Help people is just in Liz Agboola’s nature and she has nearly 10 years of experience working with, and advocating for, the serious mental illness (SMI) population, and has successfully spearheaded community efforts to ensure the availability of suitable housing for the disenfranchised, homeless, elderly, and veteran community. Liz currently holds the position of CEO for three Valley organizations she founded with her parents and siblings: Senior Placement Services (SPS), an assistance program in Phoenix that provides housing resources for vulnerable veterans and homeless individuals who are unable to live independently due to medical or mental health conditions; Moses Behavioral Care (MBC), a mental health facility in Phoenix offering 24-hour, long-term care for the SMI population; and FreshStart, a health care staffing, recruiting, and training agency formed to meet the increased demand for highly qualified health care professionals. Liz is on the board of Valleywise Health Foundation and Dignity Health Hospital. She formed Valleywise’s program Emerging Leaders, which pairs diverse young professionals with executives for one-year mentorships, and she was handpicked to join the American Heart Association's committee, where she works to raise awareness and support AHA's life-changing breakthroughs. Agboola holds a masters in both Business and Education from Old Dominion University and she works diligently, with her family, to uphold mental health as a critical part of overall wellness.
Laura Licursi is the founder of Elite Virtual Assistants, a virtual assistant agency that helps attorneys, professionals, and small business owners go from busy to productive by helping them delegate work that is keeping them working IN their business instead of ON their business. After leaving corporate america, Laura worked from home as a Virtual Assistant for almost 20 years before starting EVA in 2015 with a vision to empower people to live a life that is rewarding and fun. Laura lives in Cleveland, Ohio with her husband, 3 children and 2 dogs.
Liz Czepiel is an executive coach & learning and leadership consultant. Serving as a strategic business partner, she helps entrepreneurs bring their expertise to life through the creation of various learning initiatives including programs, workshops and masterminds and helps leaders turn exhaustion into efficiency and focus through leadership and agile coaching practices. Partners and clients include Girls With Impact, ExecOnline and MommyPoppins. In addition to her consulting practice, Liz serves on the faculty at Northeastern University and Columbia University.
PRessing On in Public Relations is a new podcast focussed on navigating your career in PR. Through our business adventures, Liselle DeGrave, owner of DeGrave Communications, Inc. and Rachel McGuire, owner of RMG Communications, show you an unscripted and authentic look at running successful public relations agencies. In October, their first podcast episode aired on "collab-etition," how to collaborate with the competition.
Lynn is a long time advertising executive (formerly CEO of J. Walter Thompson NY) turned entrepreneur. Throughout her career, Lynn has been fortunate to work on some of the world's most iconic brands including American Express, Clinique, L'Oreal and Hershey's. She launched two businesses in 2020: MASAMI, clean premium haircare launched in February 2020 and Isle de Nature, luxury bee-powered home fragrance, launched in September 2020.
Lance Bachmann, President of 1SEO.com, founded the company to help local, national and international businesses with increasing their online visibility through search engine optimization and is now a Google Premier Partner and Facebook Partner ranking the top 1% of digital marketing agencies. The former Vice President of AT&T and Premise Division founder of YellowPages.com, Lance is an American entrepreneur and marketer that now heads award-winning agency in addition to his tech & cabling company, Shock I.T. Support. Since 2009, Lance and 1SEO have cultivated their team and talents, each year expanding, and receiving numerous prestigious industry awards including three US Search Awards titles.
Laura Gmeinder is a passion igniter; she’s a highly sought after certified coach and national speaker. Her expertise lies at the intersection of leadership development, mindset and business strategy. She champions women to take themselves- and their business to the next level. Laura was honored as a BRAVA "Woman to Watch" and In Business "40 Under 40" for her business savvy and community engagement- accomplishments she attributes to her favorite quote "Do one thing every day that scares you"
Laurel is the CEO and founder of the award winning marketing agency, Elevate My Brand. Laurel has created an agency family serving both startups and blue chip global brands like Facebook, Verizon Digital Media Group, PAW Patrol and Zendesk. Laurel's favorite saying is FIOGID. Figure it out, get it done. And that's exactly what's brought the agency top talent and accolades since 2009.
Lindsey Wander is the Founder and CEO of WorldWise Tutoring as well as the Founder and President of the nonprofit Educate. Radiate. Elevate. Both companies provide services to students of all abilities in all subjects. Her mission is to provide quality instruction that is deliberately intertwined with learning and life skills so that their students grow into confident and independent lifelong learners who become competent and conscious leaders. Her highly educated and experienced tutors provide effective lessons that can be in-person or online, individual or small group, and cover a multitude of subjects in one session. Lindsey@WorldWiseTutoring.com
Laurin Conlin is an IFBB Bikini Pro, holds her Masters in Exercise Science and is the owner of LoCoFit. The mission of her company and brand, and all brands she aligns herself with, is to redefine healthy within the fitness industry. LoCoFit provides coaching for physique competitors and lifestyle, transformation clients. Laurin also co-hosts two podcasts, Redefine Healthy Radio and The UNglamorous Life.
