Olalah Njenga

Award-winning CEO

B2B Marketing Strategist: Forbes Braintrust® Member. Having worked for industry giants like Cisco, McDonald’s Corporation, ServiceMaster and Arkema has helped to shape Olalah’s business acumen. Olalah now works with CEOs and Business Owners in their struggles with strategy to assist in aligning marketing with sales.

Will Barfield

Sales Executive

President & CEO at Barfield Revenue Consulting (BRC), a company he cofounded in 2017 with his wife, Amy Barfield. Will has been in sales his entire professional career. From his early-90’s days as a part-time telemarketer, to six years in sports sales with the Carolina Mudcats and 12+ years in sales leadership and sales recruiting with Frankel Staffing Partners.

Jeff Davidson

“The Work-Life Balance Expert®”

Thought Leader, Motivational Keynote Speaker, Award-winning Author. Jeff Davidson, a.k.a “The Work-Life Balance Expert®” is the premier thought leader on work-life balance. He’s written 65 mainstream books including “Breathing Space,” “Dial it Down, Live it Up,” and “Simpler Living” focusing on time management, productivity, career effectiveness, and innovation.

Pat Teague

Owner, Engineer and Spiritual Catalyst

Director of Sports Missions Outreach for Crossroads Fellowship Pat Teague is a spiritual catalyst to motivate others to run the race that Jesus Christ has set before them in such a way that they may win. Impacting the local Sports Community to prepare our future leaders to be a game changer on and off the field.

David Mantica

Software Executive

Innovative, client-focused educational software and e-learning executive with 20+ years of successful experience. Hardworking, knowledgeable, passionate, and dedicated leader with strong organizational, planning, and communication skills. Known as an extremely effective leader by example with multiple benchmarks, milestones, and wins on behalf of the companies led over the past 12 years.

Barbara Hemphill

Author & CEO

Founder, & CEO, Productive Environment Institute- Speaker, Consultant & Author Barbara empowers business leaders to increase their profit, productivity, and peace of mind by creating a productive environment. Through speaking and consulting, Barbara provides powerful strategies that help eliminate physical, digital, and emotional clutter. Barbara loves to share her knowledge and experience with diverse audiences to offer hope and specific techniques they can implement immediately.

Evan Sanchez

Program Success Manager at Netsertive | Digital Strategist | PPC Strategist | Triangle AMA VP.

Evan Sanchez is a metric-driven, passionate marketer with over a decade of experience. Evan started his advertising career working at advertising agencies in New York City where he worked with Fortune 500 clients such as: Bank Of America, Barnes & Noble, J.P. Morgan Chase, Jefferies Investment Bank, National Education Association, Salix Pharmaceuticals, SunTrust Bank, Verizon and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Tom Ardnt

Accredited Business Intermediary

Tom is a C-Level executive and entrepreneur whose business experience ranges from leading successful multi-million dollar acquisitions to purchasing a mid-market business to increasing sales and improving profitability of public and privately-held businesses. Tom is skilled at increasing revenue through both organic growth and acquisition, and improving profitability through operations process improvement and lean manufacturing implementation.

Gary Tomlinson

Speaker, Strategy and Execution Expert & Business Consultant
President at Tomlinson & Associates

Gary is a professional speaker and business consultant. As a speaker, his topics include leadership, communication and execution management. As a consultant, Gary works with senior executives to help them establish execution management as an organizational competency.

Wendy Coulter

CEO at Hummingbird Creative Group

Founded in 1995, Hummingbird Creative Group helps build business value through better branding. With over 25 years of sales and marketing experience and over 20 years of design and branding experience, Wendy's passion is to help clients more effectively communicate the positioning of their business, differentiate their brand and grow revenue.

David Snyder

Neuromarketing Analytics Expert, Author, Inventor, Composer

David Snyder is an international thought leader in Leadership, Performance Management, Customer Service, Sales and Business Psychology. As an expert in neuromarketing analytics, David and his colleagues use proprietary software to analyze the emotional content of conversations companies have with their customers, in order to improve those conversations.

Erika Rosenthal

Healthcare Executive
VP, Strategy & Healthcare

Partnerships for Back Pain Centers of America, Erika Rosenthal works with Venture Capital and PE Groups as a retained start-up or high growth executive to quickly scale new ventures, discover and engage target audiences, build structure, conduct new business development, and identify and train permanent executive team.

Justin O’Connor

Creator of the Under 20 Workout

Justin O’Connor is a world class athlete having played hockey for the Detroit Jr. Red Wings and one of a very few athletes in the world to letter in two NCAA Division 1 sports.

After burning out on 5-8 hour a week workouts and in the worst shape of his life, he dedicated himself to finding a sustainable workout that everyone could succeed at and sustain forever. 24 pounds lighter he had discovered the BATS Principle of moving your Body At Top Speed.

Graham Crispin

Founder of NNID Foundation
Proven leadership in Engineering Disciplines, Technology and Management in Defense, Education, Telecommunications, IT and Water.

His successes range from Strategic Planning to Implementation and Operations.
Graham holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Telecom/Electronics from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Adelaide focused on International Business and Technology.

Ashley Peterson

Career Journey Partner

Ashley Peterson is a Raleigh, NC–based career and talent strategist with 10+ years of experience helping individuals and organizations navigate growth, transition, and change with clarity, structure, and a human-centered approach. Her background spans recruiting, onboarding, employee engagement, internal communications, and strategic HR initiatives, and she is especially passionate about building the relationships, support, and experiences that help people move forward with confidence.
Known for combining strategic thinking with relational care, Ashley brings a mission-driven approach to work at the intersection of career development, client experience, and organizational effectiveness.

Ashley is also the founder of a dASH of human, a practice built to support nonprofits, mission-driven organizations, and small businesses through talent support, stakeholder engagement, and communications strategy.

Michael T. Kelly
Executive

Michael T. Kelly is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience driving business growth, organizational transformation, and commercial strategy across banking, manufacturing, and commercial and residential construction. He has built high-performing organizations, accelerated revenue growth, improved operational performance, and successfully led businesses through periods of change. Most recently, Michael led the turnaround of a regional division by rebuilding the sales organization, strengthening operational execution, and delivering significant year-over-year sales growth while maintaining high customer satisfaction.

His experience includes strategic planning, business development, financial stewardship, and stakeholder engagement. Michael brings a collaborative, results-oriented approach to governance, offering boards expertise in growth strategy, operational excellence, talent development, and long-term value creation. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA in International Business from Johnson & Wales University. He serves on the Finance Committee of the WakeMed Foundation and as Treasurer of the North Carolina Executive Round Table.

Alice Pryor
Strategic Advisor

Alice Pryor is a strategic advisor, connector, and trusted thought partner who is passionate about helping people and organizations succeed. Throughout a career that has spanned banking, technology, nonprofit leadership, and consulting, she has become known for listening deeply, asking thoughtful questions, and bringing together the right people to solve complex challenges.

As Founder of AP Strategy & Consulting, Alice partners with leaders navigating change, helping them align strategy, relationships, and execution to achieve meaningful outcomes. A natural networker, she believes opportunities are created through authentic relationships and intentional connections.
Alice serves on the CareerPro Board of Directors because she is committed to opening doors for others and helping professionals recognize possibilities they may not see for themselves