Transformation Time

Caroline Dowd-Higgins is a powerhouse speaker, author and executive coach. She authored the best-selling book and maintains the blog: This Is Not the Career I Ordered® (now in the 2nd edition) which showcases her savvy professional development advice and women who are thriving after a career transition or reinvention. Caroline writes for the Huffington Post, the British online magazine - The Rouse, Ellevate Women’s Network, and a column for The Chronicle newspaper in Indiana. Caroline is a sought-after media expert on career-related topics. An accomplished public speaker, Caroline is a member of the National Speaker’s Association and presents to audiences globally. Her podcast show - Your Working Life features international guest experts sharing wisdom about life and career and is available on iTunes. She hosts and produces an online series - Thrive! about career satisfaction and health & wellness for women, featured on her website and YouTube channel. www.carolinedowdhiggins.com 

For as long as she can remember, Sheila Kelly wanted to be a teacher. She fulfilled that dream by the time she was 20, grabbing her first teaching job at a large high school without so much as a job interview. What she didn’t realize was that she would wait decades for coaching to be invented to fulfill her real teaching role. For the past 15 years she has coached hundreds of individuals over thousands of hours. Her current work is focused on helping individuals with and speaking to groups about removing the self-limiting beliefs that are keeping them stuck in unhappiness, disengagement, and stress.  

 T.L. Myers is a freelance writer and educator, originally from the Central Florida area.  He received his BS in Education from The University of Tampa.  He currently resides in North Georgia with his wife and children.   T.L. has worked in both the public school system as well as in private education.  In addition, he has held prominent jobs in sales for two separate billion dollar companies.   He published his first book, The Neighborhood, part 1, in 2015.  The book focuses on a modern American neighborhood shortly after the collapse of the dollar.  Seeing so many apocalyptic movies over the years, T.L. wanted to take a more realistic approach to the potential times and trials that could arise due to the fall of the dollar.  Studying human beings in both his time as an educator and his career in sales, he wanted to write such a book that focused more on the psyche of the characters more than the actions.   He is currently writing part 2 of this trilogy, with the hopes of having it published in the spring of 2017.   

Bob Whipple is CEO of Leadergrow Inc., a company dedicated to improving leadership in organizations.  Known as "The Trust Ambassador", Bob is a professional speaker, and a member of National Speakers Association. He has been named by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 101 Leadership Speakers. Bob was named by Leadership Excellence Magazine one of the top 15 thought leaders on Leadership Development, and also has won the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for Trust Leadership by the Trust Across America: Trust Around the world Group. He has four published books on the topic of trust and over 500 published articles and videos on various leadership topics. He specializes in Trust in the online environment and how leaders can improve connectivity in e-mail and other forms of virtual communications.

Neil Ihde is a speaker, lecturer, consultant and founder of Life IQ where he motivates groups and individuals to work, play, relate and live intelligently.  He has worked with numerous managers, directors, corporate leaders, and teams to improve their personal and professional effectiveness.  Neil’s list of Fortune 500 companies he has worked with includes Wal-Mart, Merrill Lynch, PepsiCo, and AT&T among others. Neil has also consulted internationally with clients from a dozen countries.  He is the co-author of the book “When Would Now Be A Good Time?” and was recently a personality consultant to Woman’s World magazine.  His Life IQ YouTube channel recently surpassed a quarter of a million views. Neil is a Master Practitioner Consultant of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.Neil's academic background includes a B.A. in Psychology, a B.A. in Sociology and an M.A. in Counseling.Neil and his wife Deb have two children and live in Appleton, Wisconsin.