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Blake is a former corporate executive, mom of three kids & founder of Connections Illuminated, LLC.
She provides tailored coaching to driven women who want to leave a career that she no longer enjoys, so she can do more fulfilling work and make a bigger impact in the world without having sacrifice either being present in her children’s lives or the lifestyle she’s worked so hard for.
Blake helps her clients to get clarity on the bigger vision for her life, shows her how to use her skills, experiences & passions to replace (or exceed) her income and serves as her trusted business adviser, walking with her step by step to validate & scale her business so she has the confidence (and results) to know she can be successful.
Blake's clients commonly achieve clarity on the type of business & life they want and have begun making money from their new business (validated business model) within three months. For those that have already started their businesses before working with Blake, she is able to help them get focus & clarity on steps they need to take to create a bigger, more impactful business that will lead in the market.
She provides tailored coaching to driven women who want to leave a career that she no longer enjoys, so she can do more fulfilling work and make a bigger impact in the world without having sacrifice either being present in her children’s lives or the lifestyle she’s worked so hard for.
Blake helps her clients to get clarity on the bigger vision for her life, shows her how to use her skills, experiences & passions to replace (or exceed) her income and serves as her trusted business adviser, walking with her step by step to validate & scale her business so she has the confidence (and results) to know she can be successful.
Blake's clients commonly achieve clarity on the type of business & life they want and have begun making money from their new business (validated business model) within three months. For those that have already started their businesses before working with Blake, she is able to help them get focus & clarity on steps they need to take to create a bigger, more impactful business that will lead in the market.
Brianna Socci is an emerging industry leader in digital healthcare. She co-founded UBERDOC as a direct-to-doctor platform for individuals to get immediate access to doctors without insurance obstacles. Brianna has led multi-million dollar investment rounds, making UBERDOC one of the few female-founded companies to receive venture capital funding. She has been featured in several business and technology publications, including Authority Magazine and ThriveGlobal and was a TiE NY Pitch finalist. Brianna has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and leadership from Binghamton University’s School of Management.
Brad is the founder of E3 Consulting and the author of Business Fitness Revolution (available on Amazon). He recently launched Business Fitness
University, a program designed for business owners, C-Suite Executives, and managers. Brad has provided management consulting, business software selection, and implementation for over 35 years. He has helped hundreds of businesses grow their profits by decreasing costs, increasing revenue, and optimizing employee and team performance.
University, a program designed for business owners, C-Suite Executives, and managers. Brad has provided management consulting, business software selection, and implementation for over 35 years. He has helped hundreds of businesses grow their profits by decreasing costs, increasing revenue, and optimizing employee and team performance.
sharing lifestyle tips and openly embracing her own experiences as a co-host of Good Things DC and District Life. Brit loves connecting with others so join the fun on social media by searching “TheBritJones.”"
Brandon is the CEO and Founder of Parkes Philanthropy, a social impact consulting firm, managing over 90+ years of collective experience. Parkes Philanthropy is dedicated to equip the non-profits, corporations and individuals with the ideas and resources and support they need to positively impact the world.
He previously served as a Senior Consultant for Bridge Philanthropic Consulting LLC, nations largest African-American fundraising firm. Prior, he was the Nonprofit Engagement Manager at CariClub, an AI tech company that connects young professionals to leadership roles on nonprofit boards.
He has formerly worked in a corporate philanthropic capacity for companies such as Morgan Stanley and Toyota.
Through these professional titles, he gained experience supporting effective philanthropic strategy that increases social impact, external/internal engagement and nonprofit capacity building. He was humbled to be named one of CauseArtists’s “20 Inspiring African Americans Impacting the World Through Social Impact & Social Innovation,” named one of Startup Boost’s NYC 33 under 33, and has been featured in several publications such as Black Enterprise, Blavity, Nonprofit Technology News, and Blacks in Technology. It’s Brandon’s passion to empower any constituent looking to make a positive social impact on the world.
He previously served as a Senior Consultant for Bridge Philanthropic Consulting LLC, nations largest African-American fundraising firm. Prior, he was the Nonprofit Engagement Manager at CariClub, an AI tech company that connects young professionals to leadership roles on nonprofit boards.
He has formerly worked in a corporate philanthropic capacity for companies such as Morgan Stanley and Toyota.
Through these professional titles, he gained experience supporting effective philanthropic strategy that increases social impact, external/internal engagement and nonprofit capacity building. He was humbled to be named one of CauseArtists’s “20 Inspiring African Americans Impacting the World Through Social Impact & Social Innovation,” named one of Startup Boost’s NYC 33 under 33, and has been featured in several publications such as Black Enterprise, Blavity, Nonprofit Technology News, and Blacks in Technology. It’s Brandon’s passion to empower any constituent looking to make a positive social impact on the world.
Björgvin Benediktsson is an audio engineer, musician, and entrepreneur from Iceland currently living in Tucson, Arizona. He is the best-selling author of Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins. He helps home studio musicians make better sounding music by teaching them how to record and produce themselves at www.audio-issues.com. In addition to being an audio educator, he is an expert in online impact through authority building, thought leadership and email marketing at www.BBenediktsson.com
Brad Halsey is a modern-day MacGyver. He works to empower people from all places and backgrounds to solve the hardest, most important, and time-critical technical problems.
As CEO and Co-Founder of Building Momentum, Brad leads a team of Ph.D.s, engineers, scientists, innovators, trainers, makers, educators, artists, and thinkers to solve for impact in their community. Making Alexandria, the armed forces, and the region a better place – ready to solve the hard problems ahead.
As CEO and Co-Founder of Building Momentum, Brad leads a team of Ph.D.s, engineers, scientists, innovators, trainers, makers, educators, artists, and thinkers to solve for impact in their community. Making Alexandria, the armed forces, and the region a better place – ready to solve the hard problems ahead.
Birch Thomas is a commercial photographer born and raised in the DC area. She picked up a camera for the first time in 2016 and in five short years she went from taking photos in her spare time to running her own photography business and making it her full-time career. After a decade of working a 9-5 in operations and finance Birch took all of the skills and lessons she learned in her business experience to grow her side hustle into her own creative business. She works with a diverse range of local and national clients and enjoys the challenge that comes with creating something truly unique for every person she collaborates with. Her passion lies in creating work that supports the businesses of other creative entrepreneurs in their pursuit.
Bri Seeley is a Creative Business Growth Strategist for Entrepreneurs. She is born catalyst who will help you grow your brand, maximize your impact and grow your profits by both transforming yourself and your business. Her expertise in counseling, psychology and entrepreneurship will support you in creating the success you desire on your terms. She is the author of the best-selling Permission to Leap and has been seen on The TODAY Show, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Yahoo! and more.
Growing up in The Bronx, NYC, the middle of three first-generation kids, Brittany Pogue-Mohammed Acosta's mother (of Irish and Scandinavian descent) and her father (who immigrated from Trinidad), both extremely proud people, ensured they knew what their kids were mixed with and that they took equal pride in both sides. Now that her and her husband Daniel (Puerto Rican and Black) have a daughter of their own, Brittany found herself constantly searching for products for her--books, toys and apparel that depicted a variety of skin tones, that spoke to a child who is racially diverse--but all that she found were hair care products. So, she decided to create what she was looking for herself: a site that caters to biracial and multiracial individuals; a community where all mixed race people can share experiences, ask questions and just talk about the unique issues they face as racially diverse individuals. The goal at Mosaic the Label is to enable mixed race individuals to show pride in their mix, to feel seen, to be heard and understood. At Mosaic, they want you to know that it’s good to live in the in-between--you do not have to choose a side. Afterall, it’s the parts that make the whole.
