BLOG

Nadira is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, educator, social work professional, and community leader with more than 15 years of experience supporting students across K–16 and graduate education. With over a decade of work in higher education, grants, academic success coaching, and college access, Nadira brings a deep understanding of how to help students, teams, and organizations move from potential to achievement. Her background includes more than 12 years in social work,

David Ackert is Co-Founder and CEO of PipelinePlus, which helps professional services firms develop the capabilities required to thrive in a rapidly changing marketplace. Under David's leadership, PipelinePlus has developed a portfolio of leadership development programs, strategic advisory services, executive communities, and technology-enabled learning solutions focused on Rainmaker Readiness, Rate Readiness, Leadership Readiness, Collaboration Readiness, Succession Readines

Angela Jones is a strategic HR operations leader with a passion for driving transformation through process excellence, automation, and inclusive leadership. With deep experience across global workforce operations, she specializes in building scalable frameworks, enhancing operational transparency, and delivering data-driven insights that improve both employee experience and business outcomes. Known for her collaborative and people-first leadership style, Angela focuses on emp

Shomari is a skilled Lean and Six Sigma certified Industrial Engineering Executive with a Mastery level education. Shomari scopes opportunities and defines strategic improvement approaches. Evaluating the magnitude and complexity of system-wide and core-process improvements to recommend sustainable solutions with less deviation and standard work that produces the best possible experience for every stakeholder are key functions of Shomari's work. Working for several Fortune 50