Tiffany Yvonne Gratton-McDuffie, CPA, Founder & Head of Strategy + Happiness, at Playmaker Solutions, is an emotional intelligence thought leader specializing in merging people strategy with profit strategy and shifting employee experience. She is on a mission to disrupt burnout and cultivate workplace cultures where people  actually places they like showing up to.

Her Masters is in Adult & Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin. There she studied positive psychology, experience and instructional design, change and behavior management. She began her career working as a Certified Public Accountant and using audit frameworks to identify best practices, system efficiencies, and regulatory compliance. Over time, she transitioned to using her transformational leadership style to create Congressional Award winning leadership development programs for youth and educators.

When the pandemic rocked the world of work, Tiffany knew it was time to take her time and talents back to the corporate terrain -- delivering powerful keynotes and workshops that connect organizational profitability with the care, management, and well-being of people in the organization – especially women leaders. She consults and coaches executives on how to design and deliver training that transforms culture and drives behavior change in ways that are fun, impactful, and memorable beyond the event. She is passionate about improving workplace well-being, delivering strategies that boost happiness, engagement, and resilience – at work, home, and beyond.

Tiffany splits her time between Chicago and Milwaukee, is a mom of three (including twin girls), and she enjoys family time, swimming, music, and assisting in youth character development efforts.