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Rita McGrath

Founder

Rita McGrath is a best-selling author, a sought-after advisor and speaker, and a longtime professor at Columbia Business School. Rita is one of the world’s top experts on strategy and innovation and is consistently ranked among the top 10 management thinkers in the world, including the #1 award for strategy by Thinkers50.  

McGrath’s recent book on strategic inflection points is Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019). Rita is the author of four other books, including the best-selling The End of Competitive Advantage (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013).

 For more information, visit RitaMcGrath.com.

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Faith Ferguson

As a leader in the Impact Peers Leadership networking group, Faith brings over 30 years of expertise in orchestrating elegant events across diverse locations, from the Big Apple to the Louvre. She and her team have partnered with prestigious organizations, including Sony, Bic Corporation, Harrah’s, Satin Fine Foods, Englewood Hospital Foundation, and Dress for Success, earning the trust and endorsement of global brands.

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Jacora Kiser

Customer Success Senior Manager

Ron Boire

Founder

Ron is a globally experienced organizational transformation specialist sought out by boards to help them navigate some of the toughest operating environments within the consumer products, technology, and retail sectors.  His leadership has rapidly transformed underperforming businesses and operating groups as well as non-profits to create measurable results in extraordinarily short timeframes.

He has held C-level roles as CEO of Barnes & Noble, Sears Canada, and Brookstone, as well as senior leadership positions at Sony, Toys R Us, Sears Holdings and Best Buy. 

Ron has MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School. He is the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Ferguson Noonan Foundation, a 501(c)3 charity focused on educating underprivileged children.

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Flaminia Ghia Trentino

Digital Strategist Senior Manager

Flaminia is a digital strategist with experience in innovation consulting and the startup space. She lived in San Francisco, where she was immersed in the startup ecosystem and gained firsthand experience in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.

She also works as Chief Digital Strategist at Valize, an innovation consulting firm, where she supports internal brand strategy, digital platforms, and content development. Her experience spans UX, project management, and marketing, with a focus on aligning digital tools with strategic goals.

Flaminia holds a BBA from Hult International Business School and certifications in UX Design from Parsons School of Design and Google. Her background includes content strategy, UX, and project management, with a strong foundation in marketing and entrepreneurship. Speaking Italian, English, Spanish, and French, and having lived and worked across Europe and the U.S., she brings a global outlook to strategy and design.