Sarah began her career in Human Resources at companies like SiriusXM, Coach, and Gilt Groupe before transitioning to the role of Head of Sales at Gilt City—the company’s luxury lifestyle experiences arm. In this role, Sarah ran a 65-person sales team, managed $60 million in yearly revenue, and expanded the brand to top cities across the U.S. It was there that she identified the direct correlation between culture and the bottom line—when employees failed to address their issues with colleagues and managers, revenue suffered.

Before co-founding Bravely, Sarah launched an EdTech company (accepted into the acclaimed 500 Startups accelerator) that helped educate kids on the importance of environmental and wildlife conservation.
Sarah’s experience in HR, team management, and tech—combined with an ongoing obsession with helping people gain the confidence they need to find meaning in their work—inspired her to co-found Bravely in 2017.

Shahina Islam is the Vice President Human Resources at Zensar.

Sarah Waltman is the Vice President of Talent Management & Organizational Development for Dentsply Sirona. Sarah is an accomplished talent & organizational effectiveness Leader with extensive history improving performance of global businesses by designing learning structures and comprehensive talent initiatives.

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, empowering dental professionals to provide better, safer and faster dental care.

Ruth Tilley is the vice president, human resources for McKesson Corporation. She is a seasoned HR leader with 20+ years of experience in a variety of industries and disciplines within HR. Past experiences include, Talent Delivery Leader at McKesson, HRBP at McKesson, HR Director at American HomeCare, Employment & Compensation Manager at VA Community College System.

Passionate about building the right teams with the right talent, developing talent and leadership capabilities, and creating an engaging culture, she believes that if you have the right organization structure, the right talent and the right culture, you will WIN.

Tilley is from Richmond, VA but recently moved from Atlanta, GA to Dallas, TX. She has a master’s degree in Strategic HR from the University of Richmond.

Patrick Cole is a Brooklyn, New York-based journalist, editor, and consultant, who has covered subjects ranging from philanthropy and culture, to technology and terrorism. He has worked as a Los Angeles-based correspondent for both BusinessWeek and then later at Time Magazine; a national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune; and as a reporter and radio and television interviewer at Bloomberg News. He also has been a contributor to The Economist, and he served as associate content director at Re:think, Atlantic Media’s content studio.

He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and UCLA Law School.