Nicole Dessain is a talent acquisition and design thinking “nerd." She loves to blow up long-held beliefs that stop us from preparing our organizations for the future of work. She feels lucky to have had an amazing corporate HR and consulting career that she has recently turned into her own startup, talent.imperative inc, a talent experience design consultancy. Her second, not-for-profit business, DisruptHR Chicago, was launched in 2016 and has inspired more than 1,700 HR and business leaders in the Chicago area. She serves on the advisory board of the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP). You can find her on LinkedIn, Twitter, or via email.