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Susan Williams is the visionary founder of Booming Encore. With over 28 years of experience in corporate senior leadership and executive roles, she realized there was a significant gap in resources for those seeking a purposeful and healthy later life. Driven by her passion to make a difference, she decided that if she couldn't find it, she would create it and launched Booming Encore in 2013.

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An engaging speaker and advocate, Susan passionately shares the importance of all the aspects that can help people positively live, embrace and contribute in their later years. Today, she’s not just helping others create their own “booming encore”—she is actually living hers. Join her on this inspiring journey and also live your best booming encore!

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Stephen M. Golant, Ph.D., is a leading national speaker, author, and researcher on the housing, mobility, transportation, and long-term care needs of older adult populations. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Fulbright Senior Scholar award recipient, and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida. Most recently, he received the prestigious M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America for his significant contributions to gerontology. Golant's latest book is Aging in The Right Place, published by Health Professions Press. You can contact Stephen at golant@ufl.edu.

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Wendy Reichental delights in exploring life’s quirks and foibles through short essays and opinion pieces. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as The Montreal Gazette and Ottawa’s Globe and Mail. In the anthology Chronicling the Days: Dispatches from the Pandemic, published by Guernica Editions, Wendy offers a unique perspective on the early days of the pandemic lockdown. She holds a B.A. and a Diploma in Human Relations and Family Life Education from McGill University.

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Gillian Leithman, PhD specializes in soft skills training – that is the people side of business. She has facilitated programs for some of Canada's premiere businesses and organizations such as Bell Canada, TD Canada Trust, Telus, Business Development Canada, SAP, Moody's, the RCMP and Exxon Mobil.

Gillian is passionate about translating scientific research findings into practical everyday skills and strategies that people can use to become more effective, successful and happy humans!

Her expertise and research lie in helping employees’ transition from work to retirement. Both her Master's and PhD focussed on the aging workforce, and the retirement transition. She has extensively interviewed and surveyed pre-retirees and retirees, and has first hand knowledge of their experiences, which led her to create a pre-retirement program for those transitioning out of work and into retirement (don't be fooled she doesn't necessarily think you should retire!). Gillian is also the co-creator of The Certified Professional Retirement Coach Designation, which certifies people to become retirement coaches.

Gillian's groundbreaking pre-retirement programs feature the latest social science research, combined with practical and proven coaching methods to help those nearing or newly retired successfully adjust to a new life phase.

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Mike Drak is a Senior Contributor at Booming Encore and the Author of the best-selling book Victory Lap Retirement, Retirement Heaven or Hell and Longevity Lifestyle by Design. Along with being an Author, Mike is also an award winning blogger, retirement coach and public speaker and has made appearances on BNN, CBC Radio and iHeart radio. He is a thirty-eight year veteran of the financial services industry and lives with his wife Melina in Toronto, Canada.

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Antoinette Petrillo is a former financial executive with over 25 years of experience leading teams. Upon retiring, she noticed a lack of support for professionals transitioning to retirement. Motivated by her passion for coaching and helping others lead confidently, Toni founded her own practice focusing on assisting professionals in navigating this significant life transition. You can reach Toni through her website, Retire with Intention.

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