Fahad Khawaja is a leading community builder and catalyst for transformational growth, with a deep belief that we build a better future by bringing the margins to the mainstream and doing well by doing good. He transforms companies with purpose, product, and people at the core, bridging community and culture to design for diverse communities.

Fahad's positive, high-energy approach has propelled organizations to deliver sustainable growth, including unicorn tech Startups, Fortune 50 brands, and top marketing & media companies.

PRESS:

The New York Times, USA Today, Fast Company, Wired, BBC, Business Insider, Adweek, Ad Age, The Verge, WWD, Vogue, Refinery29, Allure, Digiday, The Drum, among others.

AWARDS/HONORS:

The Drum Global Change Maker of the Year, Ad Age 40 Under 40, BI 40 Under 40 Marketing Innovators, Adweek Executive Mentor, First Round Mentor, Best of CES, Cannes Lion for Creativity, Effie Award for Effectiveness, #1 on Ad Age Top Ten, #1 on WWD Powerhouse Brands, Media Plan of the Year, Obie, James Burke Award for Diversity in Marketing.

EXPERTISE:

Expertise spans transformation, change management, and scalable growth across tech, media, retail, health & fitness, financial services, and personal care. Recognized for creative problem-solving and leadership with organizations like Hue, Neutrogena, American Express, Johnson's Baby & Kids, Human Performance Institute, Premier Executive Leadership, Geico, A&E TV Networks, Aveeno, Listerine, and WWE, among others.

Ash Maurya is the creator of the one-page business modeling tool “Lean Canvas” and the author of Running Lean. He was the Founder and CEO of WiredReach, regularly hosts sold-out workshops around the world, and serves as a mentor to several accelerators, including TechStars, Accelerace, Slingshot, and a guest lecturer at several universities, including MIT, Harvard, and UT Austin. He serves on the advisory board of a number of startups and consults for new and established companies. For more information, visit www.LeanStack.com. 

Many employees are not succeeding at work and in their interpersonal relationships and solving this issue is Kim Zoller’s life mission. 80% of business and interpersonal communication relies on mindset and communication skills, which are seldom taught in traditional academic schooling. For more than 30 years, Kim and her company, ID360 Inc., has worked with over 300,000 participants, by equipping leaders and businesses globally with the tools to increase engagement, retention and personal and professional growth.

A TedX speaker, Kim has been featured on ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, CNBC, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and more. Her client roster includes notable clients such as Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Capgemini, World Bank Group, Vans, Mattel, GameStop, Fujitsu, American Airlines, Johnson & Johnson, and Rosewood Hotels among others. Kim’s the author of three leadership and development books and is currently working on another book focusing on creating exceptional cultures.

Michelle's mission is to help companies create workplaces that are equitable and inclusive for all employees. Michelle is the Founder and CEO of Equity At Work, known for creating innovative solutions for even the most complex DEI challenges. Equity At Work develops customized strategies and roadmaps, first-of-their kind dashboards, and partners with clients as they operationalize DEI throughout their businesses. Their clients outperform their peers in revenue and margin growth, return on invested capital, engagement and retention.

In addition to leading Equity At Work, Michelle is on the Investment Committee of venture capital firm RevTech, on the Advisory Board of AI-tech firm Theatro, a member of Forbes' Business Council, and an alumna of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses.

Michelle previously worked at Accenture, Kurt Salmon, Macy’s Inc. and The Walt Disney Company and has consulted with many Fortune 500 companies. She has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Entrepreneur and more.

Nydia operates with a core belief that our potential is interconnected and is committed to supporting individuals and organizations in their learning and development. That is why, while earning her MBA, she trained in Generative Coaching and was a Fellow in the Center for Positive Organizations. These experiences hooked her on coaching and culture change. She has been a bilingual coach and trainer for small businesses and startups in cities across the country. She was VP of Customer Experience for CrowdSmart, a cutting-edge startup using human-powered AI to improve decision-making.

What fuels Nydia’s spirit most is sharing the transformative tools she’s learned. That’s why in 2020 she launched Cardenas Coaching and The Energy Takeback series which helps people reclaim agency over their energy and feel energized more often than burnt out.

Nydia holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

After spending most of her career as a project manager and management consultant, Shireen decided to change paths and pursue her passion to become a nutri-preneur. While managing her own illness, she realized the importance of cultural nutrition education paired with an empowering, patient-centered care model to close gaps in health equity for communities of color. Her startup is called Yumlish — a nutrition platform that improves the occupational health of employees stemming from underserved communities by improving nutrition literacy in a way that is engaging and accessible.

Craig J. Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Gig Wage, a venture capital backed SaaS company that’s raised over $16 million to-date to meet the demands of the future workforce and to build modern payment tools for it. Investors have included Steve Case (Founder of AOL) and his Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Venture Fund, Foundry Group, Green Dot Corp. (NYSE: GDOT), and more. In an industry where forward thinking is a rarity, Craig’s vision for innovation has pushed an antiquated industry to modernize by designing a service that meets the demands of on-demand workforces. "Simple. Fast. Easy."

A seasoned financial industry expert with over 30 years of experience, serves as the Founder and CEO of InterGen Data, Inc., a company revolutionizing the banking, financial services, insurance, and home healthcare industries through the adoption of its proprietary and patent-pending Life Stage/Life Event prediction and analysis data. With an impressive track record in leadership roles such as Chief Information Officer at 1st Global Research & Consulting and Principal Consultant at Mphasis (a Blackstone Company), Rob has consistently demonstrated his ability to drive innovation, streamline operations, and foster strategic partnerships. As a visionary with a strong background in technology, data, and wealth management, Rob has led transformative initiatives at companies like Penson Financial Services and Southwest Securities, Inc. His extensive experience and proven expertise in wealth management, financial services, data & analytics, and clearance & settlement make him the driving force behind InterGen Data's disruption of the financial industry.

Ash is the Founder & CEO of KoiReader Technologies, and the pioneer of applied AI in Logistics and Supply Chain industry. He is a highly experienced professional with over 20 years of experience in selling, delivering, and managing projects for enterprise customers in the fields of logistics, supply chain, maritime, and international trade. He has a proven track record of delivering industry-first innovations and establishing new business units. He has consulted with various Fortune 100 and large-sized customers globally and has experience executing Digital Transformation projects in various regions, including the Americas, Europe, ANZ, Middle East, and APAC.

As a serial entrepreneur for over 23 years James has been founder and/or CEO of emerging companies such as Solenic Medical, Shape Memory Medical, TotalChart, Ecolyse, TimeTag. Also an angel investor and founder of Innovate Angel Funds investing in over 40 companies, James has led teams raising over $25 million in funds, grants and awards.

Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he worked for Deloitte Consulting with Fortune 500 clients such as Alcatel, Allied Signal, Ericsson, Bridgestone/Firestone, Haliburton, Herman Miller, Honeywell and Sonoco.

He holds a BBA from Texas A&M and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Tushar has over 10 years experience in Medtech startups and large corporations, taking paper napkin sketches through mass-manufacturing. He has worked on catheters that make Cardiac atrial fibrillation ablation procedure safer, laparoscopic devices for fetal surgery, MEMS based blood coagulation assay and devices for harvesting umbilical cord tissue towards wound regenerative applications.

FirstThen is a digital health startup focused on dramatically increasing access to quality care for families of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We're leveraging technology, science and market forces to target the biggest gap in quality care with innovative self-guided psychosocial training, tools, and support. Motivated as the mom of a child with ADHD. Prepared professionally for strategic and operational leadership.

Health Innovator + Endurance Triathlete

Working with high-impact teams to commercialize digital health solutions that uncover + make sense of our body's “secrets” to inform & drive us to action in making informed decisions about our health.

Vince Panozzo joined the leadership at Hunt Club in 2021 and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Client Partnerships, reporting to Hunt Club's CEO. Vince is responsible for go-to-market strategy including net new customer acquisition and growth of existing customers. He leads a team focused on Sales, Customer Success, Channel Partnerships and Sales Enablement.

Vince is a serial go-to-market leader for startup and growth stage companies with 3 exits over the course of his career. Prior to joining Hunt Club and transitioning to the talent space, Vince helped build and grow several health technology companies over nearly 2 decades, including roles as Chief Revenue Officer of Strata Decision Technology (acquired by Roper Technologies) and VP of Revenue at SwipeSense (acquired by SC Johnson). 

Vince has a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, daughter and dog. Vince is passionate about helping founders and their teams realize their vision and mentors a number of different startups.

As an attorney at Verge Law, my practice is focused on counseling entrepreneurs, startups, emerging growth companies, and investors of all kinds and sizes on the legal issues facing them and the companies they run.