Authors

Demetra Moore

Leadership & Communication Coach

Demetra Moore is a dynamic leadership and communication coach who empowers leaders to communicate with confidence, lead with empathy, and create lasting impact. With over two decades of professional experience, including a distinguished career at LPL Financial, she brings a wealth of expertise in leadership development, emotional intelligence, and organizational growth. As the founder of Moore Out of Life, Demetra has coached leaders from top organizations such as Google, SpaceX, Genentech, and Medline. She holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and leads community events for the ICF Georgia chapter. In addition, she serves on the Professional Development Committee of the Atlanta Black Chambers, helping professionals enhance their skills and opportunities for advancement. Demetra is also the host of The Essence of Leadership podcast, where she amplifies authentic stories of leadership, transformation, and purpose.

Leadership

Ian Hawkins

Speaking and Storytelling Coach

Ian Hawkins is Speaking and Storytelling Coach at Netflix. Clients include Adidas, McLaren, comedians, politicians and athletes. He presents and speaks at events globally. Ian has written for Channel 4 and BBC comedy, been a professional stand up, and sold gags to a Prime Minister. He spent five years as an agent at JLA speaker bureau. Journalism has taken Ian from a helicopter over a volcano to dodging active shooters - stories which appeared on CBS, Reuters and BBC World, and shared in his live storytelling shows. Ian says: "Stories are the software that our brains run on. By changing the stories that constrain us, we open the possibility of changing the world."

Communication mastery

Jaimee Campanella

Time Strategist and Productivity Consultant

Jaimee Campanella is a time strategist and productivity consultant who mentors busy parents, professionals, and entrepreneurs to avoid burnout and take control of their schedules. She is the creator of the signature Time Power™ program, which teaches foundational mindset shifts rather than just traditional time management.

Intelligence training

Jennifer Layman

Marketing & Communications Consultant

Jennifer Layman is the president of Forward Thinking, a marketing and communication consultancy. She has worked with hundreds of clients in the for profit and nonprofit sectors for more than 20 years. As part of her consulting work, she has written strategic communications materials for C-Suite and others in leadership roles. The author of two entrepreneurial books – Forward Thinking for Your Business and Forward Thinking for Future Entrepreneurs – Jennifer is also a member of the National Speakers Association and speaks on communication strategy. A fun fact: Jennifer is a golf professional and credits her competitive sport experience as the best training to run her own business.

Communication mastery

John Lentini

Leadership Coach

John Lentini builds leaders the way engineers build bridges: with precision, with purpose, and with structures designed to hold weight when everything around them shifts. As President of BOLD Training Corp and an authorized Crestcom International partner serving the Northeast, John brings a rare combination of real-world crisis leadership and proven development frameworks to organizations ready to invest in their people. His TEDx Talk, "Three Dials to Lead You," has surpassed 230,000 views and introduced audiences worldwide to the first half his signature Six Dial framework, a model that defines the building blocks of character-driven leadership. John's credibility is forged in the field. He spent over 20 years as a global executive leading high-performance teams across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. He was at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He led a regional team through the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Tokyo. He built a new business from the abyss of COVID. These are not case studies he read about. They are defining moments that shaped how he thinks about leadership, resilience, and the responsibility that comes with influence. His upcoming book, Engineering Character: Six Dials to Build Better Leaders (Forefront Books, July 2027), distills decades of leadership experience into a framework any leader can apply, regardless of title, industry, or tenure. A black belt in taekwondo, an avid scuba diver, and a traveler who has visited over 60 countries across all seven continents, John carries the perspective of someone who has navigated wildly different cultures, contexts, and challenges. That perspective shows up in every room he enters. John holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a degree in Finance from Fairfield University. He has delivered commencement addresses and spoken to audiences ranging from emerging managers to HR and C-suite executives.

Leadership

Juliann Wiese

Master Certified Coach & Leadership Consultant

Juliann Wiese is a Master Certified Coach (MCC), executive coach, leadership consultant, and author of Life Lessons on Two Wheels. Over the past three decades, she has coached executives, developed leaders, and facilitated transformational learning experiences for organizations around the world. A faculty member and mentor coach at Lumia Coaching, Juliann combines neuroscience, coaching psychology, and real-world leadership experience to help people move beyond self-imposed limitations and perform at their best. Her keynotes and workshops challenge audiences to rethink change, resilience, and the stories they tell themselves. Juliann says: "The greatest obstacle to our potential is rarely the world around us—it's the narrative we've accepted about ourselves. Change the narrative, and you change what's possible.”

Leadership