Bryan is a passionate believer in anyone’s ability to innovate and build new  businesses. He has personally built 11 companies in 6 countries, with 8 of these making money. For the last 8 years, Bryan has been coaching startups and scale-ups and trying to help larger companies regain the spirit of startups.

Bryan has taught at the KU Leuven, The Solvay business school, EDHEC, ESCLA, and been a guest lecturer at the University of Chicago, INSEAD, Cornell, Berkeley, and many other schools. He has also led programs like Founder Institute Brussels and the European Innovation Academy.

Hi writing is based on 4 years of research with over 400 companies on what really drives innovation success.

Yuri is the CEO of HR, Talent & Systems Consulting, an award-winning HR consultancy. A CHRO and Head of Remote for clients, he is also a certified SHRM-SCP, as well as sought-after speaker and expert on Remote Work, Digital Transformation, L&D and Employee Experience (EX). Host of the “Commander-in-Chief Podcast,” Yuri is likewise a Newsweek Expert Forum and Forbes Coaches Council member and contributor to Fast Co., Forbes, Entrepreneur, Newsweek and a number of other top platforms. He has consulted, built L&D programs and and spoken at numerous Fortune 500 and Inc. 5000 companies, VC-backed startups and top universities, including Google, EY, Medtronic, Columbia and UPenn, likewise appearing on network TV and top podcasts, including NBC's "Tipping Point," Leadership and Loyalty Podcast, Entrepreneur on Fire and Wharton Business Radio. In addition, his executive leadership coaching practice has impacted thousands of top executives. He is the author of "What Millennials Really Want From Work and Life" (Business Expert Press, March 2019) and the forthcoming, "Be Your Own Commander-in-Chief," (Ideapress Publishing, 2021).

A few of our industry awards:

^ Top 122 CHRO in 2022 (PeopleHum)

^ Top 100 DEI Leader in 2021 (Mogul)

^ Global Excellence Award - Best Full-Service HR Firm in NY (2021 - Acquisitions International)

^ Top 100 Company With the Best DEI Initiatives in 2021 (Mogul)

^ Top 10 HR Outsourcing Agency in 2022 (#3 in New York - Design Rush)

^ Top 10 HR Consulting Firm in 2020 (HR Outlook Magazine)

^ Invited Member of: Fast Co Executive Board, Newsweek Expert Forum, Forbes Coaches Council

Publications

Fast Co: https://board.fastcompany.com/profile/Yuri-Kruman-CEO-HR-Talent-Systems-Consulting/2220782c-7585-4bef-8380-2b7f5f1a3479

Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/yuri-kruman

Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/people/yurikruman/?sh=34f7882d1673

Newsweek: https://forum.newsweek.com/profile/Yuri-Kruman-CEO-HR-Talent-Systems-Consulting/8fb9d687-4417-40cf-a88a-d8689fccad14

CEO World: https://ceoworld.biz/author/yuri-kruman/

Commander-in-Chief Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3aTto2bnGSR9g160z1rOdT?si=sER3sC1MS_mZx08EqOM9zQ

Commander-in-Chief Briefs (Newsletter): CommanderInChief.substack.com

Dennis van der Spoel is a trainer, facilitator, coach, entrepreneur, investor, author, and speaker. He has founded several businesses and has coached dozens of executives of large and medium sized enterprises. He is passionate about leadership in innovative environments where elevated levels of uncertainty make continuous change key to strategic success. He believes that healing leadership and an agile and inclusive mindset whilst balancing the interests of all stakeholders is the only path to sustainable competitive advantage.

As a multipotentialite, he uses idea synthesis, rapid learning, adaptability, and interpersonal skills to coach leaders and professionals who are willing to challenge the status quo, so they can make more impact.

He also helps teams, and organizations to thrive in times of extreme uncertainty. In other words; he helps organizations to unleash innovation. His expertise is in: Startups, scale-ups & exponential organizations; New product development; The transition to a lean-agile way of working; Lean-agile portfolio management; Facilitating strategic dialogues & large-scale interventions.

I help the next-era leader connect the dots in and beyond work.

Charles is your Go-to Personal Effectiveness and business Coach, Strategist, International Author, & TED Speaker.

His core skill-set lies in helping millennials and Generation Z’s in the new workplace connect to their core.

He is well known for his TV show focused on the upward and mobile next generation in business “The BTCShow” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLn_j2RJcNw) which help this demography learn life skills from their peers in business and promote diligence. Shown across major media platforms in Africa. He hosts a bi monthly workshop “the coconut worklab” that prepares the same demography for human skills in the evolving future of work for the next generation in the workplace.

With over ten years working with youth-based organization as mentor and coach, he leads the team at BTC Inc, a global next generation research, knowledge and media firm.

Charles is considered an authority on Insights on African next generation making impact in business in and out of the workplace.

His TED Talk “Think Like A change maker” (http://bit.ly/2XYrKrO) Shed more light on how next generation young people can literally break their own coconut.

A movement he commenced after his first published book “breaking the coconut” (Available on Amazon, Barnes &Nobles )

A book he co- authored with eleven change makers around Africa where they shared lessons learned as young change makers for the next game changers thriving in Africa.

He has also authored and co-authored books Like

The BIG 3.0:Life Nuggets you need to know before you are 30 co-authored with Solomon Ojeagbase

Redefining Talent: skillset needed to become better in the new workplace

Cycles: The simplest proven method to innovate faster while reducing risks. co-authored with 22 co-authors

Born in the cosmopolitan city of Lagos, Nigeria. Charles’ personal mission is to inspire and help ensure that the next generations viewpoint are not only clear, heard and pursued by them, but also respected and understood by society.

Email:charismaticcharles@gmail.com

Simon has extensive experience in strategy and innovation across different industries such as last mile logistics, banking, e-commerce, retail and wholesale. Combining a Msc. in physics with a legal education and a keen interest in technology he believes in the power of curiosity and lifelong learning.

He is convinced any successful transformation requires a holistic approach focusing on processes and people. To support companies in realizing their full potential for both, Simon co – launched Scubed. He has also founded his own advisory firm, VEC Advisory, to help companies find and create the more value, today and tomorrow. When not working or enjoying family time, he is learning and pondering about the next crazy idea that could change the world.

BIO Julio Carazo San José March 2022

BA and MSc in Telecom Engineering and MSc in Project Management from UPM, MBA from IE Business School, PMP-certified. He provides services as Team Mentor, Trainer, or Interim Manager, specializing in Innovation, Business Creation and Strategy Execution through projects. Award-winning entrepreneur and recognized innovator, Julio serves corporations in diverse countries and collaborates regularly with both the IE Business School's Department of Operations (teaching executives professionals) and its Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (mentoring teams). He started his professional career as an engineer at Hewlett Packard developing different roles. Michael Smurfit en Irlanda.

Regarding Project Management, his focus is on Organizational & Business Projects and Portfolio. As well as working for corporations mentoring executive teams, he teaches, at IE Business School Executive Education (masters, short courses, Legal Project Management, in-company, English, face-to-face/online/mixed). He has also collaborated with other Business Schools such as Michael Smurfit (Dublin, Ireland).

In the field of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Julio has been training and mentoring international teams at the Sprintz.work online program 2020, partnering with IE, EOI and MadrI+D, has supported more than 50 startup or intra-entrepreneurial teams. He has also had diverse corporations as direct customers. He has been a Spain Startup & Investor Summit Expert Committee member and MBA final dissertation jury member for business initiatives at IE Business School. Trained in Innovation Management in Boston, MA. Online mentor for Innovation International Teams. He has recently published the book “Cycles, the simplest proven method to innovate faster while reducing risks” (die Keure, 2021) together with a team of 23 innovation experts worldwide.

As an Internet Entrepreneur he created the Solired Foundation to provide NGOs, since 1999, with online advice in any professional field. As a result of a merger, it became Hazloposible Foundation where he is now on the board of trustees. Hazloposible also offers Corporate Social Responsibility services to corporations that in total represent more than half the Madrid Stock Exchange Index (IBEX35).

Julio has delivered professional services in various sectors (industrial, banking, insurance, logistics, pharmaceutical, airlines, telecom, consulting, engineering, etc.) to a big number of startups and established companies such as Hewlett Packard, Credit Suisse, Telefónica, Más Movil, Tecuni, Taylor Woodrow, Gefco, Swissrisk, EADS Airbus, Banco Santander, Equifax, DKV Seguros, Cegelec, Jiménez Maña, Air Nostrum, INTA, Deloitte, Vinci Energies Spain, Vinci Energies Portugal, Vinci Energies Corporation, Grupo Alter, Sandoz-Novartis, Acciona or IE Business School.

His most recent engagements as an International Speaker have been at ISPIM Innovation Conference, (Berlin 2020 - moved online) “Business Model Innovation Implementation workshop”, at PMI North America Global Conference: “Agile-research workshop. Approaches to enhance organizational agility” (Los Angeles 2018) and “Agile transformation as a strategic program for the entire Corporation. Workshop session” (Chicago 2017)

Associations and Volunteering: PMI Madrid Chapter President 2010/12 having achieved 120% chapter growth during tenure. PMI granted him one-year training in the US (1 year blended PMI Leadership Institute Master Class). Julio is a vocational volunteer. He has been involved with different social organizations in Spain and abroad for many years in a hand’s on, face-to-face capacity while also giving financial support.

Awards: “Academic Excellence Recognition” granted several times by IE Business School Executive Education since 2013; “Business Sponsorship Award” in 2001 by Winterthur-Actualidad Económica-AEDME; “HP Quality Award” in 1997 by Hewlett Packard (as multi-department Improvement Project Leader); Graduated with Honors as Telecom Engineer and Thesis First National Award 1991 C.O.I.T.