John Rood

John Rood

John Rood is CEO and co-founder of Proceptual. Proceptual provides compliance solutions for emerging regulation of automated hiring systems and AI. Previously, Rood was founder at Next Step Test Preparation, which he grew from a two-person tutoring operation to a market leader in pre-health entrance exam test preparation before selling…

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Whitney Nelson

Whitney Nelson

Whitney Nelson is the founder and CEO of Brilliant People™. She’s a dynamic leader with a background in design, marketing, leading teams and leadership development. Her corporate experience combined with her personal mantra ‘say no to status quo’ inspired her to create a better way to develop leadership in individuals….

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Deepti Chopra

Deepti Chopra

Deepti Chopra is a co-founder at Adaface. Adaface helps companies automate screening interviews with a conversational bot, Ada. Companies prefer Adaface over traditional pre-employment testing tools because Adaface focuses on testing for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge. Previously, as engineer #2 at a Khosla Ventures funded startup, she…

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Claire Houston

Claire Houston

Paula (left) began her career in one of the big consulting houses, and she has spent most of her professional life focusing on the area of Mergers & Acquisitions. When it comes to detail, Sherlock Holmes doesn’t have a look in. Paula leaves no stone unturned, no question unasked and…

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Nicolas Stephan

Nicolas Stephan

Dr. Nicolas Stephan is co-founder of the startup Sparrks, which he started with Jakob Hansen early 2021. With Sparrks, companies develop their talents and leaders effectively and with lasting impact across the board with premium 1:1 coaching by top executive coaches. The innovative, time- and cost-effective format allows companies to…

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Fernando Pessagno

Fernando Pessagno

Fernando Pessagno is an Argentinian product designer currently based in Sweden. He is the founder of ResumeMaker.Online, a resume maker tool that has helped more than one million non-tech-savvy users easily design an effective resume and, as a result, stand a better chance of getting the job they want. Where…

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Dmitriy Peregudov

Dmitriy Peregudov

Dmitriy Peregudov has a high energy life, and a list of goals that are worth waking up to every morning . Having started his career in Engineering, Dmitriy founded several eCommerce startups prior to graduating from Babson College with a MBA in 2007. Shortly after he launched his venture: GiftBasketsOverseas.com…

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Gergo Vari

Gergo Vari

Gergo Vari’s decades-long journey through founding, funding, and exiting startups taught him that the hiring process is broken—and so is how we search for jobs and develop our careers. That’s why he created Lensa, a company that offers a technological solution to the crisis of the career marketplace. A founder…

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Jared Tang

Jared Tang

Jared Tang is the CEO and co-founder of Gaggle Social, an enterprise application dedicated social network and hiring platform designed to streamline technology employment. Jared holds a bachelor’s degree from Pace University, Executive Leadership certifications from Cornell University, and Entrepreneurship Specialization certifications form The Wharton School. Using his experience in…

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Bill Glenn

Bill Glenn

Bill Glenn is the Executive Chairman of Crenshaw Associates. Bill is engaged with CEOs, CHROs, and Directors on matters that involve the intersection of talent, corporate strategy, and execution. He guides the firm’s long-term vision for growth and serves as a mentor to the firm’s most senior clients, sharing knowledge…

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