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Keaun Barrett, MBA, M.Ed., is an award-winning educator, entrepreneur, speaker, author, and community advocate dedicated to breaking barriers through education, mental health advocacy, workforce development, and justice-impacted leadership. As Founder and CEO of Higher Purpose Learning Tutoring Service LLC and President of Purpose Driven Learners, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, he leads initiatives that support students, families, professionals, and underserved communities through tutoring, career readiness, mentorship, reentry support, and leadership development. With over 15 years of experience in education, youth mentorship, nonprofit leadership, and business development, Keaun has built platforms that create equitable access to academic support, workforce opportunities, and second chances for those often overlooked. His work extends beyond traditional education by integrating AI innovation, public speaking, consulting, and mental health advocacy to help individuals and organizations grow with purpose. A former educator and department chair, certified equity advocate, and nationally recognized leader, Keaun regularly speaks on topics including mental health, resilience, entrepreneurship, educational equity, reentry, and purpose-driven leadership. From speaking before city council and school boards to serving on advisory boards and national leadership councils, his mission remains the same: helping people turn pain into purpose, barriers into breakthroughs, and vision into lasting impact.
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Keynote Concert Artist, Motivational Speaker, Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Visual Artist
Port Huron, Michigan
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Julianne Ankley delivers something most event planners have never booked before: a Keynote Concert. It is one speaker, one fee, and one seamless experience — a motivational keynote with live original music woven directly into the message. Audiences don't just hear what she has to say. They feel it. And they remember it long after the room empties. Her credibility is earned. 14 Detroit Music Awards. 2 Michigan Music Awards. National recognition for original songs. A career built entirely on persistence — not luck, not timing, not a connection. What makes her message resonate is that she lived it. At 40, Julianne was a wife and mother of three when a serious illness forced her to take an honest look at the life she had been deferring. The illness was a turning point. So was the divorce that followed, leaving her a single mother of three and a choice: keep waiting for the right time, or decide the right time was now. She chose now. With no roadmap and no guarantees, she built her own path through an industry that didn't take her seriously — one song, one stage, one rejection at a time. The awards came later. The proof came first. That story is the spine of her signature keynote, Start Bold: Overcoming Adversity at Any Age. Two to three of her original songs are performed live throughout the keynote — not as filler, but as emotional inflection points that move the audience from where they are to where they want to be. It is part keynote, part concert, entirely unforgettable. Julianne speaks to corporate audiences navigating change, women's groups ready to reclaim their own story, HR teams re-engaging a tired workforce, and any audience that has ever put a dream on hold and wondered if it was too late. The answer is always the same: it is not too late. Start bold. Based in Michigan. Available nationwide for corporate events, conferences, retreats, and private engagements.
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I am Merisha Stevenson, a BBC Broadcaster, Executive Facilitator & Visibility Strategist based in the United Kingdom. I help experts, founders and organisations turn their ideas into trusted public presence through broadcasting, moderation, speaking and media strategy. Through editorial-led storytelling and high-impact conversations, I help leaders clarify their message, engage the right audiences and become recognised voices in their industry. From shaping thought leadership to facilitating influential conversations, I bring strategic visibility, audience insight and credibility-led communication to every stage.
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As Associate Dean & Director of DBA Studies, I, Dr. Paula Abola, support professionals and academic leaders globally to sharpen critical thinking, strengthen research capability, and translate evidence into strategic decision-making. My work focuses on helping doctoral communities build rigorous inquiry, clarify complex problems, and connect scholarship to real-world leadership challenges in global environments. With an emphasis on practical research design, thoughtful academic coaching, and leadership-focused DBA education, I guide candidates and institutions toward stronger outcomes, clearer intellectual direction, and more confident decision-making. Whether you are developing a research agenda, refining a dissertation, or shaping academic strategy, my goal is to equip you to lead effectively when uncertainty, stakeholder needs, and cultural complexity converge.
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Loral Langemeier is an American entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker known internationally as "The Millionaire Maker." Raised on her family's farm in Nebraska, she earned a degree in business finance from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1987 and a master's degree in exercise physiology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1989. She began her career building corporate wellness programs — including fitness programs for Chevron's offshore oil-rig crews — before turning to finance. From 1996 to 2001 she built her financial-coaching career and served as master distributor of Robert Kiyosaki's CASHFLOW game. In 2001 she founded Live Out Loud, the wealth-education company she leads today as Integrated Wealth Systems. She is the bestselling author of seven books on entrepreneurship and wealth-building, including The Millionaire Maker (McGraw-Hill, 2006), Yes! Energy (Hay House, 2012), and Make Your Kids Millionaires (McGraw Hill, 2022, with Kyle Boeckman). She appeared in the 2006 film The Secret, served as a recurring money expert on Dr. Phil, and was featured on CNBC's 2007 special The Millionaire Inside. Since 2016, she has hosted the weekly Real Money Talks podcast, past 470 episodes. She funds the Loral Langemeier Scholarship and Grant and lives in Nevada's Reno–Lake Tahoe area.
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Rajat Srivastava is a passionate beginner speaker based in India who helps people reflect on life, self-growth, mindset, and personal development through thoughtful, relatable speaking. His approach turns everyday moments into meaningful lessons, using simple yet powerful ideas that make personal change feel practical, hopeful, and achievable. As a beginner-friendly, uplifting voice, Rajat inspires audiences to build confidence, strengthen positivity, and think deeper without overcomplication. Whether addressing students, young professionals, or community groups, he creates engaging conversations that encourage self-awareness, resilience, and steady progress toward a better version of oneself.
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I’m Mark Andrew, a firefighter and author based in Dearborn, Michigan. My work draws on real emergency leadership to help teams act with clarity, discipline, and courage when conditions change fast. In today’s workplace, leadership is measured not only by decisions, but by how you prepare people, communicate under pressure, and build trust before the stakes get high. Through my writing, I share practical guidance for leaders who need to inspire action, improve readiness, and lead with both accountability and empathy.
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I help leaders understand how exponential innovation transforms businesses, turning emerging signals into practical advantage. My focus is on moving from experimentation to measurable growth by translating new technologies, new business models, and exponential thinking into strategies teams can execute. I share frameworks, real-world examples, and actionable insights that open new opportunities across industries, from rethinking customer experiences to redesigning operating models and innovation portfolios. Through talks, workshops, and thought leadership, I empower organizations to build innovation capability, reduce uncertainty, and accelerate responsible, high-impact transformation.
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Beverly Procope, PhD, RN, is a healthcare AI literacy speaker, nursing strategist, and founder of Pivot RN Consulting. With more than 30 years of experience spanning critical care, nursing education, research, and healthcare leadership, she helps healthcare professionals and organizations navigate the growing impact of AI on patient care, communication, and workforce readiness. Nationally certified in Nursing Professional Development, Dr. Procope is known for translating complex AI concepts into practical, human-centered strategies grounded in nursing science and patient safety. Her work focuses on the AI-informed patient, nursing judgment in the loop, and helping professionals build trust in AI-enabled healthcare environments. Through keynotes, workshops, and consulting, she equips audiences with practical frameworks for evaluating AI safely while keeping compassion, communication, and human understanding at the center of care.
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Ki Roberts is a forensic anthropology researcher, educator, and podcast host based in Maryville, Tennessee. Her work brings rigorous, research-driven insights into how human remains and material evidence inform investigations, while connecting forensic methods to wider cultural contexts through clear, ethical storytelling. Through lectures, workshops, and multimedia education, Ki helps educators, students, and the public build real scientific literacy around forensic anthropology and cultural criminology. Her aim is to make complex concepts understandable and engaging, so audiences can follow the evidence, appreciate responsible interpretation, and see how science communication strengthens public understanding.
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In Richmond, Virginia, Markita Brooks is a Speaker, Author, Coach, CEO, President, and Ministry Leader who helps people and organizations reclaim identity and move from wounded patterns to wholeness. Her work centers on inner healing, leadership formation, and practical transformation that strengthens individuals, teams, and communities from the inside out. Markita guides leaders and groups through reconciliation, alignment, and vision that can be sustained over time. By combining teaching, coaching, and Kingdom-minded leadership principles, she supports organizations and regions as they develop resilient leaders, restore relationships, and create shared direction that transforms culture and impact.
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Jose Rivera is a Coach, Speaker, and Trainer based in Texas who helps leaders and organizations break through misalignment, communication breakdowns, and reactive decision-making that keep teams from performing at their highest level under pressure. With more than 30 years of leadership in complex, high-stakes environments, he brings a practical, systems-aware approach grounded in emotional intelligence, accountability, trust, and proactive operational alignment through his 4R leadership framework. Jose also speaks and consults on workplace inclusiveness for autism and neurodiversity, positioning it as a strategic business decision that strengthens innovation, retention, culture, and organizational performance. His work helps teams build resilient cultures where people can collaborate clearly, make better decisions faster, and lead with clarity, care, and consistency—especially when stakes are high.
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