Dr. Ellen Julian made a career out of evaluating tests and has a doctorate that is related to that and more.
She has directed the testing programs for the Medical College [Admission Test] Administrations or what we commonly call the MCAT, and also ultrasound certifications.
Joyce Odidison is a conflict analyst and workplace wellness expert, a certified coach, a keynote speaker, a thought leader, and a pioneer of the Interpersonal Wellness Competency Mindset teaching. Joyce has been the president of NCU of Interpersonal Wellness Services Incorporated for over 2 decades. She is the author of 6 books and founder and training director of Coach Velocity School of Coaching, and host of the annual Global Workplace Wellness Summit. Joyce is host of the What’s Happening at Work podcast, and publisher of Faces of Workplace Wellness magazine.
Eric McRae is the founder of MBO COWORKING right here in my town, Ottawa. He is also a start-up coach. That is very exciting because these are things that I’ve been using in my city for a bit of time, and we may get to cite names and companies for a while. Just to tell you more about Eric, he is the best coach in the world for professionals ready to start their consulting and coaching practice. He assured me he told me a story that this is in fact true. He was told that he was. Therefore, better pay attention from when I finish this and I’ll give you the links to how to find this guy. You better find him and connect with him because he is the best in the world.
Vergia Davidson is a Mental Health consultant and registered psychotherapist. I think, our first in the series. She’s the founder and CEO of STRiVE mental health wellness and empowerment, for over 10 years. Vergia Davidson has been seeking to make a difference, one life at a time, through psychoeducation strategy development and counseling. As a mental health consultant, she specializes in helping organizations retain top performers by increasing psychological safety. Her greatest passion is to bring healing through creating safe spaces.
Andrea Wrightis a solutions marketing manager at Altus Assessments. Andrea leads the research to bring admissions assessment and program management solutions into new program areas at Altus. After a career in secondary school teaching – that’s where I started – she worked for seven years in graduate recruitment and admissions at Smith School of Business, one of Canada’s top business schools located at Queen’s University. After completing her master’s degree in education at Queens, she joined Altus to support their growth and advocacy for more holistic admissions processes in higher education.
Bruno Zadeh is an MBA. He is the coaching community leader for Asia Pacific for Gallup. He’s based in Sydney, Australia office. He leads the coaching community for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. He specializes in developing and growing the Asia Pacific coaching community and strongly advocates for the strengths-based approach. In his role Bruno works hand in hand with Gallup strength coaches, focusing on guiding, supporting, and developing them throughout their strengths journey.
Anupam Dasgupta is an innovative marketing and strategy leader. He is a senior marketing and strategy leader with extensive experience in driving growth for software products and services businesses. He was recognized as the Most Influential Martech leader at the World Marketing Congress in 2017, 2018, and 2019. He has also served as a member of the editorial board for Airport Focus International, a UK-based magazine, and has been featured in leading newspapers and wrote a few fiction novels too.
Sapan Shrimal is the director at Monk@Work. Monk@Work is a mindfulness consulting firm enabling organizations to accelerate leadership, performance, culture, and well-being in the workplace. Sapan comes with a rich experience in the field of leadership and cultural transformation, coupled with over 20 years of practice and study in mindfulness. His insightful perspectives are trusted by leading organizations across industries, including many Fortune 500 companies and large conglomerates. He has been a speaker at various industry and HR forums, including the Business World HR Summit, FICCI, NHRDN, IBPG-Abu Dhabi, Mindful Leadership Summit, and more. His perspectives have been captured in publications of prominence too, including Business Today and Hindu Business Line.
Leong Cheah is the Founder, Business Strategist, and Executive Coach at Ae’lkimi. He is based in the UAE, the United Arab Emirates but he’s been all over as well. I’m going to let him talk about that. He’s an accomplished professional, with over 25 years of experience in Management, much of which were at the senior board level. Leong has been fortunate to work for two of the top four banks in Australia and a top brand airline in the Middle East, the Emirates Airline. Advising and helping scale several SME Tech companies in HR, customer service, people management, performance, organization restructuring, payroll, compensation and benefits, executive coaching and training, and talent development.