BRAIN AWARE TRAINING - Key Persons
Al is a leadership coach and corporate trainer with 10+ years experience delivering keynotes and workshops on leadership and professional development to employees and leaders across Fortune 500 organizations and higher education institutions.
Al is a speaker, author, and researcher on talent development and workplace trends. He is the founder of Betterwork Labs, a talent development advisory firm, and the author of the Amazon Bestseller MBA Insider: How to Make the Most of Your MBA Experience. Al helps organizations attract, retain and develop diverse talent and build growth-oriented, diverse and inclusive organizations. He is passionate about helping individuals and organizations flourish in the changing world of work and unlocking purpose and potential for each individual to contribute to exceptional organizational performance.
Al draws on his experience advising Fortune 500 organizations on transformation, employee engagement and work culture, his coaching and career development work with thousands of high-performing employees, and his own career as a management consultant and product marketer at world-class organizations such as Deloitte and Salesforce. He combines research, storytelling, expertise, and actionable tactics to inspire audiences to take action.
Al is an expert in career development, business relationships, and communication, and his thinking and insights have been published in outlets such as Business Insider, The World Economic Forum, and Time Magazine. Al previously worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he, in addition to advising Fortune 500 companies on developing and executing digital transformation, helped train and advise thousands of new hires on career management and leadership development. Al also worked at Salesforce, where, in addition to launching products that touched hundreds of thousands of users, Al led new-hire training and mentoring programs for hundreds of employees. Al received his Bachelor's Degree in Business and Theology from Boston College and his Master's in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill.
Alejandra brings her keen eye for design and marketing to a range of projects ranging from comprehensive analysis of the needs, information, situations, and problems that arise.
Brandon has years of experience in account development and management in startup and high growth companies such LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Lyra. With a 15+ years of top producing sales achievement, his experience brings a keen focus to the partnerships team as we continue to build best-in-class solutions for people leaders abroad.
With technology constantly changing, Chris leads the efforts to bring cutting-edge products to transformative learning experiences. He has a long history working in IT for a range of companies including Crystal Cruises, local county government, and the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Claudia leads product management, strategic communications and marketing for Britt. She has a passion for storytelling and enjoys building meaningful relationships that go far beyond product and service.
Job Titles:
- Organizational Psychologist
Dana is a contributing research and clinical psychologist whose work and interests focus on human potential, helping diverse and minoritized communities thrive, and maximizing workplace environments for organizational success.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- CEO of Britt Andreatta Training Solutions
Britt is the CEO of Britt Andreatta Training Solutions, providing groundbreaking research and science-based solutions for today's workplace challenges. She is an internationally recognized thought leader in leadership development and learning strategy.
Jenefer's seasoned editorial eye helps put the polish on Britt's many projects, including her books and marketing communications. She draws on 20 years of acquisitions, development, and marketing experience with traditional and independent publishers.
Jessica's passion for education transcends the traditional classroom. She specializes in assisting companies strategically implement and expand training initiatives, aiming to increase productivity and revenue.
As a seasoned learning leader and executive coach, Justin has built the learning function from the ground up at many organizations. He holds an MA in Educating Adults and has a passion for learning effectiveness. He strives to identify the connection between learning and results at both individual and organizational levels.
Justin Reinert is an experienced Talent Leader with nearly 20 years of corporate learning experience. He holds an MA in Educating Adults from DePaul University along with multiple industry leading certifications including the CPTD and SPHR. He has led learning at organizations as large as HSBC and Oralce, and built award winning learning functions at smaller high-growth firms including BigMachines, Specialist Staffing Group, and Amobee. He is currently Principal & Founder of Performance Accelerated Learning, providing executive coaching and training delivery across multiple industries. Justin recently published a book titled Creating Belonging: A Practical Guide to Accelerate Belonging in Organizations and Communities with an accompanying workshop.
Justin has spoken at various industry leading conferences and organizaitons on learning measurement, diversity, culture transformation, and leadership. He is often praised for his fluid and friendly facilitaiton style, and enjoys inspiring others to be more effective.
Kyle is endlessly curious about innovation in pedagogy and comes with 10 years experience working between e-learning, higher education development, and being an educator himself. He leads our client relationships and thrives on creating genuine, long-lasting partnerships.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Organizational Consultant
- Training Lead Associate
Lisa has over 25 years of experience designing powerful learning workshops, programs, and keynote presentations. She regularly works with corporations, universities, and nonprofits, specializing in appreciative inquiry, strategic planning, innovation, and creativity.
Lisa Slavid is an Associate at Brain Aware Training. She is a highly sought after expert in the realms of change, teams, strategic planning, positive psychology, strengths building, motivation, and innovation. She has over 25 years of experience designing powerful learning workshops, programs, and keynotes speeches, working with adiverse range of organizations from corporations, universities, and non-profits. Lisa is certified in all of the Brain Aware™ learning solutions including Change Quest®, Brain Aware Manager, and Four Gates to Peak Team Performance®.
Lisa is an organizational consultant, an executive coach, a Semester at Sea Trustee member, and was the Director of Organizational and Performance at UC Santa Barbara for ten years before launching out on her own. She designs and facilitates programs on leadership, motivation, creativity and innovation, as well as change, teams, strategic planning and visioning. She coined the term "learned hopefulness" in relation to expanding our own sense of creativity and agency. She's invested in helping people and organizations reach their highest potential through the framework of positive psychology and appreciative inquiry.
A mexican american citizen fluent in Spanish and English. Certified in: HR (SHRM SCP); consulting, training, and competency assessment (CONOCER and ISO) and fund raising (Indiana University).
Nicole is an experienced professional with many years of organizational excellence. She manages Britt's calendar, arranges various aspects of her speaking engagements, supports our global clients, and so much more.
Richard Hilton is a front-end web developer and video editor. His interest in psychology and usability plays a major part in the process of creating content that is both uplifting and informative
Steve Caputo, MA is a dynamic and creative management professional with over twenty five years' experience offering organizational development, corporate training, team building, and facilitation, and workplace coaching. Steve also brings knowledge and experience in strategic planning, project management, supervision, and problem solving using an open systems approach.