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Donald L. Bedney, III, president of PSP Metrics, firmly believes that well-directed human capital should be harnessed to achieve extraordinary performance. With a mission of driving change through people, he aims to help 1,000,000,000 companies worldwide develop and engage their employees to resist mediocrity and aim instead at institutional excellence. He brings this commitment to superior performance to each of his clients and more than fifteen years of experience translating organizational needs into successful business strategies.
Justin Breen is Founder/CEO of BrEpic, a PR firm that writes compelling, newsworthy stories for its clients and pitches those stories to media across the country (to help amplify messaging). BrEpic has worked with clients including Allstate, University of Illinois, Salvation Army, national IT firms, national hotel chains, financial planners, physicians, non profits and many more.
where he helped grow the Society for Entrepreneurship and New Ventures (ENVE) into one of the most respected student-led organizations on campus."
Disha Mazepa is the host of But What Will People Say? a podcast about South Asian interracial relationships and other topics the South Asian culture doesn't like to discuss. In her everyday she is an occupational therapist and provides design services for customized gifts. She's a multi-hyphenate who wears a lot of hats.
Deb Brown Maher is a sales coach, author and speaker who helps business owners and solo entrepreneurs change the way they sell from convincing a prospect to buy to being of service and looking for the win-win. She is passionate about helping people sell from a position of integrity and shares her methods in her book and video training course called “Sell Like Jesus: 7 Characteristics of Christ for Ethical Sales”.
Ali Brown is one of the world's most recognized entrepreneur coaches. Over the last 15 years, Ali Brown has advised and helped nurture the businesses of many of the 7 and 8 figure online thought leaders you see thriving today. Ali has been dubbed the 'Entrepreneurial Guru for Women' by Business News Daily and has taken her company to the Inc. 500 list rankings. Ali is an angel investor, a top-podcast host of Glambition Radio and mom of twins!
Ben Green is the owner of Purple Ribbon Seeds an Independent Agriculture Seed Company located in the Midwest. Ben started his career in the IT industry working in an IT startup, but a string of random events sent him on the path of leaving an IT startup and buying a seed company.
Christine Brooks-Cropper is President and CEO of the DC Fashion Foundation (DCFF). She holds a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Delaware and received a Bachelor of Arts-Sociology degree from Delaware State University. She is a proud mother to her son, Christian.
As President and CEO of the DC Fashion Foundation, she identifies ways to retain and support new and established designers, fashion retailers, professionals and assist design students transitioning from school to career. Christine spearheaded the formation of the Commission on Fashion Arts and Events in DC Government with the message that fashion is an asset to economic development, served as Chairman for Mayor Gray and Mayor Bowser from 2013 to 2017.
As President and CEO of the DC Fashion Foundation, she identifies ways to retain and support new and established designers, fashion retailers, professionals and assist design students transitioning from school to career. Christine spearheaded the formation of the Commission on Fashion Arts and Events in DC Government with the message that fashion is an asset to economic development, served as Chairman for Mayor Gray and Mayor Bowser from 2013 to 2017.
Dr. Amanda Barrientez is a NFA - No Fucking Around - mindset, habits and business development coach who is driven to help people thrive in their personal and professional life. What makes Amanda unique is how she coaches from coupling her social sciences training with her real life experiences of overcoming big challenges. Three years ago she was living in survival mode, on food stamps, trying to work her way through grad school as a single mama. After accessing free knowledge on podcasts and Youtube and then doing whatever it took to pay for high level coaching, Amanda implemented what she was learning to transform her financial reality. Today, she has a growing 6-figure coaching business and is building the foundation to create a multi-million dollar global company that helps business builders implement max potential strategies so they can have the impact and income they desire.
Wale Mafolasire is the founder of Givelify, the most trusted online and mobile giving platform. Nearly $3 billion in donations across more than 55,000 organizations, including churches and places of worship, as well as a variety of other non-profit causes has been generated through Givelify. Mafolasire believes giving is a beautiful thing. He leads the efforts at Givelify to make the giving experience equally beautiful and instant. A multi-time entrepreneur, Mafolasire pioneered an online learning and collaboration platform for college students and an interactive mobile video cloud platform. He formed Givelify in 2013 out of a desire to transform spontaneous giving and increase generosity in the world.
