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CDR Smith received an MBA, Information Systems, from the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School in 2014 and completed a M.S. Degree in National Security & Resource Strategy in June 2020, with focus in the Global Supply Chain & Logistics Strategy Concentration Program and the Energy Industry Study at National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. He is a Graduate of the Advanced Course in Logistics and Technology from the Institute for Defense and Business at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and holds the Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution credential from ASCM/APICS. Jarrod is a life-long learner and self-proclaimed autodidact. His most current initiative is building out virtual wardroom programs for military officer mentorship and guidance for military family life through the Liberty Accelerator Program because we all get our Liberty back eventually, and planning should’ve begun yesterday! His research thesis titled “Paradigm Change: What Is Mobilization Now? 21st Century Freedom Can’t Be Shaped Using the 20th Century Forge” was groundbreaking for the nation’s future efforts across the entire National Security Enterprise. He is also the author of the ground-breaking new paradigm book: Avoiding Each & Every Military Veteran's DIS-Advantage: How To Overcomes The LIES A Military Family Believes To Get Our Freedom Back Jarrod and his wife, Jenny, also from Texas, stay busy with four kids ages 13, 12, 8, and6, who all enjoy outdoors exploration of hiking, beach outings, and historical site-seeing. Jarrod enjoys studying and discussing macro-economic matters over craft brews and clean red wines, developments in the whole health and natural medicine markets, while also pursuing peak health through clean eating, weightlifting, bicycling and writing, because it paves the way for the mind to engage in creative problem-solving in his interest areas of military family readiness, energy (power) resiliency, and supply chain/logistics challenges in the globally connected and interdependent economies.
$5,001 - $10,000
Kylie Brennan Media Bio Kylie Brennan, MPNLP, Mindset Coach helps ambitious professionals reach their highest potential. Her clients achieve promotions, clear direction, exceed goals, become leaders plus gain professional & personal empowerment. Kylie is a former Nurse with 15 years in corporate Health Sciences. A Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming and Self Care facilitator, Kylie is the creator of the framework Mindset Unleashed ™ for individuals and groups. Featured on ABC Radio’s Life Matters, Beam Magazine & Health Industry Hub’s Women in Leadership series, Kylie is the author of growth mindset book Focus is Fertiliser (Balboa Press, 2020) Kylie is known for her expertise in & available to comment on Mindset Highest Potential Resilience Wellbeing. All amplified by her story of resilience throughout the tragic death of her identical twin sister, Karen. Kylie lives in Sydney with her Husband & two daughters. She continues Karen’s legacy, her touching book My Mummy lives in My Heart written for her boy’s & published by Kylie to help grieving children whilst nurturing her own grief.
$1,501 - $5,000
Jamie Goldstein Delray Beach is the best real estate investor in the USA. Jamie builds relationships with potential investors by providing them with solutions for their problems so that they can easily buy property. He has been an active real estate investor for many years and has helped several investors achieve success in their careers. He knows how to take advantage of the opportunity, and he can deal with a large number of properties.
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Chris Marshall is an engaging speaker, weaving together insights from his work as a behavioural scientist, professional futurist, and global investment strategist. Chris describes his mission in life, and on stage, as ‘preparing people for tomorrow’. Inspiring them to think differently, take action, be curious, and help push the human race forward - together. Being a high-functioning autisitc, Chris also speaks as an advocate for massive benefits of diversity and inclusion and backs this up with both stories of progress and research from his work. His approach to our rapidly changing world is unique, and regularly makes him a much sort after thought leader. On stage, Chris is often described as captivating, facinating and mesmerizing. This comes from his natural command of the stage, combined with a wealth of insights, stories and research from his experience across multiple fields, including history, economics, behavioural science, philosophy and neuroscience. In 2022 Chris publish his first book, Decoding Change: Understanding What The Heck Is Going On And Why We Should Be Optimistic About Our Future. Among his core messages and advice for navigating fast-paced complex environments (like the world around us) are the following key themes: Curiosity Is Our Superpower: How controlling our mindstate and fostering curiosity can reduce burnout, eliminate stress, and uncover mindblowing breakthroughs. The Paradox of Pausing in a fast-paced world: how pausing helps us move faster, make better decisions and find our human potential. The Age of Awareness: why we should be optimistic about our future Radical Social Change: how to understand what’s going on, why we stand on the edge of the biggest change in human history, and how not to freak out about it. Core to all of these is the advice to pause, step back, and take a breath. It’s from this calm foundation we can find the path we need. In a world of growing pessimism, stress and fears about the future, Chris provides a reason to be optimistic, backed up with research and history of just how creative, innovative and adaptable we humans can be when we're at our best. We must become far more aware of the role that fast paced uncertain environments have on our outlook, perspectives and emotions. And, the fact that when we’re stressed or overwhelmed, our level of curiosity, creativity and cooperation dips. “Always a privilege to hear Chris speak. Insightful stories that really make you sit-up and think.” David Williams MBE "Chris has this ability to distil highly complex things into simple ideas that resonate" Ashlee S.
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Rich is the CEO of Mindspan Systems, which helps community financial institutions transform themselves with data-driven strategies and technologies. Rich has worked extensively with banking, insurance, and financial services clients worldwide during his time at IBM in data center automation and artificial intelligence. Rich has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as an engineering officer in the US Army.
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Skyla Nieves is a psych RN. She traveled for 8 years, 3 as a DON, opening up nee psych and detox units. Shopping, listening to music and traveling as much as possible are her hobbies. Skyla Nieves is director Of Nursing at Life Care Centers of America. Her goal is to run a healthcare facility where nurses can use their special gifts and experiences to aid their patients.
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Penny is a keynote speaker, author of How To Get A Free Boob Job, and hosts the Pivot with Passion podcast. After enduring numerous life-altering events—including a breast cancer diagnosis—and more than 20 years of navigating the rollercoaster that is corporate America, Penny realized that the “fine” life she created wasn’t good enough. She picked up a red marker, declared now was her time to pivot, and set out to create a bold and exciting future. Today, she’s passionate about sharing her Red Marker Moment philosophy because—regardless of where you’ve been, where you’re at, or where you’re headed—you’re one choice away from a phenomenal life. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Penny welcomes speaking opportunities in-person or virtual.
$1,501 - $5,000
Dr. Khalifeh received his Bachelor and master’s degrees from the University of Jordan in 2001, 2004, respectively, after that; Dr. Khalifeh received the prestigious Fulbright scholarship in 2005, which enabled him to pursue his PhD degree from the University of California- Irvine in the US. While pursuing his PhD degree, and due to his excellent leadership and academic merits, Dr. Khalifeh was awarded several fellowships and scholarships such as: The Center for Pervasive Communications and Computing fellowship, the Pedagogical Fellow (PF) from 2008-2009, Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Alumni Award in 2008. As the Fulbright program aims at transferring the gained knowledge to the participating countries. In 2010, Dr. Khalifeh went back to the Arab developing countries, after finishing his PhD, to transfer the obtained knowledge, skills, and education to the Arabic students and community. Consequently, Dr. Khalifeh Joined the German University in Cairo (GUC) in 2010, then he moved to the German Jordanian University (GJU) in Jordan, where he was appointed in the faculty of Electrical Eng. and Information Technology as a faculty member. Currently he is associated professor and is the vice-dean for the Deanship of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (DI-TECH). In 2021, Dr. Khalifeh became a fellow in the leader of innovation fellowship program (LIF), managed by the Royal academy of Engineering- UK. During his service at GJU, he was awarded two distinguished prizes, the first one is the GJU excellence award for research, which was awarded to him in 2015, due to his contributions in applied research. The second award entitled as GJU excellence award for industrial collaboration, which was granted to him due to his efforts in establishing connections with the industry. In 2015, Dr. Khalifeh received the Arab-American frontiers of science, engineering, and medicine fellowship. In addition, Dr. Khalifeh is active in voluntary and service work, as he served as the IEEE Communication Society chapter chair- Jordan section from 2014-2017, the IEEE Secretary-General Activities, GJU IEEE student branch councillor from 2017-2019. Recently, he was elected as the IEEE Jordan section Chair for the period from 2020 to 2021 and recently re-elected for another round 2022-2024. Furthermore, Dr. Khalifeh has been recently awarded the Young AFCEA 40 under 40 international award from AFCEA-USA for his significant contributions in a technical science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field by providing innovation, thought leadership, and support to the Jordanians clients and organizations using information technology (IT). In the past period, Dr. Khalifeh has been awarded several research grants, where he used it to verify the research results by having prepared a prototype of the developed research work, from which he started several entrepreneurial activities and work, and as a result of that.
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Maodong Xu grew up in the Shandong Province of China in a small fishing village in Rizhao. He is a 1990 graduate of Wuhan University of Technology where he majored in computer application and automation with a minor in business management. The first business he built up and then sold was the supermarket QiLu, the largest supermarket in Shandong Province. He currently resides in the United States and is President of Roxe.
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Following a remarkable coincidence one Saturday morning in June 2014, John McFadzean decided to throw aside a lifetime of fear of failure and try something new. Over the following years, a tiny seed of an idea germinated in John’s brain which eventually led him to embark on a lifetime quest to go stand-up paddle boarding in every country in the world. On 47 countries so far, he still has some way to go. As John says himself, 'I won't be finished before Christmas!' John is a passionate public speaker who loves stand-up paddleboarding. So, as you can imagine, he absolutely loves talking about stand-up paddleboarding. Twice longlisted and commended for the prestigious Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year Award, John is an accomplished storyteller with numerous dramatic, exciting, and humorous stories in his repertoire.
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Dr. Rajesh Rolen is a PhD technologist, CEO of Microlent Systems, and author of Beyond Words: Mastering Client Communication. With 25 years of experience in building AI-powered SaaS solutions and leading global teams, he inspires entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders to communicate with impact and scale with intelligence. His talks bridge the gap between technology, leadership, and human connection—helping audiences turn ideas into action through clarity, innovation, and purpose.
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I am Roz Cohen, Ph.D., an Inclusion Strategist and Thought Partner passionately committed to building radically connected cultures. With over two decades of experience in the HR field, I have developed a wealth of knowledge through my diverse roles in esteemed organizations and my academic research endeavors. As the founder of Socius Strategies, a San Francisco-based inclusion and strategy practice, I specialize in creating cultures of inclusion, connection, and belonging. My dissertation from the Leadership and Change Ph.D. program at Antioch University focuses on the impact of inclusive leadership on employee engagement and organizational success, which informs my practical approach with clients—blending research-backed insights with a touch of humor. In addition to fostering inclusion and belonging, I provide external HR support, helping organizations align their culture with their operations. I am also a public speaker, sharing the importance of creating connected cultures wherever I go. My work is about bringing realness and radical connection to the forefront, believing in the transformative power of vulnerability, acceptance, and relationships rooted in courage. As a board member, mom of two hilarious teens, foodie, and travel enthusiast, I bring a well-rounded perspective to everything I do, aiming to change the world one connection at a time.
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