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Theme: What If

This event occurred on
August 20, 2016
Santa Barbara, California
United States

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The New Vic Theater
33 W Victoria St
Santa Barbara, California, 93101
United States
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Speakers

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Adam Cobb

Coach
Adam has lived a life of adventures and challenges. He pushed through his undergrad years with a B- average. His three successes out of thirty-three academic classes were in psychology, health and wellbeing, and nutrition. He dropped out of a coveted Master of International Business program at Bond University in Australia when he realized he no longer wanted to function in the traditional business world. Instead, he looked for a new normal and began crafting his non-traditional approach to physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing that focuses on mind-body connectivity. Currently, Adam is working to change the landscape of what health and fitness looks like. With mentoring from experts in fields of nutrition, movement, and meditation, he blends diverse disciplines into a new awareness of wellness. Adam’s clients include NBA athletes, award-winning actors, and high-performance professionals who need to maximize their time and energy. His philosophy is “move well, eat well, think well

Anthony "Tony" Perez

Founder & CEO, Netlok, 2014-Present
Mr. Perez is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and C-Suite Executive with broad business experience in hi-tech, medical devices, and financial services. Tony founded Netlok after looking at trends affecting cybersecurity by researching the impact of social media on individual privacy. He examined trends in global employment practices such as contract labor, the prediction that robotics and machines will eliminate 25% of the current workforce in the future, and the impact of the Internet of Things on cybersecurity. Tony concluded that he could replace passwords with proprietary-coded photos because photos are user-friendly – that is, easy for the user to remember when compared to passwords. With a small iPhone photo having over 46,000 characters, the method effectively exhausts most hacker’s resources. Netlok is initiating its market entrance. http://netlok.com

Antonio Medrano

Software Developer, Musician
Antonio Medrano was born in Guatemala, grew up in Northern California, and has lived in Santa Barbara since 2003. From an early age, he has shown equal passion for both science and music, spending hours at a young age analyzing paper maps to figure out the best biking routes in his hometown, as well as singing in choirs and forming his own extramural a cappella group. This group, called Denim, has performed over 100 shows all around Northern California, and recorded two albums, the second of which won the national Contemporary A Cappella Award for best High School Album in the nation. Antonio studied Harvey Mudd College, earned a Masters degree in Multimedia Engineering in the Media Arts and Technology Program at the UCSB, followed by a PhD in Computational Geography. His PhD research was at Argonne National Laboratory, using high-performance computing to identify quality corridors for the location of new electrical transmission lines, and resulted in five publications in journals.

Brandy Gillmore

Speaker, Consultant
Brandy Gillmore is a motivational speaker, author, and consultant. Her expertise began after her own devastating illness, when she found herself somewhere she never thought she’d be — disabled, spending most of her days in bed, on various forms of morphine and yet still in extreme pain.  For years, one doctor after another told her there was nothing they could do for her. That’s when Brandy became determined to get her life back. She spent several years studying and researching, and eventually began to discover key insights that became life-changing. Since her incredible recovery, Brandy works with people worldwide to understand the profound impact that stress and emotions can have on their bodies and in their lives.

Carrie Hammer

Fashion Designer, Social Entrepreneur
Carrie Hammer started her career as an advertising sales executive and often heard that she should “dress for the job she wanted not the job she had.” This was tough advice to follow as she found a limited selection of fashionable, professional women’s clothing with a contemporary fit. As a solution, she felt she had no choice but to start a line to cater to the underserved professional woman. CARRIE HAMMER launched in 2012 in New York City to critical acclaim to deliver stylish professional wear to women. Hammer’s passion extends beyond fashion to empowering women inside and outside of the workplace. This was exemplified in her debut fashion show during New York’s Fashion Week in February, 2014 where she featured “Role Models Not Runway Models,” and included the first ever model in a wheelchair on the runway. Hammer and her clothing line have been featured on CNBC, Fox Business News, Forbes, Good Morning America, Elle, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan, to name a few.

Chloe Howard

Student
Chloe Howard is on a mission to empower people of all ages to embrace their uniqueness and boldly face their beautiful selves. Born with a foot deformity, Chloe had five major operations by the time she was 14. She endured casting, braces, orthotics and years of physical therapy so she could participate like a typical child. She struggled with depression and shame and spent months questioning her self worth. Out of that pain, Chloe finally realized her worth comes from within. Today, Chloe is the voice of Standbeautiful.me, an anti-bullying movement promoting the acceptance of self and others. Chloe believes that when we love and accept ourselves we are less likely to inflict pain and shame on others. When she is not busy advocating for tolerance and self-love, Chloe is happy being 16. She enjoys school, hanging out with friends, playing board games with her family, and is learning how to drive.

Dan Caldwell

Co-Founder, President, TapOut
Dan Caldwell is the co-founder of TapouT, started in 1997 by him and a partner. He’s been featured on CNN, FOX Business, Bloomberg News, a CNBC Business Special, a Tony Robbins Infomercial, Forbes Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. Caldwell has been acting and producing movies, including the TapouT Reality Show and The Lionsgate Movie, Warrior, and hosts his own TapouT Radio show on SiriusXM. He owns and operates several businesses, including a private investment group. A Southern California native, and proud father of 4, Caldwell now speaks to thousands every year around the world, inspiring others with his amazing story.

Dan Perea

Musician, Software Developer
Dan Perea is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and software engineer in Santa Barbara, CA. He has toured the country as a traveling musician, performed as a solo artist, in various local groups, all while writing and producing songs in a wide range styles Dan became passionate about both music and engineering at a young age and began designing and developing websites professionally at the age of 14. Musically, he started as a drummer, and then moved on to singing and songwriting, learning guitar, bass, and piano along the way. Dan spent five years after high school writing music and touring the country with a traveling band singing and playing bass. He finally fulfilled a dream by moving to Santa Barbara in 2008, where he attended UCSB and earned a degree in Communication and Marketing. He also received the Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate from the School of Engineering at UCSB and was awarded the “Young Innovator Scholarship” for his prowess in innovatio

Dr Joan Rosenberg

Psychologist, Speaker, Trainer, Author, Media Consultant, Radio Host
Best-selling author, consultant, media host, and master clinician, Dr. Joan Rosenberg is a cutting-edge psychologist who is known as an innovative thinker, acclaimed speaker and trainer. As a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders, she has been recognized for her thought leadership and influence in personal development. Dr. Rosenberg has been featured in the documentaries “I Am”, “Pursuing Happiness”, & “The Hidden Epidemic” w Dr. Daniel Amen. She’s been seen on CNN’s American Morning, the OWN network, and PBS, as well as appearances and radio interviews in all of the major metropolitan media markets. A California-licensed psychologist, Dr. Rosenberg speaks on how to build confidence, high self-esteem, core emotional strength, and resilience; achieving emotional, conversational, and relational mastery; integrating neuroscience, psychotherapy, and supervision; and suicide prevention. An Air Force veteran, she is a professor of graduate psychology at Pepperdine.

Scott Mann

Warrior Poet, President at MannUp Leadership Training
Scott Mann is a former Army Special Forces officer who spent 23 years deployed to some of the most challenging and violent places on the planet. He is a master at building relationships in high-stakes, competitive environments. As a Green Beret in the United States Army, he forged bonds and solved problems using values that moved people around the world to stand up for themselves. His secret? He was able to restore trust and create human connections in places where that didn’t seem possible. He is now bringing those same principles to corporate boardrooms and conference rooms—where trusted leadership is more valuable—and more vulnerable—than ever. Scott is a regular contributor to CNN, Fox News, Wall Street Journal Radio, and NPR. Today he is a leadership speaker and trainer. He is also the author of the #1 international best-selling book Game Changers. Scott remains on a mission to teach organizations the same “game-changing” leadership strategies he learned in combat.

Seth Streeter

Founder and CEO at Mission Wealth
Seth has a Masters of Science in Financial Planning, the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Certified Estate Advisor (CEA®), and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA™) designations, and over 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he graduated with honors. Seth has been featured in many national publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Money Magazine, and Investment News. In 2008 he was ranked by Worth magazine as one of the nation’s top wealth managers. A thought-leader in the area of conscious financial planning, Seth helps people reframe their perspective of wealth beyond just the financial so that they can enjoy more balanced, impactful, and fulfilling lives. Seth was recognized by Real Leaders magazine in 2015 as one of the Top 100 visionary leaders who strive to create a better world, due to his work in conscious finance.

Shelli Rae Varela

Creator Mindset Mastery Course, Fire Captain, Author, Innovator
For over two decades, Shelli Varela has been blazing trails both literally and figuratively. Hired in 1994 as the first female firefighter in Canada’s 6th largest city, she went on to earn the coveted “Firefighter of the Year Award” twice and is a former traveling member of “Firefighters Without Borders” where she and her team were deployed to Honduras. Shelli authored a children’s book called “Peanut Meets the Pigtailed Firefighter” and is the creator of the Mindset Mastery program, in which she dedicates herself to showing others how they, too, can hack possibility, reach their full potential, and live a life of purpose and impact.

Tim Bauer

Author
“Tinier Tim” Bauer is less than half the man he used to be. After spending 31 years struggling with morbid obesity, he transformed his life, losing more than 225 pounds in just over 1 year through diet and exercise and now helps other obese individuals do the same. Tim’s approach to overcoming obesity is to focus on one step at a time, reminding his clients that he didn’t lose 225 pounds, he lost one pound 225 times. His greatest accomplishment is that his daughters are now able to sit in his lap without his belly getting in the way and wrap their arms completely around him. Tim’s blog, TinierTim.com, his personal weight loss story, and his approach to fitness and life have appeared in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, and on the inaugural episode of TLC’s hit series Skin Tight.

Tom Wujec

Fellow at Autodesk Inc
Tom Wujec is an Autodesk Fellow, master facilitator, popular TED speaker, and best-selling author on design, creativity, and innovation. As an Autodesk Fellow, Tom’s team explores, expands, and explains how emerging technologies and ways of working promise to disrupt industries. From computational design and programmable matter, to synthetic biology, this work transforms the nature of innovation. Tom has worked on software projects including Sketchbook Pro, now used by over 50 million people worldwide, and Maya, the first software application to win an Academy Award. As a master facilitator, Tom helps organizations innovate and solve wicked problems. Using a practice called Visual Strategy, he guides leadership teams to map out the complex play and trade-offs of their businesses – networks of industry drivers, market pressures, emerging technologies, customer aspirations, and organizational operations – into system maps that foster clarity, engagement, and alignment.

Traver Boehm

Author, Transformational Coach
Traver Boehm is an author, speaker, and transformational coach currently practicing intentional homelessness. When Traver was a child he wanted to be a ninja – that was all. Swimming and playing water polo for Boston College, while earning a B.A. in Asian Philosophy, led to a Master’s degree in Tradition Chinese Medicine from Yo-San University and a career in Mixed Martial Arts. Opening CrossFit Pacific Coast in 2009 brought him to beautiful Santa Barbara. Traver’s latest venture – The Year to Live Project – will encompass the entirety of 2016 and seeks to tackle the personal question, “What would you do if it were your last year alive?” The project has led him to volunteering in a hospice in Santa Fe, sitting in meditative silence and isolation while in complete darkness for 28 straight days in Guatemala, and will next take him to the woods of Utah to survive with only a knife, a poncho, and a water bottle as tools. His first book, named after the project, is due out in 2017.

Victoria Labalme

Performing Artist and Creative Presentation Coach
Performing Artist and Creative Presentation Coach Victoria Labalme helps you express your most authentic self – on stage, on camera and in life – and transform even the simplest daily communication into a work of art. Her courses and Keynote Performances™ have influenced hundreds of thousands of people across the globe to take creative risks and deliver their message with the unexpected twist that distinguishes their brand and leaves a lasting impression. A graduate of Stanford University and founder of Rock The Room®, Victoria has been the private coach to New York Times bestselling authors, professional speakers, and leading entrepreneurs. She has also worked with the top executives and teams at dozens of the world’s most recognized brands including Starbucks, PayPal, EMC, JCDecaux, IBM, Oracle, McDonald’s, and Microsoft. Victoria has helped her clients rock it on stage for Oprah, craft keynotes and TEDx talks, crush launch videos and live streams.

Wesley Chapman

Founder/CEO at A HUMAN PROJECT
Abandoned by both parents, tortured, forgotten, labeled and told by the age of 8 that he would never amount to anything – this was the beginning of Wesley Chapman’s shocking and torturous childhood. Wesley’s childhood would lead him on a mission to discover the frameworks of self-worth and create the building blocks of his success. By the age of 28 Wesley had built a successful business, catering to clients like Franklin Covey, A&E and Verizon. 3 years ago he co-founded A HUMAN PROJECT, an organization that empowers youth to learn how to create their own self-worth and rise above their circumstances. A HUMAN PROJECT has directly impacted the lives of more than 65,000 youth in 14 countries. Millions more youth have been reached by the messaging of A HUMAN PROJECT. A HUMAN PROJECT and Wesley are just in the beginning of creating this global movement – a movement to empower others to take control of their own self-worth and then provide sensational value to the world.

Organizing team

Mark
Sylvester

Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Organizer

Kymberlee
Weil

Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Co-organizer
  • Jeremy Zimmermann
    Post production
  • Rachel Johnson
    Team member