketing at Apple Computer, SAP and other leading technology firms. His focus is on training, instructional design and sales process and methodology. He has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business and certifications in Synchronous Design and Facilitation, Challenger and SPIN Selling programs. He lives in Menorca, Spain.

Douglas Draper provides training and bizdev support to OpenCraft. His experience includes roles in sales and marketing at Apple Computer, SAP and other leading technology firms. His focus is on training, instructional design and sales process and m... Show more

Andreas Giesa

Andreas Giesa

Andreas Giesa, Director of Digital Business Consulting at Xebia and former Head of eBusiness at Liebherr, is a visionary leader in the field of digitalization. With over 16 years of experience, he passionately drives digital business models, strategies, and innovative technologies such as AI and IoT. His focus is on customer-oriented solutions, digital excellence, and the development and empowerment of agile teams for digital transformation.

Andreas Giesa, Director of Digital Business Consulting at Xebia and former Head of eBusiness at Liebherr, is a visionary leader in the field of digitalization. With over 16 years of experience, he passionately drives digital business models, strategi... Show more

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