SPEAKER / WORKSHOP FACILITATOR AND AUTHOR
KELLEY GERWIG
Kelley Gerwig has more than 30 years of professional experience in both the international and domestic corporate environment where she specialized in commercial branding, brand expansion, market research, strategic planning, and systems analysis and design for Fortune 500 companies and is the co-founder of DeVine Organic Growers, an ever-expanding organic agricultural enterprise.
Having been on both sides of the interview table, Ms. Gerwig understands firsthand that an interviewing candidate needs to know their value and how to be professionally memorable not only while interviewing, but also in networking opportunities, impromptu and planned meetings, in their resume and cover letter, college applications, as well as in their social media presence. She also works with individuals making education and career decisions as they drive towards achieving their professional goals. Coupled together with her branding background, these experiences and professional interests are the genesis for her work with Ms. Johnson in co-authoring two books: “A New Brand You – Professional Branding Workbook” and “!WONTUOTEG” both focused on professional branding and career maintenance. Ms. Gerwig was an invited speaker at the National Conference for College Women and Student Leaders (NCWSSL) in Baltimore, MD; at the Spring Forum hosted by Brookshire Grocery Store; and at the Women in Cable and Television (WICT) Midwest Conference.
Ms. Gerwig is an alumnus of the University of Redlands in 1990 and holds a Professional Certificate in Systems Analysis and Design from UCSD.
SPEAKER / WORKSHOP FACILITATOR AND AUTHOR
GAIL JOHNSON
Ms. Johnson is a nationally recognized professional branding author, university lecturer, and keynote speaker. She has more than 30 years of professional experience working for Fortune 500 / 1000 companies, startups and is the owner of Solving Business Problems Creatively, LLC. While Ms. Johnson has taught career management and critical thinking courses at The University of Texas at Tyler since 2005, her primary teaching interest focuses on Professional Branding as a career management strategy.
With her energetic and engaging speaking style, Ms. Johnson has been the keynote speaker for events at Suddenlink Communications, Goodwill Industries, Brookshire Grocery Company, Women in Cable and Television (WICT), City of Tyler, National Conference for College Women and Student Leaders (NCCWSL), American Association of University Women (AAUW), and many other groups and organizations throughout the United States. Ms. Johnson has also co-authored and presented numerous academic papers to the Association of Human Resource Development (AHRD), ABC-SWUS, and the American Business Communication International Conference. In addition to her academic research and writing, Ms. Johnson is the co-author of three books: “Professionally Brandicapped” and “A New Brand You” workbooks designed for professional brand and career maintenance. And, “!WONTUOTEG” , a book that opens your eyes to clues and the personalities that can affect your professional brand and ultimately your career.
Ms. Johnson holds an MBA from the University of Redlands and a BSBA from Regis University. She has been recognized by the Cambridge Who’s Who Registry of Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs as a Lifetime Member, and was awarded by AAUW as the Professional Woman of the Year in 2011.
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