His start in life was inauspicious. At 9 years old, he relinquished his parents' rights and entered the Russian orphanage. At 12 years old, he decided to be adopted into a new family, in a new country, halfway across the world, to start a new life. At 24 years old, he began his journey of helping others live the life they have always dreamed of, despite their hardships and misfortunes by allowing them to recognize the uniqueness and worth within their own story.
Shane Griffiths is an SEO and Wordpress expert based in Seattle, WA. He is the co-founder of Clarity Online, a boutique SEO and Wordpress development agency. By creating or rebuilding websites for SEO from the beginning, Clarity helps clients rank in Google and generate leads faster with less investment. Clarity uses a collaborative, data-driven approach to problem solving to achieve quick wins aligned with long-term strategy.
I create award winning, creative, individual, functional and beautiful spaces for residential and commercial clients. For over 30 years I have used my product and construction knowledge, project management skills and result driven efforts to help clients realize their dream spaces. I have been published in every home magazine in metro dc and have been featured in Washington Post, Washington examiner, USA today, and have been recognized as a top Interior Designer in Northern Virginia Magazine and Virginia Living magazine.
Michela Quilici (pronounced: ME-KAY-LA KWEE-LEE-CHEE), CEO MQ Consulting and Business Training Inc. Michela is an International business growth + marketing expert passionate about supporting coaches, consultants and service professionals who struggle with sales, marketing and systems - to gain more exposure, magnetize qualified buyers, and double revenues with much less effort. Over the past 17 years she has coached and consulted hundreds of entrepreneurially minded companies globally, from start-up to $20+ million to take business owners and their business to the next level of excellence. Michela has been featured in USA Weekly, Canadian Living Magazine and Profit Magazine. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and is a contributing author in the bestselling book Conscious Business.
What happens when you mix a passion for celebrating blackness, slaying the status quo, championing marginalized groups, mild sauce, with a splash of side-eye to pop culture shenanigans? You get Joi’ Has Questions. After spending almost, a decade karate-chopping down microaggressions on the daily in the Media World, she turned her sights to what she feels is truly her purpose in life: to educate Black People about how dope they are and helping others feel empowered to tell their truth. She’s currently the creator and host of the podcast, Joi’ Has Questions, where she motivates people to follow their passions, along with interviewing fellow change agents, tired of being fed b.s. by the powers that be- soooooo I have a question: You, ready?
Ian Sells, 38, has been a serial entrepreneur since childhood when he'd rescue, repair and resell items tossed by others. Since 2004, Ian has been growing and scaling businesses through fiscally sound leverage and proven internet marketing strategies. After selling his first Amazon brand, he launched four more product lines while also opening an Amazon consulting business, managing over $30 million in sales. He is the CEO and founder of MillionDollarSellers.com (MDS) an elite, mastermind Amazon group with nearly 400 sellers representing over $4 billion in 2019 Amazon sales. In his continued mission to empower emerging brands, Ian is the co-founder and CEO of RebateKey.com a rapidly-growing, online cash-back rebate and coupon marketplace.
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!
Jean Paul Paulynice, a small business strategist, motivational coach and bestselling author. Jean Paul is one of the country’s foremost speakers and writers with three books on leadership skills, purpose identification, and small business growth. He guides business owners on everything from operations, to financing, to marketing. His latest book is From Idea to Reality: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Meaningful Business Growth, which helps entrepreneurs with all elements of running a business.
DeDee Cai is the first generation immigrant who have paved her own way in getting an education, and finding meaningful work. She is the founder and CEO of FIT TO PROFIT. Her company utilizes her expertise in psychology, cognitive science, holistic wellness, physical training, and business to help executive leaders and entrepreneurs attain peak performance.
She has been in the health and wellness industry for over a decade learning how to train herself to be, not only physically fit, but mentally as well. This journey was personal for her as she knows what it’s like to go from feeling stuck, miserable and unfulfilled to feeling energized, happy and successful. She has taught thousands of students, and trained hundreds of yoga instructors whom are now changing lives every single day through their instructions. She believes that this is just the beginning, and that everyone deserves a second chance to life. Her vision through FIT TO PROFIT is to empower everyone to realize his or her true potential by making life mentorship and coaching accessible to everyone, everywhere in the world.
She has been in the health and wellness industry for over a decade learning how to train herself to be, not only physically fit, but mentally as well. This journey was personal for her as she knows what it’s like to go from feeling stuck, miserable and unfulfilled to feeling energized, happy and successful. She has taught thousands of students, and trained hundreds of yoga instructors whom are now changing lives every single day through their instructions. She believes that this is just the beginning, and that everyone deserves a second chance to life. Her vision through FIT TO PROFIT is to empower everyone to realize his or her true potential by making life mentorship and coaching accessible to everyone, everywhere in the world.
Kellen owns Send It Rising Internet Marketing and manages a team of over 20 internet marketing professionals. His book "Everybody's Doing It | Advertising Redefined by SEO Expert Kellen Kautzman" was the #1 New Release on Amazon.com in the SEO category. His articles have been featured in the Las Vegas Business Press. He was the keynote speaker at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas strip and has spoken at Roseman University and the Lance Tamashiro podcast.
