Departures Week Speakers
Zef ZanZef Zan is the CEO and President of Entrepreneurs That SOAR! She is a New Media Marketing Consultant and Trainer known for being a “High Tech, High Touch Marketing Strategist.” Zef helps entrepreneurs boost engagements to attract more leads and win clients via live streaming videos and social media. She is the also the creator, producer, and host of the #CreativeChatCafe and #MomentumTribeMojo shows, two weekly broadcasts live streamed on Blab.im. Zef's standard operating speed is 200 MPH. A recent cancer victor, she really knows how to turn lemons into lemonades and will quickly inspire you!
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Lori WebbLori Webb is an Amazon best-selling author, entrepreneur, social media expert, and a motivational speaker. She finds happiness in coaching, hosting, and living life to its fullest. Lori works with people by doing presentations, helping with brand transformation, and motivating people to finish their books. She brings her experience and contagious personality to everything she does.
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Jonathan TrippJonathan Tripp, using his background in property management services and non-profit organizations, has been able to personalize project management from inception to execution. He is currently building a startup that brings social media strategies and platform account management services into focus in an evolving world of user generated content and livestream media. Jonathan is the host of BlabNation, a livestreaming talk show focused on social media, business and marketing topics that matter. New daily shows feature new and familiar names in the digital and business world.
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Renee BaudeRenee Baude is an entrepreneur and jewelry designer who sees the world as a connection between earth, spirit, and nature. Renee owns Joyful Jewelry Designs and helps others on their journey for compassion, eternal beauty, and unity. She uses social media to share her designs, ideas, vegan recipes, and entrepreneurial spirit. Renee says, “We are all miracles in motion, we just need to slow down, tune in and accept the peace that is waiting for us.”
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Hilary SteelHilary Steel believes that business can be fun. She is the editor of the Kent Women in Business Magazine and founder of The Kent Independent Traders, Kent Women in Business Awards and The Kent Health & Beauty Awards. Hilary is a professional speaker, trainer and business woman who made the leap from the corporate world to running her own business. Her own experiences allow her to help others towards their own success through events, workshops and development programmes she runs in collaboration with other industry experts.
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Doug ForestaDoug Foresta is a podcaster and Blabber who seeks to teach the world about podcasting. He cofounded the 30-day Podcast Challenge and is the producer and host of Creating Change on Empower Radio and The Coachzing Show on iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Doug has interviewed over 700 people on his podcasts, including New York Times Bestselling Authors, CEO’s and Academy Award winners. He is dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives and has found his podcasts allow him to have a global platform.
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Crystal HortonCrystal Horton is a parental coach and mom blogger. She helps families better manage their time, resources, and patience. She seeks to bring back the joy of parenting, rather than the stress. She offers her proven strategies through various coaching programs and publications. Crystal says, “As a Family Strategist, my enlightening energetic strategies are designed to help promote a greater sense of family life balance while opening deeper levels of communication in the family unit.”
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Twins Judy and JoyTwins Judy and Joy give you the “traditional and the twist on everything in the kitchen.” They have a passion for food, cooking and anything to do with the kitchen and are are the winners of the “Dear Food Network” contest with Bobby Flay. Judy and Joy have appeared on various television shows, such as The Talk CBS with Sharon Osbourne and Julie Chen and the Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family lifestyle show. They have their own syndicated food column for Hersam Acorn Publications, and appear regularly on WFSB Better CT, Fox, NBC and WPIX NYC. Judy and Joy say, “we are running all over cooking, talking (disagreeing mostly) about our recipes and just about everything!”
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Sonia FigueroaSonia Figueroa is an entrepreneur and real estate broker from Chicago, IL. She is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program alumnus and also on the Hispanic Focus Community Group for Century 21 nationwide. Sonia is highly involved with social media and her latest venture is Periscope. Sonia says, “Real Estate is a PEOPLE business. Creating relationships and maintaining them throughout my lifetime is of utmost importance to me. I am pretty straightforward and I don't monkey around.”
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Sandra CentorinoSandra Centorino is an entrepreneur, storyteller, and leader. She is the CEO/Owner of Say it Forward and Say it International, an all women-run benefit corporation whose on a mission to help you bring your words to life. Sandra will teach you to spread your positive message, so that you will make connections, get noticed, and gain business. Sandra says, “I am a certified inspirational expert with over 20 years experience and my name "Sandra" means helper of humanity!”
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Dr. Amy CannattaDr. Amy Cannatta wants women to believe that they can have it all. She is on a mission to help emerging, high-profile entrepreneurial women who want to go from feeling invisible to being influential using her 5 step program, "Image Bootcamp to Launch YOUR Powerful Public Presence." She offers image consulting and coaching services to women who are in transition and want to launch a new business, non-profit, or image to the world.
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Kim KasparianKim Kasparian is an entrepreneur who founded Success Genie, a growth coaching company. She works with established entrepreneurs, struggling sales teams, corporate leaders, and professionals in transition. Kim’s goal is for everyone to realize that success is their birthright. She says, “I work with highly successful business owners and corporate leaders who are looking for career/business/life balance as a way to grow their success.”
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Chef DennisDennis Littley, more popularly known as Chef Dennis, uses his experiences as retired chef to host and produce Blab and YouTube videos. He is also a food and travel blogger who promotes brands, shares recipes, and discuss the world with others. Chef Dennis says, “I enjoy Traveling and Eating my way around Florida and wherever the road may take me sharing the fun with my friends along the way.”
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Sarah GrahamSarah Graham is an Independent Sales Director at Mary Kay cosmetics. She is an advanced color consultant who believes in the power of selling. Sarah uses social media to share her favorite products and testimonies. When asked about Mary Kay, Sarah says, “I truly believe that serving customers is one of the great factors that sets us apart from every other company.”
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Elesia CharmaineElesia Charmaine, also known as Diva, is a beauty and lifestyle video logger on YouTube at Welcome2DivasWorld. She enjoys travel. She often takes viewers along. As an esthetician, makeup artist and nail tech, she shares her love of beauty based on sound education and experience.
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Whitni DickerWhitni Dicker is the Creative Director and Designer of Plenitude Design Group, a fashion design company with a primary focus in women's eveningwear. Plenitude Design Group and Whitni’s work has been featured at Hartford Fashion Group and at a showcase at Rogues Gallery Presents in New York City. Whitni is also a contributor to “50 Seeds of Greatness” by Germaine Moody, a book about our power in the world.
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Tina KadishTina Kadish is a Freedom Strategist, Speaker, Coach who began her career in corporate America as a progressive training and development professional and Talent Acquisition. Her mission is to empower women to maximize their potential and to live a life on purpose and recognizing that passion empowers the change within. She coaches women with her Roadmap to Freedom Program in 7 Powerful Steps that offer tools and strategies to create a happier, wealthier & healthier person. Tina offers one-on-one coaching sessions, group coaching programs, and seminars that will enable you to gain freedom in your life.
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Fern TausigFern Tausig is a motivational speaker, trainer, hypnotist, and hypno-coach at her company Healing Hypnosis. She combines the skills and benefits of hypnosis with the techniques of a life coach to offer her clients the best support possible to help them reach their goals. She hopes to educate people about the benefits of hypnosis and uses social media and live streaming to do so.
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Brenda HaasBrenda Haas is a daily live streamer who is passionate about connecting with others to learn about one another. She lives and grows on 18 acres of land in Ohio and grows her own organic food in her greenhouse and Geodesic biodome. Brenda hosts The Garden Chat on Blab and loves to speak publicly to share tips on gardening. She is also on the HGTV Gardens team answering questions and sharing her expertise. Brenda loves social media and taking photographs.
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Scott GombarScott Gombar used his 20 years of experience in the technology world to start a Digital Marketing Agency. As an expert in Social Media and SEO, Scott found himself always helping business owners become more competitive on the internet. Scott uses the internet and social media to market businesses, entrepreneurs, authors, artists, and anyone trying to grow their brand or bottom line. He uses a combination of Organic and Paid search, Social Media, Email and Local Search to deliver your message, but also firmly believes in the face-to-face networking that helps build trust and loyalty. Scott Gombar is also a Google Certified Partner with AdWords and Analytics.
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Marni EspositoMarni Esposito is the CEO (Chief Excitement Officer) of Moon Rocks Gourmet Cookies. She started the company using her mother’s secret recipe with the intention of helping others enjoy their lives (and her cookies). Marni promises, that Moon Rocks Gourmet Cookies are “the best cookies on the face of the earth. Moon Rocks Gourmet Cookies have a very distinctive texture. They are a delightful surprise to the senses. They are not overly sweet and are artfully packed with 100% all natural gourmet flavors." She uses Twitter and other forms of social media, such as Facebook, to spread the word about her delicious product.
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