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Brooke Brown is a female entrepreneur in the DMV area. She is the mid-atlantic battle of the bottle Champion (mixology competition). Her business Top Shelf Mixology, Mixology & Bar Consulting offers alcohol certification, mixology classes, bartending services and bar consulting.

Morten Storgaard is the man behind the YouTube channel "Passive Income Geek". He has been building passive income websites for more than a decade and shares all his tricks and tips on the channel and the website with the same name: passiveIncomeGeek.com.

Julie Reisler, MA, ACC, is the founder and CEO of Empowered Living, a Life Design and Professional Development company. Julie leads and facilitates workshops, summits and retreats for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations using a strength-based approach. Julie is a leadership and well-being coach, and is the author of the Get a PhD in YOU book series. Julie has a master's degree in health & wellness coaching, with a concentration in nutrition, a graduate certificate in Organization Development from Georgetown University, and more than twelve certifications in leadership, health and well-being. Julie is on the faculty at Georgetown University in their coaching program, is a senior facilitator with the University of Maryland Baltimore County Training Centers and is a certified LEAF (Leading with Experiential Appreciative Facilitation) facilitator. Julie is also a multi-time TEDx speaker, host of The You-est You® podcast and meditation teacher on the popular app, Insight Timer. To learn more about Julie, go to juliereisler.com.

Laura is starting a new business coaching caregivers who have developed unhealthy coping habits due to stress. She spent 2 years migrating cross country every 6 weeks to care for her 90 + year old parents before Covid. In addition, Laura's experiences in a 4-decade marriage, raising 3 amazing kids, and running a successful Mary Kay business for 35 years have prepared her well to help others shift their mindset and habits. Laura's journey led to her motivation and passion in helping others create better lives. The technique she uses is especially effective in helping people change their relationship with alcohol, making it irrelevant in their lives.

I was born in Ethiopia; my family immigrated to the US when I was 3 years old and I was raised in Northern Virginia. I was always a good student, and ended up attended the University of Virginia, studied Cognitive Neuroscience, and minored in African and African American Studies. Also, I had a pre-med background; after I graduated I completed an internship through Harvard Medical School but ultimately decided that I did not want to become a doctor. Around the same time I was introduced to mentors who revealed to me how to develop real wealth in America. Today I work full-time as a Program Coordinator for a mental health non-profit, in governance, research and policy, but outside of that I am developing assets through social commerce and securing my financial independence.