Sarah Robinson is a keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, and consultant. She delivers presentations nationwide and advises her international clients on building thriving, successful brand and internal communities to set their companies apart from the pack. Sarah is the author of the Amazon bestselling business book Fierce Loyalty: Unlocking the DNA of Wildly Successful Communities. 

Katharine Mobley is the CMO of Crescerance which began in 2011 with the simple idea of wanting to make it easier for schools to truly connect and engage with students, parents, staff, alumni and the community at large. She is an award winning marketer, data geek and social media addict. 

Charley Carroll is the Managing Director of The Annoyance Theatre and Bar in Chicago which uses improvisation to create new and original plays, musicals, and comedy sketches. He joined The Annoyance after a stint at GroupOn where he built and managed multiple teams in North America. Charley has a BFA in Communications from Valdosta State University. 

Kitti Murray is the founder of Refuge Coffee Company. Their mission is to relentlessly pursues our goal to provide employment and job-training opportunities to resettled refugees, to create a unique, welcoming gathering place in Clarkston, and to tell a more beautiful refugee story to Atlanta.

Brent Leary is a CRM industry analyst, advisor, author, speaker and award winning blogger. He is co-founder and Partner of CRM Essentials LLC, an Atlanta based CRM advisory firm covering tools and strategies for improving business relationships. Current and past clients include Adobe, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce.com, and SAP. In 2009 he co-authored Barack 2.0: Social Media Lessons for Small Business, and is in the process of writing his next book, "The Amazon Effect: How a New Customer Culture is Creating Crazy New Business Opportunities and Killing Companies That Won’t Adapt", due out in 2018.

Zach Thomas is the Vice President of Human Capital Management Product Marketing at Sage. He comes to Sage after stints as Vice President at Oracle and Ultimate Software. Zach is the key liaison between customers and prospective customers out side of Sage and Marketing and development inside Sage. He is the author of articles published in Talent Management Magazine and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from Hamilton College. 

Jason Ryder is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Game of Arms. He is a Chicago-based entrepreneur with experience in investment management, talent acquisition and development of early stage businesses. He has served on many boards of early stage companies. He has a BA from Michigan State and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. 

Brian Tankersley is a consultant who advises accounting firms and companies on accounting technology issues. Brian is a frequent speaker at continuing education courses for K2 Enterprises, and publishes a nationally recognized blog on accounting and technology (www.cpatechblog.com). He has also served as the technology editor for a major accounting industry publication.  With over 20 years of professional experience, including accounting, auditing, technology, and education, Brian has been with K2 Enterprises since 2005.

Eric is the CEO of Mono Solutions North America and is an accomplished business leader with a track record of delivering exceptional results in highly competitive and demanding climates.  He’s held executive positions in large companies such as The Berry Company and Dex Media, as well as founder and executive positions with exciting start-ups such as Local Matters and IntelligenX.  These prior roles give him a unique perspective on marketing, channel development and value creation.