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Bobby Darnell started Construction Market Consultants, Inc. in the spring of 2001 after a 13-year career with The Construction Market Data Group, an information provider for the commercial construction industry, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Construction Market Consultants assists companies in the A/E/C market place with: -- Business Development -- CRM Consulting -- Sales & Marketing -- Executive Placement and more Bobby's client base includes local, regional and national general contractors, architectural and engineering firms, financial institutions, technology entities, building product manufacturers and others. After hours, Bobby enjoys spending time with his wife of 27 years, Lane and their two daughters, Anna and Katie. They enjoy trips to the mountains, watching movies and playing and singing in their “music room”. When time allows, Bobby enjoys playing guitar, golf, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, writing, magic and studying philosophy.
$251 - $1,500
A native of Wappinger Falls, New York, Bashon Mann is a United States Navy veteran, having served 22 years. He attended college at the University of Virginia before leaving school and joining the Navy in 1996. He returned to school in 1999, enrolling at the University of Memphis where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. After graduation from Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Fla, his naval career saw him take part in several major Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief efforts across the globe serving aboard Navy hospital ships in response to the Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the Haitian earthquake. Mann would also go on to serve in the war in Afghanistan in 2011. Mann currently lives in Washington D.C., along with his daughters, Basil and Sabine.
$1,501 - $5,000
Keynote Speaker | Leadership Strategist | Author of The Rodman Paradox Jack McCullough is a globally recognized authority on leadership, high-stakes performance, and the future of work. While many leadership experts speak from theory, Jack speaks from the front lines of the corporate world, having spent his career advising, interviewing, and leading alongside the world’s most influential executives. As the founder of the CFO Leadership Council and chair of the MIT Sloan CFO Summit, Jack has had a "backstage pass" to the inner workings of global powerhouses. He has used this unique vantage point to deconstruct what truly drives organizational success: it isn't just the numbers—it’s the people, the culture, and the ability to manage the "unmanageable" genius. Jack is a prolific contributor to Forbes, where he explores the intersection of executive performance and organizational dynamics. Through his podcast, Secrets of Rockstar CFOs, he has distilled leadership lessons from over 100 top global executives, uncovering the universal truths of influence, resilience, and talent optimization that transcend any specific department or industry. He is the author of four provocative books on the realities of modern business, including his latest, The Rodman Paradox, which challenges traditional management by exploring how organizations can harness the power of unconventional, irreplaceable, and often difficult talent to achieve extraordinary results. A seasoned keynote speaker, Jack blends sharp business acumen with masterclass storytelling. He moves beyond corporate clichés to provide actionable frameworks for identifying, rewarding, and retaining the "misfit" talent that drives innovation. Whether speaking to Fortune 500 boards or at major leadership summits, Jack’s mission is to help leaders rethink how they build the teams of the future. Most Requested Keynote Topics: The Rodman Paradox: How to lead, manage, and win with unconventional talent. The Psychopathic CEO: Recognizing and surviving toxic leadership at the top. CREATE: A 6-part framework for modern leadership (Collaboration, Resiliency, Empathy, Agility, Transparency, Empowerment). Executive Presence & Influence: Mastering communication with Boards and the C-Suite.
$5,001 - $10,000
Nasly Duarte, an enviropreneur & artist with a background in business, opened an organic jewelry business in 2008 called Seeds to Love. After realizing fashion wasn’t the only thing polluting the planet, she quickly opened several sustainable businesses such as: South Florida Tiny Home Movement, Sustainable Fashion, Zero Waste Fashion & The Refill Station.
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I am an experienced Sales Director and Trainer with a proven history of working in the professional training & coaching industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Coaching, Sales, and Entrepreneurship. Delivering increased sales and profits for my clients through effective planning, training, execution, measurement and analysis. Following extensive experience in the retail motor finance industry, I began working with clients across the country and in multiple business sectors, helping them to develop the skills needed to be more effective in sales and profit development. I am an energetic and engaging speaker, working with companies across the country to drive motivation, inspiration and excitement among their workforce, while delivering new ideas and concepts on sales development. With training, I begin by fully understanding my client’s current skills position and how those skills, along with the attitude and motivation of the sales staff are impacting on the sales results achieved. Through extensive questioning and observation of the sales team, I will then analyse the skill sets and develop the appropriate training, management structures and measurement processes required to deliver the required uplift in sales results. Working to a pre-planned set of milestones, I deliver the training programmes in a manner which progresses the sales people along the desired routes, helping them to implement and build on their new skills while enabling management to mentor the team between training sessions. My training is founded on coaching, rather than the ‘presentation’ style of training. So, instead of relying purely on classroom techniques such as flipchart and PowerPoint presentations, I mix in coaching workshops designed to help delegates to form their own opinions and develop their own versions of the sales techniques taught. This approach is highly effective and very motivational for all involved. It generates a greater and faster return on investment, as the delegates more fully understand how they are to implement their new knowledge. Having been in sales for over 34 years, I have the knowledge and experience to be able to truly demonstrate empathy with my training delegates, seeing their market from their point of view and fully understanding the challenges they face. This enables me to develop training programmes that really go to the heart of the issue and create lasting solutions.
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A social media consultant / speaker Former Digital Media Director at Prime Ministry of Jordan Started social media department at Zain Jordan Telecom
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Tabatha Mullis is an example to look to for faith-minded individuals who wish to incorporate their values into the business world as she has done with Trinity Hope Associates. Their core values of hope, teamwork, respect, and faith help Tabatha's company to collaborate with others to create a win-win situation for both clients and consumers. Always willing to listen to consumers to achieve goals and provide hope during their difficult times and resolving outstanding debts on behalf of their clients.
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Can you imagine your life without the Internet? Hell, no! That's why I help businesses build awesome digital products that improve the way we live. Back in Barcelona after multi-year stints in Madrid, London and New York, I joined Nestlé in June 2017 to scale up emerging technologies scouted in Silicon Valley. The challenge is to go from concepts to Nestlé-ready products as fast as possible. Strategy + Delivery + Customer focus + Team work. Mix of analytical thinker, creative soul, techie and communicator, my background is strategy, marketing and delivery of technology products and services, both B2B and B2C. I've worked for telco & networks, healthcare, transportation and consumer packaged goods industries. I've worked in large and small companies, including startups, and have built and led high-performing teams. In a past life I did a lot of applied research in tech, publishing 70+ papers and 1 patent and pitching in many international conferences and events. I love the thrill of pitching and how on-the-fly questions make you think on your feet, and fast. Outside of work you can find me spending time with my kids and reading sci-fi. And, definitely, someday soon I will get back to playing music. Promised ;) Until then, find me on Spotify under Bellevue.
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Funmilola Kehinde is a Master Corporate Trainer, is associated with many companies and educational institutions. Her experience and association with people from various domains help her to effectively manage people and their behaviour. She is creative and possesses excellent inter-personal management and emotional intelligence skills. She has conducted training programs on People Management, Leadership, Communication skills & Personal Branding, Goal Setting. She holds a B. Sc in Computer Science from Covenant University and an M.Sc in IT with Strategic Innovation and Management Studies from Kingston University. She is a Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Fellow 2016.
$251 - $1,500
My philosophy about teaching is simple. I agree with Madeline Hunter when she said, “Kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!” Many think she was being too “warm and fuzzy.” However, what she meant was that you are not going to reach some kids academically until you first reach them on the “human to human” level. I believe teachers need to be given research based, proven, practical strategies and applications that can be implemented immediately. Teachers don’t need any more theory and new, trendy programs with catchy names. Teachers want to keep what is working in their classrooms. I believe educators have the toughest job in America. They are asked every day to wear many different hats – mom, dad, nurse, counselor, teacher, judge, jury, lawyer – just to name a few. I know that students come into our classrooms with variety of backgrounds and cultures. Their cognitive abilities, assets and experiences are just as wide ranging. Sometimes the only thing students have in common is their age! The “one size fits all” approach does not work anymore. I also know one of the biggest unchallenged assumptions by many today about education is that kids are coming to school “ready to learn.” As educators, we know this is not always the case. Additionally, many kids come to us with social skills needs. As educators, there are many areas in a young person’s life over which we have no influence. However, there are many areas we CAN influence. We can teach them things that will influence their lives forever. I am dedicated to helping educators be successful through motivation, inspiration, humor, and a common-sense approach to stress-management. Most importantly, I will leave educators with as many proven, practical strategies as possible.
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In addition to her role as marketing consultant and qualitative researcher of choice to a number of Fortune 500 companies, Ola is a recognized thought leader on the evolving cultural landscape in the U.S. and global markets. She co-authored the ground-breaking book, Marketing to the New Majority: Strategies for a Diverse World, for which she has been featured on NPR, and in a number of business/trade publications including Forbes, The Economist and Advertising Age. Beyond her broad expertise leveraging consumer insights to drive brand growth for leading companies, Ola has extensive experience across all age and lifestyle segments of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, LGBTQ and Millennial audiences. She has been a featured speaker on effective diversity marketing at conferences sponsored by the World Federation of Advertisers, American Association of Advertising Agencies, Advertising Research Foundation, Association of National Advertisers, Advertising Week, Brandweek, World Research Group, and is regularly invited to present and lead executive workshops on evolving organizations to “New Majority” readiness. In her 20 year career, Ola has spearheaded dozens of consumer insight and strategy initiatives spanning a wide range of consumer segments and categories, including multinational, U.S. Total Market, and multicultural studies for McDonald’s, The Coca-Cola Companies, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Colgate, Google, Facebook, Snapchat, MTV Networks, Diageo, and many others. Ola is passionate about culture in its various manifestations and holds dual degrees from Harvard University in Psychology and Afro-American Studies. She is a winner of the prestigious Atticus Award for Original Published Thinking in Communications Services, and a longtime resident of New York City.
$5,001 - $10,000
I was introduced to others people hatred for me when I was 5 years old. I grew up in a country where everyone knew who I was and hated me for it. I was systematically abused by a society that didn't want me to exist. I have had my reputation destroyed, been spat on, peed on, stoned, publicly humiliated, physically assaulted, and raped, in addition to being verbally abused every day of my life. Much of it happened before I turned 16, some of it in my earliest childhood. I essentially grew up and developed my self image knowing that I was hated by almost everyone around me (and if the treatment I received left any doubt, they made sure to tell me). After two decades of this, I truly believed it was impossible for me to be happy. In fact, in 2015 I decided that if I couldn't be happy before 2020, I was going to kill myself. I was 25 years old and had just dropped out of university due to depression. I moved back in with my parents, returned to a dead end job that I hated, and couldn't imagine any future for myself. Due to all my trauma, I had struggled with my mental health for most of my life and after trying to change every single thing I could, I had finally almost given up. Almost. I had a an epiphany: if I could change everything outside of myself and still be miserable, if my brain was powerful enough to override every external change and keep me miserable, wasn't it powerful enough to do the opposite? Couldn't it somehow keep me happy when my external circumstances weren't perfect? So for the next few years I worked on myself. I made the decision to be happy in spite of everything else - to get to a point that even if nothing else changes outside of me, even if I have to stay in my current situation, I will be happy. That my happiness will never again be dependent on anything. And I achieved it. Through working on myself, I learned to see how traumatized people often perpetuate our own victim narratives and hold ourselves down. This doesn't mean that there aren't circumstances outside of ourselves that contribute to this, it simply means we can determine the degree to which this affects us mentally. This is important when you are something people will always hate, someone who will always have hatred looking straight into your eyes. In my shows, I share my unique life story, the hatred I faced and the philosophy of happiness I developed from it. Happiness is a choice. It is not something you have to wait for, it is not something that has to come from achievement, it only has the restrictions you place on it. Choose happiness. I can help you.
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