Gerard van Grinsven

Gerard van Grinsven a global visionary leader- a pioneer of new quality standards that has transformed two distinct industries: healthcare and luxury hospitality, forcing competitors to emulate or simply be left behind. Gérard van Grinsven is renowned for embracing challenges others deemed impossible with a reputation for elevating brands, nurturing customer loyalty, emotionally engaging stakeholders, and streamlining operations. Gérard van Grinsven is Founder of The van Grinsven Hospitality Group. He has served as a member of the global leadership team of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company where he opened 24 luxury hotels in Asia, the Middle East, South America and the United States. In addition, Gérard managed operations of four Ritz-Carlton hotels in the United States. He formerly was the President and CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), and CEO of the award-winning Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.

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Dr Chris MacKinnon

A graduate of McGill University, Dr. Chris MacKinnon is a practicing psychologist and writer. His work largely focuses on how people can respond constructively to major loss and life transitions. Presently director of a private clinic in Montreal, he previously worked in Palliative Care at the McGill University Health Center and was on the faculty of both McGill’s Department of Oncology and the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. In collaboration with Palliative Care McGill, he pioneered a unique counselling skills program for fellow-physicians that was recognized as a Leading Practice Innovation by the College of Family Physicians. He is presently a Psychosocial Specialist with the Canadian Virtual Hospice (CVH) and serves on the advisory board for the Montreal Institute for Palliative Care. His written work has appeared in professional journals, edited books, as well as numerous online resources through the CVH Learning Hub.

More Information: https://www.drchrismackinnon.com/

Michaela Alexis

Hailing from Ottawa, Michaela Alexis is currently one of North America’s most in-demand speakers on topics related to LinkedIn. Her journey started in March 2016 when an article she wrote about landing her dream job went viral on LinkedIn. Since then, she has replicated that success, with dozens of articles receiving millions of reads, featured on the likes of CNBC, The New York Times, Buzzfeed, Inc. and more. Over the past decade, Michaela has managed the online presence of more than 100 businesses worldwide, partnered on and starred in brand campaigns with Crowne Plaza hotels and K-Swiss, built her community to over 180,000 followers on LinkedIn, and co-wrote a book called Think Video: Smart Video Marketing and #Influencing. More recently, Michaela became an official LinkedIn Learning instructor with three courses on LinkedIn marketing and social media copywriting.

More Information: https://www.mickalexis.com/

Yasmin Nguyen

As a consultant, professional speaker, and business lifestyle coach, Yasmin empowers business leaders and impact organizations with self-care and gratitude practices that reduce burnout, elevate performance, cultivate well-being, and build resilience. He believes that when we intentionally create space in our lives for life-giving experiences like rest, growth, connection, and contribution, we refuel the fire of our impact. In his new approach he helps overworked givers create more joy, freedom and connection through his Retirement Day Practice™ and Organizational Gratitude Practice™ methods. He is also the author of The Game of Joy- The Secret To Creating Your Own Happiness (Even When Life Is Stressful) His stories begin with fleeing communist Vietnam as a child, being rescued at sea as his boat sank, growing up as an immigrant in America overachieving to fit in, leaving corporate world to pursue 2 decades of entrepreneurship, giving it all up in a deep depression and burnout to find purpose and joy, and teaching the lessons of joyful living he’s discovered.

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Paul Irving

Paul Irving is a corporate and nonprofit director and advisor to leaders in business, philanthropy, and academia. Irving is a senior advisor at the Milken Institute, a national advisor at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a national law and consulting firm, and a distinguished scholar-in-residence at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. He previously served as the Milken Institute’s president and founding chair of its Future of Aging work, an advanced leadership fellow at Harvard University, and chair and CEO of the Manatt firm. A Wall Street Journal expert panelist and contributor to the Harvard Business Review, PBS NextAvenue, and Forbes, Irving speaks and writes about health, finance and work; investment and innovation in the longevity economy; and the changing culture of aging in America and the world. Named an Influencer by PBS NextAvenue, Irving was recognized with the Affordable Living for the Aging Janet L. Witkin Humanitarian Award, the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Life Journey Inspiration Award, the Center for Workforce Inclusion Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Board of Governors Award.

More Information: https://milkeninstitute.org/

Robert Laura

Robert Laura is a pioneer in the psychology and social science of retirement and legacy planning. He is a five-time best-selling author, nationally syndicated columnist and recognized presenter at conferences across the country. His work has reached millions of retirement readers through seven books, twelve guides, and over 800 articles. In addition to his own writings, he frequently appears in major business media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNBC, MarketWatch, the New York Times, and more. As a former social worker turned money manager and author, he has found that retirement is among the most fascinating, yet least understood, phases of life. As a result, he has developed a powerful message to tackle the mental, social, physical, spiritual, and financial aspects of life after work.

More Information: https://robertlaura.com

Dr Tina Timm

Dr. Tina Timm is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University where she teaches graduate students specializing in clinical social work. She is a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and licensed as both a marriage and family therapist and a clinical social worker. Her research focuses on couples and families with an emphasis on issues related to sexuality. She completed post-graduate training at Masters & Johnson Institute in both sex therapy and sexual trauma. She has been doing clinical work for over 28 years in a wide range of settings and is a frequent presenter on topics related to the integration of sex therapy into clinical practice, affair recovery, trauma informed treatment, and attachment.

Kimberly Fenn, PhD

Dr. Kimberly Fenn is a Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, where she directs the Sleep and Learning Lab. Dr. Fenn studies the impact of sleep and sleep deprivation on memory, the effect of fitness on memory, and aspects of forensic memory, such as eyewitness memory and false confessions. She is a graduate of the University of Delaware (B.A.) and the University of Chicago M.A. and Ph.D.