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Lance Bachmann, President of 1SEO.com, founded the company to help local, national and international businesses with increasing their online visibility through search engine optimization and is now a Google Premier Partner and Facebook Partner ranking the top 1% of digital marketing agencies. The former Vice President of AT&T and Premise Division founder of YellowPages.com, Lance is an American entrepreneur and marketer that now heads award-winning agency in addition to his tech & cabling company, Shock I.T. Support. Since 2009, Lance and 1SEO have cultivated their team and talents, each year expanding, and receiving numerous prestigious industry awards including three US Search Awards titles.
When Fast Company interviewed her, they dubbed her “the CEO whisperer”. Here’s the rest of the story: as she works with CEOs and other top performers, the herd becomes more totem than saddle: evidence of our primal instincts in action as Lisa pursues her mission to transform the people who are transforming the planet. The upside is when you become a better, more advanced human being, you become a better leader.
Lisa Nicholls is a consummate networker and community builder who intuitively understands how to form genuine connections with people in real life and online. After a career holding customer-focused positions across a variety of industries, in 2009 Lisa founded Tira! Strategies, a consultancy dedicated to helping small business owners navigate the complex and dynamic world of social media. Lisa leverages her deep expertise in relationship building and communications to help her clients form meaningful relationships with customers online, building communities of loyal and devoted customers.
Liz Czepiel is an executive coach & learning and leadership consultant. Serving as a strategic business partner, she helps entrepreneurs bring their expertise to life through the creation of various learning initiatives including programs, workshops and masterminds and helps leaders turn exhaustion into efficiency and focus through leadership and agile coaching practices. Partners and clients include Girls With Impact, ExecOnline and MommyPoppins. In addition to her consulting practice, Liz serves on the faculty at Northeastern University and Columbia University.
Liz Illg is a multi-industry entrepreneur with brick-and-mortar businesses across Phoenix, Arizona, and several online businesses including her own consulting business. Liz Illg Consulting was founded when business owners continually asked Liz how she grew her brick-and-mortar storefront to multiple locations in a short amount of time. Liz attributes all of her success in business growth to systems, effective delegation, and strategic planning. Business owners consult with Liz when they're ready to systematize, delegate, and scale.
Laura Licursi is the founder of Elite Virtual Assistants, a virtual assistant agency that helps attorneys, professionals, and small business owners go from busy to productive by helping them delegate work that is keeping them working IN their business instead of ON their business. After leaving corporate america, Laura worked from home as a Virtual Assistant for almost 20 years before starting EVA in 2015 with a vision to empower people to live a life that is rewarding and fun. Laura lives in Cleveland, Ohio with her husband, 3 children and 2 dogs.
Lenny Richardson is a Real Estate Advisor currently licensed in Northern VA. Lenny's overall mission in life is to promote the idea of "Eudaimonia", which loosely translates to "The Flourishing Life" and involves optimal Health, abundant Wealth, and fantastic Relationships.
Lara McElderry has a background in family sciences and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Masters Degree in Teaching. She has worked with youth and adults and has a strong interest in family dynamics. Lara has been navigating the medical world for the last seventeen years as she has supported her husband through medical school, residency, a specialty change, fellowship, as well as raising five boys. She is the founder and podcast host of Married To Doctors. Her show is an interview based weekly podcast. Spouses of physicians share their stories and experts share advice as Lara leads a discussion asking personal and hard questions that explore the joys and challenges of being Married to Doctors.
Laura Gariepy is the owner of Every Day by the Lake, LLC, a freelance written content creation company that helps busy business owners stay top of mind with their target audience. She is also a business coach to new and aspiring freelancers and runs an online resource hub for them called Before You Go Freelance. In addition, she helps other writers get clear on their message, plan their content, and produce compelling written works.
Loren Howard is the founder and President of Prime Plus Mortgages, private money loans company. Loren, who is a serial entrepreneur, loving father and husband, boasts a portfolio of multiple successful companies, world records, and a decorated football career. He is the coveted world record holder for indoor rowing in the 500M, 100M and max distance in 1:00. Additionally, Loren proudly serves as the President of the Valley Guardians, a 501c-3 charity that runs on a $0 dollar operating budget, and that offers mentorship, leadership and educational opportunities to underprivileged children in Phoenix, Arizona.
