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Keep Calm & Cope Coronnacast with Lindsay Griffiths, Marcie Shunk, Susan Freeman & Katie Barnard

Keep Calm & Cope Coronnacast: EPISODE 16 / July 17, 2020: What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander - Or Is It?

Steve Camac is the founder of Centerforce, a conference and events company focused on Diversity & IP topics.  For over 10 years, he has set the strategic direction for the company as well as each summit's editorial content. His focus is to develop quality conferences that cover hot button topics and provide high-level networking opportunities for business communities. Steve's conference and trade show experience includes leadership positions at IQPC (International Quality and Productivity Center) and IIR (Institute for International Research). Centerforce is run with the core belief that conferences, when done well, are a powerful platform for education, networking, and creating change.

Steve moved from his native England to the U.S. in 1991 and not only graduated with a B.A. and M.A. in History from Montana State University (MSU), but was also an all-conference collegiate tennis player. Go Bobcats!

Most weekends, Steve can be found either cooking and hosting friends for dinner or on a tennis court somewhere contemplating a comeback.

Of Counsel magazine wrote “Many people consider Ross Fishman to be the nation’s foremost expert on legal marketing.”

Ross specializes in strategy, branding, websites, and marketing training for law and professional-services firms.  A former litigator, marketing director, and marketing partner, he has helped over 200 law firms dominate their markets and trained over 20,000 lawyers in leading-edge marketing techniques.

A Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and 2020 Lawdragon 100 Leading Consultant, Ross was the first marketer inducted into the Legal Marketing Association’s “Hall of Fame.” He has written 300 bylined articles and many popular marketing books, including “The Ultimate Law Firm Associate’s Marketing Checklist,” “The Ultimate Women Associate’s Law Firm Marketing Checklist,” and “We’re Smart. We’re Old. And We’re the Best at Everything,” all available on Amazon.

Lauren Rebbel is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (TM) professional and Partner of The Prosperity Consulting Group, Lauren specializes in working closely with successful and affluent women, including those who are going through a life-changing transition, by helping them organize, understand, manage and track progress towards their financial goals. Lauren takes the time to listen and understand her clients’ financial objectives and concerns, before delivering advice and offering solutions in concert with clients’ attorneys, tax advisors, bankers, mediators and other trusted advisors.

Jill Katz is an Influencer, Speaker and Strategy Coach that is passionate about shifting the workplace to be more #PeopleFocused. She is the Founder and Chief Change Officer of Assemble HR Consulting, a boutique Human Resources firm that focuses Culture, Communication and Conflict in the workplace.

Jill brings candid insights, brave questions, humor and empathy to her advisory practice. She is a seasoned human capital expert, facilitator, and executive coach with more than 20 years of success in the fashion, retail, digital technology, media, and banking industries. Jill is best known for her #CandorCourageAndCareTM Feedback Model, which changes the way teams communicate, and allows for more honest and productive relationships.

Jill has held senior HR/Talent leadership roles at USA Networks/IAC, Ann Taylor, Calvin Klein Inc./PVH, Elie Tahari, and Macy’s.  In leading the human resources functions, Jill has worked closely with senior executive teams to build leadership capability, drive performance strategies, and focus on employee culture and experience. She has extensive experience in large-scale organizational design projects, including the selection and placement of top talent, along with the communication and rollout strategies to manage effective change.

Jill works closely with executives to help them see the value in relationships, and how taking accountability and focusing on authentic communication can result in better business results for teams and organizations. She is certified in assessments including the Gallup StrengthsFinder, Hogan Suite of Assessments, Change Style Indicator, and several 360-degree feedback methods.

Jill earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communication from the University of Michigan. Most important of all, she is a very proud Mom, a devoted wife, a Broadway fanatic, and a dog lover.

Dan Udoutch is a passionate chief executive officer (CEO) and multi-time industry leader who has brought multiple successful technology innovations to market. Dan has deep experience in enterprise sales, marketing, professional services, and partnerships. He has led organizations ranging from startups to enterprises with annual revenues of more than $250 million. Currently co-founder and CEO of RSquared, an artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer in the Workforce Intelligence market, Dan was previously CEO of Alpine Data Labs, an AI/ML platform firm he positioned for a successful exit via M&A to Tibco. Prior to that, he was CEO and president of Code Green Networks, a data-loss prevention company that he established as a leader in the healthcare vertical and led to a successful M&A to Digital Guardian. Dan has held prior executive roles at NavTeq, Netscape and Commerce One. Dan has a B.A. from San Jose State University in Math and Computer Science.

Clarissa Shetler's passion for marketing and science led her to her current role as CEO/Founder of C2 Clean Beauty, Inc. She holds a Bachelor's in Marketing/Advertising and a Doctorate of Pharmaceuticals from the University of Pacific. She has taken these two skill sets and weaved them together to develop a clean/green skincare company as well as a consulting business. By wearing different hats, she helps other businesses with marketing strategy, connects people and brands, and also advises new entrepreneurs on how to get things rolling. Her skincare company has won numerous awards and is focused on green chemistry and plant-based ingredients. Educating and informing people is part of her philosophy and integrates it into her brand strategy. Recently, she has presented to Harvard (Environmental Studies Dept) and to the Natural Beauty Summit on the dangers lurking inside our personal care products.

Clarissa is happily married with two grown children. When not working, she loves to play tennis, golf, snowboard, and dance - and loves spending time with her animals.

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Laura Click is a writer, speaker and brand-strategist. She’s the founder and CEO of Blue Kite, a Nashville-based brand strategy agency that helps socially conscious businesses create strong brand stories to help them soar above the competition. Laura also hosts the Make it Brave podcast, where she shares inspiring stories to help you fight fear, chase your dreams and live bravely. Laura lives in Nashville with her husband, Garth, their son, James and their chocolate Labrador, Bailey.

Kori Carew focuses on inclusive leadership development, cultural fluency, skill building to mitigate bias, and success strategies for professionals from underrepresented groups to innovate, integrate, and operationalize diversity, inclusion, and belonging into the business and practice of law at Seyfarth.

Kori is the firm's external liaison and ambassador on inclusion and diversity for Seyfarth, along with the firm's national Diversity and Inclusion Action Team (DIAT) co-chairs and firm chair and managing partner leading all efforts of national partnerships and client engagement on inclusion and diversity. She works closely with the firm's executive committee, practice department leaders, the national DIAT, and clients as well as office DIATs, the firm's affinity groups, and the Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing and Business Development, and Recruiting departments.

Kori is an innovative, collaborative team-builder with success working with diverse personalities, backgrounds, training, education, and experience, and in situations with sensitive and political considerations.