Community & Guest List
Kisha A. Brown, Esq. is a passionate civil rights attorney who has spoken at countless forums on police reform, civilian rights, anti-discrimination, ex-offenders and community empowerment. Currently she’s the Founder and CEO of Justis Connection, an online platform promoting lawyers of color and engaging communities with greater legal resources. She has worked for federal, state and local governments as well as the nonprofit and private sector. Now she focuses on bridging the gap between the legal community and people of color where she believes lives one of one of the most fundamental elements of democracy- Access to Justice.
Keshia took her business full-time in 2018. Keshia’s design work has been recognized by Adobe."
Recognized as a leading tax firm for 35 years, Karen founded Tenenbaum Law, P.C., which helps individuals and businesses facing IRS and New York State tax problems. Aside from practicing tax law, Karen is also the co-founder of Commerce Plaza, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing children to the business community through a simulated work environment.
Kyndall Bennett is a Personal Development Blogger and Multimedia Designer who strives to provide guidance towards affordable and accessible learning opportunities. She strongly believes that anyone has the capability to learn anything as long as the passion and the resources are available to their disposal.
Kari Warberg Block, an unlikely disruptor, challenged an industry that by its very nature is toxic. As the Founder & CEO of EarthKind, Kari discovered that 98% of pest control solutions sold were poison & kill methods – so she set out to invent a better solution: plant-based pest control powered by nature. Kari was the first to develop, manufacture, and commercialize poison-free rodent and insect repellents for farm and home use, with a mission to build a purpose led company to create change through business. Once a mom on food stamps Kari started EarthKind with nothing more than a package of garden seeds and a vision, and has built it into $20 million company. Kari was selected as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneurial Winning Women,” and has gone from being a part of her local homemakers club to advising the SBA, Congress and the White House on policy that impacts women in business. She has been featured in CNBC, the New York Times, Huffington Post and Forbes.
Katie Grimes is a Dating Coach, prepping single womxn to confidently date the right 1 by first, learning how to feel secure, trust yourself & spot red flags. Her unique background of growing up in alcoholic home and becoming Addicted to love makes it easier for her to teach you "why you attract certain people and how to heal your overthinking in your love life." Whether it's on Instagram at "kg.katiegrimes" or her podcast "Anything for Love" - Katie keeps it real as she guides you to make sense of the confusion you're experiencing so that you can LET LOVE IN with confidence and ease.
Katiana Jolimeau (KJ) is the owner of Trips Travel Agency. She embarked on a career in travel after having spent many years in the financial services industry. In that time she has spent many years providing travel planning services and concierge to clients worldwide. Her travel specialties lie in international destinations, sporting events and behind the scenes access. If you're looking to follow your team during World Cup or plan your next Safari trip, she's the one who can make your travel dreams come true.
Keshav Pingali is CEO and co-founder of Katana Graph, a high-performance scale-out graph processing, AI and analytics company, which extracts actionable insights from massive unstructured datasets. Keshav holds the W.A."Tex" Moncrief Chair of Computing at the University of Texas at Austin, and is a Fellow of the ACM, IEEE and AAAS.
I provide healthcare interaction services lending my 12+ years as an RN to guide my clients from a managed care mindset to preventative care.
Karlyn Ankrom is a Virginia-based social media strategist and content creation expert who helps small businesses secure visibility and dollars from ideal customers and clients.
She’s the creator of Fan Firestarter Framework, a framework dedicated to the social media success of small businesses turning lookie-loos into lifelong raving (and paying) fans. Leveraging 10 years of experience in the social media space and a degree in journalism, she uses the Framework in setting up her small business clients for social media success from restaurants to dental practices, and lawyers and online boutique owners.
You can find her serving up no-nonsense talk and heaps of creativity at ohsnapsocial.com and tap dancing her way through her week teaching dance in the evenings at her hometown studio. She lives in Fairfax, VA with her hubby.