2022 Speakers
Shira Lotzar
Shira Lotzar, Chief Engagement Officer, Purposeful Hire, Inc. is committed to finding the “higher purpose” in every hire.
Within her recruiting, career coaching and executive coaching practices, Shira helps create highly engaged workplaces by focusing on the mutual purpose of both employers and employees. This avocational calling is infused into every aspect of her business, as she genuinely believes that our work has a divine purpose. Her mission is to help her clients discover it.
In her volunteer pursuits, Shira has served on the boards of the HR Leadership Forum, DCSHRM and in committee roles for ASAE. Additionally, as a champion of age diversity, she launched BoomerWorks.org, a community service program empowering professionals age 50+ to transition into self-employment. She is also a regular speaker at local job support organizations such as Career-Confidence.org, CNM, 40plus and JCA’s Career Gateway; and she facilitates a weekly open Q&A cohort: Hire Moment Mastermind.
Shira earned a Master’s in Public Relations with a focus on employee communications from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Carl Grant
Carl Grant III is CEO of Connexa Partners, which provides outsourced business development and training for professional services firms and capital raise support for growth stage companies.
Carl is a founding board member of the Austin Venture Association and the High Tech Prayer Breakfast - DC Metro, Inc.
Carl has held business development leadership positions with Cooley, PricewaterhouseCoopers and two venture backed startups.
He lives in Austin, TX and is married with five adult children.