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Contributors GENE ZAINO is a nationally recognised expert in the contract workforce market. He has served on the expert advisory board for the Human Capital Institute and collaborated with other industry leaders to create and develop the Contract Talent Research Practice Area at HCI, furthering education, ethics, and industry best practices. Zaino has led executive seminars at the Project Management Institute, Staffing Industry Analysts, and the Military Officers Association of America. He is a frequent speaker and has appeared in publications, radio and television including the CNN, CNBC, Forbes and The Wall Street Journal. In leading the Learning and Development team for the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, PETRA KULYNYCZ’S key focus is to design, manage and evolve all learning programmes, to maintain the culture of learning and to ensure every member of the group, from kitchen porter to CEO, has the opportunity to develop. She has worked with the Jamie Oliver Group for five years, having previously worked in L&D for both small and corporate restaurant groups, in the UK and USA. 10 August 2015 KEN KRING is focused on driving the profitable behaviours of both customers and employees. A strategy trainer, speaker and author, he has done strategy work at Walmart and advertising, brand and product development work at Discover Card. LOREN GUERRIERO is the Product Manager at MicroMentor, responsible for the customer experience on MicroMentor. org, a platform that facilitates meaningful connections for a global community of early stage entrepreneurs and experienced business professionals. With an educational background in Social Psychology, Loren has contributed to diverse causes including Human Rights, Homelessness and Affordable Housing. RICHARD LEECH has, for over ten years, worked with senior business leaders to identify the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of performance improvement through people. He’s had the great fortune to work with some truly world leading companies, many of the Sunday Times top 100 as well as smaller privately owned companies and latterly, very enlightened leaders in the public sector.