Modules: 1) Strategy; 2) Approachability (Openness); 3)Participant Engagement; 4)Relationships (Associates); 5)Value Exchange; 6)Diversity of Industries; 7)Complexity of Multiple Ecosystems (Elaborateness); 8) Technology 

Featured Facilitators:

• Michelle McDaniel - Modules 1 & 2 

Michelle M McDaniel, President, and CEO of Elite Image Tax & Notary Service, LLC (EI), a Certified Minority, Small and Woman Owned Business, was established in 2012. Elite Image Tax and Notary Service, LLC (EI) is a comprehensive accounting and tax preparation firm based in Houston to service individuals and business financial needs. Michelle Levi has 20 years of extensive experience as an Executive Staff Accountant, Certified Auditor, Compliance Officer and Registered IRS Agent. 

• Landi Spearman - Modules 3 & 4 

Landi Spearman equips leaders and teams with modern-day skills needed to transcend complex change and SHIFT faster. She is a four times award-winning Data Scientist, sought-out Speaker, trusted Executive Coach and the CEO and Founder of Organized SHIFT, the fastest growing change leadership consulting firm, helping leaders to harness the power of data and diversity to increase the speed and quality of decision making, under stress.

• Philip Yates, Modules 5 & 6

Phillip Yates is also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Diversity Fund Houston. The Diversity Fund Houston is a social impact venture fund created to invest in Black and Hispanic tech founders during the early state (“friends and family”) rounds. Since launching in December 2021, the Fund has raised over $1.3 million dollars from its limited partners. Prior to founding Diversity Fund Houston, Phillip helped establish a pre-venture business incubator for minorities at the Houston Area Urban League, in the Greater Houston Area, one of the largest and most diverse populations in the country. In this role, he focused on identifying key resources to assist startups and early-stage founders with opportunities to scale. Since its inception, this program has helped over 10,000 minority entrepreneurs join the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

• Crystal LaShay - Modules 7 & 8

Experienced Strategy Consultant, Program Manager, and effective Delivery Expert offering 18 years of success leading all phases of diverse Enterprise Applications and Information Technology projects in global environments. Strategically analyzing organizational needs to manage enterprise projects and transform non-performing teams into strong product delivery teams with changing critical paths.