Moderator

Erin Fischer | Owner and CEO of The Leadership and Training Studio

After graduating from Indiana University, Erin Fischer traveled to Timbuktu and back. Well, not quite Timbuktu, but close. She have spoken in 46 states, recruited in Hungary, volunteered in Hawaii, taught in Brazil and has been on stages with thousands of people in the audience all with the focus of developing people and building teams and communities – while growing her brand. 

Erin considers myself a leadership nerd - a woman on a mission to help teams and individuals excel at what they do. Her forum is the stage, but her focus is super-cognitive skills. Erin wants to support the growth of people by giving them time to think, reflect and gain new knowledge. She loves the idea of challenging people and being challenged herself and she LIVES for the ‘aha’ moment – both yours and hers. 

She is a voracious reader and study how people best work and perform.

Featured Speakers

Deseri Garcia | Vida Adventura

A passionate coach, facilitator and speaker with nearly 20 years in Corporate America, Deseri implements creative, experiential and personalized programs that challenge, motivate and transform clients. Her tireless pursuit of possibility gets results – tangible, solid, proof-of-purchase outcomes.

Whether it’s through a half-day workshop, one-on-one session, or an extended training designed to your business’ specific goals, Deseri will lead you and your team on an adventure of a lifetime. Uncovering individual potential – your truth – isn’t that what the journey is all about?

Alyssa Pfennig, C-IAYT | Embarque Wellness

Alyssa is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and an experienced association professional with over 10 years of association management for both national and international membership and trade associations. Having suffered from the adverse effects of burnout, she is a huge advocate for self-care and now dedicates her life to sharing yoga, meditation and self-care rituals as therapies to empower individuals to be healthy, stay sane and feel good again.

She is the founder and owner of Embarque Wellness in Indianapolis, a therapeutic yoga studio and holistic health center focused on healing from the inside out. Alyssa is the host of the Wild Wisdom Podcast and leads retreats across the globe, combining yoga, meditation and equine therapy to help women connect with nature to connect with themselves. Alyssa has been honored to share yoga as a therapy with veterans experiencing chronic pain and PTSD and has seen how transformative it can be for many people.

She is a dedicated member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).
When she’s not speaking, teaching or leading retreats, you can find Alyssa with her feet in the grass, hiking with her beloved dog, Ellie, or spending time with horses at a ranch.

Julie Kratz | Speaker/Trainer/Author

Julie Kratz is a highly-acclaimed leadership trainer who led teams and produced results in corporate America. After experiencing her own career “pivot point,” she developed a process for women leaders build winning plans. Promoting gender equality in the workplace, Julie is a frequent keynote speaker and executive coach. She holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is a Certified Master Coach, and is a certified unconscious bias trainer. Her books include Pivot Point: How to Build a Winning Career Game Plan and ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality.  Meet Julie at NextPivotPoint.com and watch her speaker reel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2XdGIK8TOY.