Jéri is an educator, writer, culture curator, and designer from Pittsburgh, but has called DC her second home since 2005. She has always loved accessories. She also always had a lot to say. Pinned Up allows her to put both of those passions together.
Kate is a Chicago-based Yoga and Meditation instructor, specializing in helping women on the fertility journey find focus, clarity, and connection. After teaching for many years in traditional studios, Kate felt called to serve the communities that have impacted her life in a profound way. She now practices Trauma-Informed Care, and specializes in the areas of Women’s Wellness and Recovery. Kate studied mindfulness at Chicago State University and completed her 100 hour Meditation teacher training at Chill Meditation Center, in Chicago.
Juliana Cardona is the founder and CEO of Street Entrepreneurs. She is an inquisitive, passionate creator and organizer constantly working to drive action and local impact. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and a minor in Communications and Latin American Studies from Florida Southern College. While in college, she spent time volunteering with 20 grassroots organizations in Florida, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Philippines, Taiwan, and Mexico. The service projects she undertook included installing solar bulbs in Manila with Liter of Light, and mentoring children in Lakeland FL with Big Brother Big Sister. Juliana has received multiple awards for her service, including a United States Congressional Bronze Certificate. As well, Juliana has also been honored by being named a Diana Davis Global Good Fund Fellow, Ford Motor Company Global Scholar, Aspen Latino Institute Fellow, and a Cologne Scholar. Prior to starting Street Entrepreneurs, Juliana collaborated with the World Bank Group’s Information Communications Technology Community of Practice for Agriculture to design and support the first Agri-Hackathon program in Uganda.
Jean Humbrecht is an attorney in Manassas, Virginia. She focuses her practice exclusively on criminal and traffic defense and practices in both state and federal court. She received her LL.M. (Master of Law) in Litigation from The George Washington University Law School. Ms. Humbrecht has had her own practice since 2014.
Dr. Jacqueline Darna, also known as Dr. PukeNoMo of Pregnancy Pukeology Podcast, is the CEO and medical inventor of award-winning NoMo Bands. Dr. Darna made the life-altering change from medical professional to entrepreneur four years ago, and her products are now distributed in 12 different countries, and sold in stores like CVS, Bed Bath and Beyond, buybuy Baby, and Walmart.com.
Jessica Tappana is a mental health therapist, a group psychotherapy practice owner and the owner of Simplified SEO Consulting. She discovered the power of search engine optimization when creating her own group practice. She has then spent the past two years helping small business owners in the mental health and healthcare field get their websites in front of more ideal clients. She and her small team of SEO specialists believe in the power of a website to not just bring in more people to your business, but to bring the RIGHT people to your services. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys chasing around her two children, training her new miniature Australian Shepard puppy and traveling....when a pandemic isn't keeping her home!
MICHAEL BLANK (Ashburn, Virginia) is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Author (“Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing”), Coach, and leading authority on apartment investing in the United States. As the CEO of Nighthawk Equity, Best-selling Author, Host of the Apartment Building Investing Podcast, Columnist and Real Estate Investor, Blank’s passionate about helping people become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money. Through Blank’s investment company, Nighthawk Equity, he controls over $27M million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $6M. In addition to his own investing activities, he’s helped students purchase over 2,300 units valued at $86M through his unique “Deal Desk” and training programs. Blank’s been interviewed by top real estate podcasts, including Bigger Pockets, Joe Fairless (Best Ever Show), Get Rich Education, Cashflow Ninja and many more. “The Michael Blank” blog has also been listed in the Top 25 Real Estate Investing Blogs of 2018 by Leap Property Management, and he is a Contributor to FlipNerd. http://themichaelblank.com
I'm CEO at SEOquick that ranks #7 in Ukraine and #15 in Russia. My company also serves customers in the US, UK, and Canada to launch effective content marketing campaigns. I'm not a big fan of paid marketing because of getting high engagement with organic reach. My loving approach is the consistency of testing.
Elizabeth MacBride a journalist and founder of Times of Entrepreneurship, a newsletter and publication that covers entrepreneurs beyond Silicon Valley. Her work has been published over the years in Atlantic.com, HBR.com, Quartz, CNBC and many others.
Amanda Mottola is the owner of a marketing firm called Otraway. She started her life journey in Asuncion, Paraguay. She later returned to South American to find her birth family, the poverty and realization that this is where she could be fueled her desire to live life to the fullest and do honest work for the good of the world. To date, Otraway has taken less and contributed thousands of dollars to organizations supporting veterans, first responders, children and families.
For fun Amanda enjoys traveling, spending time with family, cooking, antiquing, drinking a great cabernet and writing.
For fun Amanda enjoys traveling, spending time with family, cooking, antiquing, drinking a great cabernet and writing.
