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Jim Wexleris the president of Persona Labs, a psychometric assessment company that uses gamification to deepen engagement, assess capabilities, change, behaviors and improve performance. Jim is an original pioneer of learning simulations and game-based learning. He has created the first-ever game-based programs for CTE, Deloitte. MetLife, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, and SAP cumulatively putting in play over 8 million games. Jim is also the co-founder of Courageous Labs and has been featured in Business Week, Forbes, and New York Times.

Samuel Dada has an Academic Masters degree and a Professional Masters degree. He is a consummate professional with over 10 years of experience in various organizations as an Administrator, and he does have a Master of Science in Psychology and a Master of Managerial Psychology, working on his Ph.D. in the area of Social Psychology.

Ilze Johnston is a Global Process Improvement Change specialist. She’s a talent acquisition expert with experiences across end-to-end recruitment, psychometrics, and skills testing, succession and pipelining, retention, project management, and reporting on strategic data. More recently, driving diversity and inclusion across Europe, Africa, APAC, and Latin America.

Caterina Perry is the founder and CEO of Your Success Unlimited, YSU. We were just talking a bit earlier, and she’s amazing. She talks on a daily basis about something I care deeply about. I won’t reveal what that is, and I won’t show it during the interview but we’re going to talk about something very… not a secret-secret… but the secret of success being us, being how we operate up here. So, welcome to the Spotlight Caterina. I’m so happy that we can talk about this very important subject.

Neena Bhattacharjee is a global talent management leader and leadership coach. She has worked for over two decades using people analytics, playing a critical role in advancing strategic and cultural objectives, working in consulting with organizations such as Samsung, Leyden India, Pearson, Tata Motors, Schneider, Citicorp, and many more companies. She’s a TEDx speaker of note, a business psychologist, and a leadership coach with a special interest in gender diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Darryn Van Den Berg is the co-founder and visionary MD of Passion4Performance Group, and chief playmaker of Gamification Crafters Guild. He has been pioneering alternative learning and development solutions for over 17 years, developing solid return on investment methodologies, and disrupting the current learning landscapes. Darryn is regarded as a thought leader in assessment and recognition of prior learning and a local maverick in Gamification.

Haripriya Challa is the director in social media at International Coaching Federation in Hyderabad. She is a people development practitioner and a human resource strategist, partnering with multiple business leaders to implement human resource, learning and development initiatives for talent management and development which includes a leadership and behavioral coaching.

Irakli Zhorzholiani is one of the founders of Jobia, a Georgian (Eastern Europe) company that contacted us to talk about Social Organizational Responsibility, in particular regarding the war in Ukraine. This is his story.

Dr. Bruce Pereira is a learning experience design lead in the US in Boston. He has trained and worked as a highly specialized clinical psychologist in the UK National Health Service with a primary focus on narrative relational and systemic approaches. His doctoral research explored how people make sense of and negotiate meaning through relationships, and the impact that narratives have on behavior, relational continuity, and assessment making. His post-doctoral studies explore leadership and how organizational narratives derive and maintain toxic leadership culture and behavior.