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The Impact of Corporate Culture on Sales and Growth

We're assembling a virtual advisory panel to discuss leadership tactics & strategies to transform corporate culture. We will discuss a range of current & emerging trends, such as how to develop a culture that entices the best talent, differences between mid vs. large organizations, effective strategies & tactics for driving transformation, and beyond.

A professional facilitator will be leading an open and honest discussion. You will have the unique opportunity to learn collaboratively with 20 equal-caliber peers, gain recognition for advancing the industry, and demonstrate your thought-leadership -- in addition to earning merit-based compensation.

Activities include:
1. Explore a variety of themes
2. Map the competitive landscape (i.e. emerging trends, disruptive tech, etc.)
3. React to the latest media/reports in this space
4. One-to-one engagement with other panelists

Participation is 100% online and at your convenience. By applying here, you are agreeing to participate once per week or as inspired.

peopleExpert participation

- CEOs
- CFOs
- COOs
- CHROs
- Chief Culture Officers
- VP-level leaders
- Corporate Development execs
- Managing Directors
- CIOs/CISOs
- Board Members / Audit Board Committee Members
- Business Strategists & Influencers

Applicants
Patrick Henz
Head of GRC US, Regional Compliance Officer Americas, Futurist, Storyteller, AI.
As Head of Governance&Compliance, I am responsible to discuss ethics including its impact on the company, with Top and Middle Management.
David Sonder
CIO at Gymboree
As CIO for Gymboree and past leader at Walmart, Safeway, Ross and Gap Inc I am actively involved in our corporate culture, mission vision value and goals and influence on our customer and sales journey.
Gaurav Valani
Vice President, HR and Talent Acquisition - t0.com, Inc. [tZERO] | Forbes HR and Coaches Council | Keynote Speaker
I've been a HR and Talent Executive for the past 7 years. This experience includes co-founding, and selling a staffing agency which we grew to $72M in revenue prior to exit and I'm currently an HR Executive for Overstock.com [NASDAQ: OSTK] and its subsidiary companies, Medici Ventures and tZERO. I also co-founded a Career Coaching agency called, CareerSprout. Lastly I've provided HR consultation to numerous fortune 500 companies including, Disney, Boeing, Kaiser Permanente, Coca-Cola, etc.,
Gary Sumihi
Strategy Advisor
I was COO of a multi billion dollar global company and President of the largest operation of a NYSE company. HR, Sales and Marketing were all direct reports to me. The culture of Companies, the evolution of culture through leadership change, and the conveyance of messaging on an international level though multiple cultures both internally and externally are subjects very important to me.
Kevin Holfel
President and CEO
I can offer a unique perspective as I have been an executive for both publicly traded corporations as well as much smaller privately held companies. I was an executive in a start up company which grew from $24million annually to over $250million. It is amazing how resourceful a person can be when they have little capital and no reputation or culture to lean on. I have found that sometimes there is very little difference in the culture and sales process of a major corporation and a smaller entities due to lack of clearly defined processes within the organizations. And then again, sometimes it is harder to sell a major corporation because of preconceived ideas and the resistance to change found in many large corporations or the rigidity of their sale processes (which may be completely ineffective in the target market). My experience is both domestic and International which brings in a whole different corporate cultural aspect. I love the challenge of working with different companies of all shapes and sizes as they work through the corporate culture and sales journey.
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“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

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The Impact of Corporate Culture on Sales and Growth