Mazzetti: MEP Healthcare Engineering, Planning & Design Consultants | Icebreaker

Mazzetti: MEP Healthcare Engineering, Planning & Design Consultants | Icebreaker

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I'm a strategic and people-centered leader passionate about building high-impact employee programs that drive growth, culture, and connection. With over a decade of experience in People Enablement, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, and Employee Engagement, I help organizations translate business goals into scalable, meaningful employee experiences. I specialize in designing onboarding journeys, learning strategies, recognition programs, and performance enablement initiatives that foster belonging, drive retention, and deliver measurable impact. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and an adoptive dad, I'm deeply committed to creating inclusive, empowering workplaces where everyone can thrive -- both professionally and personally. My background spans startups, professional services, and mission-driven organizations, where I've partnered closely with leadership teams to build cultures of continuous learning, strong performance, and genuine belonging.

Melinda Briana Epler

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Melinda partners with leaders to drive inclusive and sustainable change through strategy, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement. She is also a startup ecosystem builder and is passionate about solutions to climate change, sustainability, equity, and inclusion. As a TED speaker, author, and changemaker, Melinda has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Inc, Fast Company, Forbes, TED, NPR, Black Enterprise, Protocol, SHRM, strategy+business, New York Post, TechCrunch, The Information, CIO, Fortune, LA Times, USA Today, Good Morning Washington, and more. She speaks, advises, and writes about empathy, allyship, trust, inclusive leadership, climate communications, storytelling, and how to drive change. Pronouns: She/Her LGBTQIA+ Hidden/non-apparent disabilities Speaking inquiries: contact@empovia.co Literary agent: Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group mgottlieb@tridentmediagroup.com tridentmediagroup.com ----- Full bio: Melinda Briana Epler has over 20 years of experience elevating brands and developing mission-driven innovation strategies for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and global NGOs. As CEO of Empovia, Melinda works with her clients and partners to drive inclusive and sustainable change. Using her background in storytelling, behavioral science, and large-scale culture change, she is a strategic communications advisor and culture change partner for organizations around the world. She is also a startup ecosystem builder and co-founded Tech Inclusion, where she led partnerships with over 450 tech companies and community organizations and hosted over 50 solutions-focused events. Previously, Melinda was a marketing executive and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Melinda is a TED speaker, author of HOW TO BE AN ALLY (McGraw-Hill), and the host of the popular "Leading With Empathy & Allyship" podcast. She has spoken on hundreds of stages worldwide, including SXSW, Grace Hopper, Wisdom 2.0, the World Bank, the White House, the Clinton Foundation, Black Enterprise, Google, Indeed, Capital One, UC Berkeley, and McKinsey & Company. Website: https://MelindaBrianaEpler.com TED Talk: https://go.ted.com/melindaepler

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Director of Marketing at Fentress Architects

Alisa Grange Winston

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Hi! I use she/her/hers pronouns and my name is pronounced uh-LEE-sah. I'm a strategic human resource professional with a broad range of experiences including executive coaching, organization design, recruiting process development, talent acquisition, global mobility and employee relations in high-growth environments. Also an independent HR & organization development consultant with a passion for empowering startup and small organizations by setting up useful HR and people systems that will grow in step with their business. Keywords: Building Recruiting Processes | Scaling Recruiting Processes | Startups | Hyper-growth | Recruiting Leader | HR | Human Resource Management | Program Management | Human System Redesign | Global Mobility | Immigration | Employee Relations |HR Transformation | HR Strategy | HR Analytics | Change Management | Organization Development | Diversity & Inclusion Strategy | GPHR | Remote Work

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Director, Data Center Engineering