Unity Lab's expert faculty provide keynotes, consulting, and custom workshops for organizations who need to jump start their people and culture initiatives.

Faculty

Our Faculty bring expertise in purpose, culture change, leadership development, wellness, DEI and conflict resolution. We provide customized workshops, keynotes and consulting to empower your team to create the next chapter of your organization's success and impact.

Brandon Peele
​Purpose | Social Learning | Culture Change

Brandon is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and an expert in purpose, leadership, and culture change. He has worked with three leading culture-as-a-service companies - ion Learning (DEI), Imperative (L+D), and Kumanu (wellness) - to activate empathy, trust, belonging, purpose and leadership at scale. 

He's trusted as a keynote speaker, consultant and program leader by organizations such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, Stanford University, JDRF, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Marine Corps, University of California - Berkeley, LinkedIn, the U.S. Navy, Slalom Consulting, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the University of Minnesota.

He has written / co-written four books on purpose and leadership and his work has been featured by news organizations such as USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, and Forbes. 

Brandon holds an MBA in Leadership from Columbia Business School, is an Imperative Certified Purpose Leader (TM) , and serves on the Council of the Global Purpose Leaders and the Leadership Council of ManKind Project San Diego.

Dr. Arezou Ghane
Wellness | Mindfulness | Social Psychology

Arezou is a Professor of Psychology, keynote speaker, wellness consultant and yoga and mindfulness teacher. She leverages insights from  psychology research and the contemplative practices of yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and compassion.

She received her M.A. and PhD. in Health Psychology from UC, Riverside, and her B.A. in Psychology from UC, Riverside. She's a certified Yoga Teacher (200 E-RYT) and has published research in Health Psychology Review, Psychology & Health, The Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, and Women's Reproductive Health.

Bobby Bakshi
DEI | Intersectionality | Men's Leadership

Bobby is a keynote speaker, consultant and facilitator. He has over 20 years of corporate learning, DEI, organizational development, men's work and leadership experience with organizations such as Microsoft, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Resonant Insights and Edifecs.

Bobby's understanding and depth of expertise in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion come from his blended experience, including over a decade as a volunteer leader with the global non-profit, The ManKind Project.

He received his Bachelors in Commerce from the University of Mumbai, and his MBA from Loyola University - Chicago.

Heidi Holliday
Conflict Resolution | Facilitation | Mediation

Heidi is a keynote speaker, facilitator, veteran leader of impact-driven organizations and an expert in facilitation, community engagement, and building organizational capacity.

Over the past two decades, she has served as executive director of three different nonprofits, as program director for a community wide public health initiative, and on the board of local and regional nonprofit organizations. She has been interviewed by the New York Times, ‌Australian‌ ‌Broadcasting‌ ‌Company,‌ ‌The‌ ‌Atlantic,‌ ‌Washington‌ ‌Post,‌ ‌Reuters,‌ ‌Bloomberg,‌ ‌NBC‌ ‌News,‌ ‌Salon‌, NPR, ‌and‌ ‌local‌ ‌Kansas City area TV,‌ ‌print‌ ‌and‌ ‌radio‌ ‌stations‌. 

She's a mediator, an experienced facilitator, and a trusted community leader. 

Heidi received a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and Bachelor of Arts from Bethel College.