Community & Guest List
June is a mom of two, a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, and a Disblerd - aka a Black Disney nerd. She created Afros and Pixie Dust, which is a community for Disney fans of color, because of the lack of representation and connection in the Disney social media space. June also hosts a weekly podcast show bearing the same name where she highlights people of color in the Disney community. She loves to encourage everyone pursue their happiness in their own way.
Jaclyn Strauss, CPA is the founder of her own company called My Macro Memoir and has become a leading efficiency expert by putting her skills and knowledge to work by creating a secure place for families to digitally organize themselves with the thinking done for them. She has also recently launched a physical binder that allows for space for every original document that must be retained based on her professional guidance as a CPA all secured in a fireproof/waterproof envelope. Jaclyn leads with her heart in all that she does and has a passion to serve the greater good of her local community and beyond.
Janaka is the founder and the CEO of Tastefinder. Janaka holds bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a master’s degree in Technology Management from George Mason University. He is project manager working as an independent project management consultant to the US government. He is a former restaurant owner and an avid foodie.
Jonathan Kazarian is the Founder and CEO of Accelevents, a leading virtual, hybrid, and in-person event management platform recently recognized by Inc. 5000 as a top 200 fastest-growing private company in America. As CEO, Jon is focused on leading the company’s vision of helping event planners and marketing professionals transform their events through innovative technology solutions. As an industry thought leader, Jon actively publishes insights on the events landscape and frequently speaks at industry events such as EventMB’s Event Tech Innovation Summit, BizBash Live, and INBOUND. Jon also chairs the board for the Fall Formal fundraiser benefiting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Dr. Jim Etter served 22 years in the United States Marine Corps where he had a tour in Viet Nam, two Purple Hearts and served as a Naval Flight Officer, Top Gun Graduate, Naval War College Graduate and served as the Operations Officer of a Marine Fighter Squadron. After he retired from the US Marine Corps as a Major, Jim went on to found American Military University and American Public University, a leader in online education with over 90,000 active students. Jim acquired the 40 year-old Citizens High School in 2017 and has expanded it from a correspondence school to one of the leading online global high schools offering more than 300 online courses with students throughout the US and over 43 countries. He recently launched the High School FLEX Diploma program which puts the student in charge of tailoring their High School diploma for their after High School success.
Jéri is an educator, writer, culture curator, and designer from Pittsburgh, but has called DC her second home since 2005. She has always loved accessories. She also always had a lot to say. Pinned Up allows her to put both of those passions together.
John Allen is a 27 years old graduate of Temple University. John launched his first major company Ivory Ella, an online apparel brand committed to selling good clothes for a good cause, in 2015 which has donated over $2mill dollars to various charities most notably Save The Elephants out of Samburu Kenya. John now runs an apparel manufacture company which is the only certified living wage apparel company in the world that supplies licensed goods to over 600 college and university bookstores across the country.
Jakob Heuser wants you to love the journey of growing into your career. Over the last two years, he's worked with companies to get their Learning and Development programs off the ground. Today, he's here to chat about the challenges of employee development. Today, the best way to retain your top talent is to help them grow and evolve.
Jeremy has run multiple eCommerce stores as a side hustle before he quit his job as a marketer in an FMCG company. Having realized the opportunity in eCommerce, he quit his job in 2015 to start Vape Club (https://vapeclubmy.com) and is currently generating $1m in revenue each year without paid advertising. His eCommerce business now runs autonomously with the help of software and his team of 7. Currently, his mission is to 1,000,000 people follow his footsteps in building online hustles with his blog and podcast - HUSTLR.com and The HUSTLR Podcast.
Jared Bauman is the Co Founder of 201 Creative Media, a digital marketing agency that specializes in SEO, Social Media, and Marketing for small and medium businesses. Prior to 201 Creative Media, he was a Co Founder and President of ShootDotEdit, the premium post processing company for professional wedding photographers worldwide. Jared has 20 year history of leading new innovation in marketing efforts, both as a consultant and business owner. A nationally known public speaker, Jared has spoken in front of tens of thousands in public and online educational events, along with releasing a book titled “ Simple Steps to Master Public Speaking “, which reached #1 on Amazon in Public Speaking during its first week.
