2026 Keynote Speaker Bios

Erin Brockovich

Say the name Erin Brockovich and you think, strong, tough and stubborn. Erin is all that and more. A formerly-unknown legal researcher who became a 20th century icon overnight thanks to Julia Roberts’ Oscar-winning tour de force, Erin’s dogged persistence was the impelling force behind the largest medical settlement lawsuit in history.

And she’s kept fighting for the people one town at a time. In her latest book, Superman’s Not Coming, she brings to light the stark truths of America today: resources are exhausted; corruption is rampant; infrastructure is outdated; water and health issues affect us all – rich and poor, Republicans and Democrats. Erin gives permission and empowers people to take action so that they can save their families, their communities, and the planet.

Erin uses her life experiences to motivate and bring inspiration to audiences worldwide, providing lessons on her four steps to success, her motto for resilience and perseverance, and advocacy for the causes that matter. Her motto comes from famed biologist Rachel Carson: “We are challenged as mankind has never been challenged before to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves.”

Erin teaches that it will be up to us, we the people, to change our course.

Jennifer McClure

Jennifer McClure is President of Unbridled Talent, LLC a speaking, training and consulting company providing services to clients in the areas of recruiting/social recruiting, employment branding and leadership/career development. She is also a popular speaker who is regularly engaged to present at conferences, associations and to HR, recruiting and leadership teams at a variety of organizations – including Fortune 100 clients.

Prior to launching Unbridled Talent, Jennifer worked as a Human Resources executive in privately held and Fortune 500 companies and as an Executive Recruiter and Executive Coach partnering with C-level leaders to find, attract, recruit and develop key leadership talent. A regular user of a variety of social networks and social media to share, learn and understand best practices, Jennifer was recently listed on both the Top 25 Influential Online Recruiters and Top 25 HR Digital Influencers lists compiled by HRExaminer and her Unbridled Talent blog has been named a Top 10 Business & HR Blog Worth Reading by the Society for Human Resource Management and a Top 10 Employment Blogger to Follow by Monster.com. She also writes frequently about a variety of recruiting and talent management topics for Talent Management Magazine and other industry leading publications such as Monster Thinking, Voice of HR and Fistful of Talent.

An avid networker and community volunteer, Jennifer serves on Advisory Boards for the Cincinnati State Institute for Social Media, SmartBrief on Workforce and Mercy Professional Services. She is the Founder of LinkedCincinnati – a Cincinnati-based professional networking group with over 20,000 members and the Co-Founder of the Greater Cincinnati HR & Recruiting Leadership Network for senior level HR and Recruiting professionals. She’s an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association and serves as a volunteer on GCHRA’s Strategic Planning Team and the Communications Committee.

Lindsay Boccardo – Emcee

For more than a decade, Lindsay has been coaching, researching, and developing programs for professional growth and emotional health in the workplace.

As a nationally-recognized generational expert, Lindsay has partnered with organizations such as Roche, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Carpenter Realtors, and the Indiana Supreme Court. 

Lindsay earned a degree in psychology and public communication from Syracuse University, and a professional coaching certification through the International Coach Federation. 

By providing education through keynote speeches around the country, podcasts and her YouTube channel, Lindsay empowers organizations to maximize the talent of their diverse workforce and helps individuals find the joy in understanding why every generation matters.