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Leigh creates teachable moments to help others grow. With more than 20 years’ experience in education – ranging from elementary school teacher to directing the UCI Graduate Resource Center – she understands the power of education. In her current position with the UCI+One Program, she develops initiatives for recent graduates and alumni as they navigate their career paths. Her passion for mentoring and connecting people fuel her both professionally and personally.
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Emily Nichols-Mitchell is quickly becoming one of the leading go to’s for expert advice on owning your executive space and getting your voice heard with a powerhouse personal brand. Emily is the founder of Accelerations Group, a talent management and executive coaching firm that helps minorities, women executives, emerging leaders discover, fine-tune and position themselves to lead courageously, confidently and boldly. Her clients include CEOs of small businesses, and leaders of global Fortune 500 corporations, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Emily has served in a wide range of line and executive positions for companies such as Eli Lilly, PSEG, Suez, and S&P Global. Her unique perspective and leadership brand is the result of her rigorous academic training and corporate successes in talent management, sales and marketing, branding, communications, and strategic planning. Her career is marked by improved operating efficiencies, increased customer satisfaction, team advancement and staff development. Emily has coached nearly 800 professionals, high-potential leaders, and C-level executives across the globe. Her clients include an assortment of government agencies, high-growth startups, small businesses, and international Fortune 500 companies. New York City Pension Agency, HSBC, and Bristol Myers Squibb, to name a few. In addition, Emily is an Executive Coach and a facilitator for the Columbia Business Leadership Program for Executive Women. She is also a sought-after speaker, delivering high-energy, interactive, and transformational workshops, keynotes, and seminars that empower audiences to accelerate their professional growth and leadership capabilities. Under Emily’s tutelage, clients make essential mental shifts, enabling them to think more strategically, communicate more effectively, and overcome derailers hindering success.
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Back in my 20's I have everything figured out. I had a career path and the schooling to proceed with my choice. But life has a funny way of changing even the best made plan. So at 28 after a medical emergency I was left with do nothing and live off of the system or learn what I could still achieve on my own. I have never been a quitter. True I may back off and rethink but I will not give up. Holding on to this core value I discovered my passion for writing . And my drive to see my words come to life. I'm right there at the tip where things are starting to get exciting so are you going to join me and sore to great heights?
$1,501 - $5,000
How does a shy, socially awkward introvert become a great salesperson for her business? Balls. Lots of balls. Pool balls to be precise. And a good cue stick, of course. Let’s go back in time a bit. A short trip back to when I joined the ranks of winning pool players. As a new player, I was improving… very slowly… slower than a turtle running a race in peanut butter… Then I was matched against a top-ranked player. The Big Kahuna. The Superstar. The National Champion. The one who makes strong players' knees quiver and hearts pound. Ignorance is bliss. I didn't know any of this. I was told he was too cocky for his own good. It was up to me to knock him down a notch. So, I did. This was the moment I went from a hesitant beginner to a confident winner. Something similar happened when I needed to become a great salesperson for my business. I stepped up at the critical moment when I needed to connect with people and talk about my business. I used social media to create warm leads, land clients, get referrals, and then used email to sell my products. After a lot of course corrections along the way – I started my own business to leverage my marketing, business, technical, research, and writing skills. Today I am a Copywriter specializing in Email and offer Email Marketing Consulting. I also show business professionals how to use social media to identify and connect with their ideal prospect so they can move them to a sales conversation.
$1,501 - $5,000
Adele Wang is a popular speaker, writer and blogger on energy healing, spiritual inquiry, feminine leadership and personal transformation. She has trained with top pioneers in the energy healing such as Donna Eden, Rosalyn Bruyere and Richard Bartlett and she is a licensed Art of Feminine Presence instructor. She holds a certification in energy medicine from a three-year professional program at the Whitewinds Institute. Adele had a successful 15-year corporate career as a business analyst for 15 years in several Fortune 50 companies before starting her practice. She has a MS in Industrial Relations and a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to that, she was an accomplished violinist, having trained in the prestigious Eastman School of Music in New York.
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I am a technical manager with a background in improv comedy and a passion for building company cultures and high performing teams. I am a huge supporter of open source and open knowledge.
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Fred Fuld III, is a financial historian. He was a former executive in the financial services industry who started out working as a stockbroker, and later as a market maker on the options floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange. He also worked as an adjunct professor for the College of Business for California State University East Bay. He is the founder of WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, and owner of AntiqueStocks.com, a provider of historical financial artifacts. He has written several books and numerous articles for various publications, including Friends of Financial History Magazine, the Bond and Share Society Journal, and Scripophily Magazine. Television appearances include CNBC, Fox Business News, and Globo TV. http://fredfuld.com
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At age 28, Richard took the reins of his family’s car dealership group when his father was forced to retire due to illness. This was a 100 year old family business and he was the 4th generation of his family to be CEO. The business was losing $3.5 million a year but with help from his mentor, Frank, the business was able to survive then prosper significantly in a highly competitive industry. Today, he shares with business owners and leaders how they can achieve success in their own organizations. Richard lives in Evergreen, Colorado with his wife and two teenage children.
$5,001 - $10,000
I help individuals and businesses confront the realities that prevent their performance from accelerating. I specialize in high-stress environments such as sales,financial services, small businesses and emerging startups. I spent 15 years in corporate financial services, all with Prudential Retirement, in sales and sales leadership.
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National Speakers Association Member. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/ MANAGEMENT. Experienced Executive Leader, Consultant, Trainer & Seminar Presenter, Author, Army Veteran. Certified John Maxwell Team Coach, Trainer and Speaker. Forbes Coaches Council Member "Branding: Think Like An Executive Leader- Level Up! Our WHY Is Your Success and Bottom-Line. Transformational Coaching impacting Performance, Productivity and Processes for Organizational Effectiveness and personal and professional development of Generation-Next. Bridging the leadership Lapse for Extraordinary Success in Leadership. Specialties: Leadership Expert, Diversity & Inclusion, Executive Consultant, Servant Leader, Leadership Retreats and Summit Facilitator; we Inspire, Lead, Grow Teams for Productivity. Philanthropy (Women & Wealth Building) for Legacy. Advocate for Veterans and their families. Forbes Coaches Council. Global Serving: North America, Eastern Caribbean, Barbados, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Guiana, Belize, Aruba St Lucia, Nevis, Anguilla and Puerto Rico. Plus Germany, London and Canada. Costa Rica and Guatemala.
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Brendan Ahern is the Chief Investment Officer of KraneShares, a suite of China-focused exchange-traded funds. Brendan joined KraneShares in 2013 where he leads the firm’s China research and education efforts. He actively works with investors on a variety of subjects ranging from asset allocation to trading to articulating the growing influence that index providers hold in the asset management industry. He produces a daily update called China Last Night (www.chinalastnight.com), which also appears as a column on Forbes.com. Prior experience includes over ten years with Barclays Global Investors (subsequently BlackRock’s iShares), which he joined in 2001 during the rollout of their ETF business. Brendan graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and has a Master of Science in Financial Analysis from the University of San Francisco.
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