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Daron Larson discovered from personal experience that consistent practice really can make ordinary moments better—including the uncomfortable ones. Daron is a mindfulness coach who encourages people to develop focus, self-awareness, and resilience. As a parent, social worker, information specialist, and librarian, he has always found purpose in identifying relevant resources to help people more effectively navigate personal and professional challenges. Daron has practiced mindfulness daily since 2002 and brings his personal expertise and in-depth training to individuals, small groups, and organizations around the world. Using his Attentional Fitness philosophy, Daron meets his trainees where they are and provides personalized guidance, exercises, and resources to help them further their mindfulness practice beyond what they could do on their own. More than sitting still and noticing their breath, trainees take action and ownership over their mental strength and emotional agility. In the end, they realize becoming more present is a trainable skill and it’s possible to experience a more satisfying relationship with life in an increasingly distracting world. Daron is based in Columbus, Ohio, and works with clients all around the world.
$251 - $1,500
Inspire Audiences with Matthew James Bailey’s Vision for Humanity: Embracing Ethical AI with Universal Wisdom and Loving Kindness. To find out more, visit https://inventingworld3.com Latest Media Projects - https://inventingworld3.com/latest-media Latest Events - https://inventingworld3.com/events Matthew James Bailey operates at the pioneering edge of universal consciousness, new technologies, and systemic global change. He is internationally recognized for leading global technology revolutions such as Ethical Artificial Intelligence, The Internet of Things, and Smart Cities. Classified by the US government as a Person of Extraordinary Ability, Matthew is one of the top minds in our world, a ‘Who’s Who’ in Artificial Intelligence, and a World Technology Award Nominee. His groundbreaking research into Ethical AI earned him a Visiting Scholar 2022 position with the National Institute of Aerospace and NASA. Bailey has advised governments (US, G7, UK, others), worked with Fortune 500 technology companies, global standards bodies and territories on innovation and digital transformation. He has engaged with iconic figures like Professor Stephen Hawking and Steve Wozniak, been a guest lecture at Cambridge University and coached over 100 startups. Matthew is a visionary leader shaping the Age of AI with ethical-centric inventions and systems. He is the author of "Inventing World 3.0 – Evolutionary Ethics for Artificial Intelligence™" and founder of AIEthics.World, In 2023, Bailey unveiled the World 3.0 global movement to ensure a harmonious coexistence and partnership between a benevolent AI and human evolution. At Contact in the Desert 2024, he revealed a world first in AI—a new Turing Test to validate AI’s ethical and moral capabilities. Matthew has dedicated his life to exploring universal wisdom and champions humanity's leap into a new era of spiritual and universal magnificence. As a spiritual guide, he assists individuals and groups in their personal transformation to thrive in lives of magnificence. He is currently planning retreats in 2024 and 2025. Matthew has headlined events like Contact in the Desert and Conscious Life Expo, and has been featured on the BBC, Coast to Coast AM, and Gaia TV as well as over 100 podcasts. In August 2024, he will begin filming two TV series on AI and humanity's next spiritual evolution. In March 2025, he will be featured at Gaia's global Emerson event (streamed to 180 countries) and is currently writing his second World 3.0 book, ‘AI and Our Divine Spark’.
$5,001 - $10,000
Keynote Speaker, Author, Trainer Facilitator
Marc Haine is an award-winning Customer and Employee Experience Keynote Speaker, consultant, and author of Lights! Camera! Action! – Business Operational Excellence Through the Lens of Live Theatre. With over 35 years of hands-on leadership in hospitality, retail, and service-driven organizations, Marc helps companies transform daily operations into jaw-dropping, show-stopping experiences that delight customers and engage employees. Known for his energetic, humorous, and authentic delivery, Marc equips business operators with actionable frameworks to strengthen leadership, employee engagement, service culture, and operational excellence—helping organizations become the brand of choice in their markets. Marc is also the host of two acclaimed podcasts—Marc Haine Live and Experience Leadership: The Small Business Podcast—with audiences exceeding 90,000 worldwide. A passionate community leader, Marc received the 2023 Community Spirit Award and serves as president or co-founder of multiple non-profit organizations, including Walk the Talks and East of 60 Productions Society, while holding provincial and national board positions with the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS). When not on stage or behind a microphone, Marc can be found tossing a mean pizza, experimenting with sourdough, or bringing laughter to the comedy stage. He lives in Devon, Alberta, with his wife and a lively menagerie of pets.
$5,001 - $10,000
Dr. Lola Adeyemo is an Inclusive Workplace Strategist, international speaker, and author who helps organizations turn diversity goals into systems of belonging. As the CEO of EQImindset and founder of Immigrants in Corporate Inc., she partners with executives, HR, and DEI leaders to design sustainable Employee Resource Group (ERG) strategies that drive engagement, retention, and innovation. With 16 years of experience across global manufacturing and biotech industries, Dr. Adeyemo blends technical expertise with people-centered leadership. Her signature approach bridges data, storytelling, and strategy to create measurable business impact. She holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership and is the author of Thriving in Intersectionality: Immigrants, Belonging, and Corporate America — and host of the Thriving in Intersectionality Podcast.
$1,501 - $5,000
Arthur Graus has been working as a consultant and trainer since 1999 in the area of BI and SQL Server. His strength? Years of experience combined with a great enthusiasm to share his knowledge. "Today we store more data than ever. Everything we do is recorded in databases. The question is how to convert all this data into useful insights? It is my passion to help you with this! I teach you how to use (Power) BI so you can collect the right data and transform it into an attractive dashboard with the insights that you are looking for.”
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Bree is an experienced speaker on trauma and connection. She has worked with dozens of universities, non-profit organizations and for profit businesses from around the United States including the University of Miami, the Alzheimer's Association and the Stoneman Douglas community in Parkland, Florida. Bree has been featured in multiple national media platforms including NPR, BroadwayWorld and VeryWell. She also hosts a weekly podcast, The Mindful Mentor, focused on building a culture of self-awareness and empathy. With a degree and board certification in Music Therapy and 12 years experience working in medical and community settings, Bree is highly respected for her clinical work as well as her success in creating jobs in the field of creative arts therapies. Bree has served as the co-owner and Director of Creative Arts Therapies of the Palm Beaches since 2012, staffing and developing clinical music and art therapy programs for over 100 organizations throughout South Florida.
$1,501 - $5,000
An ad on the NYC subway drove my entire professional career. In reality, it wasn't a single ad, but a series of ads put out by the NYC Teaching Fellows, encouraging recent graduates and career changers to give teaching in New York City public schools a chance. What I thought would be a two-year stint while I figured out what I wanted to do with my life turned into a 14-year tenure at the NYC Dept. of Education. Fourteen wonderful years, sparked by a long commute from the 4 train from the Bronx to Wall Street, to a job that I didn’t find fulfilling. Teaching opened a world of possibilities in leadership, learning and development, and self-reflection that I can’t imagine coalescing in any other role. A few lessons learned during my ten years as a high school math teacher: • Being good at something does make you good at teaching that subject- time, practice, patience, and experience are necessary components • Applied knowledge is far more valuable than memorized facts • Ask your students what they want to learn and how they learn best • High schoolers are the weirdest, most-thoughtful, and inspirational people to learn with My interest in using technology to support learners lead me to a role at the NYCDOE central offices. There, my team developed a robust professional learning platform to help teachers improve and advance their practice. Our work impacted over 100,000 NYC educators. Transitioning to facilitating adult learning reaffirmed my love of helping empower individuals to help themselves. Adult learning taught me a few new lessons. • Learning needs to be practical and applicable • Technological tools do not replace well-designed learning experiences • There is always someone in the room whom you can learn from As the Head of Learning Experiences at StoryIQ, I take these lessons (and more) to heart as I design courses supporting professionals in upskilling their communication with data and analysis skills. I believe that we all have something to teach, and learning with a community can profoundly impact organizations, big and small. I have the honor of leading a team of trainers and content developers – all of who share the innate curiosity and love of teaching that I have. No matter who or what I’m teaching, my goal is to spark curiosity and make new skills and concepts accessible to all learners.
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Susan Larkin is the Chief Operating Officer of Allied Personnel Services, the largest staffing service in the Lehigh Valley. Allied has partnered with leading businesses since 1984 and focuses on building strong relationships with clients while providing an unparalleled knowledge of the local labor market. A graduate of Penn State, Susan has led the growth of Allied for the past 28 years. She holds multiple industry certifications, including SPHR, the SHRM Senior Certified Professional designation, Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP), and Certified Staffing Professional (CSP) from the American Staffing Association. She has served on numerous boards, including the Women in Leadership task force for the American Staffing Association, as an executive board member for Communities in Schools of Eastern PA, and the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation. Susan’s commitment to the community led her to be named a Lehigh Valley Business Women of Influence.
$1,501 - $5,000
Sonja is a suicide survivor with over 35 years of lived experience with mental health challenges. She is one of today's most insightful and inspirational speakers on mental health. Her award-winning and best-selling book, An Impossible Life, which details her struggles with mental illness, was featured on CBS This Morning as a story of hope. CBS This Morning Correspondent, Dr. Tara Narula, said that Sonja's story was "one of my most sacred and special I've ever done." Sonja is a devoted mental health advocate. Her mental health advocacy work includes drug addiction recovery programs, homeless shelters, firefighters, police officers, veterans, women’s prisons, and others. Oprah Winfrey graciously participated virtually in one of Sonja’s mental health book clubs’ discussions to inspire the women inmates at Central California Women’s Facility, the worlds largest women’s prison. She has traveled the country speaking with Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profit organizations, government officials, advocacy groups, and top media outlets about the importance of mental health. Sonja has been an op-ed contributor in such publications as The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Hill, Ms. Magazine, Kevin M.D., NAMI (National Alliance Mental Illness), Oprah Daily, and others. She is a member of Newsweek Expert Forum. Sonja has been interviewed in all 50 states on local and national news about the importance of raising mental health awareness. She has had the privilege of sharing her story and message of hope with millions of people. Sonja is passionate about helping individuals and organizations create open, inclusive, and educational conversations around mental health. Client Testimonials: "Sonja was the closing keynote speaker for the NAMI Iowa annual conference. Hers was the most highly rated session of the day. I believe her presentation may be the most highly rated keynote session in recent NAMI conference history. Sonja is both inspirational and aspirational." Peggy Huppert, NAMI Iowa Executive Director “Sonja addressed our CEO group and encouraged all the participants to take an active part in the presentation and created the right environment for a very interesting and lively discussion. Although the subject is very sensitive in nature, she presented it excellently and made a strong business case for participants to embrace the importance of workplace mental wellness. I highly recommend Sonja to any organizer who wants a high-level speaker.” Mark J. Galea, Chair, The Business Club For Executives
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I’m Adriana (Aviva Galina) Leigh — founder and principal consultant at ALG Consulting, and the author of Trauma Sensitivity at Work: How to Lead Safe, Inclusive Teams (April 2026). With over 20 years of global experience, I work with organizations to build safer, more trauma-sensitive and inclusive workplace cultures. My work focuses on leadership practice, the prevention of harm, and strengthening how teams navigate complexity, conflict, and change. I’ve worked across national and international contexts, including extensive experience with the United Nations, international aid organizations, and public- and private-sector clients. Much of my work sits at the intersection of policy, culture, DEI and leadership practice. I support organizations to develop clear, inclusive, and trauma-sensitive approaches to issues such as harassment and discrimination prevention, gender-based violence, and workplace wellbeing, with a strong emphasis on trust-building and effective reporting pathways. Through facilitation and learning design, I help leaders and teams build the relational and practical skills needed to bring policy and culture to life.
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I guide hearted-center leaders, innovators, and unicorns, women and men, into achieving lasting transformation and brilliant resilience. My 9EQ Method (™) is my unique synthesis of Life Coaching, Listening Presence, and original Advanced Energy Healing Techniques and internal guidance that saved my life when terminally ill at age 24. Each stage of this adventure leads to the essence of fulfillment as wholeness. 9EQ Method™ is a direct path to revitalizing energy, enhancing productivity, and experiencing joy that is the result of crafting a life of leadership from a secure foundation of profound wisdom, masterful discernment, and confidential life support. My voice has resonated on international stages alongside luminaries like Deepak Chopra, the Dalai Lama’s physician, Dr. Dean Ornish, and others with a focus that touches lives globally. From one-on-one sessions to group workshops and retreats, clients and students have been with me for years, eagerly engaging my offers, advice, and recommendations.
$1,501 - $5,000
Sue Bowles is a survivor turned thriver as an award-winning author, speaker and ACC credentialed Life Coach. Weaving together personal stories of evil-redeemed-for-good, you will experience courage to face your pain, creating stories of hope for yourself and others. ===== Having done the hard work of healing from a childhood rape, an eating disorder, other sexual assaults, and twice considering suicide, Sue uses these life-altering events to catalyze new hope for others. Now, As the Chief Instigator behind the Dare to Believe Movement and Founder of My Step Ahead LLC, Sue leads the charge in talking about real things that matter. She gets to the heart of the issues where true breakthrough and change happen. Through speaking, writing, and Life Coaching, Sue challenges others who feel stuck and disqualified due to life circumstances to take the next step in their journey, walking with them along the way so they can live boldly in Christ and fulfill their God-given calling. Sue's author credits include her award-winning first book, "This Much I Know...The Space Between". Sue is also a co-author of the Amazon best-selling book, “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Survivors Vol 1” and is an invited author for “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Survivors Vol 2” due out October 2024.
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