Adam Roberts is the Executive Director of Bethesda Green, a Maryland nonprofit organization that is working to address environmental challenges locally by creating a sustainable, green community, built collaboratively through citizen engagement, environmental education, government partnership and innovative business development. They focus on local environmental projects such as increasing access to recycling and composting or planting raingardens to mitigate storm-water runoff; run an environmental education program for local high school students; and maintain the Bethesda Green Innovation Lab, which cultivates and nurtures eco-entrepreneurs, working to create businesses based on sustainability. He has spent three decades in the nonprofit sector, previously focused on international animal protection and wildlife conservation.
Christel Wekon-Kemeni, also known as "Dr. Dub", is currently a Pediatric Resident Physician at the University of North Carolina Children's Hospital who is also the creator of the Black Man, M.D. blog, a blog designed to not only inspire those who are thinking about entering the field of healthcare but also to crush the negative stereotypes that members of minority communities face on a regular basis. Christel was born in Boston, MA, raised in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Miami, and earned his medical degree from the Wake Forest School of Medicine. He started the Black Man, M.D. blog shortly before starting medical school and has since then not only continued to share his ongoing story with his readers on a consistent basis, but has also highlighted other minority students and professionals in the healthcare field, has shared useful and practical advice as well as positive energy with the readers, and has even used his platform to start a scholarship program for high school students!
Rob Rawson is a former medical doctor turned Entrepreneur. He has started several successful and failed businesses ventures. Now he is the founder and CEO for Time Doctor and Staff.com which are Software-as-a-service businesses with 7 figure revenue and over consistent growth. They have over 5000 customers, 30,000 employees using the software. Rob's companies are completely remote with over 60 people working full time in 28 countries.
Josh Fowler is the founder and CEO of Armaloo, a boutique ad agency based in Hampton VA. With a strong focus in content creation, Armaloo exists for 2 reasons: to maximize the positive exposure of their clients and create an amazing place to work. Starting out as a professional in the music industry, Josh started getting into film in 2007 but after some on again / off again breaks, got really serious about it in 2012. In 2015 he was able to leave his full time job to pursue building his wife's company, Fowler Studios. In 2018, the concept of Armaloo was born and in April of 2019, Armaloo became its own brand and company. Josh and his team are energized when they can be creative, bend the rules, and know that they're fulfilling their mission as a company.
Lauren is a former CPA turned blogger, and she and her business partner, Alex Nerney, run two successful blogs together. Their first blog, Avocadu, is a health and wellness blog that teaches women how to lose weight. After earning six figures with that blog in their first year, they started Create and Go, where they teach others how to start and monetize their own blogs. She now runs both blogs full-time while traveling the world as a digital nomad.
Originally a qualified accountant, Sonu co-founded Shopper.com – a global community of shopping influencers from over 40 countries. Sonu started her career with Citi Bank and later moved to Financial Advisory at KPMG before gaining 10+ years of experience in retail marketing platforms. Sonu is passionate about women entrepreneurship and innovation, particularly in tech.
and the confidence some people simply need to “get out there.”"
As a determined software developer and over 5 years experience of Health Care Informatics, I believe how we combine technology with healthcare, will ultimately shape our future’s generation.
Lisa Earle McLeod is the author of Selling with Noble Purpose, she works with organizations around the world to improve competitive differentiation and emotional engagement. Her clients include SalesForce, Volvo, Roche, Pfizer and Dave and Busters.
Paige is the founder & CEO of global marketing and branding firm Mavens & Moguls based in Cambridge, MA. Her clients include Microsoft, Virgin, Colgate, The New York Times Company, venture-backed startups as well as non profit organizations. She graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Business School. She is a popular speaker and columnist who has written for Entrepreneur and Forbes.
