innovation Experts

Marion Grobb Finkelstein

COMMUNICATION CATALYSTMarionSpeaks

Communicate to Connect (raise morale, confidence and productivity by changing how you communicate)

Julie Pirsch, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Teaching and Programs; Associate Faculty Director, Center for Marketing & Consumer Insights; Teaching Professor, Marketing & Business Law | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Julie Pirsch, PhD, is an expert in product marketing, new product development, and innovating teaching and learning.

Andrew Smyk

Coordinator, Interactive Multimedia Graduate CertificateSheridan College

Coordinator, Interactive Multimedia at Sheridan College

Nate Riggs

Director of Social Business | Content Marketing & Social Media Strategy SpeakerNate Riggs LLC

Director of Social Business | Content Marketing & Social Media Strategy Speaker at The Karcher Group (TKG)

Lara McCulloch-Carter

Chief Brand StorytellerREADY2SPARK

Lara’s a secret you want to keep to yourself. Anti-PowerPoint, she’s innovative, a storyteller & meaningful. I’ve hired her time &...

Erika Weiss

Management Lecturer, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Management lecturer specializing in brand strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship and consumer-focused business growth.

Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.

Expert in political science, justice, law and public policyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Sandra Pavelka is an expert in American politics and elections, law and public policy, and juvenile and restorative justice.

Jason D'Mello, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Andréa Livi Smith

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Smith is an urban planner, preservationist and architectural historian whose research focuses on urban design and preservation.

Eric Strauss

Presidential Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering