General Assembly: CULTIVATE CAREER AGILITY: HOW TO CREATE YOUR EDGE IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE

Marti Konstant Founder, Agile Careerist Project | Workplace Futurist | Author

Marti Konstant is a workplace futurist and the best-selling author of Activate Your Agile Career
She has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a former technology executive who has worked in Silicon Valley.

Through keynote presentations and workshops Marti helps leaders cultivate career agility, rather than fight it in their workplace. Named a top career influencer, she has been featured in media outlets such as NBC Chicago, Levo League, The Muse and has worked with companies like Samsung, Dow Jones and Apple. She is an investor in multiple technology companies and is an expert in applying agile principles to workforce development.

Ronaldo Borger Chief Talent Officer/CHRO,
Faegre Baker Daniels

Ronaldo is an accomplished and innovative leader with international experience across all HR disciplines. He helps lead organizations with thoughtful and strategic perspectives, combined with deep expertise in talent management and leadership development. He was most recently the Chief Talent Officer/CHRO at Faegre Baker Daniels, and has previously worked at Seyfarth Shaw, Kearney and other leading consulting firms. Ronaldo is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Ryan Siegel Senior Manager,
Agile Transformation, McDonalds

Ryan is an experienced leader who specializes in the implementation of major organizational change initiatives across large enterprises. With over 20 years of experience across management consulting, food & beverage, financial services, healthcare, and public sectors, he is adroit at communicating, collaborating, and inspiring colleagues to follow a common vision at all levels of the organization. He has a long track record of planning and leading agile transformation programs and lean operational excellence efforts, including building and leading high-performing PMOs, developing Continuous Improvement programs, and implementing Agile practices within large complex organizations. He is currently a Senior Manager for McDonald’s Corporation, leading their Global Technology Transformation Program. He loves using technology to solve complex operational challenges at scale and watching his kids use that technology when they visit their local McDonalds!

Meighan Newhouse Managing Partner, People Transformation | Learning Solutions,
Inspirant Group Inc.

People are Meg’s passion. At Inspirant, she brings that passion to both internal “Unconsultants” and to external client teams. She starts every project by finding the perfect Inspirant resource for the client’s specific needs, vision, and culture. Then, as the leader of Learning Solutions, she works with those resources and the client to assure each step in the bespoke Learner Journey is effective, engaging, and relevant to each person. Meg brings a healthy dose of empathy, listening, and relating to all of her work. Her focus on people, and innate desire to help them get “unstuck” and try something new, makes her incredibly good at what she does and an invaluable asset to the Inspirant leadership team. Inspirant Group is a digital transformation consulting firm that partners with Fortune 1000 companies along all phases of their transformation journey.

Before joining Inspirant Group, Meg ran her own consultancy, worked for a Big 4, and was a technology instructional designer for the world’s biggest law firm. She continues to perform charitable work as Founding Director of Colette Allen Charities, supporting individuals inspired to improve their lives through education and training

Parissa Behnia CEO & Business Whisperer

Parissa Behnia is the Business Whisperer of Sixense Strategy. She is the secret weapon that busy CEOs use when they are hungry to find new ways to win customers and beat back the competition. Parissa is also a partner at 678 Partners, a firm offering strategic services to Family Offices. She holds an advisory board position at Cora, a Chicago based female-founded startup that is best described as the Kayak of furniture. She’s recognized in the Chicago entrepreneurial community as an advisor and angel investor, with a particular heart for fellow female founders but a love of creative minds above all else. Parissa is a frequent speaker on topics such as strategy, leadership and entrepreneurship. She is also an active mentor and volunteer in cultural, civic, women’s, education and business organizations and has served in numerous service leadership and non-profit board positions. Parissa holds a BA from Northwestern University and MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.