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Born in 1934 in Atlantic City, Walter D. Palmer overcame a tumultuous childhood and adversity-filled upbringing in Philadelphia. After losing his father at 12 years old, Walter used his lessons of a strong work ethic and an appreciation for the arts to help his mother raise not just his own siblings, but also start a Community Freedom School for children and adult learners alike that would become the platform on which Walter built his social justice legacy over the next 65 years. Despite Walter’s positive influence on his community, he ran into trouble with neighborhood youth, in and out of Philadelphia juvenile facilities and getting shot once and stabbed over 3 times throughout his teens. The first of his family to graduate high school, he then had no more police encounters and held down various jobs to support the family. A talented musician, he’s played music with artists like Billy Paul, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sammy Davis Jr., plus some great tap dancers. After high school he worked at UPenn Medical Center as a surgical attendant and later a paramedical training program in respiratory therapy. After graduating, he was hired by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as the director of what would later become the Department of Cardiopulmonary Care. He was later appointed as a fellow in the Philadelphia College of Physicians. When President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy had their 3rd child (Patrick), he was chief pulmonary consultant on his case. He was inspired by many great athletes when he first saw the great Paul Robeson in a movie, along with the stories of Jack Johnson and a radio broadcast of boxing legend Joe Louis. It would not be until he was 25 years old and started running in track and field that he found his stride and by age 40 set a masters world record in the indoor 50-yard dash, winning over 1,000 medals & trophies in over 50 years of competing. He set records in city, state, national, and international competitions in indoor and outdoor track & field throughout my life. He also attended Temple University to study business administration and radio and television production and direction. He then went to Cheyney State University to study secondary education with a major in social studies and history. Because he was so involved in the civil rights movement and running the cardiopulmonary department, he left CHOP to create The Palmer Foundation to develop educational and training materials for at-risk populations in 1955. After working for many politicians, I founded the Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School in Philadelphia from until it closed in 2014. He is currently a faculty member at UPenn, teaching Urban Studies and Social Policy & Practice. He is founded The Black Men at Penn, School of Social Work, and The Center on American Racism and Social Justice at the School of Social Policy and Practice. He also founded the John Hope Franklin Society at UPenn.
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Pedro David Espinoza is a TED speaker, entrepreneur, tech investor, and author. In 2014, Pedro became the founder & CEO of SmileyGo, an app that helped companies invest smarter. SmileyGo indexed the data of 1.3 million NGOs in addition to having users in 30 countries. Incubated at SkyDeck, his startup gained funding from 1517 Fund, Frank Baxter, Jack Larson, & Haas Seed Fund. In 2017, Janet Napolitano awarded Pedro The University of California Entrepreneur Winner. In 2018, Pedro founded Pan Peru USA, a venture that empowers women to become entrepreneurs. With the support from Fortune 500 Companies, Pan Peru has scaled from empowering 1 to 75 women. In 2019, Pedro wrote a book with Jorge Titinger with contributions from Eric Schmidt, Reed Hastings & Dan Schulman. Pedro's book – Differences That Make A Difference – attracted 150 CEOs as contributors such as Pat Gelsinger who wrote the foreword. His book received The Latin International Book Award #1 Business Book. Educated at Berkeley, Pedro began his career as a mechanic. In 2010, Pedro launched his singles on Apple. Pedro is an investor in startups such as KiwiBot, MoCaFi, NadineWest, Noyo, Paladin, & Feed.fm. In 2021, The Silicon Valley Business Journal recognized him as a Latin Business Leadership Honoree. In 2016, Pedro became a distinguished keynote speaker. PwC, UBS & GE are some of the companies Pedro has given speeches. Pedro has given 300 speaking engagements on networking. In 2021, Pedro became a Special Advisor to Blue Shield’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. James Cruz. That same year, Pedro became a lecturer at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Pedro is working on his new book, The Real ROI: Return on Inclusion. Michael Dell, John Hennessy & James C. Morgan, are some of the CEOs he’s interviewed. In 2017, Pedro gave his TED Talk – Build the Bridge – sharing his entrepreneurial story having 19,000 views. In 2020, Pedro joined the Silicon Valley Leadership Group as the Vice President of Business Development to lead the Launch Circuit to support 100 startups. In 2021, Pedro was elected as the Vice Curator for Global Shapers in Palo Alto by the World Economic Forum. In 2022, Pedro got accepted to the LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program as a Technology & Innovation Awardee having 19,000 followers. In 2023, Pedro’s Pan Peru impacted 3000 families by giving children access to STEM education and reforesting 10,000 trees. Pedro has received recognition for his success, he has received the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 HITEC 100 Awards - which features the 100 most influential global Hispanic executives in technology.
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Having moved at young age to a completely different country, with strong accent (Scotland!) and new culture I had learnt the hard way how to be flexible, integrate fast and adapt to new environment. This journey taught me to be myself and to love myself and never be ashamed of what I am. I am forever grateful for what I have and I don't want anything more than the enough. Currently happily living just outside London, I am still seeing my best self alongside my partner and travelling the world looking for more wonders and appreciating being here and now.
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Paul is one of the world's most accomplished and in-demand leadership coaches/advisors and facilitators. With a client list that is a who's who, he can see how the world's most effective managers lead. Leaders he works with have a fast, sure-fire way of assessing, questioning, and determining what is most important. He has been described as one of those rare people known for his dual capability in organizational excellence and strategic decision-making. Paul is the co-author of "Think to Win, Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking" as well as many articles on strategic leadership. In addition to his blogs, he can also be heard interviewing some of the world's most successful leaders on the Association of Talent Development Leadership Diary Podcast series. He works with multi-national organizations either in the C-Suite and/or in tandem with senior leadership teams. A sampling of clients include: Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Green Mountain-Keurig, Mead-Johnson, Pitney-Bowes, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Johnson and Johnson. Non-Profit work includes: The Sandy Hook Promise, CECP (the CEO force for Good), the YMCA, and National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management. In conjunction with his consulting business, he regularly participates in public discussion via conferences and published articles.
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Passionate about meeting our human need for continuing personal growth and development, Mrs Euphemia Brice-Roberts sees herself as a catalyst for facilitating transformation in individuals and organisations. Mrs Roberts considers that her natural gift of public speaking, teaching, facilitating, and motivating has been honed through her multi-disciplinary education, training and diverse work experience, accumulated over a period of 30 years, including twenty-five (25) years at the management level. Mrs Roberts has a strong desire to see persons excel in their chosen field of endeavour and is committed to helping clients and other individuals become more aware of their inner greatness. Her frank, open and insightful nature enable her to communicate effectively with persons from various walks and stages of life. Over the past 30 years, Mrs Roberts has from time to time enthusiastically shared of her considerable experience, and wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics to appreciative audiences at various local and regional fora. Key areas include ‘Leadership’. ‘Communication’, ‘Management’ and ‘Customer Service’. Insights into the importance of Emotional Intelligence for enhancing effectiveness, as well as the application of technologies of ‘Appreciative Inquiry’ and ‘Neuro-linguistic Programming’ inform much of her work. Mrs Roberts recognises the ‘systems’ nature of performance at both the individual and organisational levels, and posits that personal growth programmes and the ensuing actions are critical for the holistic development of the individual for achieving goals and dreams. In her motivational talks, Mrs Roberts speaks from her heart, sharing stories with passion as she connects with her audiences, reminding them of their inner strengths for ‘Embracing the Odds’ along life’s journey. Motivational topics on which Mrs Roberts has shared include ‘Reclaiming Our Best Self’, ‘Raising the Bar’ and ‘Success is Who Your Are’. She has been associated with the former ‘Les Brown Maximum Achievement Team’ (LBMAT), which brought together a powerful group of Professional Speakers, Trainers, and Coaches WORLDWIDE committed to motivating and helping persons to be achievers and leaders to make a positive difference across the globe. Mrs Roberts has delivered presentations at conferences and to corporations locally and regionally. Clients to whom she has presented include St Kitts & Nevis Trading and Development Corporation Ltd (TDC), St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited, St Kitts & Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Eastern Caribbean Stock Exchange, Courts Unicomer St Kitts & Nevis and St Lucia, and Flow (formerly Cable & Wireless), in various territories of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. She is a qualified Economist (BSc), Accountant (FCCA) and Banker, and possesses a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). Mrs Roberts feels blessed to be married to her caring husband, Wilmoth Roberts also an Accountant and to be the mother of six wonderful children.
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JEN THODEN is a vlogger, entrepreneur, author, speaker & mother-of-the-year (not). Her mission is to help women transform into happier versions of themselves by being true and authentic. Her debut book That's My Color: Discover Your 5 Signature Colors To Transform Your Life is an instant Amazon Bestseller. It shares her personal story from depression, divorce and losing a child to cancer to success and happiness. Her expertise in color shines through as she helps the reader choose colors that enhance their authenticity. She is the founder of Your Color Style™, a proprietary color system that includes products and programs to make it easy for women to discover their best colors. Jen is the go-to expert on color, confidence and authenticity. Her expertise has been featured in Inc.com, She Knows and Thrive Global. She has created her own product line of color fans, color swatches and color wheels to help people edit their closets and shop with confidence. You can find her products at Color-Fans.com Jen has a growing community of like minded individuals in her membership site Color Style Club. Her popular posts on YourColorStyle.com, and articles for various media partners reach more than 100K people per month. She lives in Ashburn, VA with her husband and 3 kids.
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As the CEO of the CAIA Association, Bill is a frequent industry speaker, writer, and commentator on alternative investment topics around the world since taking the leadership role in January, 2014. Previously, Bill was the CEO of Boston Partners and one of seven founding partners of the predecessor firm, Boston Partners Asset Management which, prior to a majority interest being sold to Robeco Group in Rotterdam in 2002, was an employee-owned firm. His career in the institutional asset management space spans over 30 years where he gained extensive managerial experience through successive CFO, COO and CEO roles. In addition to his current role, Bill is a tireless advocate for shareholder protection and investor education and is currently the Chairman and lead independent director for the Boston Partners Trust Company. He has previously served as an independent director and audit committee chair for ’40 Act Mutual Funds and other financial services firms. He is also currently an Advisory Board Member of the Certified Investment Fund Director Institute which works to bring the highest levels of professionalism and governance to independent fund directors around the world. As a member of the board of the CAIA Association, Bill also represents CAIA in similar capacities via their global partnerships with other associations and global regulators. He began his career as an accountant with PwC and is a designated Audit Committee Financial Expert in accordance with SEC rules.
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Quinton Jones is an inspirational and motivational speaker. Quinton’s life has been spent studying Speaking, Systemic Thought, Marriage and Family Therapy from the best in America. The blessings of multiple experiences from different and diverse teams enrich his presentations with immense passion of pulling people together and catapulting them towards their goals. For others the power of truth brings the realization of dreams yet attained. Every presentation from Quinton flows over with perseverance, love and fulfilling life. Quinton’s lack of a relationship with his biological father did not hinder his growth. He learned at an early age to rely wholly on His heavenly Father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. Quinton received an old school wholesome upbringing from his great-grandparents in East Texas. In college Quinton not only played football but learned life principles from playing the sport in Arkansas. It taught him in-depth perspective on systemic thought and families. From there he returned to his birth state and is using his hard-earned degree to work with youth. His strength comes from being raised by his great-grandparents, although he still has not met his father, his upbringing gave him wisdom from previous generations that cannot be gained from any book. In the 3rd grade Quinton fell in love with sports which grew into an expertise. Like a sponge he soaked in knowledge from great coaching and teammates. This love led him to the opportunity to play tight-end at a division 2 football level. His hard work and determination resulted in starting as a true freshman before breaking both legs in different consecutive years. However, these minor setbacks didn’t stop his drive of working full time at summer camps and studying political science abroad. Quinton’s various tragedies such as being dyslexic, multiple leg injuries, the death of his great grandfather, a complete loss house fire, and moving away from home didn’t break his stride. Quinton did not let these things hinder his ability to forge beautiful friendships, valuable knowledge, proven persistence and a beautiful family, things that of course doesn’t come from credentials, degrees and accolades. Quinton also studied speech communication during his college years and before returning to Oklahoma he studied abroad in two different countries. He also served on the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy in Washington, D.C. Quinton currently lives in Oklahoma with his beautiful wife, Jena, whom first caught his eye in their kindergarten class. They welcomed their first child, a son named Dallas, in August 2018.
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Edward Hill is a 2X #1 Amazon International Best Selling author. And he co-authored a book that hit the Wall Street Journal Best Sellers List. He’s the C.E.O./Founder of Prosperous Internet Marketing, Inc. and has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and dozens of radio stations, podcasts and other media. Eddy has spoken to and taught tens of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs how to massively grow their businesses. He won the prestigious "Speaker of the Year" award TWICE from the International Awards and Personalization Association.
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Published both traditionally and independently, Schmitz has a passion for Indies. He has over 20 books in print and wrote The Indie Author’s Bible. Schmitz has taught everyday writers how to pursue publishing since 2016. He’s taught courses with NY Times bestsellers and at many classrooms, libraries, and conventions abroad.
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Throughout the first thirty two years of my life, I never thought my story of beating cancer over 2.5 years of chemotherapy treatments, congestive heart failure (#1), blood clots in my lungs and cycling across the United States six years after, was enough to garner respect and was worthy of sharing with full intentions of inspiring and motivating my potential/eventual audience. On July 27, 2017, I suffered a heart attack, which was caused by a golf ball sized blood clot in the left ventricle of my heart (heart failure #2) due to several years of chemotherapy, my heart finally needed some help. I received an LVAD via open heart surgery to help my heart with its function. Lastly, six months later on February 25, 2018, via another open heart surgery, I received a heart transplant to replace my completely damaged heart. I finally had my answer, my story was ready to be told and shared with the world.
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I am the founder and creative director of “The Golden Tree of Goodness,” where we teach people to be heroes to themselves and to their communities. Our website, Gulmakai.com, is home to resources and opportunities to connect with us and with communities. We have launched videos and developed program presentations for children and adults. I have authored two children’s books, “The Goodness Soup” and “Princess Diversity and the Golden Rule,” both of which share the organization’s goals. We also employ social media, hosting a Facebook Live podcast which focuses on a holistic approach to promoting goodness among humanity. The Golden Tree of Goodness is in the early phases of a research project titled “The Power of Understanding.”
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