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“Yvette is all the mentor you need ... great woman, highly competent with an infectious spirit.” Jim Geiger, former CEO and founder of Cbeyond. When Jim wrote these words about me, I realized just how much he ready understands me! Isn’t that what we all want … to be understood? I’m a very passionate person who brings creativity, organization, and a strong commitment to excellence to every project. I make it my business to gain a deeper understanding of my client’s goals and overall vision. Curiosity is a skill I horned during my years of working as a journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, CBS, and the Birmingham News. When I transitioned my career from journalism to the field of Information Technology, my ability to ask hard and leading questions was advantageous in my quick climb to leadership roles. I am best known for my ability to build high performance teams and for helping individuals to elevate their careers. I was awarded the Governor’s (GA) Leadership Award, the Process Improvement Award (Cox), Team Leadership Award (Delta Air Lines), the BOSS Network Business Star, and the Leadership Excellence Coin from the 78th Aviation Troop Command. My deep conviction to help others grow and passion for facilitating training, keynote speaking, and coaching led me to launch, Yvette Gavin Consulting, a certified woman owned business. I’ve facilitated leadership workshops and training for the U. S Consulate in Brazil, the Georgia National Guard, and Ernest Young to list a few. My professional speaking experience consist of local, national, and international platforms such as the International Women's Leadership & Empowerment Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. I offer leadership and personal development consultation for individuals and businesses. For inquiries concerning training, speaking engagements, and coaching: [email protected].
$1,501 - $5,000
DR. ED YARDENI is the President of Yardeni Research, Inc., a provider of global investment strategy and asset allocation analyses and recommendations. He previously served as Chief Investment Strategist at Oak Associates, Prudential Equity Group, and Deutsche Bank’s US equities division in New York City. He was also the Chief Economist of CJ Lawrence, Prudential-Bache Securities, and EF Hutton. He taught at Columbia Business School and was an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He held positions at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the US Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Dr. Ed earned his PhD in economics from Yale University in 1976, having completed his doctoral dissertation under Nobel Laureate James Tobin. Previously, he had received a master’s degree in international relations from Yale. He completed his undergraduate studies magna cum laude at Cornell University in 1968. Dr. Ed is frequently quoted in the financial press, including The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, The New York Times, and Barron’s. He was dubbed “Wall Street Seer” in a Barron’s cover story. He appears frequently on CNBC and Bloomberg Television.
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Ashley Ludlow, best known for her song, "All Grown Up", is a speaker, nostalgic, pop/folk singer, and songwriter. Her music inspires listeners to see the great value in life and the fantastic role they play in it. Originally from Utah, Ashley has performed for hundreds of thousands of people at venues like Abravanel Hall, the LDS Conference Center, and the Cathedral de Madeleine. Her original songs play on several radio programs like Utah’s FM 100 Soft Sunday Sounds and The Magic Valley’s Hot 100 FM’s morning show. She is self-taught on piano, guitar, and ukulele, and has been writing and composing original music for over 20 years. She enjoys speaking on stage and teaching in workshops about the power of self-confidence, and the value of embracing the inner child. Ashley's debut album, "Like A Kid Again", is now available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Spotify. Ashley has been married for 11 years and has five beautiful children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, graphic design, yoga, performing in local musicals, and traveling with her family.
$1,501 - $5,000
Anwar Elkamony is a professional tennis player, Aplastic Anemia survivor and motivational speaker. During one of his international tournaments in Macadonia in 2006, he was diagnosed with an Aplastic Anemia which is known more dangerous than Cancer. He made a bone marrow transplant operation and was fighting with disease for long 7 years. He faced severe bone marrow rejection GvHD, that almost destroys all his body functions. His weight reached 130 kg, and he survived from gangrene on both hands. But he succeeded to win the sickness and come back to professional sports again, even all doctors believed it was impossible. After long 7 years of sickness he became FIRST ATHLETE GOT INTERNATIONALLY RANKED AFTER BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT OPERATION. In February 2017 was produced documentary movie named "7th Century Before Birth" about Anwar life story. Movie were officially selected at Alexandria Film Festival and Dubai Film Market. Was shown in cancer foundations in Egypt and abroad. In 2019 the movie were shown in Egyptian cinema theaters, all profit from tickets was donated to "Baheya Breast Cancer Foundation". Anwar currently is a sports ambassador of Baheya Foundation. Participated as a key note speaker at Wiki Stage and Tedx events in Egypt. Anwar also was honored in many countries around the world, such as Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, UAE and Egypt. Since October 2020 writing weekly inspirational articles for biggest inspirational website in Arab World "Molhem". Currently still participating at international tennis tournaments to break more records and reach highest rank. Anwar inspires people on and off courts. Anyone. He gives hope to embrace life, shows to stand up, on the path to full recovery for many : ”Before we saw you we wanted to die, and now you give us a spirit to live and we sure we can also come back to our dreams." Tough words, yet words of life! He knows you can’t be liked by everyone, but Anwar federates way more people than many of us! Altruism at heart, he gives back to all: children, teenagers and adults.
$1,501 - $5,000
Researcher. Teacher. Leader. I am passionate about the discovery, ideation and creation of dynamic Human Centered Design. I have experience managing multiple projects and guiding the implementation of UX research techniques throughout the project lifecycle, and am interested in being a thought leader in an organization with an innovative atmosphere. I conduct foundational and exploratory research, communicate/document workflows, facilitate ideation and sketching sessions, create strategy briefs, create design documentation (when appropriate), plan and execute experiments to test concepts. I am able to synthesize various Quant/Qual data sets into streamlined documents and presentations to academic and lay audiences.
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As a Navy Veteran and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate. I have worked with various industries and protected American Heros in Executive Protection. I have worked with former Navy SEALS and Top World Leaders in Behavioral Science. What these leaders have found is a connection with my insights and values and have successfully found TRUE happiness in their lives. Motto: Unlock your company's potential! Problems - Emotions = Intelligent Solutions (P-E=IS)
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Cynthia Harrington, CFA is managing director of Sagespring Associates LLC, a behavioral technology consultancy. Harrington is a prolific writer and speaker in the field of behavioral technology, and a serial entrepreneur with successful companies in technology and investment management. She holds the CFA chartered financial analyst designation, is a behavioral finance consultant, and award-winning journalist. Sagespring Associates develops proprietary measurement tools with niche populations in finance and entrepreneurship; the Candidate Success Package improves outcomes for candidates in the CFA program. She is an Insight Partner working with portfolio manager clients of the groundbreaking behavioral application Essentia Analytics, Ltd. and consultant on investor psychology for digital securities platform issuance, inc. Harrington founded and grew Team (You), Inc., a behavior management program for schools. She has published over 400 articles and two textbooks including the Corporate Finance text for the CFA Program; she was cited as one of the "fifty prominent authority on performance measurement" and won an editor’s award for distinguished article of the year for her piece on “The Value Proposition of Sarbanes Oxley” from Journal of Accountancy. She is a member of the CFA Institute, and a founding member of the Applied Behavioral Finance Group of CFALA and the Global Advisory Council of 100 Women in Finance.
$1,501 - $5,000
Daniels Akpan is a globally recognised multi-award winning youth activist and education advocate with over 6 years post graduate experience. Raised by an illiterate and poor parent in the slum of Zaria, Nigeria, Daniels understands what it means to be economically disadvantaged. He recounts his experiences walking over 10 kilometers to and fro school daily and how his mother supported his university education selling roasted maize in the streets of Zaria, Nigeria. Though a glass scientist by training, his childhood experience had inspired his drive for community development and has led him to become a youth activist and education advocate. Through determination and self development, Daniels has changed his own narrative and is helping other young people in Africa to do same. In 2014, he founded CLEDA Africa, a high Social Impact not-for-profit organization, to inspire and provide economically disadvantaged children, youths and women with skill building opportunities. Serving as Executive Director, he led CLEDA Africa to reach over 120,000 students, 15,000 teachers and 8,500 youths. Akpan currently serves as the Director General of African Youth Academy (with campuses in 5 African Countries), an initiative of Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Fellows, to change the narrative of African leadership, by identifying, developing and deploying the next generation of African Leaders for African Development. Daniels hold a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree In Industrial Design with major in Glass Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; a Certificate in Civic Leadership from Ghana Institute of Management and Administration, Ghana; a Certificate in Grant Writing from Appalachian State University, U.S.A; and about completing a Post graduate Diploma in Education at Nigerian Teachers Institute, Nigeria. He is also a Fellow of Young African Leaders Initiative,(YALI) Regional Leadership Centre, Ghana, an Initiative of the United State Government to develop African Youths; and a Fellow of the Prestigious Young Political Leadership School in Liberia. In 2016 He was named the Youth and Education Ambassador, by International Human Rights Commission, Pakistan. In 2017, Best Brain Foundation, a local NGO in Nigeria named him the Education Ambassador of the year. In 2017, he got accepted into the YALI Program after being rejected four (4) times. Today, he serves as the chapter president of YALI Network Face2face in Kaduna State. Akpan is widely travelled and a highly sort after conference speaker who's mission is to make tangible impact in Africa or die trying
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I am the outbound assistant for Stephanie Angelo of High Stakes Mastermind Groups
$5,001 - $10,000
Experienced Business Development professional with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry in companies such as Microsoft, Tigo Business and Google. Skilled in Sales statistics & massive consuming. Strong consulting professional with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) focused in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Full Sail University and a business coach certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF). Actual: • C-Ven Technologies Caribbean Business Solutions Strategist (C-Ven Technologies won the Microsoft's partner of the year 2017 in Dominican Republic) • Cachicha’s Business Content developer & host • 69 congresses in 13 countries
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I am a father, husband and a lover of life. I am a radio personality, author, advocate, and managing partner at 3JS Creative Group. I speak on life, transitioning to a better place and motivating oneself to new levels. I believe that everyone has the ability to change for the better and challenge themselves to truly live a happy & peaceful life.
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About me Njeri Wangarĩ-Wanjohi is a multi-talented Kenyan performance poet, writer, and marketer whose work and interest lie at the intersection between the arts, technology, media and marketing. Wangarĩ has a career spanning over 10 years in ICT support; writing, and digital marketing The Poet Wangarĩ is one of Kenya’s most prolific and well known contemporary poets who helped redefine an appreciation of poetry from its written form to a performance consumed and appreciated in coffee houses and art venues. The first collection of poetry Mines & Mind Fields; My Spoken Words published in 2010 explores themes of identity, politics and cultural shifts in her country Kenya. The Writer Wangarĩ one of Kenya’s blogging pioneers. She started her blog kenyanpoet.com in 2005 to publish her poetry and write on arts and culture in East Africa. In 2014, she founded AfroMum.com- an online publication that focuses on family lifestyle, family technology and the emancipation of women in Africa. In 2010, Wangarĩ became one of the founding members of Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) and served as its director of training and outreach for two years. She continues to play an important role in the growth and appreciation of blogging and social media in Kenya through mentorship, training and speaking engagements. Wangarĩ has been an avid contributor to Global Voices online – a leading global citizen journalism platform for over 7 years now writing on technology, the arts, and current affairs. She has also written for Aljazeera Mail & Guardian Africa, Kenya Monitor and The Nairobi Garage Newsletter publications on technology, new media, digital rights and the arts in Africa. The Marketer She is currently the Marketing Manager at GeoPoll - a leading U.S mobile surveying platform where she handles communication, media relations, and content marketing. Some of her biggest accomplishments whilst at GeoPoll have been as a project lead on the research and publication of survey reports on The Reality of Fake News in Kenya, African Millennials, 2018 World Cup Insights and e-commerce in Africa Wangarĩ is passionate about the arts, new media, marketing which she expresses through her writing Past Speaking Engagements Social Media Week Nairobi - 2018 TEDx Nairobi - 2010 Republica - #Africablogging link Global Voices Summit - 2012, 2017 Word Camp Kenya – 2012, Nextech Africa 2017 – Getting the most out of your data Story Moja Hay Festival - 2013 Publications Aljazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/njeri-wangari-wanjohi.html FutureChallenges - The rise of citizen journalism GeoPoll blog https://blog.geopoll.com/author/njeri-wangari Global Voices https://globalvoices.org/author/njeri-wangari/ Kenyanpoet.com http://www.kenyanpoet.com/njeri-wangari/ Afromum.com http://www.afromum.com/author/njeriwangari/ Standard Media https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/Njeri-Wangari Kenya Monitor - http://www.monitor.co.ke/author/njeri/ Badilisha Poetry - http://badil
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