Theme: Thinking Bigger than Before

Every day we wake up and decide if today is going to be a good day or not but what if we think about if we can be better than yesterday instead. How would we do if we woke up and decided "today I'm going to be better because I am better"? What if? If we think of ourselves as better than before we can dream bigger and better than before. TEDxAgnesScottCollege is an event that will challenge you to realize who and what you can do by simply waking up and saying, "Today I'm better and I'm going to be more than yesterday."

Agnes Scott College
141 East College Ave
Decatur, Georgia, 30030
United States

Amanda Hammett

Entrepreneur, Consultant, and Millennial translator

Amanda Hammett is an entrepreneur, speaker and author who started and ran multiple multi-million dollar businesses before the age of 26. She has spoken over 800 times in the past five years to millennials on the topics of leadership, resilience and entrepreneurship. This experience has given her the ability to act as a "millennial translator" to companies that are looking to attract, motivate and engage top millennial talent.

Anndrekia Maha

Student. Future Scholar.

I'm a first generation American born child. I am also a first generation college student. I am very active in the Agnes Scott community where I am an RA and Vice President of Witkaze, our black student organization. Currently I am in my junior year of college. I also work for Advocates for Youth. I have served as a Great American Condom Campaign SafeSite and I currently serve as a National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day youth ambassador. I'm also on the Young Women of Color Leadership Council at Advocates for Youth. I am hard working, determined, driven and goal oriented. I value respect, honesty, humility, humbleness and faith. These values are at the core of my being and I feel that it is my duty to live up to these everyday as best as I can.

Chris Bruno

Assistant Professor . Department of Geosciences . Department of Chemistry (joint) . Georgia State University

Chris Bruno is a comedic improviser who performs Improv around the country. When he’s not performing Chris serves as the Director of Housing Operations at Kennesaw State University and loves helping people develop and reach their full potential as leaders. Chris completed two degrees at Clemson University and is excited to share his love of improv with anyone who will listen.

Chris Bruno

Director of Housing Operations at Kennesaw State University

Daniel LeBreton

Psychologist, Teacher, and Consultant.

Daniel LeBreton is an organizational psychologist, teacher, and corporate consultant. He believes work should be a dignifying, enriching, and fulfilling experience for all people. He helps organizations develop leadership – leadership that promotes ethical behavior, excellent results, and engaged employees. He has helped hundreds of managers and executives develop their leadership capabilities in organizations ranging from small non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. Daniel is a Senior Consultant and the Director of Research at Peter Rock Consulting, Inc. He has taught in the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University, the Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University, and the Psychology Department at the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga

Halden Ingwersen

Student. Future Academic

Her passion lies in education and in the application of history to better understand the present, and to improve the world as a whole. Halden is a senior at ASC and an active leader on campus through residential life as well as various organizations on and off campus. Someday you will see here as the next fabulous academic as a professor of history and published author, who is changing the world.

Mia Anika

Artist

Paula Bloom

Clinical Psychologist. Author. CNN Contributor.

Dr. Paula Bloom is a practicing clinical psychologist, author and frequent on­air CNN contributor. She is called on by the media to offer perspective on a wide range of events and topics including resilience, mental illness, national tragedies and relationships. Paula is the co­author of Why Does he Do That? Why Does She Do That? Two Relationship Experts Reveal the Naked Truth About Dating in the 21st Century and has contributed blogs to PBS's This Emotional Life and The Huffington Post. She has been featured in a variety magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Woman’s and currently works as a staff psychologist at Agnes Scott College.

Tiffany R. Smith

Program Coordinator for Diversity Programs

Tiffany earned her B.A. in Communication from Bowling Green State University and is a recent graduate of Kennesaw State University with a M.A. in Integrated Global Communication with an emphasis on the African Diaspora. Throughout her higher education experiences, Tiffany has worked diligently to create a more intersectional and inclusion environment at the Universities she has attended focusing on issues of anti­blackness, misogyny, and homophobia. Beyond her social justice activism within academia, Tiffany has worked for Amnesty International, is a Founding Member at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and uses photography as a tool of cultural preservation and storytelling of marginalized people. In her free time Tiffany enjoys cycling, yoga, watching The Walking Dead, and spending time with her dog, Blue.