Thom Hayes, Retired Army as a Master Sergeant in 2003. Thom Served as Store Manager and Regional Training Manager for Barnes & Noble for 27 years in New England, DC, and NC. Currently Talent, Engagement, & Development Director for Moore Food Services in Clemmons, where I am doing the primary hiring and leadership development for their restaurants. I also have a side business called 3 Llama Education, LLC, which is a bulk book distribution source.

 

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An organizational performance consultant, Malcolm Macdougall combines 34 years of supply chain and corporate experience with his knowledge of world-class employee engagement and development techniques to design and deploy sustainable, team-based solutions that “enhance the employee experience while driving business outcomes.” Serving as founder and Chief Solutions Engineer of OPT (Organizational Performance Training Group), Malcolm is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach, a graduate of Harvard University, and the former Director of Global Planning for Hanesbrands.

As a results-oriented coach that also acknowledges you for where you are right now, Ben Eden knows that you have incredible potential inside of you.

With certifications in NLP, Mental Health, and Life Coaching, and hundreds of hours of coaching experience, he can help you gain the clarity and confidence necessary to reach your ultimate potential.

Noted Real-Rocket-Scientist and Fitness-Freak Robert S. Katz has been building robots & rockets since first grade.

Armed with then undergraduate degrees in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Chemistry, he presciently began a Doctoral thesis in Artificial Intelligence, as far back as the late 1980s, by integrating his space affection to enhance the first autonomous vehicle in the universe: the Mars Rover.

While not protecting his country by SOLUTIONneering™ novel C5ISR space systems, he protects his community as a firefighter-paramedic & HAZMAT dive rescue specialist. His upcoming book “Disrupting Destructive Digital DeEvolution” warms why “It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature!”

Jon Hyman joined us to discuss the rise in Labor Union activity.   Jon is a shareholder and member of the board of directors at Wickens Herzer Panza in Avon, Ohio. He is a member of the Firm's Litigation Department, Chairperson of the Employment & Labor practice group, and Chairperson of the Craft Beer practice group. He focuses his practice on management-side labor and employment law, providing businesses with proactive solutions to solve their workforce problems and reactive solutions when they find themselves litigating against an employee or group of employees.

Jon is the president of the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition (TREBIC) based in Greensboro, NC. In that role, he advocates for responsible development, sustainable growth, and vibrant communities. Before joining TREBIC in 2021, Jon served as the executive director for the Piedmont Triad Apartment Association for 12 years. He lives in Winston-Salem, is married to Celeste, his long-suffering wife of 30 years, has three grown children, and is pet-less for the first time in 26 years.

Melissa is a California Native, and new transplant to North Carolina. She has 15 years experience cooking in private homes and catering events large and small. Her passion is to bring seasonal and delicious food to her customers, and especially helping busy families with the daily struggle of "what's for dinner?"

Yamile McBride is a Resilience Expert who learned about human psychology by first Mastering her Inner Leader at the root level.

The daughter of an immigrant who went to 27 schools, and lived in foster homes and shelters until graduating high school she became the first in her family to graduate college.

She worked in education, training, leadership, and mindset for over 25 years.

As a school administrator, she reduced discipline by 27%, increased parental involvement by 44%, and raised achievement by 18% in one year.

Yamile now Speaks and Trains on the power of being a Conscious Leader to close gaps with ease and flow.

In June 2020, Tricia McManus began serving as Deputy Superintendent in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.   As Deputy, she oversaw school leadership, equity and accountability, and safety and emergency preparedness. In November of 2020, McManus was named Interim Superintendent for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools after the resignation of Dr. Angela Hairston.   On February 23, 2021, WS/FCS Board of Education officially named her the 8th Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent.  

Phyllis joined Financial Pathways of the Piedmont in 1998 as a financial counselor and the following year became the housing director. Prior to becoming the President and CEO, she oversaw the agency’s Financial Management and Debt Counseling and Housing programs as well as the Center for Homeownership, a one-stop housing counseling center, which has assisted hundreds of families in obtaining homeownership through a nationally recognized pre-homeownership education course. Mrs. Caldwell-George just celebrate 24 years with the organization!