The Visibility Room™: On-Air (and Off Script)

Amanda Mohan is a Senior Engieering manager and technical leader with a reputation for uniting global teams across domains, functions, and platforms to jumpstart design-thinking and eliminate inefficiencies in design processes. With a proven track record of collaborating across domains, geographies, and applications she’s helped accelerate both product and process development. She has led by example, fostering open. dialogue and enabling teams to navigate complex challenges with clarity and confidence.

Carol Ward helps professionals transition into business ownership or new careers that align profit, purpose, and passion. A 5th-generation entrepreneur, Carol brings 25+ years of experience in marketing and public relations leadership across corporate, agency, and entrepreneurial environments.She has specialized in the franchise industry since 2013, first as part of the FranNet headquarters team and since 2016 as a franchise consultant and business owner. Carol has guided more than 100 candidates through the process of evaluating franchise ownership, independent business paths, and strategic W-2 roles. She works much like an executive recruiter — except instead of matching people to jobs, she helps match them to the right business opportunity. Her services come at no cost to franchise candidates.

Kevandre “Dre” Thompson is a talent acquisition strategist and keynote speaker who works organizations and hiring leaders to solve complex workforce challenges, enabling them to attract, hire, and retain exceptional talent. With over a decade of experience in Recruitment, DEI, and Workforce Development, Dre designs actionable strategies that reduce turnover, build talent pipelines, and create thriving workplace cultures.

Keep Up With Kevandre Thomspon:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dre-thompson/
• Website: https://drethompson.com/
• Email: thompson.kevandre@gmail.com

Karen Gordon is a seasoned finance executive and founder of Gordon Organization, where she serves as a Professional Interim CFO for mission-driven and mid-market organizations navigating periods of transition and transformation. 

With decades of leadership experience across corporate, nonprofit, and venture-backed environments, Karen specializes in bringing clarity to complexity, stabilizing finance functions, strengthening teams, and positioning organizations for long-term success. Her approach is methodical and outcomes-driven, grounded in the belief that interim leadership is a bridge, not a band-aid. 

She partners closely with CEOs and boards to assess systems, align strategy, and ensure the next permanent CFO steps into a well-structured, high-performing finance organization. Her philosophy is captured in three words that define her brand: Insight. Clarity. Strategy.