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Sidney Frye II is the owner and principal consultant of Mind Shifts Consulting LLC. A highly sought-after mental health and racial equity speaker, Sidney earned his Master of Divinity degree from Bethel University, as well as a Master's Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy. Sidney has previously taught Adolescent Psychology at North Central University, and has a background working within the Child Welfare and Criminal Justice system, supervising programs that work to address disparities and disproportionality. A loving husband and proud father of five, Sidney is an avid soul food enthusiast, and aspiring cheesecake connoisseur.
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Dr. Eva Lantsoght is a civil engineering professor in two countries, blogger, podcaster, book author, and speaker. She is building a career in science in two continents, and uses her blog to create resources to support researchers.
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Luigi Wewege is President of award-winning Caye International Bank, headquartered in Belize, Central America. He is the author of The Digital Banking Revolution, now in its third edition, and has co-authored economic research presented before the United States Congress. He also serves as an Instructor at the FinTech School in California and as an Advisory Board Member of Fort Kobbe International Vaults in Panama. He holds an Italian MBA from the MIB Trieste School of Management with a major in International Business and a BSBA with a triple major in Finance, International Business, and Management from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Amir Fralin is a son, brother, educator, and gentleman from Bristol, PA. With a passion for allowing and assisting with the growth of student achievement holistically, Amir has only begun to scratch the surface with achieving his goals. Crafting dope opportunities that open the door to what students have a heart for is how Amir continues to educate and inspire. Being a graduate of Gwynedd Mercy University, that's where Amir started to really understand what it is he wanted to do with his life. Dealing with daily life obstacles has shaped Amir into the individual that he is today. The ultimate reward to him is when he sees others succeeding while knowing that they have Amir behind the scenes supporting them. #presuntileverythinghappens
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Larry Hart is a Division I college football coach at the University of Houston, and author of his book debut, The Recruit's Playbook: A 4-Year Guide to College Football Recruitment for High School Athletes. As a native Mississippian steeped in football and applying his skill set as an enthusiast, all-American college athlete, alumni NFL draft pick, and football coach with over a decade of firsthand knowledge of football athletics, Coach Hart has an experienced voice that efficiently guides readers and equips them with the tools and practical tips they need to succeed. Coach Hart has a Master's degree in Communication Studies, lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, Juliet, and dreams of making his mark as a part-time, bestselling author.
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Manaswini Das is from Bhubaneswar and currently working as a Software Engineer with the Red Hat Middleware team in Bangalore, India. She is an active open-source user and contributor since 2017. She has participated both as a mentee and a mentor in various open-source programs including GCI, GSSoC, and RHOSC. She is an Outreachy alumnus and a Processing Foundation fellow. She loves sharing her knowledge at events and sketching.
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Padmanava is a Leading Consultant who strives to transform individuals to "conscious" individuals & brands that attract opportunities. He has worked with a multitude of clients ranging from Entrepreneurs, Doctors, Architects, Corporate Professionals and small to large businesses. Padmanava specializes in helping individuals and businesses harness the power of awareness and consciousness to build public recognition. Padmanava builds new brands and reinvigorates existing ones, bringing them to life across a range of touch-points. He works with both fresher to professionals and startups to multinationals in just about every sector.
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Janet Luongo inspires and motivates people to express their true selves, develop supportive relationships, and create a fair and prosperous culture. She gives speeches and facilitates workshops. She taught college and all age levels, and uses visuals, humor and activities to engage audiences. Janet addresses current issues in our nation, particularly gender and racial equity, from personal experience. For example, Janet spoke on leadership for women at colleges. In a recent webinar about understanding racism, she began by reading excerpts from her memoir, Rebellion, 1967, a story of her youth in New York City when she found purpose working for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. After her family broke up, she developed relationships in the Black community with a mural painter, community activist, neurosurgeon and jazz musician. Webinar participants, prompted, told powerful stories of their own encounters with those we were taught to see as “The Other.” Janet is dedicated to finding creative ways to deal with troubled times. Know your dream, express who you are, follow your own path; when you stumble pick yourself up and keep going; send compassion to all, and respect all human beings as part of one humanity. When Janet joined the National Speakers Association in 2000, the New York City chapter asked her to chair a national speakers conference and then elected her chapter president. A NSA colleague, Jack Canfield, author of the series, Chicken Soup for the Soul, wrote a foreword for her book, 365 Affirmations on Creativity, which encourages creative thinking in all areas of life. Published in five countries, it led to speeches in the US, Canada, Costa Rica and as far as Xian, China. Janet taught communication and public speaking, and art history at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. She founded a non-profit chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art that mounted forty exhibits and produced a film, Women Make Art, which screened at a UNIFEM film festival. Her innovative programs for underserved youth at museums in Bridgeport, Connecticut, garnered grants, awards and media. Raised Unitarian Universalist in New York City, Janet received a Leading Light award in 2020 from The Unitarian Church in Westport where she’d served as associate director of family faith formation, and as chaplain. She designed a series of workshops, “Women and Imagination,” and started a team to promote voting rights. She recently helped plan presentations on gender equity, and building a multi-racial democracy. As leader of the Worship team, she planned summer services, and delivered several sermons herself, including “From Broken to Unbreakable.” Janet earned a B.A. in art from Adelphi University, and a M.S.Ed from Queens College at CUNY. While teaching abroad 1978-86 at the International School of Geneva, she exhibited paintings in Paris. She resides in CT with her cat and husband Jim and they enjoy hiking with their son and his family in Colorado.
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Zach is a Mental Health advocate, National speaker, College Success Coach and author of “You’re Not Alone”, who was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in 2016. During that time period he experienced severe anxiety, deep depression and thoughts of suicide. After hitting his rock bottom moment, he sought help and started to recover. Through his recovery process he became Mental Health First Aid certified and now travels the country educating thousands of students and organizations on the fundamentals of mental health.
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When he was 18, Michael dropped his speech class in college and swore he would never take the stage again after a humiliating presentation. Today, Michael is a Game-Changing speaker and Best-Selling author who has impacted thousands of people with his message of resilience. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, he immigrated to the United States just before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War and is the grandson of a ‘Siege of Leningrad’ and Dachau camp survivor. Michael's master storytelling ability leaves audiences exhilarated and equipped to act on their inspiration. His success principles empower audiences to smash fears, limitations, and passive, excuse-oriented mindsets. Michael takes his audiences on a journey through his story of humble beginnings, living on hand-me-downs and Food Stamps, to becoming a business owner, an author, and a motivational speaker. He reveals how the personal choices we make, the attitudes we carry, and the principles we choose to live by, affect our mental health and performance, and determine the success of our lives and organizations. Before becoming a best-selling author and motivational speaker, Michael worked as an IT Professional and suffered from crippling depression. Desperate to revive his long-lost enthusiasm for life and opportunity in the land of the free, Michael committed to a series of positive life changes when he discovered a tattered personal development book in the small corner of the local library. He had a shift in perspective that changed his outlook on life and once again opened his mind to endless possibility. From there he committed to unearthing his buried dreams and helping others do the same.
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CEO of WZTS/ Asst. Director of Education Projects
Nashville, United States
Dr. Ernest Williamson, III has published creative work in over 600 journals. He has published poetry in over 200 journals, including The Oklahoma Review, The Roanoke Review, The Prague Daily Monitor, Ginosko Literary Journal, The Cannon's Mouth (UK), Ygdrasil: A Journal Of The Poetic Arts, Pamplemousse (formerly known as the Gihon River Review), Poetry Life and Times (UK), Aleola Journal of Poetry and Art, Caper Journal, Abramelin: A Journal of Fine Poetry, The Montucky Review. Many of his creative works have been published in journals representing over 80 colleges and universities around the world. Some of his visual artwork has appeared in journals such as New England Review, Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, The William & Mary Review, The Wisconsin Review, The Tulane Review, The Manhattanville Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Madison Review, and Fourteen Hills. Dr. Williamson's poetry has been nominated three times for the Best of the Net Anthology. In 2012, famed theatre director and multiple Moliere award winner, Irina Brook, praised Dr. Williamson's creative work and called him "an amazing Renaissance man". In 2012, Williamson was admitted to Drew University’s Doctor of Letters program in literary studies but did not enroll. In 2013, he was offered a Professorship. For 5 years, Dr. Williamson was an Assistant Professor of English & Department Coordinator at Allen University. Currently, he is Assistant Director of Education Projects at Tennessee State University. Born in Illinois and raised in Tennessee, Williamson is the son of a retired elementary school principal and a BMI Music Award-winning musician. Identified early as a strong student, he was moved into a experimental public gifted education program called Creative Learning In a Unique Environment, (CLUE). The oldest of three, Williamson began writing poetry at the age of 13. His brother is a grammy nominated musician and his sister is a certified educator. Dr. Williamson has taught at the college level for over thirteen years with six different colleges. He holds a B.A. in English (creative writing concentration) and an M.A. in English Literature, both from the University of Memphis. Williamson also earned a Ph.D in Higher Education Leadership, Management, & Policy from Seton Hall University, and a leadership certificate from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Williamson is an active member of the Academy of American Poets, the Authors Guild, the Authors Alliance, the American Humanist Association, the Association of Tertiary Education Management, the American Educational Research Association, the National Association of Independent Artists.
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Ashley Scott is a data professional at a Fortune 500 company, career coach, motivational speaker, and recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award from former President Barack Obama. She is best known for sharing her blend of experience in public health and business analytics to encourage and champion the diversification of the talent pipeline in academia and data careers. After hosting several focus groups and virtual fireside chats, she learned that women in underserved communities, including hers, were not encouraged to pursue STEM careers because they felt there is a lack of role models in the field. In pursuit of her mission to promote data literacy, she started the social media campaign #DataGirl in the summer of 2020 to increase the awareness of data careers and created data-inspired apparel and accessories. A portion of proceeds goes to her scholarship fund for under-represented people interested in data education certifications and careers. Ashley has keynoted at events including Women In Data, FEM STEM Bahamas, IBM, New York Urban League, and Google, reaching audiences across the world to speak about her experience and share her expertise with data and technology. She also serves as a Women in Data Science Ambassador in a partnership with Stanford University and is a NASA Solar System Ambassador; here, she hosts events for people of all ages and educates them on the importance of solar exploration in STEM and data areas. Ashley demonstrates that there is room for more people, especially women to thrive in her platform, Data Girl Ash, where she provides insight to people interested in using data and uplifting others to successful career success pathways. For more information, check out Ashley's website: www.datagirlash.com
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