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Lisa Chau is a digital strategist with global marketing and public relations experience. She has been published over 130 times in Forbes, Buzzfeed, US News & World Report, as well as Huffington Post on TABLES: Technology - Academia - Business - Leadership - Entrepreneurship - Strategy. Her work includes profiling high level executives, successful entrepreneurs, established professors, distinguished creatives and award-winning authors. She was a featured guest on Midday Talk with Dan Roderick, speaking on millennials and digital strategy (http://wypr.org/post/marketing-trends-social-media-and-millennials). The show aired on National Public Radio (NPR) Baltimore, which is ranked #21 in the radio market in the US, out of 273. Lisa is very active in the entrepreneurship scene. She organized and hosted the "How to Build a Strong Start-Up" conference at Columbia University, mentioned in Yahoo Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/build-strong-start-successful-panelists-211737415.html). She is also extremely involved with education, lecturing undergraduates and MBA candidates at The New School and The Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. At MIT, she taught a seven week summer course which covered the use of social media to enhance professional networking. Smith College invited her to speak as a part of their Executive Education Leadership Series (http://www.smith.edu/news/a-high-touch-experience-smith-executive-education-offers-its-first-online-course) Lisa's Ted-Ed lesson has been viewed over 110,000 times and garnered: Over 8,000 views + 480 likes during the first 24 hours Over 10,000 views during the first 2 days Over 25,000 views during the first two weeks http://ed.ted.com/lessons/networking-for-the-networking-averse-lisa-green-chau Founder: Alpha Vert Enterprises Co-Founder: Ivy Oasis, http://www.ivyoasisnyc.com
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The Broke Black Girl was created by St. Louis native, Dasha Kennedy, a speaker, author and international budget coach. What has birthed from her personal financial hardships evolved into the key to financial freedom for black women across the world. The Broke Black Girl is an online platform that connects, educates and empowers minority women to financial and mental wellness. The Broke Black Girl provides a safe and supportive space for women to openly discuss their financial hardships and seek free assistance from the professionals in the group, such as myself, with credit restoration, budgeting, money and time management, wealth building and mental wellness. The platform has exceeded 60,000 women within one year, reaching women in 38 states and 96 countries. Kennedy encourages women to have several sources of income, which has set off a chain reaction and many of the women are seeking entrepreneurship. Kennedy believes the tools obtained from The Broke Black Girl and strategic partners will fully equip the aspiring "Girlpreneurs" with the tools needed to successfully operate a profitable business.
$1,501 - $5,000
Dr. Sidjae Price is a best-selling author, speaker and entrepreneur. She helps modern entrepreneurs go from chaos to clarity by creating easy-to-follow, actionable steps to clean up the “behind the scenes” messes of business and life, resulting in thriving businesses and more family and personal time. Dr. Price is the CEO of Priceless Planning, a boutique business consulting agency, and Founder of Speak Loud Inc., a youth-based nonprofit organization. Before creating Priceless Planning, Dr. Price worked for government agencies and a private university where she facilitated policy creation and implementation, employee training and program development. Before creating Speak Loud Inc., Dr. Price aided and led a mission trip to Cuba, and has also volunteered with other organizations and schools throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Dr. Price is a qualitative researcher who is passionate about organizational conflict. Her research has explored the management of organizational conflict regarding leadership and change management for generation X and Millennial entrepreneurs. Dr. Sidjae Price has been featured on platforms such as Huffington Post, University of Miami, Women Empower Expo and 103.5 The Beat Miami's home for The Breakfast Club. Additionally, she has collaborated with brands such as Rollingout Magazine and negotiated deals with members of MTV network. Freshly adding to her list of accolades she is the creator, and publisher of the Amazon.com Best Selling book series, Faith Forward. Dr. Price is a millennial empowering action, and inspiring change.
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Dilip’s current work can be summarised in 3E’s – Entrepreneurship (dJED Consulting & Coaching), Education (Me2 Kids Club) and Environment (Vanvadi Forest). In the past, he has managed minute factory operations and large scale project implementation. He has played a pivotal role in many startups (including angel investments in few) like Aventus Estate, Ice Stupa Artificial Glacier, Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIAL), Scarab Ideas, IgnisNova Robotics, etc.. At the age of 37, Dilip was designated as the founding member of HIAL. For almost 2 years, he was on a pro-bono volunteering sabbatical from his own business to be part of Sonam Wangchuk’s core team that started the alternative university & its ventures. He has been associated as a volunteer with SECMOL Ladakh since 2004 and more closely since beginning of the famed Ice Stupa project that won Rolex Award for Enterprise in 2016. Dilip did his PGDM (MBA) from SPJIMR (and awarded Alumni Awards for Social Excellence in 2018) and is also a CA. He has worked in corporate sector with Marico & Voltas (Tata Group) for 7 years in senior management roles handling corporate strategy & planning, performance review, finance & procurement, M&A’s, etc. Thereafter he joined a family business (Gujarat Infrapipes) and was instrumental in its 7 fold growth in 7 years to Revenue of over Rs. 120 cr & number 1 position in the industry. In parallel, he co-founded a real estate company (Aventus Estate) in JV with a PE fund for developing industrial parks and as it’s CEO completed 150 acres of projects worth Rs. 200 cr. He is a public speaker (TEDx, SParc talks, etc.) and has spoken/ taught on variety of topics. His is always on the path of Learning, Doing & Sharing and after learning basics of Natural Farming and Sustainable building design & construction, he recently completed Leadership course in Bio-diversity Conservation from BNHS. Dilip is also a member of New Acropolis International Organisation, Indian Multiversities Alliance and Ascent Foundation. His latest dream (currently on drawing board) is Vanvadi Forest Eco-Versity (VaFEV) where people can learn everything related to ecology, nature, forest, farming, habitats, and various sustainable livelihoods. Here, skills will be learned practically and not just theoretically. We will also promote culture, music, arts, crafts, natural healing, meditation, etc. Over time, we envision an organically evolving eco-versity and community… where people can collaboratively learn… supporting and helping each other in symbiotic harmony… like the forest around us.
$1,501 - $5,000
Lisse Cherry is a Connection Coach empowering people with the mindset and skills needed to make more meaningful connections with others, and accomplish harmony and balance internally. At age 12, Lisse had already gone through 4 of her mother’s divorces, moved 9 times, and been taken in by 7 other families due to an unsafe home environment. She experienced life with bullies from elementary school up to high school, leaving plenty of opportunity to learn the good and bad of different kinds of relationships and human interactions. In college, she battled insomnia, anorexia, depression, anxiety, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Her connections made in college allowed her a chance to break through some of those challenges and learned the importance of healthy relationships amidst life’s turmoil. Upon graduating and leaving college, she took the tools she learned from those early life experiences and molded them to help her as she entered the corporate world and moved her way up the chain of command in different companies, learning her own gift of communication and connection in the workforce. Lisse has worked with professionals for over 17 years and has personally invested $60,000 on her personal transformation and in learning how to better connect with herself and with other people. She knows that those experiences that she was blessed with throughout her life were there to help her acquire the tools needed to make deep and meaningful connections with people and teach others what she’s learned over the years. She has traveled throughout the US and Canada meeting people from all walks of life and hearing their stories while sharing hers in order to help people connect. Her mission is to help people learn to face challenging day-to-day interactions and difficult relationships head-on with the skills to build themselves and others up, and get root issues resolved so they can lead happy and successful lives.
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Distinguished as a vibrant, visionary, and innovative leader who recognizes that humility is the most important trait a leader can possess, Dr. S. Dallas Dance is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of The DDance Group, a Virginia-based professional services consulting firm committed to becoming the premier partner organizations look to in order to accomplish their biggest goals and solve their biggest challenges. The firm provides unmatched customer service to every client further allowing them to improve outcomes for their organization through a deliberate focus on people, leadership, strategy, and equity. The firm has developed a client base of over forty-one entities focused around strategic planning; talent and leadership development; human resources; communication; marketing; organizational improvement and strategic advisory services. Dr. Dance uses his prior experience to assist organization leaders build internal leadership capacity including executive coaching to maximize organizational potential and success. Dr. Dance also serves as the Managing Partner of Infinite Solutions Enterprises where he manages the firms strategic partnerships, strategic efforts, and business development. Prior to his current positions, Dr. Dance served as the Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland with over 112,000 students, 173 schools, and over 21,000 employees. As leader of the nation’s 25th largest school system, Dance pioneered equity-centered shifts in teaching and learning to close the graduation achievement gap between black and white students, while increasing graduation rates overall. Numerous national awards and board appointments—from institutions including the White House, Microsoft, and ASCD—recognize his impact on organizational culture, rigorous instruction, vibrant leadership pathways, leveraging technology, and dynamic community engagement. Prior to his appointment in Baltimore County, Dr. Dance served as one of three chief school officers responsible for the administration of nearly 300 schools in the Houston Independent School District, the seventh largest school system in the nation. Before his tenure in Houston, Dr. Dance served in executive leadership positions at the central office and building levels in Virginia that leveraged his expertise in leadership development and support, curriculum, instruction, assessment, school improvement, and strategic planning. Dance earned a doctoral degree in educational leadership and a master’s degree in administration and supervision from Virginia Commonwealth University. His bachelor’s degree in English is from Virginia Union University. Dr. Dance enjoys traveling, music, reading and all sports, especially golf. He is the proud father of one son, Myles Dallas Dance.
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Eric LeMarque is one of the most famous survivors in history, who shares his experience, inspiring others not to squander one precious moment of this life we’ve all been given. He is an international best-selling author, an inspirational speaker, an IT Director, a former Olympian, and professional ice hockey player. Eric’s story recounts his survival stranded at an altitude of 11,500’ in the frozen wilderness of the High Sierra Nevada Mountain Range for eight-days after a snowboarding adventure went horribly wrong. The National Guard Rescuers’ titled him, “The Miracle-Man” for managing to stay alive in sub-freezing temperatures with only a lightweight jacket and a thin wool hat. During his struggle on the mountain without food and escaping wild animals, he also overcame a methamphetamine addiction and found the inner strength to fight for his life. Eric was Blessed with a second chance, but something was ripped away from him forever. The elite athlete lost both of his legs to frostbite. Despite the painful episode, one year to the date of his amputations Eric LeMarque snowboarded Mammoth Mountain with prosthetics. This incredible world-record survival story of perseverance and faith is shared in the books “Crystal Clear” and “6-Below” which inspired a movie of the same name. Released in the United States in October 2017 and later in other countries, “6-Below, ‘Miracle on The Mountain’” stars Josh Hartnett and Academy Award-Winner, Mira Sorvino. Eric has appeared on hundreds of National News Network programs and has been quoted in thousands of publications Worldwide. Through his talks, Eric inspires the audience with this jaw-dropping account and aims to touch each listener’s heart, so they can find their inner strengths and reach higher limits of endurance, courage, and perseverance – thus seeing the invisible and doing the impossible. Eric resides in Ventura, California and is available for your schools, company meetings, celebrity events, organizational events, conventions, team building, youth and professional sports, churches, groups and clubs throughout the world.
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Chantelle Fitzgerald is the Founder of Mindset Strategies, LLC a leadership development consulting firm that helps to train and support leaders in becoming the best version of themselves. Mindset Strategies, provides training and tangible tools that help with increase of attention, focus, productivity, resiliency and more. Chantelle is a certified mindfulness and emotional intelligence trainer through a program called Search Inside Yourself -- a program founded out of Google that blends mindfulness with emotional intelligence and neuroscience. Chantelle is also a host of an online TV show called Mindset on RVNTV.TV where she interviews industry leaders to learn about challenges they faced and their “Mindset” to push through. Prior to starting her own company, Chantelle has had a wealth of experience in the private/corporate, non-profit and higher education sectors, which expands over a 15 years. She has lead business development efforts, sales, marketing, that resulted in being recognized as the top sales rep for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, raised over $1M dollars for the American Heart Association, created international study abroad programs in the midwest for EF Education First and more. Throughout her career and across sectors, Chantelle has seen a need for the enhanced skill set of emotional intelligence and mindfulness in the workplace. Thus, Chantelle is thrilled to provide trainings to leaders companies and organizations. Chantelle holds a Master’s in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and BA in French with Secondary Certification from Muhlenberg College. She has served as board chair for the Young Professionals Network of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, board member for the International House of Philadelphia, iPraxis and IMPACT Philadelphia. Chantelle also loves to travel internationally, enjoys cooking, reading, meditation and salsa dancing.
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Results-oriented finance professional with over 15 years of experience in the International Development field. Proven track record in complex investment structuring and portfolio management cases, delivering value and innovation in Finance, Strategy, and Corporate Planning.
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Renzo is a Minister, Educator, Speaker, and Emcee with more than 20 years of experience working in the non-profit sector. His ability to connect with a diverse group of people has allowed him to devote his life to serving people all over the world. Born in Callao, Perú (South America) and raised on the East Coast, Renzo has a style of his own, unapologetically engaging his audience with humor, professionalism, and energy. Born in Callao, Perú, (S.A.) Renzo and his family moved to the United States when he was 9. They settled down in East Boston, Mass. where Renzo, his Sister, and his Mother lived for 10 years before moving to Hollywood, Florida to help his mother start a family business. It was while living in South Florida that Renzo became a Christian at the age of 24. Ever since that day, Renzo has dedicated his life to helping people from all walks of life. He enjoys teaching people about God, God's love and God's plans for our future. This desire to serve led him to embark on missionary journeys in Ecuador, Colombia, and his native Peru. While in Peru he met his wife Miluska, and it was also during this time that he honed his skills as a motivational and inspirational speaker, youth minister, and mentor. He served as the lead Pastor for the Lima Church before moving back to the U.S. (2003-2005) Renzo and his family moved back to the U.S. in 2005. Upon his arrival back in South Florida, he began to implement all the life experiences and lessons that he had learned from his years as a missionary and church leader in South America, to build a thriving college ministry. This eventually led to him and his family moving to Miami to start up the FlU Campus Ministry, where he spent several years raising up young leaders, directing conferences and retreats. By 2014 Renzo's children had gotten older and it was the right time to start working with families. On January first of 2015, Renzo and his family moved to Denver, Colorado with the vision of serving the Latino community. Since then he has devoted his time to coaching soccer, preaching, teaching, mentoring, and speaking to people about discovering their God-given gifts, developing them, and utilizing them to succeed in whatever they set their mind on. He currently serves as a Program Coordinator and Program Trainer for a non-profit organization that is dedicated to Educating and Mentoring teens to develop healthy relationships and making positive life choices. Renzo and his family reside in Aurora, Colorado.
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Rajendra Geda is a prominent software developer with over fifteen years of experience working on a diverse selection of high-level projects in the information technology sector. His impressive professional skill stack includes: Data analytics Creating controls to ensure data precision Project management methods IT support and training Technical research
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www.VegasMagicLive.com - 210-219-5596 - [email protected] Education: Undergraduate and Advanced Degrees. Military: Air Force veteran Certified Hypnotist Books: "Beside the Launch Pad" Eyewitness to the Space Shuttle Challenger 51L Disaster and " How to Motivate Your Employees Without Being a Mentalist: Boosting Staff Performance and Profit in Sales" on Amazon. 23 years law enforcement experience (ask about his presentations on changing police times) Largest audience to date: 2400 (Austin, Texas - 2012) Standouts: 24 marathons and 6 Ultra marathons (motivational and applied to life).
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