Danielle Monaghan leads the talent acquisition team for Amazon’s Consumer Division. She has 20+ years of TA experience living and working on three continents (Asia, Africa and the Americas, specifically North America).  Prior experience includes leading the HR function for Cisco for North Asia (Greater China, Japan and Korea), Cisco Technical Services in San Jose, CA and the HR and TA functions for Microsoft R&D in Greater China and Taiwan, as well as leading various TA functions, including executive recruiting for Microsoft in Redmond, WA.  In her role as Sr. Director of Global Staffing and Diversity for Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division, she also oversaw hiring for the U.S., Canada, UK, China and France.

She holds an MBA from the Jack Welch Management institute and a BA in Information technology.  She also holds a certificate in Strategic Human Resources from the School of ILR at Cornell University.

Danielle enjoys travel, good wine and food, sailing, reading, music and squash.  She hopes to be good at one of her hobbies some day.

Matthew J. Stollak is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at St. Norbert college in De Pere, WI, and a contributor to CareerBuilder's Talent Advisor Portal. 

Joel Peterson is Director of Human Resources for a professional design firm in New York City.  Joel began his career as a professional actor before transitioning into Human Resources.  His diverse background spans a variety of industries ranging from international education, the pharmaceutical industry, and public television.  For the last ten years, Joel has worked in the architectural industry where as an HR pro he helps build the people who build the buildings.  Outside the office, Joel is the Communications Director for the New York State SHRM Council and volunteers for the New York State Special Olympics.

Penny Zenker is a productivity expert, strategic business coach, international speaker and trainer, and best-selling author of "The Productivity Zone". Her P10 Productivity Accelerator System balances the skills and mindset to recognize and change unproductive behaviors. The program is based from her extensive experience as a Master Neuro-Linguistics practitioner and Neurostrategist, as a successful entrepreneur, founding and selling her own multi-million dollar business, and as a Tony Robbins Business Coach, coaching highly successful business leaders around the world. She will challenge you to think differently and inspire you to be your best. Most importantly, her easy to understand frameworks make implementation fast and easy.

Gene Zaino, a nationally recognized expert in the contract workforce market, launched MBO Partners to re-invent the way independent consultants and organizations work together. Zaino is a major force in the independent workforce movement, committed to making it easier for self-employed professionals and their clients to work together.

Gene is an avid entrepreneur who graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Economics (BSE). After four years with KPMG as a CPA and management consultant, he spent 20 years building various consulting companies, some funded by financial luminaries Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Austin Ventures, and Goldman Sachs.

He has served on the expert advisory board for the Human Capital Institute and collaborated with other industry leaders to create and develop the Contract Talent Research Practice Area at HCI, furthering education, ethics, and industry best practices. Zaino has led executive seminars at the Project Management Institute, Staffing Industry Analysts, and the Military Officers Association of America. He is a frequent speaker and has appeared in publications, radio and television including CNN, CNBC, Forbes, Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal.