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A poorly trained or untrained team is costing your business money and time every day! That's why Dr. Tonya Robertson (founder of Focused Training Solutions) and team are proactive about ensuring that service-based business owners understand the importance of developing their teams to be more of an asset in order to increase profitability. Focused Training Solutions is not the average employee training agency. Dr. Robertson and team take a holistic, strategic, and relational approach to ensure the ongoing success of businesses.
Danielle Kristine Toussaint, founder and CEO of She Thinks Purple, is a storyteller, strategist and social enterprise brand architect on a journey to help mission-driven start-ups make money and a make a difference. She has been the writing pen behind op-eds and speeches for Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and TEDx. Danielle holds a B.A. in Political Science and African American Studies from Yale University and a M.S.Ed from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
As the founder and president of By George HR Solutions, Diana found a common thread with most of her clients; the ability to hire employees that fit their company culture.
Diana has worked with global companies such as BOSE and the luxury watch company OMEGA. Diana brings with her over three decades of experience and learned early on how to motivate and get the best out of people which she now teaches organizations.
A co-author in “Anatomy of Accomplishment” Diana’s shares seven strategies on how to have a winning company culture. She teaches companies how to attract, hire and keep their top talent. Diana is the number one person you go to when you want to hire right the first time.
Diana has worked with global companies such as BOSE and the luxury watch company OMEGA. Diana brings with her over three decades of experience and learned early on how to motivate and get the best out of people which she now teaches organizations.
A co-author in “Anatomy of Accomplishment” Diana’s shares seven strategies on how to have a winning company culture. She teaches companies how to attract, hire and keep their top talent. Diana is the number one person you go to when you want to hire right the first time.
Desiree Lotz has been helping people with their health for more than 40 years. Her basic philosophy is that all symptoms people experience is an indication that they have deficiencies or excesses in their diet. Desiree loves what she does. She is from South Africa and now resides in the USA. She has helped people deal with their stress and improve health conditions even see early signs of possible sickness. She has also helped people to overcome addiction too. For her, helping people is the most important thing in her life, whether it’s with basic information about their bodies or guiding them on how to look for what is best for them. She aims to help calm the planet down. Because of her philosophy, she has created Instant CalMag-C to help people stay ahead of their health. Her flagship product is an instant calcium and magnesium product that is used by thousands of people worldwide.
Danielle Desir is an author, speaker, podcaster and the founder of WOC Podcasters, a community of 2,300 women of color podcasters looking to connect, share resources and learn. She is also the founder of The Thought Card, an award-winning affordable travel finance blog and podcast empowering people to make informed financial decisions - travel more, pay off debt and build wealth.
Denise Casagrande is the President and COO of PCG Digital. Her days are spent leading and growing the digital agency while making advancements in digital marketing that her team can provide for their clients. She wrote her first book 'Can You See Me Now?' in 2017, is an international speaker, a 40 under 40 award recipient, and a thought leader in social media marketing and advertising. Denise resides at the Jersey Shore with her husband George, and can always be found at the local beach.
Deborah Pretty a.k.a. (P.Y.) is the lady behind PYTalkBiz.com. Deborah has been a business owner for 40 years. She'd founded and started 5 businesses in 5 different industries.
Currently, she's running a property preservation business with their son Tae, which is what sparked her new business endeavor. Although Deborah ran a successful business, she found herself working 24/7. One day she worked all night; processing and invoicing work orders. She realized something had to change.
After a few simple changes, she increased their average bid invoice amount by 35%, reduced her working hours by more than 50%, hired a vendor manager and processor, and incorporated ACH services. Those simple cost-efficient changes dramatically improved productivity and profits.
Her goal now is to help other small business owners to work less and earn more! She hopes to reach the masses via her online resource. Deborah built a website designed specifically to help other small business owners learn from her many years of costly mistakes.
Currently, she's running a property preservation business with their son Tae, which is what sparked her new business endeavor. Although Deborah ran a successful business, she found herself working 24/7. One day she worked all night; processing and invoicing work orders. She realized something had to change.
After a few simple changes, she increased their average bid invoice amount by 35%, reduced her working hours by more than 50%, hired a vendor manager and processor, and incorporated ACH services. Those simple cost-efficient changes dramatically improved productivity and profits.
Her goal now is to help other small business owners to work less and earn more! She hopes to reach the masses via her online resource. Deborah built a website designed specifically to help other small business owners learn from her many years of costly mistakes.
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.
Dorothy at Dorothy AB Johnson specializes in coaching single women between 25-30 who just went through a breakup from a financially stable relationship and now want to find financial stability on their own. She has her Master's in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and is certified Life Coach with The Life Coach School.
Dylan is the youngest ever advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, which is sold in book stores around the world. Since age 11, he has been collecting, buying, selling, and attending shows around the country. Comics are Dylan’s life, and his day always has an aspect of comic books in it; Whether it is making up more comic boxes, or pursuing the next collection, comic books will always have a special place in Dylan’s heart. Most recently he has cracked the code with his team on running a business with efficiency in college.
