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March 11, 2024 - Environmental VC Meir Rabkin and Pajama Program Moves the World Genevieve Piturro

Meir Rabkin - Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Vision Capital
There is a generational investment opportunity in the venture capitalclimate space. When you look at valuations, there has been a 9X valuationcompression since 2021. Valuations are at an all-time historic low inventure capital. Pile on the $1.7 trillion that is going into that and youare creating a very attractive generational opportunity to go into this space.
Meir Rabkin is the founder and managing partner of Blue Vision Capital, a climate-tech venture capital fund dedicated to investing in early-stage startups to reduce global warming by focusing on innovative capital-efficient technologies. Meir’s dedication to the fund aligns with his passion for the environment as he has been involved in various causes, such as the Climate Solution Prize, and Hands on USA, where he volunteered to clean up debris left by Hurricane Katrina. Before launching Blue Vision Capital, Meir accumulated over 18 years in the investment sector working in large asset management firms and banking, including Mackenzie Investments, a $200B asset management firm, with a career kickoff at Wealth Management at Investors Group, a national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to Canadians through a network of advisors located across Canada. Throughout his career, Meir has built an extensive network of Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) clients, such as CEOs of multinational corporations, serial entrepreneurs and founders. A seasoned angel investor, Meir’s track record includes several IPO’s and unicorns.Genevieve Piturro - Founder of Pajama Program
It takes so many people! It is not the power of one that changes things, it isthe power of one another that moves mountains and moves people.
Genevieve Piturro has been invited to present her TEDx Talk in NYC Jan 29, 2024 titled: How Do You Become a Voice that Moves the World? "One woman came up with her own idea to honor her calling, and her name is Genevieve Piturro." -Oprah Winfrey. A successful TV exec, Genevieve dramatically changed direction and found purpose when a 6-yr old girl’s question rocked her life. She founded the national organization, Pajama Program, in 2001. Gen is an inspirational speaker/consultant, sharing life and leadership lessons from her 5x award winning best seller, Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas: How to Transform Your Life, Embrace the Human Connection and Lead with Meaning. Understanding how vital Purpose and The Human Connection are in leadership, team building, and the bottom line, Piturro designs personalized keynotes embracing these two pillars of success. Genevieve’s second book, Purpose, Passion and Moxie: How to Lead the Way and Leave a Legacy, is a workbook to help you start a nonprofit from scratch to success, and was released September, 2023. A TEDX speaker, Genevieve has been interviewed on OPRAH, TODAY, GMA, The Early Show, CNN, Fox & Friends, The Wall Street Journal and more and she rang the Nasdaq Bell in 2016. 

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Meir Rabkin – Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Vision Capital
There is a generational investment opportunity in the venture capital climatespace. When you look at valuations, there has been a 9X valuation compressionsince 2021. Valuations are at an all-time historic low in venture capital. Pile onthe $1.7 trillion that is going into that and you are creating a very attractivegenerational opportunity to go into this space.
Meir Rabkin is the founder and managing partner of Blue Vision Capital, a climate-tech venture capital fund dedicated to investing in early-stage startups to reduce global warming by focusing on innovative capital-efficient technologies. Meir’s dedication to the fund aligns with his passion for the environment as he has been involved in various causes, such as the Climate Solution Prize, and Hands on USA, where he volunteered to clean up debris left by Hurricane Katrina. Before launching Blue Vision Capital, Meir accumulated over 18 years in the investment sector working in large asset management firms and banking, including Mackenzie Investments, a $200B asset management firm, with a career kickoff at Wealth Management at Investors Group, a national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to Canadians through a network of advisors located across Canada. Throughout his career, Meir has built an extensive network of Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) clients, such as CEOs of multinational corporations, serial entrepreneurs and founders. A seasoned angel investor, Meir’s track record includes several IPO’s and unicorns.
Genevieve Piturro – Founder of Pajama Program
It takes so many people! It is not the power of one that changes things, it isthe power of one another that moves mountains and moves people.
Genevieve Piturro has been invited to present her TEDx Talk in NYC Jan 29, 2024 titled: How Do You Become a Voice that Moves the World? “One woman came up with her own idea to honor her calling, and her name is Genevieve Piturro.” -Oprah Winfrey. A successful TV exec, Genevieve dramatically changed direction and found purpose when a 6-yr old girl’s question rocked her life. She founded the national organization, Pajama Program, in 2001. Gen is an inspirational speaker/consultant, sharing life and leadership lessons from her 5x award winning best seller, Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas: How to Transform Your Life, Embrace the Human Connection and Lead with Meaning. Understanding how vital Purpose and The Human Connection are in leadership, team building, and the bottom line, Piturro designs personalized keynotes embracing these two pillars of success. Genevieve’s second book, Purpose, Passion and Moxie: How to Lead the Way and Leave a Legacy, is a workbook to help you start a nonprofit from scratch to success, and was released September, 2023. A TEDX speaker, Genevieve has been interviewed on OPRAH, TODAY, GMA, The Early Show, CNN, Fox & Friends, The Wall Street Journal and more and she rang the Nasdaq Bell in 2016.

March 7, 2024 - IBM X-Force Michelle Alvarez and Strauss Naturals Wayne Elliott

Michelle Alvarez - Manager of IBM X-Force's Strategic Threat Intelligence Team
We have seen a 256% increase in the use of malware designed to steal yourinformation including your credentials for e-mail, social media, and banking.
Michelle Alvarez is the manager of IBM X-Force's Strategic Threat Intelligence team. She brings 20 years of cybersecurity to her role, specializing in threat research and communication. In her current role, she focuses communications efforts around strategic threat and impact assessments for X-Force Incident Response and Threat Intelligence clients. Michelle's previous roles include threat analyst, writer and manager with IBM Managed Security Services (MSS).[social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-linkedin' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellealvarez-cybersecurity/' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /]
Wayne Elliott - Ship Recycling and Strauss Naturals Advocate
I started by going to farm auctions to buy scrap metal. At one of the first ones,I burned the barn down by accident. Thank God the lady came out and said,‘I was wondering how we were going to get rid of that barn!’ I didn't mean toburn down the barn. I couldn't get the truck that was inside out of it, so I triedcutting it up inside the barn, and next thing the whole barn was on fire.
Wayne Elliott has been in the ship recycling business for 40 years. His company can take a 1000-foot-long ship and reduce it to a pile to reusable materials. He has grown into other areas such as battery recycling. He recounts his life-changing experience with SHD, a health supplement he stumbled upon after battling angina and its debilitating symptoms. Struggling with leg cramps, shortness of breath, night sweats, and chest pains, Wayne also grappled with anxiety and a lack of energy, resigning himself to the fate of heart-related issues that plagued his family. However, upon learning about SHD through a friend in Vancouver and being inspired by studies from renowned institutions like Harvard, Wayne decided to give it a try. Astonishingly, within two weeks of taking SHD, he noticed improvements in unexpected ways – his hearing returned, and his respiratory system cleared, leading to a significant boost in energy. Over the course of three months, Wayne transformed into a revitalized version of himself, feeling as energetic as he did decades ago. This transformation propelled him into a new phase of life where he actively engaged with others, becoming a spokesperson for Jim Strauss, the creator of SHD. Wayne's involvement extended to radio shows and lectures, allowing him to share his incredible journey with thousands of people suffering from various health issues. His enthusiasm and dedication to natural health solutions led him to become a regular guest on radio networks in the USA and Canada, where he continued to spread the word about his positive experiences with SHD and its miraculous effects on individuals dealing with diabetes, heart disease, low energy, and clogged arteries. Wayne's story highlights the power of painless, safe, and affordable health products, emphasizing the beauty of solutions that genuinely work. His gratitude towards Jim Strauss and the Strauss Heart Drops is profound, as he believes that without this intervention, he might not have been alive today, reinforcing the transformative impact of natural health remedies in the face of life-threatening conditions. Strauss Naturals is sponsoring the show with support for our radio-minute segments. Wayne says very simply that their products saved him. He became an advocate for the company and has been working with them for 29 years.

March 6, 2024 - Video Content 2 Ways! Marc Bjerring and ChewTyme Food Delivery Ashley Cunningham

Marc Bjerring – Co-Founder of Tourism Video Co Spivo and Speaker Video Co OutSpeakMedia    
We hold speaker demo days in Portland where we have a beautiful stage,and you can come speak on a stage that looks like you are giving a Ted talk,but you were really in and empty room. We film it from a number of differentcamera angles to create your speaker demo reel.
Marc Bjerring is an engineer turned entrepreneur. He has a passion for adventure and extreme sports which led him to develop and patent an innovative video camera mount. It sold worldwide and generated millions in revenue. Seeing opportunities in the video industry, Marc co-founded and currently operates two video agencies. Spivo.com specializes in making personal travel videos for busy professionals, and Outspeakmedia.com makes powerful speaker demo reels for public speakers.Ashley Cunningham – Founder of ChewTyme and Business Credit Expert
For black women following me, you need to create an action plan,stay consistent, and most importantly, stick to the vision, whateverthe vision is, stick to it!
Ashley Loveless Cunningham is the Creator of ChewTyme, a food delivery app/platform dedicated to empowering minority business owners in the culinary industry. Ashley, a credit expert, created ChewTyme after understanding the challenges faced by restaurant owners, particularly those from underrepresented communities, in scaling and expanding their businesses. To address these challenges, ChewTyme has designed a unique approach to support and uplift these entrepreneurs. There are no monthly charges. ChewTyme offers a free platform for minority-owned restaurants to list their businesses and reach a broader audience without the burden of monthly charges. This promotes inclusivity and allows these restaurants to tap into the benefits of digital exposure and food delivery services without upfront costs. State-of-the-Art Business Credit University: As part of our commitment to supporting the growth of minority-owned restaurants, ChewTyme offers access to a Business Credit University. This platform is designed to educate and guide restaurant owners on building strong business credit profiles.

March 4, 2024 - RV Rental Garr Russell and Renegade MD Dr. Susan Partovi

Garr Russell – Founder and CEO of Fireside RV Rental and Author of My Wheel-Estate Story: From lawnmowers to RV’s, my entrepreneurial journey filled with faith, failures, and fun times
Entrepreneurs always think about how to turn something into a business,or how to turn a liability into an asset. So, I put my RV on Craigslist forrental and within hours I had inquiries.
Garr Russell is the Founder and CEO of Fireside RV Rental. Having started, scaled, and sold several companies, Garr’s genius lies in understanding systems, processes, sales, marketing, leadership, and forging the way for others. In 2016 he entered the RV space with just his personal travel trailer and has since expanded to hundreds of RV’s under management and 8 figures in RV rentals under his belt. Garr is paving the way in the RV rental world as the nation’s first RV rental management franchise with locations all around the US and projects to close in on 100 locations by the end of 2024. Garr’s franchisees earn a whopping 40%+ management fee per RV under management. Garr can also speak on fully embracing the nomadic lifestyle. He, his wife, and four children have all been RV living full-time for the last 5 years. He will highlight the educational aspects of RVing, such as exposing children to diverse cultures, history, geography, and nature through homeschooling. Garr has been featured in publications such as Forbes and featured on podcasts such as Entrepreneurs on Fire, Living Off Rentals, RV Entrepreneur, and RV Rental Secrets.Dr. Susan Partovi – The Renegade MD and Author of Renegade MD: A Doctor’s Stories from the Streets
The important part of street medicine or street outreach is getting to knowpeople, getting to develop trust and developing a relationship. I use medicineas an engagement tool.
Dr. Susan Partovi has dedicated her career to helping underserved communities. After completing medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, she returned home to Los Angeles to train at a county hospital, Harbor UCLA, in family medicine. She began working at the Venice Family Clinic where she helped create the first street medicine team, and at Homeless Health Care L.A., where she now serves as their Medical Director. Additionally, she works for the L.A. County Department of Health Services, where she worked in the L.A. County jail system and started the first street medicine team in Skid Row. Dr. Partovi also started the Health Care Advocacy Group for medical students at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and was taking third-year medical students on annual trips to Haiti before the pandemic began and kidnapping gangs became rampant in the country. She co-founded H.E.A.L. (Health Care, Empowerment, Advocacy and Learning) which supports her projects in Haiti. Dr. Partovi has solidified her position as a leading expert in homeless and street medicine, and continues to treat patients and educate future doctors around the country.

February 29, 2024 – GoDaddy AI Laka Sriram, Strauss Naturals Wayne Elliott, and Storm Chaser Josh Morgerman

Laka Sriram - V.P. of Product, U.S. Independents at GoDaddy
GoDaddy has taken all of the advancements that are happening in the techindustry in the field of generative AI and incorporated it into our own platform.We then bring it to our 21 million plus customers in an easy, simple way forthem to use. It is called GoDaddy Airo.
Laka Sriram is a V.P. of Product, U.S. Independents, at GoDaddy. Within his role, he focuses on building products that leverage A.I. technology to help small businesses scale and prevent them from spending time on strenuous tasks that otherwise could have been used for strategic planning. For small businesses, every second saved and every dollar spent is the difference between surviving and thriving. Despite overall use of AI in the U.S. being 73%, on average, only 26% of small business owners are utilizing AI for their business. GoDaddy Airo™ is a new solution that saves SMB owners time and money by easily taking advantage of generative AI. It is set to be a game-changer, with small businesses expecting to save more than $4,000 and 300 hours of work a year by using generative AI.[social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-facebook' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://www.facebook.com/GoDaddy/' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /][social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-instagram' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://www.instagram.com/godaddy/' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /][social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-linkedin' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://www.linkedin.com/in/laka-sriram-3620b213/' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /]
Wayne Elliott - Ship Recycling and Strauss Naturals Advocate
Pharmaceutical companies seek to treat the symptoms. 80% of heart attack victims have low cholesterol.
Wayne Elliott is a former football and baseball player. He has been in the ship recycling business for 40 years. His company can take a 1000-foot-long ship and reduce it to a pile to reusable materials. He has grown into other areas such as battery recycling. He recounts his life-changing experience with SHD, a health supplement he stumbled upon after battling angina and its debilitating symptoms. Struggling with leg cramps, shortness of breath, night sweats, and chest pains, Wayne also grappled with anxiety and a lack of energy, resigning himself to the fate of heart-related issues that plagued his family. However, upon learning about SHD through a friend in Vancouver and being inspired by studies from renowned institutions like Harvard, Wayne decided to give it a try. Astonishingly, within two weeks of taking SHD, he noticed improvements in unexpected ways – his hearing returned, and his respiratory system cleared, leading to a significant boost in energy. Over the course of three months, Wayne transformed into a revitalized version of himself, feeling as energetic as he did decades ago. This transformation propelled him into a new phase of life where he actively engaged with others, becoming a spokesperson for Jim Strauss, the creator of SHD. Wayne's involvement extended to radio shows and lectures, allowing him to share his incredible journey with thousands of people suffering from various health issues. His enthusiasm and dedication to natural health solutions led him to become a regular guest on radio networks in the USA and Canada, where he continued to spread the word about his positive experiences with SHD and its miraculous effects on individuals dealing with diabetes, heart disease, low energy, and clogged arteries. Wayne's story highlights the power of painless, safe, and affordable health products, emphasizing the beauty of solutions that genuinely work. His gratitude towards Jim Strauss and the Strauss Heart Drops is profound, as he believes that without this intervention, he might not have been alive today, reinforcing the transformative impact of natural health remedies in the face of life-threatening conditions. Strauss Naturals is sponsoring the show with support for our radio-minute segments. Wayne says very simply that their products saved him. He became an advocate for the company and has been working with them for 29 years.[social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-facebook' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://www.facebook.com/wayneelliott01' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /][social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-twitter' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://twitter.com/WayneEHealthy' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /]
Josh Morgerman - Founder of iCyclone 
James Hardie siding is made of fiber cement. It is impervious to everything!It's impact resistant and high winds and almost completely impervious tomoisture. It doesn't mold or rot. Termites and pests hate it. And it doesn't burn.
Founded by storm chaser and adrenaline junkie Josh Morgerman, iCyclone is the brand name under which he chases hurricanes and collaborates with others on weather-related projects. The iCyclone team is a loosely-affiliated, cross-functional club of chasers, researchers, and meteorologists unified by their shared passion for Earth's mightiest spectacle: the hurricane. The iCyclone mission has always been to penetrate, experience, and document the inner cores of hurricanes as they thrust ashore—via video, data collection, and blogging. iCyclone's original chase turf was exclusively the USA. That changed in 2007, when Josh Morgerman singlehandedly hunted ferocious Category-5 Hurricane Dean on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula—the only chaser to do so. This splashy debut launched a string of solo, daredevil Mexican chases that have established Morgerman as the most prolific chaser of Mexican hurricanes and a specialist in this region. Since 2007, he's logged a whopping eight successful hurricane chases in Mexico—on both the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts—and in doing so has captured rare video footage and useful data for the USA's National Hurricane Center. In 2013—when the Atlantic failed to produce any chaseable hurricanes—Morgerman and the iCyclone team expanded their focus to East Asia, chasing and penetrating the inner cores of an incredible four typhoons in just over a month—including Category-5 Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. Recent high-profile chases include devastating Hurricane Odile in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 2014; Typhoon Goni in Ishigaki-jima, Japan, in 2015; Typhoon Dujuan in Su'ao, Taiwan, in 2015; and the incredible Category-5 Hurricane Patricia in Jalisco, Mexico, in 2015.[social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-facebook' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://www.facebook.com/iCyclone' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /][social_icons type='circle_social' icon='fa-linkedin' use_custom_size='yes' size='fa-lg' custom_size='' link='https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshmorgerman/' target='_blank' icon_color='' icon_hover_color='' background_color='' background_hover_color='' background_color_transparency='' border_width='' border_color='' border_hover_color='' icon_margin='' /]

March 1, 2024 - Machine Learning Dr. Eric Siegel and Digital Marketing TJ Murphy

Dr. Eric Siegel – Founder of Machine Learning Week, Former Columbia Professor and Bestselling Author of The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment 
The supposed threat of AI taking over roles, I think that is part of the hypethat is hurtful for everybody. It causes nerves where they are not neededand oversells the technology. It is not autonomous. We are not creatingartificial humans.
Eric Siegel, Ph.D. is a leading consultant and former Columbia University professor who helps companies deploy machine learning. He is the founder of the long-running Machine Learning Week conference series, the instructor of the acclaimed online course “Machine Learning Leadership and Practice – End-to-End Mastery,” executive editor of The Machine Learning Times, and a frequent keynote speaker. He wrote the bestselling Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die, which has been used in courses at hundreds of universities, as well as The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment. Eric’s interdisciplinary work bridges the stubborn technology/business gap. At Columbia, he won the Distinguished Faculty award when teaching graduate computer science courses in ML and AI. Later, he served as a business school professor at UVA Darden. Eric also publishes op-eds on analytics and social justice. Eric has appeared on Bloomberg TV and Radio, BNN (Canada), Israel National Radio, National Geographic Breakthrough, NPR Marketplace, Radio National (Australia), and TheStreet. Eric and his first book have been featured in Big Think, Businessweek, CBS MoneyWatch, Contagious Magazine, The European Business Review, The Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, GQ, Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, Luckbox Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, Newsweek, Quartz, Salon, The San Francisco Chronicle, Scientific American, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Trailblazers with Walter Isaacson, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and WSJ MarketWatch.​TJ Murphy – Owner of Hite Digital Bend and the Publisher of WhirLocal   
Direct mail is actually really effective right now,more so than it has been in many years.
Entrepreneurship is an adventure! The theme of my podcast is lookingat entrepreneurship as a heroes’ journey and saying that no matter whatyou do, you are going down a path of uncertainty, there is going to bewrong turns and lessons learned, and there are people to help you alongthe way.
TJ Murphy is the owner of Hite Digital Bend and the Publisher of WhirLocal Central Oregon, where he guides adventurous entrepreneurs to clarify their messaging, develop the right marketing strategies, and gain a new level of freedom in their business. He is also the host of the Adventurous Entrepreneurs Podcast, where he explores the journeys of adventurous entrepreneurs to inspire, inform and guide others to take action to reach their goals. TJ Murphy, a seasoned Marketing CEO and host of the Adventurous Entrepreneurs Podcast, has successfully guided countless stakeholders to solve complex problems and create more freedom in their lives, leading his company to become a dominant force in the digital marketing space. Today, he’s eager to share his expertise in Marketing, personal development, and blending work and life to thrive as an entrepreneur through his signature positive and approachable style. TJ is an avid skier, mountain biker, rock climber, and lover of all things adventure and travel. He is married to his high school sweetheart and lives happily in beautiful Bend, OR.

February 28, 2024 - The Frequent Speaker Cam Beaudoin and Do It Divinely DeAnna Spoerl

Cam Beaudoin – Founder of The Frequent Speaker
Being memorable is sometimes more important than having the best talkor having the most polished look. Try to be remembered!
Cam Beaudoin is the founder of The Frequent Speaker, where he revolutionizes how speakers utilize their content. With a background in software development and technical consulting, Cam bridges the gap between technology and public speaking. His expertise lies in getting speakers on bigger stages so they can help transform bigger crowds by leveraging their existing content. Cam’s agency offers a unique “done-for-you” service, crafting speaker highlight reels that quickly and efficiently build trust and credibility with the audience. His approach combines a deep understanding of big business needs and leveraging technology, making him a valuable ally for speakers navigating the digital landscape. Driven by a passion to elevate voices in the speaking world, especially those less heard, Cam aspires to open new, rewarding opportunities for speakers, ensuring they are recognized and valued for their insights and experiences. In Cam’s vision, technology and storytelling converge, creating impactful speaking experiences and bringing diverse stories to the forefront of the global stage.DeAnna Spoerl – Co-owner of Bear Icebox Communications
Pay attention to what you are consuming. Pay attention to what you arewatching, what you are listening to, what you see and start to evaluate howmuch of it is making you feel horrible. These are all feelings that contribute tonot being a good enough person, spouse, whatever. These are feelings notcoming from within, they are coming from external sources.
DeAnna Spoerl is the co-owner of Bear Icebox Communications and co-host of a podcast together called Amid Life Millennial. She also writes articles for Entrepreneur Magazine. DeAnna is an entrepreneur, visionary, and advocate for the human mind. Having built a successful public relations agency out of Chicago, DeAnna began to understand more about her past and how it shaped her ‘now moment’. DeAnna had dreams of becoming a TV producer since the age of 10. In 2011, DeAnna landed a dream internship with ABC7 Chicago and believed her path to be set. Well, life, marriage and two kids later, that dream was washed away. And after many years of trying to make her way back into the industry, eventually DeAnna gave up that dream—which led to many sleepless nights. Instead of dreams, she began having nightmares of what could have been. Then a magical moment happened. DeAnna had the successful business, the amazing husband, the wonderful kids and a palace in the sky (a Chicago condo with both lake and city views) but felt so empty still. What was missing? One word: gratitude. And from there, a new journey began. In 2020 DeAnna took a deep dive into spiritual awareness. Having grown up with a non-denominational Christian background, DeAnna understood thankfulness – to an extent. The childhood teachings gave some insight but DeAnna wanted more. After a couple of years of self-study in ancient Vedic scriptures, Biblical dissection, and Eastern medicine, DeAnna a Chopra-certified Meditation Teacher. DeAnna has been using divinely inspired techniques to bring more gratitude and mindfulness to her business and life. She’s prepared to share insights and tools for others to begin receiving the benefits of doing life divinely.

February 26, 2024 - Treasure Hunt Sales Michael Hinkle and Anthropology & the Environment Alan McGowan

Michael Hinkle – Founder of JBI and Author of Treasure Hunt: A Common-Sense Approach To Building A Successful Sales Career
If you formulate your sales questions and develop a process whereyou are making it difficult for potential customers to use the wordno, if they do use it, you can step back for a second, and say ‘Whatis the real objection here. Are they saying no to stop me from talkingfurther or are they saying no, not now?’
Michael Hinkle, author of ‘Treasure Hunt: A Common-Sense Approach To Building A Successful Sales Career,’ is the founder of JBI, a Los Angeles-based sales consulting and coaching business with a specific interest in teaching sales professionals to become sales hunters and create business opportunities from scratch. His three decades in sales have included 20-plus years with a Fortune 500 company, where he rose to become a vice president while continuing to manage a productive sales pipeline and foster client relationships. As a husband and father to three grown children, he loves to recharge through travel and has a long history of volunteering with Boy Scouts of America, Home Aid, and youth sports boards.Alan H. McGowan – Environmental Change Expert and Author of The Political Activism of Anthropologist Franz Boas, Citizen Scientist 
People have to realize that global heating or global boiling is veryserious. The projections made by the climate change communityall turned out to be correct.
Alan H. McGowan, selected as 2019’s Top Science and Technical Expert by the International Association of Top Professionals, also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who that same year. Now a Lecturer at The New School, he served first as chair of the Science, Technology, and Society Program (now called the Interdisciplinary Science Program) then as chair of the Environmental Studies Program. After graduating Yale University with an engineering degree, and a two-year stint at American Electric Power, a public utility, Mr. McGowan left to pursue graduate work in physics, then taught science and mathematics at private schools for ten years, winning the Teacher Recognition Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers in 1968. Following that, after serving for five years as Scientific Administrator of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, an interdisciplinary environmental research, and training program at Washington University in St. Louis, he became president of the Scientists’ Institute for Public Information (SIPI), which under his leadership became a major bridge between the scientific and journalist communities. When changing foundation priorities forced SIPI to close, he founded and ran The Gene Media Forum, part of the Newhouse School of Journalism of Syracuse University, which served as a bridge among geneticists, ethicists, and journalists. Mr. McGowan was a member of both the New York State and the New York City Advisory Committees on Energy Policy and was for twenty years the scientist member of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. He has served on many boards and advisory committees, including the Center for the Advancement of Health, the Organization of Tropical Studies, and the Metcalf Institute of the Oceanography School of the University of Rhode Island. He chaired the board of Student Pugwash, USA, an offshoot of the Pugwash Conference on Science and Public Affairs; the organization focuses on ethical issues in science and technology. He currently serves on the board and executive committee of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, where he chairs the Legal and Governance Committee. He is also one of six Executive Editors of Environment magazine, now published by Taylor and Francis. He is the author of over one hundred articles focusing on the interconnections among science, society, and technology, both in peer-reviewed journals and the popular press. They have appeared in Jewish Currents, Christian Science Monitor, PTA Magazine, Think magazine, World Book Encyclopedia, and many others. He has presented his research on Franz Boas, ethical issues in science and innovative course in science at scientific and education conferences around the world, and in seminars at Columbia and Princeton Universities as well as at The New School. In addition, he has written over one hundred editorials for Environment magazine over a forty-year period, including one in 1978 warning of the perils of global climate change.

February 23, 2024 - Book Coach Coach An Ly-Tampere and Health Entrepreneur Dustin Baker

An Ly-Tampere – Book Coach Coach
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You don’t get clients in one day just by putting out a Facebookpost and hoping that the social media gods make it go viral.You have to do it every single day!
An Ly-Tampere is a business mentor specializing in supporting book coaches. Her journey began with the birth of her child, leading her from a challenging start to a balanced life with family and reading time. With a background as a writer and a decade in business consultancy, she offers customized solutions. An Ly-Tampere’s journey into entrepreneurship was sparked by the arrival of her child, propelling her into the unfamiliar realm of starting a business. Despite encountering numerous hurdles, setbacks, and a plethora of mistakes along the way, she has found herself immersed in a life enriched with ample quality time for her family, maintaining a manageable 20-hour workweek, and indulging in a reading habit that could rival that of a librarian. This lifestyle choice, one she fervently wishes everyone could experience, has become her passion, extending an invitation to writing coaches with aspirations beyond the daily grind to join her in making the same empowering decision. An Ly-Tampere possesses a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by writing coaches and the authors they support, drawing from her multifaceted background as a writer who has undergone coaching herself, a trained coach in both business and book coaching, and a seasoned business owner of seven years. In addition to her literary pursuits, she brings a decade of experience as a business consultant in the public and private sectors, fostering a creative mindset that allows her to tailor solutions to each individual she coaches. Beyond her professional endeavors, An Ly-Tampere embraces various roles in her personal life – a mother, a wife, a writer, and a creative enthusiast with a penchant for projects like embroidering playmats and pursuing her passion for cross-stitching through her debut novel. Her innate ability to connect with others, coupled with her passion for Latin dance and appreciation for Earl Grey tea, reflect the diverse tapestry of her interests and experiences. Currently residing in Singapore with her husband and toddler, what was initially intended as a temporary stay has evolved into their permanent home..Dustin Baker – Health Entrepreneur and Founder of Bio Protein Tech 
My passion is not giving people the ability to live to 200. I look at itthe other way. I want to give people back the lives they used to have.I want them to feel great about themselves. I want them to be happywhen they look in the mirror.
Dustin Baker is a visionary entrepreneur at the forefront of health and fitness innovation. With over a decade of experience in the industry, his passion for optimizing human health led him to acquire BioProtein Technology and transform it into a pioneering company that’s reshaping the landscape of natural wellness. With extensive experience collaborating closely with elite professional athletes, esteemed physicians, and international private security and military personnel, Dustin’s passion revolves around optimizing both physiological and cognitive potential. His relentless pursuit of pioneering alternatives to synthetic drugs led to the creation of a breakthrough alternative to Rx HGH and peptide treatments which has revolutionized the industry by offering safe and effective non-synthetic alternatives to prescription anti-aging hormone treatments that’s helping to enhance the lives of countless individuals seeking a faster, easier, and safer approach to vitality and longevity. Throughout his career, Dustin’s mission has remained steadfast: to empower individuals to achieve peak performance and well-being without compromising safety. His collaboration with industry leaders and his profound understanding of human physiology have shaped BioPro+ into an unparalleled beacon of innovation.