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Founder & CEO | Wealth Strategist | Hedge Fund Founder | Nonprofit Development Educator
San Diego, California
Dr. Patience Dean is an entrepreneur, author, wealth strategist, and Founder of Generals Equipped Private Wealth Club. Known as the "Arbitrage Queen" and "The Passive Income Consultant," she helps entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, and purpose-driven leaders move beyond earned-income dependency to build passive income, asset ownership, financial independence, and lasting wealth infrastructure. But her understanding of wealth was not developed through financial success alone. It was forged through adversity. **After experiencing homelessness three times and losing everything eleven times, Dr. Dean learned firsthand that making money and building lasting wealth are two very different things.** Each season of rebuilding challenged her to rethink financial security, ownership, and what it truly means to create something that lasts. Rather than allowing those experiences to define her future, she transformed them into the foundation of her life's work: teaching others how to move beyond simply earning income toward building assets, infrastructure, and wealth systems designed for perpetuity. Having achieved early retirement in her thirties, Dr. Dean brings a unique perspective to financial independence. She teaches that **retirement and legacy are not the same goal.** Retirement is about creating the financial freedom to live life on your own terms. Legacy is about building what continues after you. Through Generals Equipped Private Wealth Club, she educates entrepreneurs and professionals on multiple pathways to wealth, including business ownership, real estate, trusts, mortgage notes, intellectual property, royalties, and alternative investment strategies. Her work also extends into nonprofit development, technology, and Kingdom impact. Through initiatives such as The Nonprofit Launch Weekend™, she helps purpose-driven founders transform their visions into structured organizations with the infrastructure needed to pursue sustainable, long-term impact. As a speaker, Dr. Dean combines personal testimony, practical financial education, entrepreneurial experience, and strategic insight to challenge audiences to think differently about money, ownership, adversity, and the future they are building. Her message is rooted in a lesson she learned through her own journey: **It's not just about how much money you make. It's about what you build, what you own, and what can continue long after you.** **Build Income. Own Assets. Create Infrastructure. Expand Your Impact. Build for Perpetuity.**
$5,001 - $10,000
John Alan "JAK" Keeran spent his career in computers and Intelligent Technology (IT) building a reputation of implementing systems "on-time" and "on-budget". Since computers are an important part of Cognitive Science, JAK migrated into psychology and neuroscience. Through the years, JAK's books, games, and webinars have all been developed around creativity and the workings of the mind and emotions. THE CREATIVITY GAME - As co-author of The Creativity Game, JAK guides others through exercises which develop & enhance innate creativity for problem-solving & personal development. JAK uses The Creativity Game, a fun tool to clarify complex issues through analogies which create potential solutions. EMOTIVE ENERGY - "If you can drive a car, you can understand your brain, your mind, and your emotions." JAK authored the Emotive Energy model in 1985, and it points to the importance of creativity and creative problem-solving as essential traits of life. Emotive Energy uses the analogy of driving a car to explain the workings of both the human mind and computers. JAK's Emotive Energy model overlays Abraham Maslow's Humanism (Hierarchy of Needs) and directly translates into neuroscience & physics. Using Maslow's model as a catalyst, all other psychological models can also be translated down into neuroscience - including Cognitive Science. Emotive Energy is explained in JAK's 2013 book, Re-Ignite Your Creativity: Psychology of the Creative Mind, co-authored by Dr. Kailash Jaitly, former head of a psychiatric hospital. Emotive Energy also correlates strongly with Dr. Gregg Henriques' Behavior Investment Theory. CHAOSTROLOGY - Based upon the premise that we live in a software generated universe (aka a "virtual" or "AI" universe), Chaostrology describes your character and personality traits as well as your "Life Plan" - a plan which you developed before incarnating. Co-authored by JAK, Chaostrology is a radical reconstruction of astrology grounded in hard science using the Magnetosphere (refer to NASA's website), the Solar Wind, and the new mathematics of Chaos Theory. Chaostrology offers a fresh lens for self-understanding and personal growth. The old ideas about astrology are now obsolete; Chaostrology is a hard science. Further, if we live in a software generated universe (a "virtual universe"), then reincarnation becomes a real possibility.
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Ralph E. Johnson Professor of Design, Illinois School of Architecture, UIUC
Chicago, Illinois
Thomas Leslie, FAIA is the Ralph E. Johnson Professor of Design at the University of Illinois, and one of the leading historians of American architecture and building technology. His books and lectures have won praise for clearly explaining how and why buildings are built, and for showing how the "nuts and bolts" of construction are intimately connected to architectural design and aesthetics. His five books include Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934–1986 (winner of the Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award), Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871–1934, Beauty's Rigor: Patterns of Production in the Work of Pier Luigi Nervi, Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science, and Design-Tech: Building Science for Architects (3rd ed., Routledge, 2025), a widely adopted building technology textbooks in North American architecture schools.
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TEDx Speaker, SXSW London Speaker, Global AI Learning Strategist, sHRBP, and Founder
Austin, Texas
Dr. Yi Zhang is a global learning strategist, TEDx speaker, SXSW London speaker (incoming), and founder who stands at the intersection of human development and technology shifts. With a 15-year career partnering with C-suite and senior leaders, Yi has spearheaded workforce capability initiatives that have positively impacted over 120,000 people at Fortune 100 giants, including Microsoft, Walmart, and United Airlines. With a doctorate from Vanderbilt University, Yi helps people-centric organizations break through the AI overwhelm and rediscover their humanity and what they’re called to build. Whether addressing large conferences or leadership circles, Yi is known for making an emotional connection with the audience and bringing bold truths about AI and human behaviors that ignites change.
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Kurt is a globally-recognized 10x marketer, operator, and speaker. He has built and run early-stage companies as well as those over $500M in annual revenue, assembled teams across six continents, been part of the small team leading an IPO ($880M), and participated in dozens of acquisitions. His unique experience being inside hundreds of high-growth companies with the opportunity to analyze, scale, make changes of leadership, and oversee operations has labeled him “the king of scaling businesses”. Known for being at the front lines for creating several of the marketing channels we all use today, including social media management, influencer marketing, and location-based marketing, with the last five years spent in real estate. In addition to his experience building and/or operating dozens of companies, he has advised hundreds more. As a popular keynote speaker, podcast guest, and author on high-achieving servant leadership, Kurt wants to help people and create environments where people can flourish as themselves. He has appeared on national television shows and periodicals including Wired, TechCrunch, Thrive Global, USA Today, Business 2 Community, WGN Radio, NBC, ABC, and many more. Kurt’s public speaking experience includes hundreds of speeches across the United States and Europe, including presenting at prominent industry events such as PPAI, GDC, EXPCON, the White House, and private company/team workshops. He has served as a Chief Marketing Officer, fractional CMO, strategy officer, Chief Operating Officer, and other roles. He is also the lead inventor of disruptive technologies in 5 industries, with 16 granted patents – demonstrating his ability to quickly understand and explain complex technologies to others. He recently finished a multi-year engagement as VP, Marketing & Operations for eXp Realty (a eXp World Holdings company) where he oversaw the growth of eXp Realty’s Integrated Platform of portals and agent tools, Conferences consistently rank him in the top 10% of all speakers. Reach out to him for a guest on marketing, real estate, or growing American based businesses. He can easily customize previous talks on - High-Achieving Servant Leadership - Identifying the Inflection Point to Unlock 10x Company Growth - How Thinking Like a Servant Delivers Gigantic Results - Influencer Marketing and How to Thrive in the Influence Economy - How to Scale Content Creation and Digital Marketing to Increase Sales - Increasing Your Cadence as an Entrepreneur - How to Leverage Being Wrong to Make Your Best Decisions and others to make your conference, event, or company workshop memorable.
$5,001 - $10,000
Reginald “Cool Mill” Shareef is a purpose-driven keynote speaker, technologist, and thought leader who helps individuals and organizations turn Passion into Purpose and information into OPR Intelligence. With a background spanning technology leadership, education, and community impact, Reginald brings clarity to audiences navigating change, uncertainty, and the future of work. At the core of his work is Mission = GPS, a simple yet powerful framework built on Goals, Passions, and Superpowers. Through this lens, Reginald helps people define direction, make aligned decisions, and take ownership of their growth. His sessions are designed to move beyond inspiration, equipping audiences with language, structure, and next steps they can apply immediately. Reginald is also the creator of OPR Intelligence, a practical approach that helps people convert information into Official, Practical, and Real intelligence. In an age of information overload, his work focuses on execution, relevance, and real-world application. Whether speaking to students, professionals, or organizational leaders, Reginald’s message consistently helps audiences gain clarity, confidence, and momentum. His style blends storytelling, strategy, and cultural relevance, making complex ideas accessible and actionable long after the keynote ends.
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Rick is an award-winning Chief Information Security Officer, AI governance researcher, and recognized thought leader in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. With over two decades of experience leading security programs for Fortune 50 healthcare organization and high-growth technology companies, Rick brings real-world expertise to every stage. As an advisor to eight cutting-edge cybersecurity startups and a fractional CISO, Rick has unique insights into emerging threats, innovative security solutions, and the organizational challenges of implementing AI responsibly. His research on AI governance, vibe coding security, and the intersection of technology and business decision-making has been published in leading industry outlets. Rick also has unique expertise talking about neurodiversity in the cybersecurity and corporate world at large. Speaking at national conferences, publishing papers, and talking about the topic on numerous multi-national podcasts.
$5,001 - $10,000
Tiffany S. Okirika is a Forbes-recognized technology executive, founder, and systems strategist with 15+ years of experience leading digital transformation across Fortune 500 and public-sector organizations. She is the Founder and CEO of BLELEVATE, a tech-enabled cultural lifestyle platform redefining how consumers and local businesses connect through scalable digital infrastructure. Prior to launching BLELEVATE, Tiffany held senior architecture and strategy roles, through her firm Skyspace Global, where she built enterprise platforms, modernized legacy systems, and advised C-suite leaders on automation, AI-enabled workflows, and technology governance. Tiffany is known for translating complex technology into clear, executable strategy. Her work sits at the intersection of systems design, business transformation, and economic innovation, helping leaders move from vision to execution with confidence.
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Junaid Ahmed is a Home Studio Architect, video podcast strategist, and founder of Humblezone and Home Studio Mastery. With 30+ years as a technology enthusiast and 20+ years in design, video, and digital systems, he helps entrepreneurs, speakers, podcasters, and experts transform ordinary rooms into high-trust video studios that elevate their authority before they even speak. As host of the Hacks & Hobbies podcast with 800+ interviews, Junaid understands what makes people show up with clarity, confidence, and credibility on camera. His work blends studio design, storytelling, technology, AI, and personal branding to help meaningful voices become visible, trusted, and remembered.
$1,501 - $5,000
I'm on mission to help entrepreneurs build and grow profitable businesses. Trained as a systems integrator, I have a unique twenty-five year background in executive leadership, business development, organizational change, strategic planning and project management on Fortune 500 multimillion-dollar system integration projects. I leverage this experience to my provide my clients unique advantages. In 2005, Zerion Group was formed. A firm that delivered ERP systems to over 200 small and midsize enterprises. Prior to Zerion Group, I served as a Division IT Manager for a Fortune 500 Wholesale Distributor (HD Supply) during their corporate wide software migration. I am graduate of the University of Florida (Economics) and a Masters in Computer Information Systems. I am currently an Adjunct Professor at Seminole State College. I am currently serving on the Board of Directors for FFVA Mutual and MADI Apparel, with previous Board service for PACE Brantley School. I am a member of the CEO Leadership Forum in Orlando, FL and have lead a monthly discussion group for 1st stage CEO's since 2015. My focus is to be a “Trusted Advisor” to my clients by providing proven solutions and industry best practices to help them solve their business challenges.
$251 - $1,500
Drawing on a wealth of research and over 35 years of experience, I have developed a unique perspective that aligns organizational objectives with appropriate software-based solutions. This alignment of objectives and technology, coupled with creative problem-solving, helps organizations grow much more quickly than might otherwise have been possible. I founded TGT Solutions Inc. in 1996. TGT is a Premier Systems Integrator specializing in the delivery of tailored solutions and highly specialized products and services that address any company’s challenges. Prior to founding TGT, I managed Financial Information Systems at National Trust. Earlier, I managed financial information systems at Canadian Surety – an Insurance group with over C$150 million in premium revenue. I also held information systems-related positions at other large financial institutions including Crown Life and Royal Insurance. I am a Chartered Accountant in both Canada and the United Kingdom. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. I am also certified coach.
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Michael McMillan is a TEDx presenter, operating executive, and founder of CXMike who helps leaders recover overlooked demand and build human + AI customer systems that create measurable growth. For more than 20 years, he has built and led contact centers, software companies, revenue teams, and customer operations across insurance, financial services, technology, and direct sales. As President of Financialize, Michael leads strategy, operations, technology, and growth for a portfolio of insurance lead-generation and consumer-education brands. His current work combines local-market intelligence, AI-supported call-center workflows, human verification, lead reactivation, and direct appointment booking to turn dormant demand into real conversations and booked business. On stage, Michael makes complex ideas clear, relevant, and immediately usable. His signature programs—The Revenue You Already Own, Trust at Scale, Words Matter More in the Age of AI, and the Build Your Human + AI Revenue Engine workshop—give leaders practical ways to improve growth without automating away customer trust or human judgment. Michael has been recognized as a Most Influential CEO by AI Global Media, received the State of Tennessee Governor's Award, and is a certified John Maxwell speaker and coach.
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