Lean In Lunch

Speakers include:

Kelli Chickos is Director of Learning & Development at Valpak/Cox Target Media where she specializes in Talent Management and Leadership Development. Kelli earned her Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (CPLP) designation from the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) in 2006. She has been an active member of Toastmasters International for six years where she has competed in several speech competitions and held various officer positions. She recently earned her Coaching Certification from Coach Training Alliance and looks forward to a career as a Business and Life Coach specializing in helping women in leadership.

Kari Saddler works at Tampa General Hospital as a Senior Leadership Development Coach. Her primary task is to support the leadership team by creating a robust curriculum of courses for their personal and professional development. She presents at retreats for nursing, physicians, and leadership. As a professional coach, Kari has worked with a variety of clients including doctors, artists, and CEOs. Working with Kari, coaching clients identify opportunities for growth, create balance, become more effective, and manage their time.

Lori Taplow has more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience with banking giants such as JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup. She spent the previous two years managing the North American business of Talking Talent, a global coaching organization; innovative and sole provider of maternity transition coaching in the US. She provided maternity transition coaching to professional women and their managers in Fortune 500 companies and premier law firms and is now an Associate Director at Talking Talent. She co-leads a Lean In Circle with Hilary High. 

Hilary High owns Hilary High P.A., a Tampa-based firm through which she provides full-time mediation and alternative dispute resolution services throughout Florida.  She is certified by the Florida Supreme Court to mediate circuit-civil and appellate cases, and by the U.S. District Court (Florida Middle District) to mediate federal court cases. Hilary co-leads a Lean In Circle in Tampa with Lori Taplow.

Judge Susan Sexton is a former Hillsborough County Trial Judge. She has tried or presided over literally thousands of cases. Her last assignment in divorce court coupled with her personal divorce experience prompted her to write the guide: "5 Steps to Hiring the Right Divorce Lawyer." Judge Sexton created the award winning Elder Justice Center, which allows the elderly and the developmentally disabled to have full access to the court system. For her efforts, Judge Sexton,received the Distinguished Judicial Service Award from the Florida Supreme Court. She is a blogger on Psychology Today under the title, "Better Judgment."