Shane Howell
Shane Howell lives his passion of supporting leaders craft truly transformational, dynamic and sustainable strategies. Having completed his Masters degree in Organizational Psychology and with over a decade of senior HR management experience he has found a home at Antilles Economics a regional Strategy Consulting firm which leverages data driven insights to inform strategy, shed light on those risk factors contributing to strategy erosion and drive change. As the Director of Human Resource Strategy, the SHRM-Senior Certified Professional works closely with various organizations to develop and better align their HR Strategy to deliver on the organization’s value while deploying limited human resources in a more effective and efficient manner. The former President of the Human Resource Management Association of Barbados (HRMAB) Inc. and a past member of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Labour, Shane has been a voice for improving the way human resources is practiced at the organizational and national levels. Most recently he has been pursuing research interests in leadership, trust and how the pandemic experience has impacted the workforce. Shane is a certified facilitator in the Everything DiSC Assessment, the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team and also the Genos Emotional Intelligence Assessment.
Julie Turney
Julie Turney is a People Experience professional with over 15 years in the Human Resources (HR) profession. Her experience spans various companies from startups to Fortune 500’s, where she has worked in cross-functional teams to support purposeful work and meaningful cultures. Julie is the Founder and CEO of HR@Heart Consulting Inc., a company birthed out of her second bout of HR burnout which caused her to make a conscious decision to heal and help others in her profession to do the same. Her firm focuses on coaching HR professionals to build their resilience agility and find their HR voice. Julie is also the Host of The HR Sound Off Podcast Show. Created to demystify the many misconceptions people have about the Human Resources Profession, Julie interviews HR professionals from all over the world and shares their stories. It is in doing this that she hopes to make the profession more real to each listener. Julie is also the Lead Organizer of DisruptHR Caribbean, a chapter of DisruptHR LLC based in the US. Disrupt is a speaker event series designed to impact the future of work. She is also the author of the book: Confessions of an HR Pro. Stories of Defeat & Triumph. Julie has a passion for technology and in seeing future generations develop their love and careers in technology at an early age. To help spearhead the charge, Julie works with The Source Code Developer Academy, part of the Ten Habitat ecosystem, to create tech careers for people in the Caribbean through strategic partnerships with corporate entities focused on recruiting digital nomads worldwide. Julie holds her degree in Human Resources Management, is a certified Agile HR Practitioner, a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) and has certifications in the Wave Professional Styles psychometrics testing with Saville Assessments.