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Leveling Up Your Leadership

  • Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 201 17th Street Northwest #1700 Atlanta, GA 30363 United States (map)

Being a leader isn’t just about what you do. It’s about how you feel when you’re doing it, and too many of us have crushed it at work while feeling crushed in the process.

Join us to flip the script for Leveling Up Your Leadership on Monday, April 8 at the Office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (Atlantic Station).

We’ll hear from an accomplished panel about how to level up our brands, our goals, and our impact at work to not just be successful -- but enjoy our success.

Leveling Up Your Leadership will begin with networking at 6:00pm, followed by a panel discussion at 6:30pm featuring:

  • Allyson Eman: CEO of Venture Atlanta

  • Marquetta Bryan: Partner in the Atlanta Office of Nelson Mullins & DEI Strategist

  • Rachael Jones: CEO & Co-Founder of Syntax Health

  • Randi Braun: WSJ Best-Selling Author, Executive Coach & Founder of Something Major

Join us for an inspiring evening of dynamic women in dynamic conversation.

Early Bird Tickets Are Available Until March 8th: for $35 + tax.

Meet Our "Leveling Up Your Leadership" Panel

Allyson Eman, CEO of Venture Atlanta:

Allyson Eman has more than 30 years of marketing, communications, sales leadership and business development experience. In 2007, Allyson took on the role of Executive Director for the newly created Venture Atlanta annual conference. Allyson has worked with key business leaders across the country and founding organizations Metro Atlanta Chamber, Atlanta CEO Council and Technology Association of Georgia to build Venture Atlanta. In 2020, Eman was promoted to CEO. Prior to joining Venture Atlanta, Allyson was the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for SouthStar Funding, a wholesale mortgage lender headquartered in Atlanta. During her 9- year tenure with the firm, she helped the company grow from 8 employees to 800 with 30 nationwide offices. Allyson received a BS from the University of Florida and resides in Marietta with her husband and two children.

Marquetta Bryan, Partner in the Atlanta Office of Nelson Mullins & DEI Strategist:

Marquetta J. Bryan, a graduate of Emory University and Cleveland State University College of Law, cum laude, is a Partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Atlanta office, where she is the immediate past Chair of the firm’s Ethics Committee, a member of the firm’s DEI committee and a leader in the firm’s women on the go affinity group. A passionate, effective and influential leader, Marquetta is the immediate past chair of the Leadership DeKalb Board of Directors, a past Chair of the Georgia Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society, and the former Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Legal Services Program. She also serves on the Emory University Alumni, DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, and Page Turners Make Great Learners Boards of Directors. Marquetta has won numerous awards for her community, legal and philanthropic work, including being recognized by the Profiles in Diversity Journal – Black Leaders Worth Watching Award; Atlanta Magazine – Women Making A Mark Honoree; Rolling Out Magazine – Top 25 Woman of Atlanta; Atlanta Tribune "Woman to Watch"; and has been recognized numerous times as one of America’s Best Lawyers for Employment Litigation Management and Education law.

Rachael Jones, CEO & Co-Founder of Syntax Health

Rachael N. Jones, MPA CEO & Co-Founder, Syntax Health, Inc. Rachael Jones is an award-winning healthcare executive, thought leader in advancing ValueBased Care, and self-proclaimed “healthcare analytics nerd” adept in telling stories with data. As a deep Value-Based Care expert, her distinguished career spans over 25 years in senior leadership roles for some of the largest health insurers and healthcare IT solutions providers in the U.S including Cotiviti, Anthem (Elevance Health), HealthFirst, and the TriZetto Group. As CEO and co-founder of Syntax Health, she is focused on catalyzing the transition to value-based care (VBC) for health organizations by offering purpose-built tools and expertise to enable transparent, collaborative, and effective VBC programs. Rachael possesses a Master of Public Administration from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service and a BS in Biology from Montclair State University.

Randi Braun, WSJ Best-Selling Author, Executive Coach & Founder of Something Major

Randi Braun is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Something Major: The New Playbook for Women at Work. A member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Braun is the CEO & Founder of the women’s leadership firm, Something Major, a highly-regarded speaker, and an ICF-certified executive coach, who has worked with 50+ organizations including Microsoft, Uber, Virgin, Accor Hotels, and Cox Communications, among others.

An expert at helping high-performing women thrive in demanding roles, her insights on women’s leadership have been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Thrive Global, Parents Magazine, and The Chicago Tribune. Randi coaches, leads retreats and, when she’s not traveling to attend events like ours, Randi lives in Washington, DC with her spouse and two children.