Community & Guest List
Nicholas Grillo is the owner of Tranquility Smart Homes and Security, LLC. which has quickly become known as the DMVs Audio/Visual experts. Tranquility is a covid startup that was founded by Nick during his transition out of the United States Air Force, where he served 10 years in a multitude of jobs and assignments.
Jay Helms, Founder of the W2Capitalist.com, and Amazon #1 Best Seller, escaped the rat race after 6 years of side hustling in real estate investing. Jay has a goal to help one million people create multiple streams of income, achieve financial freedom, or build legacy wealth through real estate investing. Jay met his wife Cassie when they were contestants on a reality TV show and when their family of 5 are not traveling the country in their RV, Jay and Cassie reside in Gulf Breeze, FL, with their three kids, Rowland, Stella, and Ellen Anne. Knowing that closing on the first deal is the biggest hurdle and roadblock for new investors, he wrote a book to help them get over those mental hurdles. Every investor faces paralysis analysis, but it is time to break through, Make An Offer, and Earn. Invest. Repeat.
As a leader in the solar industry and a passionate climate change activist with over 10 years in the solar industry, Thomas mentors other solar-related companies to help them create their own successful business roadmaps whilst formerly actively engaged as a President at Soligent, America's largest solar distribution company and the CEO of American Home Energy, a white label solar company that has been profitable since the first month of business. As a climate activist, Thomas is passionate about bringing the latest solar, electric vehicle, and climate change news to his blog and bringing people together to act on climate.
Abraham Kamarck: He is a health enthusiast and founder of True Made Foods, that makes ketchup, BBQ sauce and siracha using veggies instead of sugar. He is passionate about helping people get beyond fad and hype in the diet world and stick to core nutrition principles. He can also why is it best time to start a food startup and how to manage a startup with a family. Here's a quick story on him, that covers his business pretty well.
Richard started Pure SEO shortly after arriving is New Zealand from the UK in 2009. His vision was to create an ethical SEO and digital marketing agency that is fully transparent with its clients and 'does digital the right way'. Fast forward 12 years, and Pure SEO is one of the most recognised digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. With nearly 100 staff made of digital subject matter experts, Pure SEO is also one of the most awarded digital agencies in the country. Hear from Richard's experience and the rollercoaster like journey of getting there. Richard is also the author of the book How To Get To The Top of Google Search (https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/how-to-get-to-the-top-of-google-search-9780143773535).
Susie Hadeed is a branding photographer for small business in the DC Metro Area. She excels and finding the superpower in your business and showing that off through photos that make you look stunning, feel authentic, and connect with your target audience.
David Cavalcante is a professional tattooer in Washington DC. A 19 year veteran of the industry. The profession ha lead him all over the world creating friendship and bonds with other likeminded individuals. As well as fed his hunger for continued learning, whether it be for is profession of in life.
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.
Juliana Cardona is the founder and CEO of Street Entrepreneurs. She is an inquisitive, passionate creator and organizer constantly working to drive action and local impact. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and a minor in Communications and Latin American Studies from Florida Southern College. While in college, she spent time volunteering with 20 grassroots organizations in Florida, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Philippines, Taiwan, and Mexico. The service projects she undertook included installing solar bulbs in Manila with Liter of Light, and mentoring children in Lakeland FL with Big Brother Big Sister. Juliana has received multiple awards for her service, including a United States Congressional Bronze Certificate. As well, Juliana has also been honored by being named a Diana Davis Global Good Fund Fellow, Ford Motor Company Global Scholar, Aspen Latino Institute Fellow, and a Cologne Scholar. Prior to starting Street Entrepreneurs, Juliana collaborated with the World Bank Group’s Information Communications Technology Community of Practice for Agriculture to design and support the first Agri-Hackathon program in Uganda.
Lynn is a long time advertising executive (formerly CEO of J. Walter Thompson NY) turned entrepreneur. Throughout her career, Lynn has been fortunate to work on some of the world's most iconic brands including American Express, Clinique, L'Oreal and Hershey's. She launched two businesses in 2020: MASAMI, clean premium haircare launched in February 2020 and Isle de Nature, luxury bee-powered home fragrance, launched in September 2020.
