Amid the chaos that is COVID-19, a partnership between two firms, Conversant Group and Bricker & Eckler, tests the cords that bind them. In 2015, Sam Shipley became the Chief Information Officer for Bricker & Eckler, a leading Midwest law firm that...

Bio: Chief Listening Officer, John Anthony Smith, founded Conversant Group in July of 2009 as an outgrowth of his passion to cultivate people-focused business.  Engaged on numerous projects and consultations with companies both large and small throughout his 26-year...

Bio: I was born in Westminster, Maryland and lived there until I was 13 years old. My parents bought a campground to run near Knoxville, Tennessee so we moved there. From an early age, I knew I wanted to a career in technology so I attended a technical college to...

Bio: I was born and raised in northeast Atlanta with my parents and older sister. After high school, I accepted a scholarship offer to Shorter University, in Rome, GA, to continue my lacrosse career. At Shorter, I made the Dean’s List multiple years as well as serving...