Steve Turner is a Principal with Solomon Turner PR in St. Louis. Solomon Turner was started by Steve and his partner Shelly Solomon in 1990 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2020. The firm has won several awards including Small Business Monthly's list of Top PR firms in St. Louis for 11 years in a row and Steve was recently named a Rockstar Publicist by Thrive Global and Authority Magazine. Steve has worked with clients in both the B2B and B2C sectors. Clients have included Anthony Robbins Seminars, Coldwell Banker, HealthSouth, Northwestern Mutual, and dozens of companies on a national and local basis. Today Steve and Solomon Turner's focus is primarily to help amplify the brand of small and mid-sized businesses. Steve is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Shane Hurley is the CEO of RedFynn Technologies. In 2005, he discovered the payment processing business and has been in the fintech space for over 17 years. Outside of RedFynn, Shane is passionate about investing in a wide range of assets, including his favorite, international real estate. He also enjoys mentoring up-and-comers.
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.
Sylvia Scott is the founder and CEO of the Girls' C.E.O. Connection which she launched in 2009. Her passion is to help high school girls build bright and fulfilling self-sufficient futures. She want to see independent thinking cultivated within a global community of young female entrepreneurs. Her goal for the Girls' C.E.O. Connection is to equip and motivate the girls with skills and traits of accomplished women entrepreneurs. Sylvia's personal commitment is to expand opportunities for them within entrepreneurship. Sylvia is an Ambassador for WED/Women's® Entrepreneurship Day. From 2016 to 2020 she was an e-mentor for Afghan women entrepreneurs enrolled in the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women's Peace Through Business® Program. She is also a business counselor with the Coachella Valley Women's Business Center.
providing ridiculously simple accounting and financial insights for businesses on the rise."
Sue Reninger, Managing Partner and Client Brand Strategist at RMD Advertising, founded RMD Advertising in 1992. Since that time, Sue has been responsible for the strategy and direction of RMD’s clients. Today, she works closely with brands such as ParmCrisps, THINSTERS, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Southern Recipe Small Batch, Buckeye Vodka and more to develop new strategies that better connect the brand to consumers, and consumers to the brand.
Suman is a Professional Development Consultant, dedicated to supporting individuals and organizations through conflict management and culture change initiatives with a distinct focus on the values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). She approaches her work with attention toward self-care, compassion, empathy, collaboration, and awareness, all of which she recognizes as essential for transformation to a more just and inclusive society.
and an ABD-PhD in Business from Emory University’s Laney Graduate School. Stephen is presently pursuing additional graduate studies from Johns Hopkins University."
As the official Zig Ziglar Small Business Lawyer and a Ziglar Legacy Certified Trainer, it’s no wonder that Scott Reib is known as “America’s Legal Coach.” For the last two decades, Scott has been helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and coaches “shatterproof” their businesses by implementing specific strategies for structure, growth, and protection. Over the last three years, Scott has been sharing these strategies with business owners and coaches, and watching them grow and succeed!
Dr. Shara Posner is a practicing chiropractor in the DMV area. She is the owner of a holistic healthcare center incorporating Acupuncture, Massage, and Chiropractic for functional whole body healing. Back To Health Center is located in Old Town Alexandria Virginia and has been serving the community for over 15 years. Dr. Shara has a Masters in Nutrition and a Doctorate of Chiropractic. Utilizing her love for fitness, certification in Pediatrics and Maternal chiropractic health, Dr Shara has a unique and comprehensive approach for all ages and demographics.
