Kathy Goughenour, after finding the courage to say "bye-bye" to her corporate marketing career, built a 6-figure virtual assistant business from her tiny house in the middle of a forest. Today she teaches professional women how to create their own work-at-home VA businesses so they can enjoy the freedom, flexibility, and financial security they desire and deserve. Kathy also offers VA Matchmaking sessions to business owners interested in working with Expert VAs® and Virtual Experts®.

Martha Saunders is the sixth president of the University of West Florida. In her 30-plus years in higher education, Dr. Saunders has served in academic and leadership roles at universities in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin and Mississippi. Her area of academic expertise is in public relations and crisis communication for which she has won numerous awards.

Cindy Klement’s mother advised her, "'Honey, you haven't got the brains to be a doctor. You need to stay home, get married and have children.’ It wasn't until I was 53 that I attended college and ultimately got my masters in nutrition.” Cindy has shared her nutrition and herbal medicine expertise with thousands of people for over 40 years. She is a board-certified nutritionist and a certified Master Health Educator, an Adjunct Professor, a long-time health program writer, a speaker, and yes, a mother.

Raymond Giese helps people align their purpose, their passions, and their paycheck to achieve financial freedom. After a corporate career of 30+ years, he has devoted his "encore career" to help people realize their dreams. Ray earned a Master of Science Degree in Personal Finance from Kansas State University and provides coaching and education services to individuals and families as a Certified Financial Planner Professional, Certified Career Services Provider, and a Highlands Certified Consultant.

Laura Noel, as a Certified Proctor Gallagher Coach and 27-year military leader, helps high-performers live empowered, fulfilling lives all while achieving their highest potential. Knowing that leaders are being pulled in multiple directions with zero time left for themselves, she helps them focus on what really matters so they can stop feeling out-of-control, become more effective with their time, and spend more time discovering what they love doing.

Kevin Stacey, MBA, is a productivity and effectiveness expert, author, and former brain imaging specialist who removes barriers to performance, boosts resiliency, and accelerates results, no matter what. He combines his military background, management training, experience as a healthcare clinician, and successful manager at the nation’s largest managed care company to be a catalyst for workplace improvement. He works with organizations and leaders to help them become more effective, productive and profitable.

Mark M. Hanna grew up in Inglewood, California adjacent to the Hollywood Park horse track. This is where his love of horses began and he pursued his passion to become an Arabian horse breeder and imported horses from Europe. His compassion and spiritual bond with horses led him to become “The Horse Listener.” Hanna can help people with the fundamental and proper way to be with your horse, a lifetime partnership. Hanna shares his life story in “The Horse Listener,” the first book of an anticipated trilogy.

Dr. Allen Lycka has been acknowledged as one of the leading cosmetic dermatologists globally for decades. A pioneer in cosmetic surgery, he helped develop laser-assisted tumescent liposuction, an advanced body sculpture technique and Mohs Micrographic Surgery, an advanced means of removing skin cancer. He has lived and practiced in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada since 1989. He’s written 17 books and hosted the number one internet radio show in the world on cosmetic surgery: Inside Cosmetic Surgery Today.

Joanna Kleinman is a licensed psychotherapist, life and corporate coach, author, podcaster, motivational speaker, and the founder of Dethroning Your Inner Critic. She is an unconventional therapist and developed the M.I.N.D Method, a time tested, proven system that brings together practical psychology, neuroscience and the power of intention to discover who you are, separate from the critical voice in your mind.

Dr. Troy Podell, Coordinator of Career Readiness of the Downingtown Area School District, is a disruptor and thought-leader in the education space. He creates innovative programs for career exploration and soft-skills education for the Downingtown Area School District, is the Academic Director of two rigorous pre-college summer programs, and serves on multiple non-profit boards. Dr. Podell is recognized as a leader in curriculum, instruction, and the application of people analytics to education.

Cory Lee was trained by the leadership expert, John Maxwell, and is now an executive director with The John Maxwell Team. Within 5 years of opening their first business, a physical therapy clinic, he and his wife were billing over $2 million annually and had opened and successfully sold 2 physical therapy clinics and 4 gyms. He helps companies develop a culture of leadership and provides individual leaders with opportunities to maximize their own growth through one-on-one coaching and mastermind groups.

Hilde Larsen is the owner and founder of Inspired by Hilde. She is a certified Health and Mindset Coach, an author, and a certified Detox Specialist. She is also an inspirational keynote speaker and has her own YouTube channel. She is the author of three published books: From HELL to Inspired, Know The Truth and Get Healthy, and No More Bullshit. She also creates online video programs and has her own membership site Inspired Members. Hilde works with those who are ready to heal their health and life.

David Pereira, a Navy Combat Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, is the owner of FENIX, a high-end personal training facility, and the creator of the Beyond Fitness program. He is passionate about helping successful people develop a mental toughness mindset that allows them to shift their perspectives and excel in more aspects of their lives. He enjoys helping his clients excel in fitness and in business and in helping to translate what they do in their careers over to their health goals.

Susie Harder is an experienced clinician who devotes much of her passion to working with children who stutter. She works in private practice and the school setting to help support children and provides workshops and consulting-based support to school districts. She recently created the Junior Authors Program. This community project engages students around the world in collaboratively writing a children’s book to raise funds for families who lost their home in the Central California Creek Fire last fall.

Samuel P. N. Cook is the founder and creative director of James Cook media, a documentary filmmaking marketing agency. He's also the creator of the story funnel software, which helps business owners tell their story online. A graduate of West Point, he served two tours of duty in Iraq and has taught history at West Point and New York University.

Kim Daly is one of America’s Top Franchise Consultants who has helped thousands of people explore franchise opportunities. For over 20 years, she has traveled the country as a keynote speaker and business break out leader and has hosted her own live events educating, motivating and inspiring Americans to the dream of small business ownership through the proven systems of a franchise.

Jack Stafford is a singer-songwriter on a mission to serve others and help people overcome the materialistic message that is distorting modern society. His new album, “Deeper,” is a series of self-help songs that will help people get perspective on the current crises plaguing our world. The songs are inspired by his own life experiences and mental struggles. Jack lives in southern Italy, and when he is not making music, he is practicing yoga, teaching meditation, gardening, cycling, or studying metaphysics.

Joel Solomon is a Founding Partner of Renewal Funds, Canada's largest mission venture capital firm, at $240 million assets under management. Investing in organic food and climate tech in Canada and the USA, Renewal Funds is GIIRS-rated. Joel is a frequent public speaker, board member of the University of British Columbia, co-producer of the Integrated Capital Institute with RSF Social Finance, and co-author of “The Clean Money Revolution: Re-Inventing Power, Purpose & Capitalism.”

Allegra Huston is the author of Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found, the novel A Stolen Summer (paperback 2019), and many screenplays including the award-winning short film Good Luck, Mr. Gorski, which she also produced. In 2019 she co-founded Twice 5 Miles, to publish how-to books on “the stuff nobody teaches you.” The first two titles are How to Read for an Audience by Allegra and How to Edit and Be Edited by Allegra and James Nave’ – both are the only books available on these subjects.

Tracy Goodwin has taught thousands of celebrities, professionals, and entrepreneurs how to transform their lives and the lives of their listeners with their voice by stepping into the power of their natural voice. Tracy’s unique approach, Psychology of the Voice, gets to the core of limiting voice habits and transforms voices from the inside out. People all over the world seek her out for her expertise to free voice barriers and to get to the next level in their business and life.

B. Jeffrey Madoff’s first career was as a fashion designer. He was chosen one of the top 10 designers in the U.S. Switching careers to film production, he has directed award winning commercials, documentaries and web content for clients such as Victoria’s Secret. His book, “Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas,” is a bestseller based on what he teaches at Parsons School of Design. His play about the life of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Lloyd Price will premiere in NYC in early 2022.

Ron Kamen is CEO of EarthKind Energy Consulting and host of The AWESome EarthKind Podcast. His life mission is to empower everyday people to make clean energy transitions to reduce their carbon footprint and save them money. For more than three decades, Ron has energized communities, governments, non-profits, and businesses to take their next step to increase energy efficiency and use renewable energy. He’s now building an online community of AWESome EarthKind people ready to “Go Clean and $ave Green.”

Otakara Klettke is a coach and international bestselling author of “Hear Your Body Whisper, How to Unlock Your Self-Healing Mechanism,” and newly released” Hear Your Brain Whisper, How to Unlock Your Mind’s Potential.” Otakara’s passion for the human body and the self-healing mechanism we all possess has earned her the nickname Body Whisperer. Besides our brains and bodies, Otakara is enthusiastic about anything from nature.

Dr. Bill Lampton, after earning his Ph.D. in communication, taught at the University of Georgia and then spent two decades in management at the vice-presidential level. Since 1997--through his company Championship Communication--he has served as a speaker/consultant/coach for top-tier clients, such as Gillette, Procter and Gamble, Oceania Cruises, Missouri Bar and the Ritz-Carlton Cancun. Bill has written two books and hundreds of articles. He produces instructional videos about business communication.

Robbin Steed is the Director of Strategic Partnerships responsible for providing business, sales and marketing and philanthropic leadership for TEGNA Media, Atlanta’s broadcast and digital properties which include WXIA-TV (Eleven Alive/NBC), WATL-TV, and TEGNA Marketing Services.  Additionally, she manages the TEGNA Foundation for the Atlanta market. She is a purpose-driven marketing, sales and communications leader and a cum laude graduate of the Henry Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia.