The Perkins Platform

Wharton Professor, internationally bestselling author, and world‐renowned expert on change, word of mouth, influence, natural language processing, and how products, services, and ideas catch on, Jonah Berger joins us to discuss his latest book, Magic Words. Jonah has published over 70 articles in top-tier academic journals, teaches one of the world's most popular online courses, and accounts of his work often appear in places like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Millions of his books, Contagious, The Catalyst, Invisible Influence, and most recently Magic Words, are in print in over 35 countries around the world. Berger has keynoted hundreds of major conferences and events like SXSW and Cannes Lions, advises various early‐stage companies, and consults for organizations like Apple, Google, Nike, Amazon, GE, Moderna, and The Gates Foundation. Wednesday, June 21 @ 6pm EST!

Counseling Psychologist and Educational Consultant specializing in transformation initiatives and change management, Dr. Lateshia Woodley joins us to share and discuss advice for school leaders that are newly engaged in turnaround efforts. Dr. Woodley has over 20 years of experience in education. She was an alternative school student and has dedicated her life to working with at promise students and school transformation initiatives. Her educational background includes a specialist degree in educational leadership and a doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology. She has been a teacher, school counselor, school improvement specialist, assistant principal, principal and assistant superintendent. Since 2008, she has worked as a turnaround leader helping to bring about positive changes in some of the lowest performing schools in Georgia and Missouri. Dr. Woodley is currently the CEO of Dynamic Achievement Solutions, LLC an International Counseling & Educational Consulting Firm. Her research interests include comprehensive school improvement, alternative education, dropout prevention, trauma and social and emotional learning. She is an international presenter, award winning author, TEDX Featured Presenter, a mom, a glamma and a self- proclaimed Lead Dream Builder! Tune in on Wednesday, June 28 @ 6pm EST!

Seasoned Executive, Entrepreneur, and Board Director, Andy Canales joins us for an exciting discussion on the newest artificial intelligence chatbot sweeping the nation, ChatGPT. Andy most recently served as the founding Executive Director of Latinos for Education in Texas, leading a network of Latino teachers, leaders, and families to positively impact thousands of students across Houston. He began his career as a public-school teacher in low-income communities in Miami and New York City. He also serves on the boards of multiple organizations making a positive difference in the community, and is a Senior American Leadership Forum Fellow (Class XLVII) and a 2020 Houston Business Journal 40 under 40 honoree. Andy holds a B.A. in Political Science from Pepperdine University, a Master's of Science in Education from Hunter College, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. As the son of Salvadoran immigrants and the first one in his family to graduate from college, Andy is driven by the belief that everyone should have access to opportunities for success. Tune in on Wednesday, July 5 @ 6pm EST!