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“I am a proud example of someone who had a tough upbringing but uses sports as a vehicle to win in life.” Marie Ferdinand-Harris, a former shooting guard, is the first Haitian American to play in the WNBA. A Miami native, Ferdinand-Harris led Miami Edison High School to a state basketball championship as a sophomore, and was named Florida Prep Player of the Year in 1995. Ferdinand-Harris attended the Louisiana State University (LSU), where she became one of only four players in the women’s basketball program’s history to record at least 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals. She was inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. Marie Ferdinand-Harris was also a member of the 2000 USA Basketball Women’s Select team that won the gold medal at the Jones Cup in Taipei. Drafted 8th in the 2001 Draft by the Utah Starzz, Ferdinand-Harris retired in 2011 after being named a WNBA All-Star in 2002, 2003 & 2005. Since her retirement from professional basketball, Ferdinand-Harris jumpstarted motivational circuits, developed an ultimate teammate course and has devoted her time to the Marie Ferdinand Foundation, which promotes girls’ education and uses the sport of basketball to help girls reach their full potential.
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I studied Systems Engineering. Got a few jobs as an IT Manager and i finally let go of that vocation after realizing that it didn’t fulfill me! So i decided (at my current 30 years young) to start my career as a motivational speaker! Im not here to make a living! I Already have plenty! I’m here to make a difference and make my life worth living! I now know that only through service is that you can achieve the highest purpose! I will take advantage of every person, place and situation in my life to make my voice be heard and make people’s lives worth and full!
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Her TEDx brought the audience to tears and then to a standing ovation. Catherine Bosley is an award-winning, veteran journalist, which includes thirty years of public speaking experience, with powerful, thought-provoking messages to share with groups of all kinds. Known for her “down-to-earth” style & versatility as an expert storyteller, Catherine’s captivating presentations draw on her own gut-wrenching personal experience, which landed her national attention, garnering invites for appearances on shows like Good Morning America, Inside Edition & Oprah. The life-changing experience arms her with unique, empowering insight regarding some of today’s highest profile topics. That includes how to maintain & protect your social media image, how to stay clear of cyber-humiliation & how to rise above life’s most tumultuous times. -Associated Press Award Winner -Emmy Award Nominee -30 Years Television Journalist/ Public Speaker -TEDx Speaker -Author, forthcoming book, “The Bare Facts” -Adjunct Professor, Communications, Youngstown State University PRIMARY SPEAKING TOPICS: Finding & Using Your Inner Strength Anyone falling victim to harassment or wrongdoing of any sort needs to know how to stand up for themselves, but too often they can barely see through the pain to do so. Catherine tells her story from defeat to victory, offering inspiration like no other. But what she has to say can be applied to a wide variety of challenges life throws at us. Her message includes insight on how to engage the inner strength we all possess, but aren't always aware of in the toughest times & how to embrace those times to as a chance to increase self-worth. More than liberating, as was the case with Catherine, it can be life-saving. Navigating our Day of Digital Danger: They're all around us & can be activated with any Internet/social media post we make, as well as posts others make about us. It can turn a life upside down. Catherine shares & uses her own own story to raise awareness of how important it is to protect yourself, those you love, even your business. She provides her five-step check list on how to do so. Surviving Cyber-Harassment No one thinks cyberbullying or cyber-shaming will happen to them, but when it happens, it can be devastating. After surviving it on a global level, Catherine shares details of her story from the pain and hopelessness, to what turned out to be her survival plan. After reflecting on it and refining it, she showcases it to help others find their way out of the torment & rise above as well. "Catherine's speech, as expected was exquisitely delivered...emotional, captivating, captivated the audience to the core." Peter Orr, Professor, Lakeland College “Her natural delivery...and her incredibly relaxed and likable personality helped to push the cause forward. I would encourage others to consider Catherine for their event...she is a pleasure!" Meryl Closs, Former Comm. Dir., AHA
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Tom Topping is an employee engagement expert...but he is much more than that! He brings a passion for employee performance and real-world business experience to your event, whether it is in-person or virtual. He is a keynote speaker, virtual presenter, corporate trainer, and executive coach who packs everything he touches with solid business strategies designed to build relationships and improve the bottom line. Tom brings this knowledge to his audiences when speaking, while sharing state-of-the-art ideas that are fun, entertaining, memorable, and actionable. Tom earned a master’s degree in Human Resources Management and has spent his career transforming teams and training individuals for some of the largest organizations in the world. His company, Training Perfected, is dedicated to helping organizations and individuals maximize the performance and happiness of their employees. His partial client list includes Nike, Publix, Del Heating and Air, Atlas Construction, Hotwire Communications, and Tyson Eye Centers. His professional contributions have been described as innovative, unique, pioneering, daring, and out-of-the-box. He has led large-scale pilot programs in performance management, re-envisioned an entire human resources department, and managed the implementation of a $5 million educational grant for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As a committed member of the business community, Tom currently serves as District Director for HR Florida. He was named the HR Florida Chapter President of the Year for 2017 for his service to SuncoastHR in St. Petersburg, Florida. According to Tom, “Optimizing staff leadership and team performance at every level of an organization truly excites me. I love developing cutting edge techniques that lead to award-winning approaches in employee experience.”
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I am an entrepreneur and a technology enthusiast who dreams to make the world a better place by providing technological solutions to problems faced by local communities throughout India and across the globe. My passion is to make technologies that will assist space travel and enable humans to explore space in the near future! I also like to travel and study different cultures and traditions. One of the strengths that i have acquired is public speaking.
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As a gifted Relationship and Leadership Mentor/Coach, Trainer, Public Speaker, and Author, Sarah K. Jensen specializes in helping others create crystal clear visions, uncover hidden challenges that could be sabotaging success in relationships and leaves her clients feeling renewed, re-energized, and inspired to move forward with confidence. She has a talent for connecting with people in all walks of life and is a powerful listener. Sarah is a best-selling author, writing fiction and non-fiction, with the intention of lifting others and offering hope. She travels as a Motivational and Keynote Speaker, focusing on Relationship Reset: How to Strengthen Your Relationships or Know When to Let Go and Leadership Reset: Becoming the Leaders Others Want to Follow. Sarah is Co-founder and CEO of Brilliance Awakened; owner of Organizing Life Skills, her wellness company where she is an essential oil expert, who uses only the highest quality oils on the planet. She is also a member of Toastmasters International; of Women Speakers Association; and of International Association of Women, and is a Certified Life Above the Line Trainer, and an expert on Relationship and Leadership Resets. She has over twenty years of experience helping women to reset their relationships with God, themselves, and others.
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Elizabeth Yarnell is obsessed with inflammation. The hidden kind that is behind almost every symptom of pain, discomfort, emotion, or dysfunction and especially those symptoms that characterize autoimmune and other inflammatory disorders. The kind of chronic inflammation that can be challenging for medical doctors to understand or successfully manage. Based on a career as a traditional naturopath and certified food sensitivity therapist, she founded The Inflammation Academy to empower anyone anywhere to reclaim control over how they feel today and tomorrow through non-pharmaceutical lifestyle changes. Her upcoming book explores the connection between chronic inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and other autoimmune conditions. She’s an award-winning cookbook author, TEDx speaker, and patented inventor who frequently appears in online summits, on podcasts, and on live stages. Elizabeth was recently featured in the "Strange Pain" Docuseries alongside luminaries such as Dr. Tom O'Bryan. On the side, she is the founder of an ed-tech company that teaches digital storytelling skills to thousands of elementary and middle school students through online and in-person programs.
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Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She is writing a book, Blockchain Is The New Black, based on her talk of the same name which she has presented at a number of events globally. She has deep connections within the industry and works with Fortune 500 companies, digital media/production companies and tech startups on XR strategy, content, development, product and GTM. Amy holds several Advisory Board roles: Geo.Network, a volumetric geospatial control platform Imagine Events/Haus of XR, fashion & technology pop-ups VantagePoint, VR Sexual Harassment Training IMEX Media/RIFF, a VR music discovery, creation and sharing platform ModernShift.com, a lifestyle brand XR Marin Leadership Council Virtual World Society Ambassador Amy is a mentor at Draper U, Women in XR Fund, Korean Innovation Center and River Studios. She is an active member of several Women in Tech & STEM Education organizations. Amy is a member of the VR/AR Association’s (VRARA) Digital Healthcare Committee and Co-chairs the VRARA Enterprise Committee. Amy's true passion for this technology emerged at Leap Motion where she launched the Enterprise division working with clients across every major vertical including healthcare, entertainment, retail, hospitality, education and government. It became clear that there was a need to help foster XR development in the commercial arena and more importantly, shepherd these critical early wins. EndeavorVR was conceived for this very purpose. Amy continues her work with Fortune 500 clients, helping them adopt XR for both internal process and consumer-facing initiatives, including marketing, customer experience, productivity and training. She engages the top content creators, designers, developers and platform partners to bring these solutions to fruition. Amy’s forte is distilling complex technologies into meaningful solutions across many verticals and business lines, delivering strategy and resources at scale. Her own personal mission is to see XR accessible to all - fundamentally improving every aspect of our lives and changing the way we work, learn, communicate and play.
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Anneshia Freeman, MBA, MSW, CADC, CPRM, CCS-DP is a highly rated motivational speaker and trainer for various sectors of the human service industry. She is also a member of the recovery community and is often asked to speak at local, regional, and national recovery-based conventions. Anneshia is the creator and Director of a copyrighted, trademarked, cognitive restructuring and resocialization program entitled The Lies That Bind – The Legacy of the Locks® also known as The Lies That Bind®. The program is based on the work of several experts in the fields of neuroscience and psychology as well as the results of a 15-year participant/observation, exploratory, ethnographic research project of several inner-city subcultures. Anneshia was employed at Arbor Circle Corporation from 2005 to 2012 where she trained nine MSW therapists in her program methodology. The methodology was piloted within the Mission Inn program for five years. The Mission Inn program assists women with children under the age of five in stopping the generational cycles of drug addiction and poverty in their families. Anneshia Freeman provided cognitive restructuring and resocialization program services for Drug Court and Sobriety Court clients from December 2003 – February of 2015. The Lies That Bind® is currently being utilized by 61st District Court programs facilitated by a counselor trained and certified to use the model. Anneshia developed an adolescent version of The Lies That Bind® Program that has been utilized by Central City Weed and Seed, The Hispanic Center, Urban Family Ministries, Kent County Juvenile Detention Center, Arbor Circle’s Homeless Youth program, Habitat’s YouthBuild program, Youth Opportunity Program in Toledo, Ohio, and Michigan Youth Challenge Academy. Ms. Freeman is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), a Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (CPRM), and holds an MBA and a MSW. She completed her MSW on the King, Chavez, Park’s Future Faculty Fellowship. Anneshia Freeman is a published author, a former columnist for The Grand Rapids Times, and in 2012 established her own consulting firm known as, “Anneshia Freeman and Associates Consulting Services, LLC.” In addition to being the CEO of her own company, Ms. Freeman is currently employed by Odyssey House Corporation as the Therapist at their Flint and Saginaw locations. Ms. Freeman is known for her ability to articulate complex concepts in an easy to understand manner.
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Hanifa L. Barnes, Esq. is Chief of Staff and Operations at New Jersey’s Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) – the largest state agency of student higher education funding in the country. She is responsible for five units: Legal & Government Affairs, Human Resources, Information Systems, Communications and Facilities. Before joining HESAA, she had several opportunities in the legal field, non-profit organizations, policy shops, and political campaign financing, building her skills in operations, communications, and strategy. Prior to that, Hanifa served as an educator to elementary, middle, and high school students in Newark, NJ and Decatur, GA. During her years as a Dean of Students, she initiated several student programs that facilitated career awareness, college planning, and character development. Creativity, compassion and leadership are Hanifa’s greatest strengths. She thrives on all kinds of challenges, especially those that expand her ability to impact the lives of young people. Her most recent project at HESAA – in collaboration with NJ Governor’s administration and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education – involved the implementation of the Community College Opportunity Grant or free community college which will result in an additional 13,000 – 17,000 NJ students pursuing their college education in the Spring 2019 school semester. Hanifa is an avid creative practitioner and a former professional actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild. Though it has been more than ten years since she has appeared on the theatrical stage or television camera, she embraces opportunities that would empower and inspire young people to pursue their most authentic and creative selves. Hanifa holds a Bachelor’s in Communication and Theatre from Georgia State University, a JD from Rutgers Law School and will complete her MBA from Cornell in 2019. She lives in Hopewell Township, NJ with her husband, their four children, one dog, and one cat. In her free time, Hanifa enjoys writing historical fiction, that has yet to be published, and is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and other professional and volunteer groups.
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InEvent, an integrated end-to-end platform for events, travel and communities, providing companies with briefing, budget, template workflows, check-in, access control, data management, forms, websites, communication, live interactions and digital services, all compliant with GDPR, SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Companies who use and recommend include Bayer, Amazon, Coca-Cola, KPMG, Santander, Unilever, MSD Merck, Merz, Cielo, Claro, Pearson, Stefanini, and others. The act of building a software company not only demands conscious development and resilient work, but also remarkable leadership and strong presence. I've founded my first company when I was just 15 and, from this moment on, I've started developing software on multiple platforms and lead different groups across the companies that I have founded. Also engaged into some long-established companies to improve business and communication skills. Companies are built to generate more value for society members. Clients always seek innovative solutions which yield better results. My job is then to take great people and provide great ideas to existing problems. Understanding customer business models are the most effective way to deliver relevant solutions.
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The Honorable Walt Blackman is a combat veteran and former Arizona House of Representatives member. With his election win, Walt was the first Republican African American in the history of Arizona elected to the Arizona House of Representatives. Walt is a constitutional scholar who served as Chairman of the Judiciary committee. Legislative Career: During Walt's Time in elected office, Walt served on several committees. Chairman of Judiciary, Chairman of the Criminal Justice Reform, Vice Chairmen of the State and International Affairs and Regulatory Affairs committees. In 2019, Governor Dough Ducey appointed Walt as the Education Commissioner and education of States. Walt is a public policymaker and a combat veteran with two decades of operational and military leadership in the military. Walt served his country with distinction and honor throughout his career. Military Career: Walt earned several military awards while serving his country, the Bronze Star Medal for combat actions in Iraq and the Meritorious Service Medal for 21 years of honorable active-duty service. Post-Military: After his retirement in 2016, Walt founded and is President & CEO of WB Mediation and Consulting Services. Speaking Experience: Walt has spoken at over 350 events throughout Arizona and the country, with audience sizes from 100 to 5,000, this past year in 2022. Mr. Blackman has extensive experience speaking to large crowds on leadership, motivational topics, critical thinking, company growth, public policy, election security, and veteran issues. Additionally, Walt has a wide range of experience doing workshops on motivational leadership at symposiums for high school students, university students, and Arizona House and Senate members. Recognitions: The Freshmen Rookie of the year in the 54th Legislative Session, 2019 Legislator of the Year, Best of the Best at the Capitol, and 2020 Best Political Rising Star. Media & News Interviews: Walt has been interviewed by national news outlets on Fox News, New Max, ABC Arizona Central, Cronkite News, and HBO profiles. Walt has done numerous radio and podcast interviews and local news. Over the past few years. Literary Work: Walt is writing a book,' A Soldiers' Promise my 17 Days in Fallujah, Iraq, which is due to be released in late March 2023. A Soldier's Promise is a story about the fight for Fallujah, told through the eyes of one man who was there during the Iraq war. It is not just a story about fighting in Iraq but about leadership, sacrifice, personal courage, and integrity. The book explores what it means to be an American soldier at war and at home. It asks questions: What does it mean to be an American? How do we live up to our ideals? And how can we make sure that all Americans share those ideals? Articles: Over the past few years, Walt has written 14 articles and ops on his Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walt-blackman-67a268119/.
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