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David Snead is the General Counsel for cPanel. He is responsible for cPanel’s global legal operations and is a member of the company’s management team. In this role, he has principal responsibility for customer-facing agreements, regulatory compliance, vendor and partner negotiations, intellectual property, brand communication, mergers and acquisitions, legislative and international business issues. David has provided advice and counsel to technology companies since 1995 beginning with a practice based on technology exports. Since 1999, his practice has focused exclusively on the Internet infrastructure industry. Since his practice began, he has worked in large firms, as in-house counsel, and as a solo practitioner. In 2011 he co-founded the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (I2Coalition), an advocacy organization for the Internet infrastructure industry. One of the earliest opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act, the i2Coalition has developed into a voice for a previously unrepresented industry. He manages the group’s global public policy portfolio, is a member of the management working group, and board of directors. In addition to his work with the I2Coalition, David is a member of the board of directors of MHz Networks. David received his J.D. in 1991 from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. in 1987 in International Affairs from Trinity University in San Antonio. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and State of New Mexico.
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Michele Neylon is the founder, owner, and CEO of Blacknight, Ireland’s largest domain registrar and hosting provider. Michele is an active and outspoken member of the Internet industry. In January 2017, Michele was elected the 2018 Board Chair of the i2Coalition. He currently serves as the i2Coalition Board Chair and Best Practices Working Group Chair. He is also the recipient of the 2013 IIA Net Visionary Award. Michele is actively involved in Internet policy development, currently serving on the counsel of the ICANN GNSO. His focus is primarily European Internet concerns and policy. He has presented at numerous Internet industry events with topics including policy, security, ICANN, Nominet, the Internet Governance Forum and Investment/First Tuesday. In his spare time, Michele is a multilingual, award-winning, social media evangelist, blogger, and film buff. Michele Neylon is the founder and managing director of Ireland’s largest registrar and hosting provider Blacknight. Michele is an active and often outspoken member of the Internet industry. He has presented at numerous internet industry events, covering a range of topics including policy, security, ICANN, Nominet, the Internet Governance Forum and Investment/First Tuesday. Michele focuses primarily on European Internet issues and policy as well as serving on the Eurid registrar advisory board and the ENUM 353 policy advisory board. He is an award-winning social media evangelist and blogger as well as a film buff who speaks four languages. Michele is also a passionate philanthropist, sponsoring events such as EarthRace and 24 The Web.
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Brad founded S2A in 2014 with a simple mission: Develop 10 Percenters! A concept based on the fact that fewer than 10% of people say they understand their company’s strategy and its connection to their daily work. Through his workshops, seminars and strategy coaching, Brad chips away at the divide from both sides by helping the C-suite set a clear, concise and compelling strategic direction, while helping project managers make sense of the company's strategy in an actionable way. Prior to founding S2A, Brad served as the chief financial officer and vice president of corporate strategy for a defense and aerospace contract manufacturing firm. There he managed the firm’s $100M+ project portfolio and successfully turned around the company’s performance on complex Department of Defense projects. Brad is a graduate of the US Navy’s Nuclear Power Program, and holds a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering technology. Over the course of his highly decorated military career, he served as executive officer, department head, program manager for nuclear electrical systems, and technical advisor for carrier electrical power systems. Brad is a frequent keynote speaker and recognized thought leader on strategy design and execution. In 2016, he was recognized by the Cincinnati Business Courier as one of the city’s Forty Under 40. He’s an avid trail runner, red wine enthusiast and aspiring guitarist who calls Cincinnati, Ohio home.
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With a heart for justice, Samentha’s passion lies in being a voice for the voiceless. A survivor herself, Sam has made it her mission for over a decade to challenge policy and laws for sexual assault survivors’ rights. Sam has traveled all over sharing her personal story through RAINNs Speakers Bureau, helping survivors find their drive again. Sam’s mantra is “Turning victims into survivors, and survivors into leaders.” Sam is a skilled community organizer specializing in event planning, social and earned media. With a background in photography, Sam is able to utilize her creative eye in design focused projects. Sam was a top DC food critic intertwining her love of food and her passion to eradicate hunger by working with local food banks and restaurants to bridge the gap between food waste and food deserts. Sam has provided digital and social media coverage for the GRAMMYS, Global Citizen and SoFar Sounds to name a few. Working with the Congressional Black Congress Foundation, Sam helped magnify emphasis on the intense need for mental health care and environmental access for communities of color by coordinating live online coverage of numerous panels to make them widely accessible to the world. Sam is an International Wedding and Event Planner as well as a Certified Special Events Planner, with a degree in Digital Marketing.
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CEO & Co-Founder of Darlyng & Co., one of the fastest growing baby/goods brand. Inventor behind the revolutionary Yummy Mitt® teething mitten, the first teething mitten worn by infants to self-soothe themselves. Sold in Babies R Us nationwide and distributed worldwide. Tara is also is the Co-founder of Dreams Inspire Reality, where she coaches and trains entrepreneurs, hosts a Podcast, Webinars and Workshops. She has won several Pitch competitions and featured on Media Outlets such as the Steve Harvey Show, ABC, VH1, Black Enterprise, Marie Claire and many more.
$251 - $1,500
Mr. Rick Soto is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MultiTalent Management Incorporated, as well as, The Journal for Innovation Corporation. He has won over 74 awards, such as: (10) fine art, (1) athletic, (8) photography, (10) journalism, (30) screenwriting, and (8) Who's Who. Mr. Soto received a bachelors of science in business administration (BSBA) degree from Capella University, and a masters of business administration (MBA) in finance degree from Aspen University. He is a lifetime member of the Golden Key Honour Society. Rick has over 22 years of experience in entrepreneurship and communications. He was appointed into Cambridge Who's Who (2008), honored by Empire Who's Who (2004 / 2005), as well as, Lexington Who's Who (2001). He has been instrumental in taking the business to its present scale.
$251 - $1,500
As the Development Director of Esperanca, I have the honor of working with an incredible team on an urgent and worthy cause- global health. Both domestically and internationally, Esperanca empowers under-served and impoverished communities to reach their full health potential. We do so through a wide array of strategic programs including pro bono surgeries, clean water and sanitation, safe housing, food security, health education and micro-enterprise. All of these approaches are culturally relevant and implemented in partnership with an indigenous organization who is familiar with the strengths and challenges of the local infrastructure. In 2017, we saved and transformed the lives of over 41,000 people. Please visit www.WeTransformLives.org to learn more, or message me. Enjoy your day!
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I’m on a mission to reinvent education for the next billion learners. In the past, I’ve: - Scaled Skysmart (Skyeng) to become the leading K-12 edtech unit in Russia - Built profitable B2C/B2B learning products from 0 → $80M revenue - Reformed unit economics and led high-performing cross-functional teams I’m obsessed with: - first principles thinking - systems that scale - innovative business models - building teams of A-players Let’s build what the world needs, not just what the market funds.
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Rania Hoteit is the CEO of ID4A Technologies, named "Best Entrepreneurial Company in America" by Entrepreneur magazine under her leadership. She is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, sought after expert judge on global startup competitions, international public speaker, advisor, author and social impact leader in gender equality, women empowerment, education and industry innovation with multiple recognitions from the White House, the UK Parliament, and other prestigious awards. Throughout her executive career, she worked in cross-disciplinary collaborations with leading global companies across design, technology, and business innovation, and led many proprietary R&D projects and innovative processes in advanced manufacturing and robotic technologies. With her depth of expertise and success record as an entrepreneur, Rania has been a valuable asset for many mature technology startup companies in the USA and around the world, holding advisory positions through which she guides their innovation transformation and drives their business growth. Rania was recognized amongst 55 global leaders at the United Nations Global People's Summit during the UN General Assembly where she discussed the global production and manufacturing pipeline and how automation, Ai and Robotics can reduce global exploitation of labor. She's been featured in many notable publications including HuffPost, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Economist and more. She was recognized alongside Melinda Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Malala Yousafzai and other significant women leaders 'who have successfully built outstanding brands' in a survey published by Parazim. Rania was also one of the only 50 global women leaders and authors from around the world who were featured in "50 Inspiring Voices of Migrant Women: From Struggle to Success", an inspirational and educational book that shares stories of migrant entrepreneurs as role models, and that was launched at the UK House of Parliament where she also received an award for "outstanding achievement in her career and her contribution as a migrant woman in the USA”
More than $10,000
After a successful career in real estate title examining and a 15 year separation from her husband, Linda Bartee Doyne, took her estranged alcoholic husband back into her home. She simply wanted to give him a soft place to die. His death seemed imminent. Over his remaining ten years of life, she evolved into his full-time care giver. Linda maintained her sanity by providing non-judgmental and non-criticizing support for family and friends of end-stage alcoholics through her blog, books and one-on-one support. Today she speaks of her journey through the chaos and living her own life. Linda encourages loved ones of alcoholics to create their own satisfying life instead of becoming collateral damage. She believes it’s not enough to simply survive, but rather to thrive.
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Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. Strong entrepreneurship professional skilled in Digital Strategy, Media Relations, Social Impact, and Film Production.
$5,001 - $10,000
1. I believe in people, purpose, and possibilities. 2. My entire career has been about building brands. 3. I define success as having collaborated, created something amazing, and made life better for people. - - - - - - - If you really want to know more, here are a few of the things I've done almost two decades of PR & marketing: - Negotiated with Hollywood studios - Coordinated with the United States Secret Service - Managed celebrity events - Facilitated CEO roundtables - Lectured at colleges and universities - Testified as an expert witness on branding - Served on city boards and committees - Moderated numerous conferences - Created a fastpitch for social innovators - Piloted a public speaking program for a global corporation - Launched social channels and strategies for dozens of companies & organizations - Helped companies both large and small define who they are and what they stand for - - - - - - - I often refer to myself a troublemaker because progress tends to require shaking things up. As Stephen Covey says, you can't talk your way out of a situation you've behaved yourself into. If you want me to help you make things better, you're likely to find parts of the process uncomfortable.
$5,001 - $10,000