Joel Poznansky was excited to come to business school in the USA from England, more excited to marry, have 3 wonderful children who make fun of his accent and pursue an entrepreneurial career, primarily in publishing, and finally, most excited - and most recently- to become a grandfather and, too late for his own children's direct benefit, help a friend bring his very successful British toy retailer, Wicked Uncle, to the USA.
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.
Wylie McGraw is the founder of Radical Performance Acceleration and for well over a decade now he’s been behind the scenes doing life-altering work with powerful CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Public Figures accelerating their performance both personally and professionally.
Taylor Cacciola is one of the co-founders at Namra Consulting Group - a Boston based digital marketing company that specializes in social media management, marketing, and advertising. At its core - NCG is a marketing consulting firm, first. That means creating custom marketing solutions based on each one of their client's unique problems, needs, and goals.
Bria Taylor is not your average buttercream queen. Her graphic design influenced cakes make her one of the most sought out cake decorators in the DMV. She continues to surprise us with her amazing flavors and cake designs, but it is her perseverance as a young entrepreneur that keeps her going. She hopes to open a cake studio and classroom in the future to bring Killa Cakes to every baker enthusiasts home.
Treasure Shields Redmond, known as the “#DebtFreeDegree Expert,” is founder of Get The Acceptance Letter Academy. This is a community where she helps busy parents of college bound teens secure top-tier education without massive debt.
Elnura is a founder of yoganect - an interest based platform that offers your yoga-on-the-go. yoganect makes is easier to connect with like-minded people and book your favorite yoga class or event in real time. Elnura brings yoga and business together and fully dedicated to launch and grow yoganect.
Kim Marie spent 30 years in the banking industry and culminated her career in mergers and acquisitions where she drove the M&A of over 30 banks. Kim Maire became a LeTip member during the last two years of her banking career and she loved LeTip so much that she decided to join the company and became the Regional Director of Arizona. She was promoted to the LeTip National Training Director in 2003. In 2004, she was promoted to Executive Vice President and became the President of LeTip in 2005. In February 2008, Kim Marie purchased LeTip and became the CEO/Owner.
Erin Lewis is owner and risk advisor at one of the fastest growing personal lines insurance agencies in the country - Goosehead Insurance. She and her team help families protect and realize their dreams by utilizing unbiased risk management expertise to provide the right insurance coverage at a fair price. She is Founder of The Dream Queen Association & Foundation – an organization dedicated to creating a world where all women and girls have the knowledge and support they need to step into positions of leadership and bring their whole selves to impacting the world, making it a more positive, peaceful, and joyful place to live. Erin currently serves as a Maryland Governor appointed Commissioner for the Governor’s Office on Service & Volunteerism and Steering Committee Member for the Million Women Mentor Maryland Initiative. Erin has been awarded the Business Leadership Woman of Impact Award from the Southern Maryland Women’s League and the Lifetime Legacy Leader Award from the Carolyn E Parker Foundation. Erin received her BA in Economics & Political Science from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She is most proud to be the mom of an energetic, strong-willed 5 year old daughter, wife to her husband of 6 years, and step-mom to two athletic boys.
Megan Loda is the founder of the Positively Fit Community LLC. She is a fairly new entrepreneur who has turned her passion into a business. Her personal training company is based on helping people become their best selves. Unlike most personal trainers, Megan focus a lot on positivity, self-love and happiness. She believes that a positively fit lifestyle is the best way to live.
