Culture Strategist in Residence, Joyful.co
Dr. André Martin is an organizational psychologist and the author of the book Wrong Fit, Right Fit – Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever. He has spent nearly 20 years as the Chief Learning Officer or Chief Talent Officer of iconic brands such as Mars Incorporated, Nike, Google, and Target.
Now, acting as Culture Strategist in Residence at Joyful.co, André continues to counsel c-suite leaders and founders on diverse topics such as executive development and succession planning, high performance teams, employee engagement, culture building, and the future of work. When André isn't working to pay for his kids' college education, he can be found with his wife and two English labs (Bode and the Fonz) on the rain-soaked trails around Portland, Oregon.
Professor of Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg University
Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., is a scholar, writer, and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business with a focus on game-thinking, games, gamification and artificial intelligence for human learning. Karl is an award-winning professor at Commonwealth University in Bloomsburg, PA and author or co-author of eight books including “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” and “Play to Learn.” He is a senior researcher on a grant sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has served as Co-Principle Investigator on two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants related to games and simulations.
Karl has been a TEDx speaker, international keynote speaker, and is author of over a dozen LinkedIn Learning Courses. He has won numerous awards including being named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Education, being named a Guild Master by the Learning Guild and recipient of the ATD Distinguished Contribution to Talent Development Award.
Senior Director of Learning Experience, Global Tech Company
Laurel Schulert holds a M.S. Ed. in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University, and a B.A. in Education from Eastern Michigan University. Laurel wrote the June 2023 TD at Work guide, “A-List L&D Team, Assemble,” earned the Master Performance Consultant certificate through ATD, and presented at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 ATD International Conference & EXPO and the 2021 DevLearn conference.
