Dr. Charlie Cartwright, Founder, The Company Culture Doctor: The Heart of Safety — Why Culture, Not Compliance, Brings People Home
Dr. Charlie Cartwright is the founder of The Company Culture Doctor, a consulting firm based in the Kansas City area whose sole purpose is to bring out the best in leaders & their teams.
Dr. Charlie is also the creator of the “Human Influence Equation.” It is the result of a three-decade-long meta-analysis of what drives human behavior. His research clearly illuminated the path to unlocking human potential.
Before devoting his work full-time to The Company Culture Doctor, Dr. Charlie spent over 20 years of his career in leadership within Fortune 500 companies. The practical lessons, insights, and operational excellence he gained during this time are priceless. His insights help business leaders achieve outstanding results by tapping into the inherent greatness of their people.
“The common denominator in practically every significant challenge in life is people. Once you understand what motivates & drives people, the possibilities for achievement are endless.” – Dr. Charlie
The Heart of Safety — Why Culture, Not Compliance, Brings People Home
In this powerful and transformative keynote, Dr. Charlie Cartwright challenges conventional approaches to safety and presents a compelling blueprint for building a world-class safety culture—one grounded in leadership, engagement, and a true sense of belonging. Drawing on his deep understanding of human motivation and behavior, Dr. Charlie uncovers the essential elements for unlocking people’s potential and creating lasting change. Because if we want to move mountains, we must first move people—and in doing so, those people will move the mountains.
Pam O’Donnell, Founder, Catch You Later Foundation: Catch You Later – Turning Tragedy into Hope and Awareness
Pam O’Donnell is a wife and mother whose life was forever changed on February 22, 2016, when her husband and 5-year-old daughter were killed by an impaired driver. Since then, Pam has dedicated herself to turning her family’s tragedy into action. She is now the sole parent to her surviving daughter, who was just six years old at the time of the crash.
Pam is the founder of the Catch You Later Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about distracted and impaired driving and has awarded approximately $40,000 in scholarships in memory of her loved ones.
In a groundbreaking achievement, Pam became the first civilian in New Jersey state history to be certified as a Police Trained Commissioned Instructor. She regularly teaches at police academies across the state and is also the first civilian certified to instruct with the New Jersey State Police. Pam is an active member of the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, National Safety Council, International Association of Chiefs of Police, and Families for Safe Streets. She also serves on the Hudson County Safe Streets Task Force.
Pam’s powerful advocacy work has earned her speaking engagements at major events, including two National Safety Council conventions, Work Truck Week, the National Institute of Justice, and the New Jersey Safety Summit, where she served as keynote speaker in 2023. She is also engaged with the Pennsylvania DOT and frequently speaks to students across Pennsylvania.
Pam played a key role in the passage of New Jersey’s Target Zero Commission Bill—the first of its kind in the nation—which mandates monthly collaboration between 13 state agencies to reduce crashes and fatalities through shared data and coordinated efforts.
Through her advocacy, Pam has spoken to thousands of high school and college students, police recruits, and young leaders at the Police Explorers Youth Academy. Her goal is to ensure her family did not die in vain by helping others understand the very real and personal consequences of preventable, dangerous driving behaviors.
Catch You Later – Turning Tragedy into Hope and Awareness
After surviving a year-long battle with cancer in 2014, Pam O’Donnell endured an unthinkable loss: her husband and 5-year-old daughter were killed in a crash caused by an impaired driver—a crash that was entirely preventable.
In the face of profound grief, Pam made a choice: her family’s story would not end in tragedy alone. Through powerful storytelling and advocacy, she shares their journey to prevent other families from experiencing the same pain.
Pam offers a deeply personal glimpse into the real-life consequences of impaired driving, reminding us what’s truly at stake. Through her Catch You Later Foundation, she spreads awareness, drives meaningful change, and offers hope that these crashes can be prevented.
Lisa Battaglia, Founder and President, Battaglia Communications: How to Achieve Safety Results Through Strategic Marketing
Lisa Battaglia has more than 15 years of acclaimed communications and marketing expertise in both major private and public sector organizations. Battaglia works with companies to create internal marketing campaigns that promote culture buy-in, and external marketing and thought leadership campaigns to attract and retain ideal customers. This creates measurable results around brand awareness, customer satisfaction, and employee retention.
Battaglia has proven that a healthy internal safety and overall culture drives external success, and she guides organizations through this process. By focusing on communication with employees through internal brand development and alignment around mission, vision, and values, employees deliver better service to customers – strengthening client and talent retention and positively impacting an organization’s bottom line.
Before founding Battaglia Communications, Battaglia served as Director of Communications and Public Relations for Jetco Delivery, a Houston-based transportation and logistics company. During that time, Battaglia worked on both internal and external marketing, helping to promote and anchor the organization’s robust culture through communication. She simultaneously worked as Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Jetco CEO Brian Fielkow, developing his leadership brand through the securement of speaking engagements and press outreach. Battaglia also served as the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Patriot Rail, a shortline railroad holding company operating 32 railroads in 23 states; Director of Marketing and Communications for Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts, a creative platform promoting cross-campus and community collaboration through the arts; and as Director of Public Relations for Design at Work, a full-service marketing firm. Battaglia began her career at Belmont University, where she coordinated the 2010 Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate and helped coordinate the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate between President Barak Obama and Senator John McCain.
Battaglia has served on the Texas Trucking Association Board of Directors, the American Trucking Association Image and Branding Committee, and the Houston Museum District Marketing Team. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Arts in English Literature, both from Belmont University. Battaglia currently resides in Houston, Texas.
How to Achieve Safety Results Through Strategic Marketing
Your organization’s bottom line depends on cultivating a safety culture that employees truly own. But how do you embed a culture of prevention that becomes part of your organization’s DNA? In her keynote, Lisa Battaglia shares how to transform internal marketing and communications into impactful campaigns that resonate with employees and inspire lasting commitment to safety. By shifting part of your marketing focus inward, you can strengthen culture buy-in, boost engagement and retention, and empower teams to make safe decisions—even when no one is watching.
Lorraine Martin, CEO, National Safety Council: The State of Road Safety in the US: How Can Employers Make a Bigger Impact?
Lorraine Martin is the CEO of the National Safety Council, America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate with a century-long legacy of eliminating preventable deaths and injuries in our workplaces and on our roadways.
Martin began her career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. From there, she deepened her aerospace expertise as an executive at Lockheed Martin, where she led the largest defense aircraft program in history: the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. Throughout her 35-year career in aerospace, she made safety a top value. As leader of the National Safety Council for the last six years, she is passionate about helping people live their fullest lives, from the workplace to anyplace.
The State of Road Safety in the US: How Can Employers Make a Bigger Impact?
Road safety efforts have changed in the past few years especially post-pandemic. So how are we doing now? What do the statistics and numbers show? And which efforts are making the biggest impact? Lorraine Martin will share her perspectives from the National Safety Council on what the latest road safety issues are and how employers can have the greatest influence on improving road safety.
