Community & Guest List
In 2014 Dr. Darrien Jamar obeyed a spiritual call to begin Chiropractic school in Marietta, Georgia. For the optics and sake of seeming sane, Dr. Darrien explained to family and friends that this was always an unspoken dream, but truthfully—it was the answer to a desperate cry for inner healing. Today, Dr. Darrien is a practicing Doctor of Chiropractic and an Integrative Life Coach with a Masters in Positive Psychology and extensive Reiki training here in the DMV—all of which informs his unique approach to life, well-being, and healing. Dr. Darrien believes trusting our inner guidance is the ultimate path to peace and purpose.
Desanti Carden is a musician and entrepreneur based in Houston, Texas. She founded "Tough Luck" the media company and posts regularly on her self-titled Youtube channel. Her content is focused on solo-preneurship and human optimization to educate her audience on the importance of being aware of one's biological and mental health and how it impacts executing on their dreams.
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 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.
Derek leads the sales and account management team at seoplus+. He helped grow seoplus+ from 4 employees to over 30. Derek is never satisfied and has plans to continue to aggressively grow. Derek approach to business to to focus on mindset, work ethic and process.
David Addi is Always Fired Up. Literally and figuratively. David helps clients find swag that'll inspire them and get them FIRED UP!
Dan Pfister is a partner at The Business Source Corp., they’ve generated over 50k customers and have worked with brands like American Express and Tony Robbins. In 2016 Dan built a customer win-back process for The Business Source, and based on its success of it, he founded Strategic Winback Research & Advisory.
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.
Dr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, podcast host, researcher, author, TEDx speaker, and a nationally-recognized authority on women’s leadership. Her experience founding and growing KidsCare, a multi-million dollar enterprise that has provided healthcare to over 50,000 children with special needs from Texas to Colorado, offers her the unique opportunity to leverage her depth of expertise to help women who are positions similar to the one she was in 15 years ago. In her work, Cortney helps side hustlers transition to CEO of their business, something many of them find very scary.
Dave is regarded as a leading expert in the delivery of technology services, with broad experience in both technology and business. He owned and operated an IT Solution Provider and MSP for over a decade, both acquiring other organizations and eventually being acquired. This firm was a winner of multiple awards, including Kaseya’s Cutting Edge and ConnectWise’s Best New Idea, as well as being a finalist for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year in the Small Business Specialist category. After his MSP experience, he has worked for multiple vendors at such companies as Level Platforms, GFI, LogicNow, and SolarWinds, leading community, event, marketing, and product strategies, as well as several M&A activities. He is also the host of “The Business of Tech," and he also is a co-host on the "The Killing IT Podcast.”
