Scott Nelson
Scott Nelson started his career as a sales manager while also training and speaking on the topic of influential communication. His emotional intelligence, authentic feedback and ability to teach personal awareness have been key to his success in developing others. His coaching career began in 2005 as a certified leadership coach with the Ideal Coaching Academy. Since 2010, he has been a senior partner at Clarity Central based in Minneapolis, MN.
Dr. Ernest Owens
Dr. Ernest L. Owens, Jr. Ed.D, MBA, CPPM, PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt is a full-time tenured Assistant Professor of Business at the University of St. Thomas. Dr. Owens specializes in Project, Strategic, and Operations Management. He is the Lead Faculty at St. Thomas in the College of Business for Project Management. Dr. Owens is the 2020 Diversity and Inclusion award winner for the Opus College of Business (OCB). He also won the 2020 OCB Service Award for his distinguished service. Owens is a 2020-2021 University of St. Thomas DEI Fellow.
Lynn Olsen
Lynn Olsen, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of The Innovation Group, Inc., a Minnesota-based leadership and organization development consultancy. Olsen holds a Bachelor of Science in Management degree with valedictory honors from Cardinal Stritch University, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change in the Professions from Antioch University.