June 19, 2026 – Building a Coaching Culture Kim Lee and Diabetes Killer Steve Hochman

June 19, 2026 – Building a Coaching Culture Kim Lee and Diabetes Killer Steve Hochman

Kim Lee [https://mytalentadvantage.com/] – Founder of LoticSystems [https://loticsystems.com/] and Author of Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect Raising Performance and Growth [https://www.amazon.com/Building-Coaching-Culture-Raising-Performance/dp/1637429428/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V1MWF4B1BCNU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zsEMUNrxes_1G0KGyN9AnNrc7Ko4qLKlIJqYctra-BwbhU2-k2XnWFzbB6GCoHfnxuc9pFIh3yuuUqGsnGhyF-T22VgUOUedBlkVEC6SP6PP0FhqO9ye8Z6j3aeiJ4xH2r391y72r4pxarIy-dc05wP9GpbyIMIQrMtNQ-sQ1C90w4tKRVNEK6x4IJlhQLkq.gLsRX-XOuVCFk5mbSgYcW7y0g5mxkW1VfJk487E8Y0E&dib_tag=se&keywords=Building%2Ba%2BCoaching%2BCulture%3A%2BThe%2BRipple%2BEffect&qid=1781170055&sprefix=building%2Ba%2Bcoaching%2Bculture%2Bthe%2Bripple%2Beffect%2B%2Caps%2C412&sr=8-1] Everybody wants to do their best when they know their role and how it impacts the team. Kim Lee, SPHR, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, human resources expert, and founder of LoticSystems. She is the author of Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect Raising Performance and Growth, a practical guide for leaders seeking to create high-performing organizations by developing people, fostering trust, and unlocking human potential. With a career spanning executive leadership, organizational development, talent strategy, and workplace transformation, Kim has built a reputation for helping organizations create human-centered cultures where employees and leaders can thrive. Her work focuses on coaching-based leadership, employee engagement, performance development, emotional intelligence, and preparing organizations for the evolving future of work. Kim’s leadership philosophy was shaped early in life when a coach helped her recognize strengths she did not yet see in herself. That experience inspired a lifelong commitment to helping others discover and develop their potential. Today, she brings that same philosophy to her work with executives, managers, and teams, helping leaders create environments where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. As an AI strategist and faculty member with Hacking HR, Kim also helps organizations navigate the intersection of technology and humanity, ensuring that innovation strengthens rather than diminishes workplace culture. Known for combining strategic business insight with empathy and emotional intelligence, she helps leaders address complex organizational challenges while building cultures that are resilient, inclusive, and future-ready. Through her writing, coaching, consulting, and speaking, Kim advocates for a leadership approach rooted in trust, curiosity, and development. Her mission is to help leaders create positive ripple effects throughout their organizations by building coaching cultures that elevate performance, strengthen relationships, and drive sustainable growth Steve Hochman [https://stevehochman.com/] – Author of THE 3: How To Shred Fat, Get Healthy, and Be Fit Without Counting Calories, Calculating Macros, or Starving—and Keep Eating the Delicious Foods You Love [https://www.amazon.com/Counting-Calories-Calculating-Starving-Delicious/dp/1969338091/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34JRSME1TN730&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tl1EShhxVzG0FMsPXh09F2vsn8XkGSBJUZVpfAhR6wIAinVxOCnNRpdD2nrMRcR50OPjGTg07Pt0_GHpyKfxG0JZdUHSTCx-KZDQrspM30GwqiKOQkhSrRMkxSZruA1I2Jvd-J_wOMMseiyiBhGYL8WgwpYf_26BvXbHzov-3cm9olXEaL70eZ50m3h_sGBnw1R_tDIXCZaj9sgC5eeZkRxoZyL4iqMtr9LFw0AJb4w.lV3jbu7dmPzJOhZC_h0KxVQyRbRd-G6aU1aubJZHXvM&dib_tag=se&keywords=Steve+Hochman&qid=1781170465&sprefix=%2Caps%2C393&sr=8-1]   You could literally eat anything that you can imagine if you understand the glycemic index. Steve Hochman is an international bestselling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and creator of THE 3, a simple health and fitness system designed to help people lose weight, improve their health, and build sustainable habits without counting calories, tracking macros, or giving up the foods they love. He is the author of THE 3: How To Shred Fat, Get Healthy, and Be Fit Without Counting Calories, Calculating Macros, or Starving—and Keep Eating the Delicious Foods You Love. Steve’s path to success was anything but conventional. Raised in a difficult environment and facing significant personal challenges, he experienced periods of homelessness, battled Tourette’s syndrome, struggled with anxiety, and at one point weighed 287 pounds while dealing with serious health concerns, including high blood pressure. Refusing to accept that his circumstances would define his future, Steve developed a practical, science-based approach to health and personal transformation that helped him lose more than 80 pounds and completely change the trajectory of his life. What began as a personal solution evolved into a larger mission. Through his coaching, speaking, writing, and health programs, Steve has helped thousands of people improve their health, regain confidence, and create lasting lifestyle changes. His work focuses on simplifying fitness and nutrition, removing unnecessary complexity, and helping people achieve results through consistency rather than extreme diets or unsustainable routines. Beyond health and fitness, Steve is passionate about personal growth, resilience, and overcoming adversity. He frequently shares lessons on mindset, discipline, leadership, and perseverance, demonstrating how personal transformation can become the foundation for success in business and life. His story is a powerful example of how determination, self-belief, and simple daily actions can help anyone overcome obstacles and build a meaningful future.

June 18, 2026 – Protect Now Cyber Security Robert Siciliano, Extra Hands! VA Rachael Davila and Gun Awareness Dr. Cassandra Crifasi

Robert Siciliano – Co-Founder of Protect Now [https://protectnowllc.com/] You just need to have a pulse, and if you have a pulse, they’re coming after you. Robert Siciliano is a cybersecurity expert, private investigator, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and co-founder of Protect Now, a security awareness and human risk management company focused on helping organizations defend against cybercrime, fraud, and social engineering attacks. For more than 30 years, Robert has worked at the intersection of physical security, personal safety, identity protection, and cybersecurity, helping individuals and businesses understand and respond to evolving threats. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading security experts, Robert has become a trusted media resource on cybersecurity, identity theft, scams, privacy, and fraud prevention. His expertise has been featured on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC’s Today Show, and hundreds of other television and radio programs. Over the course of his career, he has appeared on more than 500 television broadcasts, contributed to more than 1,000 radio programs, and been quoted in thousands of news and media articles. Robert is the creator of the Strategic Human Firewall™, a practical approach to security awareness that focuses on the human side of cybersecurity. His work helps organizations understand that technology alone cannot stop modern threats and that effective protection requires people who can recognize manipulation, deception, and increasingly sophisticated AI-driven scams. Through training, consulting, and certification programs, he helps businesses transform employees from potential vulnerabilities into active participants in organizational security. A Certified Speaking Professional and author of multiple books on identity theft, privacy, and personal security, Robert is known for translating complex security topics into straightforward, actionable advice. Drawing on decades of experience as a private investigator and security professional, he teaches audiences how to protect their data, finances, reputation, and organizations in an increasingly connected world. His philosophy is simple: all security is personal, and the habits that protect individuals at home are often the same habits that protect businesses at work. Rachael Davila – Founder of Extra Hands! Virtual Assistance [https://extrahandsva.com/] and Author of Hey! Do I Need a VA? [https://www.amazon.com/Hey-Do-Need-How-Assistant/dp/B0FDFHX1KX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BVVEAFSYDN7P&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Bp7SVyS3oE2PssHXmew4ZewTTPUduWSi3O_0DFP77gU.Wn7w5rHKBvVwt-PYJYKlB5zitwxqrZYHiaFniZ3xSyI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Rachael%2BDavila&qid=1781017962&sprefix=rachael%2Bdavila%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1] If you’re finding you’re spending more time on your admin tasks versus the money making things, then it might be time to at least explore the options. Rachael Davila is a virtual assistant implementation strategist, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Extra Hands! Virtual Assistance. For more than two decades, she has helped business owners reclaim their time, increase productivity, and build the support systems needed to grow successful businesses. Drawing on her unique experience as both a long-time virtual assistant and a business owner who has hired and managed support staff herself, Rachael understands the challenges entrepreneurs face when transitioning from solopreneur to supported leader. As the creator of the Extra Hands Method, Rachael guides overwhelmed business owners through the process of identifying what tasks should come off their plate, defining the right support role, hiring effectively, and building productive working relationships with virtual assistants. Her practical approach combines leadership development, mindset shifts, delegation strategies, and operational systems that help entrepreneurs focus on the highest-value activities in their businesses. Rachael is the author of Hey! Do I Need a VA? and host of the podcast of the same name, where she shares insights on delegation, leadership, hiring, productivity, and business growth. Since launching her business in 2005, she has worked with entrepreneurs across a variety of industries, helping them overcome the common bottlenecks that prevent growth and create unnecessary stress. Passionate about helping business owners stop trying to do everything themselves, Rachael believes that the right support structure can transform both a business and the life of its owner. Through her coaching, consulting, writing, and speaking, she helps entrepreneurs build teams, create capacity, and confidently step into the role of leader.

June 17, 2026 – Water CEO FluidLogic Sara Blackmer and Hiring Improvement Doug Levy

Sara Blackmer – Senior Partner at Solyco Capital [https://www.solycocapital.com/] and CEO of FluidLogic [https://www.linkedin.com/company/fluidlogic-usa/] Every single time a new innovation comes that people are frightened of it, in fact creates more jobs. Sara Blackmer is a technology executive, investor, entrepreneur, and retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who has built a career at the intersection of leadership, innovation, defense, and emerging technology. As Senior Partner at Solyco Capital, she works closely with portfolio companies to accelerate growth, strengthen operations, and build high-performance cultures that drive long-term value creation. She also serves as CEO of FluidLogic, a pioneering human performance technology company developing adaptive hydration systems designed to optimize cognitive and physical performance in demanding environments. Throughout her career, Sara has delivered results for technology-focused organizations serving both defense and commercial markets. Her expertise spans executive leadership, business development, corporate strategy, team building, customer engagement, and operational excellence. Recognized as one of Crain’s Notable Women in Tech and featured in dBusiness Magazine’s Powered by Women, she has become a respected voice on leadership, innovation, and technology commercialization. Sara is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, universities, and professional events, sharing insights on leadership, emerging technologies, organizational culture, and the challenges of scaling innovative companies. Her influence extends across numerous advisory and governance roles, including service on the Executive Boards of the Robotics Technology Consortium and the National Advanced Mobility Consortium, as well as advisory positions with Oakland University, the University of Michigan’s M-TRAC Transportation Program, Intel, and NVIDIA. Drawing on a family legacy that spans generations of military service, Sara brings a mission-driven approach to leadership and innovation. Whether guiding technology companies, investing in transformative ventures, or advancing human performance solutions, she is passionate about helping organizations achieve meaningful impact while building cultures that empower people to perform at their highest level. Doug Levy – Founder of Lexington Rose Consulting [https://www.lexingtonroseconsulting.com/] and LogicWise Ops [https://logicwisehiringsystem.com/about/] We’re hiring on vibes, and there’s a lot more of a process behind it. Doug Levy is an operations strategist, business consultant, and founder of Lexington Rose Consulting and LogicWise Ops. He specializes in helping founder-led service businesses improve operational efficiency, strengthen accountability, protect margins, and build the systems necessary to scale successfully. With more than two decades of operations leadership experience, Doug has worked closely with business owners who have outgrown the systems that helped them reach their current level of success and are looking for a more sustainable path forward. Before launching his consulting practice, Doug served in senior operations leadership roles, including as Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million-dollar services company. Throughout his career, he has overseen hundreds of hiring decisions, managed complex business operations, and helped organizations navigate the challenges that come with growth. His experience has given him a practical understanding of where businesses commonly experience bottlenecks, inefficiencies, accountability gaps, and profit leakage. Through Lexington Rose Consulting, Doug works directly with small and mid-sized companies to analyze how work flows through their organizations, identify operational obstacles, and implement practical solutions that improve performance. His approach is highly customized, focusing on the specific realities of each business rather than relying on generic consulting frameworks. Doug is also the creator of LogicWise Ops, a platform designed to provide growing businesses with structured operational systems typically found in much larger organizations. Its flagship offering, the LogicWise Hiring System™, helps companies make more consistent and effective hiring decisions through a disciplined, repeatable evaluation process. Known for his straightforward and practical approach, Doug helps entrepreneurs build businesses that are easier to manage, more profitable, and better prepared for long-term growth. His core belief is that most business frustrations are not people problems but systems problems, and that the right operational foundation can unlock significant improvements in performance and scalability.

June 16, 2026 – Bully Pulpit Corp Comms Bradley Akubuiro and Radical Responsibility Fleet Maull

Bradley Akubuiro [https://bradleyakubuiro.com/] – Head of Bully Pulpit International [https://bpigroup.com/] and Author of Faster. Messier. Tougher.: Crisis Communication Strategies in an Era of Populism, AI, and Distrust [https://www.amazon.com/Faster-Messier-Tougher-Communication-Strategies/dp/B0G529SPPS] Truth should always be the absolute standard, but the way that businesses are interacting with consumers, and leaders are interacting with their workforce and with others, they’re finding that people actually generally expect that they are lying about many things unless they have a trusting relationship with that leader or with that organization. Bradley Akubuiro is a nationally recognized expert on corporate reputation and crisis communications, known for counseling Fortune 500 leaders and boards through high-stakes situations that threaten business resilience. A partner at Bully Pulpit International—an advisory firm founded by leaders of the Obama campaigns and administration—Bradley leads the corporate communications practice, providing strategic counsel to some of the world’s largest brands across sports, tech, fashion, financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing, and more. He also guides clients on inclusion-related strategy and communications, helping organizations navigate complex cultural, reputational, and stakeholder expectations. Previously, Bradley served as Chief Spokesperson and Head of Global Media Relations for The Boeing Company during the 737 MAX crisis and COVID-19. Before Boeing, he led global media relations and public affairs for United Technologies (now RTX), navigating industry-altering M&A, presidential intervention, and other complex stakeholder challenges. His career includes experiences that shaped his approach to communications: serving as policy advisor to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., working as a governance reform consultant in post-civil war Liberia under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and operating as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. A frequent writer and commentator, Bradley’s columns appear regularly in Inc. Magazine, where he writes about corporate leadership and communications. His insights have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Axios, and The Boston Globe. In 2022, he was named to 40 Under 40 lists by both Crain’s Chicago Business and PR Week. He is the author of Faster. Messier. Tougher. Crisis Communications in the Era of Populism, AI, and Distrust. Bradley is an adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications – his alma mater – where he also serves on the school’s Board of Advisors. He serves on the boards of The Institute for Public Relations and The 19th News, and is a member of the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He is based in Chicago. Fleet Maull – Founder of Heart Mind Institute [https://www.heartmind.co/], Prison Dharma Network [https://prisonmindfulness.org/], Prison Mindfulness Institute [https://prisonmindfulness.org/], Center for Mindfulness in Public Safety [http://www.mindfulpublicsafety.org/], National Prison Hospice Association [http://www.npha.org/], and Windorse Seminars & Consulting The place where we have any real power is with our own choices. Dr. Fleet Maull is a pioneering mindfulness teacher, author, social entrepreneur, and leadership trainer whose work has helped bring mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and resilience training into prisons, public safety agencies, healthcare organizations, businesses, and communities around the world. He is the co-founder of the Engaged Mindfulness Institute, Transforming Justice Initiative, Rwanda Bearing Witness Retreat & Peace Initiative, and the Center for Contemplative End-of-Life Care at Naropa University. He currently serves as CEO and Director of Training, Research & Development for the Prison Mindfulness Institute, the Center for Mindfulness in Public Safety, and the Engaged Mindfulness Institute, while also serving as CEO and senior trainer for Heart Mind Institute and Windhorse Seminars & Consulting. With more than five decades of meditation practice and over four decades of teaching experience, Dr. Maull has trained extensively in the Tibetan, Zen, and Vipassana Buddhist traditions. He was a close student and personal attendant of renowned Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, founder of Naropa University, and a Dharma successor of Zen master, social entrepreneur, and peacemaker Roshi Bernie Glassman. Dr. Maull is a fully empowered senior Dharma teacher in both the Tibetan and Zen traditions, serving as an Acharya in the Shambhala Meditation Community and a Roshi in the Zen Peacemaker Order and Soto Zen lineage. He is also a fully ordained senior Zen priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Maezumi Roshi. Since 1981, Dr. Maull has taught mindfulness-awareness meditation to thousands of practitioners worldwide, leading more than 100 meditation retreats and offering programs for both newcomers and advanced students. He is widely recognized as a thought leader in the modern mindfulness movement and has developed innovative mindfulness-based emotional intelligence, trauma-informed leadership, and resilience training programs. His pioneering Mindfulness-Based Wellness & Resiliency (MBWR®) programs have been used to support first responders, law enforcement professionals, correctional officers, healthcare workers, and social service providers. A certified professional mindfulness teacher and teacher trainer, Dr. Maull serves on the advisory board of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA), the Institute for Organizational Mindfulness, and the Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism. He is also a certified Council Trainer with the Ojai Foundation and the Center for Council Training. Dr. Maull taught Socially Engaged Buddhism, Buddhist Psychology, Contemplative Approaches to Peacemaking and Social Action, and Integral Politics at Naropa University from 1999 to 2010. He has also been a guest lecturer at institutions including Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Medical School, Brown University, Emory University, the University of Colorado, the University of Illinois, Colorado State University, and Smith College. A sought-after keynote speaker, he regularly presents at conferences and professional gatherings focused on mindfulness, corrections, social work, trauma recovery, resilience, and end-of-life care. He is the author of The Mindful C.O. (2021), Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good (2019), and Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull (2000), along with numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. Throughout his career, he has trained public safety professionals, treatment providers, trauma counselors, and prison volunteers across the United States and internationally, including Canada, Chile, France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Rwanda. Today, Dr. Maull continues to travel globally leading mindfulness retreats, transformational leadership programs, resilience training, prison initiatives, and bearing witness retreats, while also offering these programs online through his various organizations.

June 15, 2026 – Built Ready to Sell Jonathan Sherrill and Thrive Fred Marshall

Jonathan Sherrill – Founder of Waypoint Founders [https://waypointfounders.com/] and Co-Author of The Extraordinary Exit: How to Sell Your Business for Maximum Value, Protect Your Legacy, and Walk Away with No Regrets [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8LHWC5P?tag=usalinktagdefault-20&_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.S1u9tIwZocPXWXGyCNglfPGTvy_RKomWC4-Ph5mfZVg.3cv9_k_GY1c8WxK2EdGw3qpkCYAW__Fiukamy0cvYgM&qid=1767624369&sr=8-1&th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=true] It takes time and it’s extra work to train someone to do something that you do, and so we fall into the trap of it’s just easier to do it myself. Jonathan Sherrill is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and founder of Waypoint Founders, an organization dedicated to helping business owners successfully navigate the personal and professional challenges of selling a company. After spending more than twenty-five years building, scaling, and investing in businesses, Jonathan developed a unique perspective on entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions, leadership, and what happens after a successful exit. Jonathan is best known for transforming a shuttered sawmill into Quicken Steel, a high-growth company that achieved Inc. 500-caliber success before being sold in 2022. The transaction delivered a 6.5 times return on invested equity, but the experience also revealed an often-overlooked reality of entrepreneurship: the most difficult part of selling a business is frequently what comes next. The unexpected challenges of identity, purpose, relationships, and life after the deal inspired Jonathan to devote his work to helping founders prepare for the transition beyond the closing table. He is the co-author of The Extraordinary Exit: How to Sell Your Business for Maximum Value, Protect Your Legacy, and Walk Away with No Regrets. The book provides practical guidance for entrepreneurs navigating one of the most significant events of their professional lives, addressing both the financial and personal dimensions of a business sale. Through Waypoint Founders, Jonathan works with founder-operators before, during, and after an exit, helping them prepare for the emotional, relational, and strategic realities that traditional advisors often overlook. He is also an active investor, speaker, and advisor whose insights on entrepreneurship, business growth, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, founder psychology, and life after exit have resonated with business owners across the country. Today, Jonathan’s mission is to help entrepreneurs achieve not only a successful transaction but also a successful transition, ensuring that the next chapter of life is every bit as rewarding as the business they worked so hard to build. Fred Marshall [https://thrivefutureyou.com/] – CEO of Quantum Learning [https://quantumlearninginc.com/] and Author of Thrive: The Antidote to Future Shock [https://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Antidote-Future-Fredric-Marshall/dp/1965419283/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0] The superpower to develop is the ability to learn fast and adapt fast. Fredric Marshall is the founder and CEO of Quantum Learning, a performance improvement and consulting firm that has helped some of the world’s most innovative companies accelerate growth, navigate change, and launch successful new products. Over the course of his career, Fred has become a recognized expert in change management, leadership development, sales force effectiveness, and high-performance behaviors, working with organizations including Apple, Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, and Janssen. For more than three decades, Fred has studied the research-based behavioral patterns that separate top performers from the rest and has helped organizations scale those behaviors across entire teams. He has personally trained more than 130,000 professionals in fourteen countries, while the Quantum Learning team has supported the launch of more than seventy new biopharmaceutical brands that have generated billions of dollars in revenue and growth. Known for his ability to simplify complex challenges and transform uncertainty into action, Fred has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to executives, sales leaders, and organizations operating in highly competitive and rapidly changing markets. His work focuses on helping individuals and teams develop the mindset, skills, and adaptability needed to thrive in environments defined by constant disruption and accelerating change. Fred is the author of Thrive: The Antidote to Future Shock, a practical guide for navigating uncertainty, reducing overwhelm, and building momentum in both business and life. Drawing on decades of experience helping organizations compete and win in fast-moving industries, the book provides actionable strategies for transforming anxiety into confidence and change into opportunity. In addition to leading Quantum Learning, Fred has served as a guest lecturer at Cornell University, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Wharton-Japan Program. He is also a frequent contributor to industry publications and conferences, where he shares insights on leadership, innovation, performance, and the future of work. Through his consulting, speaking, and writing, Fred continues to help leaders and organizations thrive in a world where change has become the new constant.