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Stephannie Addo is a coach who helps individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses around the world attain more success in the midst of great challenges. She is equipped with sound consulting principles and well-validated techniques which produces amazing results. As a serial entrepreneur, she has many businesses to her credit. In the past, she had run two businesses named, Scholars of the Futures Educational Center and Achieving Scholars Educational Center. At the moment, Stephannie is the owner of Successful Power Women Network, where she helps women with small businesses to launch, expand, and maximize profit. Her expertise lies in creating the masterful coaching conversation, paying attention to every detail and in nurturing a space for growth and opportunity that leads them to an overwhelming shift in outcomes. Formerly in the United States Army, Stephannie once received the Army Achievement Medal for her dedication to serving her country. She later attended Mercy College where she earned her degree with a major in Behavioral Science and Early Childhood Education. She was mentored by CEO’s from the Nation’s Top Fortune 500 Companies through the University of Connecticut Entrepreneurs Bootcamp for Disabled Veterans, where she won the most Innovative Pitch Award for her business presentation. As a married mother of three children, including her first-born child who was diagnosed with Autism at the age of two; Stephannie became passionate about humanity, and psychology, and chose to become an advocate of Autism to honor her son. She is the founder and owner of ‘Champs For Autism’ – a company dedicated to empowering, encouraging and creating a happier life for children with or without Autism. As a creative professional, craving to make a difference in her community, Stephannie has been featured on many publications including the NY Post, PIX 11, Bronx Chronicles, and Bronxnet. She is someone who loves giving back to her community: She received a Congressional Award from US Congressman Charles Rangel and also citations from Senator Bill Perkins and Rafael Salemenca for her dedication to community services. Stephannie realized she wanted to become a teacher and make a productive change in children’s life when she was in her second grade. However, she is not only gifted to reach children alone but also to help adults and aspiring entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams. Ghandi’s quote which states, "Be the Change that you wish to see in the World,” motivates her. She enjoys helping others to grow both professionally and individually. “Every person should maximize their ability to achieve their dreams in life” – Stephannie.
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Colin McLean MA (Hons), MBA, FSIP, FCSI, FIA Founder and Managing Director, SVM Asset Management Ltd Founder and CEO of SVM Asset Management, an independent Edinburgh-based fund management group. SVM is an unconstrained active investment manager emphasising ESG. The company is focused on equities and runs UK, European and Global mandates for retail and institutional clients Colin is a regular member of CFA Institute and a Fellow of CFA UK. He is also a Chartered Fellow of CISI and a Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries. In 2012 he was appointed Honorary Professor at Heriot Watt University, lecturing in behavioural finance, and is an adviser to the University’s Centre for Finance & Investment. Colin was a member of the Board of Governors of CFA Institute from 2012 to 2018. Colin is a regular contributor to financial publications and guest on BBC TV & Radio, and Bloomberg TV & Radio. He is a frequent conference speaker on investment, hedge funds and behavioural finance.
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Judi Glova is CEC & President of Pinnacle’s Leadership. She has enjoyed a successful career as an executive for Fortune 100 companies before turning her considerable talents and experience to helping others achieve their goals. She established Pinnacle Coaching and Consulting in 2005 - her mission is to help clients accelerate their success and produce more satisfying results in their careers & lives. Pinnacle is proud to count among its clients BMW North America, CBS Television, Deutsche Bank Moscow, Microsoft, CRM Canada, Johnson & Johnson, Schering-Plough & many other leading companies large & small.
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For 25 years, Maria Johnson has coached and trained corporate leaders to higher performance. Today, she is the founder and CEO of Speaking Mastery, a Minneapolis-based executive consulting firm. Maria is a #1 international bestselling author, speaker, executive coach, professional singer, and has a master’s degree in human resource development. Bottom line is her unique blend of corporate leadership and entrepreneurial grit and know-how. She is playful AND professional, weaving in neuroscience, inspiration, and practical takeaways to her speaking. Audiences love her welcoming style, and walk away feeling hopeful, excited and understood.
$5,001 - $10,000
Hi, I'm Shannon Upton, a Christian Speaker and Author. I love to help women use a little organization to clear out their spiritual clutter. I've been informing and entertaining audiences as a Christian speaker since 2011, and it's my favorite thing to do! I speak at retreats, conferences, luncheons, dinners, banquets, and more. I feel blessed during each and every engagement, and with God's help I try to be a blessing—to the coordinator and to every women who attends. I'm the author of the Organizing You books, Christian self-help books that help women to clear out their spiritual clutter. I also offer many free resources at my website, OrganizingJesusMoms.com. As a former high school teacher, I love to use my teaching skills to help Christian women live intentionally and grow closer to Christ. I'm also a wife and mother of three amazing kids. I live in the Columbus, OH area and attend Cypress Wesleyan Church.
$1,501 - $5,000
Anna is a young lady with a huge heart full of love and passion! Anna begun studying skin care in 2014 after she saw first-hand how chemotherapy for her mother’s breast cancer affected her skin, and her self-confidence. After becoming a licensed esthetician in 2015, Anna continued her education and studied things such as skin care for oncology clients and natural health consultation. As much as she loves giving her oncology clients a place to escape in her treatment room, her real passion is education. She believes that if she shares what she knows and it positively impacts just one person, it will be worth it.
$251 - $1,500
Judy is an accomplished entrepreneur, business executive and attorney and is a bestselling author of The Essentials of Negotiating Effectively and author of How to Build Successful Business Partnerships. She is an awardee of the Make Mine a Million $ Business Program, a national program that selects exceptional women business owners, and provides resources and support to help them achieve annual revenues of over $1 million
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Bill Combes is a seasoned Senior Executive and Board Member with more than 25 years of success across the healthcare, finance, and roofing and construction industries. Leveraging extensive experience in social media marketing and strategic planning and implementation for companies, he is a valuable asset for established businesses looking for new marketing strategies for optimal growth without over-extending the budget. His broad areas of expertise include social media management and marketing, operation management, strategic planning, and finances. Throughout his executive career, Bill has held leadership positions at companies including TEN Group, United Association of Storm Restoration Contractors, and TG. Currently, he is the President of No Time For Social which he has been growing since 2012. Bill has had tremendous success over the years and has served as a key contributor to the achievements of the organizations he’s worked with. He has been responsible for creating a Facebook campaign that cost a company $10k and brought in $800k in revenue. Bill has also helped a company save significant money by hiring outside marketing services instead of a CMO, which ultimately generated millions of dollars in revenue. Additionally, he grew Anything Weather from $300k in revenue to more than $3.2M in only four years. Bill studied Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at the University of Kanas. He has served as a member of the board for organizations including the Catalyst Group, No Time For Social, and the United Association of Storm Restoration Contractors. Bill has also volunteered for programs at Round Rock ISD including the Grant Review Committee, Principal for the Day, the Project Based Learning Team, and the School Health Advisory Committee.
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As an experienced partner at RMLO Law LLP, Lyndon Thiessen specializes in corporate and commercial law serving a broad cross-section of local, out-of-province, and international clients. He specializes in entrepreneurial legal strategy, finding creative ways to make business dreams become reality. His personal approach to understanding individual businesses allows him to create corporate structures and related share-holder agreements that reflect goals of growth, asset protection and tax reduction. Representing both sellers and buyers in mergers and acquisitions, Lyndon has an excellent reputation for getting deals closed successfully. He has vast experience representing businesses in financing transactions and has extensive knowledge of today's lender requirements. Lyndon graduated from the prestigious Osgoode Hall Law School at York University and has been practicing law since 1990.
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Owner & Chief Human Resources Officer
California, United States
As a human resources executive, I have had the distinct honor to work on the "people side" of the business. As a consultant, I work primarily off of referrals, meaning that my customers must be happy enough to recommend me to their colleagues. These referrals are the highest compliment of my work. At Litchfield Human Resources Management, we consult with leaders to prevent, improve, or even fix organizational people problems. People are all organization's greatest asset, and ensuring that they are engaged, informed, motivated, and INSPIRED is the key to personal and organizational success. This is no easy feat. It takes stamina, guts, and sometimes blood, sweat, and tears (ok not literally blood, but sweat and tears may be necessary) to have breakthrough moments in organizations and individuals. If you or your organization want to get on the path to greater accountability, productivity, happiness, and motivation, we need to work together. We coach, train, and inspire people to be exceptional leaders. Some of my clients include: - American Pacific Mortgage - California Department of Transportation - Cambria Solutions - California Department of Human Resources - CPS HR Consulting - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - California Department of Technology Today is the day that you and the leaders in your organization need to get started on working better!
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Badass: someone who is unapologetically and authentically themselves. Someone who faces their fears (not just physical) and finds power in their vulnerability. That is a badass. You might Google Michelle C Smith and find an accomplished Stunt Woman and Acrobat who’s worked on tv/movies such as Deadpool, Arrow, Smallville, etc. Her accomplishments speak for themselves, she’s a professional and her industry recognizes her for that. However, Michelle’s story is so much more than just her accomplishments. It’s the story about her path to becoming a Professional Badass. A journey to “badassery" that began at a young age and leads down a path of losing an essential part of her integral being: her authenticity. Her story begins with her batons... At the age of 5, Michelle C Smith threw herself wholeheartedly into the sport of baton twirling. At 11, and for eight years thereafter, she competed at the World Championships and took home bronze, silver, and gold medals. It was clear, Michelle had what it took to beat the competition and she loved it. She was good at what she did, and her performance was her art. Her batons were her world. They always took full priority. She placed her value and worth on the 32 inches of her apparatus. With every toss, every twirl, she searched for acceptance and love. From her peers. Her judges. Her family. Herself. Her wins equaled her worthiness, her validity, her ability to be loved. However, what was often overlooked in Michelle’s competitive career was a deep struggle with performance anxiety and mental health. It was a silent weight, heavy on her young shoulders and a puzzle Michelle desperately wanted to solve. Hoping that the next competition would be the one where she “figured it all out” and performed to her FULLEST potential. Finally, at the age of 19 at the World Championship in Barcelona, at what should have been the last bravado of a successful career, distracted by the pressures she had placed on herself, Michelle’s love and value came crashing to the ground. She lost. Every smack of her batons on the floor signaled defeat. Bang. Devastation. Bang. Anger. Bang. Embarrassment. What Michelle didn’t know then was that this would be the start of her radical awakening. A radical self-discovery that would be cultivated through heartache and pain but would intimately bring her back to her authentic self. After vowing to put her batons down for good, she moved to Vancouver and started working for a professional circus company. She learned new skills, enjoyed playing and discovering different ways to move her body. But a small voice in her gut kept whispering: “Michelle, your batons. Remember your batons!”. Pushing through the voice, she did what she does best: train and work. Avoid the pain. But for however long her resume grew, she never felt successful. Validation and acceptance eluded her and she always felt something was missing. After no longer being able to ignore that gut feel
$1,501 - $5,000
Nothing is more exciting than to watch individuals develop and grow. Early in my business career I realized that it is a privilege as well as a responsibility to coach and help develop people to success. To help make an impact, one person at a time, one group, or one business at a time, can affect so many lives and so many dreams. To have the ability to help others realize more potential and to push them to higher limits beyond even their wildest dreams and expectations is the most fulfilling experience a leader can have. This love is why I wake up each day excited, focused and in awareness that I may find and help that next person, team, or business. My Mission Statement: To pay it forward by elevating leadership development one person, one team and one organization at a time. "Leaders are individuals that choose to be coachable and are hungry to learn and develop. Servant leaders advance because they believe humility is a strength, not a weakness, which allows them to understand they can learn from everyone, and they do. Great leaders build everything on a solid foundation of values and principles and their reward is the success and growth of those they lead. Great leaders pay it forward." Early in my career I had the privilege of employing several single mothers. This was not a strategy as it grew organically as one single mother would refer another. Each had the “I cannot fail attitude” and they would ask about extra items they could study and would seek out my coaching. Our location, which was part of a worldwide franchise operation won the most outstanding location from over 260 worldwide at that time. Their success truly drove my success and was a clear example that the more I focused on their success, the more mine grew naturally. It helped my see servant leadership in action, as the best way to build long term success. From that point on, I have worked to pay it forward in working with women leaders or those aspiring to be leaders for them to grow, develop and contribute.
$251 - $1,500