Treasure Shields Redmond, known as the “#DebtFreeDegree Expert,” is founder of Get The Acceptance Letter Academy. This is a community where she helps busy parents of college bound teens secure top-tier education without massive debt.
Erica N. Reed is a Psychotherapist and Corporate Trainer and her focus is on Leading From Within to Create Success in All Areas of Life. As a psychotherapist, Erica works with her clients to develop healthy mindsets and behaviors, resulting in higher levels of confidence, loving relationships and an overall feeling of personal fulfillment. Since the workplace has a huge impact on our overall mental health, Erica also provides corporate training to teach organizations how to focus on the human side of business. Her training and keynote presentations focus on optimizing the personal and professional strengths of employees, resulting in high performing and collaborative teams. Taking her clinical and training expertise to the classroom, Erica is an Adjunct Professor at Bowie State University and Catholic University of America.
For 15 years, OptimumHQ founder and CEO Simon Chatfield owned a successful custom software development company that built custom software applications for global companies including Apple, ESPN, and American Express, plus hundreds of SMBs. He learned that big and small companies alike faced similar challenges. Business leaders just want software that truly solves their specific needs, and they don’t want all kinds of extra systems they don’t need. Pioneering the concept of dynamic data and company-specific workflows, Simon and his team created a new adaptive software platform to quickly build complex custom solutions without custom code, called OptimumHQ.
Tanner entered the digital marketing industry in 2018, starting his own digital marketing agency while he was still attending college at The University of Utah. What started as a side business/hobby has quickly transformed into what Ranksey Digital Marketing is today – a fast growing marketing agency that specializes in web design and search engine marketing.
Rebekka Mars is a yoga and embodiment coach, helping others feel more connected and turned up in the body/mind/soul and life! She's been immersed in yoga and mindfulness her whole life, and has been teaching yoga and personal training for over a decade. Now residing in Florida, Rebekka launched her online coaching business upon moving there in the quest to reach more people around the globe. Using a blend of exercise, yoga, mindset work, meditation and more, Rebekka strives to carry clients from feeling blah to ahhhh.
Eve Dawes is the founder of Dawes Custom Cosmetics, a natural, cruelty-free, usa-made line. A WBFF Pro, NASM certified trainer, and Mrs. Nevada United States 2017 she shares her knowledge on Glamour and Gains By Eve lifestyle blog and podcast. Covering the latest fashion, curated cruelty-free beauty, health tips and luxury travel through a glamorous lens. Eve Dawes interviews the world's leading founders, influencers and leaders to share their knowledge in realistic, actionable tips to help you live your best life and to reach your full potential. You may have seen her in Oxygen, Iron Man, Strong, Fit & Firm Magazine, Huffington Post, bodybuilding.com, and various commercials.
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.
Wayne Strickland is a business coach, author, consultant, speaker, and enlightened leader. In his award-winning 38 year career, he rose to a successful Vice President at Hallmark Cards, for over 25 years, where, in his 35th year in the business, he lead the launch and development of the Hallmark Greetings business across multiple Amazon platforms. He has worked with the leading retailers across the world and lead teams of 10,000 and 5000. He has also started new organizations from scratch. He considers developing your own leadership philopsophy critical to long term success.
Having cycled through 20+ professions by the age of 25, I had a very clear idea on what I DIDN'T want to do. I decided to scrape together a small amount of savings, and plan what I was going to do as a career. I only knew that I didn't want to report to a boss, nor did I want to request permission to take a vacation. Based on those two self-set rules, I began working on my online fitness coaching business. It was the best move ever.
Chris Hervochon is the owner of SOAR (Strategic Operational Accounting Resources) which is a sole proprietor CPA firm started in 2018. SOAR provides outsourced accounting and tax preparation for businesses and individuals. Prior to forming SOAR, Chris spent the prior ten years between forensic accounting and corporate accounting and finance, most recently as Finance Director for a large healthcare organization. Chris is highly involved in the accounting profession, volunteering with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) and is also a 2018 graduate of the AICPA Leadership Academy.
