An accomplished marketing and communications leader, Kerri currently serves as Director of Marketing and Communications at The Texas Tribune, where she leads brand strategy and promotion for the organization’s journalism, products, and flagship events. With a career spanning leadership roles at nonprofits, media, tech, and education, she also empowers professionals as a freelance branding consultant.
Following a 25-year in public relations, Laura created a significant career change by forming a Pilates and fitness business, Mat Pilates ATX, as an extension of her coaching/consulting practice for executives in transition. As both a teacher and a coach, Laura support clients to navigate challenges related to their personal and professional goals and well-being.
LuAnn is a freelance writer and editor. She loves helping colleagues who are leaping into freelancing/entrepreneurship and building an agency of one, particularly those grappling with choosing a specialty (she worked many years in PR before focusing exclusively on writing and editing), juggling work and family, finding and maintaining clients, and reaching profitability.
Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Her proprietary Empowered Productivity™ System has been embraced by the likes of NASA, Dyson, and Google. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of six books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine.
Nicole is an experienced content strategy leader with demonstrated skills in user-centered information architecture, systems thinking, content engineering, process design and client service to make a lasting impact. She has worked in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, as well as being self-employed as a freelancer.
Paige helps nonprofits, schools, and other purpose-driven clients define their brands, refine their messaging, and develop strategic marketing and communication plans to achieve their goals. Paige’s strengths are curiosity, pragmatism, and ideation.