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Melinda Van Fleet is a high-powered seasoned consultant, coach and speaker who helps sales executives and their teams increase productivity and overall fulfillment so that they can maximize their potential. Utilizing her 25 years of experience building businesses, and her passion for working with people, Melinda teaches executives real life tools they can use to improve their relationships, increase productivity, and approach each day with a sense of purpose. Prior to launching her speaking, coaching and consulting business, Melinda rose to the top of her industry as a successful senior buyer in the corporate world as well as a top performing sales rep. She accomplished this while helping her husband launch and run his small business and is truly passionate about personal and professional development as it relates to sales. Melinda regularly speaks to groups of corporate professionals, and is the host of the podcast, Crush it in Sales.
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April Young Bennett is a feminist activist, author and motivational speaker with expertise in women's history, intersectional feminism and women's empowerment. She is author of Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists and host of the Religious Feminism Podcast. She has campaigned for better state and federal laws addressing the wage gap, healthcare, education and juvenile justice; and for gender equity within her modern-day patriarchal religious community, leading hundreds of people in marches that attracted national attention. Her message is timely during the Me Too movement and the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave (most) women the right to vote.
$1,501 - $5,000
Josephine Liang is a sustainability expert and CEO of CauliBox, the award-winning, tech-enabled reusable food and drink packaging solution for workplace and event dining. Hailed by Al Jazeera as "London's food waste hero" and Evening Standard as "Robin Hood of the food surplus movement," she has worked with corporations (including Unilever & Sainsburys), local authorities (Camden council) and higher educational institutes (London School of Economics) as well as numerous food enterprises such as Gail’s Bakery, Ole & Steen, and more in cutting food waste and advising on sustainable development. Josephine was awarded a special “Women in Food” award by the Mayor of London in 2019 and was named on Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021. She holds an MSc from the University of Oxford and a BA from Colby College.
$251 - $1,500
Lachi is a recording artist and songwriter who's worked with SONY, Universal, Cloud 9 and other major labels and projects. Having collaborated with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Styles P and Markus Schulz, and having opened for the likes of Patti LaBelle and Questluv, Lachi's has been featured on OPrah Radio, HuffPost, NPR, and much more. As an abilities advocate, Lachi highlights her experience as a blind artist and entrepreneur succeeding in the network economy, the gig economy, and pushing forward with purpose despite the setbacks diversity brings.
$251 - $1,500
Dr. Elia is the author of the #1 best-selling Amazon book, “7 Paths to Lasting Happiness.” In addition, he is an Internationally known Keynote speaker and happiness expert, specifically focusing on corporate wellness, leadership training, team building, and communication. He coaches leaders and their companies to help them build a culture of trust, accountability, and empowerment. The result is that happily engaged employees are more productive, collaborative, and innovative.
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Rihanna is a passionate developer and software engineer. She is a Google Developer Expert in web technologies. For the last five years she has been working as software engineer on administrative and banking applications, mostly on Front-end. Prior starting her developer career she worked for years as Accountant while taking courses in Art And Fashion Design and worked as Fashion Accessories designer while earning her bachelor in Computer Science. Her past working experiences and creativity lead her to be passionate mostly on web technologies.
$251 - $1,500
Frank Jones helps businesses drive sales using WordPress. This begins with WordPress Management and a Simple WordPress Website. He is the host of the WordPress Help Desk in RTP, organizer of the Raleigh SEO Meetup, founding member of the Triangle Wikipedians user group, and Marketing Director at OptSus Marketing. Frank has been building websites since 1995 and started using WordPress in 2008. The Learn-Do-Teach ethos and open knowledge are central to his work.
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I am managing partner at Agorize. In 2017, I founded Agorize North America in Montreal, following 2 years as head of marketing at Agorize in Paris. Agorize offers a platform for open innovation challenges. We put big businesses in touch with 5 million innovators from all over the world. Our 200 clients include TD, HSBC, National Bank, L’Oréal, Microsoft, AWS, Deloitte, The U.S. Department of Education, and Automation Anywhere. I won the award for best pitch at Startupfest 2018, as well as the Emerging Entrepreneur Award at C2 Montreal 2018. I am regularly invited to talk about open innovation, hackathons, entrepreneurship, diversity and inclusion in tech at conferences such as Microsoft Ignite, HRTech Summit, Startupfest, and Startup Canada Awards.
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Dr. Angel Durr, a globally recognized keynote speaker, shares an inspiring narrative that intertwines entrepreneurship, tech innovation, and artistic passion. With a diverse background spanning data science, systems automation, and application development, Dr. Durr's expertise is unmatched in the corporate landscape. Her journey began with early entrepreneurial ventures and a deep involvement in technology, fueled by pivotal experiences on the Obama campaign trail. As one of the youngest leaders in her field, Dr. Durr has continually pushed the boundaries of innovation, pioneering virtual operations and digital-focused automation strategies. As a mother, professor, and corporate leader, Dr. Durr's story of resilience and determination resonates with audiences worldwide. Beyond her professional accomplishments, she is a dynamic force in performance art, with a background in acting, modeling, and musical theater. As a global keynote speaker, Dr. Durr brings her unique blend of expertise and passion to the stage, captivating audiences with her insights on technology, diversity, and innovation. Her engaging presentations inspire change and empower individuals and organizations to embrace diversity and drive meaningful transformation.
$1,501 - $5,000
• Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Harrison managed to beat the odds most inner city youth face and obtained a Master’s of Science Degree (MSM) in Management and went on to work for a number of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies. • During his employment in corporate America, Harrison began to experience the not so favorable side of accruing huge salaries for example discrimination, politics, inability to control his time and income and ultimately balance his family and personal life. • Deciding to reclaim control of his life, income and time he ventured away from corporate America to pursue becoming an Entrepreneur. He has started and built several successful companies. His portfolio includes: The Rison Group, PRYD Clothing, Smedium Direct, CLG Enterprise Group LLC and The Higher Learning Group all of which have survived the 5 year failure curse. As a dynamic speaker his verbal visuals are real, down to earth, practical and very powerful. Harrison uses simplicity to captivate any audience with his call to spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and financial balance that begin with addressing mindset. In his words “If you can see it in your mind you can hold it in your hands.”
$1,501 - $5,000
An early traveler and public servant, J. Lee-Coley has spent time living on every coast of America. Jonathan "Jazz" started his career early as a child actor, appearing in films and tv shows seen on Nickelodeon, CBS, NBC, TNT, and more. Similarly, his activism started at the tender age of 9 yrs old when he founded Jazz’s Friendz Foundation. Through his organization, he brought gifts and fun to under-privileged and hospital-bound children in over 40 states. However, after becoming aware of Human Trafficking at fifteen he left entertainment to tell the world a more important story. J. Lee-Coley’s mission is to help people look for the victims we cannot see, and be a voice for the unheard. While earning his B.S. in Political Science and later his Masters in Public Policy, Jazz researched all forms of Human Trafficking for over 6 years. Now a developing expert, J. Lee-Coley fights against Human Trafficking through public awareness, research, and policy consulting. J. Lee-Coley has worked with international Anti-Trafficking and world changing organizations from Trafficking Free to the Obama Foundation. His activism and public speaking has attracted thousands of people to different rooms to discuss meaningful issues. This changemaker’s impact has been featured in newspapers (TIMES GEORGIAN, The West Georgian), magazines (SCOOP Magazine, The West Georgian), Universities (LUC, WUTC), independent reporters, and more. Talking to J. Lee-Coley makes you want to talk more with others. Invite him to your room to learn why.
$1,501 - $5,000
Partner, President Emeritus, Product Marketer and Military Veteranista, Sheryl is the personification of Grit, Grace and Gumption. Sheryl's long history of breaking barriers includes: • graduating from West Point in the first decade of women graduates • interning as a speechwriter for GEN Colin Powell • building Procter & Gamble's first e-commerce business • co-creating award-winning marketing programs for eBay, MSN, Bing, Microsoft Dynamics, Ford, and P&G • founding Mobile Mixers and Seattle Women in Wireless communities • pioneering the first DOD high-tech transition program for Veterans leaving military service. She recently earned the Mobile Growth Summit / mBolden “People’s Choice” award for her work as Global President Emeritus and Advisor of the non-profit, which champions women in digital. Sheryl holds a B.S. in Engineering from West Point and an M.S. in Information Systems Management from Southern Cal. She is Partner and Head of Strategic Communications for TA Group, a veteran-owned private equity firm in Bellevue, WA. Ask her about her #50Firsts – the 50+ new things she tried last year!
$5,001 - $10,000