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Victoria M. Grady is an assistant professor of Management/Organizational Behavior in the School of Business at George Mason University.

Victoria Grady

Managers who know the attachment styles of their team members can provide psychological shelter through the storm of change.

A Brain-Based Approach to Change Management

Getting stuck is a biological response to change that is rarely explored and rarely acknowledged in the workplace.

Are You Stuck? Understanding the Biology Behind Change

July 2016 - The Public Manager

What Now? Change and Attachment in the Federal Government

  Featured on the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek, Monica works with individuals and organizations who want to learn how to think differently to achieve uncommon results. A gamification speaker and designer, Monica was rated #1 among the “Gamification Gurus Power 100” by RISE in 2015 and 2016, and in 2016 was also recognized as a Top 3 Finalist in the “Gamification Guru of the Year Award” by the World Gamification Congress held in Barcelona, Spain.  Monica is the Founder and CEO of the Sententia Gamification Consortium and the author of the book Totally Awesome Training Activity Guide: Put Gamification to Work for You. Monica is hired for her skill as a gamification speaker and is considered at the top of her field in gamification design for corporate learning. She is a graduate of Seton Hill with a BA in psychology, and The University of Houston-Victoria where she earned a Masters Degree in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship, voted by Forbes Small Business as one of the top 5 programs for entrepreneurial education in the country.

Monica Cornetti

Garima Gupta is the founder and CEO of Artha Learning Inc., a full-service, award-winning learning design firm based in Toronto, Canada. With more than 20 years of experience in learning and development, training, digital marketing, content creation, education, and software engineering, Garima is a passionate learning designer and entrepreneur. She leads her team in creating learning solutions that are innovative, effective, engaging, and meaningful, with a particular focus on creatively employing artificial intelligence (AI) in L&D.

As a business consultant and educator, Garima has worked across diverse industries, earning recognition for her contributions to the field. Under her leadership, Artha Learning Inc. has received numerous international accolades, including multiple Brandon Hall Awards, TMG Network Choice Awards, and various honors from Hermes, IMA, Marcom, and the International E-Learning Association.

Garima is a regular speaker at major international conferences, including the ATD International Conference & EXPO, DevLearn, and Training, where she shares insights on AI integration in L&D, innovative instructional design, and the future of workplace and higher-ed learning. She holds an MEd in adult education, a BE in software engineering, and is a certified Training & Development Professional (CTDP®).

She contributes to the industry through her roles on advisory committees, including the University of Victoria’s Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education and ATD’s Program Advisory Committee. Garima has also taught a graduate diploma in e-learning design and development at Queen’s College, Mississauga. As a board member of the Institute for Performance and Learning Chapter, she supports the wider L&D community in Canada. Passionate about the transformative power of education, her company sponsors the full operational costs of ten primary schools in remote parts of India.

Garima’s unique blend of technical knowledge, educational expertise, and drive for positive change makes her a dynamic, insightful, and sought-after facilitator. Her approach combines cutting-edge technology with human-centered design, ensuring learning experiences that are both innovative and effective.

Garima Gupta, CTDP

Jann Iaco, CPLP, is an e-learning instructional designer, videographer, and facilitator for Crate and Barrel. She has more than 15 years of experience in learning and development and earned her CPLP (Certified Professional of Learning and Performance) in 2013. Jann has served on the board of the Chicagoland Chapter of ATD for the past five years. She has been a speaker at the Chicago eLearning and Technology Showcase for the past two years and is on the faculty of the Workplace Learning and Performance Institute (WLPI) where she facilitates a session on instructional design. Jann continues to work in the Chicago Off-Loop theatre scene as an actor, director, and teacher. She has taught acting at the Victory Gardens Training Center, is a graduate of the Professional Training program at Second City, and received her MFA in directing from the University of Minnesota.

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