Meet the Speakers!

Dick Pryor

KGOU Radio
Master of Ceremonies

Dick Pryor is general manager at KGOU Radio, which serves over one million Oklahomans....

Marion Paden

Leadership Oklahoma
Master of Ceremonies

As President and CEO of Leadership Oklahoma, Marion Paden is responsible for the adult program, fundraising, community relations and board management....

Amy Post-McCorkle

Adjunct Professor
Speech Coach

Amy Post-McCorkle is an Adjunct Professor at Oklahoma City Community College, Mid-America Christian University, Redlands Community College, and Platt College ...

John Higginbotham

CEO Bank of Oklahoma
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John is the Oklahoma City CEO for Bank of Oklahoma, serving in this role for the past 4 years. ....

Brooke Hamilton

Whitten Burrage Law

Brooke Hamilton is an attorney at Whitten Burrage Law Firm in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is....

Seth Fairchild

The Choctaw Nation

Seth’s life and work are dedicated to three pillars– Faith, Family and the Choctaw people....

Stacy Eads

Stacy Eads Consulting

Stacy Eads is one of Oklahoma’s 50 Women Making a Difference. As a Most Admired CEO in her home state....

Whitley O'Connor

The Curbside Chronicle

Whitley is a 2014 graduate of Vanderbilt University, with a B.A./B.S. in Human and Organizational Development and Sociology. In 2013....

Claudia San Pedro

SONIC®

Claudia San Pedro serves as president of SONIC®, America’s Drive-In®, part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants. Inspire is a multi-brand ...

Jeff Greene

MedEncentive LLC

Jeff Greene is an entrepreneur, award-winning innovator, population health and practice management expert, human factors engineer, and former....

Robin Roberson

Goose & Gander

Robin Roberson is the President and co-founder of Goose & Gander.co, a boutique consulting firm focused on enabling rapid growth and adoption of emerging....

Matthew Herdman

OKC Civic Music Hall

Matthew Herdman, a native from Harrah, Oklahoma, holds an Associates in Theatre from Rose State College and a Bachelors of Music in Musical....

Mick Cornett

Jones PR Executive Counsel

Mick Cornett is an international speaker on urban planning and economic development whose TED Talk has been viewed by 1.7 million people worldwide. ...

Erika Lucas

Stichcrew

Erika is Co-Founder of StitchCrew, a firm aiming to democratize access to resources and social capital to increase entrepreneurial ...

Shane Jemison

The Chicksaw Nation

Shane Jemison was born and raised in Wapanucka Oklahoma located in Johnston County in rural Southeast Oklahoma. In his years of....

Adam Hull

Artisan Botanical

Adam Hull was born and raised in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He attended Midwest City High School and was part of many clubs and organizations in ...

Christian Pearson

Founder/CEO of OkSessions

Christian Pearson is a OKC-born musician, entrepreneur, and creative. He believes music is humanity’s most powerful and unifying language....

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