Dr. Nikki Starr is a medical doctor turned transformational coach, spiritual teacher and conscious living influencer. After completing medical school she traveled the world in search of the meaning of life touching every continent except Antarctica by the age of 25. On her global adventures she worked with healers and shamans who helped awaken her innate healing and intuitive abilities as she comes from a lineage of Colombian healers. She appeared on the FOX reality show Utopia about creating a new society. Now she works with people around the world via her online programs, courses and social media in a whole-istic empowering way.
Dr. August Leming is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, author, and coach. As a consultant, Dr. Leming has worked with the Qatar Gas company in Doha, Qatar, Guidehouse consulting in London, England, and City Fitness limited in Wellington, New Zealand. Nationally, Dr. Leming currently consults with Navigant Consulting, Independence Blue Cross, and a host of Universities including the University of Washington and the University of Virginia. As a business owner, Dr. Leming is the Founder and President for Ivy League Health and Fitness for over 20 years. As such, August has owned and operated over a dozen of fitness facilities throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. As perhaps the only fitness professional in the world who currently holds a Ph D in counseling Psychology, has successfully lost 160 lbs on his own fitness journey and has personally delivered well over 20,000 hours of individual coaching. August has many meaningful stories to share.
Debbie Arcangeles is a nomadic entrepreneur and the host of The Offbeat Life. A podcast where she interviews individuals who are location independent. She aims to encourage others to follow their true calling and take a chance on themselves. Debbie has been featured in Refinery 29, Forbes and much more for her expertise in travel.
Valeria is the CEO of Symonds Training, a company that offers training course materials to trainers and HR departments worldwide. Started 2 years ago, Valeria's company now sells her products worldwide. Valeris started this business whilst finishing her Ph.D. in the UK and after a stint teaching at the University of Bath, England.
Danielle Desir is an author, speaker, podcaster and the founder of WOC Podcasters, a community of 2,300 women of color podcasters looking to connect, share resources and learn. She is also the founder of The Thought Card, an award-winning affordable travel finance blog and podcast empowering people to make informed financial decisions - travel more, pay off debt and build wealth.
Devin established his first startup while earning my Law & MBA degrees. Since then, he has set up several startups and enjoyed every minute of it. Devin is an entrepreneur who is also a patent and trademark attorney. Devin has obtained several degrees including a Law degree (JD) and a Masters in Business Administration. Devin also has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mandarin Chinese.
While working for a large law firm helping Fortune 100 clients like Amazon.com, Intel, Redhat, and Ford with their intellectual property, Devin quickly realized that there weren’t many good intellectual property legal resources out there for start-ups and small businesses. As an entrepreneur himself, Devin wanted to help other small business owners learn about patents, trademarks, and copyrights so they can build value into their businesses and protect their assets.
In addition to founding and running his own patent and trademark law firm, Miller IP Law, Devin has helped found of several startups including a multi-million dollar startup for wearable glucose monitoring. Devin also runs a product development company that helps startups and small businesses with developing their ideas and products.
Devin has also been married to his college sweetheart for ten years and we live in Utah with our four children. Devin focus on being home each evening with his family to help find a balance between an exciting career and a well-rounded family life.
While working for a large law firm helping Fortune 100 clients like Amazon.com, Intel, Redhat, and Ford with their intellectual property, Devin quickly realized that there weren’t many good intellectual property legal resources out there for start-ups and small businesses. As an entrepreneur himself, Devin wanted to help other small business owners learn about patents, trademarks, and copyrights so they can build value into their businesses and protect their assets.
In addition to founding and running his own patent and trademark law firm, Miller IP Law, Devin has helped found of several startups including a multi-million dollar startup for wearable glucose monitoring. Devin also runs a product development company that helps startups and small businesses with developing their ideas and products.
Devin has also been married to his college sweetheart for ten years and we live in Utah with our four children. Devin focus on being home each evening with his family to help find a balance between an exciting career and a well-rounded family life.
Desanti Carden is a musician and entrepreneur based in Houston, Texas. She founded "Tough Luck" the media company and posts regularly on her self-titled Youtube channel. Her content is focused on solo-preneurship and human optimization to educate her audience on the importance of being aware of one's biological and mental health and how it impacts executing on their dreams.
Deborah is a social entrepreneur and a human rights activist. She dedicated the last 10 years studying the issue of human trafficking and working on counter-trafficking measures at places like the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Prior to her work at the United Nations, she worked at a renowned European private institute for health. There, she successfully managed the health institute while gaining knowledge and experience in natural therapies and skincare based on Chinese medicine. Deborah founded Aurore to deliver a new and sustainable solution to combat the complex issue of human trafficking. Her focus is on empowering trafficking survivors and at risk individuals through employment. She adopts a bottom-up approach to help decrease the incidence of human trafficking by building stronger communities. She holds a BA in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and a MA in Social Enterprise from the School of International Service at American University.
In 2014 Dr. Darrien Jamar obeyed a spiritual call to begin Chiropractic school in Marietta, Georgia. For the optics and sake of seeming sane, Dr. Darrien explained to family and friends that this was always an unspoken dream, but truthfully—it was the answer to a desperate cry for inner healing. Today, Dr. Darrien is a practicing Doctor of Chiropractic and an Integrative Life Coach with a Masters in Positive Psychology and extensive Reiki training here in the DMV—all of which informs his unique approach to life, well-being, and healing. Dr. Darrien believes trusting our inner guidance is the ultimate path to peace and purpose.
Dawn LaFontaine makes cats happy.
