Engage, Retain, Succeed: The Path to Peak Performance

Sienna Brown
Jason Putnam
Dr. Jeff Smith
Quinn Conyers
Sienna Brown, Jason Putnam, Dr. Jeff Smith, Quinn Conyers
October 30, 2024 03:00 PM EDT
October 30, 2024 03:00 PM EDT
Virtual

Did you know that over 80% of workers admitted to actively looking for new opportunities in 2024? If retention is top of your mind, join us to unlock the secrets to building high-performing teams that don’t sacrifice employee well-being in today’s ever-evolving workplace.

In this interactive panel discussion, industry leaders will explore the intricate relationships between retention, engagement, upskilling, and the future of work. As companies continue to adapt to remote and hybrid environments, understanding how these elements intersect is crucial for driving both productivity and employee satisfaction.

Discover how leading organizations have successfully linked productivity with employee well-being, creating a win-win scenario for both the company and its people.

Whether you’re focused on retaining top talent, enhancing engagement, or preparing your workforce for the future, this panel will provide you with the tools and insights needed to lead your teams to peak performance.

During this conversation, you’ll learn:

  • Building High-Performing Teams: Understand the essential components that contribute to high-performing teams and how to cultivate them within your organization.
  • Linking Retention, Engagement, and Upskilling: Learn how retention, employee engagement, and continuous upskilling are interconnected and critical for future workforce success, especially in remote and hybrid work settings.
  • Tailored Solutions for Specific Challenges: Discover how to audit skills, identify and implement customized solutions that address your organization’s unique challenges, and define clear goals.
  • Measuring Success: Explore methods for setting measurable goals and tracking success to ensure your team’s efforts translate into tangible outcomes.

This webinar is eligible for SHRM credits.

Meet The Speakers

Sienna Brown
Sienna Brown
Head of Growth at PowerToFly

Sienna J. Brown is a visionary Leadership Strategist and Global Speaker with over a decade of experience partnering with global leaders and institutions. As the Head of Growth at PowerToFly, a scaling Series-B start-up, Brown drives innovation and expansion.

Throughout her career, Brown has been instrumental in helping organizations gain investment while prioritizing diverse talent. Her expertise lies in developing strategic programming to enable, elevate, and re-energize leaders to guide organizational transformation. Brown's approach focuses on redefining work through inclusion, impact, influence, and integrity.

Previously, as Sr. Director of DEIB at PowerToFly, Brown built a department from the ground up, delivering strategic learning and development programs that increased employee engagement and advocacy in over 50+ global organizations.

Her work has gained recognition on platforms such as Forbes, TedX, Insider, CNN, and NPR. Brown collaborates with organizations to create transformative strategies that secure employee, consumer, and financial investment while staying true to their vision and values.

Jason Putnam
Jason Putnam
Chief Revenue Officer at Plum

Jason Putnam, an award-winning sales leader, oversees Plum’s strategy, driving revenue generation initiatives and expanding into new markets to meet customer demand. Since joining Plum in December 2021, Jason has helped drive substantial growth in the company’s pipeline and client base, which under his guidance, jumped 20 percent in six short months. Prior to Plum, Jason served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Enterprise Business Unit of PandoLogic, where he increased the company’s new business pipeline by 6X. Before that, Jason was Chief Revenue Officer at BountyJobs, a third-party recruiting platform for collaboration between employers and search firms. Throughout his career, Jason has repeatedly grown businesses to exit, having held strategic sales and business development titles at Noesis Financing (acquired by LeaseQ), MFG.com, Oodle (acquired by QVC), Jobfox (acquired by Doostang), and KnowledgeStorm (acquired by TechTarget).

Dr. Jeff Smith
Dr. Jeff Smith
Chief Product Officer at 15Five

Dr. Jeff Smith is proven R&D leader, psychologist, strategist, inventor, best-selling author, and speaker who leads teams that build and launch technology and experiences that help people and organizations thrive at scale. Jeff understands that launching exceptional tech that drives customer outcomes requires deep customer insight, outstanding internal partnership, and an every day commitment to prioritization and execution.

Quinn Conyers
Quinn Conyers
Chief Energy Officer at Quinn Conyers Consulting, LLC

Quinn Conyers partners with meeting event and event planners to transform their events into epic experiences as a compelling Keynote Speaker and Energetic Emcee. She has over 17 years of virtual and in-person speaking, event hosting and Emcee experience. Quinn takes pride in unleashing the voices of Entrepreneurs, Executives and Speakers so they can communicate with confidence, charisma and clarity on ANY virtual or in-person platform or podium.

Quinn has an impressive history as a professional speaker and Emcee. She has spoken for organizations like Nike, Maryland Public Television, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Meeting Planners International and the Black Speakers Network to name a few. Quinn is the author of 2 books, made it to the 2nd round of Shark Tank auditions four times, been featured on the Entrepreneurs Elevator Pitch TV show as well Essence, Black Enterprise, Vision and Purpose and Empowering Women to Speak Out Magazines.

Quinn is a proud member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), sits on the Board the Global Black Women Chamber of Commerce (GBWCC), was named 1 of 20 Black Women Entrepreneurs to Watch and a Distinguished Alumni from her high school in 2021. Quinn has taught Speech Communications for 5 years at Coppin State University, earned a Bachelor's Degree from West Chester University and a Masters from Howard University in Washington DC.

If you are requested or required to speak on behalf of their business, brand or in your career pay close attention, Quinn’s presentation has your name written all over it…