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Executive Track: The People Advantage - Turning Leadership Talent Decisions into Business Performance
Location: Cypress
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Beginning at 2:45 PM
Session Duration
1.0

Session Description
Every business strategy comes back to people and how well we execute. This session will take a practical look at how the leadership and talent decisions we make every day can directly impact business performance, growth, productivity, and the overall success of an organization.

We will talk about leadership, talent, accountability, workforce planning, and how AI is changing the way we think about people and work. Through real-world examples and conversation, the goal is to challenge how we think about people decisions and start looking at them for what they really are, business decisions that can create a true competitive advantage.

Session Speaker

Jennifer Payne

Links Unlimited

More About Jennifer Payne

Jennifer Payne is a 20 plus year HR professional who is currently the Director of Human Resource for Links Unlimited, Inc , who provides comprehensive solutions tailored to the corporate promotional and incentive markets, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her previous position was an HR leader of a global consumer goods production company that was a joint venture with a pharmaceutical company in Italy and P&G.

She currently sits on the local SHRM chapter, CincySHRM as the college relations chair, she has been on the board for 9 years. In addition to volunteering on the local chapter, Jennifer is the current Ohio SHRM Council Certification Director.

Jennifer’s main passion is her family which includes two adult children (their significant others and puppies) and her two dogs.