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Christy Noel
CHRISTY NOEL is a career expert, author, award-winning marketing executive, nonprofit fundraising strategist, foster dog mom, and seven-time IRONMAN® triathlon finisher.
Christy worked her way up the corporate ladder in business-to-business tech companies and startups and is currently the Senior Vice President of Marketing for MobileCause.
Christy is also the creator and author of Your Career Survival Guide: How To Get And Keep A Job In Time Of Crisis, where she navigates people on their career journeys to survive and thrive in times of crisis, such as COVID-19. She is a regular contributor of career advice to podcasts and online publications.
Connect with Christy at christynoel.com, on Instagram and Facebook (@christynoelcareercoach), and LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/christynoel.
Mike Noel
MIKE NOEL is the creator of Your Personal Career Coach and Christy’s father. He is the former Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Edison International and Southern California Edison companies, corporations where he spent more than 30 years in various financial, management and executive positions.
After retiring from the Edison companies, Mike established Noel Consulting Co., advising companies and public utilities’ commissions on corporate finance. He also served on ten boards of directors.
Mike was a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and a named “Audit Committee Financial Expert” under the federal government’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
He co-founded The Academy of Business Leadership, a non-profit organization of business leaders teaching business, finance and investments to disadvantaged teenagers, for which Mike was awarded the Academy’s “Outstanding Leadership” award.
JulieAnna Anastassatos
JULIEANNA ANASTASSATOS is an attorney, currently working as a government relations professional for a multi-national financial services company. She previously worked as in-house legal counsel for the same company, and as a civil litigator in private practice, specializing in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. She is licensed to practice law in California, Texas, Nevada and Tennessee.
Prior to graduating from King Hall School of Law at the University of California, Davis, JulieAnna received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from UCLA in Linguistics and French. During graduate school, she taught introductory French classes to undergraduate and graduate students.
She is a proud military spouse whose husband served as an active-duty Air Force pilot and later retired from the Nevada Air National Guard. Her husband’s military service and later commercial airline career has taken the family all over the U.S. and even to Germany.
Currently, JulieAnna works from her home in Nevada where she lives with her husband, two of their four children and two rescue dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys playing and singing classic rock-n-roll music, or camping, hiking and kayaking at Lake Tahoe.
Scott Asai
SCOTT ASAI has been developing leaders for 20+ years for and with youths, sports, millennials and companies.
As the owner of Leadership Muscle he does speaking and training engagements for companies and hosts a monthly network event/speaker series with General Assembly.
Scott’s background includes: a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Organizational Leadership, Certified Professional Coach and Certified Strengths Coach. His latest book, The Startup Church: Reaching Millennials Where Faith Meets Business, is available on Amazon.
In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, working out and going to Disneyland on a weekly basis.
Scott can be reached at: scott@growingforward.net, scottasai.com or linkedin.com/in/scottasai.
Carlton Bowers
CARLTON BOWERS has worked exclusively at early-stage startups with experience in operations, sales, and management. He enjoys building roles from scratch and leading teams, but above all else is a fan of fostering a positive workplace culture. Outside of work, Carlton spends his time creating iPhone apps and cheering on the Miami Heat.
Connect with Carlton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carltonbowers/.
John Casey
JOHN CASEY, MBA, MSW, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist in Los Angeles, California. He has taught business classes (career development, successful strategies in business, micro/macro economics) at a private college in Los Angeles. John also has taught as an Adjunct Professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California.
John has assisted consumers to educate themselves and improve their credit profiles. He has served as a consultant to a nonprofit community organization and has participated in various community philanthropic projects.
John is currently running his own private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He specializes in working with adolescents, young adults, and anyone who has been challenged by excessive anger, depression, PTSD, anxiety and mood disorders.
John is currently pursuing his Doctor of Psychology degree from the Reiss-Davis Graduate School in Los Angeles, CA.
Al Dea
AL DEA is a career and leadership coach, author, and writer. He is also the Founder of CareerSchooled, an online blog that helps people build successful careers. Through insights, interviews, and stories from industry professionals, Al provides readers with the insights and knowledge they need to start, transition, or grow their career.
Al is an expert in career development and organizational culture, and his thinking and insights have been published in outlets such as Business Insider, The World Economic Forum, and Time Magazine. Al is frequent speaker on these topics, and he has spoken at industry conferences and leading universities such as UNC-Chapel Hill, Boston College, and Duke University. Al is currently a Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce and previously worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he advised Fortune 500 companies on developing and executing digital transformation.
Al received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Theology from Boston College, and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill. Al is an advocate for economic opportunity for underserved populations, educational access, and diversity and inclusion. Al resides in San Francisco, California and in his free time enjoys running, reading, and traveling.
You can connect with Al at careershooled.com and Twitter (@alex_dea).
Tori Dunlap
TORI DUNLAP is a millennial money and career expert. After saving $100,000 at age 25, Tori founded Her First $100K to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their relationship with money.
A Plutus award winner, her work has landed her on Good Morning America, New York Magazine, CNBC, Marketwatch.com, BusinessInsider.com, and more.
Connect with Tori on her website (herfirst100k.com), Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook (@herfirst100k).
Bridget Fahy, M.D.
BRIDGET FAHY, M.D., FACS is a surgical oncologist currently practicing in New Mexico. She specializes in colorectal cancer, melanoma, and sarcoma. Dr. Fahy received her medical degree from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine and completed her surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
In addition to her surgical practice, Dr. Fahy is also one of a very few surgeons with board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Her dual training in surgical oncology and palliative medicine enables her to bring a patient and family-centered focus to her care throughout the course of a patient’s illness.
Bill Gates Sr.
BILL GATES Sr. is a prominent lawyer, civil activist, and philanthropist. He is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and author of the book Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Jim Hayden
JIM HAYDEN is seasoned C-level executive with over 25 years of leadership, development and executive coaching. Jim prides himself in being able to work with executives around the world on specific leadership and growth that is laser focused on what leaders need to hear versus what they want to hear.
Jim is also the founder and CEO of Board Developer, a worldwide organization that builds, manages and places executives on boards of directors. Board Developer has done over 5,000 placements and has managed over 1,500 board meetings since its inception in 2007.
Jim can be reached anytime at jim@jimhayden.com.
Berkley Johnston
BERKLEY JOHNSTON has held positions supporting C-Suite executives for the past 30 years. She enjoys writing poetry, healthful cooking, traveling and spending time with her two nephews.
Becky Klein
BECKY KLEIN is Principal of Klein Energy, LLC, an energy and water consulting company based in Austin, Texas. Her clients include international and domestic companies focused on penetrating or expanding in North America and whose needs concern regulatory, commercial, financial, strategic, and/or government affairs expertise. Over the past twenty years, she has worked in Washington, DC and Texas in the energy, water and national security arenas.
Ms. Klein served as Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas as well as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of the Lower Colorado River Authority. Her experience in Washington, DC also includes senior positions at the White House, U.S. Trade Development Agency, the American Enterprise Institute and as a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Ms. Klein sits on various corporate boards and is also the founder of the nonprofit, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute.
Ms. Klein retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve in January 2015. She received her academic training at Stanford University (B.A., Biology); Georgetown University (M.A., National Security Studies); and St. Mary’s Law School (J.D.). She is currently pursuing her MBA at MIT. Ms. Klein grew up partly in Venezuela and Mexico.
You can reach her at: becky@kleinenergy.com.
Ben Kohns
BEN KOHNS is currently Talent Acquisition Manager for ADP RPO. Previously, Ben was the Director of the Staffing Practice at Venteon Finance, where he was responsible for the leadership of the Detroit market’s contract and contract-to-permanent staffing.
Mr. Kohns began his career in public education before moving into the accounting field. Following eight years in accounting for a nonprofit entity in Lansing, Michigan, he entered the recruiting profession. Mr. Kohns spent four years developing his recruiting and business development skills at Robert Half International’s Accountemps Division in the Lansing market before joining Harvard Accounting & Finance in 2007.
Harvard joined forces with Venteon in November 2009, and he was promoted to Manager of the Staffing Practice in October 2010. Mr. Kohns was a top five producer within the company and won several awards for his production and leadership. His clients and candidates recommended him based on his intuitive ability to make quality matches and his strong coordinating skills, including the comprehensive interview preparation information contained in this book.
Michele Lando
MICHELE LANDO is a certified professional resume writer, personal branding expert, and founder of Write Styles. She has a passion for helping others present the best version of themselves both on paper and in person and works to polish individuals’ application package and personal style.
Aiming to help create a perfect personal branding package, Write Styles provides resources to enhance your resume, professional appearance, and boost your confidence. Michele strives to help others gain the confidence to put their best foot forward in a personal and professional light. Connect with Michele on her website, writestylesonline.com, Instagram (@writestyles), and Facebook (@writestylesonline).
Caroline Leach
CAROLINE LEACH helps people and organizations tell their stories and embrace the future. For more than a dozen years, she was VP of Corporate Communications at DIRECTV and VP of Marketing at AT&T. In 2018 she founded The Carrelle Company to provide digital branding for people to grow their careers and companies.
A TEDx and keynote speaker, Caroline talks frequently about personal branding, social media and leadership to groups including AT&T, Ericsson, USC, Otter Media, the International Association of Business Communicators, and the Association for Talent Development.
Caroline has an M.A. in communications management from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She has a B.A. in economics from UCLA.
She is the author of What Successful People Do in Social Media: A Short Guide to Boosting Your Career. A free companion workbook, Your Social Media Success Roadmap, is available at carolineleach.com. She writes articles regularly on LinkedIn and she’s on Twitter and Instagram at @caroline_leach.
Dana Leavy-Detrick
DANA LEAVY-DETRICK is a senior resume writer and personal brand strategist who has helped thousands of professionals in areas like marketing, design, technology, fashion, sales, and finance navigate career transition and develop high-impact marketing tools. Leveraging years of recruiting, consulting, and HR experience, she advises clients on strategies for successfully navigating the most competitive job markets and maximizing their earning potential.
Dana is the director and founder of two niche personal branding and resume writing firms in New York City, Brooklyn Resume Studio and Canna Career Partners. She leads a team of career experts and brand strategists recognized for industry-leading resume, design, and brand development work.
She has delivered presentations on job search strategy, resume design, and personal branding to colleges and institutions across the country. Her advice has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Mashable, Fast Company, Money Magazine, The New York Post, Refinery29.com, and Glassdoor.com.
She can be reached at dana@brooklynresumestudio.com.
Charles McCarthy
CHARLES McCARTHY has over 40 years of experience and achievement in the energy industry. Following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, he spent 7 years as an officer in the nuclear submarine service. He then spent 23 years at Southern California Edison Company (SCE), including 3 years as a Senior Vice President and member of the Management Committee during which his responsibilities included all aspects of operations, human resources, health care, information services, and a variety of other corporate functions.
After SCE, Charles was one of four founding members of New Energy Ventures, the largest non-utility retail electric service provider in the U.S. He is an active volunteer with SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) and various K-12 hands-on inquiry-based science initiatives.
Jim Noel
JIM NOEL began his career in construction at age 14, working for his uncle building highways in the Midwest. He participated in the interstate construction boom initiated by the Eisenhower Administration and worked in Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota.
He was in the excavating and grading business for 25 years. Jim founded Tri Corps Engineering, Inc. in 1978 with Hubert Roth and Hal Taylor and was the qualifying person for their California Class A Engineering License.
Jim retired in 2010 and enjoys playing golf. He has been a member of three private golf clubs and was the Senior Champion at each one. He was a golf professional for one year after winning $10,000 in a putting contest. In addition to writing for Your Personal Career Coach he recently completed his autobiography.
Sam Nutile
SAM NUTILE is a former VP and company officer of a large NYSE packaging company. He is the author of Looking for Friends, A Confidence Building Guide to Public Speaking.
Sam currently is an active business consultant for failing businesses, a long-time teacher of public speaking and has been invited to speak domestically and internationally regarding business affairs.
Katherine Schwarzenegger
KATHERINE SCHWARZENEGGER is a New York Times best-selling author and animal advocate. As an author, Katherine has skillfully translated her own personal experiences into all of her books that speak to her generation. She is the author of the New York Times best sellers The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgiveable and Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who’s Been There and Back. Katherine’s also written the best-selling books I Just Graduated…Now What? and Maverick and Me.
As a passionate animal advocate, Katherine works as an Ambassador for Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA, lending her time, voice and energy to spread awareness about animal rescue. For more information on Katherine, visit katherineschwarzenegger.com or connect with her on Instagram (@KatherineSchwarzenegger), Twitter (@KSchwarzenegger), and Facebook (@KatherineSchwarzenegger).
Lydia Chen Shah
LYDIA CHEN SHAH is a leader in strategy, integrated marketing, organizational culture, and community engagement. She is also a marketing professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she teaches multiple courses including Digital Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and International Marketing. Before teaching at her alma mater Cal Poly Pomona, Lydia also taught at Loyola Marymount University where she earned her MBA with a dual emphasis in marketing and management.
In addition to her dedication to education, Lydia is a consultant with over 20 years of industry experience from startups to Fortune 50 organizations. She has led multiple nonprofit boards and currently serves as VP of Finance for Cal Poly Pomona’s Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Connect with her on LinkedIn @LydiaChen or via Twitter @LCShah.
Bill Sousa
BILL SOUSA is an accomplished creator, organizer and developer of diversified companies, to include: raising capital, start-ups, management team assembly, business plan formulation, business development and expansion facilitation, team building concepts and exit strategies.
Bill has over thirty years of general business experience ranging from executive management in the retail and manufacturing of men’s and women’s clothing to founding and running his own retail and manufacturing companies. He founded Boundless Media, LLC, a media publisher, delivering media-rich interactive BlendedMedia™ and VVD™ magazines.
Recently, Mr. Sousa founded with two partners, Trinity Venture Group, LLC, a company dedicated to producing and marketing “stored-value ATM” and debit cards to the primarily unbanked community.
Cary Stockdell
CARY STOCKDELL is the CEO of Stockdell-Stringer, a leadership solutions consulting practice, and an award winning, international executive leadership consultant. He has over 35 years working in executive-talent acquisition, executive coaching and the design and implementation of top-tier HR programs and systems. His career has included leadership roles in Fortune 100 companies, working with CEO’s and Board level persons in developing stronger and more productive teams. Cary has a B.A. from the University of Arkansas and a lifetime Senior Professional Human Resources certification.
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