Yker Valerio is a coffee blogger writing to help coffee enthusiasts to enjoy all the coffee pleasures. After more than 10 years as a management consultant, Yker is a full-time content writer specializing in coffee, food, and travel.
Certified Virtual Expert™ Melissa St. Clair, is the owner of Paper Chaser, a virtual-based company established in 2006 providing a wide array of online office support services for small business owners. She made a beeline to entrepreneurship in order to thrive professionally alongside her active duty service member, and then made a seamless transition as a USMC retiree spouse. Melissa has been a featured speaker, has shared her small business expertise on multiple media platforms, and she was quoted in Julie Perrine’s book, Become a Procedures Pro™.
Dr. De'Andrea Matthews is an educator, author and international speaker. She is the founder and CEO of Claire Aldin Publications, an award-winning hybrid publisher that is accredited by the Better Business Bureau and a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association. She is the author of six books, five book chapters and two academic journal articles in addition to the clients she has published in an effort to diversify publishing, one author at a time. Most recently, Dr. Matthews was selected to receive one of the Top 100 Leaders in Education award from the Global Forum for Education and Learning.
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.
James Carbary is the founder of Sweet Fish Media, a podcast-first company that guarantees new relationships between B2B companies and their ideal clients, and the co-host of B2B Growth, a daily podcast that has been downloaded over 3 million times. His latest book 'Content-Based Networking: How to Instantly Connect with Anyone You Want to Know' breaks down a 3-part framework that shows people how to create the exact relationships they need to grow their career or business.
Kasra is the CEO and Co-founder of Mintor, a platform connecting entrepreneurs, matching them based on experiences, needs, and personality, to build sustainable relationships. Kasra shares his experiences of networking in his upcoming book, "Askholes: How to Give First and Network Later to Create Lifelong, Valuable Relationships". Additionally, Kasra is the Baton Rouge Chapter Director of Startup Grind. He excels in the areas operations, customer success, and strategy development and execution.
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.
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
Clarene Mitchell is the owner of TCM Communications LLC, a social media branding firm based in Mequon, Wisconsin that focuses on helping others effectively use LinkedIn to generate results. In addition to her entrepreneurial endeavor, Clarene is an accomplished journalist, community activist and public relations professional. For more than 20 years she has worked to craft the image of community-based organizations and advance issues of importance. She added the title author in September 2019 when she self-published her book, “Shine Online with LinkedIn: LinkedIn Isn’t Just An Online Database of Resumes!” Clarene hopes the book helps more people understand LinkedIn more and empowers them to leverage the platform to advance their digital footprints.
As a coach and partner at The Kedar Group Adam works with individuals, teams, and organizations to break through the barriers that slow them down and develop strategies, tactics, and practices to scale themselves as they scale their businesses.
