2011 Speakers
Keynotes
Martha Beck
Martha Beck
Psychology Today, USA Today and NPR have all referred to Martha Beck as one of the best-known life coaches in America. She is a columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine, has been a contributing editor for ...
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Jody Conradt
Jody Conradt’s childhood revolved around community, family, friends and sports in the small West Texas town of Goldthwaite. Her love was basketball. Her aspirations were to teach. Fortunately, she resided in a ...
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Tory Johnson
Tory Johnson
Tory Johnson is all about spark and hustle at work, dating back to high school in Miami Beach where she joined her all-male debate team—and became the first girl (with her partner) to win a state ...
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Rose Mapendo
Rose Mapendo
Rose Mapendo is challenging the global community to accept peace and reconciliation. Mapendo has been honored by The White House, and in 2009 was named The Humanitarian of the Year by the United Nations ...
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Cindy Hensley McCain
Cindy Hensley McCain
Cindy Hensley McCain is an accomplished humanitarian with her most recent position on the board of the Eastern Congo Initiative, founded by Ben Affleck. Together, she and Affleck are ...
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Turk Pipkin
Turk Pipkin
Writer and filmmaker Turk Pipkin is the co-founder of the global education nonprofit The Nobelity Project, working for basic rights for children everywhere. He is the director of three feature films, ...
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Lisa Niemi Swayze
Lisa Niemi Swayze
Lisa Niemi Swayze has spent decades in and around the film industry. She wrote, directed and produced the film "One Last Dance" in 2004. In addition to other projects, she directed her husband, ...
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Breakout Session Speakers
JoAnn Ajayi-Scott
JoAnn Ajayi-Scott
JoAnn Ajayi-Scott is founder and CEO of Essence of a Lady, ...
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Holland Banks
Holland Banks
Holland Banks began her career working for the Human Rights Initiative, ...
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Jenny Blake
Jenny Blake
Jenny Blake is an author, blogger, life coach and sought-after speaker ...
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Glinda Bridgforth
Glinda Bridgforth
Glinda Bridgforth is a leading financial expert who explores the ...
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Shannon Buggs
Shannon Buggs
Shannon Buggs' passion for reading and writing led her to pursue a ...
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Stacy Dukes-Rhone
Stacy Dukes-Rhone
Stacy Dukes-Rhone has maintained her distinguished ...
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Deborah Duncan
Deborah Duncan began honing her interviewing skills as a child raised in a military ...
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Nina Godiwalla
Nina-Godiwalla
Nina Godiwalla is a recognized expert on leadership, diversity and ...
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Patricia Gras
Patricia Gras
Patricia Gras is an ardent storyteller, whether it is using the medium ...
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Divya Gugnani
Divya Gugnani
Divya Gugnanistarted her business career in investment banking at ...
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Shama Kabani
Shama Kabani is a Web and TV personality, bestselling author, international speaker ...
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Roxan Kraft
Roxan Kraft
Roxan Kraft joined Shell as part of the Shell/Texaco merger and has ...
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Nancy Levicki
Nancy Levicki
In the summer of 1998, Nancy Levicki put her fashion skills back ...
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Lorie Marrero
Lorie Marrero
Since 2000, Lorie Marrero has organized everything from normal ...
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Laura Milazzo
Laura Milazzo
Laura Milazzo oversees marketing for the Employee Benefit Solutions ...
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Maria Murnane
Maria Murnane had a successful career in public relations for nearly 10 years before ...
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Jessica Nadeau
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Gina Otto
Gina Otto
An award-winning author, international speaker, producer, social ...
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Precious Owodunni
Precious Williams Owodunni
Precious Williams Owodunni is a trusted advisor to ...
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Babette Pepaj
Babette Pepaj
Babette Pepaj is the founder and CEO of BakeSpace.com (2010 and 2009 ...
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Turk Pipkin
Turk Pipkin
Writer and filmmaker Turk Pipkin is the co-founder of the global ...
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Liz Pryor
Liz Pryor
As "Good Morning America's" brand new advice guru, Liz Pryor has ...
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Mel Robbins
Keynote Speaker
Creator & Host of Award-Winning The Mel Robbins Podcast and #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author
MEL ROBBINS is a globally recognized #1 NYT best-selling author, podcast host, and ...
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Lesley Jane Seymour
Lesley Jane Seymour
Lesley Jane Seymour was named editor-in-chief of More in 2008 ...
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Cindy Solomon
Cindy Solomon
Cindy Solomon is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, ...
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Jason Stevens
Jason Stevens
Registered and licensed dietitian Jason Stevens is driven to help ...
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Tammy Tibbetts
Tammy Tibbetts
Tammy Tibbetts passionately advocates the power of social media to ...
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Telisa Toliver
Telisa Toliver
Telisa Toliver serves as senior vice president for Chevron Pipe ...
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Dana Tyson
Dana Tyson
Dana Tyson has been waking up around 3 a.m. for 20 years now - not ...
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Karen Walrond
Karen Walrond
Karen Walrond is a writer and photographer. She is a former engineer ...
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Jess Weiner
Jess Weiner
Considered this generation’s "Go to Girl" for self-esteem, Jess ...
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Bobbie Weiner
Bobbie Weiner
At 46 years old, Bobbie Weiner, a.k.a. "Bloody Mary," started a ...
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Nicole Williams
Nicole Williams
Nicole Williams is the bestselling author of three books, the ...
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Expert Exchange
Gabrielle Bernstein
Gabrielle BernsteinGabrielle Bernstein was featured in the New York Times Sunday ...
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Katie Mahon
Katie Mahon
Katie Mahon describes stepping away from her fast-tracked career in ...
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Maria Murnane
Maria Murnane had a successful career in public relations for nearly 10 years before ...
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Tina Pennington
Tina Pennington is the "Red" of Red & Black. Her prior career had been full-time ...
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Liz Pryor
Liz Pryor
As "Good Morning America's" brand new advice guru, Liz Pryor has ...
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Linda von Quintus
Linda K. von Quintus
Linda K. von Quintus serves as vice president of government ...
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Mandy Williams
Mandy Williams
Mandy Williams, the "Black" of Red & Black, retired from the oil ...
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Small Business Boot Camp
Michael Alter
Michael Alter
Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, is responsible for the ...
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Sara Bloom
Sara Bloom
Sara Bloom is the founder and chief designer of Oliver B, a modern day ...
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Audra Jackson
Audra Jackson
Audra Jackson is the director of Client Services for Pop Labs, Inc. ...
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Jessica Nunez
Jessica Nunez
Jessica Nuñez is the founder of Nuñez PR Group, a full service ...
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Danae Ringelmann
Danae Ringelmann
Danae Ringelmann co-founded IndieGoGo in 2008 with the goal of ...
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Mel Robbins
Keynote Speaker
Creator & Host of Award-Winning The Mel Robbins Podcast and #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author
MEL ROBBINS is a globally recognized #1 NYT best-selling author, podcast host, and ...
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Amy Simmons
Amy Simmons
A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Amy Simmons originally wanted to go ...
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Cindy Solomon
Cindy Solomon
Cindy Solomon is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, ...
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Nicole Williams
Nicole Williams
Nicole Williams is the bestselling author of three books, the ...
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Vanessa Wilson
Vanessa Wilson
Vanessa Wilson is the founder and proprietor of Crafty Gemini,LLC, ...
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Local Leader
Shannon Buggs
Shannon Buggs
Shannon Buggs' passion for reading and writing led her to pursue a ...
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Kim Davis
Kim Davis
Kim Davis is a veteran news and sports journalist with more than two ...
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Patricia Gras
Patricia Gras
Patricia Gras is an ardent storyteller, whether it is using the medium ...
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Fran Harris
Fran Harris
Fran Harris has spent the past 10 years building a multi-faceted ...
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Perry Ann Reed
Perry Ann Reed
Perry Ann Reed is a recognized expert on leadership in the ...
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