Kimberly Rath, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Talent Plus ®, helps leaders achieve their highest potential through talent-based strategies and solutions. She is committed to helping others realize their potential and create a leadership legacy that has enduring impact and ensures a fulfilling and meaningful future for others.

Through her leadership, Kimberly has delivered tremendous outcomes for some of the world’s most well-known brands, including Estée Lauder, Ferragamo, Delta Airlines, UCLA Health, University of Kansas Health System, The Ritz-Carlton and KSL Resorts. She has enthusiastically helped organizations identify, cultivate and align individual talents to role performance by focusing on The Science of Talent ®.

An innovator and visionary, Kimberly has been at the forefront of thinking about talent her entire career. The solutions provided by Talent Plus are unparalleled in the industry, and her philosophy of customer service, relationship and caring has been the springboard for its growth. An entrepreneur at heart, Kimberly feels a kinship with those starting up new

organizations and is fueled by their enthusiasm to challenge the status quo and bring new or improved solutions to the market.

Practicing what she preaches, Kimberly has invested the time and energy to create a best-in-class culture at Talent Plus. The company has been named seven times in the Top 10 of Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For by the Great Place to Work Institute, and six times on the Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work list.

Passionate about giving back, Kimberly sits on four boards – Nelnet, ProviderTrust, Tabitha and Artists for Trauma – and she is a trustee for University of Nebraska and Lincoln Community Foundations. She is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and Chief Executives Organization. She has been the recipient of Great Place to Work Institute with an ALL Leadership Award,

the Business Excellence Award from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the national Delta Gamma Shield Award. Kimberly and Talent Plus have been highlighted in several books, including Prescription for Excellence, The New Gold Standard, Close Like the Pros and Managing to Make a Difference, as well as a new book to be released in 2021, Business Success Secrets.

Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer is a distinguished talent and organizational development strategist with over three decades of international executive leadership experience across multiple industries and is the co-founder of The Zeal of the Heel. Dr. Cynthia's expertise centers on her ability to actualize human potential, which is detailed in her book Now, Near, Next: A Practical Guide for Mid-Career Women to Move from Professional Serendipity to Intentional Advancement.

Dr. Cynthia has a PhD in social psychology from Walden University, an MBA, is a Board Certified Coach (BCC) and holds a Senior Professional Human Resources designation. Dr. Cynthia is an international speaker delivering compelling content worldwide. Combining humor, real-world examples, and actionable take-aways, Dr. Cynthia speaks on Intentional Career Advancement, Energizing Self-Agency, Igniting Professional Intentionality, Actualizing Potential, Unleashing Talent, and leading a Talent-Based Organization®.

Her unique approach to maximizing human performance has been featured in Improving HR and Heather McGowan’s The Empathy Advantage; on Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino, The Digital Executive, The Chris Voss Show, and numerous news outlets.

Her contributions have earned her recognition, including being featured in Ingram's "50 Missourians You Should Know," Becker's "143 Women Leaders of Hospital and Health Systems to Know," a St. Louis YWCA “Leader of Distinction” and one of St. Louis's “Most Influential Businesswomen.”

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