Antonio Neves

Internationally recognized leadership speaker, author, podcaster and success coach

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Antonio is the author of four books including, Stop Living On Autopilot: Take Responsibility for Your Life and Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You (Rodale Books). On his podcast The Best Thing, Antonio talks with leaders about the “best thing” to happen to them that would never appear on a resume. Antonio’s speaking audiences over the years have included: Google, Amazon, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Booking.com, Credit Union National Association (CUNA), Stanford University and scores more. For over 10 years, Antonio worked as a correspondent in New York City with top television networks including NBC, PBS and BET Networks. Antonio is a graduate of Western Michigan University and holds a Masters degree from Columbia University.

Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles

Dean of Student Affairs at Menlo College

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La'Tonya "LT" Rease Miles, Ph.D., is the Dean of Student Affairs at Menlo College, four-year private liberal arts institution in the San Francisco Bay Area. A first-generation college graduate, Dr. Miles has established two successful programs for first-generation college students—one at UCLA and the other at Loyola Marymount University—both recognized as First-gen Forward institutions. She regularly consults with institutions nationally concerning first-gen students and also has advised local high schools about developing programs on their campus. Finally, she established and manages a national Facebook group, "Empowering First Generation Students" and is the Chief Strategist for the "First Gen & Juice" brand.

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She earned a Ph.D. in American literature from UCLA; and her research interests include the hidden curriculum in higher education, narratives about the first-generation college experience, and the relationship of physical space and college student engagement. 

Sean O'Keefe & Marieli Rubio

Career Launch​

Sean O'Keefe is the Founder, Partner and Chief Impact Officer for Career Launch, a social enterprise in partnership with The Career Leadership Collective.  Sean is also an award winning Professor of Business Communication at Santa Clara University. In 2020, Sean teamed up with his colleague, Professor Barry Posner, a researcher and best-selling author of The Leadership Challenge and The Student Leadership Challenge, to conduct their first annual nationwide research survey called "Networking & Career Readiness of College Students: A Nationwide Survey." 

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Marieli Rubio is a Partner and Director of Impact for Career Launch. As a first-generation college student at Santa Clara University she was taught the Career Launch Method directly from Sean when she was a sophomore. Marieli immediately began to create a professional network from scratch. In doing so, she earned a competitive internship within a civil engineering division of a prominent construction company between her sophomore and junior year. Marieli reflects, “It was a life-changing experience, it opened my eyes to the realities of what I was learning in the classroom and it increased my self-confidence for my career going forward.”

Jeremy Podany

CEO &. Founder, The Career Leadership Collective​

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Jeremy Podany is the Founder and CEO of The Career Leadership Collective, and the brains behind The National Alumni Career Mobility Survey and The New Forward, the first and only online news show for college career services.  Jeremy is an innovation, leadership, and organizational growth connoisseur with unique expertise on the confluence of university career services, systems-thinking, leadership, and organizational growth.  Jeremy enjoyed nearly 20 years working inside higher education in career services and corporate education, and has helped build six unique start-ups inside and outside of universities.  His inventions and consulting solutions have systemically helped thousands of university leaders and hundreds of thousands of college students with career education and social mobility.  Jeremy regularly writes, speaks, trains, and consults for universities, businesses, and tech start-ups.  His specialty involves helping university upper-administrators to weave career education into the fabric of the campus and maximize results.

Zach Mercurio, Ph.D.

Author, The Invisible Leader

Purposeful Leadership & Meaningful Work Researcher & Consultant ​

Zach is an author, speaker, consultant, and researcher specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, mattering, and positive organizational development.

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He wrote "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose" to provide individuals, leaders, and organizations with the tools to activate their purpose and create cultures where everyone matters. It was praised by Arianna Huffington as "a compelling book filled with powerful stories, cutting-edge research, and practical tools that show us how to lead with purpose."

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In his work with over 100 global companies, non-profits, schools, and universities around the world, Zach helps forge purposeful leaders and provides practical tools to cultivate positive organizational and team cultures that enable more meaning, motivation, and well-being. Some of his clients and partners have included The University of Notre Dame, Hewlett-Packard, The National Park Service, The Food and Drug Administration, Simon Sinek Inc., The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Crocs, Broadcom, and The Alzheimer's Association.

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Zach earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado where he serves as an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Psychology's Center for Meaning and Purpose and as an Instructor in the School of Education.

Jennifer Henderson

CEO &. Founder, TiLT​

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Jennifer Henderson is the founder and CEO of TiLT, a company revolutionizing employee leave in the workplace. Jen spent 15 years in operational roles in Fortune 500 companies before she set out to make leave suck less by founding TiLT. She is a thought leader on the future of work, gender parity and leave legislation.

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Comes with: All 30+ breakouts, All 7 Main stage keynote and sponsored sessions, all 5 ted talks, and all product overview sessions.

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whole staff $950.00

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Comes with: All 30+ breakouts, All 7 Main stage keynote and sponsored sessions, all 5 ted talks, and all product overview sessions.

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whole staff $1,075.00

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Free Sessions + Product Overviews Only: Jeremy Podany's opening keynote on July 28, Sean O'Keefe & Marili Rubio + Fireside Chat with Christine Cruzvergara on July 28, Main stage Panel on Designing our Future on July 29, and Access to all product overview sessions. 

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