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David Drake Founder and Chairman David Drake is Founder and Chairman at LDJ Capital, a multi-family office with 50+ directors and family office partners globally. LDJ Capital serves as a gateway to access this extended network of worldwide funds managing trillions in assets. It is the holding company for Victoria Partners, a 500 family office network based in London; LDJ Real Estate Group; and The Soho Loft Media Group. LDJ Capital's Capital Market division now serves private firms and public firms listed in Europe, MENA, Asia, or the Americas, who want to go public in the US via NYSE or NASDAQ. Currently, M&As and IPOs of innovation firms with $200M-$700M market cap are leading LDJ Capital's public market work. David has invested both as a GP and LP in fund-of-funds, realty funds, VC funds, and hedge funds. He has been involved in social impact investments in private equity and public equity for 25 years. In 2009-2010, he held a majority stake as a Managing Partner with Robert Hambrecht in the alternative energy fund New Commons Capital. Recent investments are in fintech, technology, media and telecommunications, and his NYC luxury corporate housing and hotel acquisitions led to his work now in New York realty. David is considered as a leader in blockchain and cryptocurrency. He saw the value of digital assets before it became popular. It all started in 2011 when David collaborated on the JOBS Act to create new laws underlying all fundraising in the U.S. Because of his leading work in this space, he represented the US Commerce Department at the EU Commission in Brussels and Rome in 2012 and was invited to the White House Champions of Change ceremony in Washington, D.C. and as a speaker at the UK Parliament in 2013. He also runs a $200M LDJ Cayman Fund focused on cryptocurrency, payment processing, and blockchain acquisitions. His investment, The Soho Loft Media Group, produces and sponsors over 200 global conferences annually and his articles are syndicated in over 100 publications. One such event was in April 2013 for the institutional media leader Thomson Reuters, with speakers from NASDAQ, NYSE, KKR, and Carlyle Group. He advances financial innovation through his work as an international speaker and writer. He has spoken in top universities like Cambridge, NYU, Cornell, Columbia, and has written for major publications like WSJ, Forbes, Huffington Post, Venture Beat, Entrepreneur, Thomson Reuters. Privately, David has hosted the Harvard Business Club of NY at his home, produced Carnegie Hall concerts and raised funds for the charities Trail Blazers and Best Buddies for many years. Born in Sweden and speaks six languages, David has an MBA in Finance and an MA in International Law and Economics from George Washington University, where he was awarded the Wallenberg Scholarship for academic merit.
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Ivonne Cameron, MPA is CEO of ISE International a business development, services & management consulting company, Founder of RM Media Production Co.; President/ CEO, Think Outside The Box, LLC, healthcare consulting firm; and served as the President & CEO for Hepatitis Foundation International. During her career she was Co-Founder/Board Chair, Third Millennium Health COOP of DC, Assistant Professor, Allied Health Sciences Department at Howard University, was chosen as a Fellow with the Harvard University Policy Institute and has consulted on Capitol Hill as a Senior Policy Fellow. Ivonne has also held the position of Associate Executive Director with the National Medical Association. Ivonne has written extensive articles, appeared on local radio and been featured in news specials, documentaries seen on major news outlets addressing a broad range of health and social issues. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals both in the U.S. and internationally. As an Executive Committee Member of the Initiative for Vital Health Report on Global Health, she served as one of the contributing authors for the “Global Opinions on Global Health,” issued by the Brussels Parliament. She was also a contributing author for the landmark report, “Racism in Medicine,” presented to Congress that lead to “Unequal Treatment” issued by the Institutes of Medicine. Ms. Cameron served as a technical writer for federal agencies including US Department of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development. Ivonne has also worked with countries including Great Britain, Germany, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Republic of Georgia Kenya, Liberia and Dubai implementing health care programs and system improvement initiatives. Ms. Cameron has been honored as a Global Ambassador for Liver Disease, Women In High Places, 2017 - Africa as well as a nominee for the 2013 White House Champion of Change in Public Health and Prevention and recognized as a Community Leader in Who’s Who of Washington, DC 2010. Ms. Cameron is a Board Member, J.E.T.T. Foundation, Institute for Caribbean Studies, Gut & Liver Foundation and LiveWell Initiative. As an entrepreneur, Ms. Cameron has launched 12 viable companies across different industries and is a capital agent that connects businesses to funding. Her academic background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Spanish Studies, a Master’s Public Health Administration. Ms. Cameron has completed Certifications as a Prevention Professional, Project Management, Non-Profit Executive, Rutgers Business School, and a Freight Broker from the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration.
$251 - $1,500
Suzanne Thibault is a Human/Animal Relationship Expert, Animal Communicator and Spiritual Emotional Healer. As the founder of Soul Safari, her mission is to support animal lovers to communicate effectively with their pet to improve their relationship and rebalance body, mind and emotions for a healthy life. Her core message – Your beloved pet supports you in seeing the truth of who YOU really are – helps people connect to and understand their relationship with animals for greater self-awareness. Suzanne is an inspirational speaker who speaks straight from the heart to engage audiences about animal communication for their personal awareness and their animal’s health and wellbeing. She imparts tangible, easy to understand concepts that empower animal lovers to deepen their relationship with their pet for their personal wellbeing and life balance.
$0 - $250
Mike is an award-winning speaker, coach, and trainer who speaks to groups about positive mindset, gratitude, and servant leadership. His interactive and relaxed style help people connect with others, learn new skills, and leave with a renewed purpose. Dr. Hattabaugh is the founder of the Encouragement Lab, a company that helps organizations build collaborative environments using skills taught through keynotes and seminars. Relieving the pain point of dysfunctional and critical communication, the lab teaches skills that can make coming to work on Monday something to look forward to. The weekly Encouragement Lab radio show explores ways to positively engage each other in business and life. Mike has spoken to thousands of groups from 5-5000 using humor, activities, memorable stories, and fast-paced fun to encourage and inspire teams to better relationships and better results. He loves to make fun of himself and counts his wife's breast cancer as the greatest positive impact on his life. He also once caused F-16 jets to scramble, but you have to hire him to hear that story!
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Dakota Grady is a speaker and financial coach. His mission is to empower people through financial literacy. He has led a leading personal financial class to empower people to become better managers of their finances and has coached many families and individuals how to take control of their finances and eliminate debt. He is the owner of The Dream Chaser Group, a company on a crusade to bring HOPE by Helping Other People become Empowered through biblically-based financial literacy. Since 2010, Dakota has coached people how to: Create a budget Crush debt Save for emergencies Move toward their financial goals Dakota knows what it feels like to struggle financially. He grew up in a low-income family of nine, living on welfare. There was a time that he and his siblings lived with their grandmother because the utilities were disconnected in their home. Dakota was determined not to live a life of financial hardship when he became an adult. He realized that he had a gift of handling money wisely. Dakota is using his gift of smart money management to coach people to transform their lives. He is passionate about helping people handle money in ways that are biblical, and he can show you how you too can be smart with money!! Dakota has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina Upstate and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Berea College in Kentucky. In addition to being passionate about personal finance, Dakota loves reading, spending time with family, and swimming. Dakota is ready to help you apply all of his financial success principles to your life so that you can be empowered to handle money confidently!!
$251 - $1,500
In 2010, Noreen Braman, who had already reinvented herself in 1997 after a contentious divorce, was reeling from a corporate downsizing, dealing with a economic recession of historic proportions and facing her own midlife issues. Soon her skills as a strategic communications professional, humorist and performer would send her in a new direction. By the end of that year, she would become a certified Laughter Yoga Leader, had her mind blown at a conference called “Can Humor Save the World” and studied the Psychology of Laughter at Rutgers University. In 2012 she added certification in Laughter Wellness, studied the Science of Happiness through Berkely University in 2016 and has been presenting laughter for the health of it through her Smile Side of Life Laughter & Happiness Club presentations ever since. Noreen is again “reinventing” herself, this time to take her message about laughter to the world on a full time basis. This means spending time analyzing financial implications, doing as much as possible on a part time basis, and “working” all the promotional outlets she can find, including local events and social media. Noreen credits Dr. Paul McGhee’s book “Humor as a Survival Tool “ as helping her understand the importance of humor and laughter to all humans. With the physical and emotional health benefits that come with humor, laughter and mindfulness, Noreen deals with her fibromyalgia and thyroid disease with humor, reminding us all that yesterday’s problem can be today’s funny story. Recently, she has started helping others with a workshop self-discovery through developing a vision, mission statement, and strategic plan for ones’ own life. Noreen’s own vision and mission statements can be found on her website at www.njlaughter.com, along with more about enhancing well being with laughter, helpful articles she has written, and videos.
$5,001 - $10,000
The author of The Leadership Contract (Wiley) – a New York Times and USA Today bestseller – Vince has spent more than 20 years as an adviser to boards and senior executives looking to improve leadership accountability in their organizations.
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A philanthropist, motivational speaker, brand strategist and entrepreneur, Amanda McIntyre-Chavis has an unquenchable passion for music, art and technology. She is the CEO and Founder of LegendFactory, a interactive brand management company and two new tech initiatives: Muzaik, a social media aggregator app and Myndfull, a wearable tech and wellness company. She is also an active mentor, arts advocate and supporter of various social causes. Amanda has over 18 years of experience in media and entertainment, spearheading development projects for Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal, BMG and EMI. She’s worked with world-renowned talent and brands such as Queen Latifah, Sum 41, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, P!nk, Altec Lansing, Absolut, Pepsi, Playstation, Monster audio and many more. Based in New York, Amanda is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment (NABFEME), National Association of Professional Women (NAPW),the ELLEVATE Network and Women In Music. She is also the new ambassador of the NY Chapter for Women of Wearables- Wearable Technology (W.O.W).
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Chief Investment Officer at Smartenergy Invest AG. More than 10 years of experience in the sector including positions as Managing Director Europe at Martifer Solar, Western Europe Coordinator at Gamesa, Business Development Manager of Portuguese market for Union Fenosa and Enel Green Power. During his career he has been successfully concluded the Development / Construction / Transaction of more than 1GW of Solar PV and Wind Projects throughout Europe. Results-oriented individual with senior international experience and cross-sector exposure. Expert in business development and investments. Strong background in management and finance. Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
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Greg Owen-Boger is the VP of Turpin Communication, a business communication training company in Chicago, where he serves as an instructor and executive coach. He is a frequent blogger, speaker, and the co-author of two books, "The Orderly Conversation: Business Presentations Redefined, “and "Effective SMEs: A Trainer's Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning. He is among many thought leaders who contributed to the book “Master Presenter: Lessons from the World's Top Experts on Becoming a More Influential Speaker.” He holds the Bates ExPI™ (Executive Presence Index) coaching certification, which he uses when coaching leaders to improve their executive presence.
$1,501 - $5,000
Dale Ludwig has a Ph.D. in Communication and, prior to Turpin, taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He founded Turpin Communication in 1992 with the mission to provide the best presentation and facilitation skills training possible. Since then he has worked to do just that. In addition to being one of Turpin’s lead instructors, he also serves as our Chief Learning Architect when tailoring learning engagements for our clients. Dale is a frequent blogger and the co-author of the book The Orderly Conversation: Business Presentations Redefined. He’s excited about his latest book, also co-authored with Greg Owen-Boger, Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide to Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning.
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