Shane Snow is an award-winning journalist, celebrated entrepreneur, and the bestselling author of Smartcuts and the forthcoming DREAM TEAMS (June 2018), as well as the co-author of The Storytelling Edge. He is co-founder of the content technology company Contently, and has helped out gun traffickers and gender discrimination as a founder and board member of The Hatch Institute for Investigative Journalism.

Snow's writing has appeared in Fast Company, Wired, and The New Yorker. He's a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and has been called a “Wunderkind” by The New York Times, a “Digital Maverick” by Details, and his work “Insanely addicting” by GQ—though he wishes they had been talking about his abs.

Scott Pitasky leads Starbucks global partner (human) resources organization as executive vice president and chief partner resources officer. Scott joined Starbucks in October 2014 to lead efforts to support and transform Starbucks partner experience.

Scott’s background includes three decades of broad human resources and organizational design experience from the technology, financial services and other business sectors.

Prior to joining Starbucks, Scott spent more than a dozen years at Microsoft, where he led the global talent function for the company as Corporate Vice President of Talent and Organization Capability. Prior to that, Scott led Amazon’s human resources function during a period of rapid growth as the company grew from 800 to 8,000 employees. His career has also included human resources and finance roles with AlliedSignal and as a consultant. Before pursuing his career in human resources, Scott worked in strategy consulting and financial services with Citicorp.

Scott graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in finance and management. Outside of work, he serves as a trustee with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and enjoys outdoor sports and cooking. His favorite Starbucks beverage is coffee brewed on the Clover (iced with one brown sugar in the summer), which he enjoys at his neighborhood Sammamish, Washington store.

Eric Boles is the president of The Game Changers Inc., a training and development company dedicated to maximizing the human asset. Through assessment, consulting, coaching, and corporate training, The Game Changers Inc. has set the standard for helping organizations enhance their culture and develop greater levels of commitment and performance.

Boles is also a highly acclaimed keynote speaker and consultant for some of the most recognized and respected organizations in the world. He presents his inspiring and challenging insights and strategies to thousands of men and women each year.

His expertise on leadership, peak performance, team dynamics, and change management has been shared with clients such as Dunkin' Brands, National Association of Realtors, Alaska Airlines, State Farm Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, US Air Force, First West Credit Union, Emergency Nurses Association, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. He also speaks to a variety of organizations and associations including sales, education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services.

Prior to becoming an authority on high performance, Eric Boles learned many principles of team dynamics and leadership from his experience playing in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers. While in the NFL, he had the privilege of being coached and mentored by some of the finest coaches and players in the game.

Jessica Herrin is CEO and Founder of the Stella & Dot Family of Brands. She has been featured on Oprah, the Today Show, and Undercover Boss, in Fortune, the NY Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and was included on Inc.'s list of top 10 Female CEOs.

After graduating from Stanford University with a B.A. in Economics, Jessica joined two successful tech startups before heading back to the Stanford Graduate School of Business. At the ripe age of 24, she dropped out of business school to co-found the leading wedding site, WeddingChannel.com.

STELLA & DOT Family of Brands (Stella & Dot, KEEP Collective and EVER Skincare) enable over 50,000 independent business owners in 6 countries that have earned over $300 million from running their own flexible businesses, sharing over $1 billion in products. Jessica originally founded the company out of her living room in 2004 as Luxe Jewels. Their award winning products have been featured in InStyle, Vogue, Allure, Elle, Real Simple and worn by countless celebrities.

Jessica calls the San Francisco Bay Area home and lives with her husband Chad, their two daughters, a fish and a dog. She’s an avid runner, reader, adventurer and a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

"Disrupt or be disrupted" is Donna Morris's rallying cry. From abolishing Adobe's annual performance reviews to dramitically expanding its family leave policy, she has set the industry agenda while making Adobe a great place to work. In her new role as Executive Vice President of Customer and Employee Experience, she leads the product, customer service and technical support experience for all Adobe products, in addition to all aspects of human resources and the workplace. Her breadth of experience and unique point of view on workplace issues has been sought out by hundreds of media outlets including CNN, NPR, CNBC, Fast Company and Fortune.

Donna sits on the board of directors for the Society for Human Resource Management and the Adobe Foundation and was formerly a board member for California's Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. She is also a member of the Fordham University Parents Council and mentors C100, a non-profit that supports Canadian technology entrepreneurship.

Jan is a Leadership Consultant who partners with leaders to drive business results. Previously Director of Learning at The Weather Channel, Jan has received the John O Wynne Leadership Award, The Cable and Telecommunications Best Practices Award, and has authored two books endorsed by leadership experts Stephen M R Covey and Dr. Ken Blanchard. A summa cum laude graduate of GSU and Georgia Tech Guest Lecturer, Jan is a contributing author in Center for Creative Leadership’s Developing Your Conflict Competence.

Morag is a sought out speaker and author of Cultivate. The Power of Winning Relationships. As the CEO of SkyeTeam, an international HR and leadership development firm, she’s had the opportunity to support more than 3,000 leaders, from 20 countries and on 4 continents. She’s a regular contributor to CIO.com, Entrepreneur.com and the American Management Association.

Morag's global experiences result in a rich and challenging learning experience. Morag understands the challenges of running a business as well as the complexities of leading and managing the people that are part of that business.