Certified Facilitator Bio
Al is a speaker, author, and researcher on talent development and workplace trends. He is the founder of Betterwork Labs, a talent development advisory firm, and the author of the Amazon Bestseller MBA Insider: How to Make the Most of Your MBA Experience. Al helps organizations attract, retain and develop diverse talent and build growth-oriented, diverse and inclusive organizations. He is passionate about helping individuals and organizations flourish in the changing world of work and unlocking purpose and potential for each individual to contribute to exceptional organizational performance.
Al draws on his experience advising Fortune 500 organizations on transformation, employee engagement and work culture, his coaching and career development work with thousands of high-performing employees, and his own career as a management consultant and product marketer at world-class organizations such as Deloitte and Salesforce. He combines research, storytelling, expertise, and actionable tactics to inspire audiences to take action.
Al is an expert in career development, business relationships, and communication, and his thinking and insights have been published in outlets such as Business Insider, The World Economic Forum, and Time Magazine. Al previously worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he, in addition to advising Fortune 500 companies on developing and executing digital transformation, helped train and advise thousands of new hires on career management and leadership development. Al also worked at Salesforce, where, in addition to launching products that touched hundreds of thousands of users, Al led new-hire training and mentoring programs for hundreds of employees. Al received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Theology from Boston College and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill.