Kadi Cole has spent the last twenty-five years studying leadership and organizational development, most recently serving as an Executive Director at one of America's largest and fastest-growing multi-site churches. She is passionate about helping local churches thrive and
equipping leaders to fulfill their calling.

Kadi is a true visionary, ahead of her time in teaching churches to harness the God-given talents in their congregations. While we are all called to serve, Kadi helps men and women navigate the unique challenges that may arise in pursuit of that call together. Kadi is an engaging, practical, and down-to-earth speaker and writer on a variety of topics related to leadership, organizational
development, spiritual growth, parenting, and living a full life.

Jenni Catron is a leadership coach, author, and speaker. Her passion is to lead well and to inspire, equip and encourage others to do the same. She speaks at conferences and churches nationwide, seeking to help others develop their leadership gifts and lead confidently in the different spheres of influence God has granted them. As Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group, she consults organizations on leadership, team culture, and organizational health.

Jenni is the author of several books including Clout: Discover and Unleash Your God-Given Influence and The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership. She loves a fabulous cup of tea, great books, learning the game of tennis and hiking with her husband. Jenni can be found on social media at @jennicatron and at www.get4sight.com.

Nicki Koziarz is a two-time best selling author and speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is a wife to Kris and mom to three girls: Taylor, Hope, & Kennedy. Nicki’s family runs a small farm just outside of Charlotte, NC they affectionately call The Fixer Upper Farm.

Nicki speaks nationally at conferences, retreats and meetings. She has also been featured on Life Today.

An evangelist at heart, Nicki inspires others to become the best version of who God created them to be.

You can connect with Nicki at www.nickikoziarz.com or on all forms of social media @NickiKoziarz.

Nathan R. Elson joined the CDF Capital team in late 2015. Nathan has spent over 20 years following his two passions, ministry and marketing. Nathan has helped denominations, large ministries, local churches, and Christian publishers tell their stories and engage their audiences. Prior to joining CDF Capital, Nathan served on the Executive Team of Rock Church, a megachurch in San Diego, overseeing Sundays, creative, and communications. Nathan attended Talbot Seminary and holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Biola University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from California State University, Long Beach.

Miles has been in leadership at 12Stone Church since 2001. He is currently the Executive Director of Leadership Initiatives at 12Stone Church. This role allows Miles to give oversight to the Maxwell Leadership Center and to various leadership development initiatives throughout the Northern Atlanta Area. Miles’ wife Jennie is also on staff with 12Stone as a Small Group Coordinator. Miles and Jennie have been married for 23 years. They have two daughters, Megan and Morgan. In his free time, Miles enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, and running ultramarathons.

Jessica Bealer has been leading children’s ministry for 19 years. Six of which were spent overseeing standards, systems, staffing and atmosphere for the children’s ministry of Elevation Church. She has overseen the launch of twenty locations, and is considered a specialist in kidmin multisite. Jessica currently oversees the Family Ministry Services Division of Generis, an organization dedicated to helping churches see their mission accomplished. Jessica is a mother of four, published author and host of the Women’s Leadership Workshop podcast. She is married to Frank, the CEO of Phase Family Centers and Executive Director of Leadership Development at Orange.

Founded in 1995, Dad's Garage is an award-winning non-profit theatre company that brings in over 30,000 people a year at our new Ezzard Street home in Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward, public events across the continent, and festivals around the globe. Each season features original plays and world premieres created by our performers; this creates the backbone of our programming. Dad's Garage serves a younger demographic not typically served by traditional arts organizations. We introduce them to other arts organizations—such as The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Opera, and Atlanta Ballet—through strategic programming collaborations. We have established ourselves as a “Gateway Drug to the Arts” and are dedicated to building a new generation of arts consumers.