Holly Joy McIlwainMs. Holly McIlwain, M.S., is the founder and chief cheerleader of the Brave Women Project. As an author, Holly dreams of telling stories that matter. Her first book, For She Who Leads: Practical Wisdom from a Woman Who Serves, was published in 2020. he also is a contributing author in the anthology Twenty Won: 21 Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories of Business Resilience During a Global Crisis, which is an Amazon bestseller and was published in April of 2021. Professionally, Holly leads the Talent Development platform at Winner Partners. She is a subject-matter expert in the usage of behavior assessments as part of coaching and development plans, in addition to talent acquisition engagements. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, working with individuals and organizations to build a better world and sustainable business solutions is her passion. What's not exciting about that? This enthusiasm comes with Holly into each coaching session, team workshop, search opportunity, and speaking engagement. It carries right over into the Brave Women Project. Nothing excites Holly more than inspiring women to do brave things.Developing leaders who change lives is Holly's passion and professional purpose. She has studied and written about topics such as leadership and mission, bravery in business, and managing human relationships. As a recognized subject matter expert, Holly has spoken at numerous conferences and on Sirius XM Radio. She holds an advanced degree in Organizational Leadership from Robert Morris University and is certified as a DISC Behavior Analyst and a Driving Forces Behavior Analyst. After studying with Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, she invested her time and professionalism in the Pittsburgh region, consistently seeking ways to challenge leaders to become fully engaged in transformation. In 2020 she served as Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation faculty and became a DDI-certified facilitator. Holly is an expert in the value of dynamic onboarding as part of the foundation for fully engaged employees and was the director of human resources and talent management at Robert Morris University. Currently, she is lending those talents to her undergraduate alma mater, Franciscan University.Holly invests herself to expand the reach of those organizations she serves and has a long record of engagement in the region. Holly functioned as a lead consultant in organizational management and leadership development for one of the largest nonprofits in the world and spent 15 years in the nonprofit sector. Recruiting and developing the talent pool for the nonprofit sector soon led her to engage as a full-time consultant and director of leadership development and talent acquisition for a local firm.Holly has worked with and served on the boards of directors for foundations and nonprofits and continues to be a frequent speaker and trainer on topics of leadership and living at universities, churches, conferences, and workshops. Holly created her own high-impact not-for-profit to engage even more organizations through the people who lead them. She and her husband, Kevin, are raising two young boys and residing in the greater Pittsburgh, Pa., area. Read More Read Less