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David Nemeroff originally hails from New York and currently resides in the Lehigh Valley near Allentown, PA. He began his martial arts journey at the age of seven and became more serious about his training at the age of twelve when he started training in the art of Aikido. In order to complement his aikido regiment and become a more complete martial artist, Nemeroff trains in other martial arts such as jujutsu, kempo, iaijutsu and kenjutsu (samurai sword), kobudo (weapons), aikijutsu and others. Nemeroff has taught martial arts to people of all walks of life including law enforcement; military, corporations such as Air Products, St. Lukes Hospital, Penn State University and Mack Trucks; as well as children’s organizations like the Boys and Girls Club of Allentown, Camelot for Children, and Kid’s Peace. He has taught kempo and qigong to cancer survivors at the Cancer Support Community (a national non-profit organization). Additionally, he has developed and implemented a martial arts program called the Kids Karate Project, which is specifically designed to help children afflicted with cancer and other special needs. Nemeroff has been featured on TV shows like NBC news, the channel 69 news, TV-2 Sports Scene, Martial Arts TV online and various radio shows both nationally and internationally. He has also been published in Aikido Today magazine, as well as other publications. He is also a five-time published author and been in other books such as “Mastering the Samurai Sword” and “Aiki-Jujutsu: Mixed Martial Art of The Samurai.” Professional Achievements: - Director and chief instructor of Aikido Masters Self- Defense Academy - B.S. degree in fine arts with a graphic design specialization - Hofstra University. - Earned Black Belts in 13 different martial styles including Aikido, Aikijutsu, Jujutsu, Samurai Sword, 4’ Staff, Okinawan Weapons, Kempo and others - Defensive Tactics Instructor certified by the U.S. Specialized Law Enforcement Training Commission and PA state police - Inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Honors seven years in a row - five-time published author - licensed massage therapist - Certified craniosacral therapist, CST-T - Professional member of the National Qigong Association.
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Leadership Keynote Speaker & Workplace Culture Expert | CEO & Founder, Sowles Consulting
Oregon, United States
Tonya Sowles, MBA, SHRM-SCP, is a leadership and workplace culture speaker who helps organizations build engaged, accountable, and high-performing teams. Through practical strategies, relatable stories, and interactive experiences, she equips leaders with the confidence and tools to create workplaces where people take ownership, communicate effectively, and perform at their best. As the CEO and Founder of Sowles Consulting, Tonya brings more than 25 years of leadership, human resources, and business management experience. She has partnered with organizations across manufacturing, healthcare, construction, professional services, nonprofit, education, and public sectors, helping leaders navigate workforce challenges while improving employee engagement, retention, and organizational performance. Known for her energetic, authentic, and highly engaging presentation style, Tonya believes leadership isn't about having all the answers—it's about creating an environment where people can do their best work. Audiences leave her sessions with practical tools they can implement immediately, renewed motivation, and actionable strategies that continue delivering value long after the event ends. Tonya is a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), holds both a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management and a Master of Business Administration, and is a Speak to Inspire Method™ Certified Speaker and Facilitator. She is an active leader within the HR profession, serving as Treasurer for the Oregon SHRM State Council and in leadership roles with Rogue Valley SHRM. She is also a proud member of the National Speakers Association and is committed to elevating leadership in organizations across the country. Whether delivering a keynote, breakout session, leadership workshop, or conference presentation, Tonya partners with event organizers to customize every program to their audience's unique challenges and goals. Her mission is simple: help leaders create workplaces where people feel valued, take ownership, and drive meaningful results. When she's not speaking or consulting, you'll likely find Tonya volunteering in her community, mentoring emerging leaders, or cheering on athletes as a USA Swimming official—experiences that continue to reinforce her belief that great teams don't happen by chance; they are built through intentional leadership.
$1,501 - $5,000
Shruti Chand, a 15-year-old high school student at Ullens School in Nepal’s Patan, has been relentlessly trying to promote acceptance for LGBTQ rights and racial harmony. She is the organizer of the renowned webinar, Learning and Unlearning. In a bid to provide youth with a platform to voice their views on issues such as racism, toxic masculinity and gender equality, Shruti Chand held a Zoom webinar on June 20 at 3pm. Highly accomplished public figures and celebrities, including motivational speaker and author, Priya Kumar, musician Naaz Sultana and psychologist Bidita Das presented their views during the webinar on Saturday. Chand and her colleagues hold themselves accountable for every issue the world is facing and they try to do something within their capacities to bring about acceptance and equality. Chand’s motto is to promote tolerance through creativity. She says, “People highly elaborate on equality, however, with vast number of diverse views, perspectives and differences, we should focus on accepting everyone the way they are.” She says, “They capability of the youth to bring change lies beyond a protest or a petition.” Chand wants to encourage people to help others selflessly. Intrigued by the fields of law, human rights and international relations, Chand believes in the power of knowledge and knows how to draw a line between confidence and overconfidence. Chand says, “I also enjoy graphic designing, modelling, writing, dancing, swimming and painting.” Chand has participated in different story-telling competitions, dance competitions, spelling Bee. She also won a few model united nations and conducted several seminars.
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Lady Natalie Wackett is a qualified financial analyst who provides her clients with a wide range of financial services. She has worked in some of the busiest financial agencies in her city and is used to the hectic environment that these workplaces thrive on. Lady Natalie Wackett began to develop her business skills as a teenager and has worked on them ever since.
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Lord Gary Johnston works for a leading auto parts provider in Chicago, Illinois. He has lived his entire life in the state apart from the many months he takes off to travel. Lord Gary Johnston decides to travel by truck so that he doesn't miss a thing on his journeys. He is hoping to travel through Europe in the future.
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Kerry Gordy (affectionately known as KG) was born in Detroit Michigan the same year that his father, Berry Gordy, started Motown Records. He grew up around all of the major stars such as Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson. He started in the mail room at Motown and worked in every division from A&R to Publishing and Marketing to Business Affairs. While at Motown, he wrote and produced songs for The Temptations, The Four Tops and Billy Preston. The first hit he had as an executive with Motown was with his brother Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me”. KG was also the leader of the 1980’s teen Idol band, Apollo. In the early 90’s, KG and Al Bell teamed up at Bellmark Records and released Tag Team’s “Whomp! (There It Is)”, which was the Quadruple Platinum #1 grossing single of 1993. KG ran Prince’s company, Paisley Park Records and has been awarded 9 platinum albums. He was also totally responsible for the international number one smash hit, “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” when Prince left Warner Brothers, started his new independent N.P.G. label and changed his name to “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince”. KG also produced and co-wrote George Clinton’s comeback hit, “Paint The White House Black”, which included Rapper Ice Cube, super producer Dr. Dre and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. KG was the Vice President of A&R for Warner Brothers Records, the #1 record company at the time, with a roster of 87 artists under their Urban Division. KG was also a judge for the Miss USA Pageant, where Carole Gist became the first African American to win and also the first crowned from Michigan. He managed Rick James, who grossed $40 Million in concert sales and monetized Bruce Fisher’s catalogue of songs, including the evergreen standard, “You Are So Beautiful”. KG co-founded Siebers Style, which grossed over $250 million for Beach Body and includes the Debbie Siebers exercise program, “Slim in 6”. KG then co-created and produced 14 episodes of the internationally acclaimed “Jadagrace Show”. He has received over 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum records, including one Diamond Record for Boyz II Men, which sold over 12 million copies. KG is also known as “Robin Hood” by his clients for his Copyright Termination and Recapture work. He has monetized and overseen many Artists’ and Writers’ songs valued at over $80 million, including the entire Smokey Robinson, Rick James, Ashford and Simpson and Norman Whitfield Catalogues. Some of his monetized songs include, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Shop Around, Ain't Too Proud to Beg, Tracks of My Tears, I'm Every Woman, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, War, Super Freak, You Are So Beautiful, and thousands more.
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As a certified leadership consultant, trainer, and speaker, Katrina Booker, M.B.A draws on her 20 years of corporate experience, along with being an entrepreneur to help transform the lives of women, enabling them to move to the next level in their careers, launch businesses, build confidence to create goals and strategy that lead to achievement. Through captivating and thoughtful delivery of her workshops, social media engagement, & one on one consults, she is empowering women to raise the bar, and take control of their career & leadership destinations. Over the years, Katrina has long been considered by her friends and colleagues to be the one to call for all things career & business - building, launching, career development & advancement. Now, her focus is career leadership, building personal and professional skills & qualities that empower women to explore the opportunities and strategies that lead to successful careers and influential leadership. Her background includes 10+ years in project management experience supporting a global independent financial management company. She has been recognized for effectively leading projects to support day to day operations, providing a superior shareholder experience, being innovative in her approach to identifying gaps, and building solutions to increase efficiency. Katrina's experience allows for thoughtful and compassionate consideration of the barriers that women often face while using her project management skills to create a strategy that includes individual assessment, vision & goal definition and timelines to achieve desired achievement and change, As a member of the John Maxwell Leadership Team, Katrina is equipped to offer workshops, seminars, and coaching to aid in personal and professional growth to individuals, organizations, and companies worldwide.
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Abel Adugam is a venture capitalist, product strategist, and global voice on ethical and human-centered AI innovation. As Managing Partner at the Softdroom AI Fund, he leads investments in startups building artificial intelligence with purpose balancing technological progress with societal responsibility. A lifelong entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, Abel has advised founders, VCs, and policymakers on responsible AI frameworks, startup scaling, and the intersection of capital, conscience, and code. His talks blend sharp humor, deep insight, and real world experience inspiring audiences to rethink what progress means in the age of intelligent machines.
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Charlene "Ignites" DeCesare has been a trusted advisor to leaders and organizations around the world for more than 25 years. As CEO of Charlene Ignites, LLC and Founder of Firewalk Sales, she specializes in making sales fun and easy for all involved. Prior to building her own brand, Charlene helped grow several successful businesses, ranging in size from start up to multibillion-dollar organizations. Charlene has a B.S. in Communications from Emerson College and an M.B.A. in Sales & Marketing from Rivier University. She is a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association, a Nationally Certified Brain-Based Success Coach, and a Certified Sales Leader (CSL).
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Olga Kane is a Managing Director at Synthesis, a quantitative investment company, focusing on statistical arbitrage in equity markets. In her role, Olga oversees company's trading operations, data strategy, vendor management, and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Synthesis, Olga was Head of Data Sourcing and Strategy at QST Financial, a proprietary algorithmic trading group, where she was responsible for managing the full cycle of data acquisition for investment research. Olga joined QST Financial from ITI Group where she has spearheaded the launch of a multi-manager hedge fund platform focusing on quantitative investment strategies. Before that, she held a variety of senior roles in the alternative investments industry including Head of Operations and Investor Relations at Da Vinci Capital. She started her career as a client relations manager at Renaissance Capital. With over sixteen years of hands-on industry experience, she developed her professional expertise on the intersection of fundamental investment research and cutting-edge technologies transforming the industry. Olga holds Master’s Degree in finance, MBA degree from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. She passed FINRA exams: SEI, Series 65, Series 66. Olga recently completed Harvard Business School’s Executive Program for Leadership Development and Investment Management Workshop by Harvard Business School and CFA Institute. A frequent speaker at industry conferences on topics of fintech, machine learning, data-driven investment research and data monetization, Olga is also a member of global advisory board of Quant Summit by Risk.net. Her previous conference speaking engagements include: AI and Data Science in Trading, Quant Strats, AI in Finance, The Trading Show, Quant Summit USA, Trade Tech Europe, Equities Leaders Summit, New York Alternative Investment Roundtable and many more. She was also a guest speaker at Artificial Intelligence in Finance Bootcamp and a guest lecturer at NYU graduate course on big data in finance.
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Aly Brine is the founder of The Corporate Hippie Hustle, the leading resource for Corporate Hippies who want to thrive in their careers. As someone who loves juxtaposition, her work focuses on teaching both energetic and practical tools to equip her fellow lightworkers in purposeful work. Aly prides herself on embracing her awareness that effective transformation starts from within and exudes a talent to problem solve from multiple lenses while questioning the norms of work in a manner that’s backed by business acumen. She’s an award-winning coach, speaker, and podcast host with a background in Human Resources, collegiate career services and recruiting. Aly comes with a Master’s in Human Resources Management and Bachelor’s in Psychology both from The Ohio State University, a yoga instruction certification and more professional development coursework than most humans should probably do in a lifetime. And if you were wondering: Enneagram 3, Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon, Taurus Rising and Manifesting Generator Human Design. She’s got crystals in her Louis Vuitton and is just as comfortable in a full moon circle as she is in a meeting with the leadership team. At the end of the day, she considers herself a little corporate, a little hippie and a lotta hustle.
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Maurice Jager is one of Europe’s leading headshot photographers. Maurice is an authority on creating personal brands for his clients as well as for the photographers within his community. His approach is very raw and honest, and his talks and speaking is a lot like that. No nonsense, but applicable information to start improving personal brands today., A little background on Maurice: Maurice’s childhood and youth evolved around sports. Pushing hard to be the best on the pitch was his daily routine. When that ended abruptly because of an injury due to a traffic accident he needed to find a new direction. Figuring out what drives people drew his interest and marketing became the name of the new game, and he jumped straight in and led several departments in the corporate world for almost a decade. While time passed, the job jumped the shark as the creative aspect of the job diminished and the commercial goals became overly important for his taste. He felt he needed yet again to make a change in his life. Maurice has been photographing for years already and that’s when he decided to take up photography full-time. Up until then Maurice always worked with people and tried to get the best out of them. Headshot and portrait photography is exactly what ties it all together. His competitive nature got him to become one of the premiere headshot photographers in Europe. Today, Maurice supports businesses and entrepreneurs in positioning themselves by telling their story through image content. Besides all of this, he’s also the co-founder of a photography educational platform called ‘Screw the metadata’ where he helps photographers find their voice, create meaningful content and market themselves in a way that makes them unique in their space. Maurice is also a global speaker for his sponsors, and he is the author of a book named 'Personal branding for photographers' where he gives photography entrepreneurs the tools to apply image content in their branding and marketing themselves (Dutch only). Maurice himself has build an audience on social media currently exceeding 100.000 people.
$1,501 - $5,000