Erin Thorp (she/her) is an empathic keynote speaker, writer and coach for leaders who struggle with conflict, communication, and performance during high-stress times. She supports leaders in navigating difficult conversations, building powerful teams, and communicating with empathy so they can lead confidently. Having spent 20 years in the masculine dominated…
Tonika Bruce is a Florida-based award-winning nurse, business leader and serial entrepreneur. Her vibrant personality and go-getter attitude has always been the drive for her success and winning in life. Her entrepreneurial projects started at an early age when she became a professional speaker and sales coach, and built a…
For the better half of his life, Bryan didn’t belong to the common narrative of the world. Sports teams he didn’t make, friend groups he didn’t fit into, a fraternity he dropped after one week in rush, and jobs where his potential was tied to a direct report’s approval. Simply,…
Felix Velarde is the author of ‘Scale at Speed’ and CEO of 2Y3X. In 1994 Felix Velarde started one of the first specialist digital creative agencies, Hyperinteractive. His next, Head New Media, became the world’s most awarded digital agency and was bought by MullenLowe Profero. Felix had a career which…
As founder and CEO of CARROLL, Michael Patrick Carroll is recognized nationwide as a leader in the real estate industry. In his role as CEO, he works to define and implement plans for the overall portfolio CARROLL provides. Expanding the various facets of that portfolio is one of the ways…
Sphinx Minerva Group is a boutique leadership and management consulting firm that provides support to for-profit and non-profit organizations. Its Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner, Dr. Brian D. Agnew, is an experienced leader in campaign planning, the economics of higher education, crisis management, and diversity and inclusion efforts. Throughout…
Michelle Bomberger is the CEO and Managing Attorney at Equinox Business Law Group. As a small business founder and a fellow entrepreneur, Michelle understands the emotional and practical aspects of owning a business. This makes her an effective guide for business leaders in evaluating risk and opportunity in their decision…
Dean Haynesworth is CEO and Executive Minority Founder of Black Progress Matters [BPM], an organization committed to effectuating change in existing businesses and organizations. Still, BPM is also providing an ambitious incubator program for the development and funding of minority start-ups. Dean encourages, along with the BPM founding partners, to…
Amy Edge is a former-childhood educator turned impact-driven entrepreneur. She is an operations and project management expert for visionaries and change-makers in the online space. This strategic partnership increases profits, empowers their team, and scales their business without frustration and complete ease. She is the founder of The Rising Sisterhood…
Founder and CEO Joss Richard is an Emmy Award winning Producer who was born and raised in Toronto where she worked as a Television Producer before moving to Los Angeles. At the age of 28, Joss has won a Daytime Emmy Award and worked at Netflix, The Ellen DeGeneres Show,…