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Jennifer Schaus
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Jennifer
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Schaus
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Jennifer Schaus runs a successful consulting firm in the heart of Washington DC. Jennifer and her team started the business almost 20 years ago with the passion to help businesses understand and navigate the complex market of federal government contracting. In short, the firm helps established firms identify opportunities and secure the right tools in order to be successful in winning these competitive contracts. Clients include major Fortune 500 firms, publicly traded entities, and a host of product, service and software firms from around the globe. Jennifer has compiled a vast library of of over 450 complimentary webinars on public sector procurement. Pre-COVID the firm curated and hosted networking events for government contractors at the notable John F Kennedy Center and other fashionable venues.

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Jennifer Schaus runs a successful consulting firm in the heart of Washington DC. Jennifer and her team started the business almost 20 years ago with the passion to help businesses understand and navigate the complex market of federal government contracting. In short, the firm helps established firms identify opportunities and secure the right tools in order to be successful in winning these competitive contracts. Clients include major Fortune 500 firms, publicly traded entities, and a host of product, service and software firms from around the globe. Jennifer has compiled a vast library of of over 450 complimentary webinars on public sector procurement. Pre-COVID the firm curated and hosted networking events for government contractors at the notable John F Kennedy Center and other fashionable venues.
Karen Bate
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Karen is also co-founder of Awesome Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) with more than 200 local women business owners as members of six chapters throughout the DC region. Karen passionately believes that collaboration
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not competition
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and women supporting women are the keys to success in business and in life."

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A former journalist and Congressional press secretary, Karen Bate founded KB Concepts P.R. in 2007. She and her team help companies and nonprofits strengthen their brands; achieve their mission and goals; garner key media placements; and harness the variety of social media tools to tell clients’ stories and inspire others to support them. Great Ideas for Good Causes is not just her company tagline; it is the guiding philosophy of her work.
Amberly Lago
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Amberly
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Lago
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Amberly Lago is a former professional dancer and athlete and a leading expert in the field of resilience, transformation, and health and wellness. She is a motivational speaker and the best-selling author of “True Grit and Grace.” She empowers people around the world by sharing her story how she turned a tragedy into triumph.

Amberly has most recently been featured on NBC’s The Today Show, contributed to magazines such as Shape, Fit Pregnancy, Health, and Disability Magazine.

I AM CEO Podcast Episode

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Amberly Lago is a former professional dancer and athlete and a leading expert in the field of resilience, transformation, and health and wellness. She is a motivational speaker and the best-selling author of “True Grit and Grace.” She empowers people around the world by sharing her story how she turned a tragedy into triumph.

Amberly has most recently been featured on NBC’s The Today Show, contributed to magazines such as Shape, Fit Pregnancy, Health, and Disability Magazine.
Jennifer Mulchandani
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Jennifer
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Mulchandani
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Jennifer Mulchandani is the Founder and CEO of Arlington Strategy, a comprehensive marketing agency whose mission is to build thriving brands working to change the world. Since launching Arlington Strategy in 2012, Jennifer has become an active member of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, is an alumnae of Leadership Arlington class of '15 and serves on the Board of Directors for Bridges to Independence. Jennifer and her husband of 21 years have three teenage boys, and when not in a pandemic, her family travels off the beaten path around the world as much as possible.

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Jennifer Mulchandani is the Founder and CEO of Arlington Strategy, a comprehensive marketing agency whose mission is to build thriving brands working to change the world. Since launching Arlington Strategy in 2012, Jennifer has become an active member of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, is an alumnae of Leadership Arlington class of '15 and serves on the Board of Directors for Bridges to Independence. Jennifer and her husband of 21 years have three teenage boys, and when not in a pandemic, her family travels off the beaten path around the world as much as possible.
Jaya Aiyar
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“My vision for Créatif is to be a brand that redefines what an Art Studio is. By integrating Art with Technology
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we have transformed the traditional art studio into an exciting and experiential community destination. I’m thrilled to see us become an integral part of our customer’s meaningful experiences
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their artistic development and their cherished memories.” – Jaya Aiyar"

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Creatif is an innovative art studio brand founded by Jaya Aiyar. She envisioned this novel idea and has worked on it from concept to reality. With this talented mastermind and hard-working woman at its helm, Creatif has been able to offer family-friendly art experience integrated with technology, to thousands. Jaya’s engineering and project management degrees have helped her redefine art studios and her creative business model has positively impacted artists of all ages.
Christine Franklyn
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Christine
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Franklyn
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Christine Franklyn is an international speaker, writer and Executive Wellness Coach. She is on a mission to help high-performing entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs stop feeling trapped in the businesses they’ve built. She has reverse-engineered the process she used to escape burnout and reclaim her A-Game to create her Power Up Formula. Her clients get out from under the weight of everything that rests on their shoulders, optimize their lives and thrive at their highest level.

I AM CEO Podcast Episode

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Christine Franklyn is an international speaker, writer and Executive Wellness Coach. She is on a mission to help high-performing entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs stop feeling trapped in the businesses they’ve built. She has reverse-engineered the process she used to escape burnout and reclaim her A-Game to create her Power Up Formula. Her clients get out from under the weight of everything that rests on their shoulders, optimize their lives and thrive at their highest level.
WILLIAM SCOTT GOLDMAN
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WILLIAM SCOTT
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GOLDMAN
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William Scott Goldman is the founding member of Goldman Law Group, representing creative business clients, both established and early-stage, throughout the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Goldman received an LL.M. in Patent and Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University and is licensed to practice before several courts. One of the world's most prolific trademark filers, he's perennially ranked 'Top-10' at the USPTO now with over 11,000 pending applications and registrations. Having written the book on Branding Law, he is also a frequent lecturer, guest speaker, media commentator and author on various legal subjects. Clients appreciate his creative insights based on almost 30 yrs. of practical experience, quick response times and reasonable flat-fee billing.

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William Scott Goldman is the founding member of Goldman Law Group, representing creative business clients, both established and early-stage, throughout the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Goldman received an LL.M. in Patent and Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University and is licensed to practice before several courts. One of the world's most prolific trademark filers, he's perennially ranked 'Top-10' at the USPTO now with over 11,000 pending applications and registrations. Having written the book on Branding Law, he is also a frequent lecturer, guest speaker, media commentator and author on various legal subjects. Clients appreciate his creative insights based on almost 30 yrs. of practical experience, quick response times and reasonable flat-fee billing.
Sasha Schriber
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Sasha
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Schriber
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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.

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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.
Elena Sonnino
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Elena
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Sonnino
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Elena Sonnino is on a mission to help YOU be the Sunrise In YOUR Pocket. She believes that the only thing you need to feel more peace, more joy, and more connected in your life – is YOU. And that it is time to replace overwhelm, overthinking, and survival mode with aliveness and. wonder as the metric for thriving and success. Her work as a coach and speaker helps you turn your walls into doors and move from shoulds to delight, one day at a time.

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Elena Sonnino is on a mission to help YOU be the Sunrise In YOUR Pocket. She believes that the only thing you need to feel more peace, more joy, and more connected in your life – is YOU. And that it is time to replace overwhelm, overthinking, and survival mode with aliveness and. wonder as the metric for thriving and success. Her work as a coach and speaker helps you turn your walls into doors and move from shoulds to delight, one day at a time.
Michela Quilici
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Michela
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Quilici
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Michela Quilici (pronounced: ME-KAY-LA KWEE-LEE-CHEE), CEO MQ Consulting and Business Training Inc. Michela is an International business growth + marketing expert passionate about supporting coaches, consultants and service professionals who struggle with sales, marketing and systems - to gain more exposure, magnetize qualified buyers, and double revenues with much less effort. Over the past 17 years she has coached and consulted hundreds of entrepreneurially minded companies globally, from start-up to $20+ million to take business owners and their business to the next level of excellence. Michela has been featured in USA Weekly, Canadian Living Magazine and Profit Magazine. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and is a contributing author in the bestselling book Conscious Business.

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Michela Quilici (pronounced: ME-KAY-LA KWEE-LEE-CHEE), CEO MQ Consulting and Business Training Inc. Michela is an International business growth + marketing expert passionate about supporting coaches, consultants and service professionals who struggle with sales, marketing and systems - to gain more exposure, magnetize qualified buyers, and double revenues with much less effort. Over the past 17 years she has coached and consulted hundreds of entrepreneurially minded companies globally, from start-up to $20+ million to take business owners and their business to the next level of excellence. Michela has been featured in USA Weekly, Canadian Living Magazine and Profit Magazine. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and is a contributing author in the bestselling book Conscious Business.
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