Marissa Ferguson is a 24 years-young entrepreneur who began her business just under 2 years ago with a vision and her iPhone. What started as a side gig turned into a full time job in 4 short months, all thanks to shampoo... yup, shampoo. Since then, she's been able to travel freely, pick up her dream car, build fruitful savings + investments, give back more than ever and most importantly, impact thousands of lives. This is just the beginning for Marissa as she continues to live out her god-given purpose!
Rasheedah is Principal and Co-founder at RC Communications, a Washington, DC-based strategic communications firm. She works with clients to media coach them, create branding and marketing strategies, crisis communication plans, and fundraising campaigns. Her passion is helping women business and government leaders define their brand and raise their profile. She is also a highly sought-after commentator for US and international media where she shares her expertise and analysis of US and international affairs. She is a proud native South Carolinian and alumna of Howard University.
I help people create stable intimate relationships full of big love. I don’t want to just listen while you rehash your most recent fight or dissatisfaction each week. I want to help you transform your relationship without changing who you are. This isn't about "self improvement"; this is about letting go of what you're not, and learning what you need, to create the love you want.
Michael Rasile is the Founder of Our Athletes where he helps Olympic athletes and hopefuls find sponsorship and endorsement opportunities. He has also started the 'Our Athletes' podcast where he speaks with Olympians on their story and path to the games, as well as 'For the Love of Sports' where he speak with people in the sports world about what they do, why they love it, and the mindset they employ on a daily basis to take it to the top!
Co-Owner of Spotlight Revenue and when she's not working on her business she also runs her own podcast called The Warriorz Podcast where she interviews top producing CEOs and finds out what drives their success and what impact they want to make!
Sanya Hudson-Payne was born and raised in Brooklyn New York and from early on had dreams of being in the world of celebrity entertainment. Three years ago, she launched her own media company; SHE (Sanya Hudson Enterprises) a platform that normalizes the celebrity experience through her podcast (which is also a syndicated show on the dial in Houston and Georgia) where she interviews influential from celebrities from television, film, fashion, beauty, books, and business and in covering media for celebrity events.
Patrick is a venture capitalist and the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice. Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), as well as the related term FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article in the student newspaper of Harvard Business School. FOMO has since been added to the dictionary and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe choice paralysis. He has been featured in The New York Times, Politico, The Financial Times, The Guardian, and Inc, and gave a popular 2019 TED Talk on FOBO and decision-making that has surpassed 1.5 million views. Originally from Maine, he has visited 103 countries and now lives in NYC. More at patrickmcginnis.com.
Architect - Creative Director and Founder of FittDesign.
Crystal is the owner and Principal Attorney at The Gaines Firm, LLC, a boutique law firm offering services in family law and business law for the entrepreneur and small business. She is a Virginia native, yet no stranger to the DMV area. She is a two-time graduate of The Norfolk State University and received her law degree from The University of Baltimore School of Law. Outside of work, Crystal is a member of The First Baptist Church of Glenarden and enjoys community service, spending time with her family, and having brunch with her friends.
Dan Golden is a veteran digital marketing executive, entrepreneur and business innovator. Dan is a search geek at heart and still spends time auditing accounts, testing new tactics, diving into analytics, and making strategic recommendations for his clients. Dan has spent time on the client-side, with large agencies and had a brief stint at Google before launching BFO. As President and co-founder of the Chicago based digital agency, BFO has been awarded as Ad Age’s #1 Best Place to Work and a 6-time Inc. 5,000 honoree as well as recognition for client work from the US Search Awards, Landy Awards and the US Drum Search Awards.
Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine and Mashable have featured Dan’s thought leadership. He speaks regularly at conferences like ANA Marketing Futures, Conscious Capitalism, Pubcon, HeroConf and Inbound and is an Adjunct Lecturer on Digital Marketing at DePaul University and a guest lecturer at Northwestern University.
Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine and Mashable have featured Dan’s thought leadership. He speaks regularly at conferences like ANA Marketing Futures, Conscious Capitalism, Pubcon, HeroConf and Inbound and is an Adjunct Lecturer on Digital Marketing at DePaul University and a guest lecturer at Northwestern University.
