Community & Guest List
Tara is Founder and Chairwoman of Impact Profit, which is a nonprofit dedicated to making entrepreneurship more accessible to Black Founders. Tara has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for over a decade and founded Impact Profit to use her skillset to do some good in the world. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her Masters in Accounting and MBA from Northeastern University. She's a New Jersey native, but currently resides in Washington, DC.
As founder & CEO of Duraca Strategic, Tasha helps aspiring social impact entrepreneurs launch their dream business in 90 days without letting overthinking hold them back. She is a bilingual and multicultural business, branding, and marketing strategist with ten years of project management, communications, and marketing experience with the world’s leading organizations, publishers, and nonprofits. She's received over a dozen industry awards, including from the Shorty Social Good Awards, the Public Relations Society of America, and the American Advertising Federation; she was also recognized by the National Peace Corps Association on their 40 Under 40 list exemplifying a new generation of leadership. Tasha has done everything from developing integrated marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies at a top-three global ad agency to directly supporting the Afghan Ambassador to the US to helping the UN advance the Sustainable Development Goals. She's a DMV native, digital nomad, avid outdoors gal, and occasional travel writer.
Tina Hyland, a certified Life & Business Coach who is passionate about helping business owners achieve their goals and live life on their terms. Her mission is to lead, coach and inspire women entrepreneurs to become freedom-filled, empowered business owners. She specializes in helping you “get out of your own way” and overcome limiting beliefs around money so that you can learn to thrive, not just survive in your business. She knows how to break things down into actionable steps while achieving success without "over complicating" things. Balance is key and she will show you how to sustain a profitable business while making time for you and your family without sacrificing either's success.
Thad started making balloon animals with a bag of balloons, a pump and a book of instructions as a fun hobby. Soon the balloon sculptures got better and people hired him for parties. That was twenty years ago. SAMMY J Balloon Creations has grown into a full-line entertainment and decoration company creating unique memories for corporate events, receptions and company parties. Thad has concentrated his efforts into learning the intricacies of building a buisiness. This includes marketing, SEO optimization, bookkeeping, and building a network of referral agents and business partners.
Passionate about helping people and businesses achieve their dreams of success, Troy has worked with hundreds of businesses to deliver value to their customers. With a background in Finance and Marketing, Troy dedicated the last few years to developing the website division of a marketing company in the Washington DC Area. His successes led him to focus in on those skills with Red Clay Creative. Troy believes that hard work, communication and integrity are integral to any relationship and strives to help businesses with those core values at his foundation.
Teresa is the #1 international bestselling author of “Mass Influence - the habits of the highly influential”, which is now a bestseller in 7 countries. A 4X international bestselling author, Teresa teaches marketing courses around the globe to business leaders and entrepreneurs on how to create massively successful word of mouth campaigns. Teresa heads the Evolutionary Business Council, a global community of speakers and influencers dedicated to teaching the principles of success.
Taylor Simpson is a Motivational Speaker, Podcast Host and Online Coach. Through her Methodology of infusing Science, Spirituality and Mysticism, she teaches women around the world how to tap into the Frequency of Abundance. It is her mission to help these women rewire the thoughts that do not serve them, move through the blocks that keep them from living a life full of freedom and joy, so they can step fearlessly into their Higher Self, unapologetically! You can connect with Taylor over on Instagram @iAmTaylorSImpson or tune into her Podcast, A Taylored Adventure to Happiness.
Tom Spiggle is author of the book “You’re Pregnant? You’re Fired: Protecting Mothers, Fathers, and Other Caregivers in the Workplace.” He is founder of the Spiggle Law Firm, which has offices in Arlington, Va., Washington, D.C., and Bethesda, Md., where he focuses on workplace law helping protect the rights of clients facing pregnancy and caregiver discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination in the workplace. To learn more, visit: https://www.spigglelaw.com/contact.
Ting Lin is a multitalented and creative entrepreneur in the DMV area. She is a fashion consultant for Ting Lin Fashion, specializing in wardrobe audit, personal shopping, and fashion styling. She is a singer songwriter for Ting Lin Music, creating and performing original songs with multicultural and cross-genre elements. She is the founder of The Ting Times, striving to support creatives who want to pursue unconventional careers, by providing resources, mentorship and opportunities.
She is the creator of Around-the-Lectual Girl, a lifestyle brand that seeks to showcase authenticity, spread love, and spark growth in marginalized individuals. She is as a video blogging, and inspiring podcaster. Through daily motivational videos, PYTyinna Allows the world to experience her highs, lows, and life lessons. All this in an effort to motivate & inspire others to become a better version of themselves & achieve personal fulfillment.
