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Beth Brown is an award-winning author, speaker, and media presenter based in Richmond, Virginia. She began investigating the paranormal in 1989 when a mentor sent her to interview the owners of a 250-year old home overflowing with reports of unexplained activity. Photographs and audio recordings made that day ignited her curiosity about life after death and set the wheels in motion for more than two decades of research. In 2007, Beth founded the Virginia Society of Paranormal Education and Research (VASPER) to provide a venue for training, networking, and resource-sharing for paranormal investigation teams throughout the region. She is a Professional Member of the Rhine Research Center in Durham, NC, and is noted for her experiments with real-time spirit communication. Beth is the author of several books about paranormal investigation and paranormal phenomena, including Conducting a Paranormal Investigation – a Training Guide and Haunted Plantations of Virginia, winner of the Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award. Her decades of field study at Civil War battle sites helped her to earn the reputation as the foremost expert on the topic of trauma haunts. Beth’s research of some of these historic locations is summarized in her books Haunted Battlefields: Virginia’s Civil War Ghosts and the forthcoming More Haunted Battlefields. From September, 2008 until February, 2011, Beth served as co-host and “resident skeptic” for The Paranormal View, a controversial talk radio program featured on CBS Radio. She is the co-creator, co-host, and producer of Full Spectrum Radio for PsiFM Australia and syndicated around the world. Beth has served as a paranormal consultant to several media outlets, including A&E Network, CBS, PBS, and Travel Channel. She appeared as a judge in multiple episodes of the Travel Channel series “Paranormal Challenge” with Zak Bagans, and was featured as the paranormal liaison in the pilot episode of the Bio Channel series “Celebrity Ghost Hunt” with psychic Chip Coffey.
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Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Frank Belzer is an international business development expert based in Orlando. He is currently the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at ICON Park, and before that, he was SVP of Sales for Universal Parks and Resorts during a time of unprecedented growth from 2014 until the end of 2020. He leverages his real-life experiences to bring life to presentations. Some of this "experience" includes his oversight of all domestic and international sales strategies. At Universal, this included managing all trade partner relationships and all global business efforts for the parks and hotels. He has a wealth of board experience and is on the board of Experience Kissimmee and served as a Board Member and Advisor to the Grand Canyon Resort Corporation. He was a vital member of the board of directors for Visit Florida from 2017 to 2021 and was chair of their marketing committee for three years. He continues to advise Visit Florida on its global visitation strategies. He also works on the advisory boards for several technology companies focused on the travel market, such as Miami-based Simple Night, San Francisco-based Applied Silver, and San Francisco-based Cipio Ai. Before joining Universal, Frank was the VP of Corporate Training at Kurlan and Associates and developed and trained some progressive and fast-growth companies in the technology, biotech, and media space. He worked in the Inbound Marketing community as an advisor to Hubspot resellers. It was primarily this work that led to his book, "Sales Shift –how inbound marketing has turned sales upside down, making it more difficult and more lucrative at the same time". He continues to be a featured speaker and panelist at conferences and trade shows worldwide. He has an MBA in Strategic Management from the G.Brint Ryan School of Business at the University of North Texas and a BS in Organizational Management from Sterling College. He is a regular contributor to Travel Pulse, Travel Weekly, and TTG, writing articles for their digital publications.
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George is a best-selling author, executive search expert, executive coach and public speaker. George has 20+ years of Fortune 100 and Fortune 1000 global Human Resources and Talent Acquisition experience creating and leading high-performance teams. He is also co-author of the best-selling book, “The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent,” and public speaker. Following a successful career as a US Army officer, George transitioned to the Human Resources/Talent Acquisition functions serving the last 10+ years as a global HR executive and leader. The teams he has built and led have hired over 80,000 professionals in over 60 countries. George is certified with and uses several leadership assessment tools to gain a clear view of the “DNA” of leaders and candidates alike, allowing him to provide critical insights into the decision making of hiring executive leaders.
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My name is Tim and I see myself as a generalist who quickly adapts to his environment. I feel very committed to the company I work for and always look at the overall goal. With knowledge from agency-side aswell as working for bigger corporations i know where the painpoints lie and how to optimize your cro and ux process. I'm a seasoned UX and CRO professional with over 15 years of diverse experience, having held roles like UI Designer, UX Researcher, CRO Consultant, and Product Manager. Now, as a Customer Experience Optimization specialist with OrangeValley, I offer strategic guidance to enhance user-centric experiences. Let's discuss how I can contribute to your digital success.
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At the pinnacle of what she thought was success, everything crashed. Faced with a divorce after eighteen years together, a failed business, mounting debt, and three children to raise, her happy illusion had shattered. Understanding that falling down was the first step to getting back up, Barbara realized she had to first “unpack” her traumas before building a better life. Barbara shares an inspiring journey of recovery and comeback that ultimately leads to emotional freedom. As she teaches, the key to healing is not just knowing what happened but transforming how the mind chooses to remember it. Through her Keynote speeches and workshops, Barbara helps others refind their focus, navigate the chaos and start their own healing journey. As a Life Strategist, she knows it’s never too late to begin the process and find happiness—and leave the past behind. For more about her work, visit: www.rockintheriverllc.com
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Corey Phelps is a gifted storyteller and speaker who entertains and inspires while empowering audiences with practical and actionable insights that stick. He is an influential and award-winning business school professor and executive educator, as well as a leading authority on strategic leadership and organizational transformation. Corey has worked with thousands of leaders from hundreds of organizations in more than 30 countries. He understands the challenges of being a senior leader in a rapidly changing industry because he is one. He’s also a low-maintenance, high-performance speaker clients love to work with.
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Rob Plaskas is an Author and Inspirational Speaker about his memoir called “My Fight for Recovery: A Story of Overcoming Life-Threatening Brain Surgery.” Rob's presentation is about his recovery from a severe brain injury during brain surgery when he was seventeen years old. Today, Rob has been a communications special projects coordinator for the Illinois General Assembly since 2004. He is valued by his co-workers and friends. With his learning disability, he labored hard to get his Associate’s in Science degree from Waubonsee Community College, his Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from Illinois State University, and his Master’s degree in Human Services from the University of Illinois Springfield. Rob loves to go to sporting events and wineries, and to socialize with friends and acquaintances. Born in Oswego, Illinois with a loving family and close friends, Rob now resides in Springfield, Illinois with his dog Maggie. He attends and volunteers at Westside Christian Church in the same city.
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My name is Shawn Sheridan. I am a Program Manager at The Ohio State University with close to a decade of educational teaching experience, and I have been servicing schools, youth centers, churches, and conferences as a motivational speaker for the last 3 years. Before the age of ten, my mother passed and my father was sentenced to life in prison, which forced me to learn how to navigate and overcome adversity if I were ever going to live out my life's purpose. My mission now is to inspire all those who have experienced suffering, hardship, and loss, so that one day, they to can live their dreams with their eyes open.
$1,501 - $5,000
Mike Bruni possesses over 25 years of experience in talent acquisition and human resources across the national security sector. Mike has built and led staffing programs with much success over the course of his career. In 2012, he led the staffing effort for a major program in excess of $1 billion. The effort resulted in the award of the program as well as the successful transition and staffing of the program. Mike is heavily experienced in developing talent acquisition strategies tailored for each customer he supports. As a sourcing manager, Mike designs and builds talent pipeline programs supporting diverse initiatives throughout the community. He has lead and designed candidate outreach efforts to include organizational and personal branding for Fortune 500 firms as well as private equity. Mike has been quoted in HR Magazine, The Military Times, and USA Today. He’s been a guest on Federal News Radio’s “Fed Access” Show. He’s been featured on the Pentagon Channel’s “Hiring America” television show. Mike currently sites on the Board of Directors for RecruitDC, a non-profit that supports the advancement of recruiting education and innovation. He also is the facilitator and leader for Project S.A.V.E. (Staffing Alliance of Virginia Employers) which is a networking organization for HR and recruiting professionals. Mike is currently the President of Talent Acquisition Strategies, LLC where he provides talent acquisition strategy and innovation consulting.
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Robert is an accomplished public speaker. He has discussed small businesses, partnerships, families, political and cultural concerns, and various areas of law, all in many different settings and to many sizes of audience. Robert brings his real world experience to his presentations, intermixing real life examples and stories with a detailed, but conversational, approach. As an attorney and former elected and appointed official, Robert’s experience includes management, business ownership, growing a business in a competitive market, political and cultural concerns, how to take care of yourself, your team, and your business, and many other fields. Oh, and Robert has helped train a seal, that has to count for something!
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Eddie Egesi is a branding expert, speaker, and founder of Apricot Branding which is a strategic branding and design firm with a purpose and mission to empower visionaries to amplify the impact and maximize the potential of their brands. At Apricot Branding, Eddie helps small business owners to clarify their strategies, refine their design, and amplify their messaging so they can make a greater impact in the world. His background is in working in the creative industry while collaborating with firms in the fields of marketing, publishing and Information Technology. He has authored up to 50 different articles on brand strategy, design, and marketing to help business owners to compete in crowded industries. He has also spoken at events like The Interactive Business Marketing Seminar, Business Leadership Academy: Cohort III, M&T Bank Accelerator Program, and more. Through his articles and talks, he tries to inspire business owners to gain a fresh new perspective and think more broadly about their brands.
$1,501 - $5,000
Dr. Lauren Tucker combines her extensive experience in DEI, data science, and relationship marketing to help clients build inclusive, positive employee relationships in a multicultural, transcultural, and global world. Frustrated with the myopic and transactional approaches of legacy DEI and talent management programs, Dr. Tucker designed Do What Matters to put inclusion first by addressing the operational inefficiencies and broken communications that turn off great talent, especially women, people of color, LGBTQ+, and those with disabilities. An entrepreneur with a history of leadership, research, practice and activism in race, ethnicity, and gender, Dr. Tucker is an honorary research fellow at the School of Mass Communication Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, where she received her doctorate. She has worked at some of the world’s most renowned advertising agencies, including Leo Burnett, Burrell Communications, and the Martin Agency and is also co-founder of Indivisible Chicago, a progressive political organization dedicated to making civic activism easy, accessible and impactful.
$5,001 - $10,000