EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP PRESENCE

Sonji Jacobs, vice president of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Cox Communications, shares how the author vs editor concept helped her gain a better understanding of how to be a better leader.

Noah Toly, provost at Calvin University, says that the Executive Communication & Leadership Presence course gave him a framework and the tools to better understand the communication landscape and using communication for strategic purposes.

Jermail Shelton, chief development officer at just add honey, discusses how he has become a more confident leader through the concepts he learned, particularly, leading more from a coaching standpoint.

Senior Account Executive Ena Holmes discusses why she decided to enroll in Executive Communication & Leadership Presence, and how it refreshed her career skills.

Molly brings her expertise on change communication and intergenerational communication to bear in the negotiations and communications courses she teaches. Her grounding in business and language helps students speak the language of business confidently. Molly is known for her work in gender communication and consults regularly with Delta Air Lines. As Scholar-in-Residence at the Southeast’s fourth largest public accounting firm, she manages personnel development for its 1,000+ professionals. This expands her understanding of current challenges and opportunities facing today’s executives.

Allison Gilmore is a sought-after facilitator, trainer, and keynote speaker in the field of spontaneous and intuitive leadership. She utilizes a variety of business facilitation and improvisational techniques to impact individual, team, and organizational performance, working within diverse industries. Building upon her 20+ years of professional experience, Allison expertly weaves the tools of improvisation with business management skills to teach the principles of leadership, communication, emotional intelligence and collaboration through intuitive and spontaneous thinking.

Brandon Smith is a leading expert in leadership communication and curer of workplace dysfunction. Known as “The Workplace Therapist” and host of The Workplace Therapist podcast, Brandon is a sought-after executive coach, TEDx speaker, author and award-winning business school instructor. He is the president of The Worksmiths, LLC, an executive coaching and leadership development firm whose clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies. Since establishing his practice in 2005, Brandon has personally coached more than 1,000 leaders and executives across the globe.