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Yosira is a 15 year career Project Manager who aligned her transferable skills into her passion for connecting people through events. She is the owner of Events by Yosira, a boutique MD based event planning and design company. Through her company she takes pride in mapping the complete guest experience, organizing the flow of the day and paying attention to each unique detail that bring about memorable moments.
Herby Fabius is an entrepreneur and self-published author with a passion to share entrepreneurial stories that others can learn from. He believes every entrepreneur has a unique start-up story, and it is his mission to capture those stories to help the next generation of entrepreneurs and self-published authors. With his flagship interview platform BillionSuccess.com, he aims to do just that.
Veteran news booker and producer Ashley Bernardi created Nardi Media, LLC, in 2015, a culmination of over a decade of booking and producing experience, television broadcasting, satellite media tours, radio tours, media strategy, and logistics. More important than her lengthy list of accolades—which include serving as a top booker for The Early Show on CBS News, the Senior Booker and Producer for energyNOW! on Bloomberg TV, Washington Post Live, and hosting a cooking show—is her passion for publicity. Her experience is steeped in journalism, which means research is a second language and creating connections with audiences is a close third. Ashley Bernardi has helped clients grow from zero exposure to household names on the New York Times Best Sellers list. She enjoys helping book authors, celebrities, non-profit organizations, and national brands increase their exposure, credibility, and potential for new opportunities. Ashley adds, "There’s nothing like having a client with a message that could change hearts, change lives, or change the world—and giving them a microphone.”
Lenzy Ruffin is a video communications strategist and owner of Park Road Studios in Washington, DC. He specializes in teaching small business owners how to use video marketing to attract clients.
Chris is the founder of WikiJob.co.uk, a popular UK publisher that serves 1m monthly visitors, and has 7-figure revenue. WikiJob has grown to be the leading destination for people planning their next career move, and offers interview tips, preparation packs and more.
and relationships forever."
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.
Riley is the owner of Blue Skye Media! Blue Skye Media is a real estate photography company located in Northern Virginia servicing realtors from Fredericksburg up to DC! They provide it all, Photos, Video Tours, 3D Tours, and Aerial Footage! What sets them apart is that they also provide YouTube and social media services to help realtors grow their business with video online!
At 23, Rebecca was struggling with pre-diabetes and autoimmune disorders, and had to switch to a grain-free, plant-based, no-sugar diet to improve her health. After having a difficult time finding breakfast products she could eat, she created her own: Swapples, plant-based toaster waffles. Swapples are made from whole yuca root and 7 other real-food ingredients or less. Rebecca has grown Swapples to over 300 grocery retailers in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, successfully launched e-commerce to ship directly, and seeks to continue growing the company nationwide.
Marcia Moran has written over fifty business plans and helped entrepreneurs strategize over how to differentiate their companies in changing environments. Her twenty-plus years of experience helping other entrepreneurs caused her to found her own firm, Performance Architect, in 2012 and co-founded Positive Business DC that same year. After suffering a major stroke in 2014, Marcia applied her skills in planning and strategy as she strived to become whole. Over time she learned to walk again, but Marcia struggled with aphasia, a language disorder. She joined Toastmasters International hoping to regain her speaking abilities, and it helped some, but in August 2017 she discovered a technological breakthrough that minimized her speaking disability. Let's hear from Marcia what coming back from the stroke was like.
