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Nick Cady is the Manager of Training and Customer Experience at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, based in Milwaukee, WI. With over 22 years at the company, Nick brings a wealth of experience across multiple departments—including Marketing, Sales, Product, Analytics, and Dealer Development. His cross-functional background gives him a unique perspective on how to drive performance and engagement across Harley-Davidson’s global dealer network. In his current role, Nick oversees the HDU training portal, powered by Mindtickle, which serves as the central Learning Management System for Harley-Davidson dealers worldwide. His team is responsible for developing and deploying impactful training content focused on New Product launches and Dealer & Department Operations—ensuring that dealership staff are equipped with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed. Nick also leads Harley-Davidson’s customer experience program, managing the deployment of customer surveys across global markets. These surveys capture feedback from customers after interactions with dealers and the company, providing critical insights that inform strategic improvements. These insights are also directly leveraged in training development—helping the team identify knowledge gaps, tailor content to real-world needs, and continuously improve the learning experience for dealer personnel.

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Brenda Roper is a dynamic revenue enablement leader with a track record of driving global sales productivity, onboarding effectiveness, and go-to market alignment in high-growth technology organizations. With deep expertise in enablement strategy, learning architecture, and consultative selling, she has led transformative programs that equip thousands of technology professionals to drive revenue, accelerate growth, deepen customer engagement, and ultimately deliver measurable business impact. Known for building enablement functions with innovative programs from the ground up, Brenda has launched scalable onboarding frameworks, implemented sales readiness tools, and introduced data-driven coaching models that directly impact pipeline velocity and quota attainment. Brenda has held key enablement and leadership roles at OneStream, Thomson Reuters, and Oracle. She brings a background in both sales and pre-sales as well as accounting and consulting that gives her a unique view into revenue growth and enablement strategy. A frequent speaker on topics like sales productivity, buyer-centric enablement and change management, Brenda is passionate about transforming how revenue teams learn, adapt, and succeed in today’s dynamic B2B landscape. Her approach blends data-driving insights with a passion for coaching and continuous learning, ensuring that every customer-facing team is equipped to deliver exceptional value.

Krishna, as the CEO and co-founder, has been setting the vision and direction for the company. Prior to founding Mindtickle, Krishna most recently was the Director of Product Management at PubMatic. Additionally, Krishna has also worked with leading companies and startups, including Microsoft, Tejas Networks and Infinera. Knowing Mindtickle’s customers are successful and satisfied is one of his greatest joys.

Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown are the Wall Street Journal bestselling authors of The Unsold Mindset, longtime revenue leaders, and professors of entrepreneurship. They met at enterprise software startup, Bitium, which they helped lead to an acquisition by Google. They teach at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, where the course they created, "Sales Mindset for Entrepreneurs,” has become one of the school’s most popular classes. They are also investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt the Unsold Mindset. Sought-after as keynote speakers and guest lecturers, they love connecting with audiences to share the stories and lessons they've collected from their experiences. Learn more at www.colinandgarrett.com.