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Winning Under Pressure Series

From Chaos to Clarity: Defining Moments in Sports & Business

 

Date & Time: Thursday, October 2nd, 12 – 1 PM CST.

Webinar Recap

Kelley Steven-Waiss

Chief Transformation Officer

ServiceNow

Dr. Chris Camp

Orthopedic Surgeon

Mayo Clinic

Dir of High Performance

Minnesota Twins

Yael Averbuch West

GM & Head of Soccer Operations

NJ/NY Gotham FC

Dr. Carlin Anderson

Sport Psychologist

Premier Sport Psychology

Moderated by
Cathy Winter, President
Premier Sport Psychology and Performance Advising

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Kelley Steven-Waiss

Chief Transformation Officer

ServiceNow

Kelley Steven-Waiss is the Chief Transformation Officer at ServiceNow, where she drives workforce and digital transformation for customers, leveraging her 30+ years of executive management experience, including 13 years as a Chief Human Resources Officer in technology.

Previously, she was the Founder & CEO of Hitch Works Inc., an AI-driven internal talent mobility platform acquired by ServiceNow in June 2022. She serves on the board of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), chairing the Compensation Committee and participating in the Nominating and Governance Committee, and formerly chaired Alearn, leading its merger into the Silicon Valley Education Foundation.

Kelley is an acclaimed author of Valley Girls: Lessons of Female Founders in Silicon Valley and Beyond and co-author of The Inside Gig, a Forbes HR Council Member, and a dynamic speaker on the future of work, HR, and digital transformation. Honored as one of WomenInc.’s Most Influential Corporate Board Directors in 2019 and recipient of the YWCA’s Tribute to Women Award in 2020, she is a married mother of four and a prominent thought leader in HR technology.

Dr. Chris Camp

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dir of High Performance

Mayo Clinic

Minnesota Twins

Dr. Camp is originally from Tennessee. There, he attended Lee University for his undergraduate studies, majored in Biological Sciences, played baseball, and graduated summa cum laude. He attended medical school and Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He completed clinical and research fellowships in Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City where he also worked with the New York Mets Baseball Club. Now, he is a sports medicine surgeon at Mayo Clinic where he serves as the Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Associate Program Director, Gap Year Research Program Director, and Director of the Orthopedic Resident Leadership Principles Curriculum.

His surgical practice focuses on treatment of shoulder, elbow, and knee injuries in athletes of all ages and ability levels from youth athletes to the professional level. He is currently the Medical Director, Team Orthopedic Surgeon, and Director of High Performance for the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club. He is also a Team Orthopedic Surgeon for the Minnesota Lynx WNBA team. He is the Creator and the Host of the “Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project” podcast and curriculum (ce.mayo.edu/optimize) where he is working to “help as many people as possible become the best humans they can be.” He has authored over 300 research articles, chapters, and books focused on injury prevention, interventions, and helping people achieve their highest levels of performance.

Yael Averbuch West

GM & Head of Soccer Operations

NJ/NY Gotham FC

An accomplished business leader, former member of the U.S. Women’s National Team and standout collegiate and professional player, Yael Averbuch West was named interim General Manager and Head of Soccer Operations of Gotham FC on Aug. 3, 2021. She took the permanent position four months later. Under her leadership, Gotham FC won the 2023 NWSL championship and registered the most successful regular season in club history in 2024.

Born in New York and raised in Montclair, N.J., Averbuch developed as a player in youth programs in her home state before reaching the first of her two goals in the game: playing for the University of North Carolina.

In her time at UNC, the Tar Heels won national championships in 2006 and 2008. Averbuch set the school record by starting 105 consecutive games, and she scored the fastest goal to begin a game in women’s college soccer history (four seconds, against Yale in 2006). Among several honors during her collegiate career, Averbuch was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2006 and ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s soccer in 2007, and she was voted First Team All-America three times by the NSCAA coaches. Averbuch received the ultimate honor when North Carolina retired her No. 17 after her senior year.

Averbuch achieved her other childhood dream by earning 26 caps as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team from 2007-13. When she took the helm at Gotham FC in 2021, Averbuch became the first former U.S. Women’s National Team player to be named general manager of an NWSL club.

Averbuch was selected by Sky Blue FC with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 WPS Draft and went on to win the league championship that year. She won another WPS title with the Western NY Flash in 2011.

After two years playing in Russia and Sweden – which included competing in the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2012 – Averbuch played in the NWSL for five years between 2014-18. This included an NWSL championship in 2015 during her three seasons with FC Kansas City, and she played one season each with the Washington Spirit and Seattle Reign.

Dr. Carlin Anderson

Sport Psychologist

Premier Sport Psycology

Carlin “Carly” Anderson, Ph.D., LP, CMPC is a Licensed Psychologist who specializes in sport psychology. She is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and listed on the vetted NFL Player Association Mental Health Referral Directory, USOPC Mental health & Mental Performance Directories, and the Directory of Mental Health Service Providers for the National Basketball Players Association.

Carly Anderson is from Seattle, WA and earned her undergraduate degrees in Psychology (B.S.) and Communication Studies (B.A.) from UCLA. She went on to earn her MA and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in sport psychology from the University of North Texas (UNT). She co-owns Premier Sport Psychology, PLLC with her husband, Justin Anderson. She currently directs the sport psychology services for Gopher Athletics and serves on the Big-10 Mental Health and Wellness Advisory Group. She also leads the sport psych services for the Professional Women’s Hockey League – Minnesota Frost team, and the USA Curling & USA Women’s Hockey National Team programs. She was a staff member for Team USA at both the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, where the US Men’s Curling team won gold, and at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. She is a recipient of the United States Order of Ikkos Medallion from USA Curling team members honoring her contribution to their success. Previously, Dr. Anderson worked at the Melrose Center from 2009-2011 and contributed to the National Eating Disorder Association’s Coach & Trainer Toolkit. She completed her predoctoral internship in the Wichita Collaborative Psychology Internship Program and worked in the Center for Sport Psychology & Performance Excellence at UNT. She was an NCAA research grant recipient focused on learning more about female athletes & well-being in Division I colleges. Dr. Anderson is a member of the American Psychological Association; APA’s Division 47-Sport Psychology & Division 45 –Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race; Minnesota Psychological Association; Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA); and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).

Moderated by
Cathy Winter, President
Premier Sport Psychology and Performance Advising

Cathy Winter is an experienced executive leadership advisor and the President of Premier Sport Psychology. Cathy brings to her clients the insights and learning from over 30 years of consulting and industry leadership experience, and regularly has a seat at the table with senior executives in both corporate and sport organizations.​

Throughout her career, Cathy has consulted and developed leaders at all levels, from C-suite executives to front line leaders and individual contributors in Fortune 100, Fortune 500, and global organizations.  Prior to joining the firm, she was a Partner at Korn Ferry, where she consulted across industries in the CEO succession and executive development practices. Having been both a business leader and full-spectrum talent consultant, she brings a unique perspective to her advising approach and combines real-world business experience with expertise in coaching, facilitating, and assessment to drive executive and top team success.​ Cathy frequently presents on pressing leadership topics and is known for the lively energy of her presentations and her engaging, thought-provoking approach across global audiences. With an emphasis on the unique context and challenges each organization and its leaders face, she helps them recognize and act on opportunities to improve their influence, inspire their teams, and impact performance. Her client work at Premier involves both leadership consultation/programming and executive coaching for business and professional sport organizations, including franchises in the MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL.

Moderated by
Cathy Winter, President
Premier Performance Advising

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