The NovoGenesis Network

  • Consultant | Speaker | Executive Coach

    Isaam has 25 years of experience in the Healthcare, Technology and Manufacturing industries. He has held numerous cross-functional and executive-level positions in companies ranging from small, private, non-profits to global, publicly traded, F500 companies. He’s lived in the US and overseas and has led people and teams in the Americas, the UK, EMEA, and Asia. He has served on various boards and is an occasional university guest lecturer.

    He has a B.S. from Marquette University, an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and a Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in strategic management from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. His expertise is in organizational development and management strategy.

    Of his many passions outside of work, he most enjoys spending time with his family, reading, traveling to foreign places, hiking and camping, playing sports, photography, and flying single-prop planes.

  • Consultant | Executive Coach | Speaker

    Aliah Berman is the Chief Diversity Officer of TBWA\North America. She’s responsible for leading the vision, strategy and execution of TBWA’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the collective, working in partnership with the company’s North American offices and parent company Omnicom.

    Throughout her career, Aliah has demonstrated a passion for and successful track record of driving growth and positive change in her teams and organizations. She has a strong commitment to leveraging diversity as an advantage, addressing specific challenges facing underrepresented groups and ensuring equity in opportunity for all individuals.

    Previously, Aliah served as Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for TBWA’s sister company, global experiential agency GMR Marketing, where she continues to serve as Chief Diversity Officer. In her role at GMR, Aliah has identified programs and initiatives aimed at bolstering diversity with GMR and created learning environments that built a culturally competent community. She’s also spearheaded change and culture management initiatives that aligned the organization’s DEI strategy with business goals to enhance work outputs.

    Prior to GMR Marketing, Aliah served as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Acquisition at Advocate Aurora Health. She serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, as a board member for the Institute for Women's Leadership, and on the Advisory Board for NEWaukee. In addition, she is a member of TEMPO Milwaukee, a professional organization for women that aims to further the impact of women leaders in the community.

    Aliah is a graduate of Xavier University and holds a J.D. from Marquette University Law School.