Emcee

Karen Marinella Hall

Karen Marinella Hall has forged an impressive career, blending her expertise in corporate communication, broadcast journalism, and executive coaching to create Marinella Hall Associates (MHA). Karen is a trusted advisor to CEOs, senior leaders, and their teams, offering tailored executive coaching and strategic communications consulting services that drive meaningful results. Her blend of experience, education, and certifications positions her as a formidable force in the realm of leadership development and organizational effectiveness.

Karen grew up right here in Plymouth, Massachusetts where she began a journey that would literally take her around the world. She studied broadcast journalism at Emerson College in Boston. She also earned an MBA at Curry College in Milton while working full time, travelling globally for her job at Millipore (now known as Millipore Sigma) and raising 5 children!  Her distinguished career as a six-time Emmy award-winning news anchor at WB56 in Boston speaks volumes about her ability to captivate audiences and communicate effectively—a skill set undoubtedly invaluable in her coaching practice.

As an executive coach, Karen has extensive experience guiding Fortune 1000 leaders towards refining their executive presence and reaching their career goals. This background, coupled with her corporate communications roles in global companies, underscores her depth of knowledge in navigating the complexities of leadership and organizational dynamics.

Karen’s credentials as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) recognized by the International Coach Federation (ICF) underscore her commitment to excellence in the field of executive coaching. Moreover, her recent completion of a Mastery program in Positive Intelligence highlights her dedication to staying abreast of cutting-edge methodologies to better serve her clients.

Today Karen has a plaque on her desk that offers a daily reminder — it says simply:  Little girls with big dreams become women with vision.

Karen spends her time in Milton and in Western Massachusetts with her husband – Channel 7 reporter Jonathan Hall.  

Keynote

Lisa Dooley

To help people spend their time more wisely, Organizing Coach Lisa Dooley has uncovered the true secret to organization: real change is internal.

Lisa doesn’t rely on bins, matching folders or alphabetizing. To her, these tools are meaningless unless people see their organizing challenges, and themselves, differently.  For most, the root of disorganization is a misuse of space and time: this can be for both individuals as well as organizations. 

Whether at work or home, changes often cause organizing systems that once worked to fall apart. When disorganization takes hold, stress about it starts to build and people can become overwhelmed. The effect over time is frustration, low-grade unhappiness and even dissatisfaction with their work and/or home lives.

Lisa helps individuals, households, companies and their employees break the cycle of disorganization by designing a vision for what they want their life and space to be, then declutter and destress so they can enjoy their life at home and work.

“We need to shift from being unable to enjoy our space, our work and our lives to seeing our homes and offices as places of calm, rejuvenation and productivity,” explains Lisa.

More Space, More Time. More Joy! Organizing Your Best Life

Lisa Dooley’s debut book More Space, More Time. More Joy! Organizing Your Best Life guides the process of change that will allow readers to intentionally create their best life through organization.

Keynote

Femita Ayanbeku

Femita Ayanbeku, originally from Randolph, MA, is a 2x Paralympian in track and field, model, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and new mother. After a car accident at eleven led to the amputation of her right leg, she received her first running blade at twenty-three and quickly became the 100m National Champion, a title she still holds. She is the fastest female amputee in the U.S. and has competed in the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, as well as other major competitions.

In 2022, she became the first American amputee woman featured in Victoria’s Secret’s #Undefinable Spotlight campaign. Femita is dedicated to community service through her non-profit, Limb-it-less Creations Inc., and her work with The Born to Run Foundation and Adaptive Sports New England. She focuses on providing sports opportunities and mentorship to individuals with physical disabilities. As a new mother, she is passionate about inspiring women in sports and looks forward to her daughter watching her compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.