Jason Treu is an executive coach who works with executives, entrepreneurs and rising stars to maximize their leadership potential and performance. He also helps them build and execute their career blueprint. He's the best-selling author of Social Wealth, a how-to-guide on building extraordinary business relationships, which has sold more than 45,000 copies. He was a featured speaker at TEDxWilmington 2017, where he debuted his breakthrough team building game Cards Against Mundanity. Finally, he hosts the podcast show, Executive Breakthroughs, bringing game-changing CEOs, entrepreneurs, and experts that share their breakthroughs and breakdowns.
Kavit Haria started his first online business in 2005 selling music career education to musicians. Mistakes and failures taught him how to build a thriving online business using intricate and automated sales and marketing funnels, generating over a million dollars in sales per year. Since 2013, Kavit has offered a service called Automated Business System, helping people with passion and expertise take what they know from idea to launch. His team builds your entire business for you, and then guides and markets you to six figures in your first year, helping you to create the perfect freedom business. He has run workshops and keynotes in the US, the UK, and Australia. Now Kavit puts the knowledge and inspiration into his new book, Don’t Sleep On It! Turn Your Passion & Expertise Into A Profitable Business.
Tim Alison is a lifelong entrepreneur, business coach, best-selling author and host of the Screw the Naysayers Podcast Show.
Chris Parker is the founder & CEO of WhatIsMyIPaddress.com, the number one website in the world for finding your IP address. According to the Alexa ranking, Chris’s website is one of the top 3000 websites in the United States with over 6 million visitors a month. Chris started the website on January 4th, 2000 and for the first five years, his revenue didn’t even cover his internet bill. In 2005, Chris made $30 from display ads and he knew he couldn’t give up! In 2014, Chris was laid off from his corporate job and was faced with the scary opportunity to make his website a full-time business. Since then he’s aggressively grown his site to generate just under seven figures a year in revenue with no employees, no office, and no inventory! WhatIsMyIPaddress.com has granted Chris and his wife time and financial freedom that they use to travel the world and raise their mini schnauzer, Bailey.
Dr. Clark Gaither knows first hand both the pain and the value of struggle. During his lifetime and 26-year career as a family physician he has faced and overcome many difficult challenges – fear of public speaking, alcoholism, professional burnout, and devastating personal tragedies. Not only has he learned to overcome, he has learned to embrace the glorious magnificence of change.
• Became an expert in the identification, treatment, and prevention of job-related burnout after personally experiencing job burnout.
• Overcame a moribund fear of speaking, even in private, to become the NC state Serious Speech Champion.
• Battled alcoholism while in residency training in 1989 but went on to become the NC Family Physician of the Year in 2002.
• Authored a Best Selling book in March 2018, REIGNITE, on professional job-related burnout.
Mariko grew up in Alaska living off a fishing boat in the summer when she was not trudging her way through the snow to school. She followed her dream to become a pilot and graduated from a world-renowned aeronautical university in Arizona. Mariko returned to Alaska and began giving tours around Mount McKinley. When she reconnected with her childhood friend, who eventually became her husband, and got married and pregnant in short order she decided that maybe being a bush pilot wasn’t the best career path. From there they put all their eggs in one basket and four suitcases, purchased an online business will every last dime they had and moved out of state. Their new business was an eye-opener to online lead generation and their most popular client, the network marketer. Mariko grew up in a network marketing home and noticed her mom encountered the same problem as all of her new clients did, they did not treat their network marketing like a real business and needed help. This, along with her knowledge of online lead generation, paved the way to the formation of Yoobly in 2010. She and her husband created a program where they teach business owners how to use online tools such as social media to grow and automate their business. Hard work and optimism has led her from $200,000 in business debt to a multi-million dollar business and live the life of her dreams.
Jacqueline Pirtle spent every day of 2017 devoted to her own happiness. She wrote every single day about the things she did to honor her joy and used those writings to create a 365-day step-by-step guide to being happy, titled 365 Days of Happiness: because happiness is a piece of cake!
Jacqueline has helped hundreds of clients shift into a “high for life” frequency where they can reach happiness anywhere at any time. Her professional background is in health, wellness, holistic medicine, energy healing, law of attraction, and happiness. She holds international wellness degrees and is internationally certified as a Reiki Master.
Jenn Scalia is a visibility strategist for entrepreneurs who want to make an impact. She is the go-to expert for entrepreneurs who want the world to know their name. This self-professed introvert and single mom went from rock bottom to creating a 7 figure business within 3 years.
Known for her tough love and no-B.S. style, Jenn helps entrepreneurs overhaul their biggest fears and empowers them to share their message with the world. She is the CEO and Mastermind of Million Dollar Mommy, a company founded to help women across the world reach their dreams and financial goals. Jenn has been featured in Business Insider, Inc. and Forbes.com.
Jason Miles is Udemy’s most popular eCommerce instructor and the Adjunct Professor of Online Marketing at Northwest University. Jason has authored three best-selling books with McGraw Hill on the topic of social media. As the co-founder of several companies, he’s sold millions online and he’s passionate about helping others grow their online business. Forbes, The Huffington Post, Wharton Magazine (of the University Of Pennsylvania Business School) and other premier publications have featured Jason’s writings. He regularly speaks at conferences on the topics of e-commerce, social media, and social enterprise. Jason also co-founded Sew Powerful a thriving charity combating extreme poverty through sewing purposeful products that enable academic achievement. Jason’s popularity stems from his willingness to discuss his own e-commerce metrics candidly. His site (www.pixiefaire.com) averages 50-60 thousand transactions a month, is in the top 1/10th of 1% of all Shopify sites based on worldwide site traffic, has an 82% repeat customer rate, and has an average conversion rate of 27.5%. While Jason has sold millions online, he is most passionate about the startup phase, branding, social media, and the transformational power an online business can have in the lives of hard-working people as they turn their dream into reality with proven techniques and practical online marketing strategies.
Lisa is a world-class entrepreneur, the master of adaptation and a personal growth junkie. As a co-founder of the billion-dollar company, Quest Nutrition, Lisa built the revolutionary in-house media team from the ground up. She’s now hosting The Sheroic Podcast in addition to being the president and founder of Impact Theory - a digital media company focusing on empowering content. Her mission is to empower women across the world to believe that they can achieve anything they set their minds to. All that’s required is hard work and a mindset to match.
John Dorsey is the Founder Lilla Rose
Lilla Rose, located at Lillarose.biz, is a company that sells hair accessories like clips, headbands and hair ties. The company was established back in 1992 by founder, John Dorsey. He saw that he had a winning product line back when he was selling his “hair accessories” at farmer's markets.
Sean Condon, known as many different names over the years in direct sales but mostly “Pink Daddy” and “Mr. Tea”.
He has been in retail for over 30 years between management, corporate marketing and merchandising in the Northeast.
Presidential Pacesetter, IBO at Simple Man
On-Air Spokesperson
Corporate Fundraising Specialist
Magazine and Book Contributor
Terry Ogburn is the renowned owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn’s Business Solutions. His proprietary coaching system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures. Terry began his business career in 1979 when he invested his last $118.42 to start an air conditioning service business. At that time, he had no car or truck, but he did have the knowledge and ability to build relationships. 10 years later he developed his own business success program based on his experience and the teachings of his favorite business books. Terry successfully sold his air conditioning service business and was later asked to join UniGlobe Active Travel as a Director of Operations to boost individual store performance. Within months, he took the store to a $2.5 million dollar Travel Agency. He then took the program national to improve performance organization-wide. In 1994 he became a founding team member of EXA Travel International and took on the role of Director of Training & Development and within two years the company grew to 11 regional oces, with over 2000 franchisees and went public in late 1996. Following the success of EXA, Terry embarked on a series of successful relationships involving turning around performance with corporations as:
In December 2005, Terry chose to return to his true passion: helping Independent Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners plan, launch and develop their businesses.
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Terry Ogburn is the renowned owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn’s Business Solutions. His proprietary coaching system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures.
Kimi Morton & Pua Pakele, co-founders of Best Life Ever, were drawn together by a calling – a burning desire to help people fall in love with their lives and their businesses!
What started as a fun side hustle, has not only turned into a thriving business, but also a radical movement to expand the way people think, work, and live in today’s modern world. At Best Life Ever, our mission is to support entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs ready to build and grow online businesses for more FREEDOM and FUN!
They serve with joy through our free Best Life Ever Tribe on Facebook, their free Broke-ass to Badass weekly podcast, and their signature 8-week program, Broke-ass to Badass, which is helping entrepreneurs around the world to create badass online businesses from a foundation of efficiency and productivity.
Kevin is an online entrepreneur and digital nomad. He decided he wanted to be free of the corporate world when he lost his job after the dot-com bubble burst. With a history of competitive swimming, he returned to the water and started doing part-time work as a swim instructor and personal trainer. In 2005, he turned Tri Swim Coach, his business teaching swimmers to become triathlete into a full-time location independent, online business.
Ella Barnard is an author and publishing coach who loves helping people connect with their audiences and with each other. Her superpower is matching creative people with the perfect tools and mindset to make creating easier and more fun! She recently launched the Author Like a Boss Podcast where she interviews indie authors about the writing, marketing, and mindset strategies that led to their success. Together with writing coach, Megan Barnhard, she started the Author Boss Academy (formerly All Writers Welcome Academy). In the Academy, and at the website authorlikeaboss.com, you can find everything you need to know to successfully write, market, and self-publish your books. Ella lives in Idaho with her hubby, their pooch, and three cats who are the stars of more than a few marketing and self-publishing tutorials.
Bestselling author, speaker, educator, entrepreneur and long-distance investor, Billy founded KeePon Cashflow when he decided to fill a gap that existed in the marketplace. While working to help you build your MINDSET and your MONEY
Billy is on a mission to build a bridge between investors in Europe with impressively cashflowing properties in the United States.
Billy embodies the ‘live where you like and invest where it makes sense’ philosophy...Living in Barcelona, Billy conducts business in Spain while owning multifamily properties in various markets in the USA.
A seasoned professional investor, he has done his market research and knows how to create killer cashflow from his properties there while juggling several roles in his company as well as a consistent flow of new deals.
Using the principles he learned first from reading Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad series, Billy has carved a niche for himself as a real estate entrepreneur. Using systems and strategies unique in the investing world, Billy now shares what he knows online in videos, podcast interviews and written content that is archived on his website at www.KeePonCashflow.com.
If you’re driving in your car, running on the treadmill or getting ready for that corporate job, then you’re going to want to stop what you’re doing to listen to what Billy has to say about how creating new alternatives for your life will give you a new perspective on your life and those around you.
Rebecca Gill has a well-rounded business background and over fifteen years of experience in sales and online marketing. Her love for WordPress website design and her strong belief in the user experience is equally matched by a fascination with search engine optimization (SEO), blogging, and social media marketing.
As an early adopter of blogging, her online marketing efforts have been highlighted by media outlets such as Wired Magazine, Ziff Davis, and IT Toolbox. Her writing has been featured in a variety of publications that range from technology outlets such as Backbone Magazine, Social Media Today, Sphinn.com, and Search Engine Roundtable to industry specific magazines such as Contract Manufacturing & Packaging, Food Manufacturing, and Progressive Distributor.
Rebecca has appeared on Detroit2020, spoken at WordCamp Miami, DFWSEM Meetup, WordCamp Toronto, Higher Ed Web, WordCamp San Diego, WordCamp Las Vegas, WordCamp Ann Arbor, WordCamp Chicago, and Girls Are IT Conference. She is also
a WordCamp organizer. Rebecca has been a guest speaker on a variety of WordPress podcast series and has also guest lectured and presented at the Grand Valley State University, and Michigan State University and the University of Toledo.
AJ Wilcox is a long-time digital marketer who fell in love with the LinkedIn Ads platform in 2011. He founded B2Linked.com in 2014, which specializes in LinkedIn Ads account management, training, and consulting. Since then, he has managed hundreds of accounts and a combined $100 million in ad spend on the network. He has worked directly with several of LinkedIn’s top 10 accounts. AJ’s entrepreneurial journey is deeply rooted in his faith. After he was fired from his last job, he was offered multiple job opportunities. He prayed to God to figure out what he should do and the answer was to turn them all down and start his own business — and he's never looking back!
Stephanie M Taglianetti, MFA, is an Italian-American writer from Long Island, NY. She has studied creative writing at the distinguished California Institute of the Arts, earning her Master’s degree. Her specialized work in storytelling has pointed her career towards professional screenwriting, copywriting, and education. Outside of her career, she focuses on painting, singing, and guitar.
Brian M Harman, MBA, is an American businessman that has been working in corporate leadership and supply chain management since 2004. He has studied global finance and management science at the University of Oxford and Pepperdine University, earning his MBA degree and currently finishing his Ph.D. in Global Leadership and Change. His specialized work in strategic sourcing, negotiation, and leadership has driven his career in biotechnology. Outside of his corporate career, he is a Professor at San Francisco's Golden Gate University and Universidad ESAN's Graduate School of Business in Lima, Peru. His research focus is leadership psychology and humor.
Alison Cardy is a career truth-teller who believes in living a life that actually feels like your own. She and her team have helped nearly 200 professionals find a great career fit through her proven CLARITY process. She is the author of the bestselling Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Fast Company, Forbes, The Washington Post, and The Muse. She is a frequent speaker at universities and alumni groups including Harvard, MIT, Georgetown, and her alma mater, The University of Maryland. She leads an international team of 6 career coaches and runs a 6 figure business.
Patent laws, copyright questions, and trademarks can be confusing. Who do you trust to help you wade through the information and understand the complexity of it all? Vincent (Vin) LoTempio, a Registered Patent Attorney in the firm of Kloss, Stenger and LoTempio, helps clients untangle the web of Intellectual Property (IP) Law.
As a registered patent attorney, LoTempio works with high-end corporate clients and inventors with a new idea that have never marketed, manufactured a product, and everyone in-between. He writes patent applications, counsels on branding trademarks, and has the ability to litigate infringement cases.
As a Corporate IP Consultant and Lecturer, he trains inventors and
corporate employees to identify intellectual property.
As an Inventor Consultant, Vin can analyze new inventions to determine feasibility of patentability and commercialization.
Vin LoTempio appeared on History Channel’s “Million Dollar Genius” as
the attorney for Wayne Fromm, inventor of the “Selfie Stick”.
Vin also co-wrote “Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers,”
which takes the reader from an idea’s conception through the steps of
patent protection.
Tanya Conner-Green has been coaching female entrepreneurs who are struggling to make money in their business since 2015. As a former corporate ‘prisoner’ who was often referred to as ‘the little pitbull’ in the insurance firm where she worked, Tanya is keenly aware of how important it is for her clients to succeed in their business and not go back to a soul-sucking 9-5 job. She has a unique approach to her business coaching because of her strong focus on human connection and vulnerability. Tanya focuses on helping women move beyond the fears and self-doubts that keep them hidden behind their computer screens so that they can get visible, get vulnerable, and stand out from the crowd online in order to make 6-figures+ in their online business.