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Jeff Kuhn survived the unthinkable: Burns over 80 percent of his body and a rare neuromuscular disease. Despite it all, Jeff found the courage to keep moving on. In his book, "Blue Sky Lightning", he shares both his unbelievable journey through trauma and what those experiences taught him. You are not alone. Your mental fortitude is stronger than you think. Small victories make huge differences. Unconditional love lives in unexpected places (sometimes, even in non-human hearts). And, as long as the odds are not zero, you can win. "Blue Sky Lightning" is a beacon of hope for the hopeless, a call to share your own inspiring story, and proof that anyone can overcome even the most dire catastrophes.
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LaKeysha Andrews Mattis knows what it is to start from the bottom and rise to the top. She is a native of South Central Los Angeles, a place where positivity was a rare commodity when she was going up. Every day she both witnessed gang violence, drug addiction, bullying, and police brutality. Despite the despair that she faced on a daily basis, she made a choice to rise above the status quo and to push forward to accomplish what seemed impossible. Her grandmother played an instrumental part in her gaining the courage to try to be and do the best she could to reach her highest achievement because every day upon leaving the house to go to school her grandmother would calmly remind her to go to school and make A’s, to not talk to strangers, and that she could do anything that she set her mind to do. Even with all of the negativity and destruction that surrounded Ms. Mattis, the words of her grandmother echoed in her spirit and stayed with her, gave her hope and penetrated her soul to dare to dream that she would one day make it out of the “hood” and be more than a conqueror. Ms. Mattis is a powerhouse speaker with the ability to captivate her audience and inspire them to rise above their hardships into brilliance. Her stage presence is bold and mesmerizing and her passion to motivate and inspire is remarkable and unwavering. She has a passion for helping youth and adults alike to recognize and harness their greatness. She believes that each person is fearfully and wonderfully and that it is important to work with individuals, families, and communities to ensure that they are on the right track to get to their final destination. Ms. Mattis knows what it is like to lose everything and have nothing left to give. She shares how she gained resilience and strength to get through her struggles. Now, she wishes to share her message and hope to others that you are able to rise from the ashes and rejuvenate, renew, and reinvent yourself. Her message is to inspire you that you too can rise from the ashes...the hardships, heartaches, and trouble that you can sometimes find yourself a part of and that can take you by surprise and leave you in despair. It is her hope that you would allow her to feed your mind, spirit, body, and soul with hope for the future. It is her hope that no matter what the situation, you will be able to find a glimpse of hope and begin to rebuild your life for the better. Her mantra is, “Started from the bottom, now rising to the top, despite all odds still I rise! Be Brilliance! Last, her main goal is to empower, educate, and advance her clients through RESET workshops, online trainings, podcasting and speaking engagements.
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Doug Jacobson is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. Dr. Jacobson has given over 200 presentations in the area of computer security and security literacy. He has published numerous papers on computer security education and the use of hands-on laboratories to teach computer security, as well as written a textbook on network security. He also created a computer security outreach program targeted at the general public, post-secondary students and faculty. He co-authored a book on security literacy for the non-technical audience and also lectures on this topic. His team has developed a cyber security literacy curriculum for grades k-12.
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Sally Arkell-boles and Kristine Sales: With more than 20 years of corporate and business leadership success, Sally as a passion for helping others create a life on their own terms. Sally’s successes have allowed her to travel the world internationally where she developed and was accountable for multi-million dollar lines of business. As a leader and managing partner in training, Technology and Financial industries she has had the pleasure of coaching entrepreneurs, and leaders while having global recognition. Kristine has risen to the top in her industry globally in Sales. A natural leader and inspiration to professionals, Kristine loves partnering in the development of entrepreneurs and leaders. She has a teaching degree which has afforded her the opportunity to excel in Education, as well as Sales and Finance. She is an entrepreneur with a success pattern that is most effective in creating results quickly!
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Julie Federico was a middle school counselor before she began writing children’s services books. Her first book. Julie is not afraid to tackle difficult social problems she has written about domestic violence prevention, child abuse prevention, friendship issues, and now school and violence prevention. Aside from being a best selling children’s author Federico’s books have received the following awards: Anger is OKAY Violence is NOT and Some Parts are NOT for Sharing won honorable mention at the New England Book Festival in 2014. Some Parts are NOT for Sharing, Algunas Partes No Son Para Compartir and Anger is OKAY Violence is NOT won a first place award at the Colorado Independent Publisher’s Association EVVY awards in May 2013. As Federico begins to uncork the mystery of school violence with the release of The Bad Guys and Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe her work could not be more timely or needed. Federico has a phenomenal understanding of school violence; she worked for Jefferson County Public Schools in 1999 and was a first responder at the Columbine shootings. School violence is something she understands on a personal and professional level. Her unique experience made her the perfect candidate to bring healing to the Newtown, CT. community. Both of her school violence prevention books are dedicated to the Sandy Hook school community in Newtown, CT. These books instruct students what to do if they encounter an intruder in the school or know of a student that is threatening violence. Federico is a master at taking on difficult social topics, breaking them down into a language that children can understand, explaining the problem and offering solutions to solve the problem. Her writing is unconventional, refreshing and so needed in the world we live in today.
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Hi, My name is Insha Hafiz, CEO of Benidicion technologies - Digital Marketing Company. I am not a professional trainer (as it is not my profession) but I am an active speaker in many of the events. I like to talk about topics like Women empowerment, Child abuse, Youth empowerment, Social activities, Sex education and many more.
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Barb Lazarus is the founder and co-owner of Game On! Sports 4 Girls, the premier multi-sport program committed to the empowerment of girls. Since 2007, Barb and her Game On! team have dedicated themselves to developing programming that instills in every Game On! Girl a deep sense of what it means to feel confident, proud and "GirlStrong" both on and off the sports fields. Barb has overseen Game On!'s expansion from a single summer camp in Lake Forest to locations in three states running summer camps, school year classes, day-off-school events, community-based clinics, Girl Scout events, and other creative projects. A nationally recognized advocate for girls in sport, Barb was awarded the Toyota & espnW Everyday Hero Award in 2013, and on behalf of Game On! accepted the 2018 U.S. Olympic Committee's Rings of Gold Program. In essence, Game On! harnesses the power of sports to shape the strong girls that develop into the valued teammates and high achievers of tomorrow. Barb, alongside a talented team that is growing nationwide, has devoted years to developing customized teaching techniques coupled with an environment most conducive to learning, growth and fun. The shorter term results include impactful programs that effectively foster girls’ appreciation for sports and fitness, self-esteem and values that shape strong character. This is Barb’s passion. This is her mission. This is her dream. Barb also coordinates a scholarship fund that supports deserving young girls in their efforts to afford Game On! programming. Barb’s heartfelt desire to impact young girls through sports does not stop with her sports programming for girls and scholarship fund. During the school year, Barb and her caring team are committed to offering sports clinics at no charge to help Boulder Colorado and Chicagoland Girl Scout, Brownie and Daisy Troops to earn their “Try It” or “Fair Play” Badges in sports and fitness. In addition, they travel the Chicagoland area offering free “Proud to Throw Like A Girl” or “Proud to Play Like A Girl” sports clinics. Game On! also sponsors Power4Girls day off school events and Power4Minds reading programs. A nationally recognized advocate for young girls in sport, Barb is a regular participant in espnW’s annual summits and is honored to have attended two Global Sport Mentoring Program luncheons, a cooperative program organized by the U.S. State Department and espnW. Barb graduated with a B.A. from the University of Michigan (1982) and a J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (1985) and served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1986 to 1990. In 1991, she accepted the newly created position of Press Secretary for the Department of Justice for the Northern District of Illinois and held that position until she opened what was to become a successful media relations business in 1994. A long-time avid cross trainer and sportsman, Barb is an inductee into her high school's Athletic Wall of Fame. Gameonsports4girls.com
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A single mom who survived a violent marriage, sexual abuse, divorce and rebuilding. I am 36, a mom to three beautiful children, a teacher, and a therapist in training. I have spent most of my adult life as a single mom, or recovering from the trauma of abuse. I’ve seen trauma first hand in my classroom, and watched its effects on my students and how they function. This has led me to diving into counseling work and learning what does that trauma do to our kids? What does it do to us as adults? How can we change this cycle?
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The work of painter, Cynthia Mosser, has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad, which includes the Czech Republic and Hungary. Her work has been critically reviewed in ARTnews Magazine, Willamette Week newspaper, and featured in the TV show Portlandia. Cynthia received a B.A. in Art History from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She is represented by the Augen Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
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Jerald Scott (native Southside Houstonian) is an Athletic Coach, Trader & Motivational Speaker that is enriching the lives of his community by sharing his inspiring journey of turning personal tragedy into his ultimate triumph. For we are all Talented, Resilient and Unstoppable (TRU). He grew up on the south side of Houston’s inner city streets, to which he give credit to his active lifestyle ever since childhood. His whole life he has always placed a high value on teamwork and working hard so growing up he invested time into playing basketball, taking part in the school band, and inspiring change by being on student council. His sincere passion has been to inspire others through his positivity despite the adversities he has faced in life. On October 24, 2018 he was involved in a major motorcycle accident. He was thrown off of the freeway while the bike remained approximately 400 yards away, still on the freeway. He wasn’t found for up to three hours and lost close to 9 pints of his blood. The incident also resulted in him losing his right leg above knee, a fracture in his right wrist and an 8 to 10 inch rod with 10 screws in his left elbow and forearm. Through it all, he is now focused on using his traumatic experience to inspire others in life. There are many people in his community and around the world that can benefit from what he has been through. So he plans to use his personal situations to relate to others and help by showing them they are not alone and that success can still be achieved with faith, strength and mental toughness.
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Dr Nicky Okoye is the President and CEO of the NICKY OKOYE ORGANIZATION. He is a very knowledgeable international consultant, adviser, coach and speaker on a variety of subjects mostly with foundations in National and Business Development Strategy, Entrepreneurship as well as Leadership. His demonstrated expertise over the years in National Development has supported emerging market Nations (Africa and the Caribbean) in repositioning their populations for the benefits of entrepreneurship resulting in increased economic activity and the creation of new jobs. His vast global experience which covers three continents (Europe, North America and Africa) and his in-depth expertise in technical strategic execution has given him a unique prospective on complex problem solving and leadership which is enriching and rear. He is one of the World's most passionate adviser, coach and speaker on entrepreneurship, today, and certainly the most effective speaker on Entrepreneurship of African descent. He has extensive experience to draw from, he also has a rich knowledge base and exceptional commitment for National Development, Business Development Strategy and Global Capital being his areas of expertise in which he leads teams to support his Nation State and Corporate clients and for which he advises, consults and speaks publicly.
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Mr. Frank L. Johnson brings his own USA- San Francisco, California Style of speaking to International audiences about Love and Relationships. He is a Mastermind, in helping couples stay together while showing them how to create that blessing which allows them to love the same person for life. He has Dedicated his wisdom of showing women how to understand their emotions, with more than 12 years of experience. Guiding single couples and married couples to their tranquil playground, where they can learn to love themselves. When he doesn't give public speeches, he spends his time talking to English students about their interpersonal challenges while spreading words of encouragement. Mr. Johnson's message on stage is clear that the audience will learn new English words about love and relationships. He will teach you how to laugh and enjoy your life. While you're trying to get the life you really want. See you there!
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