"We believe families deserve more than charity. They deserve the opportunity to participate in a market."

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Brett Hagler is the CEO and Co-Founder of New Story, a Y Combinator graduate, and a cancer survivor. He’s been recognized on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, named one of the Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, and his company was named among Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies in the World” four different times. Brett and his wife, Demi, live in New York City.

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Laila Mickelwait is the Founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund and the Founder of the Trafficking Hub movement supported by millions around the world. She has been researching and combating the injustice of sex trafficking for over 15 years and is a leading expert in the field.

The Traffickinghub movement that Laila continues to lead, is a decentralized global effort to hold P*rnhub accountable for enabling and profiting from child abuse, sex trafficking, rape, and the criminal exploitation of countless victims. Traffickinghub has earned hundreds of millions of views on social media, and the petition to shut down Pornhub has been signed by over 2.3 million people from every country in the world. 600 organizations have participated in the effort and the impact of the movement has been covered in thousands of media pieces globally.

Laila received her Master of Public Diplomacy degree from the Annenberg School of Communications and the Dornsife School of International Relations at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State. Her work has been featured in hundreds of news articles around the globe, in outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New York Post, BBC News, CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, AP, CNBC, Fox News, The Washington Post, The Washington Examiner, USA Today, Newsweek, The Guardian, and many others.

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"Today, the exchange trading landscape is evolving fast as investors and brokers are more focused than ever on performance and regulators continue to promote transparency."

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As IEX Group's first Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Marija Zivanovic-Smith leads the company's strategic marketing, brand and communications function to strengthen the brand and incorporate digital tools that drive growth for IEX's exchange and technology businesses as IEX enters the digital asset space. As IEX Group's first Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Marija Zivanovic-Smith leads the company's strategic marketing, brand and communications function to strengthen the brand and incorporate digital tools that drive growth for IEX's exchange and technology businesses as IEX enters the digital asset space.

A seasoned technology executive whose experience spans from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, Zivanovic-Smith most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer at NCR where she helped transform its 138-year-old brand reputation, built digital and growth marketing strategies, orchestrated the company's entrance into new markets and business lines, and led the company's award-winning COVID-19 global pandemic response task force.

Outside of work, Marija is passionate about her community and financial inclusion. She served as a White House appointee to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council as the U.S. business representative, currently serves on the board of directors for Kashat, Egypt's first nano financial services provider, and is a thought leader with Forbes as an advisory member on the Forbes Communications Council. She received the Serbian Medal of Honor for her positive impact on the Serbian economy, has been named a Gold Stevie Award Female Executive of the Year three times, and has been named a Ragan Top Women in Communications honoree twice.

Marija is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, is fluent in English and Serbian, and proficient in Italian.

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"It was important to us to find an agency that could help us reimagine our brand online with intense creativity, deep experience in digital transformations, and a passion for our mission. We found that with Whiteboard and appreciate their commitment to integrity and excellence.”

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"Our aim is to make giving accounts frictionless, accessible, and powerful using technology."

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Stephen Kump is CEO of Charityvest, a donor-advised fund technology company making purposeful generosity more accessible and frictionless for all. He worked for over ten years as a consultant to nonprofit organizations, philanthropists, corporate leaders, and private equity investors, most recently with Bain & Company. He is a former US Army cavalry officer, holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

"After losing my daughter to a terminal condition, nothing could’ve prepared me for the darkness that followed. In the last decade, I’ve learned how to find light in the midst of suffering, overcome the lies that prevented me from healing, and teach others how to do the same in their own journey."

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Ashley Jones is a TEDx speaker, featured by the BBC, and is available for speaking events worldwide (in-person and virtual). Her most requested speaking topics are how we heal in grief and trauma, finding gratitude in the midst of tragedy, creating cultures of caring in the corporate world, and how self-care will change yourself, your relationships with the people you love, and the world.

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"Everywhere around us we see people in need. We also see people who want to help others but don’t know how. We connect those dots through the power of technology."

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Blake Canterbury is a social entrepreneur dedicated to good and the Founder of Purposity. He currently sits on Compassion International’s Board of Directors. Blake founded his first company based on social media in 2009: beremedy. It was named one of the “3 reasons we’re still tweeting” by CNN. It was also one of the leading organizations in bringing aid to Haiti after the major earthquake. Over the past few years, Blake has worked for agencies and major brands launching national tv campaigns and mobile apps. His work has been featured in media outlets and publications internationally.

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“Immerse is a language learning platform. Unlike other language learning platforms, only we offer a vibrant virtual world where people can connect with others to effectively develop conversational fluency.”

Christian Rowe is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Immerse, an education app that brings the excitement and effectiveness of language immersion directly to its members around the world. Christian is responsible for stewarding the story of the Immerse brand and its users, and for crafting a business model that allows Immerse to generate revenue and impact at scale.

Prior to co-founding Immerse, Christian was part of the first cohort of USC's new EdTech accelerator, where they worked on developing new educational technologies. Christian also spent three years at Power Plus as a Business Development Specialist, working in the accounting and HR departments before being promoted to their current role.

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"Empathic intelligence is what we would call a strategic way of living and engaging with diversity and difference in the world. It's not emotional, although emotion does play a role - because it's strategic, it means it can be taught, and it can be learned. All of us have the ability to increase in empathic intelligence."

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Christy Vines is an empathy expert, conflict transformer, thought leader, and social commentator. She’s best known for her high-energy keynotes, unique perspective on faith, society, and culture, and her ability to help people bridge differences and connect more authentically.

Christy is a Harvard Kennedy School graduate and founding president of Ideos Institute, an organization focused on the advancement of Empathic Intelligence and the equipping of Christian leaders to engage empathically in the major questions of our time. In 2015, Christy left the field of national security and global conflict to find answers to the disconnections, biases, and misperceptions that often underlie conflict in the first place. She now leads an organization conducting seminal work in the field of Empathic Intelligence and its application to conflict transformation, social cohesion, communal resiliency, and servant leadership.

Christy is a published writer, speaker, and the executive producer of the 2022 documentary film, "Dialogue Lab: America," a moving take on the current state of division and polarization in the U.S. She has appeared on podcasts like How Do We Fix It and Bob Goff's Dream Big Podcast, with articles and op-eds published in the Washington Post, Christianity Today, and Capital Commentary.

“When you change the relationship with your phone, you change the relationship with everyone around you, including yourself.”

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Heath Wilson is the co-founder of Aro and is an entrepreneur, visionary, culture builder, and idea generator. Heath co-founded eVestment before Aro and sold the company to NASDAQ in 2018. His experience in data-driven solutions, coupled with his role as a husband and a father of four, led Heath to help develop Aro. As co-founder of Aro, he is committed to helping people, companies, and families create healthy relationships with their technology through passionate leadership and expertise.

Joey Odom is the co-founder of Aro and is a natural storyteller and a dynamic leader known for his ability to inspire and foster deep connections with others. His experience with technology as a husband and dad led Joey to help create Aro alongside co-founder Heath Wilson. Now, Joey’s ultimate goal is to help people change their lives by changing their relationship with technology. Before co-founding Aro, Joey was an executive at a commercial real estate firm. He has been married to his wife, Cristin, for 18 years and is a dad of two teens.

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“Non-competes are the dirty little secret of the freight and logistics industry. It's an unfair practice, and we do not have one at Steam Logistics for a reason."

Jason Provonsha is CEO of Steam Logistics and is primarily focused on company vision, strategy, culture, and talent acquisition. Jason spent the first 12 years of his career in the media and publishing industries before transitioning to logistics after a private equity buyout in 2012. This led to an opportunity to lead the corporate sales function at Access America Transport, a $500m domestic freight brokerage which merged with Coyote Logistics in 2014. After the merger, Jason had a short stint in a startup incubator before joining Steam in 2015.

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“When organizations pause and invest in their leadership, they discover new potential.”

Kevin Paul Scott has traveled to six continents and spoken to leaders from more than 100 countries. Kevin is the co-founder of ADDO, a leadership consultancy based in Atlanta, Georgia. ADDO exists to inspire people today to impact tomorrow.

In addition to working with businesses and brands, ADDO has developed the national Chick-fil-A Leader Academy program, the Baltimore Ravens Leadership Institute, and other leadership programs from cradle-through-career.

Prior to founding ADDO, Kevin’s background included non-profit charitable work, business ventures, and politics. After graduating from the University of Georgia, Kevin served on a presidential campaign team and then worked as a representative for a United States Congressman.

Kevin is the author of five books, including his latest ROI: Return on Inspiration. In consecutive years, Kevin was named to the “40 under 40′ lists for Georgia Trend and then the Atlanta Business Chronicle. For his leadership and business acumen, Kevin has been featured on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.

For fun, Kevin has been cage diving with Great White Sharks in South Africa, trekked Mountain Gorillas in Uganda, and ridden a llama in Colombia. However, he most enjoys being at home with his wife and three children in Marietta, Georgia to cheer on the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs. Kevin speaks extensively at businesses, to educators, and within the faith community.

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"We believe that giving not only transforms our community into a more vibrant, just, and sustainable place but also transforms the giver."

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Maeghan Jones is the President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. In this role, she oversees strategy development and implementation, donor cultivation and engagement and foundation investments. Maeghan regularly speaks to local and national audiences on topics such as: strategic planning, charitable giving and philanthropic trends, impact investing, Board diversification and engagement, and organizational change.

Maeghan has over 20 years of nonprofit and corporate experience, including 8 years in private philanthropy. Her rich experience includes serving as the Executive Director of the Brett Foundation in Boulder, Colorado where she worked with foundation trustees to develop a grantmaking strategy aimed at addressing the root causes of poverty and as a member of the program development team for the Daniels Fund in Denver. Maeghan also served as the President and CEO of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank (CAFB) and as a public interest law attorney.

She holds a B.A. from Kenyon College and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law where she was a recipient of the University’s Public Interest Law Scholarship.

Maeghan is a member Chattanooga Area Food Bank Board of Directors, the Exit Planning Institute Advisory Board, the Downtown Rotary Club and the Chancellor’s Roundtable at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. In 2016 she was selected to participate in the Young American Leaders Program (YALP) at Harvard University.

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“If you don't demonstrate leadership character, your skills and your results will be discounted, if not dismissed.”

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Mark Miller is on a mission to spread the message that the truth of leadership effectiveness is both knowable and applicable in all walks of life. Mark and his team at Chick-fil-A invested a quarter century and tens of millions of dollars searching for and validating ideas that work. Now as the Founder of Lead Every Day, Mark shares this research and unlocks the full potential of leaders and teams to create high performance leaders and organizations across the globe.

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"As your company scales, the stakes increase."

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Over the past decade, Stephanie has become a trustworthy advisor as an Executive Coach to CEOs and Founders. She works across a wide variety of industries, with a particular emphasis on venture-backed technology companies, growth stage organizations, and privately held ventures. She brings years of experience as an advisor, investor, operator, and entrepreneur to this work. She is passionate about the intersection of wisdom and excellence, pursuing servant leadership in the C-suite, and challenging the world’s definition of success.

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