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Opptruth
Brett Edmond is a speaker encouraging his audience to create their future by applying the principles in the Word of God. As a man of Faith, Brett believes in helping anyone desiring a change in their life. Brett is a faith filled, optimistic person that is constantly looking for ways to add value to the
Founder and CEO, TulsiHeals Life Coaching
Shruti Trivedi is a Certified Life Coach, speaker, and former IT consultant with over 13 years of experience working in high-performance corporate environments. After navigating burnout, motherhood, and a major career shift, Shruti now empowers working professionals - especially women and mothers - to prioritize their mental health without guilt. Through her coaching brand “TulsiHeals
Leader of COO Initiatives, SUSE
Katerina Arzhayev is a professional recognized for the cross-cultural and diverse mindset she brings into the workplace. A native Russian, she speaks Russian and English and is relied upon to shine a new light on old issues. Her unique talent is contextualizing strategic initiatives within social, political, and economic spheres. In her career, she has
Independent Contractor
Robert Keiper has found many ways to use his love for great stories. He explains; “Just as we respond to and remember good stories, ideas can be presented in ways that capture our attention and pull us into the problem or opportunity while illuminating a potential solution. In a well-crafted presentation, the audience shares the
Chief Executive Officer, ReStart Solutions Group, LLC
A.T. Simmons, is a dynamic empowerment trainer and workshop instructor. His workshops and lectures are straightforward and in-depth. His sincerity and passion is obvious. He knows how to speak to the understanding of his audience; for their good, profit, and forward progress. He empowers his listeners through open edification, exhortation, and comfort; activating intrinsic motivations
Learning Doula, Ypifany
Cheryl Abram is the owner of Ypifany, LLC, an executive development organization. With over 12 years as an organization development specialist and a learning, development, and evaluation thought leader, Cheryl is creating and implementing an innovative, world-shattering new approach to training program evaluation and learning program design. With truth-telling, systems theory and learner self-determination as
Broker DC, MD, VA, American Dream Team Real Estate Brokers Inc.
Jim Gilbert is the Principal Broker for ADT Realty, operating in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. He is celebrating his 50th year involved in self-improvement, motivation, sales training, life coaching, and real estate coaching. Before his real estate career, Jim spent over 30 years in the computer systems development, sales, and integration business, founding two
Lawyer, Lars Etzkorn Law PLLC
Lars Etzkorn Law pllc focuses on estate and life planning, trust and estate administration, charitable giving and governance. Lars works with individuals, couples (married and unmarried / same and mixed-sex) and families (including, polyamorous and polycule), and with local and national cultural, education and health organizations. A cum laude graduate of Saint Louis University School
Founder / President, What If UR Wrong Apologetics
As a Christian apologist, Mark speaks, lectures and teaches at churches, schools, and other places all over the country. In addition to his background in Astronomy and Certificate of Apologetics from the Southern Evangelical Seminary, he is also multilingual, which makes him very effective in reaching out to people from other cultures and different faiths.
Founder & Head Coach, Unbounded Potential
Catherine is the Founder and Head Coach of global coaching firm Unbounded Potential (catherineawood.com). She works with high performers and entrepreneurs who are committed to empowering leaders among leaders while making an impact in their communities and around the world. She helps them overcome perfectionism, push past their fears, take bolder actions, and get bigger
CEO, Sweat N Me Boutique
My name is Dr. Tia Corbin-Myers. I am a Navy Veteran and as a motivational speaker for the youth and young adults, I want to share a message of hope and courage to inspire teens and young adults to dream big and never give up. Growing up in Brooklyn NY, in the Projects I always
President, The Shuler Group LLC
Mark Shuler, President and CPO (Chief People Officer) of The Shuler Group has a master’s degree in clinical psychology, and he has thousands of hours coaching and training in multiple industries. Today, Mark specializes in helping people improve their own well being and their relationships, communicate effectively, work together as a team toward a common
Weight Loss Coach, Robin Bourdeau Coaching
Robin Bourdeau is a weight loss coach committed to building healthy, lean, fit, energetic, confident leaders. She specializes in coaching those who are just getting started on their journey. Robin has over 20 years of experience coaching gymnasts to peak performance. After leaving the gymnastics world and moving to a corporate environment, she battled her
Author, Selling Change, The Change Shop, LLC
Robert E. Smith, PhD, has over 15 years of experience designing and leading organizational change and transformation initiatives at a range of organizations including Fortune 500 companies, global private organizations, non-profits and U.S. federal government agencies. He is the author of the 2018 book, Selling Change: How Successful Leaders Use Impact, Influence, and Consistency to
Actor, Writer, Organizer
As a trained actor and seasoned organizer, DonnaAnn knows audiences. Her innate ability to connect with people and natural sense of timing make her addresses resonate with authenticity and credibility, filled with a sense of deeply personal meaning. Her Mid-Atlantic region roots give her no discernible accent, her voice is rich and low, and she
Founder / President, Kids Connection Haiti
Twenty years ago, Astrid went to Haiti for the first time and fell in love with the country and the people. Living in Haiti and working for an orphanage for five years, where she was exposed to the suffering of some very broken and traumatized children, she learned that even the most vulnerable lives could
Founder, Jurnex
I'm a investment manager and financial advisor who helps people conquer their financial fears with one of the most powerful tools available: knowledge. I started my career more than ten years ago in corporate finance. I then moved into investment management, earning my CFA and CDFA designations in the process. My watershed moment came last
Owner, Meinders Consultant, LLC
Dr. Meinders brings to his speaking engagements over 45 years experience in a successful career. He spent 25 years active duty in the military, 10 years in the private sector and 9 years in the civil service area. His experiences include working at all levels from ground level, to Major Command, operational theater, HQ USAF,
Workplace Wellness and Resilience Speaker, Beautifully Unbalanced LLC
Mikita Smith is a speaker, podcast host, nurse, and wellness advocate who believes some of life's biggest changes begin when we give ourselves permission to want something different. Through personal storytelling and real-life experiences, Mikita speaks about navigating change, building confidence, moving through fear, and finding the courage to take the next step—even when you
Founder and CEO, Inner Glow Circle
Katie DePaola is a founder, CEO and business coach. Katie believes the future belongs to the female entrepreneur. She has found her purpose removing the barriers to entrepreneurship and teaching women how to build the things they wish existed in the world. Surviving a decade of Lyme Disease and the death of her youngest brother
CEO, True Bearing Diagnostics
Tisha Jepson - Previous Columbia DC President and present Board member. Currently, True Bearing Diagnostics, CEO and St. Laurent Institute, EVP. With over 15 years experience developing successful start-up companies, Jepson brings with her, a leadership and board level perspective from both the private and public sector. Most recently, Jepson worked as Director of Corporate
Certified Financial Planner® Professional, Golden Wealth Strategies
After witnessing her family fall victim to poor financial advice costing them everything, Jacqueline set out to be the go-to person for financial guidance. Little did she know she was going to work with companies like Bet, AARP, Pepsi, Starbucks and many more to bring financial clarity to millions. After a decade of guiding others
Principal, Encore Sustainable Design Architecture
Ward Bucher, AIA has built a career designing and preserving spaces people love. He has extensive experience in adaptive use of existing buildings throughout the United States and has won numerous awards in his architectural practice. He has helped multiple clients receive millions of dollars in historic tax credits. Ward received his Bachelor of Building
Zilah
A man of visions with a keen eye for value in people, Gary Gracia has been in positions of leadership for twenty years in church ministries and business development. A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Gary Gracia studied Computer Science at William Paterson University. Seeking advancement and new opportunities, he moved to the Washington/Metropolitan area
CEO and Founder, The Shuler Group, LLC
Dawn Shuler, CEO and Founder of The Shuler Group, LLC, has been working with business and communication all her life, from teaching English fresh out of college to creating a business in 2002 to assist individuals, corporations, and associations achieve more success and a competitive edge through better leadership, communication, and collaboration. In addition, Dawn
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