Community & Guest List
Judy Weintraub is an accomplished entrepreneur, business executive and attorney and is a bestselling author of The Essentials of Negotiating Effectively and the author of How to Build Successful Business Partnerships. She is the founder of SkillBites, providing book writing and publishing services to help authors get their books done quickly and conveniently. In addition to SkillBites, Judy runs Weintraub Legal Services, providing corporate law services and dispute resolution services.
As the Connection Counselor, Joe teaches busy professionals how to unlock the 12 SuperPersonal skills that elevate your career. He is the author of the ground-breaking Unlock Your Leadership series, including "Unlock Your Executive Presence," which finally wrestles to the ground this elusive ability. An acclaimed coach and keynote speaker with over 20 years of experience in Corporate America, his goal is to help you unlock the best version of yourself. Joe also hosts “The Big Lie” and "Why It Works" podcasts and when he is not teaching, loves to spend time training in Aikido. Joe holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Georgetown University, and lives in New Jersey with his family.
Trevor Rappleye is the CEO and Founder of CorporateFilming.net- a national video production creating monthly content to drive sales for one simple annual price. He started his first company at age 13 and loves what he does. CorporateFilming tripled in revenue in 2019 due to his focus on selling, niching and the customer experience.
Kari Warberg Block, an unlikely disruptor, challenged an industry that by its very nature is toxic. As the Founder & CEO of EarthKind, Kari discovered that 98% of pest control solutions sold were poison & kill methods – so she set out to invent a better solution: plant-based pest control powered by nature. Kari was the first to develop, manufacture, and commercialize poison-free rodent and insect repellents for farm and home use, with a mission to build a purpose led company to create change through business. Once a mom on food stamps Kari started EarthKind with nothing more than a package of garden seeds and a vision, and has built it into $20 million company. Kari was selected as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneurial Winning Women,” and has gone from being a part of her local homemakers club to advising the SBA, Congress and the White House on policy that impacts women in business. She has been featured in CNBC, the New York Times, Huffington Post and Forbes.
Dr. Trevor Cates is founder and owner of The Spa Dr. and author of the bestselling book Clean Skin From Within. Dr. Cates is host of The Spa Dr. weekly podcast and has her own PBS special, Younger Skin From Within. She believes the key to healthy skin is inner and outer nourishment with non-toxic ingredients. Dr. Cates’ The Spa Dr. skin care and supplement lines are formulated with natural and organic ingredients designed to help you achieve the clean and natural path to confidence and beautiful skin.
Delanie Fischer is a podcaster, business owner, and creative consultant. She’s the co-host of Self-Helpless, a top iTunes and Spotify podcast that has over 1 million downloads, and is the CEO of the humorous custom art business that has been featured on Team Coco, Dicks by Delanie. Fischer also assists other creatives and entrepreneurs with starting and scaling their businesses via her consulting services, Doin' It with Delanie.
Delanie has a background in stand-up comedy, writing, and producing – she has been featured on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly, co-wrote and appeared in Lifetime’s Bad Tutor, and executive produced the docu-comedy special, Love at First Cousin.
Delanie has a background in stand-up comedy, writing, and producing – she has been featured on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly, co-wrote and appeared in Lifetime’s Bad Tutor, and executive produced the docu-comedy special, Love at First Cousin.
Rick Hughes production manager and co-CEO of Peace Entertainment, Inc. is a brand media and video production specialist, who through the use high-quality video content, makes sure your company’s messaging is seen and heard. Peace Entertainment’s content visually communicates to your target audience, and gets your business seen in the right way and now a brand name! Their brand media content keeps your professional lifestyle, brand, and marketing viable and visual in the market place.
Christina Orso is a Boston-based marketing expert who focuses on restaurant and food brands. As the former marketing director of a well-known restaurant group, blogger, and influencer, she decided to go out on her own to work with multiple brands on all things digital marketing. Christina helps her clients with a variety of marketing efforts, including social media, photography, influencer collaborations, email marketing, and much more.
A founder and a CEO of a machine learning startup NANOS.AI, with 10+ computer scientists, who turn the process of creating and placing online advertisements into a simple, automated and transparent action. A former Walt Disney Imagineering cast member - founded and developed an innovation group within Disney Research in a collaboration with the Computer Graphics Laboratory at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). Background in math, finance and law, with 20+ patents in multimedia, previsualisation, machine learning and online marketing technologies and publications at ACM IUI, IEEE InfoVis, IAAI and ICIDS.
Finding the fantastic” between the hustle of surviving life and achieving it. Colleen Dee Tiberius Shumaker is real and authentic. With a twist of learning disabilities, she calls her super powers, her goal is to show people they are not alone in their struggles, and they matter. She is able to do this through her podcast called “Finding the Fantastic” where she sheds light on everyday stereotypes, and the troubles that those bring, to help galvanize and motivate people’s individuality.
