Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. PhD. Co-Founder of The Violet Group + The Violet Collective. TEDx + SXSW Speaker. Leadership Consultant + Executive Coach. I apply psychological theory & behavioral science to improve the workplace experience, develop future leaders, & help current leaders build skills to allow their personal values, needs, and goals to co-exist with high performance and results. My mission is to disrupt old ways of thinking & develop a pipeline of diverse, inclusive leaders to lead our corporations into the future. My passion for learning & supporting people was born when I became a Mother as a teenager — the set of experiences that came with being a young Mom exposed me to stereotypes, activated empathy, led me to mature quickly & early, shaped my worldview, and has heavily influenced who I am today. Find me in rooms where we go deep & get nerdy + intellectual. Facts & Details - 📍 Born & raised in the Midwest; currently live & work in Chicagoland serving global clients 🎓 PhD; Industrial-Organizational Psychology 🏡 Full house: live with my partner of 22 years, our 2 puggles & cat 👨‍👩‍👦 20 year-old son, Adam 🗣 SXSW & TEDx Speaker - on gender diversity & practicing allyship ✨ Flipping every script so we can keep evolving & growing 👩‍🏫 Passionate about accelerating women’s advancement, developing empathetic, people-centric leaders & building inclusive+family-friendly workspaces 💡 Into discussing: all things psychology, optimizing performance, flipping the scripts in politics, challenging assumptions, equity & inclusion, new & emerging concepts & tech Collaboration > Competition 💥 Let’s connect — LinkedIn.com/in/StefanieMockler