Keynote Speakers
Nicole Denise meMarketing
Nicole Denise Phillip is a highly successful entrepreneur and CEO. She is the CEO of Ministry Event Marketing (meMarketing) Brand Agency and the founder of Nicole Michelle Collection, a brand that empowers women to live boldly and freely. With her extensive experience and expertise in branding and marketing, Nicole has helped countless service-based organizations make a smooth transition from corporate life to entrepreneurship, achieve profitability, and attract the right clientele. Her result-driven solutions and commitment to hel...
Abby Malchow Amazon
Abby Malchow is the Manager of Small Business Partnerships & Education at Amazon where she develops and manages partnerships that help drive success for entrepreneurs and small businesses through delivering education, programs, and investments that support their continued growth. Abby joined Amazon in December 2018 and during her tenure, she has remained focused on enabling the success of entrepreneurs, small businesses, and underserved businesses through various roles, programs, and initiatives to include creating the Military...
workshop Speakers
Christine FootitInternal Revenue Service
Chris Footit has been with the IRS for 32 years. She is the Branch Chief for the Tax Outreach, Partnership and Education branch in Communications & Liaison. Prior to her current position, she was a Revenue Officer in...
Shasta Daisy McCartyBrand Strategist & Fractional CMO, The Marketing Blender
Shasta Daisy McCarty is a fractional Chief Marketing Officer and brand strategist for multiple B2B companies as part of The Marketing Blender team in Fort Worth, Texas. She provides training & resources that help com...
Jeff CrowleyVice President, JobFormance
I am an expert in executive search and talent management. My professional search experience, all at the executive level, spans companies from $5M to billions...
Dina BuchananMotivational Speaker, Business Coach & Director of Business Strategy, Client.com
Dina started her Real Estate Investment career in 2002 when she and her husband started LifeWorks, Inc., a residential company where she and her husband began the
John DeJulioCEO of John DeJulio Companies, Ltd.
John has been speaking on stages all over the country in front of thousands of people for the last two decades. Widely considered to be one of the most dynamic and entertaining presenters, he has been able ...
Kiley PetersFounder, RAYNE IX
Kiley Peters is an international award-winning serial entrepreneur, small business strategist, executive coach, and operations consultant with 15 years of industry experience. Many know her as the founder of Brainchil...
Jason William JohnsonInstructor, Verizon Small Business Digital Ready
Jason William Johnson, also known as Notorious B.I.Z., is an economic development leader, professor, entrepreneur, and Ph.D. candidate with over 15 years of experience training and coaching entrepreneurs. He is als...
Haziq AliChief Marketing Officer, Novae
Haziq Ali has been an entrepreneur for the majority of his life, beginning with a feature on an episode of 60 minutes profiling his first business in junior high school. After huge learning experiences that left him bank...
Shymane RobinsonAttorney & Founder, True Lawyer LLC
Shymane Robinson was recently named the youngest African American Attorney to open an office on the Southside of Chicago, which is her 2nd location. Shymane was born and raised on the west side of Chicago, she received 2...
Lauren DoorlagDirector, HR Client Relations, Tandem HR
Lauren Doorlag is an SPHR-certified and people and client-focused HR leader at Tandem HR. With over ten years of HR experience working within a wide array of industries, Lauren understands ...
Lisa BrockHR Business Partner, HR Client Services, Tandem HR
Lisa Brock is an SHRM-certified HR Business Partner at Tandem HR. Lisa is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from implementing organizational change to performance management and effectiv...
Vibha ChawlaBusiness and Executive Coach, FocalPoint
Vibha Chawla is a Certified FocalPoint Business and Executive Coach, where she works with Small Business Owners and executives to conduct financial assessments, operational performance improvements, and business coaching...
Dr. Christine IzuakorFounder & CEO, Cyber Pop-up
Dr. Christine Izuakor is the Founder and CEO of Cyber Pop-up, the most trustworthy and flexible cybersecurity solution built for small businesses. She has over a decade of experience leading cybersecurity functions withi...