Partner with us to manage the people side of change.
Founder, Strategist, Designer
Traci Weiss
As the Founder of Sea Change Collective, Traci helps organizations improve employee engagement and manage change through focusing on wellbeing.
After spending 13 years as a freelance consultant, Traci moved into a global role within a large organization. It was then that she discovered the importance of wellbeing in improving engagement and managing the people side of change.
Traci believes that wellness should not be a privilege but a basic right given to all. Organizations are uniquely positioned to make a positive difference for their people’s wellbeing, which will in turn benefit their business.
Traci has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Lewis University, in Romeoville IL, where she was a collegiate volleyball player and team captain.
Executive and Personal Coach, Certified Conscious Business Coach
Selam Meharena, MS, PCC
Selam is an ICF Certified Executive and Personal Coach and a BetterUp Certified Conscious Business Coach. She has a Masters Degree in Organizational Management and brings 25+ years of Leadership experience in both private and non-profit organizations.
Her coaching practice is grounded in Emotional and Positive Intelligence. Through Self-Awareness & Conscious Business Coaching, Selam helps leaders examine and embrace their values, purpose and legacy.
Since 2016, Selam has coached over 500 professionals, ranging from VPs, Directors, Managers, Emerging Managers, High Performing Individuals, Individual Contributors, and more.
Selam believes that the transformative power of coaching maximizes the personal and professional potential of an individual! She is a deeply experienced, purpose driven, and practical person, who speaks the truth and holds her clients accountable with incredible grace. Selam supports professionals in achieving lasting change for themselves, their families and their teams.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING INNOVATION
Summer Davies
For over 15+ years, Summer has cultivated thriving work environments - where people feel included, valued, and connected. She is an award winning professional, known for increasing the capability and growth of teams and leaders.
In Summer’s blog, Dinner Table Conversations, she authentically shares lessons about leadership and life. Summer believes “what we ‘do’, and ‘how’ we spend our time from 9-5 every day - will become how we define our life’s work, even if many of us have yet to appreciate the magnitude of this reality.”
Summer is relentlessly committed to supporting the growth of teams and leaders in service of making work mean more. Her years of global leadership development experience and proven record of leading innovative, experiential, digital, and in-person learning experiences, makes her the perfect leadership development thought partner.
CAPABILITY BUILDER
Eileen Terrell
A lifelong learner, Eileen is a passionate capability builder. A deeply experienced learning and project management consultant, she adds incredible value to project teams.
Eileen is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) & Project Management Professional (PMP). She holds a Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology and Human Performance & Training Services and a Bachelors in Human Resource Development.
Eileen served as President of the Association of Talent Development, Chicago Chapter (ATD CHI) and is currently serving as an ATD National Advisor. In this role, she’s responsible for advocating, mentoring, and advising on chapter management and operations.
Eileen lives in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, where she is raising an adorable labradoodle puppy. An Air Force veteran, she supported military personnel and their visiting family working in the services hospitality division. In her free time, Eileen enjoys hiking and outdoor music festivals.
WELLNESS CONSULTANT AND COACH
Heidi Fearon-Barker
Heidi is a Veteran U.S. Navy Commander. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy as a highly decorated swimmer.
Heidi is currently an author, a Wellness Consultant and Coach, and a Doctor of Acupuncture. She utilizes numerous bodywork modalities, nutritional and hormone balancing therapies, corrective exercises and Mindset Mastery with her clients.
In her recent book, Wildly You…Permission to Fail Forward Into Self-Awareness and Acceptance, Heidi gives readers permission to explore who they are and what they want to create, by tapping into their individual strengths. She is passionate about helping people who have felt less than, put into boxes, told they have to show up a certain way, or be a certain way.
Heidi is grounded by the loves of her life: her husband, Brandon and their two beautiful daughters, Isabel and Gabrielle, and their golden-doodle, Suki. She loves traveling, learning, and being active.
She is a true Wellness Consultant and Coach.
QUALITY & OPERATIONS
Lindsey Byers
A native of the great state of Maryland, Lindsey brings experience working with both Fortune 500 Companies and Start-Ups. She has deep knowledge of the Craft Beer industry - working across HR, Finance, Special Events, and Customer Service.
Quality Assurance and adaptability are second nature to Lindsey. She genuinely cares about quality and quickly responds to change. Lindsey is always looking for ways to streamline and improve a process, to ensure we collaborate well and deliver high quality. She is creative, yet detail oriented. Lindsey is a great listener, who gives practical advice and effective recommendations across industries and topics.
Lindsey spent 20 years of her life as a military spouse, traveling and living across the United States and Europe. She and her husband are happy to be permanently settled in San Diego now, raising their incredible son, Bennett. Lindsey is also a certified Pilates teacher and a master of word games.
IDEA GENERATOR & SOCIAL MEDIA SME
Blake Pleasant
Blake is an Art Director with 10+ years of hands-on design experience, 8 years of professional photography experience, and a passion for creating long-lasting creative work that helps solve business and communication problems.
Blake is a master at brainstorming! He creates a fun and relaxed environment, where people feel at ease and ideas flow. Blake’s innovative, yet practical ideas led to design awards and industry recognition for global leadership development and cultural onboarding learning experiences. Blake has worked with brands like Apple, Kellogg’s, Kroger, Burger King, Truly, Anheuser-Busch, Stella Artois, Walmart, Mars, Incorporated, and Diageo.
In addition, Blake has worked for some of the world’s top ad agencies like Leo Burnett Chicago, FCB Chicago, and 360i.
Blake is a digital savvy social influencer with over 100k followers total on platforms like 500px & Instagram.
Blended Learning Design & Learner Communications
Amie Wade
Amie has 10+ years of experience providing learning and communications consulting. She has worked with McKinsey, Mars Incorporated, Nike, PwC, Deloitte, and Grainger.
Amie has extensive expertise in designing and developing engaging and impactful learning experiences that contain multiple components and modalities. She has designed, curated, and implemented solutions in Edcast, Corp U, and Degreed.
Amie comes up to speed quickly with new tools and technologies. She implements agile ways of working, allowing project teams to create innovative solutions to challenges. Her partnership and guidance led to an award winning virtual program for first time people leaders that was scaled across 10,000 Associates in eight languages. Amie flexes easily between leadership and technical content and is deeply experienced with NASBA CPE requirements.
Amie holds a certificate in Advanced Instructional Design and eLearning Instructional Design. She is a certified Special Education Teacher and holds her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, from Depaul University, where she was a college athlete.
A resident of Aurora, Illinois, Amie enjoys working out and traveling with her husband and daughter, Makena. Amie coaches volleyball at a local high school and generously gives of her time and experience.