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As an Associate Professor of English in Philadelphia, Susan Ray helps institutions turn AI uncertainty into confident, classroom-ready practice. With two decades of teaching experience, she designs and leads professional development sessions that move teams from AI anxiety to AI fluency through clear explanations, hands-on examples, and reflective discussion that respects educators and learners alike. Susan’s work is practical and equity-centered, focused on helping faculty and staff use AI tools responsibly while strengthening communication, critical thinking, and learning outcomes. Her sessions emphasize real workflows, inclusive language practices, and policy-aware decision-making, so participants leave with strategies they can apply immediately across instruction, assessment, and curriculum support.
$1,501 - $5,000
Speaker | Trainer | Creator of The Interrupt Framework® • Inspiring Women To Excel, LLC DBA New Pattern Solutions
Florida, United States
Chisa Christian is an Organizational Performance Consultant, keynote speaker, and creator of The Interrupt Framework a five-phase methodology that helps organizations improve communication, accountability, and execution by identifying the hidden behavioral patterns that interrupt performance. Her core belief comes from more than 20 years leading teams and mission-critical operations in the U.S. Air Force: most organizations don't have a knowledge problem. They have a pattern problem. Organizations have capable leaders, talented people, established processes, and clear goals. Yet communication breaks down, accountability slips, and the same performance challenges keep repeating. The issue isn't a lack of information it's the hidden behavioral patterns shaping how people think, communicate, make decisions, and respond under pressure. Those patterns interrupt execution long before anyone names them. The Interrupt Framework works at three levels individual, team, and organizational and moves through five phases: Define the outcome, Discover where execution breaks down, Diagnose what's reinforcing it, Decide on intentional responses, and Develop the systems that sustain follow-through. Chisa partners with corporations, government agencies, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, nonprofits, and veteran-serving organizations through keynote presentations, one-day professional development intensives, leadership development, and executive consulting. Her approach is diagnostic first: she identifies what is actually producing the behavior before recommending training, so the work targets real interruptions rather than generic development topics. That approach has produced measurable results: a 50% increase in workplace productivity for the Women in Leadership Initiative, a 40% boost in team productivity for the Empowering Professionals Initiative, and improved self-confidence and emotional regulation in 90% of participants at the Future Leaders Academy. Chisa holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and five coaching certifications, including emotional intelligence training built on Stanford University's Creativity in Business curriculum. Her firm, Inspiring Women To Excel, LLC (DBA New Pattern Solutions), is certified SDVOSB, WOSB, and MBE. Her work has been featured in CEO Times, USA News, and New York Headlines. Audiences don't leave with motivation that fades in two weeks. They leave with a shared language, a clear diagnosis, and a practical framework they can apply immediately. Because lasting results don't come from knowing more. They come from changing the patterns that shape how people lead, communicate, and perform.
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Speaker on Cultural Intelligence, Belonging & AI-Driven Performance | Founder of JustCzeching Alejandro Cruz is a Mexico-born, Prague-based speaker exploring how belonging, culture, and artificial intelligence are reshaping what it means to be valuable in today’s world. As the founder of JustCzeching, a platform dedicated to conversations on identity and integration, Alejandro brings a rare perspective at the intersection of culture and performance. His work moves beyond theory — focusing on how individuals actually operate, adapt, and remain relevant across borders and systems. His recent talks include engagements with professional audiences in Mexico on AI and the future of work, where he challenges a common misconception: the real disruption is not technology, but the rising standard of performance. Alejandro speaks to organizations, universities, and international audiences seeking clarity in an increasingly complex global environment.
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I coach, teach, and mentor with a focus on building unity, character, and winning habits that last. As a retired teacher, high school coach, and Real Estate Agent in Nebraska, I help athletes, coaches, and businesses align around a shared mission, so effort, accountability, and growth become part of everyday culture. My approach connects team members of all ages, abilities, and experience: athletes learn teamwork with an “team above self”mindset, parents gain practical ways to support without getting in the way, and organizations strengthen communication between employees and employers. When credit is shared and purpose is clear, results follow and success feels meaningful for everyone involved.
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Valerie is the founder of Klēo Healing, somatic practitioner and impact strategist working at the intersection of embodied healing, intentional living, and collective transformation. Her path began in strategy consulting, where she spent over a decade working with international teams across Montreal, New York, Madrid, Milan, and Berlin — often drawn toward projects connected to impact, lifestyle, and wellness. A personal healing journey brought her back to the body, deepening into somatic healing and trauma-informed practice. Today she works with individuals, groups, and organizations — through one-on-one sessions, immersive retreats, speaking, and advisory engagements — creating spaces where meaningful change can unfold. Her work has brought her into collaboration with organizations including Ashoka, Impact Hub NYC, Selina Hospitality, McGill University Health Center, and more.
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Director | Domestic Violence Advocate | Epilepsy Awareness Speaker & Author
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Cynthya Pagan Hale is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, survivor advocate, and nonprofit leader who transforms lived experience into messages of healing, resilience, and purposeful action. As the Founder and CEO of FFT Helping Others and organizer of the National Domestic Violence Rally, she has dedicated her work to empowering survivors and raising awareness about domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, disability inclusion, and community violence prevention. A survivor of military spousal abuse and sexual assault, Cynthya speaks with authenticity, compassion, and courage. Her presentations help audiences understand how trauma can be transformed into strength, leadership, and meaningful change. She has spoken at conferences, universities, hospitals, community programs, women’s events, faith-based gatherings, panels, and international virtual events. Cynthya is a Global Goodwill Ambassador, World Peace Ambassador, cognitive behavioral coach, and psychodynamic psychotherapy coach. She has been recognized for her advocacy, leadership, and commitment to helping others, including being named among the Most Influential Women in Volusia County. Her speaking topics include: * Turning Pain into Purpose * Resilience and Healing After Trauma * Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention * Survivor-Informed Community Prevention * Finding Your Voice and Rebuilding Your Life * Human Trafficking Awareness * Military Family Protection * Leadership Through Lived Experience * Disability Inclusion and Advocacy * Women’s Empowerment Through every presentation, Cynthya delivers more than a speech—she creates a heartfelt connection that encourages audiences to heal, rise, and use their voices for positive change. Author Cynthya Pagan Hale – Motivational Speaker Transforming survival into strength, purpose, and positive change.
$1,501 - $5,000
Benjamin Young, CPA, is a Financial Controller and strategic finance leader based in Provo, Utah with more than 22 years of experience in nonprofit, healthcare, and education finance. He specializes in financial reporting, internal controls, audit readiness, budgeting, and organizational financial leadership for mission-driven organizations. Benjamin has led financial modernization initiatives involving ERP systems, QuickBooks optimization, audit preparation, and operational finance improvement for complex organizations. His background includes executive-level financial oversight, board reporting, and process improvement initiatives focused on long-term organizational stability and accountability. In addition to his civilian accounting career, Benjamin serves as a Major in the United States Army Reserve and currently serves as National Treasurer for the Reserve Organization of America (ROA), supporting financial governance and organizational stewardship at the national level. Learn more about Benjamin Young CPA: https://www.benjaminloganyoung.com/benjamin-young-cpa
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Hannah Hurckes is the Founder & CEO of Boss Lady Logistics, based in Illinois, United States. She helps modern leaders step fully into their authority and lead high-performing teams with clarity, confidence, and accountability. Too often, professionals are promoted into leadership without the tools to communicate effectively, set standards, and drive results—creating misalignment, low performance, and stalled growth. Drawing from her experience building and leading teams in the logistics industry, Hannah equips leaders with practical, real-world strategies that strengthen communication, improve accountability, and build a culture that performs under pressure. Her coaching and leadership guidance are designed to help leaders move from managing tasks to leading people with purpose and measurable outcomes.
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Allan Klassen is a Leadership Advisor and keynote speaker based in Phoenix, Arizona. He helps leaders and organizations achieve unparalleled success by combining clarity, authenticity, passion, and teamwork into practical, repeatable leadership behaviors that strengthen performance both at work and at home. Through engaging keynotes, coaching, and leadership development engagements, Allan creates alignment around purpose, improves how teams communicate under pressure, and builds the confidence leaders need to make decisions that stick. His approach helps individuals lead with integrity, foster collaboration, and sustain momentum long after the event ends.
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Founder & CEO | Fractional COO | Leadership Systems Advisor | Speaker | Co-Founder of PreFlight AI™
Los Angeles, California
I am Kim Nelson-Wright, Founder & CEO, a Fractional COO and Structural Leadership Strategist based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Over the past 20+ years I ve worked inside corporate, nonprofit, healthcare, and government organizations to surface the structural patterns that masquerade as people, culture, or performance problems. Most organizations don t have a people problem; they have a structural problem nobody named. I use the Structural Leadership Model to diagnose what s actually broken and give leaders a clear, actionable first move.
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Founder & CEO at Carra | Speaker | Trend Futurist | Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award Winner
United Kingdom
Winnie Awa is a beauty-tech innovator, cultural strategist, and upcoming author of Global Hair Cultures (2027). A Women in Innovation UK award winner and Co-Chair of the British Beauty Council Diversity Committee, she has built multiple beauty tech platforms, led multimillion-pound digital transformations, and delivered AI-driven innovations for global brands. She has spoken at the Royal College of Art, Apple, Unilever, amongst other prestigious institutions all over the world. Her work has been featured by BBC, WWD, Vogue Business, and the Sunday Times Style and more. With lived experience across five countries and a polymathic career spanning AI, beauty, culture, and the arts, she brings a rare combination of strategic clarity, cultural insight, and charismatic storytelling to global stages.
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I am Karen Romine, a psychic medium and strategic advisor based in San Antonio, Texas, and founder of The Black Table, a private advisory practice for founders and serial entrepreneurs carrying high-stakes, precedent-free decisions. I help them decide when the data is not enough, by running corporate strategy and disciplined psychic intelligence together. Behind the work sit four decades in corporate leadership, including more than $400 million in mergers and acquisitions. Local law enforcement and the FBI bring me missing-person and cold cases. Clients come to me with acquisitions, exits, leadership transitions, crisis navigation, and high-stakes negotiations. My method is The Standing Five. Every session reads the same five domains, health, finance, career, legal and family, with strategic analysis running alongside them. I won the WildX: Axium speaker competition in Beverly Hills in February 2026 and spoke at BookThinkers LIVE at Boston University to a sold-out room of 450, sharing the stage with Jim Kwik. I publish the newsletter Before the Proof every other week and I am the author of The Future of Decisive Choice: Bio-Hacking Your Mind With AI, published October 2025. I won the WildX: Axium speaker competition in Beverly Hills in 2026 and spoke at BookThinkers LIVE at Boston University to a sold-out room of 450, sharing the stage with Jim Kwik. I publish the newsletter Before the Proof every other week and I am the author of The Future of Decisive Choice: Bio-Hacking Your Mind With AI, published October 2025.
More than $10,000