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Dr. Rekishia L. McMillan is a Doctor of Christian Counseling, Licensed Certified Social Worker, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, award-winning author, and honorably retired second generation Air Force veteran. She is the founder of Rock Your World Naturally and guides women in weight loss, hormone balance, and overall wellness. She earned her doctorate from Northwestern Theological Seminary, a masters degree in Social Work from Rutgers University, and nutrition certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. During her military service, she served as a fitness training leader and academic instructor, teaching courses on stress management, health, fitness, and spiritual and mental well-being. A sought-after speaker, Rekishia shares her wellness expertise with churches, corporate organizations, and community agencies. Her debut books, Rock Your World Naturally: 7 Divine Keys to Unlock Extraordinary Health and Rock Your World Naturally: 28-Days and Beyond Wellness Journal, were finalists in the American Book Fest Best Book Awards for Health. Dr. McMillan also hosts the top-ranked health podcast, Integrative Medicine for Energy and Health, offering insights to help women increase energy, lose weight, balance hormones, and featuring interviews with global health experts. Integrative Medicine for Energy and Health was also nominated as a favorite podcast by Blubrry.
$1,500 - $5,000
Rebecca Hoeft is the Founder and CEO of Morris Hoeft Group, a strategic consulting firm that helps purpose-driven organizations grow by aligning brand, culture, and leadership. A trusted advisor to CEOs and executive teams, Rebecca’s work sits at the intersection of strategy and humanity—where business performance is inseparable from meaning, values, and lived experience. Her career has been shaped by building, scaling, and reimagining organizations during moments of change. Across industries including fintech, healthcare, professional services, nonprofits, trade associations, and technology, Rebecca has helped leaders navigate uncertainty, clarify their brand, and create alignment between who they are internally and how they show up in the world. She brings a practitioner’s perspective to the stage—drawing not from theory, but from decades of hands-on leadership and advisory work. Rebecca’s background spans marketing, public relations, and corporate communications, with deep experience leading teams through growth, transformation, and reinvention. She has built and led award-winning teams whose work has been recognized by Ragan’s PR Daily, Hermes Creative Awards, MSPBJ Women in Business, and the Minnesota 500. Yet what most defines her work is not accolades, but her commitment to helping leaders build organizations that last—financially, culturally, and humanly. As a speaker, Rebecca is known for her candid, grounded, and deeply relatable style. She speaks nationally on building brands in times of uncertainty, how culture drives brand performance, and how modern leaders scale with clarity, courage, and purpose. Increasingly, she also explores how leaders can thoughtfully integrate new tools and technologies—such as AI—without losing the human heartbeat that makes brands and organizations meaningful. Audiences consistently describe Rebecca as insightful, honest, and refreshing. She has a rare ability to connect strategic thinking with lived experience—challenging conventional business narratives while offering practical frameworks leaders can apply immediately. Her talks resonate because they acknowledge the complexity of leadership today: the tension between growth and well-being, ambition and integrity, innovation and trust. Beyond her professional work, Rebecca is a connector and mentor who believes deeply in lifting others up. She has served on multiple boards, co-founded The 25 Program at Bethel University to support emerging leaders, and is passionate about creating accessible pathways for people to grow—both professionally and personally. Her leadership philosophy is grounded in the belief that strong brands, like strong leaders, are built from the inside out. Whether speaking to CEOs, founders, leadership teams, or purpose-driven communities, Rebecca brings clarity, warmth, and substance to every conversation. Her goal is not to deliver soundbites, but to spark reflection, align
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Robert Parrinelli is a New York trial attorney and managing partner at Appell & Parrinelli, where he has focused on personal injury, construction accidents, medical malpractice, and wrongful death matters for more than 20 years. Over the course of his career, he has represented thousands of clients and secured numerous multi-million-dollar settlements through steady and detailed advocacy. He grew up in the greater New York metropolitan area and began his path toward the law at Hofstra University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management in 2000. During his time there, he played on the Men's Division I Lacrosse Team and served as team captain during his senior year. That same season, he was chosen to compete in the U.S.I.L.A. North-South All-Star Game, which recognizes top collegiate players. After completing his undergraduate degree, he continued at Hofstra University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor in 2003. Following admission to the New York State Bar in 2004, Robert began his legal career in New York City as an associate trial attorney under the guidance of his mentor. Working closely together laid the groundwork for the later formation of Appell & Parrinelli, where he became a named and managing partner. In his role, he leads a practice focused on individuals and families facing serious injury or loss. The firm handles motor vehicle accidents, construction and worksite injuries, premises liability, product defects, wrongful death, commercial property disputes, and medical malpractice. His approach emphasizes careful case selection and direct client involvement. Throughout Robert's career, his firm has obtained many notable results, including $6.5 million for a child injured by a defective radiator, a $6.3 million verdict in a food-related product liability case, construction accident recoveries of $3.3 million and $3.1 million, a $2.7 million outcome in a medical malpractice matter involving a missed cardiac arrest diagnosis, and additional settlements of $3.1 million in a premises accident and $2.3 million in a motor vehicle case. His work spans nearly every area of personal injury and civil trial law, including vehicle collisions, construction site incidents, unsafe property conditions, medical malpractice, product liability, toxic exposure, lead poisoning, labor discrimination, sexual harassment, and defamation. He is admitted to practice in all New York State Courts, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is also a member of two statewide trial lawyer organizations. Outside his litigation work, Robert Parrinelli mentors young attorneys and remains involved in youth sports, coaching lacrosse, and serving on the board of his local program. He also completed the New York City Marathon in support of a spinal cord injury nonprofit and continues to contribute to his alma mater.
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Ritesh Mani is an experienced entrepreneur and business professional with over 25 years of expertise across property, real estate, technology, and residential development. Born and raised in Auckland, he was educated at Auckland Grammar School before studying business at Unitec and earning his AREINZ Real Estate qualification. Ritesh has worked with four publicly listed companies in New Zealand and has successfully built and scaled multiple ventures, including mobile technology startups and residential housing businesses. Across his career, he has helped grow companies generating a combined turnover exceeding $100 million. Having navigated major economic cycles, Ritesh brings resilience, strategic insight, and a deep understanding of property and technology-led business to every venture.
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Rachel Hanson is a multimedia content creator, educator, and person-first leader whose work sits at the intersection of learning, equity, and organizational transformation. With a background in feminist pedagogy, leadership development, and creative storytelling, she helps teams rethink how they learn, collaborate, and adapt in times of change. Rachel brings more than a decade of experience in higher education, public service, and digital media, where she has facilitated conversations that foster trust, shared ownership, and lasting cultural impact. As Editor-in-Chief of Sound Sorceresses and a seasoned instructor of Gender & Women’s Studies, she translates complex ideas into practical, human-centered strategies that resonate with leaders and learners alike. Her speaking and facilitation style is engaging, grounded, and deeply collaborative — inviting audiences to explore new ways of leading and learning together.
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Ray Lucia Sr. is an American retired Certified Financial Planner, author, and media personality best known for originating the Buckets of Money® retirement strategy, a time-segmented framework for managing income over long retirements. During a financial services career spanning more than three decades, he served as President and CEO of Raymond J. Lucia Companies, Inc., becoming a nationally recognized voice on retirement planning, investor behavior, and sustainable withdrawal strategies. Ray was born on April 3, 1950, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Poway, California, at the age of ten. Raised in San Diego County, he developed a strong work ethic and competitive drive through both academics and athletics. He emerged as a talented quarterback, playing football at Palomar Junior College before earning a scholarship to Western Illinois University. After returning to California, Ray attended San Diego State University, but a serious knee injury, followed by another injury at Cal Western, brought his football career to an end. He redirected his focus toward education and earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from United States International University. He began his professional life as a high school teacher and coach, roles that sharpened his ability to explain complex ideas clearly. With a growing family and an entrepreneurial mindset, Ray became increasingly interested in economics and investing. He left teaching to enter the financial services industry and founded Raymond J. Lucia Companies, Inc. and RJL Enterprises, Inc. His advisory practice emphasized investor education, disciplined planning, and retirement income strategies designed to address longevity and market uncertainty. Under Ray’s leadership, the firm experienced rapid growth, reaching roughly $1 billion in assets under advisement in about 7 years. His influence within the industry earned formal recognition in 2004 when Registered Rep. magazine named him an Outstanding Broker Award recipient. In 2008, he was further honored as one of the Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors in America. Ray’s Buckets of Money® strategy became his most enduring contribution to retirement planning. The approach divides portfolios into short-, intermediate-, and long-term segments aligned with different spending horizons. By drawing income from lower-risk assets first and allowing growth assets more time to recover, the strategy seeks to reduce early-retirement risk and improve long-term income stability. In 1991, Ray Lucia Sr. launched The Ray Lucia Show, combining financial education with classic rock, live audience interaction, and a live band. The program later achieved national radio and television syndication, and Ray became a frequent guest on major networks. He authored several bestselling books and retired from daily broadcasting in 2019, remaining active in writing, music, and family life in San Diego.
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Award-winning technology executive with 20+ years of experience scaling global platforms and delivering multi-billion-dollar impact at Amazon and UniCredit. Expert in AI-driven digital transformation strategy, enterprise & platform architecture, organizational leadership and blending technical acumen with strategic business insight. Currently completing the Emerging CTO Programme at Imperial College Business School, focused on AI strategy, innovation governance, and digital transformation. Recognized for building high-performing international teams, driving operational excellence, and pioneering enterprise adoption of Machine Learning and Generative AI. I bring a rare combination of hands-on technical depth and C-suite strategic leadership, having personally built GenAI tools while scaling a 100+ person organization that delivered $7B+ in business impact. Unlike speakers who theorize about digital transformation, I've lived it, from writing code to presenting to executive boards, from founding ML teams to leading Amazon's expansion across European markets. My speaking draws from real-world battle scars: launching 100+ engineering-year projects, directing compliance initiatives protecting billions in revenue, and pioneering AI adoption in enterprises long before it was trendy.
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With over two decades in engineering leadership and enterprise transformation, I help leaders turn complex data and AI ambitions into scalable outcomes. I guide teams in building resilient data foundations, governing AI responsibly, and delivering high-impact digital programs through an integrated execution system that brings people, process, and technology together. Based in Morrisville, North Carolina, I partner across organizations to align transformation efforts with clear business value and practical risk governance. I work with executives, program leaders, and engineering teams to strengthen delivery using metrics-driven frameworks and modern change approaches, including DELIGHT. From human–AI collaboration models to enterprise platform ecosystems, I translate technical nuance into actionable strategies that improve success rates, accelerate adoption, and sustain measurable impact—whether through keynotes, workshops, or advisory sessions.
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Helping organizations support people through unplanned change with resilience and clarity
Canada
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Life doesn’t always follow a plan. Sometimes it changes direction without warning — and that’s exactly the territory Patti Bevilacqua speaks into with honesty, humor, and practical insight. Patti knows this work from the inside out. A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis shifted her world and required a rethinking of identity, pace, and what it means to find footing when the ground moves beneath you. Rather than offering quick fixes, her presentations create space for real reflection and grounded action. Audiences are invited to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and navigate change in a way that feels human and sustainable. Patti’s voice is clear and compassionate, punctuated with story and straight talk. She meets audiences where they are and helps them think differently about pressure, possibility, and purpose — even when life feels uncertain.
$1,501 - $5,000
Phil Santoro is an entrepreneur and a co-founder of the startup studio Wilbur Labs. Phil Santoro co-founded Wilbur Labs in 2016 alongside David Kolodny. Based in Miami, Florida, Wilbur Labs turns bold ideas into market-leading companies, having built and invested in over 21 ventures since its inception. Notable portfolio companies include VacationRenter, which became the fastest-growing travel startup to reach $1 billion in gross bookings, and the mobile pet grooming platform Barkbus. Prior to founding Wilbur Labs, Phil served as a Growth Strategist at Google (2013–2016) in Mountain View, California. His entrepreneurial career began early, he founded FreeForums.org while still in high school. Phil scaled the hosting platform to 125 million monthly pageviews before leading it to a strategic acquisition by the publicly traded company CrowdGather Inc. in 2010. Phil is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and a contributing author for Inc. Magazine and Fast Company. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business. Phil currently lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Rubi, and their son.
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Philip Hillman is a Design and Product Leader with over 25 years in user experience (UX) and product design and over 12 years leading the design organisations behind them. He builds design functions from the ground up. At Credit Suisse he created the bank's first dedicated, centralised, in-house UX function, growing it from zero to 17 and designing its entire operating model. He also brings operational structure and rigour to established ones, most recently leading design for a ~$15bn+ YouTube advertising product portfolio at Google. He operates fluently from setting strategy and vision through to shipping and optimising product, with a service-design mindset and a career-long thread of harnessing AI in service of user and business goals. He excels in complex, highly regulated problem spaces, and brings an evidence-driven, research-led approach that delivers design solutions that create measurable commercial impact. He has worked across financial services, adtech, government, e-commerce, and enterprise platforms, and is equally at home moving fast in a scale-up or building rigorous structure in a global enterprise. Previously Head of UX Research & Design at Credit Suisse and Senior UX Design Lead & Manager at Amazon, with earlier roles including Tesco, Accenture and Barclays. Learn more at www.philiphillman.com
$5,000 - $10,000
Oriana Sparks is a corporate mindfulness expert who teaches teams and leaders how to turn stillness into a competitive advantage. With more than twenty years immersed in meditation, yoga, breathwork, and mind–body practices — and a decade working inside high-pressure corporate environments — Oriana understands stress from both sides of the boardroom table. Before founding **Oriana Sparks Joy**, she spent ten years in corporate communications at top Canadian law firms, where urgency was the norm and burnout was a badge of honour. It was there, in the middle of deadlines, client demands, and the relentless pace of performance culture, that she discovered her life’s work: helping people regulate their nervous systems so they can reclaim their clarity, creativity, and resilience. Today, Oriana is a sought-after speaker known for her warm, grounded presence, data-driven insights, and deeply human storytelling. Her signature talks — including **Calm at Scale**, **Stillness as Rebellion**, and **The Attentional Infrastructure of High-Performing Teams** — blend neuroscience, psychology, lived experience, and accessible mindfulness tools that audiences can use immediately. Her approach is simple but revolutionary: **Stress isn’t the enemy, dysregulation is. When people learn how to come back to themselves, everything changes.** Oriana’s work has touched corporate teams, educators, athletes, and leadership groups across Canada. She specializes in supporting ambitious, high-performing professionals who want sustainable success without sacrificing their well-being. Event organizers book Oriana because she delivers: * **Transformational storytelling** that moves audiences emotionally and leaves them with practical tools. * **Science-backed strategies** for improving focus, communication, and resilience. * **A signature presence** that feels calm, confident, relatable, and real. * **A premium experience** tailored to the transformation each event wants to create. Whether on a main stage or in an intimate workshop, Oriana’s message lands: **Stillness isn’t the pause from life — it’s the power source for it.** She is based in Toronto and speaks for corporations, conferences, schools, and organizations seeking to build regulated, connected, high-performing cultures.
$1,500 - $5,000