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Coach DJ Davis

Middle school assistant principal and entrepreneur

Coach DJ has over 28 years of experience with youth and sports. He is a former Division 1 walk-on turned scholarship starter. He is currently a middle school assistant principal and has author two published books. When he is not managing his students’ progress and discipline, he spends time motivating others via speaking engagements and mentoring.

David Laflin

Illusionist. Entrepreneur. Community Leader

David Laflin is a speaker, event host, entrepreneur, and entertainer. He has given over 2,000 live presentations in 46 states, 13 countries, and on 5 continents. David uses the art of illusion to demonstrate how our brains can be deceived, and then shows how we can train our minds to think differently. He loves helping others rediscover wonder, have dreams re-awakened, and learn to live a life of purpose. David and his wife, Teesha, live in Colorado where they are always finding new adventures with their four children.

Doug Foley

Entrepreneur & Author

Doug Foley is a media entrepreneur, podcast host, and digital pioneer who is known for pushing the boundaries of digital platforms to create unique solutions that drive growth. He’s an innovator with a drive and a passion for helping others thrive, succeed, and think outside the box. As the host of the hit podcast The Happiness of Pursuit, he teaches listeners how ordinary people followed their passions to create extraordinary lives. He launched two six-figure businesses in less than 18 months, and he’s now using that experience to help others find fulfillment through a lifestyle business

Dr. Amy Lawson Moore

Cognitive Psychologist

Dr. Amy Moore is a cognitive psychologist at LearningRx in Colorado Springs, CO at the headquarters of a worldwide network of brain training centers where she specializes in cognitive training and cognition assessment for neurodevelopmental disorders, learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and age-related cognitive decline. Dr. Moore also serves as VP of Research at Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people struggling with brain disorders and injuries. Her brain training research has been published in peer-reviewed medical and psychology journals and presented at conferences around the United States. She is a former child development specialist, education administrator, with a PhD in psychology and a master’s degree in early childhood education. She’s a board-certified Christian counselor, Editor-in-Chief of Modern Brain Journal, co-host of the podcast Brainy Moms, a married mom of 3 boys, and an ADHD warrior.

Jada L. Hartfield

Life Coach. Army Officer

"The military is a great institution that provides numerous benefits, but also has negative images tied to it from various angles - especially for females. We must teach, mentor, coach, and empower women so they find their voice and intentionally direct their military careers. Establishing a formation of amazing women that are in the right head and heart space to influence others will leave impacts and legacies that can positively change the trajectory of our communities and our Nation.

Jay Myers

Entrepreneur

Jay B. Myers is the past founder/CEO of Interactive Solutions Inc. (ISI), a Memphis-based firm that specialized in video conferencing, distance learning, telehealth, and audio-visual sales and support. Jay started ISI in 1996 and built it into a twenty-million-dollar company In 2007, Jay published his first book, Keep Swinging: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Small Business Success In 2014, Jay published his second book, Hitting the Curveballs: How Crisis Can Strengthen and Grow Your Business, Jay is currently the executive in residence at the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics. In June 2021, Jay published his third book, Rounding Third and Heading for Home: The Emotional Journey of Selling my Business and Lessons Learned Along the Way Jay and his wife Maureen live in Collierville, Tennessee and have two children, Jordan and Kaitlin, as well as a white Labrador named Walker.

Jeff Jucha

Entrepreneur

Jeff Jucha has been a certified fitness trainer for over 13 years. During this time he has lived outside of the box. His obsession is our ability to improve quality of life through movement, mental resilience, good food, and our connections to each other.

Jessica Zimmerman

CEO / Entrepreneur. Bestselling Author

Jessica Zimmerman is an entrepreneur, educator, and best selling author who helps women create lives by design, not default. In the past decade, Jessica has built a seven figure business, traveled the US in an airstream with her family of five, and been featured in publications including People, Business Insider, and Forbes. Since the release of her best selling memoir, Sleeping with a Stranger, Jessica continues to explore how seasons of darkness can reconnect us to who we were made to be, leading to unprecedented growth. Jessica lives with her husband and three children in Nashville, Tennessee.

Josh Meyer

Entrepreneur

So many of us are missing something in our lives. Unfortunately, MOST of us do not believe there is anything they can do about it. Boy is that incorrect. Whether you’d like to feed your passions in combination with your 9-5, or change you’re trajectory totally... I’ve got news for you all.

Kashish Kalita

Writer. Author. YouTuber.

Kashish is a 10-year-old girl who desires to be an Artist with positive influence. Her persona comprises an Author, Actor, Pageant Winner, Model, Classical Dancer, Songwriter, and Animator while maintaining A-grade at school. At age 6, Kashish embraced Indian classical dance Kathak and started participating in ramp walks as well. She won a Beauty Pageant at age 8, “Ms. Beautiful” at age 9 and dance competitions. In 2019, Kashish published her first book ‘One Positive Thought’ at age 9. Next year, she published her second book ‘Trapped IN…’. She is honored to be a coach for an organization to guide aspiring writers to publish their books. Based on her book’s themes, she earned the Great Orator Championship 2020 award. Kashish has done Voiceover, Emcee, and public speaking. Over the years, she has won many awards and has been interviewed by talk shows, web-series, and magazines. Kashish desires to be a thought leader influencing kids around the world to pursue their dreams!

Monick Halm

Educator, Advocate and Real Estate Investor

Monick Halm is an educator and advocate for women to create passive income streams through real estate investing. Her mission is to assist 1 million women to achieve financial freedom through real estate. She is the founder of Real Estate Investor Goddesses, and is herself a real estate investor and syndicator with over 16 years of real estate investing experience in multi-family, industrial, mobile home and RV parks, flipping, vacation rentals, and ground-up development. Together with her husband and her investors, she owns over 1000 rental doors across ten states. She is the #1 bestselling author of The Real Estate Investor Goddess Handbook, Wealth for Women: Conversations with the Team That Creates the Dream, and Investing in Real Estate from $1 to $1 Million. She is the host of the Real Estate Investor Goddesses Podcast. She is also a Real Estate Strategy Mentor, keynote speaker, recovering attorney, avid world traveler, wife, and mother of three amazing kids.

Rachelle Babler

Entrepreneur / Thought Leader

Rachelle Babler grew up in Southern California near the sunny beaches of San Diego and has always been an avid explorer, traveler, musician and creative soul. At the height of her career in forensics, she quit her job cold turkey to pursue her “why” and found out what that was during a global pandemic, “TO empower others to consciously advocate, SO THAT they can heal, inspire and unite the human collective”. She is a #1 International Best Selling Co-Author, Speaker, Advocate. Singer/Songwriter and proud mother to her two amazing children, Austin and Camryn.

Samuel Magee

Thought Leader. Social Advocate.

If it only took a $4 bus ticket to change someone’s life forever, would you do it? What if it was $10 and a hot cup of coffee? What if it was as simple as starting a conversation? Inside every person is the powerful life saving gift of empathy. Using his experience as homeless and addicted to heroin, Samuel shows us the powerful life saving effects of empathy in practice. The same practice he's seen time and time again helping people out of the worst circumstances. When the standards of society and the prejudices in our own minds eliminate the possibility of becoming more empathetic and compassionate, what is lost? Our sense of community? Our responsibilities as fellow humans? Samuel shares the facts and illuminates some of the pitfalls of addiction and homelessness. Empathy can be applied practically and the result of its application is a connection with our fellow man.

Terri Lonowski

M.Ed., Educational Psychology

People are dying, EVERY DAY! Underneath it all, we are NOT feeling heard, even though we’re hardwired to thrive when we feel seen, heard and supported by others. Terri proposes a simple solution to this problem called Soulful Listening™. Five easily repeatable elements offer a roadmap to listening in a way that leaves others feeling deeply heard. In fact, one Soulful Listening™ conversation has the power to change the trajectory of a person’s life forever. With inspiration from her Grandma Helga and wisdom evolved throughout her lifetime, Terri remains passionate about healing the communication divide we experience in our relationships. As founder of Soulful Listening™, she earned a M.Ed. in Ed. Psych. from the Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln. These include serving as chair of the American Counseling Association Foundation, representing over 50,000 professional counselors nationwide; and leading nationwide human centered design teams to showcase Workforce Innovations at The White House.

Tricia Nelson

Emotional Eating Expert

Tricia Nelson lost fifty pounds by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating and sugar addiction. Tricia has spent over thirty years researching the hidden causes of the addictive personality. Tricia is an Emotional Eating Expert, founder of HealYourHunger.com and author of the #1 bestselling book, Heal Your Hunger, 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. Tricia is the host of the popular podcast, The Heal Your Hunger Show and has been a highly regarded guest speaker on more than 100 popular podcasts. Tricia has been featured on NBC, CBS, KTLA, FOX, The List and Discovery Health.

Ty Smith

Philanthropist. Community Leader.

Ty Smith AKA Modern Renaissance Man is a Christ-led man who's love for truth and righteousness set him apart as an extraordinary speaker. He prides himself on being married for 20 yrs and raising his two sons. Ty is a minister, public speaker, radio show host, community leader and online influencer.