Brian Quick is a drummer, public speaker and consultant. Brian started to play drums at the age of 6 years old and has now turned this passion into his purpose by inspiring others to find and use their purpose. Brian performs drum clinics at schools, festivals and churches. Brian has been traveling speaking at businesses, churches, conferences, and many other platforms to teach on growth, leadership, and marketing. Brian consultants businesses and worship teams on how to authentically grow and better in their craft.
Cathy Sexton, Productivity and Profit Specialist, Speaker, Author, TV Host, and Coach, helps individuals and organizations increase productivity and profits. Delivering high-impact principles through speaking, coaching, training and special resources, Cathy empowers people to achieve their personal and business goals, make the profit they desire, and still have time for family and friends.
Tia Graham is an international speaker, author and consultant on positive psychology and employee engagement. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. Her insights have been featured in major media such as CNN, Forbes, and Fast Company to name a few. Her new book, Be a Happy Leader, teachers her proprietary 8-step methodology on driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness.
Brian Kelly is a Success Coach and Business Consultant who works with socially conscious small to medium sized companies to create more inclusive work environments and to unleash human greatness in their people and teams producing better business AND human results.
Brian’s career spans three decades across Information Technology, Human Resources, Project Management, Program Management, People Development, and nonprofit leadership.
Brian is committed to advancing diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity for greater economic and career opportunities for all human beings.
Brian’s career spans three decades across Information Technology, Human Resources, Project Management, Program Management, People Development, and nonprofit leadership.
Brian is committed to advancing diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity for greater economic and career opportunities for all human beings.
Dolores Hirschmann, ACC, CPCC, is an internationally recognized strategist, coach, speaker, and founder of Masters in Clarity, a coaching practice that helps clients clarify their idea worth sharing and implement business growth systems. As a speaker coach, Dolores leverages the TED speaking platform to turn successful professionals into thought leaders in their field.
Adam Mendler is the CEO of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and oversees ventures across a wide variety of industries: Beverly Hills Chairs, the leading seller of refurbished Herman Miller Aeron chairs in the country; Custom Tobacco, a one-of-a-kind e-commerce platform where customers can create fully customized, private-label cigars in real-time; and Veloz Solutions, a technology consulting and software development practice. Adam is also a nationally acclaimed thought leader, writer and speaker on topics including leadership, entrepreneurship and management. Adam is the creator and host of the podcast Thirty Minute Mentors, where each week he goes one on one with one of the most successful people in the country on how they got to the top and how listeners can too.
Casandra Austin-McDonald is from Springfield, IL. She is a speaker, poet, life coach and the author of Unclothed Memoir of a Naked Soul. Casandra founded the self-esteem empowerment movement, Be Pretty Inside, Inc; is the founder and CEO of the Live Greater Institute; and also the host of the Grow Thru It podcast. Casandra has a son in high school, a bonus son in junior high school, and is a wife to the love of her life. Casandra can be found on all social media platforms.
Carol Tice is the founder of the award-winning Make a Living Writing blog (founded 2008) and Freelance Writers Den paid membership community (founded 2011), which now has 1400 members. She coaches home-based freelance writers on how to grow their income with her proven program, Freelance Writers Den 2X Income Accelerator. Her own freelance business ramped to six figures in the downturn of ‘08-’10. Her freelance clients have included Forbes, Entrepreneur, Seattle Magazine, Delta Sky, Costco, American Express, Deloitte, and many more. She’s the author of 2 print books and 10+ e-books.
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.
Bofta Yimam is an Emmy® & Murrow Award-Winning Journalist, DC-based News Correspondent, International Speaker and Executive Coach. She was recently honored with the Asian-African Chamber of Commerce & Industry International Leadership Award and the Black Business Review’s Top 40 Under 40 Professionals Award. From London to Africa, Bofta has also captured global crowds with her dynamic style and presence.
From teenage depression to an award-winning broadcasting career — including reporting from the White House and Capitol Hill — to building a successful business from scratch, Bofta works to inspire others that anything is possible. She firmly believes that adversity has its advantages and there’s incredible power in owning your story — that’s what her clients learn to embrace, too. Bofta helps change agents and industry transformers increase their confidence, develop their compelling story, deeply connect with audiences and speak their mission!
From teenage depression to an award-winning broadcasting career — including reporting from the White House and Capitol Hill — to building a successful business from scratch, Bofta works to inspire others that anything is possible. She firmly believes that adversity has its advantages and there’s incredible power in owning your story — that’s what her clients learn to embrace, too. Bofta helps change agents and industry transformers increase their confidence, develop their compelling story, deeply connect with audiences and speak their mission!
