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As a three-time half marathoner and 30-year fitness enthusiast, I adapted long ago to the uncomfortable life of thigh chafing, 5 am workouts, and the never-ending search for the perfect sports bra. I'm also a member of the Democratic National Committee, and most recently, I've worked out with and interviewed candidates at all levels of elective office, from district attorney to Congress. My Are You Fit to be a Politician interviews and workouts are designed take back ownership of the label "politician" and to give voters a chance to hear directly from candidates...with less spin and more sweat.
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Kate is a growth expert, startup founder, tech nerd, and social media aficionado. Kate attended Brown University and worked at top creative advertising agencies JWT and Publicis New York on clients Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson, managing a cross-functional agency marketing team for billion dollar brands. Kate received her MBA at UCLA Anderson. Kate worked at innovative matchmaking startup Three Day Rule, and has been featured on numerous podcasts, panels, and tv shows as a "dating tech & data” expert. Kate has consulted and advised many startups in the Los Angeles area on growth, user acquisition, content marketing, strategy, and fundraising. Kate joined as a co-founder of Heartbeat and is thrilled to be able to follow her heart and empower real women every day.
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Michiel Rook is a freelance Java/PHP/Scala contractor from the Netherlands and holds a Master's degree in Computer Science. He loves coaching teams on the road to continuous deployment and developing better software. He is an Army reservist and enjoys music, cars, sports and movies.
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Author of My Israel Trail, about hiking the 600-mile Israel National Trail and overcoming personal challenges; chief strategic officer at Energiya Global, an Israeli developer of solar energy projects for Africa; director emeritus of MediaCentral, a Jerusalem-based project of HonestReporting providing support services to foreign journalists based in or visiting Israel. High-tech business consultant and executive; public diplomacy (‘hasbara’) spokesman; regional democracy activist; reserve briefing officer in IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. Dynamic, knowledgeable, inspiring speaker for campus and community. Recent talk on "Awakening Zionism" in LA, co-sponsored by the Israeli Consulate, Simon Wiesenthal Center, StandWithUs, Beverly Hills Synagogue and ZOA, can be seen as linked. Born in Washington, DC; grew up in San Francisco; made Aliya in 1984. Policy advisor to Natan Sharansky since late 1990’s; on executive staff of Sharansky’s Yisrael B’Aliya party; senior member of minister Sharansky’s staff in the prime minister’s office, responsible for relations with ‘next generation’ Jewish leaders, coordinating support for Jewish students and faculty at universities around the world, and “hasbara” (public diplomacy) activities, as well as for contacts with Palestinian and other Arab democracy activists. Over 25 years in business, mostly high-tech, including various executive management positions and consulting work for public and private Israeli companies, including ECI Telecom, Aladdin, Bank HaPoalim, Pfizer, AudioCodes, and others. Former managing director of the G3 Associates business consulting firm in Jerusalem. Previously, 7 years public sector work in education, including 3 years as founder/director of Students For Israel, a Jerusalem seminar center training visiting students in advocacy skills for their return to campuses abroad. Publications include articles in Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, NY Times, Wall St. Journal, JCPA’s “Academics Against Israel and the Jews”, Jewish Policy Center’s InFocus, Israel21C, Washington Jewish Week, Aspen Times, SF “J”, Israel Insider, and various online forums. Grows grapes and makes wine.
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Mitch Dowell is author of "Designed to Go The Distance: A Survival Guide for the Creative Professional", a book that touches upon many career and lifestyle issues specific to those in creative career fields – cultural topics that are not often talked about or adequately prepared for. A creative “pep talk” so-to-speak. And just like any pep talk in life, Mitch's presentations provide a healthy serving of food-for-thought, as well as a few tips along the way, too. Whether you are a graphic designer, artist, fashion designer, songwriter or a entrepreneur - or even a non-creative who needs to understand the mentality and culture more in-depth, Mitch's speaking events are engaging and informative.
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I spent over 15 years as a content developer and a senior film executive at studios such as MGM and Sony, and then earned a PhD in psychology from UCLA where I researched the impact of media on children. This unique background informs my perspective. I work at the intersection of positive youth development, entertainment media and scientific research. The entertainment media that tweens and teens spend hours consuming shape their attitudes and behaviors, and as such can be an effective way to impact social learning. My hope is that the work I do addresses the critical matter of helping kids grow up healthy and safe in the 21st century. I strive not to give into the agenda of any “side” in the discussion, and instead speak to the facts while recognizing the perspective of all stakeholders (industry, parents, academics). Currently, I work with the national non-profit Common Sense Media and am an assistant adjunct professor at UCLA; I also frequently speak to a variety of audiences as well as consult for companies. Most importantly, I am the mom of two digital teens, a boy and a girl.
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Louie La Vella: where the live event industry turns to when they need out-of-the-box-bursting marketing ideas. Ideas that win. "I was shooting an episode of our tv show and her manager approached us, asking if we can interview the brand new artist. No one knew her. We didn't have the time. But we were early adopters, forward thinkers, tried to predict the future." Those ideas, strategies and concepts will: Turn dead venues into packed venues, Slow ticket sales into sold out shows, Independent musicians into major-label-ass-kicking brands. Here’s the deal. As a business owner you are smart, savvy and have success under your belt. However, you’re also super busy operating your baby. You need to be working on your business not in it. Build strategies that work. What works in marketing today will not work tomorrow. Persuading customers has become difficult for those that don’t keep up to date and study consumer behaviours. However it is easy for those of us that know exactly how to persuade them. "By the way back to the story. I said yes and gave Lady Gaga her first TV interview, weeks after her major label signing."
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Ashish founded his first business in 1996 at the age of 15. Since then, he has established and driven the growth of Mara Group from a small IT business in Uganda to the globally recognized multi-sector investment group that exists today. Through its investments and operations, Mara Group now employs over 11,000 people across 25 African countries in sectors spanning financial services, infrastructure, real estate and technology. Ashish is passionate about enabling, empowering and inspiring young and women entrepreneurs and in 2009, he founded Mara Foundation to foster and support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship and venture philanthropy. One of the initiatives, Mara Mentor, is an online platform that connects ambitious entrepreneurs with experienced and inspiring business leaders. Mara Mentor is being launched with several heads of state throughout Africa and other parts of the world and is increasingly being recognized as a tool that can enable, empower and inspire youth and help solve the growing unemployment challenges. In 2012, Ashish was appointed a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in recognition of his success and leadership in driving social and economic change in Africa. In 2014, Ashish was awarded ‘the Future Awards ‘Young Leader’ Award, the MTV Base Leadership Award and was one of the first Africans to be featured in Fortune’s 40 under 40 list. In 2015, Ashish won the Financial Times’ Boldness in Business Award in recognition of his achievements in developing markets. Also in 2015, Ashish was announced as the Chair of the United Nations Foundation Global Entrepreneurs Council to help take the United Nations and the United Nations Foundation’s campaigns, partnerships and programs to the next level of innovation and impact. Ashish advises several heads of state in Sub-Saharan Africa, and sits on the Board of The Africa Center, a creative space on New York’s Fifth Avenue which has a vision of becoming Africa's embassy to the world. In 2015, Ashish published a book, The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa’s Economic Miracle. It is a true story detailing Africa’s economic growth and the remarkable transformation taking place across the continent. Committed to raising the bar high for Africa, Ashish is set to become Africa's second astronaut when he joins Virgin Galactic’s maiden voyage to space.
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Get to know me on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgdegraaf) and on my website hansdegraaf.info.
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Dr. Russ Irwin is a passionate and skilled executive and business success coach who can inspire you to live a rich and purposeful life while optimizing your business and realizing your full potential. Russ is a highly sought after peak performance coach for executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and businesses due to his unique qualifications and talents: -Over 17 years of entrepreneurial success -Over 9 years of executive coaching experience -International motivational and instructional public speaker to small and large audiences -Ph.D. in Psychology and Master’s in Behavioural Sciences He is also one of only a select few “Behavioural Assessment Certified Professionals” worldwide, certified to administer the highly respected Behavioural Assessment Profile . Russ has delivered this assessment to clients in over 15 countries, ranging from executives within Fortune 500 companies to best-in-class Olympic athletes. For more information, please visit: www.irwincoaching.com
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Multi-national CEO, two-time Best Selling Author and Radio Host of “MylesofSUCCESS”, Myles Miller is the CEO and Founder of multiple global training and success development companies including LEADUP, LearningBreaks and SUCCESSHQ. Over the eight years, since their inception, these companies have grown from just ideas to global competitors in the training industry. By offering client specific, customized classroom and online training in a variety of areas, he and his companies have been able to make everyone they work with more SUCCESSFUL and SUCCESS-filled. Myles has over 30 years’ experience in the project management field, across multiple industries including retail, defense, state and federal government and most recently hospitality. During his varied career, he has led projects ranging in budgetary size from $100K to $500B. His team leadership has impacted national and international companies and governments. Myles has a BS in Business Management from Penn State University and a MBA from La Salle University in International Business Management and recently acquired his PhD from Baylor University.
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