Sarah Eagle Heart (Oglala Lakota) is an Emmy award winning storyteller and entrepreneur whose perspective is rooted in her experiences growing up on the Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Ms. Eagle Heart is an internationally accomplished executive with a diverse background in tribal, corporate, and non-profit organizations focused on cultural education, advocacy, and healing with a unique vantage point and desire to shift culture and amplify impact.
Ms. Eagle Heart currently focuses in the areas of education, entertainment and energy with True Enterprises. She co-founded Zuyá Entertainment with Twila True and will direct her first documentary feature in 2023. She also supports tribal relations and business development with TrueAnarock on renewable energy. Ms. Eagle Heart is also a co-founder and strategic advisor to Return to the Heart Foundation, a non-profit focused on supporting innovative Indigenous women-led initiatives.
Her most recent accomplishments include publishing a personal development memoir in 2023, Ms. Eagle Heart published a personal development/memoir with her twin sister titled Warrior Princesses Strike Back: How Lakota Twins Fight Oppression and Heal through Connectedness; Executive Producer of award nominated documentary feature film Lakota Nation vs United States which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022; and contributing to feminist anthology This is How We Come Back Stronger published in the UK and US in April 2021. Over her career, Ms. Eagle Heart has co-created advocacy campaigns with Anne Hathaway, John Legend, Mark Ruffalo, Taboo, The Episcopal Church, Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, the Obama Administration, World Council of Churches, and Women’s March.

Ms. Eagle Heart is the former CEO for Native Americans in Philanthropy (2015-2019) which focuses on increasing investment in Indian Country through education, engagement and empowerment. Her projects included: transitioning the Generation Indigenous initiative from the Obama Administration to the philanthropic sector in 2016; co-creating Indigenous Women Rise which inspired 1000 indigenous women to march in Women’s March on Washington, DC in 2017; co-created the StandNVote PSA with Mark Ruffalo, and created the Truth and Healing Campaign utilizing The Blanket Exercise. She also worked with Baobab Studios and Get Lifted to develop a virtual reality project titled “Crow: The Legend” in which she shared her voice for Luna, along with John Legend, Oprah, Liza Koshy, Constance Wu, Tye Sheridan and Diego Luna with narrator Randy Edmonds (Caddo/Kiowa). Ms. Eagle Heart also won an Emmy as a producer “Crow: The Legend” at 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Interactive Media.

Ms. Eagle Heart is also a former member of the staff of the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church headquartered in New York City (2009-2015) where she served faith-based communities internationally as a Program Officer for Indigenous Ministries and Team Leader for Diversity, Social Justice, and Environmental Ministries. She focused on supporting asset based community development, healing and cross sectional public policy initiatives with tribal leaders for over a decade, including sparking the world-wide movement to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery in 2015.

Ms. Eagle Heart began her career working for almost five years at Viejas Casino and Outlets in Marketing and Advertising (2001-2005). She focused on events, promotions and communications. Ms. Eagle Heart’s experience working at grassroots nonprofits, corporate tribal organizations, and large international non-governmental organizations has allowed her the unique vantage point to amplify impact. In this current post genocide era in which history with Indigenous Peoples has been omitted from most school systems, she shares cultural knowledge to help organizations understand and navigate the essential need for advocacy, cross-cultural communication, collaboration, education, healing, mutual respect, and partnership for Indigenous Peoples.

Ms. Eagle Heart is a 2019 winner of the American Express Next Generation Leadership Award, as well as a winner of the 2017 National Center for the American Indian Enterprise and Development 40 under 40 Award. Ms. Eagle Heart holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and American Indian Studies from Black Hills State University, as well as a Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in global management from the University of Phoenix. Ms. Eagle Heart is currently serving on the board of directors for the PRISM Reports and The Women’s March. She is also a co-founder of the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.

Widely respected as an innovator in unlocking high performance in teams and individuals, Dr. Wendy Borlabi possesses expert-level understanding of the mental aspects of peak performance and works alongside the world’s top athletes to help them reframe their mindsets to reach their full potential. She is the sport psychology consultant for the Chicago Bulls where her mindset-centered philosophy to mastering your field is embedded in the team’s success and prevalent at all levels of the organization and its culture.

Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, Dr. Borlabi leads a compelling exploration of the parallels of high performance in sports and business and shares adaptable strategies organizations and individuals can implement to execute at a championship level. She breaks down what separates elite performers from super elite performers, empowers audiences to move away from a psyche in which mood is a deciding factor in achievement, and shares mindset-shifting tools and behaviors anyone can apply to address anxiety and mental barriers, make progress toward their goals, and create an environment suited to optimal productivity and innovation on the path to success.

A leading sports psychologists and performance coach plying her trade to maximum impact with the Chicago Bulls, Dr. Borlabi is also an independent consultant with the NBA and is the founder of performance psychology firm Borlabi Consulting, through which she advises organizations in any industry on teamwork, elevating mental toughness, and inspiring unwavering confidence in their teams. Previously, she served as senior sports psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), preparing the country’s top athletes for dominant performances at two Winter Olympics and one Summer Olympics. Prior to her work with the USOC, Dr. Borlabi was a senior athletic consultant at James Madison University (JMU) and spearheaded the development of the sports psychology department as a division of JMU’s athletic department.

Dr. Borlabi regularly shares her insights on mindset and high performance in leading media outlets, including ESPN, CBS Sports, CNN, and Chicago Sun-Times. In addition to serving on Under Armour’s Human Performance Council and as an advisory board member for Class Acceleration Corp, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in sports psychology and sports management at the University of Arizona Global Campus’ Forbes Business School. Dr. Borlabi earned her B.S. in psychology from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, followed by an M.S. in kinesiology from Georgia Southern University, and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Argosy University.

Amina AITai (pronounced AH-MIN-UH) is a business and career coach, proud immigrant and chronic illness advocate. A leading coach to notable female leaders and impact-driven celebrities-Amina’s mastery is in connecting us to our brilliance and teaching us to live and lead from it each day. As a woman of color of Iraqi descent, she often works with underrepresented communities to help them realize possibilities in a way that honors their particular lived experiences. She’s a Success Magazine 125 Leaders Finalist, A Forbes Contributor, an Entrepreneur Magazine expert-in-residence and has been featured In The New York Times, goop, NBC, Entrepreneur and more. She is working on her first book The Ambition Trap in collaboration with Penguin and The Open Field and is the host of the Amina Change Your Life Podcast. For her  corporate work, Amina has partnered with progressive companies such as Deloitte, Roku, Snapchat, Google, Y&R, Outdoor Voices, NYU and HUGE.

Vanessa Woods is an award winning writer and researcher. Her first book with her husband, Dr. Brian Hare, became a New York Times bestseller, while their second book, Survival of the Friendliest, was an international bestseller and won the Smart Book of the Year 2022. Her books have been translated into 12 languages and have been recognized by the Royal Society.

Vanessa’s work has been featured nationally and internationally, including the New York Times, Time Magazine, Washington Post, the Atlantic and National Geographic. In 2022, the Duke community voted Woods a Duke Icon, an award recognizing “kindness, passion, talent, or intellect”.

Margot Slattery is the Global Group Head of Social Sustainability at ISS World Services, headquartered in Denmark. She leads the company’s efforts to become a global leader in social sustainability, implementing and aligning social initiatives that fall under the ESG agenda and beyond, applying social impact to employees and a wider society.

She also promotes diversity and inclusion across cultures, ethnicities, abilities, gender, sexual orientation/LGBTQ+, and generations. Margot is dedicated to promoting social and climate justice, both within ISS and through her roles on various boards and NGOs. She is proud to represent ISS World Services in ‘The Valuable 500’ movement, advocating for disability inclusion on board agendas.

Margot is a strategic business leader and trusted board member who has successfully transformed cultures and built an iconic brand with an enduring reputation, resulting in accelerating new business creation. With expertise that spans executive leadership, human capital, global corporate responsibility, wellness, and diversity equity and inclusion, Margot brings a unique perspective on the critical alignment of business culture and the triple bottom line to drive exceptional performance.

Margot is recognized as a pioneer in the DEI field and is a sought-after expert by leaders around the world. Her global experience, cultural dexterity, extensive network, and ability to influence leaders result in a reputation for judgment, integrity, and accountability.

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Margot began her career as a chef before transitioning into management, eventually becoming CEO in 2012 and Country President in 2015 of Sodexo Ireland. Her experience in evolving workplace standards led her to the role of Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer with Sodexo Group, where she co-founded and signed Ireland’s first Diversity Charter.

Margot joined ISS World Services in May 2021. She served as the Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging until 2024, when she transitioned into the role of Global Head of Social Sustainability, expanding her scope of responsibilities and influence.

Margot lives with her wife Sarah in Dublin and Leitrim, Ireland. In her leisure time, she enjoys dining out, meeting friends, watching rugby, learning golf, walking, reading, and engaging with her local community.

Alicin Reidy Williamson is a global diversity and strategy executive with over 25 years of experience advancing equitable workplaces across entertainment, sports, fashion, politics, and philanthropy. She currently serves as Chief Diversity and Culture Officer at Yahoo and President of MAKERS.

In this role, Alicin leads global diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, and culture for the company. She also oversees MAKERS and Built By Girls, two brands at Yahoo focused on gender equity in the workplace and access to STEM careers.

Alicin has been recognized with a commendation from the City of New York for women’s leadership, induction to the YWCA Academy of Women Leaders, and a “Woman of Influence” award from Essence Magazine, and several recognitions from the cable and telecommunications industry.

She currently sits as a board member of The Dalton School, She Should Run, March on Washington Film Festival, and is an advisor to the Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges and chairs a joint collaboration of veteran service organizations, Hire Heroes, and Operation Homefront.

Samantha “Sammi” Powell (she/they) is an Associate on Seramount’s Advisory team. In her role, she supports the generation of insights and tools that help partners better support their employee resource groups and workforce talent. Additionally, they support the development and execution of Seramount’s ERG Impact Awards.

Sammi is driven by a long-standing passion for social justice, equity, and inclusion across different sectors. They have served as an organizer and panelist for youth advocacy & education, an inaugural D&I intern at a technology organization, and the first DEI fellow at a globally-focused nonprofit, where they developed inclusion-related programming for Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, and academia.

Sammi holds a BA in Sociology with a minor in Afro-American Studies from Howard University (H-U!). She is based in Washington, D.C., and is originally from New Jersey. Sammi enjoys listening to music, watching movies, and playing video games in their free time.

Jason Edwards is the founder of Providence Realty Investors and PRI Asset Management. Through Providence Realty Investors, Jason has been responsible for the development, asset management, and capital markets for several high-net-worth and family office real estate portfolios in the Southeast. Prior to founding PRI, Jason was responsible for the asset management of a $450MM portfolio of 11 market-rate value-add properties located across six states at Fairfield Residential. While at Boston Capital, he served as asset manager of a $400MM portfolio of 75 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties in 15 states. Jason currently serves as a founding board member of the Atlanta based, Grove Park Foundation where he currently serves on the Governance Committee and in the past served as Co-Chair of the Finance Committee, led the audit process for 3 years, and Chaired the Governance Committee, President of the Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Alumni Club of Atlanta, and is an active fundraiser and donor for Morehouse College, his alma mater. Also, he serves as Chairman and President of Juneteenth USA, a Houston-based nonprofit founded in 1979 by his late Father, State Representative Al Edwards Sr.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Morehouse College and a Master of Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Jason resides in Atlanta with his wife Denise, and daughters, Sidney and Sloane.

James Davis II is a dynamic strategist and people-centered leader with a career spanning corporate, nonprofit and educational sectors.  He has led initiatives in leadership development, community empowerment and inclusion.  For nearly five years, James has served as a Leadership Consultant at AAA, The Auto Club Group (ACG), where he also leads the African American Employee Resource Group.  In recent years, he has spearheaded impactful events including Juneteenth celebrations, Black History Month programming, Empower Hour sessions and more—to inspire and strengthen our communities further.

James earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Madonna University, an MBA from Lawrence Technological University, and is a GALLUP Certified Strengths Coach and DiSC Practitioner.  His work is grounded in empathy, guided by data, and fueled by a desire to create greater access and opportunity for all.