Amplify Your Mindset with Ricky Kalmon

Dr. Tim Bono is a faculty member in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis where his teaching and research focus on positive psychology and college student development. His work has been featured in a number of national media outlets including NBC News, CNN, Fast Company, and the Associated Press. Over the last decade, thousands of students have taken his popular courses on the Psychology of Young Adulthood and the Science of Happiness. He summarizes the research from those courses, along with how his students have put that information into practice in their own lives, in his book, Happiness 101: Simple Secrets to Smart Living & Well-Being. 

Michelle Routhenstein is a thought leader and expert in heart disease management and prevention. Globally, heart disease is the number 1 cause of death. However, research shows that 80% of heart disease is preventable through nutrition and lifestyle change. Michelle's mission is to reduce this burden. Michelle has a thriving nutrition counseling and consulting private practice, where she helps clients optimize their heart health. She utilizes science-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine to yield high success rates and astonishing results. She helps reduce the risk of heart disease by counseling clients, delivering engaging speeches that empower others to take ownership of their health, and by leveraging her social media to increase awareness worldwide. She approaches nutrition through a dynamic perspective that tackles the underlying root causes of chronic disease to protect individuals' hearts for optimal longevity. She also is a Forbes Health advisory board member. Michelle is the author of the cookbook  titled:  The Truly Easy Heart-Healthy Cookbook: Fuss-Free, Flavorful, Low-Sodium Meals

When Mark was six, his mother took him into Manhattan every weekend for singing and ballet lessons. When he returned to school each Monday and showed his fellow Bronx classmates what he had learned, the class would gather around and beat him up. Mark's mother smartened up and enrolled him in karate lessons, but those came to a halt when the karate teacher beat him up. When Mark was twelve, his parents took him to a nightclub. There, live on stage, was Rodney Dangerfield doing his act. At that moment, he knew the path he had to follow. Mark has headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across the country and has appeared many times on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman. He has had both HBO and Showtime specials and has been the featured act at the Montreal Comedy Festival. He has written for and guest-starred in Mad About You – starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt.  His new book is available where ever books are sold titled:  Why Not?: Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah

Walter Schindler is a lawyer, investor, entrepreneur, strategic advisor and project developer internationally recognized as one of the US pioneers and global leaders of sustainable impact investment. Walter has won more international awards for his sustainable investment vision and game-changing achievements than any other American. He has been selected by international judges based in London “Game Changer of the Year” for each of the last seven years. In 2020 Walter accepted the invitation of Forbes Magazine to join the Forbes Business Council and has published twelve (12) articles in Forbes. Through his current company Transformation LLC,Walter is providing strategic and legal advisory services and project development and management services to large global clients pursuing sustainable energy, water, agriculture, healthcare and other sustainable projects throughout the world. He serves as Chairman of the International Advisory Boards of two world leaders in sustainable innovation. 

Bruno has over 20 years of experience in management across several different industries in senior executive roles such as CEO and COO. His talents thrive in business development, change management, transition and transformation, sustainability, business consulting, and organizational agility. Due to his wealth of experience in various global business roles across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, Bruno developed a profound interest and knowledge of how people from different backgrounds and cultures best work together to achieve success within matrix organizations. With the vision “Accelerate Customers,” Bruno's aim is to accelerate his team in Switzerland to the next level, creating more value, building more experience, and driving digital innovation on the market – empowered by the employees and partners.

Rob Fisher is the President and Director of Operations for Fisher Improvement Technologies. They provide education and consulting services in Human & Organizational Performance Improvement, Incident Analysis and Corrective Actions, and Improving Procedures. He is a pioneer in Human and Organizational Performance and all aspects of organizational learning, including incorporating the understanding of personality diversity into risk management.   Rob is a sought-after executive mentor, coach, and trainer, and is routinely invited to speak both locally and internationally. He is the author of the book Understanding Mental Models.  

Jon Grauman is a real estate agent, developer, and former mortgage broker with over 20 years of experience, Jon Grauman, Founder & Principal of Bond Collective, prides himself on understanding every facet of the business. The featured Senior Agent on the Netflix series, Buying Beverly Hills, Jon demonstrates close to unparalleled skill within the high-stakes world of LA's luxury real estate market. In 2022 alone, Jon and his partners sold over $1.4 Billion, ranking them among the top teams in the country. For his work, Jon has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, L.A. Business Journal, Los Angeles Magazine, and more as one of the leaders in the luxury real estate market. 

As a three-time entrepreneur, Andy has successfully coached, managed, or run businesses for 500 plus businesses over 20 years. As such, he can provide invaluable insight and experience to those looking for advice. Whether clients are struggling with a startup or running an already established company, business owners are all going through the same thing hustling day after day. Andy's expertise lies in his knowledge of different business types including everything from small family-owned firms to Fortune 100 companies. He understands how it feels to struggle and push through chaos. Having experienced his own fair share of losses as well as tremendous success, in early 2000 Andy created a 34-billion dollar beverage category while not losing out on what mattered most at home. This is where we'll find true success - when we don't give up on the things that matter most during these chaotic times.

Financial Professional with over 30 years of experience in the financial field, encompassing financial advising, business development, and brokerage/trading. Consistent record of exceeding sales goals and organizational objectives through strong networking, negotiating, and follow-through. Howard shares his personal story and challenges to stay sober and help others. 

Sam Bishop has over a decade of experience working with elite performing athletes and professional sports teams. His clients range from Premier Leagues, Women's Super League footballers, Premiership rugby players, Professional Golfers, and Cricket players. Sam is also an Executive and Performance Psychology Coach for senior executives and business leaders. He has adapted a unique performance coaching style from the sports fields to the boardroom. He has taken his techniques from elite performing athletes and teams.. to business professionals and senior leaders. Sam specializes helping people and organizations rise to elite performance levels.

A sales guru with more than two decades of experience in Sales and Marketing at the corporate level, Crispin enjoys the art of relationship building and closing deals. His diverse work history combined with his multifaceted viewpoint towards business strategy and sales methodologies is one reason why Sales Arbiter is so effective. Crispin is a trusted advisor for the sales/marketing space and provides strategic support, identifying customized opportunities to accelerate sales growth. With an experience toolkit built from a diversity of multiple industries and locations across the nation, Crispin trains thousands of sales professionals at all levels. His goal is always the same: build a highly functional and sustainable sales process that takes business growth to the next level, regardless of the scale or environment.

Julia Williamson started riding horses at the age of four. No one in her family has any background in horse or ranching. She grew up in a typical suburban neighborhood. Horses have always been part of her life. She never stopped learning about and from them. She eventually turned her passion into a profession at the age of 18. A lot of her work is focused around “problem horses” and rehabilitation. Throughout the years of being exposed to the main problems she sees going on between horses and humans, she has learned that compassionate horsemanship is what gets the long-term results, change, and connections that people are looking for and longing for. Heart-to-heart connection is an understanding of how the horse communicates and what the horse tries to tell us, and why. She believes that by learning what to look for and how to correctly interpret the signs, we can prevent further problems in the future and generally raise the level of education and awareness in the equestrian community. Julia has the purpose and passion for spreading the wisdom of horses and for sharing the joyful moments they bring to her life. She has over 163,000 followers on Instagram in a very short time, and the videos that she posts are mesmerizing.

Steve Beechman is a speaker and author specializing in helping companies and individuals grow their businesses by leveraging professional and social connections more effectively.  With40 years of sales and entrepreneurship in various industries, he is the author of three business books: What's Your Buzz?, --   Bass-Ackward Business:  The Power of Helping Without Hustling;  --- and The Tapes We Play in our Head. Founder and President of Home Town Mortgage Inc., in based in Atlanta. Past President of the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers. 

Andrew Dorfman and his wife, Aimee, have been in the comedy business for over 35 years. He started his career as a young comic and as a comic manager's assistant in the mid-80s. Realizing that the road was not the path for their life. Andrew and Aimee decided to open up a comedy club. In 1992 in Vernon Hills, Illinois, they opened up and partnered with Rick Uchwat, Zanies Comedy Club. From there, the club business grew to where Aimee and Andrew own multiple clubs and own multiple club names; Improv, Zanies, Stand Up Live, and comedy zones. In his later life, Aimee and Andrew have chosen to slow down “haha” and ventured into the orchard business. They own a successful orchard/country store and winery in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. They have three beautiful sons, two pigs, five mini horses, one full-size horse, six goats, four cows, one donkey, 50 chickens, three dogs, a turtle, two snakes, and a cat. They are trying to live the best life they can.

Rick Balkin is a Professor, Department Chair of Leadership and Counselor Education, and Coordinator of Educational Research and Design in the School of Education at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of Practicing Forgiveness: A Path Toward Healing. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. Rick is a Fellow of the American Counseling Association. Rick began practicing counseling in 1993 with a focus on adolescents in crisis-care and has been working in universities since 2003. He has published in the areas of religious diversity, forgiveness, counseling youth, and research methods.

At age 17, Alex Hackel spent four years on the US national ski team. In the 2020 X-games he received a bronze medal & was Fan favorite award. In the 2021 X-games he received a silver medal. Alex also Produced & Starred in the movie “Many fantasies Later' which was the movie of the year at the high fives film festival. He has produced five full-length ski films and is the Co-founder of a ski company called "1000 skis".  Hear his story of determination and direction.  He has no limits to what he wants to accomplish. 

Dr. Nido Qubein is the president of High Point University and a nationally recognized author, speaker, and leader. He came to the United States with $50 in his pocket and a few words of English in his vocabulary and went on to become one of America's most sought-after speakers and consultants. As a university president, the story of his tenure at High Point University is known to many. In less than a decade, he led the institution to phenomenal growth (5,000 students) and significant academic advancement, tripling its size and moving it to the number one spot among the Best Colleges in the South. As an American citizen, President Qubein has been the recipient of some of the highest national awards, including induction into the Horatio Alger Association for Distinguished Americans with General Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey, and the founder of Starbucks, Howard Schultz. He is the recipient of DAR's Americanism Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, along with four U.S. presidents. He is a member of the International Speakers Hall of Fame and, in fact, has served as president of the National Speakers Association. As a business leader, he is the chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company, with 220 stores in 43 states. He serves on the boards of several national organizations, including Truist (a Fortune 500 company with $430 billion in assets), Savista, a leading healthcare company, and the Horatio Alger Association Board of Directors. President Qubein is the author of a dozen books and scores of leadership audio and visual recordings translated into many languages. The Biography Channel televised his Emmy-nominated life story titled “A Life of Success and Significance.” In his home city of High Point, North Carolina, he has been named both the Citizen of the Year and the Philanthropist of the Year. His foundation has invested millions in scholarships for deserving young people, and his family has been among the largest benefactors to High Point University and other organizations.

David Duley has been an entrepreneur almost all of his life.  He started his first company at the age of 23 in the technology world creating a website to match homeowners to contractors, then he invented the world's first permanent escape ladder (PEARL) for residential construction, and that company was bought by Werner Ladders, the largest ladder company in the world.  He is an investor in many startups, real estate and even owns part of a successful restaurant in Atlanta called The Nook on Piedmont Park.  In 2012, his book “I Can Fix America: 52 ways to make the United States Great Again” attracted the attention of a wide array of thought leaders who helped promote the ideas and eventually led to the creation of a new Podcast called The Controversial Truth, with New York best-selling author, Robb Wolf.

Joshua Frank (JT) is a proud veteran and first responder. He started his career in the United States Air Force and has spent the last 23 years protecting and serving his country as a civilian federal employee. Through his extensive time in the military and as a first responder, he has become very familiar with both the positive and negative lifestyles and habits associated with these career fields. Unfortunately for JT, the negative habits progressively played a larger role in his life. Eventually, JT realized not only do these habits not serve him personally, they are detrimental to the long-term success and mental health of the veteran and first responder community. In 2019, JT came to a crossroads in his life where, through personal reflection, he looked inwardly at what was holding him back from being the best version of himself. Through his exploration, JT realized the power of habit building, both negative and positive ones, in relation to happiness and success. He made major changes in his life to work towards a healthier lifestyle and building better habits for himself. JT's lifestyle changes inspired him to create the Consequence of Habit podcast in 2020 with the overall goal of empowering individuals and communities by bringing awareness to the impact habits have on mental health, success, and the environment.

Dee Ann is a 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc. Prior to retirement, she was Vice President, Talent and Vice President, Sustainability for Chick-fil-A, Inc. Selected as the company's first female officer in 2001, she was instrumental in building and growing Chick-fil-A's well-known culture and talent systems. During her long career, she worked closely with Chick-fil-A's founder, S. Truett Cathy, and other key leaders as an architect of their organizational culture. Turner was responsible for thousands of selections of Chick-fil-A Franchisees and corporate staff members. Additionally, she led Talent Management, Staff Learning and Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Culture and Engagement. Prior to her retirement, she launched and led Chick-fil-A's Sustainability and Social Responsibility function. Today, she leads her own organization, Dee Ann Turner & Associates, LLC, writing books, speaking to over 50 audiences per year and consulting and coaching leaders globally. She is the author of the best sellers, It's My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture (2015) and Bet on Talent: How to Create a Remarkable Culture and Win the Hearts of Customers (2019) and Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job and Launch Your Future (2021).  She also hosts the Crush Your Career Podcast and is the Talent Expert in Residence at High Point University.

Ford Saeks, Business Growth Innovator, Speaker, and Author, specializes in helping businesses attract loyal and repeat customers, monetize social media, ignite innovation and increase sales & profits. His efforts have helped companies generate a total of over a billion dollars in sales worldwide. 

Meetings & Conventions Magazine calls Steve Miller the Idea Man for his unconventional, edgy, no-spin approach to marketing and branding. He is the author of eight books. His newest release is, "STEALING GENIUS: The Seven Levels of Adaptive Innovation." Steve's speaking and consulting clients have ranged from entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 corporations, including Proctor & Gamble, Caterpillar, Boeing Airplane, Starbucks, Philips Electronics, and the prestigious TED Conference. His background is eclectic. He's the son of the co-inventor of the 8-track tape player. He played on the PGA Tour, worked in the copper mines of Arizona, and was a stunt man in Hollywood. It also explains why he brings a slightly bent perspective on marketing and branding.   It also explains why he brings a slightly bent perspective on marketing and branding to us here today, please join me in welcoming Steve Miller!

As the founder and co-president of Vector Management, Ken Levitan leads one of the most formidable artist, lifestyle and brand management companies in the entertainment business today. Levitan has an active role in the successful careers of the company's diverse list of artists such as Kid Rock, The Struts, Peter Frampton, T Bone Burnett, Tom Morello, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Hank Williams Jr. and others. Levitan is a partner in many highly acclaimed restaurants in Nashville (Adele's, Bajo Sexto, The 404 Kitchen/Gertie's Bar and Emmy Squared/The Gulch and Green Hills, Sadie's and Shep's) and others around the country. Levitan was also a co-producer of the annual Music City Food & Wine Festival, a unique event that brings together top musicians with today's culinary stars, held in Nashville each fall.Levitan, who has received two Grammy® Awards, is an active member of multiple boards in Nashville where he resides. He is a member and past Chairman of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, a trustee on the Country Music Hall of Fame board, is a member of the Nashville Health board, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce board and the Onsite Foundation board. Levitan also sits on the advisory board for The Music City Grand Prix.

Kay Miller is an expert on Uncopyable Sales. As the first woman ever hired for outside sales by Amerock, a division of Anchor Hocking, she built her formidable sales career by emphasizing long-term relationships over one-time deals. Kay was later hired by Walker Exhaust, a division of Tenneco, and the largest automotive muffler manufacturer in the world. While there, she was named Walker's Salesperson of the Year, an accolade that earned her the nickname “Muffler Mama." Kay has been a top sales performer ever since, and now speaks and consults. She's the author of the new book, Uncopyable Sales Secrets – How to Create an Unfair Advantage and Outsell Your Competition. The book has been called “The most fun sales book you've ever read,” and is packed with powerful strategies as well as specific actions you can start using immediately to make more sales.

Richard Dobson started in Financial Services Industry in June of 1980, and attended the University of Northern Iowa where he earned a BA Business- Marketing '81. He is a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table.  Richard has given hundreds of continuing education classes, workshops, and keynotes and has helped thousands of clients and advisors move towards success over the last forty years.  Richard is also the author of the book Make Simplicity Your Superpower!  Communication Hacks Every Financial Advisor Should Know. 

Ron Shurts is the Co-Founder of Annexus. Annexus is the leading independent retirement planning product design and distribution company in America. They are dedicated to designing and marketing innovative products that help people grow and protect their retirement savings. Ron has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including experience and success in sales, distribution and management.  He has revolutionized the financial services independent wholesale sector.  He is actively involved with the Phoenix Suns Charities, the Arians Family Foundation for children and the Patrick Peterson Foundation for Success. Ron is an avid sports fan and is also the owner of the Arizona Rattlers.

A fire dramatically changed the trajectory of Connor McKemey's life, but would not define it. At just 13-years-old, Connor was burned over 90% of his body with third degree burns and given less than a 1% chance of survival after a backyard explosion. After three months in a medically-induced coma, nearly two years of painful rehabilitation, and more than one hundred surgeries over a decade, Connor emerged triumphantly … not only to walk again, but to live his best life. He went on to play high school and Division 1 collegiate lacrosse, and embarked on a career in coaching and managing an elite university lacrosse program. Through it all, he carved out a life-long mantra of mental resilience and toughness forged from years of dealing with the long journey back from the lowest possible points of just surviving … to thriving.

Steve Schankman co-founded Contemporary Productions in 1968 as a local and regional booking agency for bands.  Contemporary evolved into one of the largest entertainment producers in the United States.  Through the leadership of his leadership Contemporary emerged as one of the nation's top producers of entertainment, corporate marketing programs, special events, venue ownership, and management including the development of Riverport Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO in 1991 - currently named Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre and Sandstone Amphitheatre (currently named Providence Medical Center Amphitheatre) in Kansas City, MO and in 1992 and co-development of The Pageant in St. Louis in 2000.  Contemporary Productions was recognized as one of the most diversified companies in the global entertainment industry. In 1998, Contemporary Productions was sold to New York-based SFX Music, the world's largest fully integrated live entertainment company.  With the sale of SFX Music to Clear Channel Entertainment in 2000, Steve left to re-launch Contemporary Productions, L.L.C., an international special event, entertainment marketing, and venue management company.

Erika has over 18 years of hospitality experience with high-profile brands including The Walt Disney Company, Marriott International, and Forbes Travel Guide, the global rating star system for luxury hotels, restaurants & spas. Her expertise is in luxury standards training and leadership development, operations management, quality assurance, and guest experience. Some of the luxury properties clients are The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Four Seasons, Wynn, Encore, Nobu, Montage, Auberge, Edition. 

Billy Harris is a highly sought-after auctioneer who lends his comedic style to the auction block. His contagious energy, explosive style, and ability to work the crowd, will create an atmosphere that will have the audience laughing while opening their wallets! Billy has raised hundreds of Millions of Dollars for No Kid Hungry, The New York Food Bank, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, Autism Speaks, The James Beard Foundation, March of Dimes, The Roundabout Theatre and the National Institute of Health…just to name a few.

Don Costante.   Don spent 14 seasons with the Kansas City Royals and was responsible for developing a premier sports entertainment experience by utilizing new technology, creativity, and advanced vision to touch all areas of fan involvement.  He oversaw all aspects of the Royals event presentation, production, and team special events, including creative direction, concept development, theme, and execution. Don is also the President of Costante Group Sports & Event Management.  Don's experience extends over 26 years and has produced and directed numerous high-profile large-scale events including 3 NBA Finals, 12 NBA All-Star Jam Session Center Courts, 3 MLB All-Star Games, 2 World Series, and 4 World Championship City Celebrations.  

Troy Nix is a military veteran, entrepreneur, business leader, motivational speaker, and American author. A 30-year veteran of the manufacturing sector, Nix is the founder, president, and CEO of an association management company First Resource, Inc. First Resource, Inc., is focused exclusively on providing value to manufacturing business executives and is comprised of well over 1,000 production facilities in North America. Troy is an American author with his book, Eternal Impact: Inspiring Greatness in Yourself and Others. Troy is driven by passion and purpose and heart to impact corporate leaders in countless industries to inspire greatness.

Jeb Blount is the author of thirteen books including Fanatical Prospecting, Sales EQ, People Follow You, Virtual Selling, and his latest book, Virtual Training. Jeb advises a who's who of the world's leading organizations and their executives on the impact of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills on customer-facing activities. He is among the world's most respected thought leaders on prospecting, sales, leadership, and customer experience.

Justin Batt is passionate about disrupting fatherhood by encouraging and equipping fathers to be intentional parents who raise good kids that become great adults. Batt is a healthcare innovator and works in the B2B sector with the largest biopharmaceutical and life science companies in the world. He is a prolific entrepreneur with several startups across technology, retail and real estate. Batt founded Daddy Saturday in his own backyard with his four children, and it's grown into a national movement engaging fathers across multiple channels, including YouTube, social media, the Daddy Saturday book, an Alexa skill, a podcast, merchandise, live events, and a 501(c)(3) foundation, through which Justin plans to impact 10 million fathers in the next 10 years. 

Mark Hunter, CSP, “The Sales Hunter,” is recognized as one of the top 50 most influential sales and marketing leaders in the world. He is author of three books, “High-Profit Prospecting” and “High-Profit Selling” and his newest “A Mind for Sales.” He's known for his engaging style that empowers sales teams to move to a higher level.

Founder and CEO of Good Money Framework, Derrick Kinney is changing the conversation about money. On his podcast, Good Money, Derrick interviews the world's top business professionals, influencers, authors and leaders to inspire listeners to build their net worth for good. Sharing insights from conversations with prominent figures like Matthew McConaughey and Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph, Derrick leads with the approach that money is not bad, and good people should have more money to facilitate more good in the world. His mission is to teach others how negative beliefs about money are holding them back, and how to change their money mindset for the better.

John Assaraf is one of the leading mindset and behavioral experts in the world who has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. John has built 5 multimillion-dollar companies and has written 2 New York Times bestselling books that have been translated to 35 languages. He has been featured in 10 movies, including the blockbuster hit “The Secret” and "Quest For Success" with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama. Today, he is CEO of MyNeuroGym.com, a company dedicated to helping individuals strengthen their mindset and emotional skills, so they achieve their goals and dreams faster.

Anthony Iannarino, the founder of B2B Sales Coach & Consultancy, is recognized as one of the foremost thought leaders of value creation. Anthony's unique gift of powerful business acumen causes sales teams to gravitate to him, as they quickly see selling is a conversation and a lot easier than making it. Anthony's invaluable insight of how to leverage value in our highly commoditized world helps clients elevate their competitive disposition to drive more revenue and build better long-term client relationships. These results are achieved by the frameworks, tools, and methodologies Anthony has developed that sales leaders and sales teams find it highly easy to use and simple to apply. Anthony is also a bestselling author, as recognized by Amazon and USA Today. His newest release is Eat Their Lunch – Winning Customers Away from Your Competition. In 2017 he released The Lost Art of Closing – The Art of Winning the Ten Commitments That Drive Sales, and his first book in 2016 was The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need.

As the best-selling author of Built to Sell, The Automatic Customer, The Art of Selling Your Business and founder of The Value Builder System™, John Warrillow is the business model expert sought out by the likes of Tim Ferriss and Inc for his proven methodology in adding millions to the value of a business. John's also amassed the world's largest library of entrepreneurial exit stories as the host of Built to Sell Radio, 300+ episodes in and ranked by Forbes as one of the world's 10 best podcasts for business owners.

Britnie Turner founded Aerial at the age of 21 with the mission of elevating people and places. Britnie has since formed multiple companies under the Aerial brand, all accelerating the mission of empowering people, sustaining the planet, and utilizing capitalism as a force for good. Through the success of her companies, Britnie is resetting the standard for what is possible for women and young people around the globe and has won several national and international awards for speed of growth, innovation, and trajectory. Aerial's commitment to a triple bottom line approach is proving that conscious business is not only viable but the way of the future.

Richard Kopelman serves as CEO and Managing Partner to Aprio, a top 50 business advisory and CPA firm based in Atlanta. For nearly 30 years, Kopelman has enabled clients' success through strategic insights and a results-driven approach. He advises business owners and managing partners of CPA firms on strategy, raising capital and mergers and acquisitions. As Managing Partner, Kopelman works with Aprio's board and leadership teams to ensure Aprio continuously advances its people, diverse culture, capabilities, clients and communities. Known for being one of the most well-rounded business leaders in Georgia, Kopelman has been awarded the most influential and most admired CEO in Atlanta. Under his leadership, Aprio has been named a top workplace across its various offices.

Jennifer Pilates - Lover of Life: Health & Fitness, Beacon of Light: Intuitive-Empath, Empowering: Teacher, Mentor and Coach. From her coaching to advising, from her signature JP Activewear line to her new Podcast: Empowered within with Jennifer Pilates - Jennifer has been leaving her inspirational, empowering and transformational touch on clients and celebrities worldwide for more than a decade!

Lisa Lieberman-Wang is a Business & Life Strategist helping entrepreneurs to create multiple 6 and 7 figure businesses. Supporting professionals & million-dollar organizations to up-level themselves and their business. Featured on TEDx and regularly on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, & The CW! Recently ranked Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs. She is a #1 International bestselling author of Brand You Become the Expert & F.I.N.E. to FAB, co-creator of NAP, Licensed Master NLP Practitioner/Trainer, and leading expert in neuroscience and human psychology. She personally has done over $60 million in sales and has led her own business organizations to over $100 million in revenue. She has coached thousands of highly successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, and managers in their marketing, sales, leadership roles, relationships, and mindset.

Brigadier General Len “Loni” Anderson IV is a Deputy Commanding General of the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command and Joint Task Force.  He is a former Blue Angels flight demonstration pilot, a graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun), and the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor course.  Before his current position, Len served as an interim Chief of Operations for a 7100-person organization across 13 states as the Assistant Wing Commander of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. 

Known across the globe as “The Sales Energizer” Dan Jourdan or “The Deej” is a true salesman and prospector who lives and loves the game!  His superpower is taking businesses from start up to sale, and training others to do the same. Dan's goal is to encourage salespeople (and people that don't realize that they are salespeople) to adopt the self-employed, anything can be done, eastern European immigrant mindset to get more customers, earn more profit so they can have a real lifestyle of freedom! Dan hosts Thepitchman.live on Amazon and his own Podcast, DJ LIVE and is the author of three books including the best seller “Sales Proverbs”.  He has coached, mentored and helped thousands of salespeople worldwide on how to live a “prophetable” sales life through his programs and keynote speeches.  Dan himself has started, built, and sold six businesses ranging from a deli, brokerage firm, to staffing companies and consulting firms.  Lost it all twice…but still managed to keep his wonderful wife of 25 years and sometimes his children still like him.            

Singer/rapper miles combines his melodic tone with hip hop to create a unique brand of upbeat music. He brings his audience a style of music that reflects his urban taste, lyricism, and choir upbringing. Miles incorporates his music influence of Chance the Rapper, Charlie Puth, and Khalid to create music that exemplifies friendship, partying without a care, and living life to its fullest. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Miles always had a love for music but grew up focusing on academics & football. He was accepted into Dartmouth with the intention to play football but it was his strong passion for music that would cause him to leave school, move to Los Angeles, and pursue his music career full-time. Since his big move in 2018, miles has accumulated close to 900,000 listeners and over 3.5 million streams on Spotify with the help of songs such as “what in tarnation”, “hearts of gold”, “love in California”, and “mornings with you”.

Victor Antonio earned a B.S. Electrical Engineering, an MBA, and built a 25-year career as a top sales executive before becoming President of Global Sales and Marketing for a $420M technology company. He is the author of 13 books on sales enablement, leadership and motivation.  His most recent book "Sales Ex Machina", focuses on how Artificial Intelligence is Changing the world of selling.  He is also the founder of the SalesVelocityAcademy.com, an online sales training platform.

Clay Lowder is the author of Winners Travel.  He developed the concept of “Winners Travel” to help his patients live healthy lives, mentally, spiritually, and physically. One trip to the doctor could change your life. Let Clay’s passion and enthusiasm for life show you how you can make easy changes and start living your best life possible!

Saeju Jeong, CEO & Co-Founder: Born in South Korea to a family of doctors, Saeju has always had an intense desire to help people. From an early age, he knew his life’s work would be dedicated to improving the wellbeing of as many people as possible. It was after the death of his father at a young age that Saeju became more motivated than ever to truly change lives for the better and use his entrepreneurial spirit (Saeju founded South Korea’s first-ever heavy metal record label) to make an impact. After dropping out of college and moving to the US, Saeju met his co-founder Artem Petakov who shared his vision of helping people live healthier lives and convinced him to leave Google to develop Noom. As CEO, Saeju is responsible for setting the strategic vision for Noom and has led the company through several years of tremendous growth, helping millions of people improve their lifestyles and health. In 2020, Saeju was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year.

Christine Trippi is an award-winning hotelier who has been in a romance with hospitality for over 30 years, serving resort, full, and select-service hotels. She is the founder of The Wise Pineapple and uses her experience and passion for helping leaders and organizations have Sweet Operations, Sweet Cultures, and Sweet Results.   Christine’s book, Yes Is the Answer became an instant bestseller on Amazon and was endorsed by the inspiring Anthony Melchiorri of Hotel Impossible, calling it "A must-read for any leader, especially anyone in the business of hospitality.

Dhomonique Murphy is a 3x Emmy Award Winning Television Journalist and the reigning Mrs. Virginia American. Dhomonique has appeared on stages across the nation and has been featured on The Steve Harvey Show, FOX, ABC, NBC, HSN, CBS and countless radio, print, and local television platforms.   Dhomonique is a published author of three books: A) RESET: Attitude is Everything, B) The Right Method Cookbook and a contributing author on the bestselling book: 1Habit for Entrepreneurial Success alongside Forbes Riley and Les Brown.