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Karlene Millwood is passionate about Women's Empowerment and continues to inspire women through her writing and speaking. A talented speaker, she has graciously hosted several concerts, talk shows, plays, dinners and banquets. Karlene is a versatile writer who has had pieces of her poetry published by the Poetry of Resistance movement in their 2011 Anthology of Poems. In 2013 she was privileged to share her poetry on Power 106 FM radio in Jamaica on their Young Power program that has thousands of listeners worldwide. She is an award-winning author, philanthropist and business owner, who received an Award of Recognition in 2013 as a result of establishing a scholarship for a school in the Caribbean, and the resultant benefits for the students who receive it. In addition, Karlene was also a 2014 nominee for the Ontario Women in Law Enforcement (OWLE) Community Service Award for her work in arts and entertainment. She was also selected in 2016 and 2017 to be among the Top 150 nominees to receive a Black Canadian (Business) Award.
$5,001 - $10,000
Dr. Dorothy Martin-Neville, PhD is an International Speaker, Author, Trainer and a former President of the National Speakers Association-CT. In founding 4 companies, Dr. Dorothy learned in watching her teams develop that leadership comes in many forms and styles. She also witnessed the immensely powerful impact of mindset and communication skills on effectiveness, power, and authenticity. Combine all these with mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and strong values, and her ability to support women leaders not only have a seat at the table but also have powerful and resounding impact is transformative.
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Despite all odds stacked against me, I became a yoga instructor at 41, sober at 42, went back to college at 49 , became a chemical dependency counselor, housing advocate and self taught singing bowl artist. I have been a full figured yogi since I first started yoga and bring compassion to each yoga session. Trained and certified in Body Positive Yoga, Curvy Yoga and Recovery Yoga, I specialize in welcoming classes with laughter, movement and community building. Having learned from one of the best intuitive music teachers, Jay Sicilia , my singing bowl music comes from the heart and the energy in the room where I am playing. Each time the music is different. My singing bowls have helped to calm people who are dealing with depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders. My Cd, Singing to the Soul has been played from inpatient treatment centers to day cares, bringing a sense of joy and calm to all who hear the music. As a doula, childbirth and lactation educator and midwife's assistant, I learned from the pioneers in the birthing business such as Ina Mae Gaskin, Penny Simkin and the Farm Midwives who taught me how to be present with people in times of transition and bring that skill to every interaction that I honored to be a part. Additional training in Moral Reconation Therapy ( MRT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CSC), and Motivational Interviewing ( MI). Additional work experience is in hospital settings as a CNA , phlebotomist, palliative support in hospice and oncology. In 2014 , I brought together much of my personal and professional training to author the books, Building Blocks of Recovery. In the series, I bring together all the aspects of recovery for a full life change. My focus is to help you to have all the tools that can help you to gain new focus and momentum in your recovery. No matter what you are recovering from, Building Blocks of Recovery can be a strong resource for you life. I am available for book signings or private sessions online or for your small group. Contact me for more information. My experience in public speaking begins with theater and performing since I was 5 years old . Being comfortable speaking in front of any size crowd, I have been a well loved speaker for events such as The Yogipreneur, How I Bounced Back and 2015 and 2016 CoOccuring Treatment Conference in Yakima Washington. I wrote my book, Building Blocks of Recovery from my life experience of being a single mother of 6 kids, overcoming addiction, poverty, surviving childhood sexual abuse, divorce, a brain injury and the tools I used to survive to thrive. The information written on the pages is the very information that allowed me to change my life, it is personal and deeply moving with affirmations, body movement and lifestyle choices. It is my honor to be able to be of service to your group and thank you for allowing me to share the items that are the closest to my heart, my work and my healing.
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Shana Han is the founder and CEO of Hansderma, Inc. She has successfully established her business on her own in her late 20s. She is now a meditation instructor national wide. For the past years, Shana has dedicated her time to practice Chan and Mahayana Buddhism. Because she got so much out of this practice, she decided to share this wonderful experience with others. With her teacher’s help, Dharma Master YongHua, she started to teach Chan Meditation.
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Genessa Krasnow is a master communicator, storyteller and transformational designer. She ignites audiences by providing them with innovative and uniquely honest communication strategies that activate connection to themselves and their communities.. During her near decade with Microsoft, Genessa produced innovative user experiences for which she has patents. She built prototypes to advance technology in the entertainment space and presented these ideas to national and international audiences and for a variety of Microsoft executives including former CEO Bill Gates. Genessa was the Creative Director for Seattle based Seeds of Compassion, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and musician Dave Matthews. She designed and implemented the brand and creative elements to inspire and promote compassion for 155,000 attendees and millions who tuned in digitally. She producing two benefits concerts raising 1.5 million dollars, multiple art exhibits at Seattle and Bellevue Art Museums, managed a documentary film crew, and spoke to an audience of 10,000 people engaging them in compassionate action. Genessa has consulted with early stage startups on audience generation strategies. She is the co-founder and CEO of Revel Wolf Collective. She has spoken to Fortune 500 companies on engaging at-risk youth in storytelling, media and technology. She has taught at the University level and presented her work to audiences worldwide. She earned her B.A. from American University, a Master’s from the Interactive Communications Program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and a film and video degree from the University of Washington. Genessa is an activist, strategist, change-maker and fire-starter. She believes whole-heartedly in inspiring people to live on-purpose and designs transformational strategies that heal through love.
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Building & Leading the Full-Stack Web Development Team, Specialising in Performance Optimised WordPress & MODX Based Custom Solutions. Defining Tech Processes: Guiding Project Stakeholders to Achieve the Required Deliverables Within the Established Timeline & Budget. Actively contributing to the whole lifecycle for Web projects: Flow Design, Wireframing, Front-End + Back-End Development, QA Testing. Consulting on Hosting Infrastructures. Setting & Executing SEO Strategies at Technical, Relevancy & Authority level. Providing insights and technical solutions to optimise Data Governance and achieve GDPR compliancy. Working with International Global Brands, Including Mercedes Benz, Engie, Daikin, Pioneer, Bridgestone & Beko.
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For over the past 27 years, I have started many businesses and several are still going strong today. I have learned and relearned many techniques and aspects about business over the years. All my businesses have one thing in common, they adapted over time. I started Softmedia in 1994 to provide custom development software. As technology advanced so did our clients’ needs, our services expanded to include: internet custom application and web development, graphic design, web strategy, and online business strategy. In 2011, I created Goals To Results to help Entrepreneurs with the challenges of running a business. The services include Business Coaching, Take Control Now Courses and Public Speaking. This has turned into my mission. I want to help as many Entrepreneurs have the same joy I have in being an Entrepreneur. It is the toughest job in the world but has I feel the greatest rewards that money cant buy! Specialties: Business Coaching, Business Strategy, Goal Setting, Business Strategy, Business Data, Business Systems
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I began writing at an early age. While in elementary school, I was the recipient of two Young Author Awards (1994, 1997). In high school, I became the only freshman member of the yearbook staff where I took my own photographs and wrote stories about the happenings at Freeburg High. I went on to receive my Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications – Journalism from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. While there, I earned the Outstanding Student in Journalism Award in 2006. I am the former Editor of The Fairview Heights Tribune as well as the Clinton County News in Mascoutah, Illinois. I have written numerous articles and feature stories that have been included in the above-mentioned papers as well as The Freeburg Tribune and the Mass Communicator magazine for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In 2015, I created my own publishing company called Theuerkauf’s Tails, LLC. I am also an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), 12x12 Picture Book Challenge, Independent Book Publisher’s Association (IBPA), the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA), and the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA). I also contribute to and edit articles for the Pets for Patriots Wet Nose blog as well as DOGTV’s Everything Dogs Blog. Additionally, I am a member of the Animal Rescue Professionals Association and am a Certified Rescue Animal Transporter. I currently volunteer at the APA of Missouri with my three-legged dog, Penny. I assist in teaching the humane education class to birthday parties as well as Boy and Girl Scout groups. I greatly enjoy educating youth about the importance of humane treatment of all animals. I also love to interact with the groups to make the learning experience fun and memorable. In 2016, I published a children’s book about Penny and her adoption journey entitled Priceless Penny. Penny and I visit area schools where we give presentations on the importance of adopting differently-abled animals. I also speak at community events as well as at local club and organizational meetings. Additionally, I have attended numerous writing conferences and events that include: Picture Book Summit, WriteOnCon, BlogPaws Conference, and the SCBWI-Illinois Chapter Spring Thaw Pitch Perfect 2 event.
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Born in 1934 in Atlantic City, Walter D. Palmer overcame a tumultuous childhood and adversity-filled upbringing in Philadelphia. After losing his father at 12 years old, Walter used his lessons of a strong work ethic and an appreciation for the arts to help his mother raise not just his own siblings, but also start a Community Freedom School for children and adult learners alike that would become the platform on which Walter built his social justice legacy over the next 65 years. Despite Walter’s positive influence on his community, he ran into trouble with neighborhood youth, in and out of Philadelphia juvenile facilities and getting shot once and stabbed over 3 times throughout his teens. The first of his family to graduate high school, he then had no more police encounters and held down various jobs to support the family. A talented musician, he’s played music with artists like Billy Paul, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sammy Davis Jr., plus some great tap dancers. After high school he worked at UPenn Medical Center as a surgical attendant and later a paramedical training program in respiratory therapy. After graduating, he was hired by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as the director of what would later become the Department of Cardiopulmonary Care. He was later appointed as a fellow in the Philadelphia College of Physicians. When President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy had their 3rd child (Patrick), he was chief pulmonary consultant on his case. He was inspired by many great athletes when he first saw the great Paul Robeson in a movie, along with the stories of Jack Johnson and a radio broadcast of boxing legend Joe Louis. It would not be until he was 25 years old and started running in track and field that he found his stride and by age 40 set a masters world record in the indoor 50-yard dash, winning over 1,000 medals & trophies in over 50 years of competing. He set records in city, state, national, and international competitions in indoor and outdoor track & field throughout my life. He also attended Temple University to study business administration and radio and television production and direction. He then went to Cheyney State University to study secondary education with a major in social studies and history. Because he was so involved in the civil rights movement and running the cardiopulmonary department, he left CHOP to create The Palmer Foundation to develop educational and training materials for at-risk populations in 1955. After working for many politicians, I founded the Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School in Philadelphia from until it closed in 2014. He is currently a faculty member at UPenn, teaching Urban Studies and Social Policy & Practice. He is founded The Black Men at Penn, School of Social Work, and The Center on American Racism and Social Justice at the School of Social Policy and Practice. He also founded the John Hope Franklin Society at UPenn.
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Pedro David Espinoza is a TED speaker, entrepreneur, tech investor, and author. In 2014, Pedro became the founder & CEO of SmileyGo, an app that helped companies invest smarter. SmileyGo indexed the data of 1.3 million NGOs in addition to having users in 30 countries. Incubated at SkyDeck, his startup gained funding from 1517 Fund, Frank Baxter, Jack Larson, & Haas Seed Fund. In 2017, Janet Napolitano awarded Pedro The University of California Entrepreneur Winner. In 2018, Pedro founded Pan Peru USA, a venture that empowers women to become entrepreneurs. With the support from Fortune 500 Companies, Pan Peru has scaled from empowering 1 to 75 women. In 2019, Pedro wrote a book with Jorge Titinger with contributions from Eric Schmidt, Reed Hastings & Dan Schulman. Pedro's book – Differences That Make A Difference – attracted 150 CEOs as contributors such as Pat Gelsinger who wrote the foreword. His book received The Latin International Book Award #1 Business Book. Educated at Berkeley, Pedro began his career as a mechanic. In 2010, Pedro launched his singles on Apple. Pedro is an investor in startups such as KiwiBot, MoCaFi, NadineWest, Noyo, Paladin, & Feed.fm. In 2021, The Silicon Valley Business Journal recognized him as a Latin Business Leadership Honoree. In 2016, Pedro became a distinguished keynote speaker. PwC, UBS & GE are some of the companies Pedro has given speeches. Pedro has given 300 speaking engagements on networking. In 2021, Pedro became a Special Advisor to Blue Shield’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. James Cruz. That same year, Pedro became a lecturer at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Pedro is working on his new book, The Real ROI: Return on Inclusion. Michael Dell, John Hennessy & James C. Morgan, are some of the CEOs he’s interviewed. In 2017, Pedro gave his TED Talk – Build the Bridge – sharing his entrepreneurial story having 19,000 views. In 2020, Pedro joined the Silicon Valley Leadership Group as the Vice President of Business Development to lead the Launch Circuit to support 100 startups. In 2021, Pedro was elected as the Vice Curator for Global Shapers in Palo Alto by the World Economic Forum. In 2022, Pedro got accepted to the LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program as a Technology & Innovation Awardee having 19,000 followers. In 2023, Pedro’s Pan Peru impacted 3000 families by giving children access to STEM education and reforesting 10,000 trees. Pedro has received recognition for his success, he has received the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 HITEC 100 Awards - which features the 100 most influential global Hispanic executives in technology.
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Having moved at young age to a completely different country, with strong accent (Scotland!) and new culture I had learnt the hard way how to be flexible, integrate fast and adapt to new environment. This journey taught me to be myself and to love myself and never be ashamed of what I am. I am forever grateful for what I have and I don't want anything more than the enough. Currently happily living just outside London, I am still seeing my best self alongside my partner and travelling the world looking for more wonders and appreciating being here and now.
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Paul is one of the world's most accomplished and in-demand leadership coaches/advisors and facilitators. With a client list that is a who's who, he can see how the world's most effective managers lead. Leaders he works with have a fast, sure-fire way of assessing, questioning, and determining what is most important. He has been described as one of those rare people known for his dual capability in organizational excellence and strategic decision-making. Paul is the co-author of "Think to Win, Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking" as well as many articles on strategic leadership. In addition to his blogs, he can also be heard interviewing some of the world's most successful leaders on the Association of Talent Development Leadership Diary Podcast series. He works with multi-national organizations either in the C-Suite and/or in tandem with senior leadership teams. A sampling of clients include: Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Green Mountain-Keurig, Mead-Johnson, Pitney-Bowes, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Johnson and Johnson. Non-Profit work includes: The Sandy Hook Promise, CECP (the CEO force for Good), the YMCA, and National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management. In conjunction with his consulting business, he regularly participates in public discussion via conferences and published articles.
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