Marissa Michaels is a dynamic and forward-thinking healthcare executive with more than 20 years of experience providing strategic employee wellness services to thousands of businesses.  

Marissa currently serves as Vice President of Employer Solutions for Novant Health, a four-state integrated health care network of physician clinics, outpatient centers and hospitals with more than $7 billion in revenue and 37,000 employees. She has dedicated her career to setting a new standard for corporate health and B2B wellness services, with an emphasis on reducing barriers to access by meeting employees where they are.

Dr. William T. Lewis, Sr., a nationally recognized people and culture thought leader, and entrepreneur, is an advisor and consultant to university presidents, and small to midsize business leaders.

As founder and president of WillHouse Global, Lewis leads a team of organizational development experts who help companies create cultures of belonging where everyone thrives!

Tanya has been working for WFMY News 2 and serving the Triad community for 20+ years. Her stories, events and newscasts focused on consumer issues have won numerous awards, but she'll tell you the real win is when someone in the community says they've learned something or have been helped by her and 2 Wants To Know.

Greensboro, Mayor Nancy Vaughan is a long-time Greensboro civic leader, dedicated to building stronger neighborhoods for the betterment of the community at large.

Mayor Vaughan has been mayor of Greensboro NC for 11 years as of 2023

Her emphasis in both her private and public lives has always been on economic development as a champion for communities with inadequate resources. 

As mayor her key focus areas are; public safety, neighborhood development, enhanced infrastructure, workforce development, and jobs.

Nancy serves on numerous Boards and commissions to better serve the people of Greensboro.

Sara Rosinsky is an independent advertising copywriter working under the banner of Shiny Red Copy. She's written a book called Unflubbify Your Writing: Bite-Sized Lessons to Improve Your Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar. Her goal is to help people become more confident with writing and enjoy it the way she does.

Linda Garboczi is a gerontologist with a passion for neuroscience and the aging brain.

She is the Program Coordinator for Elder Care Choices ( a program of Senior Services, Inc.), an evidenced based employee benefit that provides information, referral, and confidential care consultation services for working caregivers and their families.

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/lindagarboczi
Website - seniorservicesinc.org
Email - [email protected]
T - 336-721-6958

Dr. Jennifer Thomas is a business consultant and individual coach. She gave a TEDx talk about apologies in 2015.

She is the co-author of "The 5 Apology Languages" and "Making Things Right at Work".

She works as a master facilitator for The 5 Love Languages.

Dr. Jen's interests include improving race relations, land conservation and hiking.

Martha has over 20 years of business development experience. From a law firm to the Small Business Center position, Martha has helped to attract and retain customers. With a marketing background and over 10 years in the Small Business Center position, Martha has impacted hundreds of businesses in their start up and existing business.

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Wanda Swain, a former high school English teacher, organizational development director, Human Resources professional and entrepreneur, Wanda is the founder of Piedmont HR. Wanda’s experience in the education, manufacturing, and healthcare environments provides the foundation for her successful coaching and leadership development practice. Wanda enjoys helping individuals and groups identify and accomplish their goals. She is the past president of Triad Coaching Connection and a mentor for the UNCG Bryan School of Business MBA Capstone program.

Today Wanda joined us to discuss Emotional Intelligence in life.

Shawan Gabriel started his career with Big Brothers Big Sisters in 2002 on a year 1 grant funded role to match Kindergarteners with a mentor. He has spent his career serving children through mentoring.

Today Shawan is the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Services in Winston-Salem NC