Amanda DeVito
Chief Marketing Officer, Butler/Till
Amanda DeVito is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Butler/Till and is responsible for the agency’s business development and marketing efforts, driving strategic thinking, creative solutions, and innovation across the agency. As CMO she is integral in setting the future course of the agency. Amanda has 25+ years of experience assisting clients, agencies, and brands generate effective results in the following verticals: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services, BevAlc, Automotive, Franchise, Insurance, Consumer Products, Automative, Energy, and Retail.
Amanda came to Butler/Till from Alterian (now SDL), where she was a key player in a start-up success story and recipient of its Global Excellence Award. Currently, she is an Advisory Board Member of Ownership America and on the Board of Directors for the Western New York Chapter of Planned Parenthood.
Amanda’s experience has been sought out by major speaking opportunities including Cannes, Adweek NY, DTC Xpectives.Health Summit, MediaPost, Brand Innovators Culture Summit, St. John Fisher University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Roberts Wesleyan University, the American Marketing Association, ClickZ, the National Center for Employee Ownership, Step Up, the Direct Marketing Association, the American Advertising Federation Greater Rochester Advertising, Digital Innovation Week, and the Epsilon Conference.
Amy Gurske
President, sayhii
Amy Gurske is a right- and left-brain innovator, self-proclaimed “lifetime student”, and human behavior guru. While obsessed with process, data, and technology, Amy went beyond her undergrad roots of engineering to pursue multiple degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology to best understand why humans act the way they do to better understand their unique needs. With a 20+ year diverse career in Corporate America at organizations such as Grainger and Amazon, she worked as a leader across teams such as Management Consulting, Global Supply Chain, Change Management, and Solutions Architecture, Amy realized the only glass ceiling that exists is the one we put on ourselves and has made it one of her goals to help as many people break down those barriers and celebrate the differences that allow us to innovate and thrive.
When not listening and learning about humans, you can find Amy and her partner, Josh, in their Upstate New York garden, fostering for area animal shelters, or hiking with their two dogs, Martha and Emmy. You can find Amy on LinkedIn.
Candice Kellog
Master Trainer, Dale Carnegie
Candice Kellogg is a world-class executive coach, master trainer, and self-described "architect of constructive courage" who thrives on helping others transform their aspirations into reality. With over 20 years of experience building organizations across public, private, and nonprofit sectors—including managing multi-million dollar budgets and leading teams across 27 countries—Candice knows what it takes to succeed in professional spaces. But she also knows what it's like to feel isolated in those spaces.
As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer serving on the International Training Quality Board, Candice is responsible for developing the next generation of Dale Carnegie trainers while delivering results-driven leadership development to Fortune 500 companies globally. A multi-award-winning facilitator known for achieving measurable impact on clients' businesses and professional growth, she has spent thousands of hours helping leaders develop the courage to connect authentically. She believes that meaningful relationships aren't just nice to have—they're essential for career growth, personal fulfillment, and resilience. When she's not coaching or training, you'll find Candice nurturing her own most important connections: taking walks in nature with her husband Henry and helping her kids pursue their dreams. Candice brings both professional expertise and personal authenticity to every conversation about what it means to truly belong.
Cory Raggi
Principal, Doeren Mayhew Advisors, LLC
Cory Raggi, a Principal at Doeren Mayhew, leverages nearly 20 years of experience to drive organizational performance through strategy, leadership development, and executive alignment. She partners with leadership teams to bridge the gap between talent strategy and business objectives, ensuring sustainable growth and high-impact results. As the host of Rippled Radio, Cory extends this expertise to the airwaves, facilitating candid conversations to help executives navigate complexity with confidence. She remains dedicated to the belief that optimizing individual and team performance is the ultimate responsibility of a leader.
Maisha Beard-Johnson
Coordinator of Business Asset Development, Mayor's Office of Financial Empowerment
Maisha Beard is a transformational speaker who teaches entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals how to speak with clarity, confidence, and presence. A former speechwriter in the Mayor’s Bureau of Communications and currently the Coordinator of Business Asset Development and Kiva Capital Access Manager within the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment, she works closely with entrepreneurs navigating moments where their voice, message, and first impression truly matter.
With a master’s degree in English and Creative Writing, Maisha brings both language mastery and lived leadership experience to her work. Through The Maisha Experience, her speaking and storytelling platform, she supports audiences in releasing over-explaining, introducing themselves with intention, and communicating in ways that are clear, concise, and effective.
She is the creator of The Clarity Shift, a signature teaching experience designed to help people say what matters, say it clean, and allow their words to land with impact. Her work centers clarity, connection, and confidence, helping people show up, speak up, and be understood.
A two time Emcee for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, an Ambassador for Voices of Black Women with the American Cancer Society, and an Inaugural Woman of Impact and Inclusion Honoree with the Rochester Business Journal, Maisha’s voice moves rooms and builds trust, one clear conversation at a time.
Shelly DeVito
Senior Director of Quality & Value-Based Care, Modern Health
Shelly DeVito is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Senior Director of Quality and Value-Based Care at Modern Health, a global mental health platform that partners with employers to deliver equitable, high-quality care—including therapy, coaching, and psychiatry—to employees and their families. She also earned her MBA, blending deep clinical expertise with business strategy to bring clinical excellence, safety, and measurable impact to mental health care at scale. With many years of experience supporting individuals and families through their mental well-being journeys, Shelly brings a clinically grounded, deeply human lens to leadership and workplace wellness. An exceptional leader with a lifelong passion for well-being, she believes thriving at work, whether within an organization or as an independent professional, begins with recognizing the whole person and the full range of psychological, emotional, and lived experiences that enable people to show up fully and perform at their best.
