Valeria is the CEO of Symonds Training, a company that offers training course materials to trainers and HR departments worldwide. Started 2 years ago, Valeria's company now sells her products worldwide. Valeris started this business whilst finishing her Ph.D. in the UK and after a stint teaching at the University of Bath, England.
Danica is the CEO and founder of Everywhere Agency - perhaps the leading influencer marketing agency in the country. Her agency works with some of America's most beloved brands, matching them with influencers to tell their stories online. Before launching Everywhere, Danica was a well-known media executive and television producer. She worked on such acclaimed shows as Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live. Danica is one of the founders of the Influencer Marketing Association, a non-profit devoted to keeping the "human" in influencer marketing.
Deborah Pretty a.k.a. (P.Y.) is the lady behind PYTalkBiz.com. Deborah has been a business owner for 40 years. She'd founded and started 5 businesses in 5 different industries.
Currently, she's running a property preservation business with their son Tae, which is what sparked her new business endeavor. Although Deborah ran a successful business, she found herself working 24/7. One day she worked all night; processing and invoicing work orders. She realized something had to change.
After a few simple changes, she increased their average bid invoice amount by 35%, reduced her working hours by more than 50%, hired a vendor manager and processor, and incorporated ACH services. Those simple cost-efficient changes dramatically improved productivity and profits.
Her goal now is to help other small business owners to work less and earn more! She hopes to reach the masses via her online resource. Deborah built a website designed specifically to help other small business owners learn from her many years of costly mistakes.
Currently, she's running a property preservation business with their son Tae, which is what sparked her new business endeavor. Although Deborah ran a successful business, she found herself working 24/7. One day she worked all night; processing and invoicing work orders. She realized something had to change.
After a few simple changes, she increased their average bid invoice amount by 35%, reduced her working hours by more than 50%, hired a vendor manager and processor, and incorporated ACH services. Those simple cost-efficient changes dramatically improved productivity and profits.
Her goal now is to help other small business owners to work less and earn more! She hopes to reach the masses via her online resource. Deborah built a website designed specifically to help other small business owners learn from her many years of costly mistakes.
Danielle M. O’Brien has been involved with the real estate industry since 2008, and has recently celebrated 5 years as the broker/owner of Parkway Real Estate in West Roxbury. She holds multiple degrees and certifications both in and outside of her field including an MBA from the University of Massachusetts and recent Coaching Certification from the University of Miami. Her love for education extends to her agents and the communities, and she has taught multiple real estate related seminars in the Boston area. She resides in Boston and is a mom to two amazing children and the wife of a Veteran and Boston firefighter.
Dan is the founder and creative director of Metro Nova Creative, a design shop based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Metro Nova Creative's mission is to inspire business owners to Love Your Brand. Dan has been in the design industry for nearly two decades and running his branding business full time for 5 years. His passion is to help small business owners learn, grow, and succeed while supporting community.
As an award-winning technical writer, authorpreneur, voice talent, speaker, life coach, and podcaster, Daree Allen enjoys inspiring people and using her voice for good.
Daree is the author of three books, including “What's Wrong With Me?,” in which she shares her stories about self-esteem, media influence, premarital sex, family and personal relationships, and gives advice to teens about it all. Her latest book, “Ending the Blame Game,” discusses relationship advice for Black couples based on interviews with numerous Black men, coaches and therapists.
When Daree is not reading, traveling, jumping into a line dance, or on social media, she enjoys spending time with her beautiful daughter, Kaia. Find out more about her work at KickinitwithDaree.com and DareeVoiceover.com.
Daree is the author of three books, including “What's Wrong With Me?,” in which she shares her stories about self-esteem, media influence, premarital sex, family and personal relationships, and gives advice to teens about it all. Her latest book, “Ending the Blame Game,” discusses relationship advice for Black couples based on interviews with numerous Black men, coaches and therapists.
When Daree is not reading, traveling, jumping into a line dance, or on social media, she enjoys spending time with her beautiful daughter, Kaia. Find out more about her work at KickinitwithDaree.com and DareeVoiceover.com.
Debra Young is Co-Founder/Managing Partner of Sheer Velocity, LLC a global retained executive search firm with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Debra started Sheer Velocity in 2012 and has grown the business into a global organization with offices across the country and reach in 40 countries around the world through INAC Global Executive Search. Sheer Velocity is hired by organizations to find them very specific executive leadership talent. Through Sheer Velocity's proprietary search process they have solidified themselves as a thought leader in the executive recruitment space.
Daniel Snow is CEO and Founder of The Snow Agency, a performance and social media marketing agency that is disrupting the ecommerce landscape for DTC brands. Daniel is a proven expert having launched and scaled numerous viral ecommerce brands himself over the course of 3.5 years, generating over $50M in revenue.
Author of a trilogy of books on confidence: Lead a Life of Confidence, Stand Out From The Crowd...without having point and laugh, One With The Universe. Dale has been introduced as "The happiest man I know." The impetus for his books on confidence came from the fact that with 18 months over a half dozen people told him "I want your life." Since them many more have echoed that sentiment.
Don Schmincke is the author of the Best-Selling book The Code of Executive and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. He is an Award-Winning Speaker, Researcher, Founder of the SAGA Leadership Institute and delivered over 1,700 speeches.
