Lynn Whitbeck is the Founder and CEO of Petite2Queen, and she helps the world by teaching women leadership skills to live richer and fuller lives. Lynn is the co-author of the highly regarded book, Practical Wisdoms @ Work. Building on her successes and experiences in executive leadership roles, Lynn shares the lessons learned along her journey enabling positive change for women.
Connie works closely with women newly diagnosed with gluten intolerance and other food allergies. She empowers them with coaching, resources, and support through a step by step process to help them feel less overwhelmed and back on their way to healthy and thriving. Her goal is to work with women in switching to a true gluten free lifestyle with ease through developing healthy, and sustainable habits. Connie is a women’s empowerment leader, speaker, author and self-love expert. The founder of Gluten and Food Allergy Specialist.com. She turned her own diagnosis of gluten intolerance, food allergies, thyroid,and celiac disease around by shifting to a true gluten free lifestyle. “With 15+ year of varied experience, her life’s mission is to empower women in shifting to a true gluten free lifestyle”
which he built because traditional CRMs weren't helpful for growing his boutique consulting company. He's also the host and Chief Nerd of the Sales for Nerds podcast."
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!
Valerie is a "recovering corporate executive on radical sabbatical,” with business leadership roles that include being a VP of marketing leading a $900 million dollar portfolio of brands, a nine year award-winning track record at Procter & Gamble, and consulting roles for several Fortune 500 companies. Her passion is guiding executives and entrepreneurs to win the inner game of success through self-mastery. She’s a multi-award-winning, best-selling author, sought-after keynote speaker, confessed foodie.
Dan Rochon is an Associate Broker in VA, Broker in MD; Operating Principal/ Owner of the Keller Williams Realty office in Alexandria – Kingstowne, VA; Owner of Rochon Investments, LLC; Owner and Co-founder of www.GreetingsVirginia.com and Owner of other Joint Ventures as well as a real estate principles instructor at Moseley Real Estate Schools. As a real estate sales agent, Dan and his team are consistently top producers in their marketplace and provide solutions for their clients. Through their investment company, Dan and Traci Rochon have been investing in residential and commercial real estate ventures for more than the past decade.
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.
Deborah Sweeney is a lawyer turned entrepreneur who runs a legal filing business, MyCorporation.com, which she acquired out of Intuit. She has successfully grown MyCorporation.com by focusing on top-notch customer service, and a long time customer value.
Carol Tice is the founder of the award-winning Make a Living Writing blog (founded 2008) and Freelance Writers Den paid membership community (founded 2011), which now has 1400 members. She coaches home-based freelance writers on how to grow their income with her proven program, Freelance Writers Den 2X Income Accelerator. Her own freelance business ramped to six figures in the downturn of ‘08-’10. Her freelance clients have included Forbes, Entrepreneur, Seattle Magazine, Delta Sky, Costco, American Express, Deloitte, and many more. She’s the author of 2 print books and 10+ e-books.
Calista Redmond is the CEO of RISC-V International with a mission to expand and engage RISC-V stakeholders, compel industry adoption, and increase visibility and opportunity for RISC-V within and beyond RISC-V International. Prior to RISC-V International, Calista held a variety of roles at IBM, including Vice President of IBM Z Ecosystem where she led strategic relationships across software vendors, system integrators, business partners, developer communities, and broader engagement across the industry. Prior to IBM, she was an entrepreneur in four successful start-ups in the IT industry. Calista holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Northwestern University.
