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Chavis started his career in community advocacy as first a volunteer then an employee of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of VA. He worked as a museum coordinator developing programs and conducting guided tours for groups of all ages and backgrounds. In 2003 he founded the highly acclaimed Happily Natural Day festival as a grassroots effort to supplement the summer jazz concert that was held annually at the institution. The festival is a weekend long experience held annually in both Richmond VA and Atlanta GA that focuses on cultural awareness, health, wellness and social change. Chavis has worked with Dr. Llaila Afrika, Dr. Phil Valentine, Hakim Bey, Dr. Neely Fuller, Queen Afua, Runoko Rashidi, Ashra Kwesi, Ashanti Alston, Dhoruba Bin-Wahad, dead prez, Popmaster Fabel and many more community activists, scholars and organizations from all over the country. Presently Chavis is engaged in coordinating innovative and dynamic initiatives around the topics of urban agriculture and food security in a culturally relevant way. In 2009 Chavis launched the Richmond Noir Market, a Saturday farmer’s market targeting low income communities located in what the USDA has designated as food deserts in Richmond Virginia. 2012 marked the development of the McDonough Community Garden, an urban agriculture project that promotes sustainable food growing, horticultural therapy and environmental stewardship. Chavis has received numerable accolades for his work. He served in 2011 as a Clean Air Ambassador on behalf of Earthjustice and the Hip Hop Caucus. He is an alumni of Leadership Metro Richmond’s class of 2011, received Style Weekly’s Top 40 under 40 award in 2010, and the Style Weekly Power List in 2014 & 2015. Chavis served as the inaugural director of the Harding Street Urban Ag Center; a recreation center repurposed into an indoor farm by VSU. Currently Chavis serves as Community Engagement Coordinator for Lewis Botanical Garden.
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The one thing you own is your story, and my life is my message.
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My experience ranges from non-profit program management to leadership positions in corporate communications, organizational development, and recruiting for marketing, sales and technical seller-doers. In all of these roles, especially in my current role as CEO of Atomic Revenue, superior communication and project management skills have been the underlying foundation for professional success. In 2009, I launched TJKworks to help entrepreneurs achieve their goals using these same principles. As a consultant and coach, I help clients achieve their next milestone by providing: - executive bandwidth and corporate communications leadership, - executive thought leadership positioning, - fully staffed Marketing Operations teams as a subscription service. In 2014, I acquired majority interest in a sales operations firm as the missing link in her clients' revenue generating success. As CEO, I led Atomic Revenue through a rebranding and innovation process to define the business discipline of Revenue Operations. The TJKworks model of marketing operations has become fully integrated with Sales Operations expertise of Algorythmics which allows for the third and final pilar of revenue operations, Customer Success. By uniting three emerging operational disciplines, Atomic Revenue addresses the people, process, and data requirements of revenue generation. Today, Atomic Revenue continues to define the discipline of Revenue Operations with programs, services, and expertise dedicated to the profitable growth of privately held small to mid-size businesses. As Executive Partners and Revenue Operations Practitioners, the Atomic Revenue team fill gaps and expands bandwidth to meet the unique growth challenges of the SMB market. Being discipline specific and industry agnostic allows me to employ my passion for the cross-industry-pollination of business best practices. Healthcare like software and professional services like manufacturing--under the hood, its the same business engine.
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Nicole Kelner is working at the intersection of art, climate, and technology. She uses watercolors to communicate complex, systematic challenges in climate and present them in a beautiful and accessible way. Her goal is to use art to inspire climate action. Nicole was previously the co-founder and COO at The Coding Space, an after school program to teach kids how to code. She helped lead the company to acquisition in 2019. Currently, she is Head of Operations at Dashboard.Earth. Prior to that she was Chief of Staff at Climate Finance Solutions. Nicole was the winner of the Alibaba Women Empowerment Award, a finalist for Shark Tank, and a fellow at On Deck Climate Tech. In her free time, she leads Lemonaid.io, a women-led personal development community.
$251 - $1,500
Melissa Holman-Kursky, MA, M.Ed. is an educator, communications professional, and nonprofit owner from San Francisco. She is the Director of Curriculum & Training at the Un-Scripted Theater Company, a nonprofit improv theater in San Francisco. She has dual masters degrees in Child Development and Education (Special Ed focus), and has been a classroom teacher and professional improvisor for nearly 20 years. She is also a founding member of the Nickelodeon Parent's Choice Award-winning ImprovBoston Family Show. Melissa is currently an in-demand parenting coach and educational consultant, working with both families and children. She leads workshops for educators on social-emotional learning, arts integration, and academic skills, and is a speaker in the field of applied improvisation for board governance, design thinking, and womxn-based leadership. She has created custom workshops and experiences for groups ranging from 10 to 10,000.
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Damon Rawls is the epitome of the twenty-first century entrepreneur, part cowboy, part business genius, part marketing wizard. He displays passion and qualities when combined, equal a brilliant and techno savvy leader. An entrepreneur author, Damon found his success by embracing personality research, solid business principles, and personal brand development. Damon stresses the importance of adding social media, along with all the others benefits of online exposure, directly into your platforms as a part of doing business. He is ready to bring his techniques and expertise to your group, company or organization in a workshop, quest or keynote speaker role.
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Zachary Brewster, PHR-SHRM-CP is the President/ Chief Visionary Officer of the Bridge Builder, which is a Consulting Firm which specializes in Cultivating Culture and Compelling Leaders. Over the last 15 years, he has aided hundreds of organizations with thousands of Employees in talent acquisition, workforce development and strategic planning. He is the author of “How to Get to the Other Side”, which includes many of the tools and foundational principles that are at the core of his purpose. He is a Certified Mediator with the South Carolina Bar Association and a graduate of the Riley Diversity Leadership Institute at Furman University. Zach completed is undergraduate studies at The College of Charleston located in Charleston, SC and his Graduate Studies at Columbia International University in Columbia South Carolina.
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A Film Director who needs to sniff and scratch its characters, a Camera Operator who demands velcro to keep it user friendly, a Video Artist who seeks to feel magically uncomfortable, a Talker who craves to tap into her nervous system while staying dangerously focused, a Shepherd who protects its herd by destroying their comfort zone and a Community Activator who's broken upon the thought of any living thing dying alone. I drink sparking water, valet parking pisses me off and I don't consume Cereal... I have no idea how to eat it. Reality is... I give birth to situations so they can later call me mother. P.S. If you pull the hair out of your body, you're a Trichotillomaniac... wanna talk about it? Lets do it! "Si no te gusta reencuadra."
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Dr. Connell has had an exciting career as a Clinical Psychologist and currently serves children and spouses of active duty service members while also providing crisis intervention, psychological assessment, and assisting parents in advocating for the educational needs of their children. Dr. Connell has a passion for outreach and has created and organized programs to support the community to include topics of mental health, sexual assault, and stress. Most recently, Dr. Connell partnered with The American Red Cross and established a Girl’s Empowerment Group, a group in which she mentored young ladies in grades 5-8 that addressed topics to include self-esteem, academic success, and mental health. Dr. Connell weaves her own lived experiences into each presentation allowing for a personal touch to difficult subjects. Her innovation, creativity, and wisdom serve well for audiences across the lifespan.
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After 7 years working for BBC as a Radio Presenter, Producer, Reporter and TV Broadcaster I have lots of stories and anecdotes. For the past 5 plus years I have transitioned from working in the media industry to working as a PR and media communications specialist to use my skills in a different way. I have worked with brands, clients, organisations, businesses and agencies to handle media enquiries, organise events and share stories of success. I have observed best practice that I can actively share and also observed how emerging technologies and media platforms revolutionise the way we work and share stories with audiences. Social media and Live Streaming have been one of the biggest game changers bringing immediacy and making interaction instant to receive comments and contact Journalists and figure heads easily. For more than 6 years I have worked with clients to help them promote their businesses and projects. From creating social media content, promotional videos, podcasts, email marketing and more – there are so many options but there’s one thing we mustn’t forget…. the importance of telling stories. So what does the future hold? Augmented reality cake making experiences with Mary Berry and a robot with artificial intelligence to show you around events with guest speaking?
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I'm a Cannabis advocate, content creator/influencer and social media consultant from Harlem, NYC now living in sunny Los Angeles. Utilizing social media platforms, I've created a brand that reaches millennial women and focuses on beauty, cannabis and lifestyle.
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Allison is a clinician, educator and advocate specializing in attachment, development and trauma. She is passionate about creating Systems of Care that are trauma informed and strength-based. She has expertise in the fields of child welfare and mental health with 25 years of experience in all aspects of the non-profit sector including executive leadership, program development, board/staff training and engagement, and philanthropic partnering. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the National Center on Adoption and Permanency. She is co-author and master trainer of Kinship Center’s ACT: An Adoption and Permanency Curriculum for Child Welfare and Mental Health Professionals (48 hrs), co-author and master trainer of Pathways to Permanence: Parenting the Child of Loss and Trauma (21 hrs) and creator of 10 Things Your Child Needs Every Day; a video training tool that assists parents/caregivers in strengthening their attachment relationship with their child. She has presented at national, state and local mental health and child welfare conferences including the Child Welfare League of America, the North American Council on Adoptable Children, San Diego County Children’s System of Care Training Academy and the prestigious Georgetown University National Symposium on Children’s Mental Health Systems of Care.
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