Community & Guest List
Darius Mirshahzadeh is a dad, husband, twin, brother, and son who was born and raised in California and now lives in Austin Texas. He is a serial entrepreneur, author, conscious capitalist, speaker and entertainer. Darius’s passion is to make the world a better place using his talents and engagement. He is all about the P’s: Passion, Pizza, Puzzles and Pink Unicorns. Darius is a mad scientist CEO who has grown companies from start-up to just under 1,000 employees in three years. He is an expert on core values and author of the new book The Core Value Equation.
Derrich Phillips is a bestselling author, combat veteran, husband, and proud father on a mission to help youth achieve their dreams and lead fulfilling lives. He’s dedicated to helping youth break the cycle of generational poverty and empowering people of all backgrounds to improve their lives and escape the poverty mindset. When not writing, Derrich enjoys traveling, competing in Ironman races, volunteering, and spending time with his loving family, and dog in Dallas, Texas.
David E. Johnson, Jr., MDIV, MBA, is a licensed minister and founder of Kingdom Promises Ministries, LLC. Through Kingdom Promises Ministries, David empowers youth and young adults by hosting coming-of-age workshops that provide foundational and values-based knowledge about lessons for coming of age. He holds a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees from Howard University in Washington, DC, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He completed a life-changing clinical pastoral education (CPE) program and is certified through the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy with one unit of CPE. David is a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Daniel Ramsey is the founder & CEO of MyOutDesk, the highest-rated Virtual Assistant company in the marketplace with over 500 5-star reviews, and over 13 years of experience serving more than 6000 clients.
Daniel founded MyOutDesk during the last global financial crisis of 2008 to help businesses leverage the remote workplace and scale businesses with virtual assistants.
In 13 years with MyOutDesk, Daniel has helped thousands of clients scale their businesses and grow profitability. He has worked with some of the largest companies in some of the fastest-growing industries.
Daniel has had the opportunity to work with many of the largest sales organizations, technology startups, insurance, real estate, and healthcare companies, and he’s willing to share those lessons with you.
Daniel founded MyOutDesk during the last global financial crisis of 2008 to help businesses leverage the remote workplace and scale businesses with virtual assistants.
In 13 years with MyOutDesk, Daniel has helped thousands of clients scale their businesses and grow profitability. He has worked with some of the largest companies in some of the fastest-growing industries.
Daniel has had the opportunity to work with many of the largest sales organizations, technology startups, insurance, real estate, and healthcare companies, and he’s willing to share those lessons with you.
Dolores Hirschmann, ACC, CPCC, is an internationally recognized strategist, coach, speaker, and founder of Masters in Clarity, a coaching practice that helps clients clarify their idea worth sharing and implement business growth systems. As a speaker coach, Dolores leverages the TED speaking platform to turn successful professionals into thought leaders in their field.
As the founder and president of By George HR Solutions, Diana found a common thread with most of her clients; the ability to hire employees that fit their company culture.
Diana has worked with global companies such as BOSE and the luxury watch company OMEGA. Diana brings with her over three decades of experience and learned early on how to motivate and get the best out of people which she now teaches organizations.
A co-author in “Anatomy of Accomplishment” Diana’s shares seven strategies on how to have a winning company culture. She teaches companies how to attract, hire and keep their top talent. Diana is the number one person you go to when you want to hire right the first time.
Diana has worked with global companies such as BOSE and the luxury watch company OMEGA. Diana brings with her over three decades of experience and learned early on how to motivate and get the best out of people which she now teaches organizations.
A co-author in “Anatomy of Accomplishment” Diana’s shares seven strategies on how to have a winning company culture. She teaches companies how to attract, hire and keep their top talent. Diana is the number one person you go to when you want to hire right the first time.
David Moise is the president and founder of Decide Consulting, an IT staffing and recruiting company based in Houston, TX. Prior to starting Decide Consulting, he had a career as a software developer holding titles such as technical architect and practice manager. In an industry dominated by companies run by recruiters and sales, Decide is different by having a technologist running the company.
David Cancel is a serial entrepreneur, podcast host (Seeking Wisdom) and angel investor/advisor. He is best known for creating hypergrowth products and product teams at companies such as Drift, HubSpot, Performable, Ghostery and Compete. David was named the top-ranked CEO by of USA Today and has been featured by media outlets such as The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Wired, and Fast Company, and has guest lectured on entrepreneurship at Harvard, Harvard Business School, MIT, MIT’s Sloan School of Management, Bentley, and other universities.
Dancho Dimkov is a growth enthusiast. He is inspired by growth. Growth in companies, people, relations, and businesses. By enabling and sharing his knowledge, energy, and curiosity in everything he puts himself into, he has had the opportunity to do just that throughout his career – make things grow. He always strives to see what's around the next corner and believe it's a sport to think and do things differently rather than a challenge.
Dan Smolen is an author, podcaster, and advocate for people who want to do meaningful work. He is founder and executive producer of The Dan Smolen Experience, LLC, and, host of The Tightrope with Dan Smolen, a podcast that speaks to the hopes and dreams—but also the fears and anxieties—of workforce professionals. The Tightrope Podcast just finished its Fall 2019 season.
