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Keynote Speakers

Nicole Denise Brand Strategist, 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.

Allison Maslan Founder & CEO, Pinnacle Global Network

Allison Maslan, CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, was recently named “One of the 10 Women Entrepreneurs to watch in 2023”, by Forbes Magazine. She is the Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of Scale or Fail, which is endorsed by Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank. Allison’s built 10 successful companies over the last 40 years.

For the past 14 years, she and her team of business mentors have helped over 150,000 Founder...

Tiana Nicole Burse CEO, District Media Press

Tiana Burse is a 41 year old serial entrepreneur. Tiana is most known from her widely popular online show called “Hustle Season” currently streaming on Facebook Watch. She is passionate about helping brands grow and scale. As the CEO and Co-Founder of District Media Press, a Consulting and Marketing Agency, Tiana engages with a variety of companies. This allows her to have a specific vantage point through the data her company collects through the hundreds of campaigns running at a time. Tiana’s vibrant personality has allowed he...

workshop Speakers

Rhett BrayPresident, BeaconPath, Inc.

Rhett is the President of BeaconPath, Inc. and has been working in the insurance industry for over 40 years. His expertise in his industry, plus both work and professional experiences, make him a valuable asset to every ...

Fujica PaolinoFounder & CEO, Simply Fujica

After holding various leadership positions for over 20 years, I decided I could serve on a larger scale by serving others through my own business. Throughout my career, I have coached and mentored many professionals. In ...

Alexandra LauberCOO, Bixly Inc.

Alexandra Lauber started in the educational field and launched her own tutoring company which multiplied in the four years she owned it. From there, she contributed my academic expertise as...

Nick WortleyCTO, Bixly Inc.

Nick Wortley is a seasoned technology leader with over 16 years of rich experience in executive management, software development, and product launches. Starting his journey at 15 years old ...

Joseph MeuseFounder & President, Business GPS, LLC

A serial entrepreneur over the past 30 years, Mr. Meuse has started and built over a dozen successful businesses and in the process has also helped thousands of other US companies execute on their business plans. Sectors...

Linda HollanderCEO, Sponsor Concierge & Founder of the Sponsor Secrets Seminar

Linda Hollander has been featured by Inc. and Entrepreneur Magazines as the leading expert on corporate sponsorship. She is the author of the book, Corporate Sponsorship in 3 Easy Steps: Ge...

Georgina MirandaCEO, She Ventures, Presented By AT&T Business

Georgina is a social entrepreneur, adventure athlete, international speaker, writer, transformation coach, consultant, mindfulness and energy practitioner, activist, and founder and CEO of She Ventures— a social enterp...

Georgina MirandaCEO, She Ventures, Presented By AT&T Business

Georgina es emprendedora social, oradora motivacional, entrenadora de transformación, atleta, escritora, consultora, practicante de energía y de mindfulness, y activista. Ella es fundadora y directora ejecutiva de She ...

Ramzi SarkisChief Revenue Officer, J. Galt

As Chief Revenue Officer for J Galt Finance Suite, Ramzi Sarkis is well known for his engaging presentations and hands-on consultative approach. He has blazed a trail of success across many...

Kevin KeenerPartner, Keener and Associates, P.C.

Mr. Keener is a preeminent attorney practicing in intellectual property law. Mr. Keener advises clients of all sizes (from solo entrepreneurs to corporations). As a practicing patent attorney he has protected the inventi...

Glen DepkeInfluence Expert & Trainer, Influence To Profit

Glen Depke has been an entrepreneur since 1986, owning many successful businesses, including five restaurants and holistic health practices. He is also a best-selling author and internally ...

Joseph MeuseFounder & President, Business GPS, LLC

A serial entrepreneur over the past 30 years, Mr. Meuse has started and built over a dozen successful businesses and in the process has also helped thousands of other US companies execute on their business plans. Sectors...

Barry PetersFounder & CEO, Premier Tax and Finance

Barry A. Peters is the CEO & Founder of Premier Tax & Finance, a firm providing tax and financial management services to start-ups, small businesses and individuals.Read More

Kristen DeazeleyManagement and Program Analyst, Tax Outreach, Partnership and Education Communications & Liaison, IRS

Kristen Deazeley is a Management and Program Analyst with the Tax Outreach, Partnership and Education office of the Internal Revenue Service Communications & Liaison Division. She provi...

Sherri SalesPublic Affairs Specialist, Tax Outreach, Partnership and Education Communications & Liaison, IRS

Sherri Sales graduated from State University of New York in Brockport New York with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Specialty in Accounting. Ms. Sales employed with the...

Tim DerricksonDirector of IT & Security Services, One Step Secure IT

Tim is a CISSP Certified Security Expert with 25+ years of directing IT and Cybersecurity strategies, building system roadmaps, and leading support and implementation projects; helping to strengthen security for organiza...

Tia KimakhomFounder & CEO, WAKARIO Inc.

Serial entrepreneur and seasoned data professional Tia Kimakhom is on a mission to democratize data analytics and AI capabilities for small and medium-sized businesses in the US. With a career spanning 15 years, Tia has ...

Jenifer ProctorProgram Development Manager, Global Sales, IHGBE

Jenifer Proctor is a Hospitality Professional with over 25 years of experience. Her background includes various hotel brands spanning many types of service from mainstream to luxury. Jenife...

Erin ThompsonProgram Development Manager, Global Sales, IHGBE

Erin Thompson is a veteran Hospitality professional with over 32 years of experience. In her career, she has successfully negotiated contracts with many Fortune 500 companies, resulting in ...

Balaji Krishnan (Benny)Sales Director, Zoho

Benny is an experienced Head Of Business Management with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. He is skilled in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), IT Service Manageme...

DJ FormanCTO & Founder, ITque, Inc.

DJ Forman brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the ITcurio podcast as our esteemed co-host. With over 30 years in the IT industry, DJ has established himself as a seasoned profess...

Kameron KennermerBusiness Development Executive, ITque, Inc.

Introducing Kameron Kennemer: Tech Enthusiast, and Business Development Executive. Kameron Kennemer brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the IT Curio podcast as the producer and h...

Veronica HerreraPartner, Summit Business Advisors

Veronica Herrera is the face of Summit Bookkeeping, meeting with clients and training them on how to read their financial reports, working on strategy, and reviewing work. She has a knack f...

Erendira CronkhitePartner, Summit Business Advisors

Eri Cronkhite is a Founding Partner of Summit Business Advisors. She thrives on creating clean and accurate financial statements for her small business clients so they can be strategic abou...

Linda Wilson GordonFounder & CEO, North Star Marketing Group, Inc.

With over 35 years in marketing and direct sales experience in both the Financial Services industry and in high tech, Linda draws on a wealth of both personal experience as well as the know...

Bill EnrightVP of Business Development, North Star Marketing Group Inc.

Bill Enright has over 20 years of Sales experience, Sales Management, and Sales Training. He has spent many of those years coaching thousands of others on how to bui...

Jay AhnSBA Business Development Officer, Wells Fargo

Jay Ahn has been a Vice President & Business Development Officer for the Los Angeles region of Wells Fargo SBA since 2011. As part of SBA Lending, Mr. Ahn works with small businesses to help choose the best loan for ...

Ron DirienzoSr. Channel Manager, Spectrum Business & RingCentral

Ron Dirienzo leads the Spectrum Business partnership for RingCentral. He has over 10 years’ experience in the telephony and unified communications industry. He has advised businesses of all sizes and industries, guidin...

Sharon Lee ThonyFounder & CEO, SLT Consulting, Verizon

Sharon Lee Thony is a brand and marketing executive, with nearly two decades of experience creating award-winning marketing campaigns for travel, beauty, and luxury lifestyle brands. She is the founder and CEO of SLT Con...

Jason RossSr. Training Lead, Google Pixel for Business

Jason has been supporting Android Mobile Sales for over a decade. As a former educator, Jason brings a wealth of learning and development experience to his participants. Outside of mobile technology, Jason and his two ch...

Roberto MartinezGrow with Google Coach, Grow with Google

Roberto is the founder and CEO of Braven Agency, a small business digital marketing agency and software company based in Los Angeles. He’s run over 500 digital marketing workshops with Google and in turn helped many sm...

Jake KleinFounder, Jake Ryan Consulting

Jake Klein is the founder of Jake Ryan Consulting, a leading public relations and branding consultancy. A veteran communications professional based in New York City, Jake specializing in media relations and brand buildin...

Anthony GarciaFounder, Entrepreneurs Network.AI

Anthony Garcia, a renowned sales expert, and bestselling author, is the visionary founder of Entrepreneurs Network AI. With over two decades of experience, he has been a guiding force in sales excellence and leadership. ...

Nicklaus EliasAccount Executive, Odoo

Nicklaus Elias is an Account Executive and Onboarding Specialist at Odoo with 3 years of experience helping small businesses grow and optimize their operations. Nicklaus specializes in the coaching of new account exec...

Navonna MorrisonDirector of Sales, OpenClassrooms

I'm a passionate talent solutions advisor helping organizations solve their talent challenges including skills gaps, talent shortages, and talent DE&I initiatives. I studied to become a teacher at the University of N...

Jessica Eaves MathewsFounder and Managing Partner, Leverage Legal Group

Jessica Eaves Mathews, Founder of Leverage Legal Group®, is an award-winning Trademark, Copyright, Intellectual Property and AI attorney who has been practicing law for 27 years. Jessica has represented businesses of al...

Mary Ann Barroso-CastanonLoyalty Manager, IKEA

As the Loyalty Manager for IKEA Burbank Mary Ann is responsible to ensure our visitors have an enjoyable, convenient, and successful shopping and buying experience that leads to increased sales and sustained long-term pr...

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