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Gina Rivera is a well-known icon in the world of beauty. Rivera skyrocketed to success when the company she founded, Phenix Salon Suites, became the fastest growing Salon Company in the US, reaching the #25 Spot on The Entrepreneur TOP 500 List in 2017 and surpassing 300 Locations Nationwide currently. Rivera, is also the founder of the high-end Professional Product Lines “by Gina” and Professional Colour Line “Colours by Gina.” She is also the creator of the highly popular professional business app entitled “Gina’s Platform.” This lead to Rivera starring on the CBS Emmy Award-winning show UNDERCOVER BOSS. After receiving one of the highest Nielsen ratings ever for an episode, she was propelled into the limelight and generated a large fan base inside and outside of the beauty world both domestically and internationally. Additionally, Rivera is a seasoned columnist who has been published over 300 times. She can be seen in well-known publications such as Fashion & Style, Modern Salon, the Huffington Post, Oprah, Today and many others. With over 500,000 Social Media followers, Her “Tips of the Week” have quickly become one of the most well-read posts on the web, providing advice on how to succeed in business and life to fans and enthusiasts. Rivera, a resident of San Diego, California, is no stranger to the camera and stage. She has been on the TV Show EXTRA multiple times, HSN (Home Shopping Network) has filmed multiple commercials, videos and has been the subject of several photoshoots. She has also addressed large groups live on stage in both an artistic industry setting and a leadership business setting inclusive of scripted and impromptu formats. In 2017 she appeared as featured talent in the UK sensation JLS Band member, Aston Merrygold’s music video “Precious.” In June 2015, Rivera presented her inaugural “Colour Your Life” stage show in Las Vegas. The show is a collection of her personal stories and reflections. It’s beautifully dramatized to accentuate heartfelt adversity and success with motivational messages that cross all boundaries and extend to anyone in pursuit of a dream. Rivera, now offers the show nationally as well as other speaking engagements.
More than $10,000
California girl Georgene Summers is a born entrepreneur with a wild streak in her that just won’t quit. An Author, Adventurer, Motivational Speaker, Wild-Life photographer, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Fashionista, and Wildly Fascinating, the animated Summers seems to have done it all. Georgene spent several highly successful decades in the fashion accessories business between Los Angeles and New York City when she finally decided to embark on a variety of new careers in rapid sequence. Several years on Wall Street as a Commodities Associate proved to be rewarding and far too stressful for the creative Summers. She left Wall Street to build a nightclub in midtown-Manhattan the likes of which had never been seen in the city before. Summers, always just slightly ahead of her time built a 15,000 square foot club that became the “home away from home” for models, chic “Euro trash” and celebrities galore. Georgene is not one to say no to anything as she plunged into her next re-creation with vengeance and started two businesses, one in telecommunications and the other inventing two fitness related items. She currently holds two patents. Since 1996 she has been traveling to Africa and going on safari alone with only her Masai guide Hagai as company. In May 2007 Summers completed what would be her fourth big safari for over 3 weeks in the bush. In 2002 Georgene decided to move to Africa alone for a year or two so that she could be of help to others and spend more time on safari. After two years alone in Africa Georgene met her soulmate in the form of a British expat living there. Georgene is the Best Selling Author or 3 books on Relationships as well as an accomplished Strategic Intervention Coach and WHY Coach, Georgene works primarily with women helping them to live life to the fullest and realize all of their dreams for growth and greatness. As a Motivational Speaker Georgene holds the audience spellbound as she recounts her abilities to find a solution to every problem and to say no to Fear and yes to everything else. She will Shock, Surprise, Fascinate and Motivate an audience with her amazing stories that are filled with humor and her ability to never say never but rather to continue to jump off the cliff without a net.
$1,501 - $5,000
As an Actor, Mama of three and StepMama of one, there are quite a few insights I've gained in parenting, stepparenting and co-parenting. Blended families can have challenges but healthy blended families can also be the greatest gift. I'm a professional, award winning actor and my blogs from Lights Camera Family have been featured on Scary Mommy, Trivago, ABC11 and Macaroni Kid. Lights, Camera, Family has also been listed as a top 10 Blended Family Blog consistently on Feedspot. My biggest passion is normalizing life in a blended family and advocating for positive co-parenting experiences.
$1,501 - $5,000
When not cheering on his favorite team, the New Orleans Saints, Steve Parisi Poconos has concentrated his skills and attention on hunting, fishing, camping, and causes that better the environment through concentrated conservation. Steve understands the importance of Mother Earth, and puts his actions in place of most people's words.
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I'm driven by a personal mission to instill joy in Monday morning for leaders and their teams. Employee engagement data tells a narrative of an overwhelmingly disengaged workforce, which robs employees of their happiness and their employers of productivity and innovation. To help solve this global issue, I work with CEOs, executives, and small business owners to help them build engaging workplace cultures. After spending nearly a decade leading multi-generational marketing and sales teams and consulting on high-performance and leadership, I know what truly drives peak achievement, high workplace engagement, and career satisfaction—and it’s not unlimited PTO and big bonuses. It’s how well leaders combine purpose-inspired work with clear strategies and objectives that set their teams up for success and fulfillment. I co-launched a podcast that reached #1, #2, and #3 on the iTunes New and Noteworthy list in Education, Technology, and Business respectively. I'm the author of Fruition Power: Achieve More, Lead Well, & Conquer Overwhelm.
$5,001 - $10,000
When companies want to excel at creativity and technology, they book expert and keynote speaker G. Kofi Annan. In his 10+ -year career Kofi has led teams at two of the largest creative agencies in the world (Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi) and worked with companies such as PUMA, Mercedes-Benz, and Novartis. He leverages his background in design, technology, and entrepreneurship to help leaders and teams rethink business strategies, refine approaches to employee engagement, and change the way they interact with and attract local and global customers. Kofi's high-energy talks have set the tone for conferences and meetings at Harvard University, the Smithsonian Museum, the United Nations, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and the SXSW Interactive Conference. He designs and delivers talks that use inspiring stories, cutting-edge research, and actionable takeaways to create a space for attendees to learn, connect, and grow. Kofi's programs (trainings, keynotes, or facilitations) are always customized and focus on one overarching goal: Helping leaders and teams use creativity, culture, and human-centric technologies to build resilient brands and authentic communities. Kofi has been featured and quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the LA Times among others.
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Tony Loyd is a leadership development expert. He is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and coach. He helps purpose-driven business leaders to thrive so that they can connect deeply, and contribute more. Tony has been personally trained in the science of climate change by former Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Climate Reality Project. The Climate Reality Project is a grassroots network of more than 20,000 trained leaders who live and work all over the world. Tony is the Executive Producer of the podcast Social Entrepreneur where he shares positive stories from underrepresented voices, focused on solutions. Social Entrepreneur is downloaded more than half a million times in over 180 countries. He is a TEDx speaker and the best-selling author of Crazy Good Advice: 10 Lessons Learned from 150 Leading Social Entrepreneurs. He is a former Fortune 500 executive with companies such as John Deere, Medtronic, and Buffalo Wild Wings. He has extensive experience in strategic planning, talent management, and leadership development. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyLoydSocialEntrepreneur/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyloyd/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyloyd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyLoyd
$5,001 - $10,000
Kagonya Awori is the User Experience and Design Lead at Safaricom PLC. She has over 10 years experience in UX from all over the world including in Kenya, the UK and Australia. Kagonya guesstimates that she is one of less than 10 women in Africa with both a strong academic background and seasoned professional experience in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) - which is the field from which UX stems. It is no wonder that at her current role, she is leading the structure and practice of UX at the largest company in East and Central Africa ( that is Safaricom PLC). Kagonya gained her academic background from four continents, a feat that makes her educational journey quite unique. She has a PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Melbourne, , Australia ( she specialised in Human-Computer Interaction); a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University (USA); and a Bachelors in Business Information Technology from Strathmore University, Kenya. The fourth continent is Europe given that her Masters degree was a dual one from CMU USA and CMU Portugal. In 2012, Kagonya was part of the team that founded the iHub UX Lab, which was the first Design lab in East Africa dedicated to UX. She then went on to found WananCHI, an ACM SIGCHI local chapter, and co-hosted the first Tajriba, an annual UX workshop for students and entrepreneurs. Also in 2012, Kagonya co-created the Umati project, with the aim of investigating and curbing online hate speech. Umati was the first project globally to collect, analyse and synthesise hate speech reports en masse using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. Intent on promoting Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in and from Africa, Kagonya was technical co-chair for the inaugural conference for HCI in Africa, AfriCHI, in 2016. In 2014, Kagonya received the Google Anita Borg award for demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, leadership and community involvement in Computer Engineering, and received the Human Computer Interface/ Interaction Design Award sponsored by Microsoft Research SocialNUI Centre in 2016. All these achievements and experiences have motivated Kagonya to explore technology design outside academia and employment. Together with her elder brother, Kagonya is the co-founder of Acacia Neuron, a health technology company that builds intelligent solutions to improve the experiences of clinicians and patients. Acacia Neuron has two products at various stages of growth. The first is a touchless biometric platform for facilitating secure access to information, while the second is a digital assistant based on Natural Language Processing of African languages. What motivates Kagonya is the creation of technologies that solve African problems in ways that closely resemble African cultures, peoples, resources, knowledges and ways of life. In her free time, Kagonya greatly enjoys road trips, swimming, occasional hiking and mentoring young women.
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I am a freelance journalist with more than 15 years experience in television, radio, print and digital media who specializes in motivating an audience to discover what critical area of their life they have been neglecting and how to set and achieve goals to improve it. While raising two children and working as a TV reporter, I built two successful businesses and am currently developing a third. My ongoing projects include reporting for the national financial news TV show "Business First AM," writing for the suburban newspaper Naperville Sun, producing videos and blogs exploring how mothers can achieve the elusive work life balance for the Working Mom Warrior brand, hosting weekly trivia, sales for Lawn Greeting Cards party rentals, and consultant for Happy Home Solutions property management company. My son is a sophomore in college, and my daughter is a senior in high school. My husband is a realtor and the lead singer/guitar player in the Almost Brothers Band. We live in the suburbs of Chicago.
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Dr Peter Bleackley is a self-employed data scientist. He first became interested in Artificial Intelligence while working at the BBC's Research and Development department and has since worked for clients ranging from startups to multinationals. He is particularly interested in the field of natural language processing, and does citizen scientist work on Kaggle. His talks on the topic has have been well-received at data science meetups.
$251 - $1,500
My name is Zachary Turnage and I am an author of motivation, peace, and love. Most of my books will be E-Books and will be sold on Amazon. I do plan on having paperback. If you would like a paperback book please contact me and let me know. I was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raise in the (DMV) area. I moved to TEXAS when I was 15 years old. I graduated from high school and went to college to pursue a degree in Computer Science. I joined the military when I was 19 years old and served 8 years of the US ARMY. I currently live in Columbia, SC and have a strong belief in God. Most of my books will be bible-based. I do plan on writing ebooks on request about topics that my fans want to read about. I've been writing since the beginning of 2016 and plan to write more books. I also am working on powerpoints to explain all my E-books through seminars. The main book that I speak about and do mentorship on is UNLEASH OUR KINGS. This book is a guide to help point out some of the problems with this generation. Explaining the reasons why young and adult men are falling behind and losing their place in the household. I created a Powerpoint to give a biblical reference on how we can get our Men back on track. So let's understand our position as Kings and RISE UP! I would love to present this PowerPoint to your youth group or men adults class to elevate them on a different mindset.
$0 - $250
Roger Kazemier has spent over three decades working at the very top level of the construction industry. During this time, Roger Kazemier has worked on some of the largest construction projects in San Diego County, including the Valley View Casino Expansion, the Viejas and Sycuan Casino Expansions and hotels. Roger Kazemier hopes to continue to build on the legacy of Swinerton Builders as a premier general contractor.
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