Ahmed is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned business consultant who understands what it takes to build an enterprise from scratch. He likewise learned to interact with many different types of people, skills he would later refine as a volunteer business coach and workshop presenter for SCORE. He is also a mentor for the Newchip accelerator. These best practices have been captured in his recent book entitled Demystifying Project Management: Project Management in Plain English for Startups.

His overall life mission is to inspire and help people reach their full potential, in whatever capacity. Ahmed is based in Austin, TX.

TyAnn Osborn has spent her career enabling business leaders, managers, and employees to improve their performance and effectiveness through innovative professional development and strategic talent solutions. Prior to launching her coaching practice, Ty was the Global Director of Human Resources for the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, an organization with a $2B+ endowment dedicated to improving the lives of children in urban poverty. She has also held executive and global leadership positions for Dell, PepsiCo Food Services, and CSC Consulting.

Today she works with a variety of organizations to provide training, speaking and coaching in the areas of Strengths-based performance, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. She is also a sought-after thought leader for best practices in talent management. Her clients include companies such as Dow, Dell, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PayPal, EA Sports, Abbvie, Cardinal Health, Bank of America, Indeed, Synchrony, EY, Texas Department of Insurance, and the University of Texas.

Ty is a Gallup-certified Strengths® trainer, speaker and coach using the CliftonStrengths® assessment and is also certified in the Working Simply methodology and Productivity Styles™ assessment. She has directly impacted thousands of people across the globe in using a Strengths-based approach to help enable effectiveness, increase productivity, and win at life. All of her training workshops and coaching programs are available in-person or virtually.

Ty has a BBA in Economics and Management from Baylor University and an MBA from St. Edward’s University. Ty lives in the beautiful Texas Hill Country with her family who were all profiled living their best lives in the documentary Pursuing Happiness. She is active in the Austin non-profit community as a supporter of Communities in Schools of Central Texas, Bluebonnet Equine Rescue, and Dripping Springs Patriots Hall.

Mike Robertson’s favorite sense isn’t sight or hearing…it’s wonder. He’s devoted his life to finding less-traveled roads, boxes to think outside of, and inspiration in the most unlikely places, Author of four books, musician, storyteller, husband and father, Mike speaks to help others find their own Technicolor lives. Motivating, inspiring, and entertaining, Mike will delight your audience.

A former ad agency CEO, broadcaster and professional service firm CMO, Eric Fletcher lifts the fog around marketing, sales and growth for individuals and firms.

For 35 years his creative work has won awards in advertising, marketing and broadcasting, and he has designed growth initiatives for local, regional and global professional service firms and corporate leaders.

Today he advises leaders and teams in the creation of a framework for aligned communication, marketing and growth strategies.

Eric is a TEDx speaker, a forbes.com contributor, an author, a blogger and a speaker on leadership, the dynamism of vision and growth through alignment. He is a member of the Editorial Board for Legal Sales and Service Organization, the Thomson Reuters CMO Advisory Board and the Advisory Board for the Masters in Marketing program at SNHU.

He and his family reside in Austin, Texas.