The Speakers

KL Moore, MBA, MoreThanACollegeDegree.com helps students, new hires, and emerging leaders accelerate further faster! As a former electrical engineer in the manufacturing and agricultural biotech industry, KL was taught to “go to school, get a good job, and work real hard”. Life’s experiences taught her otherwise. Although working smart and going above and beyond were essential for success, there were other “people skills” she had regrettably overlooked. True career success, she discovered, encompassed skills like networking, managing your professional brand, and dealing with conflict. All of which are topics typically not taught in school or found in a college textbook.

KL founded her business, MoreThanACollegeDegree.com, to prepare recent graduates for the unexpected pitfalls they face early in their career. She has fused her industry work experience and classroom teaching experience to create programs that resonate with students from all walks of life. Now, as an executive coach and speaker, her programs are packed with success tips on all the things students need to know, but no one ever tells them! From assertiveness to body language and executive presence, this third generation educator is excellent at teaching the nuts and bolts of communicating with impact so that ANY student can transition from campus to career with ease!

Sean O’Keefe is an award-winning professor and Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Career Launch Academy, a social enterprise that helps colleges and career programs scale the skillset of launching a job or internship search, especially for students with little to no connections. Sean teaches at Santa Clara University in the Leavey School of Business and in the LEAD scholars program that serves first-generation and underrepresented students. As course coordinator of the Business Communication team, Sean’s responsibilities include curriculum design for all the business communication courses in the undergraduate and MBA programs. Sean began his academic career at Diablo Valley Community College, graduated from UC Santa Barbara, and completed his MBA at Santa Clara University.

Oscar Garcia, Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer of Aspira Consulting, a Silicon Valley training and consulting firm. Oscar's career journey includes business development roles at five startups, co-founding a nonprofit, Chamber President & CEO, and Community Partnerships Manager at LinkedIn. He is an introvert turned international speaker. Oscar has given over 375 seminars and trained over 12,000 professionals. His training style is of a “practrainer” - he actively practices what he trains others to do. His clients range from startup incubators, to educational institutions, and brands like Oracle, Aruba Networks, Palo Alto Networks, McKesson, Genentech, Wells Fargo, the US Embassy, the University of California Berkeley and Stanford University. Oscar is also the host of the dynamic and engaging podcast Career Talk With OG. As Chief Empowerment Officer, Oscar empowers you so opportunities come to you.