Joanna Cooper began playing the cello in fourth grade, started reading at the age of two, perhaps her journey was destined to be great, as she curiously embraced intelligence of different forms. Today, Joanna is Daimler Truck North America's General Manager in Mount Holly. She leads an amazing team of over 1,700 staff to produce Freightliner M2 and SD Plus medium-duty trucks.

As Daniel beautifully states, "When one is able to create space, whether virtual or in real life, they are, in fact, catalyzing creativity, which I believe leads to real solutions. That's what I want my life's work to be about.” Daniel P. Calderon, Brooklyn native, holds the roles of President of Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (EOT) sand owner of #WFHStudio.

Adeola Adejobi moves mountains and touches hearts with her vision and efforts to create long-lasting economic impact. Her mission is clear: to connect Black individuals with information that has the power to reshape the trajectory of their economic mobility and that of their families.

From the Great Resignation to mass layoffs, workers are struggling to find their fit in this ever-changing market.

To succeed, you must shift gears. Focusing not on your next job but your career instead, you’ll gain the skills, network and experience to reach your most audacious goals — no matter where you work.

When her parents suddenly passed away, 11-year-old Thusha saw how their devotion to others kept them alive — an unquenchable force, multiplied in the hearts they touched.

Leading the world’s two largest venture funds supporting women-led tech businesses — as Managing Partner of BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture and Women in Technology Funds — Michelle is levelling the playing field: laying the steady foundation for a more inclusive, creative and resilient future.

Heartened by her grandmother’s motto to “push on, regardless,” she crafted a vision that would anchor her life’s work: travelling the world, starting a family, and helping people. Now a published author, mother, equity champion, international corporate lawyer and founder of her own firm, Bree has realised her dreams — and then some.

Decarbonizing heavy industry with deep tech prodigy CleanInnoGen, investing in future-focused startups, and empowering everyone to join the charge with i4Green League, Victoria is helping reset, regroup and shore up the resources we need to face climate change.

Humble, visionary and relentlessly optimistic, here’s how she does it.

Leaving her beloved small town to explore the world. Pursuing an MBA despite being “bad at math.” Scaling health tech darling Fullscript’s less than 30-person team to over 1,000 employees. Choosing to grow her family at the height of her career.

How’d she do it? By not trying to “do it all,” and getting focused instead.

Sherrell Dorsey is the founder and CEO of The Plug—a digital news and insights platform covering the Black innovation economy.

Dimple Thomas wants you to embrace the opportunity in uncertainty. In this episode, Dimple shared why she’s never charted her career path, why you should take risks at work, and tech’s potential for transformational good.

To drive meaningful change, we need equitable representation among the leaders driving its evolution. That's why Solmaz Shahalizadeh, Shopify's former Head of Data Science and Engineering, became a Founding Partner of Backbone Angels. She joins us to share why great career paths aren't linear, what you need to know to impress investors, and the difference between sponsors and mentors (and why you should have both).

With her diverse team of experts, Co-founder and CEO of Archipel Research and Consulting Inc. Sabre Pictou Lee is harnessing them to help organizations change for the better. Today, Sabre shares why anti-colonial ways and concepts aren’t radical, how she built her business from the ground up, and the frameworks you can apply to make yours more inclusive.

Touching the most complex organ in the human body, concussion treatment continues to evolve as experts learn more about the workings of our brain—to mitigate the debilitating, long-term consequences of mistreatment. That’s why Dr. Ashleigh Kennedy co-founded health-tech startup Neurovine AI: combining deep tech, machine learning and the art of neuroscience to empower concussion patients and optimize their recovery process.

Stacey joined us to share the greatest lessons she’s learned as a serial entrepreneur: from overcoming failure and channeling your purpose, to finding the right people for guidance, and raising money during a pandemic (with the power of crowdfunding).

Sergio Ezama is Netflix’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). He joined the team in September 2021 and has started strong — doing his best to support all things talent and development at Netflix. Previously, Sergio spent 20 years at PepsiCo — where he explored opportunities to serve and do meaningful work.

Anthony Frasier (@anthonyfraiser) is the CEO and founder of ABF Creative (www.abfc.co) – a data-driven podcasting production company that leverages machine learning technology to reach very specific audiences. Anthony is also the author of Don’t Dumb Down Your Greatness, a young entrepreneur’s guide to thinking and being great. Anthony is a global speaker on topics related to technology, media and entrepreneurship.

Mutiat Bello is a real estate wealth strategist and soon-to-be private lender and developer. Mutiat’s goal is to close the real estate equity gap by helping people make strategic decisions that suit their goals without having to sacrifice their time and financial resources.

Trishala Pillai (@_TrishalaPillai) is an Indian-Canadian, born & raised in the Middle East, and she currently lives in the US. Over the past 5+ years, she has contributed to building some of North America's avant-garde, leading social technology start-ups/scale-ups with her skills in new product development, research, business strategy & development.

Murdock (@amurdock_ii) is a purpose-driven, action-oriented, servant-leader and proud product of Indianapolis, Indiana. He’s passionate about leveraging the power in his story and other Black stories to create opportunities for economic & community development. He's in the business of becoming the greatest "powerpreneur" Indianapolis has ever seen.