Taking A Leap -- Deborah Brown : Recent Episodes
Deborah Brown
"Taking A Leap" is where storytelling meets education and inspiration. Immerse yourself in candid conversations that seamlessly weave the seriousness of life with the joy of discovery.
Delve deep into the captivating narratives of life journeys, each episode a profound expedition through the minds and hearts of our guests, unveiling how they've conquered towering obstacles as well as the tools and mindsets that have propelled them to new heights. By sharing their experiences, they illuminate pathways that can guide you toward your own triumphs.
"Taking a Leap" isn't just a show; it's a catalyst for empowerment and an invitation to apply authenticity to your own journey. Tune in, transform, and take that leap into a future where possibility knows no bounds.
Deborah Brown is on a mission to turn your life and relationships into the most exhilarating journey you've ever experienced.
Deborah is a certified Life and Relationship coach, speaker, author and trainer with a passion for travel. As a firm believer that laughter is the best medicine, she is here to sprinkle a little fun on the path to personal and relationship growth. As your partner in creating an adventure-filled route to improvement, Deborah develops simple communication and action strategies for maximum impact.
She helps her clients create their best expression of themselves so they can show up powerfully, confidently and authentically in both their personal and professional lives. Deborah believes that life and relationships can be like a roller coaster and she is simply here to help you enjoy the ride.
LISA GENOVAis the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Still Alice, Love Anthony, Inside the O'Briens, Every Note Played and the one we are discussing today, Remember - The Science of Memory and The Art of Forgetting. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar-winning film. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about the neurological diseases she writes about and has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show, Today, PBS News Hour, CNN and NPR. Her TED Talk "What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's" has been viewed more than 5 million times.
ANN HOODis is an American novelist and short story writer; she has also written nonfiction. She is the author of fourteen novels, four memoirs, a short story collection, a ten book series for middle readers and one young adult novel. Her essays and short stories have appeared in many journals, magazines, and anthologies, including The Paris Review and Tin House. Ann is a regular contributor to The New York Times' Op-Ed page, Home Economics column. Her most recent work is "Fly Girl: A Memoir,"
She is a faculty member in the Creative Writing program at The New School in New York City. Hood was born in West Warwick, Rhode Island. She now lives with her husband Michael Ruhlman and their children.
DR. SHILPA RAVELLAis a gastroenterologist and author. She treats a range of general gastrointestinal ailments and has unique experience in managing complex rare diseases, including intestinal failure and intestinal or multiple-organ transplantation. She is an expert in the field of nutrition and is particularly interested in the interactions between food, the microbiome and the immune system.
A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease is her first book. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Slate, Discover and USA Today, among other publications, and she has appeared as an expert on ABC’s Good Morning America and in print media outlets including Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Food and Wine, Glamour and Women’s Health. Her Ted-Ed lesson, ‘How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut,’ has garnered over five million views. Ravella earned her B.S. in Biology from MIT and an M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.
WILL JAWANDO, Author of "My Seven Black Fathers"
WILL JAWANDO is an attorney, an activist, a community leader, and a councilmember in Montgomery County, Maryland, a diverse community of more than one million residents. Called "the progressive leader we need" by the late congressman John Lewis, Will has worked with Nancy Pelosi, Senator Sherrod Brown, and President Barack Obama.
His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, The Root and on BET.com, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, New York Magazine and on NPR, NBC News, and MTV. He regularly appears on CNN, MSNBC, and other media outlets.
Will Jawandois just one of the hundreds of authors from around the world gathering together in downtown Miami for Miami Book Fair 2022, the nation’s largest gathering of writers and readers of all ages. Event scheduled for November 13 - 20.
Please visit miamibookfair.com for more information.
Hoarding
Business Name: Sort-it-Out, Inc.
Website: www.sortitout.net
Telephone Number: 305-467-8564
Email: marshasims@sortitout.net
Marsha Sims is a professional organizer with over 25 years of experience in the organizing industry. She is the Founder and President of Sort It Out Inc., the leading professional organizing company in South Florida, and is recognized as one of the top professional organizers in the country. She has also authored five popular books on organizing.
Hoarding
Business Name: Sort-it-Out, Inc.
Website: www.sortitout.net
Telephone Number: 305-467-8564
Email: marshasims@sortitout.net
Marsha Sims is a professional organizer with over 25 years of experience in the organizing industry. She is the Founder and President of Sort It Out Inc., the leading professional organizing company in South Florida, and is recognized as one of the top professional organizers in the country. She has also authored five popular books on organizing.
DR. STACEY COOPER
Website: https://www.drstaceycooper.com
Telephone Number: 519-754-0183
Email: askdoctorstacey@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstaceycooper
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrStaceyCooper
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrStaceyCooper
Dr. Stacey Cooper is a holistic wellness authority, an inspirational speaker, educator and the founder of Lifestyle Balance Solutions. Her clinical practice spans over 26 years.
Dr. Stacey’s newest release is Heal Your Health Naturally, which is endorsed by Bob Proctor- from the hit movie The Secret, and Jack Canfield- the Co-Creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
As a speaker, Dr. Stacey inspires audiences by sharing her story, her discoveries and the strategies that continue to help her to optimize her health and well-being.
Dr. Stacey’s mission is to eliminate the diabetic epidemic globally and to help enable you to enjoy your years with Enhanced Vitality and Better Body Function.
DR. STACEY COOPER
Website: https://www.drstaceycooper.com
Telephone Number: 519-754-0183
Email: askdoctorstacey@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstaceycooper
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrStaceyCooper
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrStaceyCooper
Dr. Stacey Cooper is a holistic wellness authority, an inspirational speaker, educator and the founder of Lifestyle Balance Solutions. Her clinical practice spans over 26 years.
Dr. Stacey’s newest release is Heal Your Health Naturally, which is endorsed by Bob Proctor- from the hit movie The Secret, and Jack Canfield- the Co-Creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
As a speaker, Dr. Stacey inspires audiences by sharing her story, her discoveries and the strategies that continue to help her to optimize her health and well-being.
Dr. Stacey’s mission is to eliminate the diabetic epidemic globally and to help enable you to enjoy your years with Enhanced Vitality and Better Body Function.
Website: www.GodCameToMyGarageSale.com
Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro is an award-winning and celebrated author, speaker and educator. She earned her doctorate in education from Northern Illinois University and completed postdoctoral studies at Harvard after a very successful and rewarding 35-year career as a high school special education teacher, with 12 years as a university adjunct graduate school professor. Marni’s life was forever changed after experiencing numerous trauma-induced STEs -Spiritually Transformative Encounters. Marni’s 2020 Best Books Award Winning Spiritual fiction “God Came to My Garage Sale” is prominently endorsed by James Redfield, best selling author of “The Celestine Prophecy” series of books. Marni’s latest prominently endorsed 5-book series is entitled: “True Deceit False Love” and addressesDomestic Violence, Narcissistic Abuse, Parental Alienation and Intergenerational Family Trauma. Marni is a contributing author to numerous anthology books. In January 2022 Marni was inducted into the Bestselling Authors International Organization.
Website: www.GodCameToMyGarageSale.com
Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro is an award-winning and celebrated author, speaker and educator. She earned her doctorate in education from Northern Illinois University and completed postdoctoral studies at Harvard after a very successful and rewarding 35-year career as a high school special education teacher, with 12 years as a university adjunct graduate school professor. Marni’s life was forever changed after experiencing numerous trauma-induced STEs -Spiritually Transformative Encounters. Marni’s 2020 Best Books Award Winning Spiritual fiction “God Came to My Garage Sale” is prominently endorsed by James Redfield, best selling author of “The Celestine Prophecy” series of books. Marni’s latest prominently endorsed 5-book series is entitled: “True Deceit False Love” and addressesDomestic Violence, Narcissistic Abuse, Parental Alienation and Intergenerational Family Trauma. Marni is a contributing author to numerous anthology books. In January 2022 Marni was inducted into the Bestselling Authors International Organization.
Dr. Stacey Cooper is a holistic wellness authority, an inspirational speaker, educator and the founder of Lifestyle Balance Solutions. Her clinical practice spans over 26 years.
Dr. Stacey’s newest release is Heal Your Health Naturally, which is endorsed by Bob Proctor- from the hit movie The Secret, and Jack Canfield- the Co-Creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
As a speaker, Dr. Stacey inspires audiences by sharing her story, her discoveries and the strategies that continue to help her to optimize her health and well-being.
Dr. Stacey’s mission is to eliminate the diabetic epidemic globally and to help enable you to enjoy your years with Enhanced Vitality and Better Body Function.
Website: https://www.drstaceycooper.com
Telephone Number: 519-754-0183
Email: askdoctorstacey@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstaceycooper
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrStaceyCooper
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrStaceyCooper
Dr. Stacey Cooper is a holistic wellness authority, an inspirational speaker, educator and the founder of Lifestyle Balance Solutions. Her clinical practice spans over 26 years.
Dr. Stacey’s newest release is Heal Your Health Naturally, which is endorsed by Bob Proctor- from the hit movie The Secret, and Jack Canfield- the Co-Creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
As a speaker, Dr. Stacey inspires audiences by sharing her story, her discoveries and the strategies that continue to help her to optimize her health and well-being.
Dr. Stacey’s mission is to eliminate the diabetic epidemic globally and to help enable you to enjoy your years with Enhanced Vitality and Better Body Function.
Website: https://www.drstaceycooper.com
Telephone Number: 519-754-0183
Email: askdoctorstacey@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstaceycooper
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrStaceyCooper
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrStaceyCooper
VIDA NUGENT
Business Name: Vida Nugent & Associates
Telephone Number: 954-288-9128
Email: Vida@vidanugent.com
Vida Nugent can be summed up in 6 words: mother, grandmother, sister, friend, Christian and coach. She is a Financial Wellness Coach who teaches families how to structure a game plan to be financially wealthy and to reach their goals for retirement. She is highly qualified to help families in these areas because she holds Series 6, 63 and 26 Licenses. In addition, she holds a Mortgage Broker License as well as a Life, Health and Annuity License. In her spare time she is an avid reader and enjoys gardening and being in nature.
CAROLYN STEIN - PART 2
Business: Carolyn Stein & Associates
Telephone: 305-310-4455
Email: carolynkstein@aol.com
Facebook - Carolyn Stein
Carolyn Stein is a published author and an international speaker. She is also a specialist in Communication Strategies and Brand Identity and has delivered her keynotes and seminars to Fortune 500 corporations and associations throughout the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia, China, India, and New Zealand. Carolyn is the author of Passport to the Podium, Delivering Powerful Speeches, From Potential to Power, The Leadership Escalator, Make an Impactand Suddenly A Senior.
CAROLYN STEIN - PART 1
Business: Carolyn Stein & Associates
Telephone: 305-310-4455
Email: carolynkstein@aol.com
Facebook - Carolyn Stein
Carolyn Stein is a published author and an international speaker. She is also a specialist in Communication Strategies and Brand Identity and has delivered her keynotes and seminars to Fortune 500 corporations and associations throughout the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia, China, India, and New Zealand. Carolyn is the author of Passport to the Podium, Delivering Powerful Speeches, From Potential to Power, The Leadership Escalator, Make an Impactand Suddenly A Senior.
ALEJO CERRATO
Telephone Number: 786-202-1485
Email:info@alejocerrato.com
Instagram: alejo__Cerrato
Alejo Cerrato was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a Public Relations and Communications graduate from Florida International University and has been working in the Public Relations and Marketing fields since he came to the USA 20 years ago.
A long time Toastmaster – he held the presidency of his club - Daybreak Toastmasters - for over two years. At the age of 50 he started doing stand-up comedy and quickly found a way that he could serve others in this craft through organizing feedback events where comedians of all levels can learn, by giving feedback to other comics, how to dissect, analyze and improve their jokes.
CECE ESPEUT - PART 2
Website: CeCeEspeut.com
Telephone Number: 954.478.5109
Email:espeut.cece@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cece.espeut
CeCe Espeut is a former US Marine, three times distinguished toastmaster, author, and TEDx speaker. Her life is centered on the core values of God, Family and Education. She currently attends Florida International University (FIU) where she is studying Industrial Organizational Psychology with an emphasis in Change Management and Personal Development.
In addition to being a keynote speaker at conferences around the world, she also serves as vice president of education of her Toastmasters club and speaks at schools about leadership development. She also sits on the board of the Broward County Re-Entry Coalition for Ex-Offenders to help rehabilitate inmates who are transitioning back into society following incarceration.
CECE ESPEUT - PART 1
Website: CeCeEspeut.com
Telephone Number: 954.478.5109
Email:espeut.cece@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cece.espeut
CeCe Espeut is a former US Marine, three times distinguished toastmaster, author, and TEDx speaker. Her life is centered on the core values of God, Family and Education. She currently attends Florida International University (FIU) where she is studying Industrial Organizational Psychology with an emphasis in Change Management and Personal Development.
In addition to being a keynote speaker at conferences around the world, she also serves as vice president of education of her Toastmasters club and speaks at schools about leadership development. She also sits on the board of the Broward County Re-Entry Coalition for Ex-Offenders to help rehabilitate inmates who are transitioning back into society following incarceration.
PRICE POLYNICE - PART 1
Business Name: UP One Notary, LLC
Website: https://www.uponenotary.com
Telephone Number: 305-439-7258
Email: Price.Polynice@uponenotary.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uponenotary/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@up_notary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UPOneNotary
Price Polynice served in the United States Navy for 3 years. He holds a Bachelor’s in Information Technology, and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with an Executive Certificate in Project Management.
In his free time, he is an avid walker and enjoys listening to non-fiction audiobooks. On the professional front, Price is a speaker and a distinguished member of Toastmasters International. As a Notary Public, he takes great pride and care in helping title agents, realtors and loan officers close real estate deals right the first time.
PRICE POLYNICE - PART 1
Business Name: UP One Notary, LLC
Website: https://www.uponenotary.com
Telephone Number: 305-439-7258
Email: Price.Polynice@uponenotary.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uponenotary/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@up_notary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UPOneNotary
Price Polynice served in the United States Navy for 3 years. He holds a Bachelor’s in Information Technology, and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with an Executive Certificate in Project Management.
In his free time, he is an avid walker and enjoys listening to non-fiction audiobooks. On the professional front, Price is a speaker and a distinguished member of Toastmasters International. As a Notary Public, he takes great pride and care in helping title agents, realtors and loan officers close real estate deals right the first time.
JIM BARBER - PART 2
Website: thebarbershop.com
Telephone Number: 954-476-9252
Email: jim@thebarbershop.com
Jim Barber is an incurable entrepreneur. Over the past 42 years, Jim has been a technical trainer, keynoter, voice talent, master of ceremonies, podcaster, TEDx Talker, body double, workshop facilitator, copy editor, publisher, e-commerce developer, web designer, and more.
In addition to running his own business for over 4 decades, Jim has been an active member of Toastmasters International for over 30 years;served as Florida liaison to the National Speakers Association and twice served as president of the Florida Speakers Association.
Jim dislikes being in a rut, and he adores taking a leap.
JIM BARBER - PART 2
Website: thebarbershop.com
Telephone Number: 954-476-9252
Email: jim@thebarbershop.com
Jim Barber is an incurable entrepreneur. Over the past 42 years, Jim has been a technical trainer, keynoter, voice talent, master of ceremonies, podcaster, TEDx Talker, body double, workshop facilitator, copy editor, publisher, e-commerce developer, web designer, and more.
In addition to running his own business for over 4 decades, Jim has been an active member of Toastmasters International for over 30 years;served as Florida liaison to the National Speakers Association and twice served as president of the Florida Speakers Association.
Jim dislikes being in a rut, and he adores taking a leap.
Miami Book Fair Author of "The Foreigner's Song: New and Selected Poems"
Pablo Medina is a Cuban American author of 19 books of poetry, fiction and memoir / non-fiction. Until the age of 12, he lived in Havana, Cuba, then moved with his family to New York City, where his culture shock was softened by snow and by countless visits to the New York Public Library. He earned both a BA and an MA from Georgetown University.
Pablo's work has appeared in various languages and in magazines and major periodicals throughout the world. He has been the recipient of many awards for his work, including fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Pablo Medina currently lives in Williamsville, Vermont and is on the faculty at the Warren Wilson Master of Fine Arts Program for Writers.
Miami Book Fair Author of "The Drop: How the Most Addictive Sport Can Help Us Understand Addiction and Recovery"
T had Ziolkowski is is the author of Our Son the Arson, a collection of poems; the memoir, On a Wave, which was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award in 2003; the novel, Wichita; and The Drop, a nonfiction exploration of surfing and addiction. His essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Slate, Bookforum, Artforum, Travel & Leisure, and Interview Magazine. He has a PhD in English Literature from Yale University and is the recipient, among other honors, of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is the Associate Director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Miami Book Fair Author of "When Blood Breaks Down: Life Lessons from Leukemia"
Dr. Mikkael A. Sekeres joined the University of Miami Health System and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center as Chief of the Division of Hematology with a focus on Leukemia and Myeloid Disorders. He earned his medical degree and a Master’s Degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Sekeres completed his postgraduate training at Harvard University, finishing an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He chaired the Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA, has been on the editorial boards for several medical journals, and chairs scientific advisory boards for patient advocacy groups and research funding agencies. He is a frequent essayist for The New York Times and has written 8 books.
SHELLY TYGIELSKI
Miami Book Fair Author of "Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World"
Shelly Tygielski is the author of the book, "Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World". She is also the founder of Pandemic of Love, a global, grass-roots, volunteer led mutual aid community that has directly matched over 1.7 million people since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic, accounting for over $57 million in direct transactions. Her work has been featured in over 100 media outlets including CNN Heroes of 2020, Forbes, Upworthy, The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS This Morning, the New York Times and Washington Post. Shelly is a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher named one of the “12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement” by Mindful Magazine in 2019. She teaches formalized self-care and resilience practices at organizations around the world, and is widely regarded as a self-care activist.
Miami Book Fair Author of "Imperiled Reef: The Fascinating, Fragile Life of a Caribbean Wonder"
Sandy Sheehyis a journalist who has dived the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef for four decades. Sandy has written frequently on human relationships and the natural environment. Her work has appeared in Town & Country, Forbes, House Beautiful, Self, Working Woman, and Money, among other national magazines. She is the author ofTexas Big Rich, a group portrait of the state’s financially fortunate, and Connecting: The Enduring Power of Female Friendship. Her first novel, Deserts of the Heart, is a multicultural historical romance set in 1798 near Santa Fe. Her third nonfiction book, "Imperiled Reef: The Fascinating, Fragile Life of a Caribbean Wonder"grew out of her love of scuba diving.
Miami Book Fair Author of "The Foreigner's Song: New and Selected Poems"
Pablo Medina is a Cuban American author of 19 books of poetry, fiction and memoir / non-fiction. Until the age of 12, he lived in Havana, Cuba, then moved with his family to New York City, where his culture shock was softened by snow and by countless visits to the New York Public Library. He earned both a BA and an MA from Georgetown University.
Pablo's work has appeared in various languages and in magazines and major periodicals throughout the world. He has been the recipient of many awards for his work, including fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Pablo Medina currently lives in Williamsville, Vermont and is on the faculty at the Warren Wilson Master of Fine Arts Program for Writers
Thad Ziolkowski is is the author of Our Son the Arson, a collection of poems; the memoir, On a Wave, which was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award in 2003; the novel, Wichita; and The Drop, a nonfiction exploration of surfing and addiction. His essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Slate, Bookforum, Artforum, Travel & Leisure, and Interview Magazine. He has a PhD in English Literature from Yale University and is the recipient, among other honors, of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is the Associate Director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Miami Book Fair Author of "When Blood Breaks Down: Life Lessons from Leukemia"
Dr. Mikkael A. Sekeres joined the University of Miami Health System and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center as Chief of the Division of Hematology with a focus on Leukemia and Myeloid Disorders. He earned his medical degree and a Master’s Degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Sekeres completed his postgraduate training at Harvard University, finishing an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He chaired the Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA, has been on the editorial boards for several medical journals, and chairs scientific advisory boards for patient advocacy groups and research funding agencies. He is a frequent essayist for The New York Times and has written 8 books
Miami Book Fair Author "HEAR US: Writing From the Inside During the Time of COVID"
Kathie Klarreichis the Executive Director at Exchange for Change. She is also the author of Madame Dread: A Tale of Love and a contributor to two anthologies: So Spoke the Earth and Women, Writing, and Prison. In 2010 she received a Knight International Journalism Fellowship to train journalists in investigative reporting in Haiti, where she spent half of the last 24 years reporting for print, radio and television, including Time, The New York Times, ABC, and NPR. Kathie started facilitating writing workshops in the correctional system in 2009 and began the writing exchanges with academic institutions in 2013. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received her MFA from Leslie University.
Miami Book Fair Author "HEAR US: Writing From the Inside During the Time of COVID"
Kathie Klarreichis the Executive Director at Exchange for Change. She is also the author of Madame Dread: A Tale of Love and a contributor to two anthologies: So Spoke the Earth and Women, Writing, and Prison. In 2010 she received a Knight International Journalism Fellowship to train journalists in investigative reporting in Haiti, where she spent half of the last 24 years reporting for print, radio and television, including Time, The New York Times, ABC, and NPR. Kathie started facilitating writing workshops in the correctional system in 2009 and began the writing exchanges with academic institutions in 2013. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received her MFA from Leslie University.
SANDRA NUNES Part 2
Business Name #1: Concierge Lifestyle
Website #1: https://conciergelifestyle.us/
Email #1: sandra@conciergelifestyle.us
Business Name #2: Growing With Sandra
Website #2: https://growingwithsandra.com/
Email #2: Team@growingwithsandra.com
Telephone Number: 631-848-5599
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009053000362
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandra_nunes_official/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandralnunes/
Link to Sandra's book's page: https://growingwithsandra.com/about-sandra/
Sandra Nunes is an international best-selling author, aspirational speaker, an entrepreneur and is also known as “The Change Master”. Sandra has a passion for people. She embodies kindness and support through both her professional and personal life. She is the founder of two companies, Growing With Sandra and Concierge Lifestyle. She has served across cultures for private individuals and corporate customers, as a concierge and in cultivating personal growth. She has a dynamic background filled with service and support that allows her to bring a better quality of life to her clients so that they can live the life they’ve always wanted and deserve.
SANDRA NUNES
Business Name #1: Concierge Lifestyle
Website #1: https://conciergelifestyle.us/
Email #1: sandra@conciergelifestyle.us
Business Name #2: Growing With Sandra
Website #2: https://growingwithsandra.com/
Email #2: Team@growingwithsandra.com
Telephone Number: 631-848-5599
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009053000362
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandra_nunes_official/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandralnunes/
Link to Sandra's book's page: https://growingwithsandra.com/about-sandra/
Sandra Nunes is an international best-selling author, aspirational speaker, an entrepreneur and is also known as “The Change Master”. Sandra has a passion for people. She embodies kindness and support through both her professional and personal life. She is the founder of two companies, Growing With Sandra and Concierge Lifestyle. She has served across cultures for private individuals and corporate customers, as a concierge and in cultivating personal growth. She has a dynamic background filled with service and support that allows her to bring a better quality of life to her clients so that they can live the life they’ve always wanted and deserve.
NORMA BLONDIN
Telephone Number: 954-448-2970
Email: blondin440908@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norma.blondin.96
Norma Blondin was born in Raynosa, Mexico and was raised in Lubbock, Texas. She is a mother of two daughters and grandmother to two. She moved to Dallas in 1988 where she worked in the technical financial arena and then later moved to Florida in 1998 and worked in the mortgage financial industry for a number of years. In addition, she worked with the Miami Community Development Center, helping people of low income means with how to get and keep a home. She currently resides in Texas.
NORMA BLONDIN
Email: blondin440908@gmail.com
Norma Blondin was born in Raynosa, Mexico and was raised in Lubbock, Texas. She is a mother of two daughters and grandmother to two. She moved to Dallas in 1988 where she worked in the technical financial arena and then later moved to Florida in 1998 and worked in the mortgage financial industry for a number of years. In addition, she worked with the Miami Community Development Center, helping people of low income means with how to get and keep a home. She currently resides in Texas.
Sandra Nunes is an international best-selling author, aspirational speaker, an entrepreneur and is also known as “The Change Master”. Sandra has a passion for people. She embodies kindness and support through both her professional and personal life. She is the founder of two companies, Growing With Sandra and Concierge Lifestyle. She has served across cultures for private individuals and corporate customers, as a concierge and in cultivating personal growth. She has a dynamic background filled with service and support that allows her to bring a better quality of life to her clients so that they can live the life they’ve always wanted and deserve.
Link to Sandra's book's page: https://growingwithsandra.com/about-sandra/
Sandra Nunes is an international best-selling author, aspirational speaker, an entrepreneur and is also known as “The Change Master”. Sandra has a passion for people. She embodies kindness and support through both her professional and personal life. She is the founder of two companies, Growing With Sandra and Concierge Lifestyle. She has served across cultures for private individuals and corporate customers, as a concierge and in cultivating personal growth. She has a dynamic background filled with service and support that allows her to bring a better quality of life to her clients so that they can live the life they’ve always wanted and deserve.
https://www.facebook.com/norma.blondin.96
Norma Blondin was born in Raynosa, Mexico and was raised in Lubbock, Texas. She is a mother of two daughters and grandmother to two. She moved to Dallas in 1988 where she worked in the technical financial arena and then later moved to Florida in 1998 and worked in the mortgage financial industry for a number of years. In addition, she worked with the Miami Community Development Center, helping people of low income means with how to get and keep a home. She currently resides in Texas.
Norma Blondin was born in Raynosa, Mexico and was raised in Lubbock, Texas. She is a mother of two daughters and grandmother to two. She moved to Dallas in 1988 where she worked in the technical financial arena and then later moved to Florida in 1998 and worked in the mortgage financial industry for a number of years. In addition, she worked with the Miami Community Development Center, helping people of low income means with how to get and keep a home. She currently resides in Texas.
Vivian So is a woman of courage. Coming from a negative upbringing and facing a health situation that no longer allowed her to work as an employee, Vivian transformed her life by making the decision to change her mindset and by choosing to take one single action over inaction. She launched her first website in 1997 and today, she is the owner of Thrive to Shift Marketing, where she uses digital marketing to transform the lives of so many others.
Obtain a free copy of Vivian's book at https://www.vivianso.com/freebook
Business Name: Thrive to Shift Marketing
Website: https://www.vivianso.com/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vivianso83
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY8wrQ7Jrve2YWQmUqmhv7A
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vivian.digitalmarketer
Dr. Antoine Thurston was born in Tacoma, Washington and was raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He received his Bachelor's degree in Theology from Broward Theological University, his Masters degree from Midwest Theological University and his Doctorate degree in Theology from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. Antoine is a licensed minister, ordained elder, an inspirational speaker, a mentor at Parkway Middle School and the state coordinator for the Young Men of Valor Mentorship Program.
Website: www.AntoineDThurston.com
YouTube: Antoine Thurston
Facebook: Antoine Thurston
Instagram: Antoine Thurston
Dr. Patricia Rogers is a Retired Corrections Lieutenant. She completed 29 years in law enforcement where she trained thousands of employees to excel in their careers. Today, Pat has positioned herself as a Visibility Strategist, International Public Speaker, International Best-Selling Author, Virtual Event Coordinator, Legal Service Provider and Business Consultant. Pat’s “Visibility Breakthrough System” shows you the strategies that will assist you in making an impact when you show up on social media. Pat is the recipient of a plethora of awards and has recently obtained the “Honorary Doctorate Award” from Theophany University.
https://patriciarogers360.com/
Margarette Prosper is the founder and owner of Madame Prosper Enterprise, where she provides mentorship to women and business owners. Margarette is currently a life insurance agent servicing the entire USA, and educating family, friends and the community about the value and importance of life insurance and the facts that have been proven for many decades on the investment and retirement aspect of life insurance capabilities. Magarette is from the beautiful country of Haiti. She is a wife and a mother to 3 beautiful children.
Business: Madame Prosper Enterprise
Website: www.Madameprosper.com
Email: Madameprosper1@gmail.com
Facebook: MadameProsper
Instagram: MadameProsper
Margarette Prosper is the founder and owner of Madame Prosper Enterprise, where she provides mentorship to women and business owners. Margarette is currently a life insurance agent servicing the entire USA, and educating family, friends and the community about the importance of life insurance and the proven facts on the investment and retirement aspect of life insurance capabilities. Magarette is from the beautiful country of Haiti. She is a wife and a mother to 3 beautiful children.
Business: Madame Prosper Enterprise
Website: www.Madameprosper.com
Email: Madameprosper1@gmail.com
Facebook: MadameProsper
Instagram: MadameProsper
Corinthia Davis is a native of Trenton, NJ. She has a Bachelor's degree in Religious Education, a Master's degree in Christian Education and is currently enrolled in the PhD program with a planned July 2021 graduation. Alongside her husband, Pastor DeMarcus B. Davis Sr., Corinthia pastors Rivers of Revival in the great city of Trenton. Corinthia is the author of the book "When Your Will Don't Meet The Eye of God."
Business Name: C.D INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
Website: WWW.CDAVISMINISTRIES.COM
Email: DESTINY@CDMINISTRIES.NET
Facebook: CORINTHIA DAVIS
Kerie- Ann Thombs is a Radio & Television Host, Producer and Disc Jockey. She is also a Film & Theatre actress and Executive producer of the show "Real Life". In addition to that, she is the Author of the book, "Discovering You - the search is over" and C.E.O of Self Love Jamaica. Kerie-Ann is the mother of four boys and is married to Denvo Thombs.
Business Name: LewThombs Media
Website: kikithombs.com, reallifeja.com
Email:kikithombs@yahoo.com
Beverly Davis is an Author, Entrepreneur, Inspirational Speaker, Community Outreach Leader, Minister, and Mother. Beverly has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry and has spoken on various platforms at private and professional conferences, church programs and services, and professional workshops.
Business Name: Beverly Ann’s Boutique; Beverly Ann’s Creations
Website: www.beverlyanndavis.com
Email: baboutique2020@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverly.davis.545
Merilyn Strowbridge is no ordinary woman. She is a Woman Of God and the founder of the Ambitious Queens Purple organization as well as the Queen Of Hearts Foundation. The Queen of Hearts Foundation provides heart disease awareness and stands as a tribute to her sister.
Business: Ambitious Queens Purple LLC; Queen Of Hearts Foundation; Ambitious_Magazine; G's Fashionista Boutique
Website: Ambitiousmagazine.com
Email: ambitiousqueens@yahoo.com
YouTube: Merilyn Strowbridge
Facebook: Merilyn Strowbridge
Instagram: @merilynstr
Stacy-Ann Smith is a communications and public relations expert, trained journalist and seasoned broadcaster. With over 20 years of experience in the field of media and communication, Stacy-Ann is also the creator, executive producer and host of her own TV talk-show "It’s a Woman’s World." She is the Chief Executive Officer of her own production company, Danrak Productions, where she offers a full-range of creative and technical services.
Business Name: DANRAK PRODUCTIONS
Website: www.stacyannsmith.com and www.danrakprod.com
Email: stacyann@stacyannsmith.com
YouTube: Danrak Productions
Facebook: Stacy-Ann Williams-Smith
MARSHA SIMS
Business Name: Sort-it-Out, Inc.
Website: www.sortitout.net
Telephone Number: 305-467-8564
Email: marshasims@sortitout.net
Marsha Sims is a professional organizer with over 25 years of experience in the organizing industry. She is the Founder and President of Sort It Out Inc., the leading professional organizing company in South Florida, and is recognized as one of the top professional organizers in the country. She has also authored five popular books on organizing.
MARSHA SIMS
Business Name: Sort-it-Out, Inc.
Website: www.sortitout.net
Email: marshasims@sortitout.net
Marsha Sims is a professional organizer with over 25 years of experience in the organizing industry. She is the Founder and President of Sort It Out Inc., the leading professional organizing company in South Florida, and is recognized as one of the top professional organizers in the country. She has also authored five popular books on organizing.
PETULA BARCLAY
Email: psabmanse@yahoo.com
Facebook: Petula Barclay
Instagram: @petulabarclay
Petula Barclay is an administrator with over 20 years of experience in people management and administration.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Operations Management and International Business and an associate Degree in Paralegal Studies. Her most recent achievement is becoming an author, documenting her 2020 experiences during a world Pandemic.
AVONNE WHITE
Website: Lifebygayle.com
Email: Avonnew@lifebygayle.com
Instagram: Lifebygayle
Facebook: @avonne.consultant
Avonne White is a serial entrepreneur who has been in the skincare industry since 1998. The scientific innovations that have come about in the skin care industry over the years have continually inspired her but her love of helping people to overcome challenges and feel good about themselves has sustained her in the industry these many years.
JEROME YEATES
INNOVATION FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS AND DIABETICS
Business Name: Wellness4life; Med Ventures
Websites: wellness4life.store AND yourwoundcover.com
Email: jyeates@wellness4life.info AND jyeates@jmmedco.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jerome-yeates-b449392
Jerome Yeates is the co-founder and CEO of Med Ventures and Wellness4life. Med Ventures is a wound care company that helps diabetics with simple to complex wound healing with its all-natural, signature product - Dbeticskin.
Wellness4life was born out of the need to give wellness concierge services to people who contracted COVID-19 and were required to quarantine and monitor their health symptoms while at home.
DR. JILLIAN HERNANDEZ
BLACK & LATINA REPRESENTATION (PART 2)
Website: www.jillianhernandez.com
Email: jillianhernandez@ufl.edu
Twitter: @lamuchachajill
Instagram: @pastelitocookie
Dr. Jillian Hernandez is a scholar, an author, community arts educator, and curator of contemporary art. Her areas of expertise include Black and Latina representation in visual culture, sexual politics, and girlhood.
She is a faculty member in the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research at the University of Florida. Her book is "Aesthetics of Excess: The Art and Politics of Black and Latina".
DR. JILLIAN HERNANDEZ
BLACK & LATINA REPRESENTATION (PART 1)
Website: www.jillianhernandez.com
Email: jillianhernandez@ufl.edu
Twitter: @lamuchachajill
Instagram: @pastelitocookie
Dr. Jillian Hernandez is a scholar, an author, community arts educator, and curator of contemporary art. Her areas of expertise include Black and Latina representation in visual culture, sexual politics, and girlhood.
She is a faculty member in the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research at the University of Florida. Her book is "Aesthetics of Excess: The Art and Politics of Black and Latina".
TOPIC: TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Business Name: Impact Empire
Website: www.https://kelsey-conneely.now.site/
Telephone Number: 910-442-9274
Email: kelsey@kelseyconneely.com
instagram: www.instagram.com/kelseyconneely
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kelseyconneely
Kelsey Conneely is a Health and Wellness Entrepreneur, Professional Network Marketer, Social Media Marketing Coach, Real estate investor, Wife and “stay at home” mom to 2 year old Molly.
She has had multiple transformations in her health including releasing over 50 pounds postpartum and now focuses on helping people improve their health, lose weight and gain energy through holistic nutrition. It is her passion to help mamas look and feel their best in their skin.
Happy New Year! The show's host, Deborah Brown, rings in the new year with a brief look back at 2020 and, more importantly, how those events have led to a big leap that she is taking... her personal, bold and ambitious mission for 2021. As a Life & Relationship/Impact Coach, this mission is very much aligned with her calling and life purpose.
Also, you have listened to the stories and leaps of so many of Deborah's guests over the years. Now Deborah wants to hear from you! Share your big leap at TakingALeap.com... everybody has a story.
Deborah Brown
Telephone: 954-361-3617
Website: RapidRelationshipReset.com
Email: Deborah@RapidRelationshipReset.com
Share your story with Deborah at TakingALeap.com
WILLIAM J. MAKELL JR.
TOPIC: Mindset Is Everything
Business Name: WJM Success Solutions, Inc.
Website: www.WJMSuccessSolutions.com
Telephone Number: 301-399-1962
Email: WMakell@WJMSuccessSolutions.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamMakell
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WJMSS/
William J. Makell, Jr. is an accomplished speaker, trainer, and executive leadership coach with demonstrated success across the military, government, corporate, technology and aviation industries. After 33 years of military service as an officer and decorated Coast Guard helicopter pilot saving mariners in distress at sea, William now thrives on utilizing his skills helping leaders create sense out of uncertainty in their lives and business to achieve targeted high-impact results.
PATTIE GRIMM
TOPIC: Move From Doubt to Greatness
Business Name: Advantage Training Ltd.
Website: https://www.advantage-training.com/
Telephone: 949-304-0800
Email: pattieg@advantage-training.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pattie_grimm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenkickingglass2/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattie-grimm/
With over 25 years of experience, Pattie is an empowerment expert for organizations, leaders, and women. She is a sought after author, speaker, and trainer whose energy and enthusiasm for empowering women and girls are contagious and ignite the passion to create, grow, and succeed. She is the author of Quiet Women Never Changed History – Be Strong, Stand Up and Stand Out – “Let’s Go Kick Some Glass.”
CECE ESPEUT
TOPIC: The Road to TEDx
Website: https://howtobeatedxspeaker.com/
Telephone: 954-478-5109
Email: cece@cecethephotographer.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/cece.espeut
CeCe Espeut’s life is centered on three core values: God, Family and Education. Her focus is restoring hope to her audience by telling her story of how strategic planning and goal setting changed her life. Being a Toastmaster is one thing CeCe really enjoys. It connects her to a community of individuals who are all about leadership and personal development. CeCe now coaches speakers and those who want to do a TEDx Talk.
STAR WILLIAMS & TEAM KARMA
TOPIC: Karma - The Only One Still Living (Pt. 2)
Email: Stardoula82@gmail.com
Facebook: Karma Damaris Official
To donate to the Team Karma effort:
Cashapp: $KarmaDamaris
Zelle: karmadwilliams@gmail.com
Star Williams is a "Wounded Warrior" of the United States Navy. She is a single mother whose baby daughter, Karma, is the 6th person in the world to be documented with a rare genetic condition and is the only one still living.
Beverley F. Kronemberg is a disabled medical assistant. She has been familiar with Karma’s medical conditions since infancy and the many battles that Star has fought to get proper diagnosis & treatment for her child.
Dr. John Edwards is a pregnancy and pediatric chiropractor and the founder of Mama’s Chiropractic Clinics.
STAR WILLIAMS
TOPIC: Karma - The Only One Still Living (Pt.1)
Email: Stardoula82@gmail.com
Facebook: Karma Damaris Official
To donate to the Team Karma effort:
Cashapp: $KarmaDamaris
Zelle: karmadwilliams@gmail.com
Star Williams is a "Wounded Warrior" of the United States Navy. She is a single mother whose baby daughter, Karma, is the 6th person in the world to be documented with a rare genetic condition and is the only one still living.
NANCY ABRAMSON
TOPIC: Productivity to Profitability
Business Name: Empowered With Nancy
Website: www.EmpoweredWithNancy.com
Email: Nancy@EmpoweredWithNancy.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpoweredWithNancy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-abramson/
Instagram: empowered_with_nancy
Nancy Abramson is a Success Coach, Speaker, and Entrepreneur. Having over 30 years of experience in business, she helps busy entrepreneurs do the right things so they feel accomplished, in control and happy in their personal and business lives!
SANDI BURGESS
TOPIC: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
Business Name: Right Response Fundraising
Telephone Number: 201-450-4504
Email: thesandib@gmail.com
Website: betterfundraising.org
Sandi Burgess has a background in social work. As a single mom who initially found it hard to find jobs that paid well, she entered a new business and worked herself up to being one of the highest paid representatives, and helped many others create incredible incomes. Through her story, she loves showing people that they can accomplish anything that they wish.
GEORGIANNA RIVERA
TOPIC: HEALING THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP
Business Name: Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant
Website: MaryKay.com/GRivera10
Telephone Number: 786-253-7250
Email: GeorgiannaRivera@gmail.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/Your-Inspired-Beauty
Georgianna Rivera is a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, with her own business. She loves teaching women outstanding skin care and beauty routines. She is also an Amazon best-selling author, a Certified Professional Speaker and the Founder of Lineage Life Script Coaching. Georgianna has had a long career in the healing arts as a registered nurse, a Certified Akashic Records Consultant and has served women through her coaching programs, educational outreach, retreats and workshops.
OCTOBER 12 – FRANCIS WADE
TOPIC: AFTER THE CARIBHRFORUM VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Business Name: CaribHRForum
Website: http://virtualconf.caribhrforum.com
Email: francis@fwconsulting.com
Skype: francis.wade
Twitter: @fwconsulting99
Facebook: facebook.com/caribhrforum
Francis Wade is the creator of CaribHRForum and the host of the CaribHRForum Virtual Conference. He's a Cornell graduate who moved to live in Jamaica from Florida in 2005 with his wife Dale, who is also his business partner. He specializes in productivity and strategy consulting.
DR. ADRIA LUSTER
TOPIC: THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE
Business Name: Luster’s Consulting Services
Website: www.adrialuster.com
Telephone: 770-598-7384
Email: drluster777@yahoo
Twitter: drluster777
Facebook: AdriaJonesLuster
Dr.Adria Luster serves as an educator in the Atlanta area who has dedicated her life to serving at-risk children. Prior to earning her Ph.D. in Education, she received an Educational Specialist degree, a Master’s in Business Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in English. Today, she presents at numerous professional development workshops and conferences to local, national, and televised audiences. As a breast cancer survivor, Adria continues to encourage women to focus on self-care practices that promote physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
PAULINE ESTY
TOPIC: REVEAL YOUR BEST YOU
Business Name: Reveal Your Best You
Telephone Number: 954-552-0440
Email: revealyourbestyou@gmail.com
Pauline Esty is an empowerment coach who will help you access your inner power to transform your life. She is the founder of Reveal Your Best You and her mission is to help you to step outside your boundaries and start living life to your fullest potential. She is inspired by the desire to help you live powerfully.
GEORGIANNA RIVERA
TOPIC: SKIN CARE & BEAUTY ROUTINES
Business Name: Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant
Website: MaryKay.com/GRivera10
Telephone Number: 786-253-7250
Email: GeorgiannaRivera@gmail.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/Your-Inspired-Beauty
Georgianna Rivera is a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, with her own business. She loves teaching women outstanding skin care and beauty routines. She is also an Amazon best-selling author, a Certified Professional Speaker and the Founder of Lineage Life Script Coaching. Georgianna has had a long career in the healing arts as a registered nurse, a Certified Akashic Records Consultant and has served women through her coaching programs, educational outreach, retreats and workshops.
– DR. TRACI WARD
TOPIC: RESET – THE NEW TRANSITION
Business Name: T. Ward Enterprises
Website: www.Iamenoughtw.com
Telephone Number: 785-554-1841
Email: traci.ward40@gmail.com
Facebook: Traci Ward
Dr. Ward is a recipient of the IChange Nations Statesman Leadership award and the Dr. Astell Collins Global Inspiration Award. She was also appointed World Civility Ambassador in 2019. This appointment only added fuel to her fire as she then intensified the development of her international initiative, Reset – The New Transition. She has 3 children and 3 granddaughters. Her hope is to inspire them to realize that anything is possible with belief, hard work and determination.
FRANCIS WADE
TOPIC: THE CARIBHRFORUM VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Business Name: CaribHRForum
Website: http://virtualconf.caribhrforum.com
Email: francis@fwconsulting.com
Skype: francis.wade
Twitter: @fwconsulting99
Facebook: facebook.com/caribhrforum
Francis Wade is the creator of CaribHRForum and the host of the CaribHRForum Virtual Conference. He's a Cornell graduate who moved to live in Jamaica from Florida in 2005 with his wife Dale, who is also his business partner. He specializes in productivity and strategy consulting.
– MOE HAJI
TOPIC: THE AMERICAN DREAM
Business Name: Coach Moe Haji
Telephone Number: 954-504-0009
Email: mohaji@att.net
LinkedIn: http:\linkedin.com\in\moehaji
Skype: Insaniye
Moe Haji is a naturalized US citizen who immigrated to the US from Somalia over 46 years ago and as a young man. He has over 30 years of experience in leadership positions ranging from software and systems engineering, Radio Frequency (RF) engineering, manufacturing, and managing start-up ventures. In his career, Moe consulted for Federal, state and local governments, Fortune 500 companies, mid-size companies, and small start-up ventures. He enjoys running, traveling, and learning about different cultures and languages.
MARSHA SIMS
TOPIC: MAKING THE MOST OF QUARANTINE
Business Name: Sort-it-Out, Inc.
Website: http://www.sortitout.net/
Telephone: 305-467-8564
Email: marshasims@sortitout.net
Marsha Sims is a professional organizer with over 25 years of experience in the organizing industry. She is the Founder and President of Sort It Out Inc., the leading professional organizing company in South Florida, and is recognized as one of the top professional organizers in the country. She has also authored five popular books on organizing.
Marsha is a proud mother of three adult sons and her idea of fun is helping people who’ve lost hope of being organized regain the control over their lives they feel they’ve lost.
SHAWNDRA MAINE & VALENCIA MILORD
TOPIC: FOSTER CARE (PART 2)
Business Name: Family Unity
Website: www.familyunity-bringingfamiliestogether.com
Telephone Number: 954-703-1165
Email: smaine@familyunity-bringingfamiliestogether.com
Skype: smaine_16
Twitter: FamilyUnity6
Facebook: Family Unity Foster Care Recruitment
Instagram: familyunityllc
SHAWNDRA MAINE is the founder and CEO of Family Unity, LLC. She has over 20 years of experience working in the social services field. She also holds a B.A. from the City University of New York, an MBA from the University of Phoenix and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Walden University. She is currently completing her doctorate degree in Psychology at Walden University. Shawndra’s experience includes family preservation, foster care, training and development, consultation, and program development. She also holds certifications as an Infant Mental Health Specialist, Parenting Instructor and Child Welfare Licensing Counselor.
SHAWNDRA MAINE & VALENCIA MILORD
TOPIC: FOSTER CARE (PART 1)
Business Name: Family Unity
Website: www.familyunity-bringingfamiliestogether.com
Telephone Number: 954-703-1165
Email: smaine@familyunity-bringingfamiliestogether.com
Skype: smaine_16
Twitter: FamilyUnity6
Facebook: Family Unity Foster Care Recruitment
Instagram: familyunityllc
SHAWNDRA MAINE is the founder and CEO of Family Unity, LLC. She has over 20 years of experience working in the social services field. She also holds a B.A. from the City University of New York, an MBA from the University of Phoenix and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Walden University. She is currently completing her doctorate degree in Psychology at Walden University. Shawndra’s experience includes family preservation, foster care, training and development, consultation, and program development. She also holds certifications as an Infant Mental Health Specialist, Parenting Instructor and Child Welfare Licensing Counselor.
JOSEPH TAPPER
TOPIC: THE POWER OF THE MIND (PART 2)
Business Name: The Tapper Group Inc.
Website: TheTapperGroup.com
Telephone: 954-483-5093
Email: info@thetappergroup.com
Twitter: @josephtapper
Facebook: @thepowerofattraction
JOSEPH TAPPER aka The Speaking Sax is a saxophone playing motivational speaker/ author. He has authored 5 books, released 5 musical CDs and traveled across the country speaking and entertaining audiences of all kinds. His audiences have consisted of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Governors Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist as well as colleges and corporate clients.
JOSEPH TAPPER
TOPIC: THE POWER OF THE MIND (PART 1)
Business Name: The Tapper Group Inc.
Website: TheTapperGroup.com
Telephone: 954-483-5093
Email: info@thetappergroup.com
Twitter: @josephtapper
Facebook: @thepowerofattraction
JOSEPH TAPPER aka The Speaking Sax is a saxophone playing motivational speaker/ author. He has authored 5 books, released 5 musical CDs and traveled across the country speaking and entertaining audiences of all kinds. His audiences have consisted of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Governors Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist as well as colleges and corporate clients.
CHRISTOPHER HICKMAN
TOPIC: COPING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (PART 2) – RELATIONSHIPS
Business Name: UMatter, Inc
Telephone Number: 561-388-7168
Email: chickman25@aol.com
Facebook: Christopher Hickman
Instagram: Flex_Hickman
CHRISTOPHER HICKMAN is an educator, employment specialist, and therapist who offers personalized clinical, educational, and/or psychological support to help individuals grow, change, and reconnect to their own well of inner strength. He has a Master’s of Science in Counseling Psychology from Trinity International University and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from the University of Georgia.
CHRISTOPHER HICKMAN
TOPIC: COPING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (PART 1)- ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
Business Name: UMatter, Inc
Telephone Number: 561-388-7168
Email: chickman25@aol.com
Facebook: Christopher Hickman
Instagram: Flex_Hickman
CHRISTOPHER HICKMAN is an educator, employment specialist, and therapist who offers personalized clinical, educational, and/or psychological support to help individuals grow, change, and reconnect to their own well of inner strength. He has a Master’s of Science in Counseling Psychology from Trinity International University and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from the University of Georgia.
ROY WHITE
.Troy White is a Video Production expert but the one word that best describes him is Bridge because he is a connector who is passionate about connecting the people with a message, product or service with the people who are looking for it. He also enjoys motivational speaking and podcasting.
JACQUELINE JIMENEZ
Business Name: Coach Jacqueline
Website: www.coachjacqueline.com
Telephone: 786-390-9139
Email: coachjacqueline@icloud.com
JACQUELINE JIMENEZ had a career in Wealth and Investment Management in Banking before she reflected on her life and decided to become an Executive Business Coach and help others by making a difference not only in their work-life but also in their personal life.
Her focus is to empower women by using their work/professional skills and experience to become business owners. She currently co-organizes several networking groups for businesswomen and business owners.
MYUNIQUE JOHNSON
Business Name: Rizin From The Ashes
Telephone: 713-292-8461
Email: soulcare@gmail.com
Instagram: @mjljohnson
Myunique Johnson is a mom of three and a domestic abuse survivor. She believes that her life is not her own but for her to share her lessons, her obstacles and, most of all triumphs, with not just her children but with the world.
Myunique is a certified Life Coach who sees her purpose in life being to help as many people as she can to get to a place of peace, love and acceptance within themselves. She loves reading, learning new things about life, love, spiritually and the world.
SEW VEJAY BALGOBIN
Business Name: VJ Network Solutions
Website: www.vjnetworksolutions.com
Telephone Number: 954-892-0023
Email: vjnetworksolutions@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vejayb
Sew Vejay Balgobin is a Microsoft Certified System Engineer and spends most of his time networking for his business “VJ Network Solutions”. His goal is to be a better person, have a vision, move forward and never look back. His passion is to be a great team leader and create a working relationship that makes everyone happy.
ANA ROBLEDO
Business Name: Life Journey Solutions
Telephone: 305-979-8737
Email: anayourcoach@gmail.com
Facebook: @lifejourneyGd
Ana Robledo is a teacher, a learner, a writer, and a coach. She believes in going within to understand yourself and the world. She makes a difference for children who perceive the world out of the box our culture has given them, and she inspires adults through coaching and conferences about personal evolution. Ana is also the author of “Absolutely Relative, A journey of Personal Evolution”.
PAUL SPIEWAK
Telephone: 954-937-1424
Email: pjspiewak@gmail.com
Paul Spiewak is a US Army veteran having served in World War II. In 2014, he sold his 23 year business serving veterans, at the age of 88. He enjoys telling stories and has had seven books published. Paul was a pioneer in the computer industry as a systems analyst, programmer, and consultant. Today, approaching his 94th birthday, he lives quietly in an adult living facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
JOHN "BLAZE" GOLDSMITH
Business Name: On Fire Fitness LLC
Website: www.icesquadent.com
Telephone: 954-663-8137
Email: iraiselions@gmail.com
Facebook: Blazethelion Goldsmith
Instagram: BlazeTheLion
John Goldsmith has been a personal trainer for 14 years and has been featured in the IDEA Fitness Journal Magazine three times. John is also part of a conscious hip hop band that recently toured along the east coast of the United States and is currently preparing for a college tour. His mission is sharing his purpose and helping others align with their purpose.
MILCA EXANTUS
Business Name: EVE INSTITUTE
Website: linktr.ee/milcaexantus
Telephone: 305-744-6033
Email: info@eveinstitute.co
Instagram: @milcaexantus
Milca Exantus has a passion for helping others achieve lifelong dreams and goals. She earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Florida International University in Teaching and Learning with a minor in Leadership. Her passion for personal growth has been used to motivate children and adults to learn strategies that lead to personal and career success.
Author: Elissa Altman
Book: “Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing” (featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair)
Elissa Altman is the critically acclaimed author of “Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort”, “Desire”, and the “Art of Simple Cooking”. Her latest book is “Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing” which is being featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair.
Her column, "Feeding My Mother," ran for a year in the Washington Post and she has also been featured in in O: The Oprah Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the New York Times, just to name a few.
Author: Curdella Forbes
Book: “A Tall History of Sugar”(featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair)
Curdella Forbes is a Jamaican writer and the author of “The Tall History of Sugar” which is one of the books being featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair. She has published four previous works of fiction: Songs of Silence, A Permanent Freedom, Ghosts, and a children's book, Flying with Icarus and Other Stories. She lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, and teaches at Howard University where she is a professor of Caribbean literature.
LORI GOTTLIEB
Author: Lori Gottlieb
Book: “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone” (featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair)
Website: LoriGottlieb.com
Twitter: @LoriGottlieb1
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone”, which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic’s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and contributes regularly to “The New York Times” and many other publications.
KAT VERHOEVEN
Book: “Meat & Bone” (featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair)
Author: Kat Verhoeven
Website: meatandbonecomic.com
Kat Verhoeven is a Canadian cartoonist, raised in Kingston and living in Toronto. She is the author of “Meat and Bone” which is one of the books featured at the Miami Book Fair this year. “Meat and Bone” has been described as a comic that discusses queer disordered eating with frank, powerful honesty. Her previous graphic novel “Towerkind” was nominated for the Ignatz and Doug Wright awards.
TIA FROST
Business Name: No Limits Foundation Inc. Everyone Has Purpose
Website: www.nolimitsfoundationinc.org
Email: nolimitsfoundationinc@gmail.com
Facebook: No Limits Foundation Inc
Tia Frost is a mother of 3. Her oldest son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 3. In her journey of his diagnosis, she got divorced and reinvented herself as a plus size model, leading her to become Ms. Florida Plus America 2011 Elite Queen. Her platform is Autism which led her to create No Limits Foundation Inc. Everyone Has Purpose.
RAY MARTIN
Business Name: Extreme Government Solutions
Website: https://extremegovernmentsolutions.com
Telephone Number: 954-644-0578
Ray Martin is a retired U.S Army Major. He joined the army at the young age of 17 and proudly served his country for over 22 years. During that time he was deployed to Bosnia and Iraq and earned The Legion of Merit and a Bronze Star.
JACQUIE MIRABAL
Telephone Number: 954-662-2616
Email: jacquie0818@gmail.com
Jacquie Mirabal works in the Real Estate Title Industry as Director of Marketing, bearing responsibility for marketing county, city and state subsidy programs for first time home buyers as well as existing homeowners. Jacquie teaches First Time Home Buyer education classes and Foreclosure Prevention clinics as a HUD approved Counselor. Her greatest strength is her drive, passion, creativity and leadership to help others achieve the American Dream.
VISMAYA RUBIN
Business Name: Living in GRATITUDE Today
Website: www.LivingInGratitudeToday.com
Telephone Number: 305-972-8336
Email: info@LivingInGratitudeToday.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingInGratitudeToday
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vismaya_rubin
Vismaya Rubin is a Best-Selling author, speaker, educator, entrepreneur, and founder of Living in GRATITUDE Today. After twenty years of teaching at a Miami-Dade high school, she resigned so that she could focus on the GRATITUDE Movement she founded. Now, she is on a mission to share the benefits of a Gratitude Practice -- how to start one, and most importantly how to maintain it during difficult times.
SHERIL JALM
Business Name: OnCourse Wealth Management
Website: www.oncoursewm.com
Telephone Number: 561-316-6076
Email: sheril@oncoursewm.com
Sheril is a Financial Advisor who focuses on women executives and entrepreneurs. Prior to that, she had a successful 20 year career in auditing, accounting, and information security working for Fortune 500 companies Sheril energizes women about the rewards of financial investing through her gentle, friendly “4C’s” approach: conversations, connections, clarity and confidence.
CHRISTOPHER HICKMAN – PART 2
Business Name: B.U.F.F. Dads
Instagram: BUFFDads
Telephone Number: 754-300-6599
Email: doctorbigox@gmail.com
Facebook: Christopher Hickman
Christopher Hickman is a mental-health therapist who uses positive psychology to help his clients through trials and tribulations. He dedicates his time to helping people realize their true calling in life by using fitness as a guiding principle.
CHRISTOPHER HICKMAN- PART 1
Business Name: B.U.F.F. Dads
Instagram: BUFFDads
Telephone Number: 754-300-6599
Email: doctorbigox@gmail.com
Facebook: Christopher Hickman
Christopher Hickman is a mental-health therapist who uses positive psychology to help his clients through trials and tribulations. He dedicates his time to helping people realize their true calling in life by using fitness as a guiding principle.
SAMUEL OLUWASHOLA AUSBY
Telephone Number: 954-348-3475
Email: s_ausby@hotmail.com
Facebook: Sam Oluwashola Ausby
Samuel Ausby had all the things American society tells you you want but was still unfulfilled. After some deep soul searching he realized he didn't know who he truly was and was determined to find out. He discovered that he was an African, one who was lost, but now found. He is now reconnected to his ancestral homeland Osun State in Nigeria and its people.
OSCAR HENAO
Business Name: Centrix Corp.
Website: centrix.com
Telephone Number: 785-236-8749
Email: oscar@centrix.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oscarhenao
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oscarhenao
Oscar Henao is a pioneer in internet matters with over 25 years of experience which is over 95% of the age of the industry. He is an internet presence strategist specializing in designing, structuring and developing websites, generating traffic from all convenient sources and in delivering fresh content of value for that traffic, all at low cost, to satisfy clients’ needs.
DEBORAH BROWN
Telephone: 954-361-3617
Email: deborah@OptimalLeap.com
Deborah Brown helps professionals and entrepreneurs successfully deal with and overcome the known and unknown behaviors, beliefs and situations that hold them back from having the level of success, fulfillment, confidence and joy they want personally and professionally so that they can live in their power and purpose.
JOSE ALVARADO
Telephone: 954-499-4355
Website: http://www.adpprinting.com
Jose Alvarado opened ADP Printing in the year 2000 in the city of Miramar, Florida. With prior experience in the printing and graphics industry, he saw a business need beyond printing ...including promotional products.
Jose received the Pinnacle Award in 2013 from the Miramar Pembroke Pines Chamber of Commerce and Small Business of the Year in 2016 from the same organization.
He is also a member of Toastmasters International where, in 2018, he received the highest level of achievement, Distinguished Toastmaster.
SHAWN BHAKTA
Business Name: RE/MAX Presidential
Website: https://www.southfloridahomefinderteam.com
Telephone Number: 754-610-6188
Email: shawnb@remax.net
Twitter: @shawnbhakta
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthFloridaHomeFinderTeam/
Shawn Bhakta was born and raised in India and has been living in South Florida for 20 years. He is married and has a 5-year-old daughter who is his biggest motivator.
He has been a Realtor for over 19 years and his mission for life is to bring value to people's lives and always be fair.
LAURI HUNTER
Business Name: EGGlife Enterprise
Email: ouregglife@gmail.com
Twitter: Egglife-Enterprises
Instagram: egglife_enterprises
Facebook: Ease, Grace and Gratitude/Lauri Morris Hunter
Lauri Hunter is the Chief Inspirational Officer of EGGlife Enterprises, that promotes living a life of Ease, Grace and Gratitude, where “Your EGGlife is Your Best Life". She is also a Certified Professional Speaker, a best-selling author, singer, parenting expert, career manager, photographer, business-owner, and a spiritual and life-mentoring Doula for the soul.
JANE CABRERA
Business Name: Jane Cabrera Coaching
Website: JaneCabrera.com
Email: Jane@JaneCabrera.com
As a coach, Jane helps people who are done with being an amateur, and are ready to turn pro in life and in business. Before becoming a coach, she was in the accounting profession for over 20 years where she specialized in corporate change management and headed up many large-scale business process implementations. She saw how people were capable of making permanent positive change and she brings this experience and certainty to help her clients create thriving lives and businesses.
BEVERLY CARTER
Telephone: 954-383-1048
Email: blasscarter@gmail.com
Beverly Carter, a retired elementary school teacher, and retired nurse, is currently a Certified Medical Case Manager, Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, and Certified Health Care Risk Manager. She is the proud mother of four children, one deceased, a grandmother to 8 and a great grandmother to 2 and spends quality time in her flower and vegetable gardens, reaping fresh organic edibles. She has a deep passion for helping abused women and strongly feels that Domestic Violence awareness needs to be placed at the forefront of humanity.
DR. LOUIS CRUST
Website: www.dvrecovery.net
Email: Lou@dvrecovery.net
Dr. Louis Crust is a social scientist and analyst who has taught at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, at Ryerson University and the University of Toronto. He is also a survivor of domestic violence, which he has researched for several decades. Dr. Louis Crust coaches others in surviving domestic violence to save them the many years of depression and doubt that he endured, and help them restore their self-confidence so that they can live a renewed, joyous, fulfilled and satisfying life.
SANDY HANCOCK
Business Name: Body By Sandy, LLC
Website: www.bodybysandy.com
Email: sandy@bodybysandy.com
Twitter: bodybysandy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BodyBySandy.SandyHancock
Sandy Hancock is the owner of Body By Sandy and creator of Fit & Ageless 90 Day Total Body Sculpt. She is a fitness coach and body transformation expert for women and has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years. She teaches healthy nutritional habits, exercise for mobility and strength and mindset tools and has helped thousands of women become Fit & Ageless.
Sandy competed in figure & bikini competitions for 17 years, starting at age 38 and competed last at the age of 55. Sandy was a competition coach for 15 years but now focuses on helping women over 40 overcome the obstacles they face as they age.
The shows's host, Deborah Brown, partners with Missy Monokian for a 4-part January series and this week they take a look at Self-care, one of four big issues that women today struggle with. Deborah and Missy also talk about a new and exciting endeavor that they have designed to support women from all walks of life in rising to become the best version of themselves and how you can be a part of it.
The shows's host, Deborah Brown, partners with Missy Monokian for a 4-part January series and this week they take a look at Dealing With Loss, one of four big issues that women struggle with today. Deborah and Missy also talk about how you can be a part of a new and exciting endeavor that they have designed to support women from all walks of life in rising to become the best version of themselves.
The shows's host, Deborah Brown, partners with Missy Monokian for a 4-part January series and this week they take a look at Abuse & Domestic Violence, one of four big issues that women struggle with today. Deborah and Missy also talk about a new and exciting endeavor that they have designed to support women from all walks of life in rising to become the best version of themselves.
The shows's host, Deborah Brown, partners with Missy Monokian for a 4-part January series and this week they take a look at Self-esteem, one of four big issues that women struggle with today. Deborah and Missy also unveil a new and exciting endeavor that they have designed to support women from all walks of life in rising to become the best version of themselves.
Business: The Holt Coaching Method, WillilamHolt.com, LLC
Website: www.williamholt.com
Email: william@williamholt.com or wdbh@att.net
William Holt is internationally recognized as the Coach's Coach to hundreds of women and men around the world. He is the founder and creator of the Holt Coaching Method and certifies Coaches through his informative, powerful, engaging and entertaining course that his students also find transforms them while learning to serve others.
For the past 25 years, William has been coaching professional individuals, corporate executives, teams and multinational companies on how to be more productive, profitable, inspirited, less stressed, and more emotionally intelligent and interdependent.
William calls himself the world’s first male feminist and, believes that women overall make better coaches and, like the Dalai Lama has stated, "Western women will save the world".
Business: The Holt Coaching Method, WillilamHolt.com, LLC
Website: www.williamholt.com
Telephone: 713-240-0009
Email: william@williamholt.com or wdbh@att.net
William Holt is internationally recognized as the Coach's Coach to hundreds of women and men around the world. He is the founder and creator of the Holt Coaching Method and certifies Coaches through his informative, powerful, engaging and entertaining course that his students also find transforms them while learning to serve others.
For the past 25 years, William has been coaching professional individuals, corporate executives, teams and multinational companies on how to be more productive, profitable, inspirited, less stressed, and more emotionally intelligent and interdependent.
William calls himself the world’s first male feminist and, believes that women overall make better coaches and, like the Dalai Lama has stated, "Western women will save the world".
Business Name: Shakeray Wellness Collaborative, LLC
Website: www.nailahberaki-pierre.com & www.pivotnow.com
Email: nailahberaki@gmail.com
Twitter: Nailah G Beraki
Facebook: Pivot Now
Nailah Beraki is a certified Transformational Coach, a Reiki Master-Teacher of all levels, and the founder of Laughing Lady.org, Pivot Now!, and ROOTS (Rising Over Obstacles To Success) which is a group program for rising entrepreneurs. She has served thousands of clients over the last 40 years in her career. She has diversified experience, using stress-relief management techniques, Laugh Therapy, Breath-work, holistic medicine, and many timeless modalities to bring her clients more inner peace, more joy, more money and the ability to simply receive more! She has helped people manage career transitions, launch new business, overcome significant challenges, and find their purpose in life.
Nailah is also the co-author of the Amazon best-seller titled, Answering The Call: Entrepreneurs and Professionals Reveal How They Said Yes to Success and You Can Too!
NAILAH BERAKI
Business Name: Shakeray Wellness Collaborative, LLC
Website: www.nailahberaki-pierre.com & www.pivotnow.com
Email: nailahberaki@gmail.com
Twitter: Nailah G Beraki
Facebook: Pivot Now
Nailah Beraki is a certified Transformational Coach, a Reiki Master-Teacher of all levels, and the founder of Laughing Lady.org, Pivot Now!, and ROOTS (Rising Over Obstacles To Success) which is a group program for rising entrepreneurs. She has served thousands of clients over the last 40 years in her career. She has diversified experience, using stress-relief management techniques, Laugh Therapy, Breath-work, holistic medicine, and many timeless modalities to bring her clients more inner peace, more joy, more money and the ability to simply receive more! She has helped people manage career transitions, launch new business, overcome significant challenges, and find their purpose in life.
Nailah is also the co-author of the Amazon best-seller titled, Answering The Call: Entrepreneurs and Professionals Reveal How They Said Yes to Success and You Can Too!
Business Name: Fruits of Charity Incorporated
Email: fruitsofcharityinc@gmail.com
Facebook: FruitsofCharityIncorporated
Nicole Gooding is a non-profit owner, disability advocate and has a passion for helping others. She currently works with another non-profit and spends most of her time assisting ESE (Exceptional Student Education) students transition to post secondary opportunities. She worked for over ten years for the State of Florida in the rehabilitation field and is known for building relationships with other non profit agencies and finding ways to access resources in the community that can benefit the populations that she serves. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends and catching up on much needed sleep.
Website: www.westwingers.com
Book: "West Wingers"
Stephanie Valencia is the former Special Assistant to President Obama and Principal Deputy Director of Public Engagement overseeing critical engagement programs like Champions of Change and the Community Leaders Briefing Series. She served in the White House Office of Public Engagement since February 2009 where she originally handled outreach to the Latino community, immigration, and housing. She also worked on Puerto Rico issues.
Prior to joining the Administration, Stephanie served on the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team and was Deputy Latino Vote Director on the Obama Campaign. Stephanie started her career as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow and is a graduate of Boston College. She was born and in New Mexico and she and her husband and their two dogs reside in North Bethesda, Maryland.
Website: [https://www.adacalhoun.com%0d]https://www.adacalhoun.com
Book: "Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give"
Ada Calhoun is the author of two critically acclaimed nonfiction books, both named Amazon Books of the Month. The first is "St. Marks is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street" and the second is a collection of marriage essays, "Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give".
She has been a featured speaker at several national book festivals and appeared many times on national radio and television, including three times on the Today show. Ada has also taught writing at various colleges and workshops, including public affairs reporting at Hofstra University, non-fiction at the Rutgers Summer Conference, and memoir at the 2018 Miami Book Fair's Writers Institute.
Website: www.drwillcole.com
Twitter: drwillcole
Facebook: doctorwillcole
Book: "Ketotarian"
Dr. Will Cole is a leading functional-medicine expert, and consults people around the world via webcam. He specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems. Dr. Cole was named one of the top 50 functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation and is the author of "Ketotarian" in which he melds the powerful benefits of the ketogenic and plant-based diets.
MISSY MONOKIAN
Business Name: Lifetime Sisters International
Website: www.lifetimesistersintl.com
Email: missy@lifetimesistersintl.com
Twitter: missymonokian@missymonkian
Facebook: Missy Lentz Monokian
Missy Monokian is a Leadership and Life Coach who facilitates Blueprint for Success and Hot Pursuit Journey. She is also a John Maxwell trainer and speaker.
Missy deals with finding clarity in your vision and purpose and how to achieve your dreams. She has been a pastor/minister for over 35 years. Her favorite role in life is grandma and mom!
– DR. PATRICIA PARKER
Email: PatricPrk@aol.com
Dr. Patricia Parker is a native of Franklin Virginia. She is a Marriage and Family Therapist and an entrepreneur Clinical Psychologist graduate of Walden University. She is career-driven and believes in the Power of Positive Thinking so much so that she took the steps to reinventing myself through travel and relocation to the Sunshine State of Florida.
YORDIS MORRISON
Business Name: BY YOR LLC.
Website: www.byyor.co
Email: support@byyor.co
Twitter: http/twitter.com/mijamaz
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mijamaz
Yordis Morrison is a registered nurse, Founder & CEO of Nurses Off the Clock LLC and the author of: Heart-Talk. She began her nursing career as a Psychiatric Nurse and has since worked in various nursing specialties including Medical Surgical, Trauma, Liver Transplant, and currently Psychiatry.
After watching the privacy of patients, and of her late mother compromised during hospital stays, Yordis was inspired to design Mijamaz, a medical pajama that protects patients’ body privacy, as well as accommodate the medical lines and appliances worn by patients in hospitals and other care settings.
Yordis lives an active life involving family, friends and faith.
DEBORAH BROWN
Business Name: Optimal Leap, Inc.
Website: OptimalLeap.com
Email: deborah@OptimalLeap.com
Telephone: 954-361-3617
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimalLeap
Deborah Brown, the Life and Leadership Coach and Impact Strategist, enjoys helping individuals become the full expression of themselves. She works with executives and professionals who find themselves stuck and struggling to make stronger connections, more money, and more impact in their world and help them discover their own unique brand of effectiveness so that they better enjoy their life, prosper at work and have meaningful relationships.
CECE ESPEUT
Website: CeCeEspeut.com
Email: CeCe@CeCeEspeut.com
Twitter: CeCeEspeut
Facebook: CeCeEspeut
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceceespeut
CeCe Espeut’s life is centered on three core values: God, Family and Education. CeCe speaks several times a week in jails, prisons and drug treatment centers to inmates from a place of intense passion & personal experience, explaining how they can get their criminal records sealed, expunged or pardoned and create a new life for themselves. CeCe is not only funny, but she uses her charm & wit to disarm people and then deliver deep life lessons regarding reinventing ones-self after being in prison, that prison being either a mindset or a correctional facility. Working with or hearing CeCe is guaranteed to be a life-changing event.
ALTHA DESUE
Company: Benavest Insurance Agency
Website: benavest.com/altha-desue
Email: althaldesue@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/venusdesue
Facebook: https://facebook.com/venusdesue
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/adesue
Altha DeSue prefers to be called Venus, who is the Goddess of Love, and she loves people. She served 4 years in the United States Army and her highest attained rank was a Specialist 4. Venus’s passion for caring for others had led her down the career path of owning her own full-service nail salon for 18 years called Nails by Venus. She has also worked as a care-giver for the senior citizens but found her true passion as the life insurance agent she is today. Venus is on a mission to educate others on the importance of life insurance.
ANDREA THEISZOVA
Business Name: Andrea Theisz
Website: www.andreatheisz.com
Email: andrea@andreatheisz.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndreaTheisz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndreaTheiszCoaching/
Andrea Theisz is a LifeStyle Coach supporting women in ditching their unfulfilling career and creating their intuitive business based on freedom and passion. She has been following her passion of helping others to create REAL FREEDOM since she realized that we are all born free and there is no one who can tell you what to do and how. In the mean time, she travels extensively and lives the life of a digital nomad.
VONDETTE BRINSON
Business Name: Pain Free Success System
Website: https://www.PainFreeSuccessSystem.com
Email: Vondette@painfreesuccesssystem.com
Twitter: twitter.com/Godsgotit7
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PainFreeSuccessSystem
Vondette Brinson, the Creator of the “Pain Free Success System” and “4 Balls and a Band" is a traumatologist, a teacher, a manual therapist, healer and author. She integrates everything she has learned in over 25 years in the Health & Wellness and Beauty fields to provide a service conducive to body/mind/spirit balance which leads to your own unique healing experience. Whatever trauma you have, be it Physical, Mental, Emotional, Psychological, or Spiritual, Vondette can help you.
DEBORAH BROWN
Business Name: Optimal Leap, Inc.
Website: http://www.OptimalLeap.com
Telephone: 954-361-3617
Email: deborah@OptimalLeap.com
Deborah Brown is a Life Mastery and Leadership expert that develops strategies for maximum impact. She is the founder of Optimal Leap, Inc. and works with executives and professionals to create their best expression of themselves in their communication, their career and their personal and professional lives. The result is that they show up powerfully, confidently and authentically in ANY situation and get the results they want in EVERY situation.
TROY WHITE
.Troy White is a Video Production expert but the one word that best describes him is Bridge because he is a connector who is passionate about connecting the people with a message, product or service with the people who are looking for it. He also enjoys motivational speaking and podcasting.
– LISA PEREZ
Business Name: HBL Resources, Inc.
Website: www.hblresources.com
Telephone: 954-249-1202
Email: lisa@hblresources.com
Twitter: @hblresources
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HBLResourcesInc
Lisa Perez, brings over 25 years of Human Resources experience as President of HBL Resources, Inc. and holds two nationally recognized HR Certifications. During her career, prior to re-launching her firm 7 years ago, she was the VP of HR for a local hotel management company, a Corporate Director of Recruitment and Succession Planning and was the Director of HR at the famed Fontainebleau in Miami when she received the 2003 Florida Hotel Motel Association Outstanding Manager of the Year.
CAROL BOSTON
Business Name: CB Accelerators LLC
Website: www.cbaccelerators.com
Telephone: 954.616.9024
Email: carol@cbaccelerators.com
Carol Boston is the CEO of CB Accelerators, a leadHERship coach for women. Since then, she’s made it her life mission to help professional women know their value, own their power, advocate for themselves and increase their leadership skills so they can become the “Lioness Leaders” they were created to be. As a certified executive coach, speaker and consultant, Carol provides a bold and creative perspective in the pursuit of leading and leadership.
ALEX MCRAE (PART 2)
Alex McCrae is a Master Gardener who builds community gardens, urban farms, school gardens, private home gardens and offers his expertise on small farms in South Florida.
He is most passionate about sharing his knowledge on the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle by changing the way we think about what we eat. He does workshops on sprouting, container gardening, composting, introducing children to gardening, raw food preparation and detoxifying the body with food.
ALEX MCRAE
Alex McCrae is a Master Gardener who builds community gardens, urban farms, school gardens, private home gardens and offers his expertise on small farms in South Florida.
He is most passionate about sharing his knowledge on the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle by changing the way we think about what we eat. He does workshops on sprouting, container gardening, composting, introducing children to gardening, raw food preparation and detoxifying the body with food.
NINA OBIER
Nina Obier is an exceptional listener, freedom facilitator and clarity coach. She is the founder of Success Simplified and has 25 years of experience as a Freedom Facilitator and Coach. Nina is a two time published author of “Listen.Learn.Love.Lead - 40 Simple Messages for an Inspired Life” and “My Daily Clarity- 90 Days to Connect.Create.Communicate.Celebrate”
DR. HEATHER TUCKER
Business Name: Another Level Living, Inc
Website: www.AnotherLevelLiving.com
Email: heather@anotherlevelliving.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drheathertucker
Dr. Heather Tucker is the CEO of Another Level Living, Inc as well as a certified Business & Life Harmony Coach, Speaker, and Trainer.
She is uniquely skilled in the areas of technology interaction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and significant emotional events.
Dr. Tucker supports business leaders, especially coaches, who desire to stress less, make more money, and strengthen their relationships. She guides her clients to heal the past, live more in the present moment, and expand their vision for their future.
ALLISON RONIS
Business Name: GirlsGuide2Technology,
Website: http://girlsguide2technology.com/
Telephone: 954-839-0563
Email: allisonronis@girlsguide2technology.com
Allison Ronis is the President of Geek In Your Pocket, Inc. She has been building, taking apart and studying Technology for 2+ decades. She loves teaching business owners how to utilize tech tools to maximize their online presence, grow their business and optimize their technology. With Allison by your side, you now have a Geek In Your Pocket.
DIANA ALDEREGUIA
Business Name: Demyle Home Solutions, LLC
Website: http://www.demylehomesolutions.com (English); http://demylespanish.nichebuildersite.com/ (Español)
Email: Diana@demylhomesolutions.com
Diana Aldereguia, a mother of two, is a successful realtor, and investor with Demyle Enterprises, LLC. She is also the Founder of Memories In A Mansion, a not for profit leadership & mentorship program whose mission is to support young women to realize their value and power, shifting from limited to limitless possibilities.
SABRINA FAJARDO
Business Name: Sabrina Fajardo, The Brand Artisan
Website: sabrinafajardo.com; theartjourney.com
Email: sabrina@sabrinafajardo.com
Facebook: Personal: Sabrina Fajardo-Krauze
Business -1: https://www.facebook.com/SabrinaFajardoTheBrandArtisan
Business - 2: https://www.facebook.com/theartjourneypage
Sabrina Fajardo brings together the sensitivity and intuition of the artist, the caring and love of a mother, the many colors of her background, and the knowledge and experience of many years working as a graphic designer in the corporate world to the creation of her business providing artistic expressions that communicate, enroll, identify and reach.
Dr. Heather Tucker is the CEO of Another Level Living, Inc as well as a certified Business & Life Harmony Coach, Speaker, and Trainer.
She is uniquely skilled in the areas of technology interaction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and significant emotional events.
Dr. Tucker supports business leaders, especially coaches, who desire to stress less, make more money, and strengthen their relationships. She guides her clients to heal the past, live more in the present moment, and expand their vision for their future.
Business Name: Unity & Service, Inc.
Website: http://unityinservice.net
Email: pat@unityinservice.net
Patricia Rogers is the President and CEO of Unity & Service, Inc., whose focus is on educating start-up entrepreneurs on “How to Transition from Corporate America to Entrepreneur”. Their mission is to empower individuals with the 9 steps they need to build a firm foundation so they can thrive in today’s economy.
Business Name: Wheelz On Time
Website: www.wheelzontime.com
Email: info@wheelzontime.com
Facebook: WheelzOnTime
Sandra Edwards is the Founder of Wheelz On Time, an online micro lending company for new tire purchases. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Sandra is a U.S. Army Veteran and a former professional truck driver with over 10 years of experience in the real estate leasing industry. Those combined experiences contributed to her establishing this innovative business model.
Business Name: Self Discovery Life Mastery
Website: www.sdlifemastery.com
Email: Barbara@sdlifemastery.com
Barbara Socher has been a Self-discovery Trainer for the past 13 years. Coming from a background of entrepreneurship, having created 4 varied successful businesses, she realized that this strategy was what she had been seeking her entire life.
Business Name: Fabulous Over 50 Magazine
Website: www.FabulousOver50.com
Email: christine@FabulousOver50.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FabulousOver50Mag
Christine Neal is a seasoned marketing professional as well as the founder and publisher of the Fabulous Over 50 Magazine. Her passion has evolved from helping business get more business to living her best life over 50 and taking other women along for ride! Now she shares her "Fabulous Finds" and "Fabulous Experts" with her "Fabulous Friends" on the pages of her magazine, Fabulous Over 50, and online @FabulousOver50.com.
ADELE ALEXANDRE
Business Name: Adele J Alexandre
Website: http://AdeleJAlexandre.com
Email: AdeleJAlexandre@gmail.com
Facebook: AdeleJAlexandre
Adele is an author, storyteller, speaker and Professional Clown. Her stories follow the saying "Tragedy plus time equals humor". She believes that life is like a ferris wheel: you can't see the fabulous view from the top, if you are not down sometimes! Adele uses Storytelling Arts to coach people who need help with the fear of public speaking.
LINDA ALLRED
Business Name: Linda Allred Associates, LLC
Website: www.LindaAllred.com
Email: linda@lindaallred.com
Linda Allred is a two-time best-selling author. Her first best-selling book, "Answering The Call" became an instant #1 Best-Seller on Amazon the day it was released due to the message that so many people need in their lives. Linda inspires readers through her own courageous story, going from overweight and overeating to create a false sense of happiness to finding her true calling and passion to turning her life around and helping others let go of their own limiting beliefs holding them back from greatness.
ALISON HENDERSON
Business Name: Moving Image Consulting
Website: www.movingimageconsulting.com
Telephone: 630-234-1392
Email: alison@movingimageconsulting.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/movingimageconsulting/
Alison Henderson is an author and leader in the field of subconscious behavior observation called Movement Pattern Analysis. She is the founder and lead consultant at Moving Image Consulting. Alison gives her clients a competitive edge by teaching them how to motivate others with the right non-verbal cues. They also learn to bring the subconscious into their conscious control by interpreting the non-verbal messages they receive. You can read about the fundamentals behind Alison’s work in her book, "Reducing the Drama in Business Relationships."
GLORIA VEAL
Business Name: INC Tutoring
Website: www.inctutoring.com
Email: g.veal@inctutoring.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/inctutoringcco/
Gloria Veal is an accomplished IT Professional with extensive industry experience in Project, Program and Data Center management. She is a combat veteran and U.S. Air Force retiree. Her corporate affiliations include IBM and Microsoft Corporations and Gloria's passion for technology is matched by her belief in the value of effective public education. She strongly believes that all children should graduate from high school prepared to use their talents and abilities to contribute to society and provide a living for themselves and their family.
CINDY MONTGENIE
Business Name: New Skies Nation
Website: www.newskiesnation.com & www.thedestinybreakthrujournal.com
Email: cindy@newskiesnation.com
Facebook: facebook.com/newskiesnation
Cindy Montgenie, the CEO & Founder of New Skies Nation is an executive coach, keynote speaker, creator of the Destiny Breakthru Journal and leader in her community and church. As a business strategist and change catalyst, she helps business leaders break free from average performance to skyrocket their business without losing their mind, nor their soul. She is a strong believer that the best is yet to come!
Business Name: Enticing Cake Boutique
Website: www.enticingcakeboutique.com
Elaine Duran, who is known as "La Chica Dulce" (The Sweet Girl), has had appearances on TLC and Food Network. She is recognized as one of the baking industry's leading cake designers. Her Enticing Cake Boutique is one of Central Florida's premier custom cake bakeries.
Website: www.bakingwithjulie.com
Julie Voudrie is an accomplished writer and baker with appearances on TLC, WJHL's "Daytime Tri-Cities", along with creating and teaching a series of baking classes at East Tennessee State University.
CREE LEFAVOUR
Website: www.creelefavour.com
Cree LeFavour is the author of “Lights On, Rats Out” as well as several cookbooks, including the James Beard- award-nominated Fish, published by Chronicle Books. She has a PhD in American studies and taught writing at New York University. She lives with her husband, Dwight Garner, and their children in New Jersey.
Business Name: Vann Alexandra
Website: www.vannalexandra.com
Alex Daly is a remarkably successful crowdfunding expert who has raised over $20 million dollars for her client’s crowdfunding campaigns. She is known as the Industry’s “Crowdsourceress” She has served on panels at top film festivals, universities, and organizations and is in the class of 2016’s Forbes 30 under 30. She is the author of “The Crowdsourceress – Get Smart, Get Funded and Kickstart Your Next Big Idea”
HUGH ‘TONY’ MOORE
Business Name: Moore Financial Service Group, LLC
Website: www.mfsmoney.com
Email: ham@ifnmoney.com
Hugh ‘Tony’ Moore has worked for over 24 years as a financial service professional. Tony is a well-established speaker in the South Florida area and is devoted to educating the community through workshops on topics relating to how financial decisions impact all aspects of their lives and the need to adjust their financial and investment strategy to fit each stage of their life.
CECE ESPEUT
Website: ispeakinprisons.com
Email: cece@ispeakinprisons.com
CeCe Espeut is an inspirational speaker, author and advocate for the civil rights restoration of former inmates. She has spent the past seven years speaking at jails, prisons and drug rehab centers on clemency and recidivism. As a former Sergeant in the United States Marine Corp and former inmate who was granted clemency in 2012, CeCe gives presentations and leads seminars and workshops on topics related to overcoming adversity and personal growth development
ERIC PANNELL
Business Name: Startups With No Code
Website: startupswithnocode.com
Email: eric@startupswithnocode.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ericdpannell
Eric is a non-tech business founder who is the founder of Startups With No Code and Zap Style, as well as the co-founder of Delivo Movers. He has an MBA in both Management and Project Management and is very passionate about small-business startups and helping other non-business founders to get past their ideas and build products that will make real-world changes.
SUSAN PILKENTON
Business Name: Flipping Success
Website: flippingsuccess.com
Susan is the founder of Flipping Success School and Destiny Wealth Builders. She is passionate about helping her students learn how to create financial freedom thru investment techniques for a lifetime of time and financial freedom. Susan has impacted the lives of over 6,000 people with her coaching, mentorship and trainings.
CHRISTINE MYERS
Business Name: Virtual Assistant Services
Website: http://VirtualAssistantServices.net
Email: CMyers@VirtualAssistantServices.net
Facebook: http://facebook.com/VirtualAssistantServices
Christine Myers is the driving force of Virtual Assistant Services, a Virtual Administrative Support and Consulting business which she founded in 2009. She has earned several community leadership awards, is an honored recipient of the Golden Mouse Award for Virtual Assistance and is a contributing author of the book, The Ultimate Success Secret.
MARLENE BRYAN
Business Name: Small Biz Evolution
Website: www.smallbizevolution.com
Email: marlene@smallbize.com
Marlene Bryan has presented to audiences at educational institutions, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. She began her career in telecommunications and quickly rose to become one of the few, black female, Sales Engineer Managers, in an area dominated by men. She is an inspirational speaker, author, business coach and the owner of two companies.
MARTHA CAMUS
Email: mcm33186@yahoo.com
Martha Camus is a wife, a mother of two young adults and of Hispanic descent. Her passion is Education and her work life has revolved around the higher education arena specifically. She educates the community in the hopes of creating the awareness of which institutions are good and how to avoid the "store fronts" that many times not only leave people in financial difficulties but also with credentials that are not valid.
Business Name: Solid Property Inspections Inc.
Website: solidpropertyinspections.com
Email: gregorygsannejo@aol.com
Telephone: 954-290-8670
Facebook: Solid Property Inspections
Gregory Johnston was born in Jamaica and has been in the US since 1983. He is a divorced father of 2 girls and his favorite past times are playing tennis and listening to old school music. In the early years of his professional journey, he spent 4 years in construction and 15 years ago began doing home inspections. Today, he is the owner of his own home inspection company, Solid Property Inspections Inc., and is celebrating twelve years.
MELANIE SCOTT
Business Name: The All in Mom
Website: www.allinmom.com
Email: melanie@allinmom.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theallinmom
Melanie Scott is the founder of "The All in Mom," a blog and platform committed to equipping parents with new strategies and ideas for developing the whole child. She is an entrepreneur, educator, children's minister, and upcoming author. A former project manager at IBM, turned homeschooling mom of 4, she is challenging the status quo when it comes to our greatest assignment on earth...our children.
TAWNICIA FERGUSON ROWAN
Business Name: Well-Written Words, LLC
Website: http://WomanWordsmith.com
Email: help@womanwordsmith.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWomanWordsmith
Tawnicia Ferguson Rowan is the founder of Well-Written Words, LLC, a writing, editing, and publishing consulting company. She is known as The Woman Wordsmith. She is also an assistant professor of English at Florida Memorial University, a second-year seminary student at the Interdenominational Theological Center and a licensed teacher in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, Inc. Her research interests lie mainly with womanist literature and theology.
MARIA ALEJANDRA CELIS
Business Name: ATREVI2 ONLINE
Website: marialejandracelis.com
Email: macy@atrevi2online.com
Facebook: Maria Alejandra Celis
Maria Alejandra Celis is a professional speaker, radio host and the founder of MYP Productions, an organization oriented to the development of human potential and to maximize the capacities and qualities of anyone who is committed to their growth and transformation. She has discovered that her true mission and purpose in life is to serve and support anyone who needs a dose of inspiration, hope and faith to move forward with their lives, no matter what their circumstances are.
LINDA BAILEY-McWEENEY
Business Name: Reggae Math Foundation, Inc.
Website: https://www.reggaemathfoundation.org
Email: info@reggaemath.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reggaemathfoundation
Dr. Linda Bailey-McWeeney is an economist, an educator and the Executive Director of the Reggae Math Foundation. She obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University in 2004 and since then, she has been working in the City of New York college system. Her life goal is to address poverty through educating people and her personal belief is that life is short and you have to go after what you want now.
Katrina Sawa
Business Name: Jumpstart Your Biz Coach
Website: www.katrinasawa.com
Email: katrina@JumpstartYourMarketing.com
Katrina is a Business Coach, Author and Speaker. She is known as the JumpStart Your Biz Coach because she literally kicks her clients and their businesses into high gear and fast. She is the creator of The JumpStart Your Marketing® System, The Jumpstart Your Business in 90 Days System™ and author of Love Yourself Successful.
Katrina loves helping other entrepreneurs create a strategy to develop, market and monetize a business that they are passionate about and one that fits their lifestyle.
PATRICK ALEXANDER
Business Name: Balambico
Website: www. balambico.co
Email: patrick@balambico.com
Patrick Alexander is the CEO and founder of Balambico, a professional website and online solutions firm specializing in making companies look good online with a stunning professional website.
Patrick has devoted himself to the tech industry for over 15 years gaining extensive experience in Programming, Web Development, and System Administration.
His personal motto “Living To Not Be Ordinary” fuels him daily to be the motivated & driven individual that he is.
TANISHA AKINLOYE
Business Name: Empowering Through Beauty Foundation
Website: www.etbfoundation.org
Email: TanishaAkinloye@gmail.com
Tanisha Akinloye is a TEDX Speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, motivational and mindset coach, and beauty expert. She is best known for empowering women through her nonprofit, Empowering Through Beauty, which provides education, outreach and cosmetology services to under-served communities throughout the United States.
She has been featured by Fox Business Network, Modern Salon, Essence and several other media outlets.
Business Name: My Reputation Ninja
Website: http://myreputationninja.com
Email: tim@myreputationninja.com
Tim Pfeiffer is an entrepreneur in the Charlotte NC area. He has spent over 16 years in the IT Support function and in 2010 started his own marketing business called My Reputation Ninja that helps small and medium size businesses come up with a comprehensive strategy to Build, Manage and Market a 5 Star Reputation online
SHAMONIA WIMBERLY
Business Name: Success Strategist
Website: www.shamoniawimberly.com
Email: monawimberly@gmail.com
As a dynamic leader, motivational speaker, life coach, and financial guru, Shamonia Wimberly’s passion for inspiring people to make money, save money and maximize their full potential is evident in the many lives she has helped to transform. She has assisted thousands of individuals achieve financial freedom and homeownership. Shamonia calls herself “A Money Coach”, and God also revealed to her the title “Faith Agent”.
MARLENE HARVEY-THOMPSON
Business Name: Elegance MSC
Email: mha9896@me.com
Marlene Harvey-Thompson is a Fashion & Beauty Consultant with Elegance MSC. She takes pride in assisting the ordinary woman in looking and feeling extraordinary on a daily basis by teaching proper skin care and focusing on protecting and preserving the beautiful canvas they were born with. She also makes available to her clients the perfect fashion jewelry and accessories so that they are able to put their best foot forward for any occasion.
Business Name: Sherinata, LLC
Website: www.Sherinata.com
Telephone: 954-689-0570
Email: createyourmagic@sherinata.com
Sherinata is a dynamic speaker, author of 2 books, intuitive transformational coach, energy healer and teacher. She has also recently launched the world’s largest high quality line of Personal Protection against Electronic Radiation (EMF) and is currently writing a book about The 20 Dangers of Electronic Devices and Wifi and How to Keep You and your Family Safe.
Leslie Mitchell Enterprises
Website: www.leslietmitchell.com
Email: leslietmitchell@att.net
An esteemed leader, enterprising motivator, and adorned woman of faith, Leslie Mitchell - eager to share her wealth of knowledge with her own community - took up the challenge of becoming a financial coach and, since then, has helped hundreds of individuals to find financial freedom through credit restoration. She has become known as the “Credit Coach.”
WENDY SCHAPIRA
Email: wendy328@bellsouth.net
Twitter: @wendy328
Wendy Schapira, formerly known as Wendy Unger, is fourth of six generations of pioneering families to live on Miami Beach. She is known affectionately as "cosmic connector" because of her strong business connections.
She sees her life as blessed to be living with her soul mate of over 30 years, working at the perfect job and having a good life with great family and good health.
She feels fortunate to have dodged the cancer "bullet" and blessed to be able to heal through helping others. In a nutshell, she lives to give!
Peggy Gaines
Business name: Meditation with Peggy Gaines
Website: www.meditationwithpeggygaines.com
Email: info@meditationwithpeggygaines.com
Peggy Gaines is the owner of Meditation with Peggy Gaines, a Registered Nurse, and the creator of unique meditation-based stress reduction programs and virtual trainings for people, organizations and companies. She is a speaker, author, educator and purpose-driven advocate for the benefits of meditation in our frazzled world. Meditation saved Peggy – and now her mission in life is to help everyone learn and use this incredible tool for peace, happiness and gratitude.
MILKA MILLIANCE
Business Name: We R Artemis Leadership Inc.
http://artemiswomenleaders.com
Email: milka@artemiswomenleaders.com
Milka is the founder of We R Artemis Leadership. She is a leadership coach, author and speaker. As a women’s leadership expert, she delivers programs and coaching services that utilize her woman-centered methodology, the ArtemisLeadership Method, to spark greater self-exploration to unleash the inner heroine in women leaders globally.
CLAUDIA SAILLANT
Business Name: Divorce Body
Website: www.claudiasaillant.com
Telephone: 305-778-5778
Email: info@claudiasaillant.com
Claudia Saillant is a fitness coach, inspirational speaker, elite powerlifter and radio host personality. She's the founder of Divorce Body, a fitness program designed to inspire divorced moms to channel any sadness, fear, or anger, into creating a new body and healthy lifestyle, so they can be happy, courageous, and successful role models for their children and other women.
DEBORAH BROWN
Business Name: Optimal Leap, Inc.
Website: www.StartLivingPowerfully.com [1]
Email: deborah@OptimalLeap.com
Deborah Brown is the host of 'Taking A Leap' and the founder of Optimal Leap, Inc. She is a Life and Executive coach with a passion for helping people gain personal and professional freedom and to start living more powerfully. She combines her years of project management experience with her life coaching skills to provide what she calls life management services as she sees life as the biggest and most important project there will ever be.
CINDY DAWSON
Business Name: Life Gets Better
Website: www.lifegetsbetter.org
Email: sponsor@lifegetsbetter.org
Twitter: @cynthiadawson
Cindy Dawson is a leader in the health care industry, with a career focused on medical insurance and pharmacy benefits. The surprise twist is that she's a true believer of alternative healing practices, as she experienced a life of survival and hope. She is sharing her passion for helping others to find a better life through her web portal, LifeGetsBetter.org.
FLO McCALLA
Business Name: EvelynPearl Nurse Registry
Website: www.epnursing.com
Email: flomc2@epnursing.com
Flo McCalla is the founder and CEO of EvelynPearl Nurse Registry, an agency proving home health services. Her expertise in caring for the needs of people is unquestionable. Flo has spent over 25 years in the corporate world working at the management level, specifically in the area of human resources, and has brought all those skills to her own business.
– FERNANDO DAVID
Business Name: SF CrossFit
Website: www.sfecrossfit.com
Email: sfcrossfit@yahoo.com
Facebook: sfcrossfit
Fernando David is a US Marine, husband, father, CrossFit Coach, and entrepreneur. He moved to South Florida after separating from the Marine Corps. Passionate about fitness, the move to South Florida was a natural fit. In early 2002, Fernando discovered CrossFit but it wasn't until 2008 that he decided to pursue it as a business venture.
DEBORAH BROWN
Business Name: Optimal Leap, Inc.
Website: www.StartLivingPowerfully.com
Email: deborah@OptimalLeap.com
Deborah Brown is the host of ‘Taking A Leap’ and the founder of Optimal Leap, Inc. She is a Life and Executive coach with a passion for helping people gain personal and professional freedom and to start living more powerfully. She combines her years of project management experience with her life coaching skills to provide what she calls life management services as she sees life as the biggest and most important project there will ever be.
JULIA CAIRA
Business Name: Healing Essence Studio
Website: HealingEssenceStudio.com
Email: healingessencestudio@gmail.com
Julia Caira specializes in Oncology Massage, Lymphatic Drainage for pain management, aromatherapy, and personal essential oil blending. In addition, she is a Beyond Surgery Practitioner, who supports clients pre-surgery, during surgery, and post-surgery, helping them diminish anxiety and ensure relaxation with integrative energy techniques.
ABBY EISENKRAFT
Business Name: Real Life Tax Advice
Website: RealLifeTaxAdvice.com
Email: abby@reallifetaxadvice.com
Facebook: Abby Eisenkraft@RealLifeTaxAdvice
Abby Eisenkraft is the CEO of Choice Tax Solutions Inc. She is a federally licensed Enrolled Agent (EA), an Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA), Accredited Tax Preparer (ATP) and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC). She has gained a reputation for successfully dealing with difficult tax problems, including those previously unsolvable by other tax professionals. She currently specializes in tax controversy cases such as federal and state tax audits, non-filer cases, residency audits and international matters.
GISELE LEON-RITCH
Business Name: Synergie Holistic Medicine Inc
Website: www.acupunctureholisticmedicine.com
Email: dr.gisele@live.com
Gisele Leon-Ritch is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncturist, Herbologist, Homeopathy Practitioner and a certified Hypnotist. She graduated from the Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine and then furthered her clinical experience at the Yue Yang Hospital of Integrative Medicine in China. She pursued this path upon realizing a greater need to prevent disease through nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes, and to treat the root of illnesses as well as the manifesting symptoms.
CANDI PARKER
Business Name: Parker House Publishing
Website: CandiParker.com; ParkerHouseBooks.com
Telephone: 850-556-5665
Email: Candi@ParkerHouseBooks.com
Candi Parker is an artist, acupuncture physician, veteran, best-selling author, certified Law of Attraction Coach and a Leader with Women's Prosperity Network. She owns Parker House Publishing, helping others get their messages out into the world. The common theme in all Candi does is her passion and expertise in providing ways for people to achieve health, wealth and happiness.
CATHY GUYNES
Business Name: Rhema Language Services, Inc.
Website: Rhemalanguageservices.com
Email: cathyg@rhemalanguageservices.com
Cathy Guynes, after raising her four children, returned to the workforce in 2001 as a language teacher, interpreter, and translator by which time she was fluent in her newly acquired second language. She has also been coordinating a Spanish/English interpreting team in a church environment for the past 15 years and has enjoyed the opportunity to translate everything from legal certificates to non-fiction books.
ANNA VALENCIA
Business Name: Safeguard Pii
Website: agvalencia.safeguardpii.com
Email: GJVAV7@MSN.COM
Anna is a bi-lingual retired professional with over 40 years of corporate and small business experience. Now she occupies her time as an Independent Associate for SafeGuard PII under her own family business, GJVAV Services, LLC and became a first Founders' Club member. She now educates citizens on how to protect themselves from identity theft and minimize threat.
RAISY GITTLER
Business Name: A Lighter Touch
Website: ALighterTouch.net and alightertouchoils.net
Email: raisy@alightertouch.net
Raisy is a licensed massage therapist as well as a certified healing touch practitioner. She believes in using light touch healing modalities along with massage and essential oils to relieve stress, ease pain and ultimately achieve balance in your whole being. The empowering techniques Raisy advocates are truly life skills that can enhance everyday living and create lifelong internal balance
KAREN ROUMAY
Business Name: It's a Singles Thing
Website: www.karenroumay.com
Email: kroumay@icloud.com
Karen Roumay is a speaker, entrepreneur and Reinvention Expert. She has had the spirit and skills of entrepreneurship in her blood since she took over the family art business in her early 20’s. As a master at the art of reinvention, Karen shares her 8-Step Process create a future that has you move from feeling knocked down to feeling invigorated, inspired and eager to experience your next level of reinvention.
ANNA VALENCIA
Business Name: Safeguard Pii
Website: agvalencia.safeguardpii.com
Anna is a bi-lingual retired professional with over 40 years of corporate and small business experience. Now she occupies her time as an Independent Associate for SafeGuard PII under her own family business, GJVAV Services, LLC. and became first Founders' Club members as Qualified Crusaders, who now educate citizens on how to protect themselves from identity theft and minimize threat.
CONCHITA PLEASANT
Business Name: Pleasant Image Distributing, Inc
Website: www.nefertitisecrets.com
Email: nesecrets@att
Conchita Pleasant began her career in the beauty industry in 1991 and has successfully marketed a variety of hair care brands. She recently expanded her influence by launching her own hair care product line, Nefertiti’s Secrets.
Conchita values entrepreneurship, female empowerment, beauty & wellness. Her optimistic outlook on life inspired her to persevere with her passion, even while undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. She is grateful to be a survivor of four years now.
GEETHA KRISHNAN
Business Name: Geetha Krishnan
Website: www.geethakrishnan.com
Email: info@geethakrishnan.com
Geetha Krishnan is a Corporate Trainer, Gratitude Leadership Coach, Best Selling Author and a Professionally Certified International Speaker who serves by teaching people to thank and laugh all the way to the bank. She follows and teaches the principles of Compassionate Leadership, and "Being in Gratitude". She can take you from heartache to self-appreciation and your employees from headache to employee engagement, wanting to work with each other and with you forever.
KAY RICHARDSON
Business Name: Clients Who Say Yes
Website: clientswhosayyes.com
Email: info@clientswhosayyes.com
Kay Richardson, known as “The Clients Who Say Yes Mentor, is a business coach and the author of “What a Woman’s Gotta Do.” She mentors women business owners to create clarity, courage and cash, so they can serve and impact the world while earning their real worth.
Life has taught her that With The Right Mix of Determination and Drive, There's Nothing You Can't Do and that What You Believe About Yourself Can Make Or Break You.
TRACY TYNAN
Tracy Tynan is a costume designer. She makes her literary debut in “Wear And Tear”, a candid and entertaining memoir told through clothes and largely reflects on fame, parenthood and style. Each chapter focuses on some article of clothing that evokes an episode of her life. Her vivid descriptions reflect her love of clothes, designers, fabrics, and shopping. Reviews call it “star-studded, gossipy, and engaging” and Tracy shares with us her journey of creating it.
ELMIRA BAYRASLI
Email: elmira@bayrasli.com
LinkedIn: Elmira Bayrasli
Elmira Bayrasli is a writer, speaker, consultant, and lecturer at New York University, who has spent the past two decades working on foreign policy, international development, and with startups worldwide. Her book, "From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places," looks at the growth of innovation beyond Silicon Valley, focusing on talented individuals around the world who have overcome insurmountable obstacles to lead high-growth businesses.
SHEILA G. MAINS
Website: www.BrownieBrittle.com
Sheila G. Mains, better known in the food business as Sheila G, is the Founder and CEO of Brownie Brittle LLC. She left a career in finance in her mid-forties to bake her way into a multi-million dollar enterprise. She is an inspiration to anyone who dreams of launching a successful business. She has a newly released book called “Sheila G’s Butter & Chocolate. 101 Creative Sweets and Treats Using Brownie Batter.”
JOHN P. DAVID
Email: john@davidpr.com
John P. David has more than 25 years of experience in the public relations industry. He specializes in creating and implementing media relations programs that not only build name recognition but also generate leads. He is frequently called on by his clients for high profile, time-sensitive writing assignments as well as for marketing efforts and crisis management. He shares his insights with us during our deep dive into his first book, "How to Protect (Or Destroy) Your Reputation Online."
JACKIE DOUGLAS
TELEPHONE: 305-607-8050
EMAIL: djssdouglas@yahoo.com
Jackie Douglas is an entrepreneur who turned her hobby into a business. Jackie is no stranger to taking on challenges to uplevel her life. One such case was her determination to go back to school in her 40’s to obtain both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. She is now expanding her business of baking into her passion for event planning.
NATASHA COX
Next Level Braiding Cafe
FACEBOOK: Tasha's Braids
EMAIL: Braidsbytasha786@gmail.com
Natasha Cox, founder and owner of Next Level Braiding Café, is a well-respected Master Braider in the Miami Community. She has taken a skill she learned as a child and developed it into a success fulbusiness. Natasha has established a reputation for herself in theindustry and her over 20 years of experience and has been building confidence and inspiring women of all ages with her unique artistry and creativity.
CAMILLE NOZICKA
Telephone: 954-662-1462
Email: camillenozicka@gmail.com
Camille Nozicka was the founding partner of a boutique Leadership Development Firm. She holds an MBA and spent a significant portion of her career traveling across the Caribbean consulting with several large companies in various industries. She is a wife and the mother of 3 grown kids. Camille resides in FL where she is active in volunteering in the church and community. She shares with us some key tips to get on the path to financial health
Luvvie Ajayi
Website: luvvie.org/ Email: Luvvie@aweluv.com
Luvvie Ajayi is a New York Times best-selling author (“I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual”), sought-after speaker; digital strategist and trainer who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology, and activism. She leverages her background in marketing, communications and new media to present on topics related to blogging, branding, social media, nonprofits, digital marketing and online advocacy/activism, entrepreneurship. She is also the creator of The Red Pump Project which is a nonprofit that raises awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.
Essential Healing by Beth
Website: HealingbyBeth.com
Beth is an expert at guiding women through their journey of personal healing and manifests transformation of the body, mind and spirit through multiple holistic healing modalities, tools and strategies. She has worked to overcome her own health challenges and metal toxicities and is passionate about educating others on the plethora of natural ways she has discovered to maintain optimal health.
WHANADI-ANN SOBREVILLA
Affinity for Wellness
Website: www.whanadi.com
Email: whanadi@affinityforwellness.com
Whanadi is a Mindset Coach and the creator of the Affinity for Wellness as well as the Wellness Warriors Unite Movement. She is committed to her stand for the wholeBE-ing of others and inspires men and women to discover their inner Wellness Warrior to wage peace…peace of mind, peace of body, and peace of soul.
LEETHRA J. MOORE
Business name: LeethraJ Advance Education
Website: Leethrajmoore.com
Email: Leethramoore@yahoo.com
Leethra J. is a hair loss activist. She is a trained Master Cosmetologist and holds certifications as a hair loss replacement specialist, hair extension specialist, and platform artist. Whether losing hair due to medical issues, wanting to enhance your look or just give your hair a break, Leethra J. is the girl for you. Leethra believes that “everyone is a celebrity.”
ORIT MURAD REHANY
Email: orit.rehany@gmail.com
Orit Rehany is a speaker, educator, Middle East specialist and the author of the book, “A River of Tears, The River of Hope”. She shares with us her key message of "Using the Tools to Adapt and Adopt" which she believes is vital to our attitude shift and success.
LAURIANN STEPP
Business Name: Lauriann Stepp, The Clutterologist
Website: Clutterologist.com
Email: Lauri@clutterologist.com
Originally from Atlanta, GA, Lauriann Stepp, the Clutterologist, has been transforming South Florida homes in Broward and Miami-Dade counties since 2014 working with hundreds of frustrated women to organize the physical clutter in their homes and heal the emotional clutter in their hearts. She shares some of her simple strategies that we can begin to implement today.
SANDRA LENETT
Business Name: Surge365
Website: myvortex365.com/sandralenett
Telephone: 954.720.4944
Email: sandra@travelmoreshopmore.com
With extensive retail and hospitality experience and over 25 years in hotel sales, Sandra Lenett has traveled the globe. With the travel bug being a significant part of her life, she recently made the decision to join Surge365, a new travel business concept that allows her to travel for both fun and profit. She gives us insight into key factors that need to be considered when planning and packing for a vacation
TATIANA MONTGOMERY
Telephone: 305 904-0113
Email: Fitnesscuisine@gmail.com
Facebook: Tatiana Montgomery
Originally from Brazil, Tatiana is a fitness practitioner, trainer, health coach, author, public speaker and helps people free themselves from physical and financial pain. She has been in in the health and fitness world for over 30 years and shares with us key tips for health and wellness.
TRACY SHERMAN
Business Name: Heritage Auctions
Website: www.ha.com
Telephone: 561-693-1963
Email: tracys@ha.com
Tracy is an expert jewelry appraiser. Her career started at Sotheby’s Auction House in New York where she stayed for over 20 years after which she founded Tracy L Sherman Inc, a jewelry, art and antique consulting firm in 2001. In May 2016, Tracy joined Heritage Auctions, opening an office in Palm Beach. She shares with us her experience with the more intimate and personal side of the business.
Mary C. Owens, Inc.
Website: www.marycowens.com
Telephone: 561-465-5356
Email: mary@marycowens.com
Mary C. Owens has a Masters in Social Work, is a Clinical Social Worker and Divorce Transitional Expert with over 25 years of experience helping hundreds of clients overcome tremendous challenges and create new lives of purpose, passion and adventure. She currently specializes in helping women over 40 who are contemplating or going through divorce or who have recently divorced.
C’SHERIELL McCLISH
Business Name: Wellness by Sea
Website: www.wellnessbysea.com
Telephone: 954-589-8997
Email: csheriell@gmail.com
C’Sheriell is a holistic consultant, aroma therapist, massage therapist, self-care coach, aesthetician, and womb wellness coach. She specializes in working with women with reproductive challenges such as menopause fibroids, UTI’s, and so much more. Her message to women is that it is never too late to restore and rejuvenate your womb whether they have had a partial or full hysterectomy.
MEGHAN RAE
Business Name: Radiant Lover
Website: RadiantLover.com
Email: meghan@radiantlover.com
Facebook: facebook.com/radiantlover
Meghan Rae is a yoga teacher and relationship expert based in Los Angeles. Her spiritual path has been shaped by the Native American community, Eastern philosophy, and Christian mysticism, with a twist of liberation from the confines of what’s typical. Her effervescence for life is contagious and her hugs stick with you long after she’s moved on.
TONYA OLIVER
Business Name: The Spill
Website: www.thespilltv.com
Telephone: 954-907-5241
Email: tonya@thespilltv.com
Tonya Oliver is a model, author, actress, commentator, mother of two, and most of all, a survivor. She also is the host and creator of the YouTube talk show, “The Spill”. She shares with us the peaks and valleys of her life's journey, many years of which were spent as the wife of an NFL player, and the integral role that her strong faith has played.
KIM LYNCH
Business Name: Kim Lynch
Website: klynch.zumba.com
Telephone: 954-789-9470
Email: kimlynch71@gmail.com
Kim is a mother, a wife, a full-time Executive Administrative Assistant, a Beachbody Coach and a Zumba Instructor. Once a pack-a-day smoker, she shares her journey of getting on the road to a healthy lifestyle and the role that Zumba played.
SUN BONDS
Business Name: Sunny B.
Website: Sunnyblife.com
Email: Sunnyblife@gmail.com
Sun Bonds is a Certified Transformational Life Coach, Passionate Living Expert and Speaker. She works with high profile professionals, athletes, and the Woman Behind The Man In Demand to help them discover their full potential and live with passion and complete fulfillment on a daily basis.
AYESHA NURA
Business Name: My Empowerment, My Way
Website: www.AyeshaNuRa.com
Telephone: 954-410-7733
Email: myempowermentmyway@gmail.com
Ayesha NuRa is an empowerment motivator who focuses on healing and uplifting the Divine feminine. She uses the healing modalities of meditation, self-awareness, self-love, and affirmations to remind women of their God-given ability to heal from the inside out.
CORLETTE DEVEAUX
Business Name: A Joyful Heart Senior Services
Website: AJHSS.com
Telephone: 754-210-3374
Email: Contact@AJHSS.com
Corlette DeVeaux has had a career working in the healthcare industry for more than 20 years and is the founder of A Joyful Heart Senior Services, a place born out of her recognition that seniors need a place where they can feel at home, socialize and interact with their peers in a safe and caring environment.
MAXINE TOMLINSON
Business Name: Wisdom Of The Tree Of Life, LLC
Telephone: 561-701-2860
Email: wisdomtreeoflife@gmail.com
Maxine Tomlinson is a licensed massage therapist and aesthetician and has worked in the spa industry for 17 years. She believes in the holistic approach to care so she counsels on nutrition and specializes in body treatments that aid in the detoxification of the body to the cellular level. She shares tips for healthy living as well as her experiences of raising children after the loss of her husband and caring for aging parents.
LESLIE WARREN
Business Name: Phoenix Fitness & Crazy 80s Cardio
Website: Phoenixfitness4me.com
Telephone: 850-778-2348
Email: fitnesswithleslie@gmail.com
Leslie Warren is a dedicated fitness professional specializing in health and wellness coaching, personal training and group fitness classes like Zumba Fitness, R.E.D. Warrior and her own format Crazy 80s Cardio. She is passionate about dance & fitness and empowering women to feel healthy, strong and beautiful at any age.
TAMMY CARTWRIGHT
Business Name: Tammylynn’s Pure Essence, Inc
Website: www.tammylynns.com
Email: tammy@tammylynns.com
Tammy is known as an Aromatic Naturalist and a Natural Health Advocate. She is also the CEO and founder of Tammylynn’s Pure Essence Inc which is an all-natural product line for women with dry skin and natural hair. These are high quality products made from raw ingredients with pure essential oils that bring out each woman’s natural beauty.
SYLVIA DOANE-WARD
Business Name: Ward Industries Inc.
Website: YourHealth.Le-vel.com
Email:sgdward@gmail.com
Sylvia G. Doane-Ward is the President & CEO of Ward Industries Incorporated which focuses on commodities such as organic health and wellness products. She shares her passion for what these organic products can do to improve health and overall quality of life.
AUDREY ROHLEHR
1075 Creative Services
www.1075creative.com
Audrey Rohlehr is an experienced graphic design professional who creates marketing materials that broaden the reach and impact of a client’s brand. Audrey shares with us a bit of her experience as a breast cancer survivor and then goes on to educate us on the importance of personal branding.
MADIE RUBIN
Nana's Wishes & Kisses LLC
Website: www.NanasWishesandKisses.com
Telephone: 305-608-2706
Email: Nanaswishes@aol.com
Madie Rubin, founder of Nana’s Wishes and Kisses, recounts her journey as a caregiver for her father who suffered with Alzheimer’s disease. She gives us insight into the realities of the caregiver’s world and also shares with us how the recovery from that journey led to her delving back into her roots of design with sewing and embroidering and to the business she now calls Nana's Wishes & Kisses.
WILMA MULCARE
Business Name: Mulcare Skin Care & Cosmetics
Website: www.mulcarebeauty.com
Telephone: 954-981-6969
Wilma Mulcare has over 30 years of experience in the cosmetology industry and currently hosts events on improving image through Hair design and Make-up artistry. Wilma has recently custom designed a line of skincare and make-up and is taking her message on the road actively sharing and educating women on makeup techniques as well as skin and hair care needs.
SARITA JOHNSON
Business Name: Care Joy Inspirations
Telephone: 561-267-3915
Email: carejoysl@aol.com
Sarita Johnson is a speaker, author, coach, certified cognitive behavioral therapist, and the founder of CARE JOY Inc., a community-based organization that focuses on personal empowerment. Her area of expertise is emotional healing and Sarita not only breaks down the topic of loss for us but shares tips that can get us on the path to healing.
Deborah Brown, Life & Executive coach and two-time best-selling author, is the host of “Taking A Leap”. The tables are turned on Deborah as she shares the journey that led to her love of working with people who are at that stage of life where they are looking for clarity, questioning whether they are living a life that they truly love and are seeking to be more, do more and have more in one or more areas of their life.
VISMAYA RUBIN
Business Name: Living in GRATITUDE Today LLC
Website: www.livingingratitudetoday.com
Email: info@livingingratitudetoday.com
Michele Vismaya Rubin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and educator who is on a mission to help people celebrate the deliciousness in life. Through a gratitude practice, she teaches people to savor their experiences and believes that if we don’t accept the gifts life offers, they stop coming.
NANCY GRECO
Business Name: Choices, Chances & Changes
Website: www.ChoicesChancesChanges.com
Email: nancy@choiceschanceschanges.com
Nancy Greco, also known as the No Nonsense Entrepreneur & Master Implementer, assists businesses from startup to success and helps solopreneurs with strategy, mindset and marketing. She founded the Choices, Chances & Changes community that helps people connect with their passion and purpose.
Carol Y. Morgan
carol@circleofloveglobal.com
Carol Y. Morgan, also known as “The Dream Lady” shares her 44 years of experience as a mother of a special needs son which led to her creation of the Circle of Love Global and Super Star Moms community – a community of love, support, positivity and fun designed to provide resources and answers.
Georgianna Rivera is a Certified Professional Speaker and the Founder of Relationship Rx. She is passionately committed to helping successful women understand and transform their relationships. Her clients praise her for her work, which assists them to find a sense of empowerment, to trust in their ability to develop positive solutions and to find a path to peace and stability.
Lisa Mack is an adventurous, fun loving free spirited speaker, coach and teacher. She is the Co-Founder of Lisang Companies, LLC. Lisa ran an online radio show called WDGARadio.com that used an integrated coaching and training broadcast platform to heighten people’s awareness. Lisa has tools and techniques for attracting and generating prosperity and abundance in all areas of your life that will propel you into living the life that you not only want but love.
SHERI KAPLAN
Sheri Kaplan “The Revitalizer” is a passionate, resilient, Energy Healer, Intuitive, Transformational Coach, Motivational Speaker and Author. Her unique approach to healing blends 20 years of experience as a Tesla Healer, Reiki Master, Sound Healer and Coach. Sheri’s guides her clients on a multi-sensory journey that recharges and activates every cell in their body. A driving force and educator in the community Sheri is a known advocate for those who do not have a voice. She has been featured in local and national TV, Radio and Print Media, including People magazine, Montel Williams, ABC’s 20/20, and more.
GLADYS DIAZ
Heart's Desire International, LLC
Website: www.heartsdesireintl.com
Gladys Diaz, a dating and relationship coach, author, and speaker, shares how women can transition from being lonely singles, struggling girlfriends, and unsatisfied wives to welcoming and experiencing new and extraordinary love.
DEBRA BANKS
TNC Business Consulting LLC
PEAKProfitsMethod.com
804 307-2280
Debra@DebraBanks.com
Debra Banks, author, speaker and owner of TNC Business Consulting, brings skills and experience from both her formal education and the school of hard knocks and shares her PEAK strategy for business success and increasing profits by making the numbers count.
Angela James and Lisa Mack, co-founders of Lisang Companies, LLC, specialize in speaking, coaching and training women how to take charge of their lives in the workplace and at home. They share techniques to propel you into your ‘MAJIC’ and help you develop your Plan B.
Judee Light, a Mindset Coach, motivates people to expand their comfort zone, face their fears, and take leaps of faith! She walks her talk and, most of all, inspires others through the way she lives her life.
DEBORAH BROWN WILL RING IN THE NEW YEAR
Telephone: 954.361-3617 (landline); 954-559-5238 (cell)
Website: OptimalLeap.com
Email: Deborah@OptimalLeap.com
Twitter: OptimalLeap
Facebook: Optimal Leap, Inc.
Deborah works with clients to define and design their lives to incorporate their personal as well as professional aspirations. As a senior ranking consultant in the IT industry for 14 years, Deborah knows first-hand how difficult it can be to attain work-life balance and what happens to your spirit when you give all you have to the job. Deep down inside, she had the audacious idea that there was more to life! Her personal desire for fulfillment and witnessing so many other professionals experiencing similar challenges were the impetus and inspiration for creating Optimal Leap, Inc. with the goal of having her clients leap to their best and giving them a supportive environment and permission to design their life's vision.
Finance professional, Robertha Phillips, took a giant leap and founded RST Motors, an independent car dealership. She discusses the challenges and her experience of being in this male-dominated competitive business.
Karitza Ledesma, photographer & owner of Karitza Photography, discusses both personal and profrssional leaps she has taken as a results of being determined to create a life that she could be passionate about
For decades, Heshie Segal has devoted time to helping children in the US and around the world. She has set up programs in schools, donating whatever was needed. Her goal is to raise funds for one million children to receive, clothes, school supplies, clean water, medical needs and generators.
If anyone can achieve this Heshie can with her keen ability to connect business owners, Network Marketers, schools, hospitals and corporate leaders.
Inspirational work runs in the family with Heshie’s husband Werner Berger who is one of the oldest record holding mountain climbers in the world. Warner’s trip to Tanzanian Safari, and the Mt. Kilimanjaro climb led Heshie to her first group of children to help outside the United States.
Author, speaker, and advocate for Civil Rights Restoration for Former Inmates, CeCe Espeut talks about her big leap of leaving her past behind and how and why to get our criminal record sealed, expunged or pardoned.
Motivational speaker, Susan Gibson, discusses what it took for her to finally step into her purpose 44 years after it was revealed to her. She will also share a process that you can apply, starting now, to discover your own.
ROBIN SHYRELL -
Speaker and best-selling author, Robin Shyrell, reveals to us the secret she carried for years that eventually led to her big leap and shares a few key steps in what she calls the F.I.G.H.T. system.
The Ultimate Image Coach and author, Pamela Toussaint, will share insights from her new book, "The Audacious Woman: Blaze Your Own Path to Prosperity". She has a compelling formula for life-changing success and urges women to take control of their lives and careers through a powerful process of reinvention and rebranding.
Lauri Hunter
Best-selling author and founder of The Motivating Factor, LLC, Lauri Hunter, shares with us her big leap in mindset that made all the difference...knowing that “It Is So”. The dream in your heart is for a reason, the passion in your soul is for a reason, the challenges you face are for a reason, the victories you experience are for a reason…because in our purpose…It Is So.