Tysha ‘Ty’ Tolbert is a dynamic leader passionate about driving change and empowering leaders, employees, and companies alike. She is currently CEO/Founder of pondHR (formerly Pause & Ponder), an AI-empowered enabled coaching B2B SaaS solution for Thriving, Wellness & Workplace Success. pondHR leverages Coaches, Counselors, LLM and Analytics to support employees, gain insights, retain talent, and foster belonging.

Her extensive experience in business, training, and technology has demonstrated her expertise in developing innovative solutions that drive growth and create value for stakeholders. She brings a robust profile of Tech-Sales-Coaching-Consulting-Entrepreneurship to her company leveraging computer science foundational roots, 14 years in Tech selling multi million dollar complex IT hardware/software/cloud solutions, and 7 active years in Workplace Strategy Consulting, Career Coaching, holding certifications in HR Analytics Management, Executive Coaching, and Leadership Development.

She takes her responsibility for setting pondHR’s company’s vision, mission, and overall direction very seriously, with dedication and a commitment to striving to foster wellness and thriving in the workplace and was recently nominated for a ‘Cloud Technologist Visionary Award’ by Women in Cloud. (2023 WicX empowerHER nominee).