[Leadership Vault] Vicki Flier Hudson: Dialogue Across Differences

Vicki Flier Hudson is the Chief Collaboration Officer of Highroad Global Services, Inc., a company that exists to release the power of diverse teams. She offers keynote presentations, workshops, and organizational strategies for working successfully across differences. Vicki has a strong track reco…

[Leadership Vault] Brian Benn: Bridging The Access Gap

Chat Guest Brian Benn is Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of the Atlanta Housing Authority.  Brian is responsible for the development and implementation of technology strategies that are aligned with and anchored by the overarching strategy of the agency, ultimately supporting t…

[Leadership Vault] Mike Morris: Social Impact Through Democratized Expertise

Mike Morris is a Vice President in the Business Consulting group at EPAM. He leads the Atlanta-based consulting team and has responsibilities across multiple clients. Mike has over 24 years of consulting experience, having started with Andersen Consulting (Accenture). He enjoyed 15 years with Nort…

David Paparelli: Cultivating Next-Generation Farmers

M-Cultivo was born out of David Paparelli's Executive Masters at the London School of Economics, focused in Social Business and Entrepreneurship. Throughout his career, David has built access to market solutions for developing world agricultural producers. He spent 7 years growing Thrive Farmers In…

[Leadership Vault] Shavonne Reed: The Future Of Health Is NOW

Shavonne Reed is a marketing and communications expert with more than 20 years of multi-media and marketing experience. She uses emotional intelligence and the happiness advantage principles to facilitate communications skills to develop effective leaders. Shavonne is an unapologetic leader who sho…

[Leadership Vault] Charlie Paparelli: Investing In Entrepreneurs Is A Contact Sport

Chat Guest For over 25 years, Charlie has been a professional angel investor and entrepreneur. His mission is to help entrepreneurs take the next steps in business and life. 10 facts about Charlie (from Paparelli.com) Professional angel investor and co-founder of 12 startups. Invested in over 3…

[Leadership Vault] Louise Wasilewski: Impact Over Ego

Louise Wasilewski is CEO and co-founder of Acivilate, a social enterprise providing rehabilitation software to justice, health, and human services agencies. Pokket helps justice agencies work with human services agencies to improve outcomes for vulnerable people by empowering them to help themselve…

[Leadership Vault] John Duisberg: Prioritizing Employee Recognition And Appreciation

John Duisberg is the co-founder of Cooleaf in Atlanta, GA, which is an employee engagement platform that helps leaders build a culture of appreciation and performance for their organization. At Cooleaf, John leads revenue generation and overall customer operations. John is married to his wife and b…

[Leadership Vault] Dalia Racine: A Purist DA's Vision For A Restorative Justice System

Dalia Racine is the Douglas County District Attorney and today's featured guest. Dalia brings almost 15 years of prosecutorial experience to serve our community with specializations in homicides, crimes against women and children, and human trafficking.  Dalia has championed the responsibility of …

[Leadership Vault] JP James: Building Companies and Investing In Your Community

Chat Guest JP James was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and his family is from India. He knew since the age of 12 that he wanted to be an entrepreneur! When he was 12 years old and the internet was just beginning to flourish, he initiated his career by going to his local library to give lessons a…