Robyn's energy, positivity and enthusiasm permeate everything she does. “My ultimate goal is to inspire growth and development in leaders and in organizations to create greater performance, engagement and leadership,” she says. Creating change and making it stick is what drives her. Robyn is a sought-out speaker/facilitator on leadership subjects and has 25+ years of experience in executive leadership and team development, change and transformation consulting, talent management, and executive coaching. Through her deep subject matter expertise, she aims to help others drive new outcomes by strengthening their insight and awareness and developing real action plans that propel new behaviors and achieve new results—ultimately shaping more successful companies and communities. Prior to WinningWise, Robyn has founded and led two Executive and Leadership Development consulting organizations and she has worked in internal Talent Management roles.

When you’re looking to shake things up, Akshata’s head is always full of new ideas. Her innate and reliable talent for combining out-of-the-box thinking with her passion for people development continually helps her find new solutions to virtually any problem. As a recent graduate of Northwestern University’s Master’s in Learning and Organizational Change program, she has nine years of experience in strategic and operational human resources. Prior to WinningWise, Akshata worked on organization structure, talent strategy and people development as HR Manager for ITC Limited, India’s largest CPG company.

Jeff Carroll specializes in career and executive coaching and brings more than 20 years of broad-based business and human resources management experience. In addition, Jeff spent four years as a faculty member in the College of Business at Northern Illinois University designing and directing a leadership development program. Jeff’s background includes extensive experience in Career Transition, Talent Management and Executive Advisory Services. Jeff possesses strong interpersonal skills that allow him to work effectively with all levels of management, especially at the executive level. In addition, he exhibits a passion for enhancing an organization’s capability through the use of succession planning, leadership development and strategic coaching. Jeff has a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Illinois State University.

Kate believes inspiration is everywhere. She is passionate about helping others feel inspired to follow their dreams and do whatever makes them happy. With a background in marketing and journalism, she hones her creative marketing, writing and social media skills to share how leadership development can transform a company. She has a natural ability to pinpoint the most important piece of information and get ideas across in a concise, but detailed, manner. Through blogging and social media, she hopes to bring WinningWise's vision to life—she firmly believes that improving your work life improves your whole life. Outside of WinningWise, Kate co-writes a blog called People with Panache, all about showcasing women in the Midwest who are pursuing their passions. Prior to WW, she was an analyst at IRI, a global CPG data analytics company, and before that worked in magazine advertising production at various publications.