Community & Guest List
Laurel is the CEO and founder of the award winning marketing agency, Elevate My Brand. Laurel has created an agency family serving both startups and blue chip global brands like Facebook, Verizon Digital Media Group, PAW Patrol and Zendesk. Laurel's favorite saying is FIOGID. Figure it out, get it done. And that's exactly what's brought the agency top talent and accolades since 2009.
Originally from the suburbs of Detroit, Leigh Genetti Byers is a graduate of The University of Michigan, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Byers started District Maven Marketing + Creative during her sophomore year of college and has continued to grow the business ever since. She is an expert in search engine optimization, marketing strategy and brand management, with a flair for web development. Byers is also a seasoned writer, crafting dynamic pieces for Guest of a Guest and Localeur.
Lyndsay Springer is the Founder and President of the Chike Springer Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on improving treatment options and outcomes in Lymphoma and increasing diversity in cancer research. The foundation is in honor and memory of Chike Springer, Lyndsay's late husband, who passed away at 29 after a year-long battle with non-Hodkin's Lymphoma. The Foundation believes in disrupting the current way we think about clinical research and designing a patient-centered way forward. They focus on issues of health equity, striving to achieve more cures for more people. They believe that together we can do anything, together we overcome.
Lorena Tomasini is the owner of MALM Life and Health Insurance Agency located in Miami, Fl. Been in the insurance industry for twelve years and part of a mother-daughter duo helping other families and business owners with financial protection. She is also the host of "The twelve minute" podcast where she interviews other business owners and entrepreneurs about how they help solve problems.
LuAnn Oliver is a Psychotherapist and founder of Heartswell, a holistic mental health practice group in Arlington, VA. She believes in a balanced approach to overcoming addiction, depression and anxiety that integrate mind and body. In addition to leading the practice group LuAnn raises her 3 young boys with her husband, Jeff. They enjoy camping, biking, skiing among other outdoor activities.
Larissa Uredi is a Digital Strategist currently living and working in Kansas City, MO. She loves mountain biking, running, exploring and has an insatiable love for all things digital. Her creativity and intense curiosity are what drive and motivate her to find and craft the perfect campaign for her clients and she is a master at helping growing businesses organize, mobilize, and maximize their teams to start telling compelling stories. She is the CEO of No-Where Consultants and finds deep satisfaction in helping businesses and communities find their voice through strategic digital marketing and tools.
PRessing On in Public Relations is a new podcast focussed on navigating your career in PR. Through our business adventures, Liselle DeGrave, owner of DeGrave Communications, Inc. and Rachel McGuire, owner of RMG Communications, show you an unscripted and authentic look at running successful public relations agencies. In October, their first podcast episode aired on "collab-etition," how to collaborate with the competition.
Lindsay Hunt is a TV featured health expert, certified health coach, and certified personal trainer. She's on a mission to help people up level their health and happiness through nutrition, fitness and mindset training. She has created a new approach that digs deeper to help her clients get real, lasting results.
Laura is starting a new business coaching caregivers who have developed unhealthy coping habits due to stress. She spent 2 years migrating cross country every 6 weeks to care for her 90 + year old parents before Covid. In addition, Laura's experiences in a 4-decade marriage, raising 3 amazing kids, and running a successful Mary Kay business for 35 years have prepared her well to help others shift their mindset and habits. Laura's journey led to her motivation and passion in helping others create better lives. The technique she uses is especially effective in helping people change their relationship with alcohol, making it irrelevant in their lives.
Leslie H. Tayne, Esq., is a consumer and business debt-related attorney. She founded Tayne Law Group, P.C., concentrating solely on debt resolution and alternatives to filing bankruptcy for consumers, small business owners and professionals. Leslie has over 20 years’ experience in debt relief.
