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Mr. Ndjatou, a partner at McCree Ndjatou, PLLC, specializes in employment law representing primarily employees as well as small businesses and non-profits. Originally, from Cameroon and raised in New York City, Mr. Ndjatou earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a minor in Economics, from Brandeis University. He received his Juris Doctor from American University, Washington College of Law. Mr. Ndjatou is a member of both the Maryland and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
Elizabeth MacBride a journalist and founder of Times of Entrepreneurship, a newsletter and publication that covers entrepreneurs beyond Silicon Valley. Her work has been published over the years in Atlantic.com, HBR.com, Quartz, CNBC and many others.
Ms. Howard is an entrepreneurial, Strategic Information Management Professional and Empowerment Mindset Coach with extensive experience. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships and promoting synergy across business units to drive positive change. Ms. Howard quickly and accurately understands the need to lead and empower women to develop the confidence, clarity, and behaviors necessary to achieve their professional and personal objectives. Voices of Encouragement, LLC. strives to empower women. Our organization provides dynamic empowerment coaching to between the ages to women between 18-65+ giving them the essential tools needed to thrive as valued and empowered women. We work on many impactful initiatives to improve the lives of others and are very proud of the work we do. Learn about our exciting initiatives and what we are working on every day in order to promote change.
Erica N. Reed is a Psychotherapist and Corporate Trainer and her focus is on Leading From Within to Create Success in All Areas of Life. As a psychotherapist, Erica works with her clients to develop healthy mindsets and behaviors, resulting in higher levels of confidence, loving relationships and an overall feeling of personal fulfillment. Since the workplace has a huge impact on our overall mental health, Erica also provides corporate training to teach organizations how to focus on the human side of business. Her training and keynote presentations focus on optimizing the personal and professional strengths of employees, resulting in high performing and collaborative teams. Taking her clinical and training expertise to the classroom, Erica is an Adjunct Professor at Bowie State University and Catholic University of America.
Ellis is the founder of EllisHammond.com and an experienced real estate investor. He manages a private network of investors that focus on acquiring multifamily commercial real estate assets. He began syndicating real estate projects in 2018 with the goal of helping his friends and colleagues build wealth and create passive cashflow outside of Wall Street. Ellis is also the director of a local Christian non-profit focused on spiritual formation and leadership development for college students in San Diego, CA.
Earl T. Murray III is the President & CEO of The Entrepreneur’s Accountants. The firm provides training and financial consulting services to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and non-profits. Throughout his career, he has managed the financial operation of companies up to $5 Million in Gross Revenue Annually and has secured over $4M in funding for small businesses and non-profit organizations through contracts, grants, and individual giving. He has earned a Master of Arts in Financial Planning & Law from Regent University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of the District of Columbia.
Elnura is a founder of yoganect - an interest based platform that offers your yoga-on-the-go. yoganect makes is easier to connect with like-minded people and book your favorite yoga class or event in real time. Elnura brings yoga and business together and fully dedicated to launch and grow yoganect.
Elandas Miller is an Atlanta native who enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, playing sports, and volunteering for local organizations. He founded Kicking It Sports, an event-based sports and entertainment company with the purpose of helping adults tap into their inner child. In our busy lives there are moments where we forget to do the things we love. Elandas has been featured in over 6 articles within the last 6 months dealing with agile project management, entrepreneurship, and event management. He is a graduate from the University of Georgia and has over 4 business certifications.
Emily Duong is a 22-year old entrepreneur and digital content creator and a recent college graduate from Chapman University. Growing up on the East Coast, she was a competitive elite-level figure skater and USTA ranked tennis player and at the age of 18, she packed her bags to pursue her dream of living in Southern California. With 10+ years of competitive skating experience, she found a niche and love for designing her own dresses and at the age of 17, created her own eCommerce business Elite Skate Wear. Today, she continues to scale the business, as well as writing weekly on her lifestyle blog, and growing her podcast, Young & Ambitious.
Eric has spent his career in entrepreneurial and leadership roles, including as chairman and CEO of Sensitech, a venture-backed business twice named to the Inc. 500 before being acquired by Carrier Corporation. Eric served as a CEO-partner with Ascent Ventures, as executive chairman of HubCast, and on the board of advisers of the Avedis Zildjian Company. His nonprofit work includes chairing the Gettysburg Foundation and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He is co-author of "Food Foolish: The Hidden Connection Between Food Waste, Hunger, and Climate Change," and "King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict," and author of "Weathermakers to the World." Eric is a graduate of Brown University and the Harvard Business School.
