Community & Guest List
Danielle Berman has dedicated her career to helping athletes understand their full potential. She believes that athletes should be supported as individuals with unique skills, passions and interests rather than a cog in the sports industry machine. That's why she founded Tackle What’s Next, where she serves as CEO, to provide athletes of all ages, sports and circumstance the opportunity to focus on creating impact and finding purpose in life after sports. Tackle What’s Next aims to provide athletes with a safe space to discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with transitioning out of sport, plus share important resources that can help.
Dr. De'Andrea Matthews is an educator, author and international speaker. She is the founder and CEO of Claire Aldin Publications, an award-winning hybrid publisher that is accredited by the Better Business Bureau and a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association. She is the author of six books, five book chapters and two academic journal articles in addition to the clients she has published in an effort to diversify publishing, one author at a time. Most recently, Dr. Matthews was selected to receive one of the Top 100 Leaders in Education award from the Global Forum for Education and Learning.
David Hamilton was a first generation college grad and started his career in Corporate Finance for Fortune 150 company. In his twenties, he became CFO for the company’s clinical trial organization and got his MBA from Harvard Business School. After his MBA he became CFO for his company’s two largest products and helped grow revenue by $1B in one year. This work helped ignite a passion for marketing and media and led to the founding of Oppilo, a digital marketing agency, focused on Small to Medium sized businesses and start-ups.
Since 1985 David has focused on improving the quality of care for thousands of seniors and disabled persons. David is highly respected as a visionary and an authority in the field of home care. Prior to starting Careshyft, David co-founded Companion Connection Senior Care, a National Membership Organization. This membership organization is dedicated to teaching others how to start their own non-medical home care companies and begin filling the great demand for these services. The Road to Success, Vol. 2 - Co-Authored by David Goodman David also co-founded and grew Expert Home Care into one of New Jersey’s most successful home care agencies with an emphasis on live-in care.
Dr. Chris Whaley overcame a lot of obstacles to become a professional wrestler. He wrestled such greats as The Undertaker and The Ultimate Warrior. His book, The Masked Saint documents his transition from pro wrestler to pastor. His book was made into an award winning movie by the same title.
Deniz has been in the Digital Marketing industry, mainly SEO for over 10 years. Before starting his own business, he has worked at numerous companies, expanded his skill set by taking on various roles within the digital industry. From account management to tech, to sales and team leading. Deniz applies holistic strategies for all his customer's projects.
Danavir Sarria is a 12 year digital marketing veteran and entrepreneur. He started out as a 16 year old writing emails for internet marketers. Today, he runs an ecommerce email marketing agency that consistently drives results for 6, 7, and 8 figure ecommerce brands.
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.
Dallas Gordon, is an International Business Mentor, Marketing Expert, Author & Speaker who is passionate about teaching digitalpreneurs how to master marketing and build irresistible brands online.
She encourages excellence in the marketplace and has coached multiple entrepreneurs to six figures & beyond, teaching them to monetize their passions and break free of their 9-5 jobs utilizing various online business and marketing strategies.
She encourages excellence in the marketplace and has coached multiple entrepreneurs to six figures & beyond, teaching them to monetize their passions and break free of their 9-5 jobs utilizing various online business and marketing strategies.
As an in-house and agency digital leader for more than 20 years, Dave Rohrer has solved problems and increased revenue for companies both large (Internet Retailer 100 & Fortune 500) and small (start-ups & small, local businesses).
Dave is the co-host of The Business of Digital Podcast and runs Chicago-based digital agency NorthSide Metrics. Dave is an internationally recognized speaker and can be found sharing his digital marketing wisdom at conferences like PubCon, Midwest Digital Marketing Conference, and the Craft Brewer's Conference.
Dave is the co-host of The Business of Digital Podcast and runs Chicago-based digital agency NorthSide Metrics. Dave is an internationally recognized speaker and can be found sharing his digital marketing wisdom at conferences like PubCon, Midwest Digital Marketing Conference, and the Craft Brewer's Conference.
