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Corrie LoGiudice
Corrie LoGiudice helps women in the workforce become confident leaders and entrepreneurs by identifying and addressing their “overwhelm culprit.” As an inspirational keynote speaker, coach, and facilitator, she has been featured in major media outlets such as TEDx, Girlboss, Business Insider, Thrive Global, and the Mighty. A fourth generation entrepreneur, LoGiudice spent more than 15 years as senior vice president of her family’s male-dominated regional distribution business. Following a series of traumatic, pivotal life events over a span of five years including miscarriage, abuse, divorce, and suicide loss, LoGiudice made the decision to transform her overwhelm with balancing all the trauma into action by stepping down from her role and taking risks to create her own inclusive opportunities. Now through her keynotes, workshops, and coaching programs, she shows women how to transform overwhelm into extraordinary action—no matter their circumstances—and validate that they can confidently step into leadership roles that allow them to have a lasting impact. LoGiudice, her husband, their four children, and two cats live near Long Island, NY.
Amanda Jefferson
speaker, podcaster, owner of Indigo Organizing
Jefferson is the owner of Indigo Organizing, the creator of the Get It Done Club, and one of the world’s first KonMari consultants. A TEDx speaker and the co-host of the “Good Enough-Ish” podcast, she has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Real Simple and Harpers Bazaar UK magazines, and other publications. She was recently named a Top 50 Women Speaker of 2024 by renowned speaker and author Jess Ekstrom. Jefferson left an inspiring yet stressful 20-year career to start her own business helping busy people get organized at home and work. As she was encouraging these folks to declutter their stuff, she discovered it was never really about the stuff. It was about relationships, grief, parenting, careers, body image, and so much more. She often found her clients battling the “shoulds”—trying to be the perfect parent, spouse, or loved one, with the perfect house and the perfect career—and feeling exhausted by it all. Often, her clients simply needed permission to finally let go of what wasn’t serving them. Known affectionately as “the tech whisperer,” Jefferson now spends her time helping busy people declutter their digital lives and talking to audiences about how to quiet the noisy shoulds of society. Her mission in everything she does is to help people live less stressful, more joyful lives.
Catherine Lang-Cline
founder and CEO, Portfolio Creative
Lang-Cline is a highly accomplished chief executive officer, entrepreneur, and c-suite executive who brings an innovative vision and design thinking to various sectors, including consumer products and services, financial services, and technology. She has a proven track record in creating high-value business models such as marketplaces and digital platforms and deep expertise in entrepreneurship, strategy, marketing, and human resources. She also brings a deep background in board governance through her extensive experience serving as a board director for nonprofit and industry boards. With 18 years of experience as the CEO of Portfolio Creative, Lang-Cline is heralded by her peers as a top executive with five consecutive years as Columbus CEO magazine’s Most Admired CEO, Most Influential Entrepreneur, Smart Woman – Progressive Entrepreneur Award, Smart 50 Award, Business First Influential Women to Know, Small Business Leader Award – Finalist, NAWBO Visionary Award—Finalist,; six years honored as an Inc. 500-5000 Fastest Growing Privately-Owned Companies; WELD “Women You Should Know”; Columbus Chamber Entrepreneur of the Year, Business First Best Temporary Employment Agency; six years awarded the Business First Fast 50; and an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist.
Melinda Kirk
chief legal officer, GDH Consulting Inc.
Kirk is an accomplished attorney and leader to those in her orbit. Kirk, chief legal officer for GDH Consulting Inc., a national workforce solutions firm, has led multiple operational units through significant advancements during her 10-year tenure. She has an extensive legal background and spent more than 13 years of her career in private practice at a large law firm. She is a compassionate leader and advances the company with her keen analytics, strategic legal and business vision for growth, operational optimization, and her guardianship of legal and regulatory matters to minimize risk and protect the company, employees, and clients. Kirk initiated the first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council at GDH and facilitates many women-oriented leadership and training opportunities within the company.
Kirk is involved in the staffing industry outside of just working in it. She serves on the American Staffing Association’s (ASA) Legal & Legislative Committee, she was an inaugural member of the ASA Women in Leadership Committee, she has served as an ASA mentor for the past several years to nearly 10 mentees through ASA’s program and meets routinely with a roundtable of other staffing firm in-house counsel.
Celeste Randall
national director of service delivery and implementation, workforce solutions, Staffmark Group
Randall is a dedicated project management, operations, and recruiting leader with 8+ years of experience in enterprise customer success and implementation. She champions the agile mindset and is a recruiting tech enthusiast.
Kelly Boykin
founder, Growth Curve Advisors
Boykin is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience in the staffing industry. She has a proven track record of building and leading sales and delivery organizations across North America, partnering with Fortune 500 brands in diverse verticals, such as creative and marketing, life sciences, engineering, and commercial staffing. She is a three-time honoree on Staffing Industry Analysts’ Global Power 150 Most Influential Women in Staffing list. Recently, she earned recognition as one of Pride Global’s Trailblazing Women, dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion and advancing opportunities for women in the industry. Active within the staffing community, Boykin is actively engaged with organizations like ASA and Staffing Industry Analysts. Her passion lies in championing women in the industry. Boykin chaired the ASA women in leadership interest group, sits on the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group, and mentors women in staffing through the ASA Mentor Match program. Notably, Boykin co-wrote the book Together We Rise alongside several iconic female leaders in the industry. She and her fellow authors have generously contributed all proceeds from the book and speaking engagements to the ASA women in leadership scholarship program, supporting emerging female leaders in the industry.
Wendy Meadows
certified life coach
Meadows is the best-selling author of Sparkle & Grit: Live a Technicolor Life By Finally Finding Balance, Escaping Monotony, and Beating Burnout. Her experience comes from her unique career path of family law attorney turned life coach. Named one of the Top 100 lawyers in Maryland, with more than 20 years of combined experience in litigating, mediating, coaching, and consulting, Meadows offers highly relatable and spot-on insight. Today, you will see her coaching clients, consulting for small firms, speaking at events, and mediating family law disputes.
Erika Diaz
founder, “Honestly Mental” podcast
Diaz is a multitalented enterprise leader with 14 years of experience in the staffing industry, spanning across several verticals including manufacturing, distribution, contact centers, and independent contractor compliance. She has become a trusted consultant and leader for global brands with a track record of success for solving complex problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall contingent workforce program growth and enhancements. Diaz is also a recipient of Staffing Industry Analysts’ 40 Under 40 award. Through her success, she has also battled depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. She is an advocate for mental health and wellness both personally and professionally. Diaz recently launched the “Honestly Mental” podcast. Her aim is to talk vulnerably and openly about her struggles to challenging the stigmas surrounding mental health. She and her guests provide insights into the daily life with mental health issues, providing tips and advice for listeners who may be going through similar battles—often in silence. She hopes to change this, believing no one should struggle alone.
Neelu Kaur
Kaur is an acclaimed self-advocacy champion, author, and keynote speaker, renowned for her expertise in leadership development, stress management, and burnout prevention. Born in India and raised in the U.S., her unique experience has deeply informed her approach to empowering professionals in the workplace. Over her 15-year career specializing in adult learning and leadership development, Kaur has worked with top-tier organizations across various sectors, including Google, IPG, Sony Music Group, E&Y, Deloitte, and RBC. Her work focuses on enhancing productivity, peace, and purpose for individuals and teams, contributing to both organizational profitability and personal success. Her book Be Your Own Cheerleader, keynote programs, and workshops address the challenges faced by professionals—particularly those from multicultural backgrounds, but also introverts, women, and disabled and neurodivergent people—in self-advocacy and self-promotion. She is dedicated to empowering people with the tools and strategies they need to confidently assert their value in the workplace. Kaur’s empathetic and relatable guidance, drawn from her personal journey of cultural integration and professional challenges, resonates deeply with her audience. By fostering inclusive leadership and environments, she ensures all voices are not just heard but leveraged, reshaping workplace dynamics for the better.
Nichelle Maynard Elliott
concierge, The Board Curators; founder & CEO of Dunamis Transaction Advisors LLC
Maynard-Elliott is an accomplished dealmaker and advisor to boards and senior management with 25+ years of extensive financial and legal experience in M&A, business development and strategic alliances. Maynard-Elliott is the former Head of M&A, Americas and Asia Pacific for Praxair, Inc. (now Linde plc), where she evaluated and negotiated global acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other business combinations.
Maynard-Elliott is an independent director of Xerox Holdings Corporation (Compensation Committee Chair), Lucid Group, Inc., Element Solutions Inc (Audit Committee Chair), and independent trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (Governance Committee Chair). She holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.A. in Economics from Brown University.
Maynard-Elliott is a member of the Transaction Advisors’ M&A Leadership Council, an M&A thought leader roundtable. She was named one of 2021’s Most Influential Black Directors by Savoy, a 2023 Director to Watch by Directors & Boards, and one of BoardProspects 2024 100 Black Board Members Making a Difference. She also serves on numerous not-for-profit boards for her church and denomination.
Amanda Riffee
executive and leadership coach, Randstad US
Riffee is an internationally certified executive and leadership coach at Randstad. She is a thought leader, event speaker, podcast host, happy wife, and mom of two boys. She is a leader who has spent over 16 years working her way up the corporate ladder. She has been through burnout and back and found the tools to bring fun and enjoyment to her career while creating powerful results and leading in a way that feels authentic to who she is. Riffee is on a mission to help other female powerhouses end the burnout cycle and step into their next level of success.
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