Dare to Inspire: Speakers

Portrait of Allison Holzer.Allison Holzer is the co-CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at InspireCorps, an inspiration strategy firm that partners with organizations to drive business growth and innovation. She is the “Dare to Inspire: Sustain the Fire of Inspiration in Work and Life” (Hachette, November 2019), a book that redefines inspiration as a critical resource in modern work and organizational culture. She passionately speaks and writes on this topic, grounded in her original thought-leadership in executive coaching, emotional intelligence, and applied positive psychology. Allison holds a B.A. in psychological brain sciences, with an emphasis on learning and cognition, from Dartmouth College and dual master’s degrees in education and Fine Art from American University.

Portrait of Sandra Spataro.Sandra Spataro
is the co-CEO and Chief Perspective Officer of InspireCorps, an inspiration strategy firm, and an Associate Professor of Management at Northern Kentucky University. She is the co-author of “Dare to Inspire: Sustain the Fire of Inspiration in Work and Life” (Hachette, November 2019), a book that redefines inspiration as a critical resource in modern work and organizational culture. At InspireCorps, Sandy blends her Silicon Valley experience with academic rigor to craft innovative, high-impact development plans for leaders, teams and organizations. As a publishing professor, she translates her research expertise in social influence and culture into actionable, accessible frameworks and tools. Sandy holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior, Industrial Relations from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.