Workforce Development – Advice from Experts

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Workforce Development

Chicago Illinois

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Natalie Enders is a senior AI strategy and enterprise transformation advisor with more than 20 years of practitioner and executive-level experience leading large-scale modernization, organizational transformation, People & Change, workforce evolution, and GTM effectiveness across Fortune 100, Fortune 500, PE-backed, and high-growth companies. Her background spans headquarters leadership roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apollo Global Management, and Graham Holdings, guiding complex transformation initiatives across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APJ. She brings deep expertise in AI strategy, responsible AI governance, organizational restructuring and reorganization execution, operating model redesign, workforce modernization, ERP and Workday strategy, sales enablement, and enterprise-wide change. Natalie has supported organizations undergoing cultural transformation, market expansion, and global modernization while leading AI-driven adoption across workforces exceeding 120,000 employees. Core Areas of Expertise • AI strategy, AI governance, and agentic AI deployment • Enterprise transformation and large-scale reorg execution • Workforce modernization, people analytics, leadership and culture transformation • Operating model redesign and organizational effectiveness • GTM strategy, sales enablement, and revenue acceleration • ERP, Workday, HR technology, and digital modernization • Cloud, SaaS, enterprise technology, and infrastructure alignment • PE/VC diligence, market analysis, and value creation strategy Signature Capabilities & Impact • Led enterprise-wide transformation, restructuring, and workforce redesign efforts at global scale. • Delivered AI-driven modernization programs that strengthened decision-making, productivity, and CX. • Guided leaders through complex reorganization, cultural transformation, and cross-functional alignment. • Designed transformation frameworks adopted globally, accelerating execution and reducing time-to-value. • Enabled 30–40 percent workforce performance improvements and modernization across 120,000+ employees. • Contributed to early architecture of Mindvalley for Business, shaping a multi-region leadership ecosystem. • Synthesized market intelligence and competitive insights to inform product strategy and investment decisions. Advisory Topics for Expert Network Clients • AI and data strategy, governance, and enterprise AI adoption • Organizational restructuring, reorg execution, and transformation management • Workforce transformation, capability building, and leadership strategy • GTM modernization, revenue operations, and customer excellence • ERP, Workday, and digital operations transformation • Cloud strategy, SaaS evaluation, and enterprise technology integration • Cross-industry AI, analytics, and operational optimization insights • PE/VC diligence, commercial assessments, and value creation planning Industry Expertise Professional Services • Enterprise Technology • Financial Services (business/transformation) • Insurance (operational) • Retail and Omnichannel • Healthcare (non-clinical) • Education/EdTech • Manufacturing • Telecommunications • Logistics & Supply Chain • Media • Cross-Industry AI, Data, and Transformation Advisory Selected Work History • Founder & Principal Transformation Advisor — Empowered Transformation Partners LLC Advises global enterprises on AI-driven transformation across GTM, operations, workforce, and leadership domains. Supports C-suite leaders in modernizing operating models, enabling AI-driven decision intelligence, and executing large-scale change initiatives across people, process, and technology. • Senior Program Manager (Global Strategy Operations & Enterprise Transformation Advisory) — Amazon Web Services Led AI-driven enterprise transformation programs, cloud modernization initiatives, operating model redesign, and predictive analytics capabilities for global customers. Partnered with C-suite leaders to accelerate AI adoption, GTM modernization, and customer excellence. • National Director of Accounts — Graham Holdings (Enterprise Transformation & OD Consulting) Directed enterprise-wide modernization, GTM acceleration, organizational redesign, and workforce transformation across multiple industries. Partnered with executives to strengthen cross-functional alignment, demand generation, and transformation performance. • National Advisor (Principal Transformation Consultant) — Apollo Global Management Delivered transformation advisory, digital enablement, operational redesign, and workforce modernization for global organizations, including Fortune 500 and PE-backed portfolio companies. • Director of Business Development & Strategy Consultant — Proforma Supported large-scale organizational design, franchise expansion, operational modernization, and customer success transformation initiatives. • Director of Business Development & Strategy Consultant — EFocus Solutions Led marketing transformation, GTM strategy, digital modernization, and revenue performance improvement initiatives for high-growth clients.

Dr. Roslynn Hyneman

Los Angeles California

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Workforce education consultant aiding educational entities in fostering program strategies and techniques that address the deficiency of qualified laborers while introducing frameworks that promote relationship building and progressive communication with key partners, including local associations and state workforce resources. Services encompass workforce development and management, organizational climate surveys, marketing, recruitment, retention advising, data-driven decision-making methods, self-assessments, and DEI wellness and awareness workshops.

David Patterson

New York, NY

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Product, strategy, and operations leader with expertise in education, educational technology, emerging products and services. Creator of products that foster success for millions of learners in badge, placement, credential, degree, and post-graduate offerings. Builder of a $40M teacher education business, a $90M general education business, a $100M workplace and essential skills business. Generator of consistent growth, catalyst of transformation, sales director and market strategist for a global P&L, trainer across a 1200-FTE organization, and implementer of enduring processes that ensure scale and transparency.

Andrew T Main

Philadelphia

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Talent Acquisition Manager - The Malvern School 2021-Present Business Services Recruiter - EDSI 2019-2021 Product Advisor - Nespresso 2016-2019 English Instructor / Recruiter - Freelance 2010-2016

Stephanie H. Nelson, MBA, CHHR, CPC

Chicago, IL

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Stephanie H. Nelson, MBA, CHHR, CPC - is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Blue Fire, LLC. Stephanie has more than 18 years of human resources experience in healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and non-profit fields. Stephanie’s professional career has allowed her to become a seasoned practitioner and strategist in workforce topics, labor issues, talent and performance management, executive coaching, reduction-in-force, training, and various organizational initiatives. She has provided expert advice and insight to executive leaders with respect to organizational matters, workforce and labor issues, legislative issues, and wide-ranging human resource topics. Stephanie is certified in health care human resources (CHHR). Stephanie is also a certified professional coach (CPC).

EJ Steele

Greater Los Angeles Area

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

EJ Steele is a multitalented adviser to corporate and nonprofit organizations providing expertise in the areas of employee relations, general management, policy and marketing. His professional background includes extensive nonprofit management, program start-up and expansion, outcomes evaluation and business development. His goal is to help drive businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals forward by providing insight and guidance through speaking engagements, consulting and coaching endeavors – with intelligence that enables personal and corporate brands to better engage their existing or intended audiences.

Brandon Sowers

Orange County, California Area

$60.0/min N/A 1 $1/min

Founding Partner & CEO @ BABBLRCHAT. also: entrepreneur, marketer, addicted to building social platforms former corporate slave.

Joan Oliver

Glenmont, New York

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Principal, Joan Oliver Development Services, est. 2004 ($20 million in public/private funds procured) for education, the arts, social services, environment; workforce development a specialty.

Denise Lewis

Alexandria, VA

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Founder of D. A. Lewis Consulting with 20 years of federal experience specializes in strategic planning, workforce assessments, demographic and data trends analysis, focus groups facilitation, affirmative employment, recruitment and retention strategies, business coaching, process improvement.

Dale Lockwood

Orlando, FL

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Extensive history of building, managing and mentoring sales, client services, manufacturing and operations teams in both entrepreneurial and large Fortune 100 corporate environments.   Compelling and passionate public speaker delivering hundreds of presentations and speaking engagements, and educating others by way of thousands of classes and seminars.

diane mulcahy

Boston, MA

$400.0/min N/A 0 $6.67/min

Diane Mulcahy (dianemulcahy.com) is the author of the best-selling book The Gig Economy Diane has been named one of the Most Influential People in the World of Work, and the MBA class she teaches on the Gig Economy was named one of the Top Ten Most Innovative Business School Classes in the country. Diane is also a Private Equity and Venture Capital investor. She manages the PE/VC portfolio for a large foundation, and was previously a VC investor in early-stage tech companies. Diane's work has been featured on CNN, CNBC, NPR and PBS, as well as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Maryam Abdul-Kareem

Baltimore, MD

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I work with people to deepen their personal commitment to antiracism. I also work with organizations in understanding and creating equitable and inclusive workplace cultures and practices. I'm an antiracist educator/racial equity advisor. I’m a facilitator and Co-creator of a 6 Week Course called "Antiracism in Action" . Check out my LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryamabdulkareem/

Hector Mujica

Miami, FL

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Tech Philanthropy. Social Impact + Innovation. Latino Inclusion and Equity. Venture. Workforce. Community Building. Trained at Google, Dept of State, Berkeley, Stanford and FIU.

Adam Luo

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Serial entrepreneur - connector of ideas, talent, capital and cultures - immigration, diversity & integration experiences - Business plan expert - Workforce development - Business Development

Reena Gupta

$400.0/min N/A 0 $6.67/min

Reena Gupta, a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, interestingly dove into entrepreneurship when most women take a career break, after her first child was born. She began with a staffing company, Avankia, then moved on to TargetRecruit, the most innovative talent management platform. She is passionate about championing gender diversity and founded Mom Relaunch with the aim of helping women gain financial independence.