DisruptHR Portland (OR, USA) will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Revolution Hall and we’re excited to announce an awesome lineup of speakers for their 5th DisruptHR event!

Cathey Armillas — CEO & Co-founder of Speaker Skills Academy, Storytelling Trainer, International Speaker at Speaker Skills Academy, TEDx Organizer and Speaker
“Stories Are Like Sticky Notes”
Eldridge Broussard — Founder of Echoes of Brilliance
“Waging W.A.R. in HR”
Jodi DePaoli — Manager at Cascade Health Solutions
“Neuro-Spice: Adding Flavor to the Workplace”
Rashmi Dixit — Founder and CEO of The Hive Consultants
“The Future of Work is Feminine – and That’s a Good Thing”
Nicholas Kessler — Training and Organizational Specialist at Canopy Wellbeing
“Lace Up Your Tall Boots (and Step Over the BS)”
Stefano Iaboni — CEO of Smile Solution, LLC
“Seriously Funny: Using Humor to Create Human Workplaces”
Emily Lubman — Director of Risk Management at HUB International
“You Can’t Band Aid Stupid with a Gift Card”
Lou Radja — Speaker, Trainer, Coach at Be More Give More
“Ask the Butterflies: Reimagining the Workplace in a Post-Pandemic World”
Tara Rolstad — Mental Health Speaker, Author at Tara Rolstad, LLC
“What the “F” is Wrong with You?”
Lynette Winter — Executive Coach and Consultant at Altus Growth Partners
“Assessment vs. Assertion = Power”