With more than 20 years of experience guiding organizations toward workplace inclusion, Teresa Hopke brings a wealth of knowledge and wisdom on the importance of establishing cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive. Her unique, trusted, and proven insights on employee wellbeing, women's leadership development, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion) make her an incredibly valuable resource as Talking Talent’s CEO and as a partner to her coaching clients. ​

​Teresa’s career has been focused on building up others in order to achieve the best results, both for the individual and the teams they work with. Her innovative ideas and determination to see real change are the reasons for her success over the last two decades.  She is a nationally recognized thought leader on the topic of inclusive leadership, and she has been featured in many top tier business publications and media outlets such as CNBC, the CBS Morning Show, NBC Nightly News, NPR, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, HR Magazine, Money Magazine, and others. ​

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As a mother of four, Teresa understands the needs of working parents and caregivers. She also continually advocates for people who are underserved, undervalued, and underestimated in the workplace.

Marcee Harris Schwartz is a Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) with over 20 years of experience driving organizational change in the areas of DEI and workplace flexibility. Her current role is the Gender Strategist where she is charged with developing, implementing and evaluating opportunities to support women’s advancement and success. Partnering with business leaders, her work includes establishing firmwide goals and key performance indicators, conducting root cause analysis to inform tactics and mitigating bias in talent processes.

Prior to KPMG, Marcee built and led the DEI and workplace flexibility strategies at BDO USA and was a director at Catalyst, the leading nonprofit accelerating progress for women in the workplace.  Marcee spends her volunteer time focused on voter engagement and reproductive justice.

Lydia Dishman is Fast Company’s senior editor for growth and engagement. She has also written for CBS Moneywatch, Fortune, The Guardian, Popular Science, and the New York Times, among others.