DisruptHR Orange County (CA, USA) will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Yost Theater and we’re excited to announce an awesome lineup of speakers for their 10th DisruptHR event!
Brandin Elmore — Founder and Keynote Speaker at The Useful Mindset
“Stop Developing Leaders. Start Developing Teammates.”
Ed Essey — Senior Director of Business Value at formerly Microsoft
“Change Is an Inside Job: How Employees Create Impact Without Authority”
Lauren Sweeney — Chief Growth & Impact Officer at Riviera Group Consulting
“Say the Thing: Why Avoiding Hard Conversations Is Costing You More Than You Think”
Nathan Iverson — CEO / Program Director, Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Momentum Coaching + Consulting / California Baptist University
“Nobody Quits a Job. They Quit a Broken Promise.”
Paul Butler — Joint Owner and Client Partner at Newleaf Training and Development
“Finance Is a Second Language. It’s Time HR Became Fluent.”
Christine DiDonato — Founder and Keynote Speaker at Career Revolution, Inc.
“The Growth Trap: Why Pushing Harder Is Quietly Destroying the Teams You’re Trying to Build”
Steve Cadigan — LinkedIn’s First Chief HR Officer, Author, Future of Work Analyst at Cadigan Talent Ventures
“Stop Chasing Retention. Start Chasing Growth.”
Benj Gershman — Founder of What Could Be Bad
“The Band Effect: How Great Teams Create Harmony”