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Named among the top 30 most influential I-O Psychologists, TEDx speaker, and featured in Forbes, Dr. Rob McKenna is the founder of WiLD Leaders, Inc. and The WiLD Foundation, and creator of the WiLD Toolkit. His research and coaching with leaders across corporate, not-for-profit and university settings has given him insight into the real and gritty experience of leaders. His clients have included the Boeing Company, Microsoft, Heineken, Foster Farms, the United Way, Alaska Airlines and Children’s Hospital. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on leadership character, calling, effectiveness, and leadership under pressure. He served as the Chair of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Seattle Pacific University up until 2020, with a total time at SPU of 25 years. His latest book, Composed: The Heart and Science of Leading Under Pressure, focuses on the specific strategies leaders can use to stay true to themselves and connected to others when it matters most. Rob lives in Washington with his wife, Jackie, and their two sons.
Wanda Townsend is an Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology and NeuroLeadership Practitioner with over 30 years of experience in coaching, developing, and leading high-performing individuals, teams, and organizations. For three decades, she has been energized by helping former employers transform their cultures through emotional intelligence training, neuroscience research, and leadership development in various roles, including Police Chief and Director of Police Services. Wanda is driven by her calling of “Teaching to Change Lives.” She is currently serving as a Leader in Residence with WiLD Leaders Inc focusing on whole and intentional leader development. Recently, Wanda launched her own coaching and consulting practice, Wanda Townsend LLC | Leadership Unleashed.
Wanda splits her time between her primary residence in Washington and her temporary residence in Nebraska. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and photography.
Nothing gets Dr. Daniel Hallak more excited than the opportunity to build authentic relationships and intentionally develop leaders. As the Chief Commercial Officer at WiLD Leaders, Daniel drives strategic commercial initiatives, and other operations, product development, and marketing efforts that support the development of whole leaders. He is known for bringing energy and thoughtful research-based practices that actually make a difference. Before WiLD, he spent over a decade developing whole leaders in business, academic, and not-for-profit settings. He’s run his own coaching practice and has had experiences as a recruiter at Microsoft, a Career Management Consultant at Right Management Consultants and in a leadership development role at Slalom, an award-winning consulting firm. He’s also served as a coach, professor, and advisor at three higher education institutions. Daniel has spoken at countless events, conferences, and professional associations. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Seattle Pacific University. He lives in Washington with his wife, Kristin, and their three children.